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

Cangyue Kingdom's Yunzhou City

Four days later, on June 28th, Ye Ling and Ying Ren arrived at Yunzhou City. The city was bustling with activity, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Ye Ling looked around curiously, and Ying Ren and he rode their horses, weaving through the crowds.

Shadow Blade said as he walked: "Miss Ye, let's go directly to Anzhuang. The prince said..."

"Don't worry, let's find an inn to stay in..." Ye Ling stopped talking before she finished her words because she saw a familiar face appear in front of her.

Leng Ruxue's personal bodyguard Zhu Wei bowed and said, "Greetings, cousin."

"General Zhu? Why are you here?" Ye Ling was a little surprised.

"Duke Leng should not investigate our prince's fiefdom when he is on tour on behalf of God, right?" Ying Ren said.

"Captain Ying has misunderstood. The Duke is simply here in disguise to wait for my cousin," Zhu Wei said, looking at Ye Ling. "My cousin, the Duke knows you'll be going to Langya Pavilion after the competition, so he came all the way from your city. He wants to see you and is at Wangcai Inn."

"Of course I have to go see my grandfather in Yunzhou. Yingren, go and ask about the whereabouts of those two people first, and then come to Wangcai Inn to find me later." Ye Ling said without forgetting to give Yingren a look, indicating that he had a tail.

"No problem, see you at the inn," Ying Ren said and rode away on his horse. He had already noticed that someone had been staring at them as soon as they entered the city gate.

"Cousin, let's go!" Zhu Wei took the initiative to lead the horse. He now respected Ye Ling from the bottom of his heart. He was ranked sixth on the Langya List, a position that countless martial artists could only dream of, and yet his cousin went up there dripping wet.

As they walked, Ye Ling asked, "General Zhu, Grandfather has been running around so much. Is his health still able to handle it?"

"The Duke has been in high spirits since he went on tour on behalf of the Emperor. He doesn't seem to be idle at all in his mansion. He can't sit still. He says that he will no longer care about the affairs of state, but he still cares about the people in his heart and wants to do his part for the Cang Yue Kingdom," Zhu Wei explained.

Ye Ling agreed: "You say too much. He is a man who cares about his country and his people. Unlike me, I am so heartless."

"Miss, you can't say that about yourself. Everyone has their own aspirations. The Duke said you love freedom and are like a free-spirited bird, born with a restless heart."

Ye Ling smiled: "Grandfather really understands me!"

The two walked and talked, and soon they arrived at Wangcai Inn. Ye Ling looked up at the plaque and shook his head: "This inn must be doing bad business. Wangcai, it's a dog's name."

Zhu Wei had a question mark on his face: "What did Miss Cousin say?"

"It's nothing, let's go see grandpa quickly," Ye Ling said.

In the guest room on the second floor, Leng Ruxue saw Ye Ling, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and her eyes couldn't help but tear up: "Ling'er is here, come, come and sit here, let grandpa take a good look at you."

Ye Ling didn't hesitate and gave Leng Ruxue a big hug. "Grandfather, I miss you too. You've been traveling all over the world. Are you feeling well?"

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong." Leng Ruxue stared at Ye Ling intently: "Ling'er, you look more and more like your mother, you really are exactly the same!"

Ye Ling smiled slightly: "Grandfather has changed too, he looks younger than last year!"

"You're such a talker, you're getting older and getting worse every year."

"You are not old at all to me, Grandfather. Actually, you don't have to come all the way to see me. I wrote a letter and everything is fine."

"Grandfather is on his way, and some things are more appropriate to say when we meet. Child, you are twenty-one years old. It's time to find a home. You can't wander around all your life, right? Grandfather may pass away at any time, and what I am most worried about now is your lifelong affairs." Leng Ruxue said earnestly.

"Grandfather, I made it very clear in the letter that I already have a family and this will never change in my life. I only trust the person I like. Besides, I hate the capital, and I hate those children from aristocratic families even more." Ye Ling immediately stated his attitude and said it very firmly.

Leng Ruxue was helpless: "Child, do you know that the man you chose is of foreign blood?"

"I know, Master said so."

"Then you know that the Nine Clans of Da'an have not been defeated. In recent years, the Nine Clans have begun to show their strength. Many of Da'an's generals are from their clan. The current confidant of the Da'an monarch is the Nine Clans leader Jiu Zhongtian. If they find Jiu You one day and want to take him back, do you think you can keep him? Or will you return to Da'an with him?"

Ye Ling was no fool. He could tell there was something behind Leng Ruxue's words and immediately said, "Grandfather, please tell me, have you found out Jiuyou's identity?"

"I don't have an identity, but I found out that Jiu Zhongtian's youngest son was lost in war many years ago. Jiu Zhongtian has not given up looking for him all these years. Calculating the age, the child should be the same age as Jiu You."

"You suspect Jiuyou is Jiuzhongtian's youngest son? But wasn't the name Jiuyou just given by his father? Maybe his last name isn't Jiu."

"Child, your master didn't tell you about this. Jiuyou might have suffered a brain injury, or he might have been too young to remember anything before the age of six, so he was taken in by an old beggar. The beggar lied to him, saying that he had been begging for a living since he was a child, and later he was murdered. Your father saw that he had a unique bone structure and was a good material for martial arts, so he rescued him and made him a personal soldier of the Ye family. At that time, he only had a broken and worthless jade pendant on him. There was half a pattern on the back of the jade pendant, and only a word "Jiu" on the front. As for the word "You", it was indeed given by your father. "You" means dark, quiet and hidden. At that time, the Jiu family was in chaos and the family was broken up, so your father hoped that he would hide forever," Leng Ruxue explained patiently.

"That doesn't mean he's from the Da'an Nine Clan, right?"

"Then tell me, is he a great villain?"

Ye Ling paused briefly. "He... does not look like a Cang Yue person, but we are Jianghu people. There is no rule that prohibits men and women from the two countries from marrying each other, right? Besides, I still don't think his last name is Jiu. Maybe I'm too young to remember it correctly. He picked up that jade token. After all, he was only five or six when it was found by a beggar!"

"From what you said, you are holding on to it?"

"No, he's mine." Ye Ling shook his head with a firm attitude.

"You..." Leng Ruxue hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, "Tell Grandfather the truth. Has that little bastard already overstepped his bounds towards you? Yan'er wrote to me, saying you were living and eating together?"

Ye Ling was somewhat embarrassed. After all, it was her elders who asked her, and she felt inexplicably guilty, but she still nodded slightly as an admission.

Leng Ruxue was very angry: "You... Ling'er, your grandfather has to say a few words to you about this matter. You are too reckless. An unmarried woman...living with a man..."

"Grandfather" Ye Ling interrupted Leng Ruxue: "I said, he is mine, we are each other's future. As for whether we get married or not, it's just a ceremony. Maybe we can just close the door and get married."

"Nonsense!" Leng Ruxue firmly objected: "You are Ye Tingzhan's only daughter, how can you marry someone without saying anything? Even if Jiuyou wants to marry you, he has to..."

"Grandfather, please don't worry about this matter. I have my own plans. For now, reaching the top of the martial arts world is my goal. As for how to get married, I haven't thought about it. I'm not an ordinary woman. I have my own big things to do."

"But...but you live with him now, child. What if you get pregnant? If Jiuyou really loves you, he will definitely not let you live with him before you get married."

"I forced him to do this, it's none of his business." Ye Ling took responsibility for his mistakes like a real man: "Grandfather, we finally get to meet each other, let's not discuss this matter, okay?"

"Alas~" Leng Ruxue sighed: "I won't listen to you!"

"Grandfather, I don't like being controlled by others. I want to make my own decisions on all matters, including my lifelong affairs. I am also sure that even if Jiuyou is the youngest son of some Jiu Zhongtian and they find him, Jiuyou will never leave me. In this life, wherever I am, he will be there," Ye Ling said with certainty.

"I hope it's as you wish." Leng Ruxue knew that it was useless to say more, because her granddaughter was moved. Once people are moved, it is a knot that cannot be untied.

The two chatted a lot more, and in the afternoon Leng Ruxue set off to leave Yunzhou. After all, he had official business to attend to and could not stay for long. Seeing Ye Ling made him feel at ease.

After sending Leng Ruxue off, Ye Ling returned to Wangcai Inn. As soon as he entered the room, Jiuyou came out of the space and hugged Ye Ling without saying a word.

Ye Ling patted Jiu's back gently: "What's wrong? I didn't say anything bad about you today!"

Jiuyou just didn't say anything and hugged Ye Ling tightly.

Ye Ling pulled them both into the living room, and Jiu You finally let go of her hand: "Senior Sister, don't worry, I will never leave you in this life. I don't care about Jiu Zhongtian's son, I only want you."

Ye Ling smiled sweetly: "I only want you too."

"You are an old couple, and you are always bothering each other. Can you two pay attention? There are two living people in the space," Mengmeng protested.

"You are not a human being," Ye Ling retorted.

"Hmph! No love anymore!" Meng Meng flew back to her hammock in anger.

Ye Ling looked at Jiu You intently for a long moment. "I've looked all over your body countless times, but I haven't noticed any tattoos or anything like that."

"What?" Jiuyou didn't react for a moment.

"Nothing, I was just wondering how a TV drama would play out with someone like you. Can I see your half of the jade pendant?"

"Of course, you sit down and drink the juice made by Mengmeng first, I'll go get the jade pendant." Jiuyou walked into his room and took out half of the jade pendant from the box on the bedside table. At this moment, he wanted to throw this thing away.

Ye Ling was drinking juice, and when he saw someone coming out, he quickly reached out and said, "Let me see it."

"It's a very ordinary jade pendant. The old beggar wanted to pawn it at the time, but the pawnshop disliked it as a broken piece of jade, so he kept it," Jiuyou explained.

"Master told me about your life experience before, but I didn't take it seriously. Now... do you think you are really the youngest son of Jiu Zhongtian?" Ye Ling was a little worried.

"No." Jiuyou took the jade pendant and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"I'll cook something for you." Ye Ling got up and went to the kitchen, and Jiu You followed in to help as usual.