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

Cangyue Country——Cangzhou Street

The bustling street was suddenly broken by an inappropriate sound.

In the restaurant opposite the one where Ye Ling was having dinner, a ferocious-looking man dragged out a girl of fifteen or sixteen.

The girl kept begging for mercy: "Grandpa, Grandpa, save me."

Then, a middle-aged old man, frail and frail, ran out, blocked the two men, and begged, "Master, please give us two more days."

The "grace" man sneered, "Your son lost money gambling, and he signed an IOU. If he can't pay it back within five days, he'll take his daughter as payment. So? You want to return?"

"No, no," the old man was terrified: "My rebellious son hasn't come back yet, you can't take my granddaughter away!"

"Your son has no money to pay back his debts, so he's hiding. Wasn't his eldest daughter bought by him in gambling? His wife also ran away, haha..." The man laughed.

Everyone around was watching the show and no one came forward to help.

The waiter who served Ye Ling looked at the street and said, "This family has been badly ruined by that beastly son. He gambles all day, pissing off his mother to death, selling their eldest daughter to pay off debts, driving his wife away, and yet he still doesn't know how to repent. Now he wants to sell his youngest daughter again. He's truly a beast in human form!"

"That's really a beastly heart." Ye Ling was very surprised that there were such people in the world. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs!

At this moment, someone in the crowd spoke up: "Let her go."

Everyone turned around and saw Yelu Liangzhu, dressed in a purple robe and holding a long sword, slowly walking forward. "The Cang Yue Kingdom has a clear rule that prohibits the buying and selling of human beings under any pretext. What are you doing?"

"Damn, where did this young fool come from?" The man was very unhappy, still holding the little girl: "It's only natural to pay back your debts."

"Then just pay me back. Why did you capture a little girl? Are you still human?" Yelu Liangzhu demanded harshly, "If you don't let me go, come with me to the Cangzhou government office and see what the county magistrate has to say."

"Okay, okay," the man smiled. "You're going to pay me back, old man? Then pay me back. If you don't pay me back today, I won't let you go. Pay me back."

"This...where do I have the money? Go find the person who signed the IOU for you," the old man cried.

"You're talking nonsense! I don't even know where your son has gone. How can I find him? He wrote it here in his own handwriting. If you can't pay me back, I'll give my daughter to you to do whatever I want with her. It's written in black and white. Do you still want to deny it?"

"But human trafficking is not allowed either," said Yelu Liangzhu.

The man looked at the other person carefully: "Boy, judging from your appearance, you are not from Cang Yue, right? A Xidu person comes to our country and meddles in other people's affairs."

"Yes, I'm from Xidu, but aren't you all from Cang Yue? Why are you fighting among yourselves? An old man and his granddaughter are already begging for a living, what else do you want? Go find the person who wrote you the IOU."

"That's a nice thing to say. His son ran away a long time ago. I can only act according to the IOU. If you don't agree, go to the government office to argue. Let's go," the man said as he was about to pull the woman away.

"Stop!" Yelu Liangzhu stopped him again. "How much does he owe you?"

"Twenty taels"

Yelu Liangzhu looked incredulous: "Twenty taels, you're selling your daughter for twenty taels?"

The "Grandpa" woman burst into tears.

Yelu Liangzhu was speechless and immediately took out twenty taels of silver: "Give me the IOU and I'll pay it back for them. Don't bother them again."

The man took the money and immediately gave the IOU: "Okay, okay, old man, you met a good person. Tell your son that he won't be so lucky next time."

Yelu Liangzhu destroyed the IOU and said, "Old man, you'd better throw your son away! Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so how could he mortgage his own flesh and blood like this?"

"Thank you, thank you grandpa!" The old man burst into tears.

"Get out of the way!" A sharp voice rang out, and a lame man came over with several yamen runners.

The old man stood up immediately when he saw the lame man and slapped him in the face: "You beast! How dare you come back? You sold Da Ya and now you want to sell Er Ya."

"Dad," the lame man covered his face, "I'm going to find the officer."

"Who is buying and selling human beings?" asked the officer.

"Sir! He passed away a long time ago. It was this young man who paid off the gambling debts of this rebellious son for me," the old man cried.

"What?" The officer immediately looked at the lame man angrily. "You dare to report false information? Make us go here for nothing? Come back to the yamen with me and receive a fine of twenty lashes."

"No, no." The lame man immediately looked at Yelu Liangzhu and found that he was a foreigner. He immediately had a bad idea and said, "Dad, have you been kidnapped by him? Brother, it's him. He is the one who wanted to force my daughter to buy her."

"Rebellious son, what nonsense are you talking about? This young man is your benefactor." The old man was very angry.

"Dad, don't say anything." The lame man pushed the old man away and said, "Sir, he was the one who forced me to write the IOU. He is from Xidu."

Yelu Liangzhu was speechless: "Have we ever met before? What nonsense are you talking about?"

The officer looked at Yelu Liangzhu and asked, "Can anyone prove that you are not the buyer?"

"I, this old man, can prove it," the old man said quickly.

"The people at that time didn't count." The officer looked at Zhou Zai and asked, "Who among you can prove it?"

All the onlookers stepped back. They didn't want to deal with the government. This is what is called the coldness of human nature.

Yelu Liangzhu was stunned. The officer said, "Sir, you must come back with us. We have no right to interrogate you, but we can hand you over to the border of Xidu."

"I'm really not the buyer." Yelu Liangzhu panicked. He didn't want to be sent back. He had planned to leave Cangzhou today, but he encountered such a thing.

"You don't have the final say, come with us." The officer was quite polite, after all, the other party was from Xidu.

"I can prove it," Ye Ling, who was on the second floor opposite, suddenly spoke up. He then stood up, hands behind his back, and said, "My dear officers, I saw and heard everything that happened just now. The buyer wanted to take the little girl away, but this young man from Xidu passed by and paid off the old man's gambling debt of twenty taels. That's why the buyer left."

"Is that true? Then why don't others testify?" The officer didn't believe it.

"They are not human beings and have no hearts, so naturally they will not testify," Ye Ling said with a smile.

"How dare you talk like that?" someone in the crowd protested.

"I'm speaking human language, but you don't understand. That means you're not human. Just like that cripple, you're an inhuman being. You saw everything that happened just now, but no one spoke up to testify. Only animals won't speak out what they saw, isn't it?" Ye Ling said condescendingly.

The lame man was even more dissatisfied: "I think you two are in the same group?"

Ye Ling's lips curled slightly. "Do you believe I can keep you in jail forever? Officer, this cripple is notorious. Just go to any gambling house and ask around, and you'll know what kind of person he is. He sold his eldest daughter last year."

"Sir, you can't listen to him!"

"I can testify as well," a man from the same restaurant as Ye Ling said. "I was having dinner with a friend just now and witnessed everything. That lame guy was lying. It was this young man who got the old man and his granddaughter. This is Cang Yue Country, and we can't let our friends from other countries see us as a laughing stock."

“I also bear witness”

"I bear witness"

At one time, many people spoke up to testify for Yelu Liangzhu.

The police officer dragged the lame man away and the crowd dispersed.

Yelu Liangzhu glanced at Ye Ling, then walked in without hesitation, went up to the second floor, and said with a bow, "Thank you, young master, for your righteous words."

Ye Ling raised his hand to signal the other party to sit down, and then poured two glasses of wine: "Young Master, you don't have to be polite. I just told you what I saw. Also, I would like to advise you that when you are out, you should mind your own business and be careful not to get into trouble."

“But that was not a trivial matter.”

"Sir, you've never been to the martial arts world before, right?"

Yelu Liangzhu shook his head: "No, it's my first time going out."

"No wonder," Ye Ling smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. "The world of martial arts is dangerous, not as simple as you think. You saw what happened today. Most of the time, in order to protect themselves, no one will risk speaking for you."

Yelu Liangzhu raised his glass and said, "I am Chu Liang. Thank you for saving me today. I would like to offer you a toast."

Ye Ling also raised his glass: "Mr. Chu, you are too polite."

After drinking a cup, Yelu Liangzhu said, "What's your name, sir?"

"Nobody, not worth mentioning"

"Looking at the way the young master is dressed and talks, he doesn't seem like an unknown person. He must be born into a wealthy family, either rich or noble."

"Mr. Chu has gone too far."

Yelu Liangzhu knew that the other party didn't want to say his name, so he didn't ask anymore.

A quarter of an hour later, the two left the restaurant and went their separate ways.

Yelu Liangzhu rode his horse quickly out of the city.

Ye Ling returned to the general's mansion. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Leng Yue sitting at the table in the courtyard reading a book.

"Cousin? Why are you here?" Ye Ling asked.

"Waiting for you to come back! How is it, are you done?" Leng Yue put down the book.

"It's done. Let me tell you something interesting." Ye Ling sat down and told Leng Yue what had just happened on the street: "Cousin, why are people unwilling to testify for Chu Liang? They clearly saw it all? Is it because they don't want to meddle in other people's business?"

"Ordinary people don't like dealing with officials, so naturally they don't want to meddle in other people's affairs. And based on your description, that lame man must be a scoundrel. Whoever offends such a person will be in trouble. He has a strong sense of revenge. After all, he even sold his own daughter," Leng Yue explained.

"Is that so! Wow, there are millions of people in the world, but this is the first time I've seen someone selling their children," Ye Ling couldn't help but sigh.

"Although this is a border town, the governor's management is relatively stable, but there are still some fish that slip through the net!"

"Okay!" Ye Ling held up his chin: "Cousin, where is my cousin's wife?"

“She’s playing with the kids.”

"Then why don't you go play with the kids?"

"There will be plenty of time in the future, but you have only been here for a few days. It is not known when you will come next time. Cousin wants to say a few more words to you," Leng Yue said.

"We first met when we were... around six, right?"

"Yes, I lived in the military camp with my father since I was a child. When I saw you, you were already six years old."

"I remember you took me to buy candy figurines. Other kids scolded me, and you stood up for me and beat them up. As a result, when we got back, my grandfather punished us by making us kneel in the ancestral hall."

Leng Yue smiled: "Yes, they are mean-spirited and deserve to be beaten. A dozen of them can't beat me alone, that's shameful."

"Hehe...you, you're a young general. What are they? You can't compare."

The brother and sister talked about many things from their childhood, and it seemed like they could never finish.