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

Cang Yue Kingdom - in Cangzhou

Yelu Zongzhen did not rest after dinner. Wearing a black robe, he slowly walked into a simple tent.

Inside the tent, the man in white during the day was tied up and hung up, and his white clothes had turned red.

"Your Highness" rolled up his sleeves and personally interrogated Duan Peng and said, "Why are you here?"

Yelu Zongzheng slowly sat down on a stool nearby, fiddling with the jade finger of his thumb. He spoke softly, "Two people wanted to kill me today, and we happened to run into each other. Those men in black were just trash sent by Old Six. As for you... I thought about it: Over the years, the Luosha Sect has never set foot in Cang Yue Country because they were afraid of Langya Pavilion and Falcon Prison. This time, you broke the rules. Not only did you try to assassinate me in Cang Yue Country, you also directly confronted Langya Pavilion. You probably didn't know that Langya Pavilion was sending me away, right?"

Yelu Zongzheng paused briefly before continuing, "Let me guess, who could possibly have persuaded the Luosha Clan to come to Cang Yue Nation to assassinate someone? My useless brothers definitely don't have the ability. Thinking about it, it seems only the Zheng family has this ability, right?"

Duan Peng was surprised: "Your Highness, are you talking about the Queen?"

Yelu Zongzheng's lips curled slightly: "Queen Zheng is trying to get rid of me for her useless son! Queen Zheng's brother has long been close to the people of Luoshamen, and you..."

Yelu Zongzheng stood up and walked over to the man in white. "I heard Queen Zheng has a nephew who's good at martial arts and swordsmanship, but he's a born mute. Are you that nephew?"

The man in white was visibly nervous.

Yelu Zongzheng stood with his hands behind his back and continued, "Tell me, if I bring you before the king and explain the situation, guess what he will do? You and your family will disappear from this world, and Queen Zheng will simply say that she had nothing to do with this matter and that you came to assassinate him yourself."

The man in white had a look of fear in his eyes. He was indeed a mute and could not speak at all.

Yelu Zongzheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't interrogate you again, as there's no need. However, I always enjoy playing around, and here's a great idea to humiliate him. Strip him naked, drag him out, and hang him outside. Tomorrow, I'll take him last, and let him walk the rest of the way."

"Yes," Duan Peng responded.

Yelu Zongzheng turned and walked out of the tent, and Duan Peng followed him out: "Your Highness, with the Night Envoy here, it would be bad to strip naked, right?"

"What's wrong with that?" Yelu Zongzheng looked at the darkness outside the camp. "There must be someone watching everything. They want to know if this mute is dead. I want to humiliate him, let the Zheng family see, and let my useless third brother see too. If I can't do it myself, I let Queen Zheng take action. What a pair of mother and son!"

"How did you guess that, Your Highness?"

"There are only a few people in Xidu who want me dead. I can easily identify them," Yelu Zongzheng said as he entered his tent. "How are the serious injuries?"

"The two guards can hold on. They can be pulled by the carriage tomorrow. They won't be a problem. But one of the maids is seriously injured. I don't know if she can be used."

"It's handled, don't hold us back," Yelu Zongzhen said expressionlessly.

"Yes." Duan Peng immediately took the order and left.

"Your Highness" Jiaojiao stepped forward to help Yelu Zongzheng undress.

"Is your injury okay?" Yelu Zongzheng was still concerned about Jiaojiao. After all, she had slept with him for two months.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm fine." Jiaojiao was flattered and carefully helped her master undress.

Yelu Zongzheng suddenly thought of Ye Ling and immediately said, "Someone coming?"

"Your Highness" Duan Kai came in.

"Has the Night Envoy eaten dinner yet?"

"No, Bi Qianshi said that Ye Sishi wanted to sleep, and we can eat when he wakes up."

"Ask the cook to heat up the food and bring it to her when she wakes up."

"Yes," Duan Kai responded and went out, not disturbing his master's rest.

The next day, Ye Ling got up very early and got out of the carriage as soon as it was daybreak.

A maidservant from the Night Envoy immediately brought the food: "His Highness said that you must be fed as soon as you wake up."

Ye Ling was somewhat surprised: "Thank you."

After taking the food, Ye Ling handed it to the guard standing beside him and said, "Put it on the carriage. I'll go take a look around first."

"I just got back. No problem. You can get in the carriage and have your meal." Li also came over.

"Si Shi, you'd better not show up today." Bi Cheng also came over.

"Why?" Ye Ling was puzzled.

"His Highness Yelu stripped the man from yesterday and hung him over there," Bicheng said while trying to hold back his laughter.

Ye Ling immediately became curious: "Is she really stripped naked?"

"Naked" Li Ye was also trying to hold back his laughter.

Ye Ling had a malicious smile on his face and rubbed his hands together: "Great, I'll go take a look."

"No," Bicheng and Li Ye said in unison.

Bicheng quickly added: "My servant! You are a woman, and he is a naked man. How could you look at him? It is so disgusting to the eyes."

Ye Ling couldn't help but look at Bicheng and Li Ye's lower bodies: "Does just one look make your eyes dirty?"

"Where are you looking?" Bicheng smiled bitterly. "Hurry up and get in the car to eat. You didn't eat all day yesterday. You must be starving, right?"

“I’m not hungry, I’m going to go take a look.”

"That's absolutely not possible," Bi Cheng insisted, "If the Sect Master finds out, I'll be dead."

"Okay, okay." Ye Ling had no choice but to get on the carriage and go directly into the space to have breakfast.

It is said that human curiosity is innate, and Ye Ling is the same. While eating, he was thinking about going to see it after eating.

Meng Meng now had the final say: "Master, if Jiu You knew that you saw another man naked, what do you think he would do?"

"I used to be a nurse, after all. It's not like I haven't seen it all before. No, I've seen it a lot. Those men who come to the men's department of the hospital, which one doesn't strip naked, shave their hair, and have a catheter inserted? These are the jobs we nurses do."

"You don't look like a men's specialist, right?" Mengmeng asked back.

"It's true that it's not, but I often visit the men's department and have seen a lot of cases," Ye Ling retorted.

"Rogue" Meng Meng could only mutter two words: "You are such a rogue! You are almost 30 years old in the 21st century and you don't even have a boyfriend, let alone a man."

"You..." Ye Ling was furious. "Do you think I don't want to fall in love? Do I have the time? During my four years in college, other people were in love, but what about me? I worked two jobs every day, desperately trying to earn money. My parents only left me a house, and the rest was all I had. I finally graduated, thinking of finding a partner while working, but what happened? The salary was even lower than what I earned while working and studying. What can I do? I can only try not to spend money recklessly, reduce my quality of life, and make sure I stay alive and don't starve to death."

"Oh~ It's so hard to be a human being!" Mengmeng was helpless.

"Alas~" Ye Ling also sighed: "I was finally dragged here by you. I finally have enough money and can fight. I even met a fool who can fall in love. But what's the result? I'm still alone! It seems that I am destined to live a lonely life."

"Jiuyou will wake up, someone is coming," Mengmeng reminded.

Ye Ling flashed out of the space. The one who got on the carriage was Yelu Zongzheng. As soon as he sat down, he began to show concern for Ye Ling: "Are you awake? Does your wound hurt last night?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine. Would you like to eat?"

"I just ate it, eat it while it's hot"

Ye Ling took a bite and said, "Your Highness, you stripped someone naked and hung them outside? Who are you trying to show it to?"

"Envoy Ye is really smart. I can't do anything with just a mute. He can't speak, so I have to let the people behind him come out to strike a fatal blow."

"Aren't you afraid of being assassinated again?"

"At least not in Cang Yue Nation. General Leng's border inspections are strict. The force they could have put up yesterday was already the limit. When we return, my 10,000 guards will be waiting at the border gate."

"Understood"

The carriage started moving forward. Yelu Zongzheng stared at Ye Ling intently. "Envoy Ye, come with me back to the Western Capital City to play, okay?"

"No, I have to go back and spend the New Year with my master."

"I'll pay you double the price to protect me and take me back, okay?"

"No order, Xidu Royal City is too far away, I won't be able to get back after the New Year."

Yelu Zongzheng nodded helplessly: "Okay, this is the first time I'm so unattractive that I can't even seduce a woman."

"I'm not an ordinary woman. When I first saw you, you looked like a goddess, but after spending more time with me, I realized you're just a man."

Yelu Zongzheng couldn't believe it: "You said I'm just a man?"

"What else? You're a woman?"

"Okay, okay, okay." Yelu Zongzheng felt defeated for the first time: "I lose."

"Your Highness, you can't say that. As the saying goes: Beautiful appearances are all alike, but interesting souls are rare."

Yelu Zongzheng spread his hands and said, "Isn't this palace interesting enough? Much more interesting than Prince Beichen, right?"

“You are indeed more interesting than him.”

Yelu Zongzheng thought for a moment and then said, "Envoy Ye, what are your criteria for a significant other?"

"Just be good to me, be loyal, and I'll be your only woman for life. If his true nature is revealed after marriage, I'll send him downstairs to sit at the same table with his ancestors. There are so many men out there. If this one isn't good enough, try another one."

Yelu Zongzheng was very interested: "So, you and your junior fellow apprentice are only together because of the matchmaking of the elders?"

Ye Ling shook his head: "No, I really like him and want him to be my son-in-law."

"what about now?"

"I still like him!"

"He's really not dead?"

"No, he's unconscious. I'll wait for him to wake up."

Yelu Zongzheng smiled and said, "I really envy your junior fellow apprentice!"

"What's there to envy about this? My Ye family has no descendants, so my husband must marry into the family, and all the children born must have the surname Ye. How many men in the world do you think would do that?"

"That's true!"

Yelu Zongzheng leaned against the wall of the carriage and said, "Envoy Ye, you are actually very beautiful, but the clothes you wear are too masculine."

"Thanks for the compliment. I don't like women's skirts. They can't even move my legs in a fight, which is really disadvantageous. Also... I don't like exposing my neck and shoulders every day. I'll get arthritis when I get old, and it'll be so painful."

"arthritis?"

"Yes, a disease."

"Why do I not know many of the words you say? Is my Chinese not good?"

"Your Highness speaks Chinese very well."

"Really?"

“Absolutely true”