Mind-Reading and Solving Cases: I Became the Emperor’s Blade

I am Xiao Tian, a foot soldier from the frontier who has returned from the northern border.

My secret is this: if I concentrate, I can hear the truest thoughts buried in people's hearts.

On my first night in the capital, someone died next door. The victim had the character “Xiao” written in his palm, and the killer tried to frame me. I didn't defend myself. Instead, I sent the real murderer straight to the Ministry of Justice prison.

The next day, the emperor summoned me in secret. He told me someone had forged his handwriting on a batch of requisition forms. He handed me a token. “Go to the Grand Preceptor's residence and retrieve something.”

I went. In a hidden compartment in the study, I found the requisition form.

But the name in the signature box was mine.

Behind me, Grand Preceptor Qin spoke, calm and unhurried. “Lord Xiao, tell me, who do you think His Majesty will believe?”

[A formidable duo, one-on-one romance] I can't read the mind of Huang Suyi, the proprietress of the bookshop, even with my Heart Mirror. She handed me a note that read “hidden compartment in the Grand Preceptor's residence.” Who is she really? And whose side is she on?

[Mind-reading mysteries + court intrigue] My opponents may be one step ahead, but I never play by their rules.

Because when you think I'm just a pawn, I've already flipped the whole board.

Chapter One: A confrontation in a side hall of the Ministry of Justice. I walked in empty-handed and walked out with two lives in my hands.