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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Beside the Official Road

The night is like a deep painting, the dark sky is filled with countless twinkling stars, and it seems that there is a mysterious power stirring in the darkness.

Ye Ling was half lying on a crooked tree by the river, staring at the night sky in a daze. What he thought about most was when his Jiuyou would wake up.

Not far from the tree, tied to another short tree was the mute Xiao Yan, still naked, with two soldiers roughly feeding him steamed buns. When Xiao Yan refused to eat, they pried open his mouth and force-fed him, constantly hurling insults at him.

Ye Ling was disturbed and turned to look at Xiao Yan. She had been paying attention to this mute assassin these past two days and found that he always had a blank expression on his face. No matter how he was humiliated, he always looked calm, as if he was a puppet with only a body but no soul.

"Master, what are you thinking about?" Meng Meng asked after sensing Ye Ling's mood change.

Ye Ling looked at Xiao Yan and answered in his heart: After these two days, I finally understand why senior brother said that Yelu Zongzhen is really a smiling tiger. It is said that a man can be killed but not humiliated. Look at him, he takes humiliating his opponents as fun. Besides me, there are several maids in the camp, but he doesn't care at all, just for his own amusement, and just leaves the mute naked like this.

“This is indeed a bit excessive.”

Ye Ling continued to look at the starry sky: At first I thought he was just doing it for the enemies in the dark to see, but I didn’t expect that he would let the mute walk like this all the way. Tomorrow we will reach the city of Cangzhou. Just think about it, countless people can see it. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I’m speechless.

"You will complete your mission soon, and then we will go our separate ways. It is uncertain whether we will ever meet again. We don't care about his affairs."

"You're right." Ye Ling landed lightly on the ground, tidied her clothes, and walked towards the camp. When she passed by Xiao Yan, she couldn't help but take a look at him and found that his face was pale and bloodless.

"Night Envoy" Duan Kai came over with a whip, and it seemed that he was going to hit Xiao Yan again.

Ye Ling ignored the other party, even felt a little disgusted, and walked away.

Duan Kai was confused and muttered softly, "What happened?"

As Ye Ling walked to the carriage, Duan Peng spoke from behind: "Envoy Ye, you're back? His Highness asked you to sit in his tent for a while."

Ye Ling turned around and glanced at Duan Peng, still with an indifferent expression, and got on the carriage without paying any attention.

"Huh?" Duan Peng was also a little confused. Bicheng and Li Ye looked at each other, also confused.

"Brother," Duan Kai walked back and said, "What happened to Ye Sishi? He seemed unhappy and ignored me just now."

"Where did you meet her?" Duan Peng asked.

"It seems that Ye Sishi passed by the mute, but she...ah, I can't explain it." Duan Kai glanced at Bi Cheng and the others, and then said in a low voice: "Brother, she is a woman after all. Your Highness let the mute walk around like this for the past two days. Isn't it a bit...disrespectful to Ye Sishi? Is she angry because of this?"

"Hehe..." Bicheng laughed. He heard Duan Kai's words, "General Duan, you're worrying too much. Women are dispensable in your Xidu, so how can you even talk about respecting them? Don't worry, our envoys have seen all sorts of storms. Look at the stallions we ride every day. Which one doesn't have that thing? It falls between their legs every day. Don't worry, it's nothing. Just think of it as... a characteristic of Xidu."

Bicheng finished speaking and went into a nearby tent, leaving the two Duan brothers staring at each other. Duan Kai said weakly, "Brother, I feel like... he seems to be scolding us, but... I don't have any evidence."

Duan Peng glared at his brother, then entered Yelu Zongzheng's tent. "Your Highness, Ye Sishi...seemed unhappy. He got into his carriage and rested."

"Unhappy? Did you offend her?" Yelu Zongzhen was drinking alone.

"Well..." Duan Peng said, arranging his words a little: "Your Highness, Ye Sishi is not an ordinary woman! She is of noble status and is not like the maids we brought with us, so sometimes we have to take her feelings into consideration."

"Just say what you mean. When did you start beating around the bush?"

"Yes, that mute Xiao Yan is always naked. It doesn't matter to us, but after all, Ye Sishi is here, and this is a bit disrespectful to her. We can't compare her with other women!" Duan Peng explained under pressure.

Yelu Zongzheng paused for a moment: "Is this why she's unhappy?"

"Eighty percent is it"

"Okay, put clothes on him tomorrow, but don't give him shoes. We can deal with it when we get to Xidu." Yelu Zongzhen was a little unhappy.

"Yes, I understand. You should rest early. I think our people from Cangzhou will send a carriage tomorrow morning." Duan Peng bowed and walked out of the tent.

Yelu Zongzheng picked up the wine glass, looked at the patterns on it, and sneered: "We are all women, what's the difference? Is it just because we know martial arts?"

When they set out the next day, Yelu Zongzhen got on Ye Ling's carriage again.

Ye Ling was somewhat disgusted: "Your Highness, your carriage has been delivered, right? Why are you still squeezing in with me?"

"The Night Envoy's carriage is so spacious and not crowded. I've gotten used to riding with you these past two days."

Ye Ling nodded, without saying anything extra, picked up a random book and flipped through it casually.

Yelu Zongzheng stared at him for a long time and couldn't help but say, "Envoy Ye, are you really not interested in going to the Western Capital with me?"

"Your Highness, this is the third time you've asked me this question. I'll give you the same answer as before, but I'll add that I don't really like crowds. I mostly stay alone."

Yelu Zongzheng smiled and said, "You are the first woman who has rejected me three times."

"Everyone has their own aspirations! I won't give up my freedom for anything."

“Well said, everyone yearns for freedom, but few can actually achieve it.”

"I'm one of the few. They said we'd reach the border by this evening?"

"Yes, this may be the last day for me and Night Envoy."

“Finally, the mission is accomplished.”

"Do you really want to break up?" Yelu Zongzhen was very disappointed.

"Your Highness, my mission is to escort you to the border and return home upon completion. In other words, I will perform this kind of escort mission countless times in my life. This is just my job."

Yelu Zongzheng smiled bitterly: "I understand."

"Your Highness," Duan Peng suddenly said from outside the carriage, "There is a group of soldiers ahead."

Ye Ling immediately put down the book and stood up: "I'll go take a look."

Duan Kai, who was walking in the front, saw who was coming and bowed: "General Leng."

Leng Yue was wearing black armor and riding on horseback, with a team of Leng family soldiers following behind him. His eyes were cold and firm, revealing an unstoppable domineering aura.

Ye Ling got off the carriage and walked forward quickly. When she saw who it was, she was happy: "Cousin?"

Leng Yue lost her previous dignity instantly, immediately jumped off the horse, and said with a smile: "Ling'er, I finally waited for you."

Ye Ling was also happy and immediately gave Leng Yue a hug.

Leng Yue noticed Ye Ling's arm with her sharp eyes and immediately became serious: "How did you get hurt?"

"It's okay. I encountered some problems on the way, but I've solved them now. Is my cousin here to pick me up?"

"My father sent me to meet you."

"Hey! A first-rank general defending the country?"

"Yes, the imperial edict arrived yesterday. No matter what, our family will not be affected. Please wait a moment. I will go to see His Highness Yelu, and then we can talk while walking."

"Come to my carriage! These two days... it's not convenient for me to ride a horse." Ye Ling smiled awkwardly.

Leng Yue understood instantly: "Then take the carriage and go."

The two of them got on the carriage one after another. Ye Ling sat in the middle, while Yelu Zongzhen and Leng Yue sat facing each other, one on his left and one on his right.

Leng Yue bowed: "Greetings to the Second Prince."

"General Leng, you're too polite." Yelu Zongzheng was very unhappy. This was his last day with Ye Ling. Who could have thought that Leng Yue would suddenly appear in the middle of the journey? "General, how did you know where we were?"

"I really don't know about that. I just followed the official road and saw whoever I met. I didn't expect that I would meet him today after setting out yesterday afternoon." Leng Yue said, looking at Ye Ling: "Ling'er, you know, I received a letter from home yesterday. Grandfather said you were coming to the border. Father was so happy!"

Ye Ling smiled for the first time today: "I know, love for one's family extends to theirs. Second uncle loves mother the most, so he loves me too."

"Yes! When you were little, Auntie loved to stick to Father the most. Do you remember when you were nine? Father was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work and rest for two months. You happened to be at our house, so you followed Father around every day and no one could get you to leave."

"I remember, I remember everything." Ye Ling recently recalled almost everything that happened to her since she could remember, including the meticulous love that Leng Aoyun and Leng Yue had shown her. "I miss my uncle too. I'm grateful for the chance to see him this time."

"I think the people my father talked about the most in his life were you and your daughter, so as soon as he received the letter from home, he immediately asked me to come and pick you up." Leng Yue's eyes were full of Ye Ling.

Yelu Zongzheng felt very embarrassed and immediately stopped the carriage: "You two can slowly reminisce about the past. I will return to my carriage."

"Your Highness, take care." Ye Ling did not try to persuade him to stay.

Yelu Zongzheng got off the carriage, and the carriage moved forward again. Leng Yue then opened the carriage: "Why are you so thin? You were not like this the last time Nanlai saw you? Some things have already happened, so don't think too much about it. Our Leng family is not afraid of offending the emperor. Hundreds of thousands of troops in the west have been under our Leng family's control for two generations. The emperor also knows that we are deeply rooted, but they are more afraid of the Western Capital going to war. What's more, the dynasty has changed. Although the new emperor is not the one we imagined, he is not bad either. So let the matter of King Xian be over, and no one will mention it again in the future."

"Cousin, I know. You don't need to comfort me. I just have a poor appetite recently."

"I know about Jiuyou. I heard about him. Is he really not dead?"

"No, but he is in a deep coma and may never wake up in this life." Ye Ling was still worried when he said this.

Leng Yue felt distressed: "It's okay, God will help him, he will definitely wake up, believe in cousin."

Ye Ling nodded: "I believe my cousin, don't worry, I have thought it through. The worst that can happen is that I will never wake up. I will accept that and stay with him for the rest of his life."

"Silly girl, you can't say that. A person's life is too long, and there are countless changes, so life and death cannot be determined in one game."

Ye Ling smiled and asked, "So it's still best of three? Or best of seven?"

"You have the final say," Leng Yue said with a doting look on his face.

The two seemed to have endless things to say, and they kept talking all the way. Ye Ling talked about the assassination two days ago, and Leng Yue listened very calmly. After all, it was a power struggle, and he could understand it.