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

Cang Yue State Official Road

After hearing Ye Ling's praise, the bandit was somewhat excited: "Thank you, Miss Ye, for your kind words. We will definitely work hard."

"There is a future, but there must be rules for robbery."

"Understood. The rules of our village are: we don't intercept the elderly, the weak, women, or children, and we only rob money, not lives."

Ye Ling patted the bandit on the shoulder: "You are a good person."

The bandit was even more excited: "It is a great honor to be praised by the Night Lady."

Ye Ling smiled, approached the bandit, whispered a few words in his ear, and then took out a bag of silver: "We are all from the underworld, I know the rules, I am here to treat you brothers to tea."

The bandit nodded slightly: "Thank you, Lady Night, don't worry, it's a piece of cake."

"Thank you, farewell!"

"Goodbye, Lady Night!" The bandit stared at the person walking away for a long time, unable to react. His expression was as if he was infatuated. "Brothers, just now a master from the Langya List spoke to me up close. It was that female master!"

"Boss, I didn't expect that we would run into such a person on our first day of robbing. It's not in vain that we've been a bandit!" One of the younger brothers was also very excited.

"Stop talking nonsense, let the brothers retreat, you and Maozi stay with me."

At this moment, You Ming Lang was sitting by the carriage window, looking at Ye Ling on horseback with a smile: "Girl, tell me, why are you so funny? Three cups of wine in the world of mortals, is it a human or a dog, haha... Are you trying to make me laugh to death?"

"Miss Ye is such a wonderful person!" Before Ye Ling could reply, Jin Yu from the carriage behind her spoke up, "This is the first time I've encountered someone teaching a bandit how to rob someone."

"Mr. Jin, what you said is wrong. I just said a few rhymes. How can it be considered as teaching bandits to rob? If they really wanted to rob, I would have set up my own banditry," said Ye Ling.

"You want to form your own gang? Bandits are not good people." Jin Yu was a little bit unbelievable.

"Master Jin, haven't you heard of the outlaws who rob the rich and give to the poor? If I were a bandit, I would specifically rob those corrupt officials and wealthy merchants."

"Why would anyone from Langya Pavilion have such an idea?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ling became displeased: "Master Jin, who told you I'm from Langya Pavilion? I'm telling you, my only relationship with Langya Pavilion is that the Pavilion Master is my senior brother. Moreover, my senior brother has no right to control me, so I can kill whoever I want."

"Okay, okay," Jin Yu smiled. "I was wrong, but Miss Ye, killing is against the law. You can't just kill whoever you want. As the old saying goes..."

"Stop!" Ye Ling interrupted quickly, "Master Jin, I don't want to hear you endorse my words. If no one offends me, I won't offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will punish them no matter how far away they are. I'm saying this to tell you that I'm not a good person!"

Jin Yu smiled helplessly and stopped talking.

Ye Ling quickly took a few steps and caught up to You Minglang's carriage: "Brother You, what did you want to say just now?"

Youminglang put down the book in his hand and asked: "What did you say to that bandit?"

Ye Ling smiled mysteriously: "It's a secret, but you will know in about an hour."

"Well, you're tired of riding, so go get in the carriage!"

Ye Ling obediently stopped her horse and got into her carriage, but she would lean over the window and look back from time to time.

About half an hour later, a faint black smoke rose from a place far behind. When Ye Ling saw the smoke, his expression became solemn and he sat back in the main seat thoughtfully.

Meng Meng sensed Ye Ling's thoughts and said, "Master, how do you plan to deal with this?"

Ye Ling sighed lightly: It’s not a difficult thing. We must find a way to make Leng Yan and that Jin Yu go away with us. They can’t go together, otherwise they will be too much of a burden.

"This is not an easy task!"

Soon it was evening and time to set up camp. Ye Ling walked to the Leng family camp and called out his name: "Leng Yan, come here, I have something to tell you."

Leng Yan was not surprised at all and followed Ye Ling obediently to a distance: "What's the matter?"

Ye Ling got straight to the point: "You guys go first tomorrow, and we'll leave in an hour. I don't like beating around the bush, so I can tell you straight away that there's going to be a big battle soon. If you stay, you'll only cause trouble for others and drag us down."

"You've been saying all the way that there was an assassination attempt, why don't I believe it? Who would dare to assassinate Langya Pavilion? Moreover, even if there was an assassination, we are not with you, so how could we be implicated? My Leng family is not weak, and will not drag down you, Lady Ye." Leng Yan was very unhappy.

"Okay, I've said it all. If anything happens in the future, it has nothing to do with me." Ye Ling said and turned to leave.

A moment later, an internal meeting was held in the Ye Ling tent. The participants included: Youminglang, Jiuyou, Bicheng and Zhuang Yi.

You Ming Lang looked at the map and pointed to one of the spots. "Girl, Bi Qianshi and I just discussed this. Before we reach Yunzhou, the only area that could be a potential ambush and assassination is the section of Yu County in Yunzhou, from here to here."

"Miss Ye, how did you know we have a tail? And there are quite a few of them?" Zhuang Yi asked.

"Bandit" Jiuyou spoke.

"Junior brother is really smart," Ye Ling explained with a smile, "Yes, I just wanted to give it a try. My sixth sense has been telling me that something is amiss lately, so I asked those bandits to help me see if there is a large group of people following us, especially a group of hundreds of people. If there is, we will send out a signal smoke signal."

"Did they release it? Why didn't I see it?" Hu Zi asked.

"That's because you're blind," the pigeon mocked mercilessly.

Youminglang looked at the map and said, "If my guess is correct, the people ahead should be waiting for you in Yu County."

"Yes, Brother You, you should leave early tomorrow morning. We must first deal with the people in the rear and prevent them from forming a siege from the front and back."

"Are you sure?"

"It's necessary," Ye Ling was sure.

"Okay, I don't know martial arts, so I won't cause you any trouble. I will stop and wait for you to meet up in two days." Youminglang was very straightforward. He knew the strength of Ye Ling and Langya Pavilion, so he was not worried about them. He also knew his own limitations and was afraid that he would cause them trouble.

"Brother You, I really like your personality." Ye Ling was very happy.

"I also like your personality, you don't hide things. But, girl, aren't you afraid that I will leave early and inform the killer?" Youminglang asked with a smile.

"You won't," Ye Ling denied, and continued to look at her map.

These three simple words were extremely valuable, bringing light to Youminglang's eyes. In this world, having someone who could trust him unconditionally meant that his life was not lived in vain.

Ye Ling frowned. Jiu You looked at his senior sister's embarrassed expression and said, "What don't you understand?"

Ye Ling looked at Jiu You and pursed her lips. "I don't understand anything. I was dozing off during the geography class, so I really don't understand what all these little circles, crosses... and other things mean."

"Geography teacher? Who is that?" Bicheng asked curiously.

"A bald old man, holding a two-centimeter-thick ruler, hit me very hard every time. My hands hurt so much that I dared not move for several days." Ye Ling still feels scared when he thinks about it now.

"Isn't this too bad? How dare they hit you?" Bicheng was surprised and distressed.

Ye Ling shook her head, a look of pain on her face, and began to perform: "You don't know, five years of college entrance examinations and three years of mock exams, more than a dozen teachers, each with a ruler and a subject, that's more than a dozen homework assignments. If I didn't do well, I would also be beaten with a dozen slaps on my hands. My delicate hands were beaten so hard that there were no lines on my palms. Later, I met a fortune teller, and he said that this was my fate, and only God knew."

Ye Ling's performance captivated the men present. Bi Cheng immediately spoke up, "This is outrageous. Miss Ye, tell me where they are now, and I'll avenge you."

Jiuyou picked up Ye Ling's left hand, looking distressed: "Does it still hurt now?"

Only Pigeon thought hard and asked, "Miss Ye, what is the five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation?"

"Hey?" Ye Ling stopped talking instantly. "Are we off topic? Aren't we discussing the map? Look at the map quickly. See if there's any particularly flat area."

"Yes, yes, let's look at the map." Bicheng quickly began to look for a flat area.

"Here," Youminglang pointed to a section of land, "This is the flattest section of the road. If nothing unexpected happens, we might pass by this the day after tomorrow."

"Then the day after tomorrow! The most important thing right now is that loser Leng Yan. He refuses to go ahead, so I can't make any preparations."

"Think of a way?" Bicheng said.

"I'm so unlucky to have met him," Ye Ling complained.

"There are too many female relatives from the Leng family, and there are also servants who don't know martial arts. Once a fight breaks out, they will definitely cause trouble and hinder us," Jiuyou said.

"Okay, Zhuang Qianshi, go call Fang Shu over. Let's take a break for half a day tomorrow. I'll think of a suitable reason," Ye Ling said.

"Yes." Zhuang Yi turned and walked out of the tent.

"Alright, everyone go and rest. Brother You, you should leave early tomorrow morning. If you don't wait for us, just say it's urgent."

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Jiuyou and Bicheng. Zhuang Yi brought Fang Shu in.

Ye Ling hugged Fang Shu and whispered a few words in her ear.

Fang Shu nodded after hearing this without asking why.

"If Leng Yan still refuses to leave, then we'll implement Plan B. It's bound to work. You'll be the one to take action. Just say there's a letter from Langya Pavilion asking you to return, and I'll volunteer to escort you back."

"Okay, I understand."

"Let's all go to bed!"

Early the next morning, Fang Shu shouted, "Bi Qianshi? Master Gu has a fever."

After a while, everyone knew about this, and Bicheng immediately ordered that they should rest on the spot today and wait until the child recovered before leaving.

As planned, Youminglang said he had something to do and left first, making an appointment to meet in Yunzhou. Jinyu had no reason to stay, so she left with Youminglang.

Leng Yan is an idiot. He refuses to leave no matter what he says. Of course, this is also due to Mu Mengruo. She wants to stay with Ye Ling for a few more days.

Ye Ling was so angry that she cursed: "What the hell is this? Did Leng Yan get kicked in the head by a donkey? Can't he see that we did this on purpose? With this kind of intelligence, how did he take over the Leng family business? Idiot."

"Miss Ye, don't be angry, don't we have a plan B?" Bicheng said.

"Idiot" Ye Ling still hated him to the core.