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

Cangyue Kingdom Langya Pavilion

Bicheng hurried in with Wu You and Yingchuan. Before they could even greet each other, Yue Chi immediately asked, "Tell me how you two knew about the murder of the innkeeper of the Posuo Inn on October 15th last year, on the official road?"

Wu You and Ying Chuan looked at each other and said in unison: "I heard it from someone."

"Who said that?" Yue Chi and Ji Ruochen asked at the same time.

"Our former envoy, Miss Ye!" Wu You looked confused.

"Junior Sister Ye said so?" Yue Chi was surprised: "Did she say how she knew?"

"Miss Ye was at the scene that night. She said that the boss stabbed the boss's wife and a male customer to death with a knife. The scene was extremely bloody," Wu You replied.

"Did she say anything else?"

Wu You and Yingchuan looked at each other again, and then shook their heads.

Yue Chi thought for a moment and said, "No, I have to send a pigeon to the Nanlai branch immediately. Let Hall Master Xia see Junior Sister Ye again and show her the portrait. Maybe she has seen it before. We don't have any other ways or clues. Forget it, I'll go to Nanlai myself!"

"Envoy Yue, you are so obvious," Bicheng couldn't help but complain.

"What's obvious?" Yue Chi asked back.

"It's obvious that you want to see Junior Sister Ye," Ji Ruochen said.

Yue Chi looked at Mo Yufeng: "Pavilion Master, this is also..."

"It's okay for you to go. Junior sister can't stay at the mountain forever. You can check if Jiuyou has woken up by the way," said Mo Yufeng.

"Yes." Yue Chi was very happy. He could finally go out for a walk.

After the meeting, in the Renzi Hall, Yelu Liangzhu, who was sorting documents, saw Yingchuan return and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"It's nothing serious." Yingchuan recounted what had just happened in the hall.

Yelu Liangzhu's expression was clearly turbulent. He hadn't expected the Western Capital to use the Langya Pavilion to find him. At this rate, he would be found sooner or later. He pondered for a long time before speaking, "Yingchuan, did you say that Envoy Yue would go to Nanlai to see Miss Ye?"

"Yes, we will probably leave tomorrow," Yingchuan replied.

Yelu Liangzhu didn't say anything else. In the evening, he went to Dizitang.

Yue Chi came to the front hall: "Chu Liang? Are you looking for me?"

Yelu Liangzhu took out a letter and said, "Envoy Yue, I owe my presence at Langya Pavilion in part to Miss Ye. I heard you're going to the Nanlai branch, so could you please take a letter to her? Can the letter I write to her be exempted from inspection?"

Yue Chi smiled slightly: "Why? Love letter?"

"No, no, it's just...Envoy Yue, if you still need to check, then I won't send it off," Yelu Liangzhu said with a wry smile.

"According to the rules, it must be checked. Moreover, you have to take it back to have Chief Envoy Zhuo check it before I can bring it to you. This is the rule," Yue Chi said with a smile. Zhuo Wei had just taken office today, and he couldn't do anything that exceeded his authority.

"Okay then, thank you, Envoy Yue, for your reminder. I'll take my leave." Yelu Liangzhu had no choice but to leave. He didn't even dare to deliver the letter because the content was to admit his identity to Ye Ling and ask for help from her. Don't tell anyone. Now it seems that it is all God's will. He can only hide for one day at a time.

"Chu Liang" Yue Chi suddenly called out to the person who was about to leave.

Yelu Liangzhu hurried back excitedly: "Envoy Yue?"

"Look, it's like this. I can't bring you the letter, but if you have any gifts, I can help you bring them to Junior Sister Ye."

"Thank you, Envoy Yue. I will go back and prepare. I will take my leave now." Yelu Liangzhu was very happy to see this.

As soon as Yelu Liangzhu left, Ji Ruochen walked into the front hall from the back door: "You take good care of him?"

"After Junior Sister Ye left, she asked Guiren Hall to send me a letter, asking me to take care of Chu Liang," Yue Chi said.

"She wrote to you? Why didn't I?" Xuanyuan also showed up.

"Why did you run out again?" Yue Chi was helpless.

"Today is the Pavilion Master's succession ceremony. I have to come out to congratulate him. Besides, I am officially the Pavilion Master's bodyguard." Xuanyuan refuted and asked again: "Does Junior Sister Ye have a letter for me?"

"No, there are only three letters, one for me, the eldest lady and Cai Yang, and the Pavilion Master doesn't have any," said Yue Chi.

"Then I feel much more balanced," Xuanyuan said.

"What are you two doing here?" Yue Chi asked.

"Find a clerk"

"Then let's go to Tianji Hall."

Seven days later, Yue Kun hurried into the imperial study of the Cang Yue Kingdom's palace and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"How?" Nangong Che did not look up.

"Nan Lai sent a message saying there is no information about Miss Ye. She seems to have disappeared, but Langya Pavilion is very calm and has not sent anyone to look for her. So I think... Miss Ye has not left Langya Pavilion at all. Mo Yufeng has already succeeded as the Pavilion Master and has taken over all the power. How could he allow his junior sister to be squeezed out of Langya Pavilion? Many people say that this is a play directed and performed by Langya Pavilion themselves, but they don't know who the audience is?" Yue Kun replied.

"Where are the people who spread the rumors?"

"It's confirmed that they're from Phoenix Mountain. Meng Molin has been quite active this year. He's sent people to Kaoshan Palace several times, but they were all turned away."

Nangong Che closed the memorial: "Number two on the Langya list, no, now that Feng Qingyang is dead, he is number one, and he is also considered a martial arts master. How could he be so stupid as to spread rumors?"

"Your Majesty is absolutely right. This rumor was spread by Meng Molin's daughter, Meng Shishi. Almost everyone knows about it, but Meng Molin doesn't seem to want to stop it. Right now, Meng Shishi is in Nanlai. Furthermore, we received a carrier pigeon from Yunzhou this morning, indicating that King Kaoshan has left. It seems he's heading to Nanlai."

"What about Yelu Liangzhu?"

"Langya Pavilion is helping to find someone. The Third Prince seems to have disappeared out of thin air. Now everyone in Xidu is saying that Yelu Zongzheng murdered Yelu Liangzhu. There's chaos over there."

Nangong Che smiled slightly: "Let it be chaotic, you let our Anzhuang search as well. In addition, you go to Nanlai, Ye Ling will appear soon, and Nanlai will be very lively."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Yue Kun bowed and left.

Not long after Yue Kun left, Nangong Che, who was reading the memorial, had an unhappy expression: "Nangong Hanyi has made the officialdom of Cang Yue Kingdom really a mess. There are too many corrupt officials."

"Your Majesty, there have been corrupt officials in every dynasty," said a public official.

"No, I insist on rectifying it. Who do you think would be a good person to send?"

"I don't know about this, but he must be a powerful person."

Nangong Che thought for a moment and said, "It seems that we have to ask him to come out again. Come, go and invite Duke Leng to the palace."

"Yes," replied the eunuch at the door.

On the evening of the same day, a group of people set up camp beside a secluded pipeline, with the flag of the Kaoshan Palace fluttering in the wind.

Shadow Ninja entered the tent and said, "Your Highness, a letter came from Zhezhou saying that Yue Chi, the envoy of Langya Pavilion's Dizi Hall, left Langya Pavilion six days ago and went to Nanlai."

Nangong Chen's face was flushed, and he looked more energetic now that he didn't have to worry about national affairs. "I don't know what Master is thinking, but he lets Junior Sister do whatever she wants."

"Your Highness, are you telling me that Miss Ye really left Langya Pavilion? Was she kicked out as rumored?" Shadow Ninja asked.

"The people in Langya Pavilion are not fools. Why would they drive Ye Ling away for no reason? Ultimately, it's because my brother captured Jiuyou."

"Your Highness, Langya Pavilion has always insisted that Jiuyou is not dead, but only seriously injured and unconscious. What do you think about this?"

"When he was carried out that day, he was already dead. I don't believe he is still alive unless I see it with my own eyes." Nangong Chen didn't believe it.

"Yes, I will leave first."

"Wait, is there any news about Jingchuan?" Nangong Chen asked.

Shadow Ninja shook his head: "No, after that incident, Blood Prince returned to the capital and then disappeared. Some said he went to Dayu, while others said he retired."

"It was my fault that day. I shouldn't have said those harsh words. He helped me a lot in the past, but ended up alone. I'm sorry for him." Nangong Chen blamed himself.

"My Lord, this is not your fault."

"If my junior sister hadn't been so noisy this time, I wouldn't have made this trip. If she had angered Ye Ling, she would have suffered the same fate as my royal brother. I just don't understand why so many people overestimate their abilities? They have no brains to spread rumors. If Ye Ling's martial arts were boasted by Langya Pavilion, then how did she defeat Tuo Jun? Was it also by boasting?" Nangong Chen became more and more angry as he spoke.

"Your Highness, actually... Miss Meng came to Kaoshan Palace many times, but you refused to see her, so she made such a fuss. I heard that the old owner Meng found many husbands for her, but she refused to marry no matter what. She even said that she would not marry anyone but you in this life." Ying Ren was also helpless.

Nangong Che sneered, he had nothing to say. He had thought about marrying Meng Shishi before, but now what Meng Shishi did made him disgusted and he didn't like her at all.

"Prince," Xuan Lei said as he entered the tent, "I have received a letter from the capital stating that His Majesty has reinstated Duke Leng as an Imperial Commissioner. He will carry the Imperial Sword and travel on behalf of the Emperor, inspecting the administration of officials and rectifying the bureaucracy. Wherever he goes, he will be like the Emperor himself, executing first and reporting later, as he sees fit. He will be accompanied by the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Army for protection."

"Duke Leng has come out of seclusion," Ying Ren was surprised.

"There's nothing strange about it. Father has made the Cang Yue Kingdom a mess. If Your Majesty wants to restore it as soon as possible, he must investigate and punish corrupt officials. But this is so difficult. It must be done by someone of high status. Looking around, inside and outside the court, only Duke Leng can be fearless of power and truly serve the country and the people. It's a pity that he is so old and still has to serve the new emperor. He can be considered a veteran of three dynasties," said Nangong Che.

"The Cang Yue Kingdom is stable now. At least there is no war anymore," said the Shadow Ninja.

"This is not what we need to worry about. We don't know whether this trip to Nanlai is a blessing or a curse," Xuan Lei said.

"No matter what, I have to go and persuade my junior sister to go back. She will anger Ye Ling sooner or later. Ye Ling is not alone at all. Langya Pavilion always stands behind her," said Nangong Chen.

"Speaking of Langya Pavilion, I heard that the third prince of Xidu, Yelu Liangzhu, was missing and has not been found yet. Langya Pavilion is still helping to find him," Shadow Ninja said.

"I don't believe that a prince is missing. It's too outrageous." Xuan Lei didn't believe it.

"What's there to believe or not? There are many people in this world who don't want to be princes. It's commendable that he was brave enough to escape," said Nangong Chen.

"People in Xidu all say that it was Yelu Zongzheng who killed Yelu Liangzhu."

"Yelü Zongzheng is not a mediocre person. Even if he doesn't think highly of Yelü Liangzhu, he wouldn't kill him in this way."

The Kage-nin nodded, seemingly understanding.