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

Cangyue Kingdom Yunzhou

On June 22, Ye Ling went to the Langya Pavilion branch in Yunzhou alone early in the morning. Of course, Jiuyou and Gu Enze were in the space, and Youminglang did not go to watch the battle this time because he believed that Ye Ling would definitely win.

Gong Yue, the branch hall master, immediately greeted Ye Ling: "Miss Ye is finally here. I received a pigeon from our envoy several days ago, asking him to take good care of you."

"Master Gong, you don't have to be polite. I'm here just to compete. No matter whether I win or lose, I'll leave after the competition," said Ye Ling.

Gong Yue was stunned for a moment, then declined and whispered, "Miss Ye, I received a pigeon saying that you brought the young master of the Gu family. I wonder if you gave it to Taoist Xianhe yesterday?"

"To be honest, Taoist Xianhe is not at Shuiyun Temple, so I have never seen him."

"How could such a thing happen?" Gong Yue was surprised and added, "Miss Ye, you see, it's not safe for you to take a child with you. It's better to leave him in the branch hall. When Taoist Xianhe comes back, I will send him to Shuiyun Temple."

Ye Ling had always been good at managing her expressions, and she followed suit, slightly surprised, and said, "Master Gong, we're all family. When did you receive the pigeon? Why are you so sure the child is with me?"

Gong Yue was a little confused: "I... naturally only found out after receiving the pigeon message. Could it be that the child is not with Miss Ye?"

Ye Ling smiled and said, "Master Gong, when I entered the city yesterday, I bet you sent someone to watch over me. I was traveling alone, so how could I have taken the child with me? I was just delivering a message to Shuiyun Temple on behalf of Bi Qian. Since you are one of us, I won't hide it from you. For safety reasons, they took the child back with them."

"That's... unlikely, isn't it?" Gong Yue was clearly unconvinced. "Then why did the pigeon I received tell me you were with the child?"

"Who sent Hall Master Gong's carrier pigeon? Was it the person who came to deliver the child? Or was it someone from Langya Pavilion?"

"Of course it came out..." Gong Yue blurted out, but then felt something was wrong and immediately changed her words: "It was someone from Langya Pavilion."

Ye Ling still smiled on the surface. "I see. Then they might have made a mistake. The child is indeed not with me. As you know, I am no longer a member of Langya Pavilion. There is no need for me to get involved in this. This child is a hot potato, and I don't want to be burned. However, for the sake of my senior brother, I will let my junior brother Jiuyou accompany Bi Qian and others to escort him back to Langya Pavilion."

Gong Yue forced a smile: "In that case, I won't ask any more questions."

"Master Gong, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on it. Once Taoist Xianhe comes back, please notify Langya Pavilion immediately," said Ye Ling.

Gong Yue nodded: "That's for sure, then let's go to the ring!"

"it is good."

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Ling and Nangong Chen stood opposite each other on the stage. The seats below were full, and many people from the martial arts world came to watch this duel between masters.

Ye Ling held two swords and Nangong Chen held a sword. They bowed to each other and then started fighting.

Ye Ling's twin swords swung like a raging storm, his moves fierce, the blades flashing, and a chilling aura. Nangong Chen, on the other hand, held his sword steady and attacked with exquisite swordsmanship, his sword energy like a rainbow, and his defense was tight.

The two exchanged blows, their swords flashing and shadows intertwining, their figures elusive and ghostly. Ye Ling wielded both blades with ferocious force, each strike imbued with immense power. Nangong Chen, using his sword as a shield, deftly parried Ye Ling's attacks while searching for opportunities to strike back.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the field reached a fever pitch. Everyone held their breath, watching this exciting duel intently. Suddenly, Ye Ling swung his two swords fiercely, and a powerful sword energy swept towards Nangong Chen. Seeing this, Nangong Chen did not retreat but advanced, thrusting his sword forward, colliding with the sword energy with a loud bang.

The two men each took a few steps back to steady themselves. Ye Ling smiled faintly, finally meeting a worthy opponent, and attacked Nangong Chen again with his knife.

Nangong Chen raised his sword and continued to fight. The battle became more and more intense, and both of them used all their strength to determine the winner.

After hundreds of moves, Ye Ling's double swords were as fast as lightning, instantly turning into two cold lights and heading straight for Nangong Chen.

Nangong Chen was obviously unable to withstand it and was eventually knocked off the stage by Ye Ling's powerful internal strength.

At this point, the two of them finished their competition, and Gong Yue announced: "Ye Ling won this competition and successfully advanced to sixth place on the Langya List."

"Good~" Everyone cheered. They had accepted Ye Ling, the female master.

Nangong Chen smiled and bowed: "Congratulations, Lady Ye."

Ye Ling also bowed: "Your Highness, we can still spar next time when we have time."

"It's a deal." Nangong Chen was not angry at all and respected his opponent very much.

Gong Yue continued, "Also, a month ago, the commander of the Cang Yue Imperial Guard, Black Hawk, defeated Wu Zhili, the leader of the Wulin Alliance, and became the third on the Langya List."

Everyone began to discuss in low voices:

"Isn't this Black Hawk climbing too fast?"

"Who says he isn't? In just six months, he's already shot up to third place on the Langya Ranking."

"I heard he's only about forty."

"What's so strange about this? Feng Qingyang was only forty years old when he became number one in the world."

"Alright, if you ask me, the one I'm most optimistic about is Ye Ling. If she becomes the best in the world in the future, she will be the best of all time."

"Yes, I think so too. Judging from today's competition, King Kaoshan lost due to his internal strength. Ye Ling's internal strength is too strong."

"Isn't that nonsense? The Immortal Art is an internal martial arts technique that has been lost for a hundred years. Throughout history, who has possessed the Immortal Art but is not the best in the martial arts world? Add to that the Yin-Yang Blade, and you'll be invincible."

"Who told you that? You've never fought Ye Ling, so how do you know she used the Immortal Technique?"

"That's just nonsense."

"You're talking nonsense. Recently, there are rumors in the martial arts world that Ye Ling's internal energy is the Immortal Secret."

"How many of these rumors are true?"

…………

Amidst the numerous discussions, Ye Ling stepped off the stage. Gong Yue was about to speak when Nangong Chen spoke first: "Miss Ye, now that our sparring is over and the winner is decided, would you be so kind as to have a meal with us?"

"Sure." Ye Ling agreed immediately because she didn't want to be pestered by Gong Yue. She turned around and bowed, "Master Gong, I'll be returning to Liyunzhou tomorrow. I'll have to trouble you to look after the affairs of Shuiyun Temple. I won't get involved in this matter. You can discuss it among yourselves at Langya Pavilion. Farewell."

Gong Yue had no choice but to bow and said, "King Kaoshan, Miss Ye, I am here to escort two distinguished guests. Please come in."

After leaving Langya Pavilion, Ye Ling found a restaurant, had a casual meal with Nangong Chen, and then immediately slipped back to the inn where he was staying.

You Ming Lang was the first to send his blessing: "Congratulations to Lady Ye for being ranked sixth on the Langya List!"

"Congratulations, everyone!" Ye Ling was really happy. In today's qualifying round, every step forward was a huge success.

After nightfall, Ye Ling entered the space, and Meng Meng was the first to report the good news: "Master, the space has been upgraded. The data room and the modern weapons room have been upgraded. Most importantly... there is another room. Can you guess what it is?"

"Kitchen" Jiuyou spoke directly.

Meng Meng was very angry: "Jiuyou, I asked the master to guess, not to tell you."

Ye Ling ignored all this and went straight to the kitchen. When he pushed the door open, a brand new modern kitchen came into view. Although it was not very big, it had basically everything you could need, including three stoves.

"Senior Sister, these things... can really be used to cook?" Jiuyou asked.

"Of course you can, Jiuyou. From now on, we don't have to light a fire outside to cook. I can do it here. Look, this is a pot for steaming rice. It's a little small, but it's enough for the two of us," Ye Ling introduced excitedly.

"Master, you work hard, the rice pot will be upgraded to a large size. The kitchen is still missing a lot of things, but it will definitely be upgraded in the future. This is the largest upgraded room in the space so far!" Mengmeng was also very happy.

"This is more than enough. This is also the upgrade that makes me the happiest! The most important thing is that I don't have to go out to cook anymore." Ye Ling checked the items in the kitchen one by one. Although many commonly used items were missing, this was not the point. They would definitely be there in the future.

Seeing Ye Ling acting like a child, Jiu You smiled and asked, "Senior Sister, do you not trust Gong Yue?"

"Yes, a guy with many loopholes. Let's go to the living room and chat slowly." Ye Ling said as they walked, "Langya Pavilion always plans things carefully before taking action. When sending Gu Enze to Yunzhou, they must have the Yunzhou branch inquire in advance whether Taoist Xianhe is there."

"But Gong Yue did not inform Langya Pavilion in advance about Taoist Xianhe's travels," Jiuyou said.

"That's right." Ye Ling took off his boots, sat on the sofa and continued, "When I mentioned that Taoist Xianhe was not here today, he pretended to be surprised. I almost wanted to laugh, but that's the point."

"The key point is how he knew you were with Gu Enze."

"Yes, only the person who sent Gu Enze and the two of us know about this. No, that's not right..." Ye Ling paused slightly: "Youminglang, Pigeon, and Huzi also know about this."

"You still doubt Youminglang?" Jiuyou was somewhat surprised.

"People's hearts are hidden, and no one can be trusted wholeheartedly. That's why I didn't mention Gong Yue's matter in front of Youminglang today. Think about it, after we secretly took Gu Enze away, I was alone all the way and didn't reveal any clues. And we must have made an agreement, and it will be difficult to uphold this matter before he returns to Langya Pavilion. So if Gong Yue wants to know about this, there are only two ways. One is that someone in the group of 31 secretly reports to Gong Yue, and the other is Youminglang," Ye Ling analyzed.

Jiuyou agreed: "Senior Sister is right, but I am more inclined to Bicheng and his group, because Gong Yue is the head of Langya Pavilion and has little relationship with Youminglang."

"Then find someone to ask about Gong Yue's background and his past in Langya Pavilion. Anyone who can become the hall master must be extraordinary," Ye Ling said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

Jiuyou was a little confused: "Who do you want to ask, Senior Sister? Youminglang?"

"He's not from Langya Pavilion, so naturally he doesn't know much. We need to ask someone familiar with Langya Pavilion about this."

"Someone familiar with Langya Pavilion?" Jiuyou was even more confused.

"Yes, Gu Enze has fallen asleep, so we can go out for a walk and look for our uncle."

"Uncle Master? Uncle Master Mu? Where is he?" Jiuyou was surprised.

"Today, I saw someone leave our sect's special mark at the entrance of the inn. In this world, besides the three of us, only my uncle knows this mark. He asked me to meet him in the evening, heading due west."

"Master said that once we know the direction, we should use the marked teahouse as our starting point, and the first teahouse we meet at will be the meeting place."

“Going to try this mark tonight”

"it is good"