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

Shuiyun Temple in Yunzhou, Cangyue Kingdom

Shuiyun Temple, nestled against the mountainside, blends seamlessly into nature. This architectural style is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also embodies the core Taoist concept of the unity of man and nature. From afar, it resembles a celestial palace. Rows and rows of buildings come into view. Stepping through the gates, the air is fresh and the environment is beautiful. The buildings are engraved with a variety of vibrant patterns and colors.

Perhaps because of its remote location, Shuiyun Temple is not very popular, and only a few people come here to make wishes in the afternoon.

Ye Ling and You Ming Lang sat in the guest room waiting. After a while, a Taoist priest with an immortal appearance entered the room and said, "I am ready to take action."

Ye Ling and You Ming Lang stood up and bowed in return.

The Taoist priest raised his hand and said, "Please take a seat, benefactors."

"Thank you, Taoist Priest," they said in unison.

After the three of them sat down, the Taoist priest said, "Are you two donors here looking for the Taoist Master Xianhe?"

"Yes," Ye Ling responded, "Master, I wonder if you know about the Fenglei Sect's extermination case. Gu Ci had a child, and before he died, he entrusted the child to the Langya Pavilion, asking them to send him to Taoist Xianhe."

"I really don't know about this, but Junior Brother Xianhe has been traveling for more than half a year. I don't know where he is now!"

Ye Ling was instantly overwhelmed: "He's not here?"

"Yes, you can leave the child in the temple and I will take care of him."

"Thank you for your kindness, Taoist Priest. It's not that I don't trust you, but Langya Pavilion has a rule that the employer must deliver the Taoist Master Xianhe, otherwise he will be punished." Ye Ling refused without thinking. She couldn't break the rules of Langya Pavilion, and she didn't trust this Taoist Priest either.

"Who is this female donor from Langya Pavilion?" the Taoist priest asked curiously.

"My name is Ye Ling."

"So it's that female expert from the Langya List! I'm sorry for my disrespect."

"Master, you are too polite. I am a junior here. Since Taoist Xianhe is not here, I would like to trouble you with a favor. When Taoist Xianhe comes back in the future, please ask him to go to Langya Pavilion to pick up his nephew." Ye Ling planned to take Gu Enze back. This was also the only correct choice.

"If it is inconvenient for Mr. Ye, you can leave the child here. I am Xianhe's senior brother, so it is only natural for me to take care of the child on your behalf. It also saves him from making a trip," the Taoist priest tried to persuade him to stay.

"This isn't inconvenient at all. After all, I brought it with me all the way here, so it doesn't matter if I go back. Besides, as I just said, this is a rule that can't be broken."

The Taoist priest nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Donor Ye."

"should"

After a few polite words, Ye Ling and You Minglang left Shuiyun Temple.

On the way back, Youminglang asked, "Girl, do you feel anything is wrong?"

Ye Ling stared at the car window and spoke weakly, "Something's definitely wrong. With such a huge incident happening at Fenglei Sect, how could Taoist Xianhe still be traveling? Any normal person would either rush to Fenglei Sect immediately or find out where the surviving members of his family are."

"You're absolutely right. This matter has long been spread. If Taoist Xianhe knew the whole story, he would definitely contact Langya Pavilion immediately, and Langya Pavilion would also send you a pigeon."

"So, whether Taoist Xianhe is alive or dead is still unknown!"

"So you really plan to take this child back with you?"

"if not?"

“It’s not a short distance!”

"It's okay. I can take a shortcut by riding a fast horse. It will take about 25 days at most from Yunzhou to Zhezhou."

"Twenty-five days is not too short. You could put it in the Langya Pavilion branch in Yunzhou."

Ye Ling shook his head. "I don't trust them, Brother You, you know my personality. I either won't help, but once I agree, I have to be absolutely sure. There can't be any mistakes. Taking Gu Enze back to Langya Pavilion is the right choice."

Youminglang smiled slightly and said no more. He knew that Ye Ling was a man of integrity and loyalty.

After returning to the city, Ye Ling naturally stayed at the same inn as You Ming Lang. You Ming Lang sent someone to the Langya Pavilion branch to tell them to tell Nangong Chen that the competition would be held tomorrow.

In the evening, there was a knock on Ye Ling's door. Looking at the person in front of her, she was a little surprised and blurted out: "Nangong Chen? What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it okay to pay a visit to your opponent?" Nangong Chen said as he walked straight into the house, followed by Shadow Blade.

Ye Ling was speechless and turned around without closing the door. "Your Highness, if you have something to say, just say it. Otherwise, your little bitch junior sister will accuse me of seducing you."

"Miss Ye's words are as harsh as ever."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. My words may be harsh, but I will speak openly and honestly and will never gossip behind your back."

"There's something hidden in your words. When did I offend you again?"

"Your Highness has not offended me, but when I see you, I think of Phoenix Mountain, so I naturally dislike you. Your Highness must know that the story between me and Yelu Liangzhu came from Phoenix Mountain, right?"

Nangong Chen was speechless and remained silent for a moment: "This was done by my junior sister, not Phoenix Mountain."

"Alright, Meng Molin is a master of his generation, but he can't even educate his own children well. "A father's fault is the fault of his children." Your Highness knows this, right? His son used dirty tricks in public, his daughter spread rumors all day long, and he even sent people to kill me countless times. Do they really think I'm a soft persimmon, easy to bully? If both his sons and daughters act this way, I have to assume their father is the same."

"Master is so busy that he has no time to discipline the children..."

"Alright," Ye Ling interrupted Nangong Chen, "Your Highness, I don't want to argue with you about this. We have nothing in common."

"you…"

"Brother, are you really here?" Meng Shishi suddenly appeared, ignoring Ye Ling: "Brother, I was out just now and saw someone who looked like you. I thought I was seeing things."

"What are you doing here?" Nangong Chen was very angry.

"Okay, okay, Your Highness, please go quickly. See you tomorrow," Ye Ling urged impatiently.

Meng Shishi turned to look at Ye Ling: "Miss Ye, if you want to see Brother, you can go to the mansion, why..."

"Shut up, bitch. I met him for a duel. He came here today on his own initiative. Your Highness, I hate men who do nothing the most. You'd better leave now." Ye Ling was already very angry.

Meng Shishi was also furious and immediately said teasingly: "Brother, I just want Miss Ye..."

"Alright," Nangong Chen said sternly, "Who told you to leave the palace? I told you not to leave the North Courtyard. Didn't you listen to me?"

Meng Shishi's eyes welled up with tears: "Brother, I was just thinking about how Miss Ye came all the way here just to see you, so I wanted to..."

"Meng Shishi, are you mentally ill? What do you mean by 'I made a special trip to see him'?" Ye Ling said in a loud voice, "Listen carefully, this is called a challenge, a martial arts competition. Meng Shishi, not every woman is like you, with men in her heart all day long. If you are a slut, don't think that others are the same as you. Your Highness, King Kaoshan, I am very touched that you can come to see me as your opponent, but please can you take care of the things in your backyard? Don't just walk in and your concubine follows you, making it seem like we have something shameful to share. Fortunately, I didn't dare to close the door, and fortunately, Ying Ren was there."

For a moment, everyone in the building went out to watch the excitement. Pigeon went straight to the door and said, "Miss Ye, what's wrong? Meet the King of Patrons."

Nangong Chen stood up: "Ye Ling, see you tomorrow. I hope we will both be in good shape for this competition."

"I'm in good condition, take care, Your Highness." Ye Ling bowed and saw the guest off.

Nangong Chen strode away, and Meng Shishi followed in small steps.

A moment later, the two arrived at the North Courtyard. Nangong Chen swept away the things on the table and said, "Concubine Meng, you are so brave."

Meng Shishi knelt on the ground in fear: "Prince, I..."

"Okay, stop thinking about things. Concubine Meng openly defied my order and left the North Courtyard without permission. From today on, you will be punished to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors for three years. You are not allowed to step out of the room within three years. If you do it again, I will issue you a letter of divorce. Concubine Meng, if you don't believe me, you can try. Shadow Blade, find out who is on duty at the gate of the North Courtyard today and punish them with fifty penalties of family rules." After Nangong Chen finished speaking, he left the North Courtyard.

"Yes," Shadow Blade responded.

Meng Shishi slumped to the ground, her eyes filled with resentment. She thought to herself, all of this was Ye Ling's fault. If it weren't for her, how could the prince treat her like this? But she chose to forget that ever since she married Nangong Chen, she had been confined to the North Courtyard and had never even consummated her marriage. All of this happened before Ye Ling came.

Elsewhere, Ye Ling was also sulking, grumbling to You Ming Lang: "Do you think Nangong Chen is sick? Do I know him well? What are you here for? And you brought a bitch to annoy me, what a brainless duo! Tell me, should I go and kill Meng Shishi tonight while the moon is dark and the wind is strong, and put an end to it all?"

Youminglang ate slowly, and together with Jiuyou, he fed Gu Enze some vegetables.

Ye Ling looked at the two people slamming the table and said, "What do you two mean? Are you listening to me?"

"I'm listening, come, eat a few bites of food before you curse." Youminglang smiled and picked up some food for Ye Ling.

"Senior Sister" Jiuyou also picked up a piece of meat for Ye Ling: "There's no need to be angry over irrelevant people. The competition will end tomorrow and we will set off the day after tomorrow. Killing Meng Shishi will dirty your hands."

"Sister" Gu Enze, who had never spoken, was born.

Everyone present was surprised, and Ye Ling's anger instantly disappeared: "Enze, you... you finally speak? That's great, come here, sister will hug you."

Gu Enze stood up and walked to Ye Ling: "Sister, let's eat."

Ye Ling picked up the child and kissed him on the cheek. "My darling, you finally spoke. You don't have to be afraid. I will bring him back safely. Langya Pavilion has a group of brothers and sisters to protect you. Do you still remember Sister Fang Shu and Brother Bicheng?"

Gu Enze nodded: "Remember."

"Sister will take you back to find them, okay?"

"Yeah," Gu Enze nodded again.

"Did he not speak all the way?" Youminglang asked with a smile.

"Today is the first time I've spoken to him since I met him. It might be a psychological effect. After all..." Ye Ling didn't say it out loud, not wanting to mention the family massacre in front of the child.

"Girl, it must be because you and Jiuyou took good care of him, so the child felt relieved and started talking."

"Of course. My Jiuyou knows how to take care of children, right?" Ye Ling asked with a smile.

Jiuyou smiled somewhat embarrassedly.