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

Cangyue Country's Nanlai Paradise

The sun was shining brightly at noon. Ye Ling sat on a blanket by the river, looking at the man who had just finished watering the horse. He was puzzled: "Junior brother, why did you drag me here?"

Jiuyou also sat on the edge of the blanket: "Don't you like taking a nap here? It's cool."

"It's summer. It's not too hot to sleep in the room at this time of year. Besides, if I can't sleep, I can go into the space."

Jiuyou didn't know what to say for a moment: "Then... then let's go back?"

Ye Ling sighed slightly, waved his sleeves, and the two of them entered the space: "Okay, let's take a lunch break!"

"Okay." Jiuyou was still in a daze, and walked into his room looking back every few steps.

Ye Ling could only go back to her room. She really wanted to sleep, so she went to bed.

When I woke up, it was already 5 p.m. Mengmeng flew into the room and asked, "Master, are you awake?"

"Yes! Is Jiuyou awake?" Ye Ling stretched lazily.

"Jiuyou has been awake for almost two hours. He has been in the training room and has not stopped for a moment."

Ye Ling put on his boots and went to the training room. Jiu You was indeed practicing sword.

Meng Meng whispered, "Master, do two hundred push-ups and two hundred sit-ups, then practice swordplay right afterward. Your physical strength will recover very well."

"I can see that," Ye Ling tried to hold back his laughter.

Jiuyou put away his sword, his black inner garment soaked with sweat: "Senior Sister, you're awake."

"Take it easy. You've only been awake for a few days. If you start practicing like this, if something goes wrong, I'll be a widow again."

"what?"

"What? Go take a shower and change clothes, we're going back." Ye Ling turned and walked towards the living room to wait. Just as he sat down and prepared to drink a sip of water, Meng Meng spoke: "Master, Wanqi and Eighth Sister are here to see you."

"Then remember to let Jiuyou out." Ye Ling said and left the space early, watching two little girls walking towards them hand in hand in the distance.

"Sister," Wanqi called from a distance, "Sister Qianqing made some cold porridge and told you and Brother Jiuyou to go back and eat it."

"Your brother Jiuyou has something to do over there. You two can play for a while and then we'll go back together," Ye Ling said.

"Okay! I'm going to pick flowers." Wanqi immediately trotted to a nearby place, not afraid of the sun.

After a while, Jiuyou also came out: "Senior Sister, I'll go find a place for the horse, you guys go first."

"No, I'll go with you." Ye Ling got up from the blanket: "I would like it better if we could have a big swing here."

"I'll do it later," Jiuyou said.

The two of them talked and laughed as they moved the horses on the grass, called Wanqi and Bamei, and went back to the yard together.

The beauty of mountain life lies not only in the comfort and stability of this world, but also in the freedom and tranquility of the soul. It allows everyone to slow down, appreciate every detail of life, cherish every moment with family and friends, and savor the joy and satisfaction of striving.

It was peaceful and chaotic at the same time. Compared to the stability in the mountains, the outside world was in turmoil and had undergone earth-shaking changes.

On March 13, in Langya Pavilion, Mo Yufeng became the youngest pavilion master. Su Mu voluntarily abdicated in advance and went to Huaqing Cave to retire.

Inside Ganlu Hall, all the Langya Pavilion staff knelt on one knee and bowed, "Congratulations, Pavilion Master, on your honor to ascend to the Grand Hall."

Mo Yufeng sat firmly in the main seat, his expression calm yet radiating a sense of majesty. "Please stand up, everyone. The current situation is turbulent. This Pavilion Master is new to this position, and I will definitely not let the elders down. I hope that all brothers will work together to ensure that Langya Pavilion remains standing."

"We will follow the Pavilion Master's orders," everyone said in unison again.

"Please take a seat, everyone."

"Thank you, Pavilion Master"

After everyone sat down, Mo Yufeng spoke again: "There's an old saying that a country can't be without a king for a day. My Langya Pavilion Renzi Hall can't be without a clerk forever, so this time we held an internal arena competition. Those who are capable will be appointed. Yesterday, the winner was announced, Zhuo Wei."

"I'm here," Zhuo Wei stood up. He was originally a envoy of the Ghost Hall, but in order to cover up his identity, Mo Yufeng asked him to participate in the competition as the captain of the Catholic Hall.

"Yesterday's winner was Zhuo Wei. This Pavilion Master personally tested his martial arts skills. As of now, he is among the top 20 in the martial arts world, so he will be appointed as the Chief Envoy of the Renzi Hall. Cai Yang, Bi Cheng, and Zhuang Yi?"

"I'm here." The three of them stood up and bowed.

"The three of you are all con men from the Renzi Hall. You also participated in the competition this time. Zhuo Wei won fairly. In the future, you must cooperate with Zhuo Sishi. There are many people in the martial arts world who make fun of our Langya Pavilion. Don't let them succeed," said Mo Yufeng.

"As you command," Cai Yang, Bi Cheng, and Zhuang Yi said in unison, then looked at Zhuo Wei and bowed, "Greetings, Envoy."

Zhuo Wei also bowed and said, "Brothers, I hope you will give me guidance in the future."

"The Chief Envoy and the Thousand Envoys will stay, the rest of you can go back."

"Yes," everyone said in unison, and then left the hall.

After a while, only Mo Yufeng, three Si Shi and nine Qian Shi were left in the hall.

Mo Yufeng said, "From now on, Langya Pavilion will be managed by the few of us. As I said before, if there is anything to do, please put it out in the open. I hate those who talk behind people's backs the most."

"Yes" everyone responded.

"One more thing. My junior sisters and brothers are my relatives in this world. If we meet in the martial arts world in the future, I must treat them with courtesy."

"Pavilion Master, you don't have to say this. We will take care of Junior Sister Ye," said Yue Chi.

"Ever since Junior Sister left, rumors have been spreading everywhere in the martial arts world. There are all kinds of rumors. The most hateful thing is that some people say that Junior Sister's martial arts skills were exaggerated by our Langya Pavilion, and they even put up a challenge sign in the Nanlai branch, waiting for Junior Sister to accept the challenge." Mo Yu was very angry.

"Pavilion Master, this matter has been basically investigated. The reason why our Langya Pavilion and Cangyue Court cannot suppress the rumors is that the culprit behind it is Phoenix Mountain," said Yue Chi.

"Meng Molin," Zhuo Wei said, "He feels that with Senior Feng gone, he is number one in the world and is stirring up trouble."

Ji Ruochen slowly continued, "Pavilion Master, why don't you ask Hall Master Nan Laixia to go find Junior Sister Ye and ask her to come out and fight once? Wouldn't that dispel the rumors?"

"After Master passed away, she left Langya Pavilion and finally settled down. I don't want to disturb her, so I'll just let things take their course. With my junior sister's personality, once she knows about this, she will definitely fight and will never hide," said Mo Yufeng.

"Let's ignore this matter for now. I have another matter. The Yuan family's shop has been targeted. It should be the Guiren Pavilion that did it. The owner of Youlou is notoriously cruel. Moreover, the government seems to have taken action as well. They have stirred up a hornet's nest. I guess... the Yuan family is definitely finished," Yue Chi said.

"You deserve it. Tell the people in the Weizhou branch not to meddle in other people's business. Also, how is your search for the third prince of Xidu going? Yelu Zongzhen sent a personal letter yesterday, hoping that Langya Pavilion can find the person as soon as possible," said Mo Yufeng.

"According to the information we previously obtained, Yelu Zongzhen and Yelu Liangzhu should be incompatible. Why is Yelu Zongzhen so anxious? He keeps urging him again and again?" Bicheng asked.

"Because everyone in Xidu believes that it was Yelu Zongzhen who harmed Yelu Liangzhu, and he has no way to defend himself now, so he wants to find someone to prove his innocence," said Ji Ruochen.

"Alas~" Yue Chi sighed helplessly, "Pavilion Master, I have mobilized all the branch halls and secret villages within the Cang Yue Kingdom, spreading a dragnet layer by layer, but I can't even find a trace of Yelu Liangzhu. It's as if he disappeared out of thin air. His portrait has long been distributed to all the branch halls, and I haven't encountered him at all."

"This is strange. Over the years, there has never been a person that Langya Pavilion couldn't find no matter how hard they tried," said Mo Yufeng.

"That's right! In the past, let alone a living person, even a dead person could be dug out of the ground by my subordinates." Yue Chi was overwhelmed.

"Have you seen the portrait?" Ji Ruochen asked.

"No, I asked the Cangzhou branch to send it directly to all branches. It's useless for you to bring it back to the pavilion! We are not going out to look for it ourselves," said Yue Chi.

"You've been searching for several months, but there's still no news?" Ji Ruochen was a little skeptical.

"There's a little bit of information. Someone said they saw someone at an inn last October, or that they thought they saw the person in the painting, but I'm not sure."

"Inn? Have you sent someone to confirm?" Mo Yufeng asked.

"Of course, but that inn has been abandoned for a long time. I heard that a murder happened there. The owner killed his wife in a male guest's bed. They say that since then, the inn has been haunted and abandoned."

"Is this a horror story?" Zhuo Wei asked.

"No," said Qiao Rui, the envoy of the Dizi Hall. "I personally verified this news. It happened on the night of October 15th last year. The innkeeper's wife was a playboy, and the innkeeper couldn't stand it anymore, so he killed her."

"Fickle?" Bicheng pondered, "Is that inn called the Posuo Inn?"

"Yes, you know?" Qiao Rui asked back.

"We stayed there last year when we sent Yelu Zongzheng away. The landlady was really something." Bicheng paused and said, "Wait, wait, wait, I think I heard this murder story from someone in our cabinet."

"Who told you that?" Yue Chi asked quickly.

"Let me think about it," Bicheng thought hard. "Yes, Wu You, the captain of the Renzitang team, Wu You. He mentioned it to me once. Oh, and Yingchuan was there too. They both seemed to know something. I didn't ask him what it was specifically."

"Go find them quickly," Yue Chi said.

"Yes" must be said and he will trot away.

Ji Ruochen looked at Yue Chi: "Is the murder case related to Yelu Liangzhu? Why are you so anxious?"

"Of course he is related. The witness who said he had seen him was Yelu Liangzhu, whom he met on the day of the murder," Yue Chi said.

"Yes, I personally contacted the witness. He said that the reason he remembered it so clearly was because a murder had occurred. He also said that Yelu Liangzhu came and left with a young master. Both of them were very good-looking and had been teased by the boss's wife, so he remembered it," Qiao Rui explained.

"Then it is indeed important. Perhaps Wu You or Ying Chuan was present at the time."

"Impossible, Wu You hasn't gone out since he was injured in July last year, and Yingchuan has never left the cabinet," Cai Yang confirmed.

"We'll know when the person comes and ask." Yue Chi saw hope again. The employer paid a lot of money for this matter, but he couldn't wait to find the person. It was a bit embarrassing.