The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cang Yue Kingdom——Langya Pavilion

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is a family reunion night, and it is the first time that outsiders have celebrated the festival together in Langya Pavilion.

Ye Ling, Ji Ruochen and Yue Chi, the three envoys, arrived at Ganlu Palace at dusk, and several thousand envoys arrived even earlier.

Mo Yufeng immediately called Ye Ling to a private room and explained the matter of Jiuyou to her.

Ye Ling said indifferently, "Brother, there's no need to explain. It doesn't matter. Jiuyou is just my junior brother. I won't get involved in his private affairs. But I still have a long life ahead of me. I won't get married before I'm thirty, and I won't interfere and delay my junior brother's life. Alliance Leader Wu's daughter is a perfect match for him. They're talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven."

"Are you serious?"

"What do you think? A guest has arrived, so I'm going out."

"I haven't finished yet..." Mo Yufeng looked helplessly at the person who had already left: "Jiuyou, this blockhead, hasn't he broken the window paper yet?"

The guests for the dinner arrived one after another, and the seats in the main hall for tonight had been arranged. There was no prince as the honored one, and the main seat was Mo Yufeng, with independent tables and chairs on the three steps in the middle; the middle of the hall was empty, with two rows of single tables and chairs on the left and right. The first seat on the right was Yelu Zongzhen, the second was Nangong Chen, the third was Nangong Xuan, and the others were all bigwigs from martial arts sects; the first seat on the left was Ji Ruochen, the second was Yue Chi, the third was Ye Ling, and the rest were nine thousand envoys sitting in order. If the first row was full, they would sit in the second row, and the remaining empty seats were also for guests from martial arts world.

The female relatives who came also attended the dinner, but they sat behind the male guests on both sides, still covered by curtains, with two rows of seats on each side.

When the guests came in, they were guided by servants to their seats. Nangong Xuan brought Han Yuer, who sat in the first seat on the right. Following them came Liu Jingjing, Wu Qingqing and a group of other women. The unmarried women came with their masters, mostly to find a good husband. Some, like Han Yuer, came with their husbands just to join in the fun. Only Su Su and Meng Jing did not come.

There were fruits, wine and, of course, tea on the small tables in front of all the guests.

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, everyone had different expressions and whispers. Nangong Xuan and Nangong Chen disliked each other, and the two brothers were like strangers.

Yelu Zongzhen kept staring at the third position opposite. He really wanted to see what kind of woman Ye Ling was. Unfortunately, Ji Ruochen and Yue Chi had arrived, but Ye Ling had not appeared yet.

Han Yu'er looked straight ahead and ignored the other women completely, thinking that she was a princess and superior to others; Liu Jingjing had a bad temper and had offended many people in the past two days, so she also sat alone. Wu Qingqing and her little sisters chatted the most enthusiastically.

"Qingqing, I'm so envious of that Night Envoy!" A close friend of Wu Qingqing said, "She's also a woman, yet she can sit in the front, the very front, face to face with King Xian!"

"Of course not. She is a role model for us women." Wu Qingqing admired Ye Ling very much. "My father said that women can also be self-reliant and become powerful. I want to learn from Ye Sishi and fight for women's dignity."

"Uncle Wu is such a nice person," the girls around him cast envious glances at him.

After hearing these words, Han Yuer sneered with disdain, but she was still dissatisfied in her heart: What's the point of learning how to be shameful? It turns out that women in the martial arts world have no shame.

Bicheng, who was sitting next to Ye Ling, whispered, "Envoy Yue, where is our Envoy? Didn't she come with you two?"

Yue Chi smiled and replied: "She came with us, but she disappeared after entering. Why don't you go look for her quickly?"

Bicheng was very helpless. The reason why he was sitting here today was entirely because he had to take care of Ye Ling, who was attending the dinner for the first time, but the person was missing, so he had to get up and look for her.

A dramatic scene occurred. As Bicheng just walked out of the main gate, Ye Ling came in from the back door behind the main seat, wearing a purple cross-collared dress.

The purple of her dress resembled the starry night sky, deep and mysterious. The overlapping design at the neckline perfectly showcased her fair skin. The dress was embroidered with delicate patterns, each blooming flower vividly depicting life. The hem fell cleanly and neatly, gently swaying with her steps like flowing water. A white ribbon tied around her waist further accentuated her slender figure. Her hair was styled into an exquisite bun, adorned with a golden hairpin that shone brightly.

Everyone in the hall looked at Ye Ling in unison. Yue Chi quickly said, "Envoy Ye, over here."

Ye Ling set her eyes on the grapes on the main table. In full view of everyone, she picked up a large bunch and walked towards her own seat: "Huh? I have some here too!"

Yue Chi couldn't stop laughing: "Why did you take it from the Sect Master's table?"

"I thought I didn't have one! How come there is still an empty seat?" Ye Ling ignored the gazes of others.

"Your family has come to look for you."

"What? Then I'll go find him again."

"Okay, sit down quickly. He will come back if he can't find you." Yue Chi was helpless: "Where have you been?"

"The kitchen!"

"What were you doing in the kitchen?"

"Eat! I'm starving, so I ate some meat."

"A little bit?" Yue Chi asked with a smile.

"Not much, just... a pig's trotter, half a roast chicken, a few pieces of beef and a bowl of beef soup." Ye Ling felt embarrassed.

"Pfft..." The people around who heard it couldn't help laughing.

Yue Chi couldn't help laughing: "The food will be served soon, why do you have to go to the kitchen to eat?"

"Tsk~" Ye Ling disagreed: "At a banquet like this, most people just drink and sing praises. It's strange that they can eat their fill."

Yue Chi gave a thumbs up: "You win."

Ye Ling glanced at the host: "Brother, why haven't you come yet? The sooner we start, the sooner we finish. I have to go back to take on the next show."

Yue Chi whispered: "Don't you realize that everyone is looking at you?"

Ye Ling glanced around and said, "What's the big deal? As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed. Just look!"

Yue Chi smiled and said, "The first one opposite is the most handsome man in the world."

"Really?" Ye Ling looked at Yelu Zongzhen.

Yelu Zongzhen happened to be looking at Ye Ling. He smiled and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Ye Ling inexplicably recalled the night she broke into someone else's bedroom. Feeling somewhat guilty, she forced a smile as a response, then quickly looked away and whispered, "She's nothing special!"

"You don't even care about this?"

"You don't understand, beautiful appearances are all the same, but interesting souls are one in a million."

“That’s true.”

As he was speaking, Mo Yufeng came in, followed by Bicheng and Ma Tao.

Bicheng walked over to his seat and sat down directly, while Ma Tao followed Mo Yufeng to the main seat.

Only then did everyone's attention in the hall shift from Ye Ling to Mo Yufeng, who was sitting in the main seat.

Mo Yufeng stood still and bowed, "Today we are hosting a banquet for all the heroes. Firstly, it is to enhance the friendship between the martial arts world, and secondly, it is to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together. Everyone, please feel free to drink and chat. There will be singing and dancing later. I would like to offer a toast to you all."

"Thank you, Sect Master Mo!" Everyone raised their glasses.

Mo Yufeng finished his drink while standing before sitting down: "Everyone, enjoy, let's serve the dishes first."

One by one, the maids slowly walked in carrying dishes and placed them on the small table in front of each person.

Ye Ling glanced at Mo Yufeng and whispered, "Envoy Yue, my senior brother is very steady! He's not panicking at all. I'd have thought he'd been the sect leader for countless years."

"You just arrived, so there are some things you don't know. The old Pavilion Master asked Sect Master Mo to join Langya Pavilion because he was aiming for the next Pavilion Master. Naturally, he was trained with great care. He has experienced scenes bigger than this many times, so this is no problem at all for him," Yue Chi replied.

Ye Ling nodded and admired Mo Yufeng very much.

Yue Chi suddenly remembered something: "Why hasn't your friend Youlouzhu arrived yet?"

"I don't know, but he will definitely come before my senior brother's wedding. He has already received the invitation. His words count..."

“You trust him quite a bit.”

"necessary"

The two were chatting enthusiastically when Yelu Zongzheng spoke up, "Master Mo, please introduce me to the new face at the center of power in Langya Pavilion."

"Of course, Junior Sister?" Mo Yufeng shouted.

"Hmm?" Ye Ling, who was whispering with Yue Chi, looked up and said something irrelevant: "Brother, I took your grapes."

Everyone was amused by Ye Ling's cuteness. Mo Yufeng also smiled dotingly and said, "I didn't ask you that. If you like to eat, ask them to pick fresh ones for you every day. Everyone, this is my junior sister Ye Ling, ranked eighth on the Langya Pavilion's expert list, and also the envoy of our Renzi Hall."

"Si Shi, get up and say hello to everyone," Bi Cheng reminded in a low voice.

"I have social anxiety, what should I say when I get up?" Ye Ling muttered as he stood up, pouting and looking at Mo Yufeng with resentment.

Yue Chi tried hard to hold back his laughter, and even Ji Ruochen, who had a paralyzed expression, couldn't help but laugh. Nangong Chen, who was sitting opposite him, was even more blatantly laughing.

Only Nangong Xuan sneered: "Is Envoy Ye scared?"

"Shut up, why are you mentioned in all of that?" Ye Ling rolled her eyes at Nangong Xuan, then spoke: "My name is Ye Ling, the Langya Pavilion's envoy. I'm not very good at speaking, but today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I'll give you a poem: When will the bright moon appear? I raise my wine cup to ask the blue sky. I don't know what year it is in the palace in heaven. I want to ride the wind and return, but I'm afraid the jade buildings and jade palaces are too high up in the cold. I dance with my shadow, how is it like being in the human world? Turning around the red pavilion, lowering the beautiful window, shining on the sleepless. There should be no hatred, why does the moon always appear when we are apart? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, this has always been difficult to achieve. I wish you all a long life, and we can share the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart. I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, thank you, senior brother, don't call me anymore."

After Ye Ling sat down, the atmosphere cooled down for a long time. Sect Leader Yelu and Nangong Chen applauded almost at the same time, followed by an uproar.

Bicheng's hands were almost broken from clapping: "Si Shi, you are amazing. This poem is absolutely amazing."

"Keep a low profile," Ye Ling said with a smile, muttering in his heart: Excuse me, Senior Su, I'd like to borrow your poem for a while, otherwise I would be really embarrassed.

Mo Yufeng, Yue Chi, Ji Ruochen and all the people from Langya Pavilion looked at Ye Ling with pride. Tonight's jackpot was so great!