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

Cangyue Country - Nanlai - Wutuo Town

God helps those who work hard. Finally, before dark, Ye Ling and his three companions arrived at Wutuo Town. However, what was unexpected was that this town was sparsely populated, with only a few people walking around.

"That's not right! I've been here before. Although this place is a small town, it's not so desolate. How could it be like this?" Xue Jingchuan finished speaking before he remembered, "Yes, last year there was a severe flood. The people had almost no harvest. This place must have been affected as well."

"Such a disaster has happened almost a year ago, and the court doesn't care? I don't think Nangong Hanyi is a tyrant," Ye Ling said.

"Don't say that again. Do you want to die now that you know His Majesty's name?" Xue Jingchuan was overwhelmed. "I heard that the Emperor sent someone with money for disaster relief. This person is the Crown Prince."

"Isn't a name meant to be called? Besides, is this the consequence of their disaster relief efforts?"

"Indeed, two days ago I heard that the people of Nanlai sent a letter to Your Majesty, saying that it was time for spring plowing, but the land was still badly damaged and the people still had no seeds to use. Your Majesty was furious, and he reprimanded and confined the crown prince. He also dismissed the Nanlai prefect Guangzong Yuan and sent him back to Beijing to await trial. He also sent King Beichen to appease the people's grievances, and he is expected to arrive by the end of March," Xue Jingchuan explained.

"Nangong Chen is coming to appease the people's grievances?" Ye Ling suddenly stopped. For a moment, she remembered something. This matter was mentioned in the book, but it was just mentioned in passing. How was it written in detail?

"Miss?" Jiuyou called out to the stunned person.

Ye Ling was trying to think: Mengmeng, I have a feeling that something big is going to happen around Nangong Chen, and if I don't change this, then everything will go back to the original storyline. What is it? Why does it feel so close, but I just can't remember it?

"Master, you can't think about it anymore, or you'll have a headache." Meng Meng was flying around in the space anxiously. He also wanted to remember what was going on. After all, if he went back to the original story line, it would be difficult for Ye Ling to survive to the end, and he would also turn to ashes.

"Ye Ling? Are you feeling unwell again?" Xue Jingchuan asked while grabbing Ye Ling's arm.

Ye Ling shook his head: "It hurts, I will definitely remember it, I will."

"What do you want to remember?"

"Miss?" Jiuyou was very worried.

In the end, Ye Ling lost consciousness from the pain, but she also successfully remembered a very important story.

Xue Jingchuan gave his sword to Jiuyou and picked up Ye Ling: "Come with me, I know there is an old doctor's house there."

The group trotted all the way to a dilapidated courtyard. Jiuyou gave all the horses to Qianqing and asked her to tie them up. He quickly pushed the door open and went in: "Is there anyone there? Is there..."

"Who are you?" A young man in patched clothes came out from the side room.

"My young lady is ill. I heard there is a doctor here?"

“Yes, yes, yes,” the young man shouted as he walked, “Follow me, Master, there is a patient, there is a patient coming.”

In the main room, an old man was pounding medicine. When he saw someone coming in, he quickly stood up and said, "Hurry and put the patient on the couch."

"Please, doctor, my daughter had a headache these days and then fainted," Jiuyou was extremely anxious.

"Don't panic, don't panic. I'll take a look." The old doctor quickly felt the pulse and asked after a moment: "Miss, have you had any head injuries recently?"

"No, definitely not," Qian Qing answered with absolute certainty.

"That's strange. Her pulse is normal, and there's no sign of illness! Has she been injured before? In the head?"

"Yes," Jiuyou said, "About three years ago, she suffered a serious head injury. After waking up, she felt completely different. She couldn't remember many things."

Jiuyou was talking about the time when the heroine died, which was when Ye Ling traveled through time in the book.

"Then it could be a relapse of an old injury. So, let me prescribe some medicine for you to try. How do you think it works?"

"Thank you, doctor," Xue Jingchuan said, taking out a fifty-liang silver note and handing it to the young man. "I know prices are very high here these days, so please go buy some rice and flour. We'll stay here for a few days. If you're short, just let me know."

"That's enough, it's not going to get any better. I'll go and arrange it right away. The rooms in this yard are all empty, but they haven't been cleaned..."

"I'll clean it up," Qian Qing said quickly. She could do these things to the best of her ability.

"Sixth son, go get some medicine by the way," the old doctor handed the written prescription to his apprentice.

"Okay!" Liuzi quickly trotted away.

Qian Qing cleaned out a room as quickly as possible and let Ye Ling live in it. She went to the kitchen to watch her cook.

Jiuyou took out fifty taels and gave it to Xue Jingchuan: "I don't owe you anything."

Xue Jingchuan smiled and said, "Are you being polite? I'm giving this money to Ye Ling. Don't even mention fifty taels, five thousand taels is fine. I'm willing to give it."

Jiuyou instantly drew his sword and placed it on Xue Jingchuan's neck: "Tell me, who are you? What is your purpose in approaching my young lady?"

Xue Jingchuan still smiled, not panicking at all: "You just need to know that I won't harm her."

“I don’t believe what you say”

"Then I have no choice," Xue Jingchuan said as he walked into Jiuyou and whispered in his ear, "If Ye Ling knew that you didn't tell her the truth about Ye Tingzhan's death, do you think she would drive you away?"

Jiuyou's nerves tensed instantly: "You are looking for death."

At the moment when Jiuyou was about to strike, Xue Jingchuan raised his hand to block Jiuyou's sword arm. The two men started fighting.

"What are you doing?" Ye Ling opened her eyes and saw two men fighting in front of her.

Jiuyou and Xue Jingchuan turned their heads at the same time and said in unison: "Let's spar."

"Miss," Jiuyou immediately put the sword back into its sheath and came to the bedside: "Are you okay? The doctor said you might have a relapse of an old injury."

"Relapse bullshit, I'm fine," Ye Ling said as she stood up. She finally figured out the key and knew how to deal with it. She felt relieved.

"What's good about that? This time you have to listen to the doctor and have a good rest for a few days, then we can continue our journey." Xue Jingchuan didn't treat himself as an outsider, and sat down beside the bed.

"Aren't you afraid that the flower thief will run away?" Ye Ling asked.

"I've already earned two thousand taels, which is enough for this trip. Besides, we're together, and I can't just abandon this beautiful woman and go away alone. That would be too ungentlemanly, right?"

"you…"

"Shut up!" Xue Jingchuan interrupted Jiuyou and said, "Go get a carriage. Your young lady has to ride in a carriage for the rest of the journey."

"Who said I wanted to ride in a carriage?"

"I told you to listen to me, Jiuyou, why are you still standing there?" Xue Jingchuan asked.

"You go get the carriage, I'll look after the young lady," Jiuyou was worried.

"I'm a guest, your lady's guest. How can a guest do work?"

"You are not a good person," Jiuyou was very angry.

Xue Jingchuan smiled: "So, you are a good person?"

Ye Ling sat and watched the show: "Mengmeng, what's wrong with these two? It feels weird."

"Mengmeng doesn't know. When you were in a coma, Mengmeng also lost consciousness, so she doesn't know what happened."

Ye Ling was speechless: So you... you are a low-energy elf? This is too bad, right?

"Miss Ye Ling, who do you think should stay?" Jiuyou and Xue Jingchuan asked at the same time.

"Get out of here, I have a terrible headache." Ye Ling said and lay down with his eyes closed.

"Young man, be a man, let's talk outside." Xue Jingchuan smiled and stood up to go out.

Jiuyou, of course, would not lose the battle and came out right after him: "What on earth do you want to do?"

"I said I wouldn't harm her. Besides, I wouldn't be so cowardly as to do nothing even though I know the circumstances of my mentor's death were suspicious," Xue Jingchuan said in a low voice.

"You don't understand the situation at all," Jiuyou said angrily.

"Hmph! I only know that God has his own way and no one can escape punishment. Once someone has done something wrong, no matter how hard you try to wipe it off, the traces will never be clean. If you peel back the clues, there will always be a traceable line." Xue Jingchuan sat down on a worn wooden bench.

"You...you are King Beichen's man," Jiuyou suddenly confirmed.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because now, only Prince Beichen still remembers Ye Shuai. The reason he was reprimanded by His Majesty and not allowed to participate in government affairs was because he insisted on investigating Ye Shuai's case. Since you are so concerned about this old case from five years ago, you must be his man."

"Young man, I don't belong to anyone. I belong to myself." Xue Jingchuan did not deny it explicitly, which was considered an admission.

"The lady knows nothing."

"I can see it, but if you know it, why don't you say it?"

"The mission Ye Shuai gave me is to protect the young lady for the rest of her life and let her live the rest of her life in peace. There is no... no other mission."

"Can you bear it? You can't bear to let 30,000 people sacrifice in such an unclear way, while the people who hurt them live on in arrogance. When you wake up in the middle of the night, will you feel guilty towards your master and those 30,000 brothers?" Xue Jingchuan asked sharply.

Jiuyou was silent. After a moment, he left the yard and went to buy a carriage. Now that it was confirmed that Xue Jingchuan was King Beichen's man, he didn't have to worry about Ye Ling's safety. However, he still didn't want to say more about Ye Tingzhan and the 30,000 cavalry.

Ye Ling in the room was not idle either. She closed her eyes and said to herself: Mengmeng, I realized why Ye Tingzhan's plot was not in the book, because this plot was led by Nangong Chen, and the reason why Nangong Chen did not appear as a supporting role was because he died young. The book only summarized his journey, that he came to Nanlai to appease the people's grievances, and was killed by the unruly people. That's all.

"Master, do you mean... that King Beichen will die here while appeasing the people's grievances?"

"Yes, there is a man named Yutong. This man is very crucial. He is the prince's spy. He colluded with others inside and outside to kill Nangong Chen, and then put the blame on the people of Nanlai. So I must change this ending and tell Nangong Chen in advance to be careful."

"But even if you tell me, King Beichen might not believe it! And he'll ask you how you knew such a secret. How will you answer?"

"Don't worry, I told you, whether he believes it or not is up to him. The key is this Yutong, he must be Nangong Chen's entourage. I can't remember what his specific position is, so I can only see Nangong Chen first."

"Then let's hurry to Nanlai and wait for King Beichen?"

"We are only sixteen now. They have to carry the disaster relief money, so they are moving slowly and it will not arrive until the end of the month. So we don't need to rush and take our time. No matter what, this story line must survive, otherwise we will return to the plot in the book. Once Nangong Chen dies, Nangong Xuan will be the only one in power. If he wants to kill me at that time, the world is so big that it belongs to the king. How can we hide from him?"

"Mengmeng listens to the master"