Glancing unintentionally at the Law Code, Li Nuo was slightly startled.
One hundred forty-four.
The lifespan he'd been deprived of had come back to him.
Li Nuo didn't remain puzzled for long before Li Anning appeared in front of him.
She gazed at Li Nuo in a daze and asked with disbelief, "How did you know?"
Li Nuo inquired, "What's wrong?"
Li Anning explained, "The case today, there really was a problem. I went to Liyang County and discovered the case involved the Liyang County Captain accepting bribes, treating human lives like grass, and forcing confessions. That person was innocent; we almost wrongfully executed a good person..."
Her tone still carried traces of fear.
To misjudge a case was a minor issue of losing cultivation for herself and the officials of the Ministry of Justice handling the case, but the wrongful death of an innocent life was a grave matter.
Liyang was adjacent to Chang'an, also under the Emperor's nose.
