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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Nangong Xuan - Shaoyang Mountain

The night of March 23rd was particularly dark, but the paradise on Shaoyang Mountain was brightly lit.

There were two large lanterns at the door, a dozen small lanterns in the courtyard for lighting, and a few candles flickering in the room where the three people lived.

"Miss, it's time to rest," Qian Qing said as she made the bed.

"Okay, go down and have a rest! You're all tired today." Ye Ling went to bed in her pajamas. The moment she lay down, she felt so comfortable.

"Miss, I will put out a few candles for you, and then I will take my leave." Qian Qing said as she put out the candles and went out to close the door.

As soon as Ye Ling closed her eyes, Meng Meng spoke: "Master, Master, do you really plan to live here forever?"

"Whether or not I'll live here forever, at least I have my own home. Let's settle down first and have a good rest for a few days."

"You're not going to leave here forever?"

"Mengmeng, in the 21st century, I have always had a dream. I want to find a place isolated from the world, build a thatched hut, grow some vegetables and fruits, and raise a few chickens and rabbits. I don't have to go to work, deal with people, or struggle for money."

"Isn't the master talking about the present day?"

"Yes, so I really plan not to go out again. Lu Xun can't find it here even if he wants to."

"Then you won't save King Beichen?"

"Help, I also want to go to Nanlai City to buy some things, and by the way, tell Nangong Chen about Yutong. This story line must be changed, otherwise there will definitely be problems in the future. Then I will come back here to live. In addition, I thought of a way to make money."

"A way to make money? What?"

"kill"

"Murder? Master wants to be a bounty hunter? Help the government catch the murderer?"

"Being a bounty hunter is so boring. All I have to do is kill people. I kill them for money. I set a certain range and price for the killing."

"That won't do, master. If you want to be qualified to determine the scope and price of killing, you have to be in the top ten killers on the Langya List," said Mengmeng.

"The Killer Ranking? Is it different from the Martial Arts Ranking?"

"Of course there are. Martial artists are ranked based on their own fighting power, while killers are ranked based on their business experience and success rate. However, the Langya List generally does not clearly announce the killer list. After all, this is illegal," Mengmeng explained.

Ye Ling pondered for a moment, "It seems that if you want to make money, you either have to work as a laborer in obscurity and earn a pittance, or you can become a prominent figure and spend money lavishly! It turns out that in any era, you have to make a name for yourself, otherwise you'll still be broke."

"Master, the gold and silver in our space is enough to last a lifetime."

"That's true, but I can't just sit there and eat all my savings! What if one day I accidentally have a fight with some pretty boy and create a little bastard? I have to leave something for him, right?"

"Master said last night that he wanted to walk through a sea of ​​flowers without getting a single leaf on him, but today he accidentally shot something? Who do you want to get this little bastard from?" Mengmeng is very gossipy.

"I have no direction at the moment. I should first think about how to get on the Langya List. If I can get into the top ten of the martial arts ranking, why would I be worried about not getting orders?"

"Master, the top ten warriors on the Langya List are either great heroes, like your master, or generals from various imperial courts. In any case, they are all upright figures, renowned and respected by everyone. There has never been a woman on the list, let alone a killer."

"Tsk!" Ye Ling was unconvinced. "I'm a rebel by nature. I don't like being respected by others. I only love gold and silver. Besides, isn't it said that women are only meant to be wives and mothers? I'll show them that women can also defeat men."

"Master, there will definitely be many people talking about you."

"Who cares? We can just fight instead of arguing. Besides, anyone who talks about me behind my back is usually not as good as me, because people who are better than me don't have time to pay attention to me."

"Master, you've said too much. Mengmeng knows that if you want to get on the Langya List, you must first challenge a few people near the top ten. Only after successfully winning will you have the opportunity to challenge someone on the list. That way, you can push him down and get on yourself."

"Is that so? That's no problem. I'll just practice for a while and then I can challenge it."

"According to convention, Jiuyou must know the people who are not on the list. You can ask them tomorrow. However, once you beat the eleventh place, you have to start from the tenth place. But the tenth place is your second uncle Leng Aoyun!"

"Oh, right!" Ye Ling thought for a moment and said, "Who is the ninth one?"

"This servant doesn't know. You still have to ask Jiuyou. He knows. You can list the top ten masters and then make plans."

"Okay, good night then."

"Good night, Master"

The forest at night is so peaceful and beautiful. The trees beneath the starry sky act like watchmen, quietly guarding this mysterious courtyard. Several lanterns drift gently in the breeze, foreshadowing that this place will soon be filled with the scent of human life.

Meanwhile, far away in the capital, the Ye Mansion was in an uproar. Servants knelt in the courtyard, and Ye Tingxun sat on a throne, his face gloomy.

The housekeeper and his guards searched the mansion one by one, but returned empty-handed. "Master, no, I don't think the servants can get it. After all, it's in the warehouse! Think carefully about who else has entered the warehouse recently."

"Sir," Zhou Cunhao said, "I just remembered something. Ye Ling's property was kept in the warehouse. When I gave it to her, could it be possible that... she took it out by mistake?"

Ye Tingxun looked at the housekeeper: "You are responsible for collecting Ye Ling's property."

"Master, I have not gone in. I was just counting outside. Madam...she did not allow me to go in! She said she wanted to count it herself." The housekeeper quickly clarified the responsibility.

"Go and call the lady to the warehouse," Ye Tingxun said coldly as he stood up.

"Yes," the butler responded.

Ye Tingxun arrived at the warehouse first, and looking at the empty small compartment, he was so angry that he had a headache.

Lu Caiyun then walked in: "Master, today is Wenwen's return banquet, why don't you come over? What are you doing here? Is Ye Ling dead? We need to return all our family's belongings."

Ye Tingxun's face darkened to the extreme: "Where is the thing I put here? A black box."

Lu Caiyun smiled slightly: "I gave it to that little bitch Ye Ling. I saw it, it was a box of waste paper. She must have thought it was a real box of banknotes."

Ye Tingxun was furious and turned around to slap Lu Caiyun: "You ignorant bitch, you've cost me my life."

Lu Caiyun covered her face and looked at the man in front of her in horror: "Master, you hit me? For a pile of waste paper..."

"Bitch, do you know what that thing is? You gave it to Ye Ling. That day, I told the housekeeper to count it. Who told you to be so smart?"

"Master, I...I didn't know it was an important thing. Besides, why did you put such an important thing in the warehouse? You..."

"Shut up!" Ye Ting said sternly, "Just wait to be buried with me! Get out!"

Lu Caiyun was frightened and quickly ran away, covering her face.

Zhou Cunhao walked in and said, "Sir, I don't understand why you put such an important thing in the warehouse."

"Your Majesty and King Beichen are both suspicious of the death of my third brother. In the past few years, they have planted countless spies in the mansion to search for evidence. I didn't take these people seriously at all, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got the news from somewhere and knew that I kept those letters. He kept sending people into the mansion to search for them. I had no choice but to put the letters in the warehouse because no one would have thought that such confidential things would be kept in such a place," Ye Tingxun explained.

"So, the thing is now in Ye Ling's hands?"

"Ye Ling did not take a lot of valuables with him when he left the capital, and none of his belongings have been seen entering the Leng Mansion yet."

"The students searched that alley countless times, but there was no secret passage or door at all. Either the things really disappeared, or the people who were following them that day didn't keep an eye on them," said Zhou Cunhao.

"Search. Divide into two groups. One group will look for those things, and the other group will find Ye Ling and torture him severely. Make sure to find out the whereabouts of the things." After giving the order, Ye Tingxun quickly left the warehouse.

"I'll arrange it right away," Zhou Cunhao responded as he walked behind.

At this moment, in the backyard, Lu Caiyun was crying heartbrokenly: "We have been married for many years, and he hits me whenever he wants."

Ye Wen was also crying beside her: "Mother, Han Bing doesn't love my daughter at all. He has ignored my daughter since he got married. Today, when I returned home, everyone in the Han Mansion..."

"What's going on?" Ye Tingxun walked in with a dark face: "You shameless thing, if it weren't for me begging His Majesty, would the Han family have allowed you to be a concubine?"

"Father, but...Han Bing beat me and didn't even give me a return gift. He also said that your dowry looked like giving money to a beggar," Ye Wen cried.

"A concubine, how good is her dowry? She won't come back without a return gift."

"Why is my husband so cruel..."

"Shut up, I don't want to listen to you. It's shameful that you don't educate your own daughter well. From today on, the backyard will be taken care of by the housekeeper, and you stay in this yard." Ye Tingxun took the key to the warehouse in the mansion from the bedside table and left without looking back.

In the second half of the night, the Ye Mansion gradually became quiet. A black shadow flew out of the mansion, sometimes high and sometimes low, and finally landed at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. After taking out the badge, the guard let him in.

Soon, the light in Nangong Xuan's bedroom came on. He put on his coat and came to the study: "Why are you here so late at night? What happened?"

"Your Highness," the man in black said, bowing, but his face was still invisible. "Something happened. The thing you wanted was given to Ye Ling by the Lu family as waste paper to replace the banknotes."

"What did you say?" Nangong Xuan was shocked.

"This is absolutely true. Ye Taibao has already split his troops into two groups. One group will go to Ye Ling to find out the whereabouts of the things, while the other group will continue to search in the capital. After all, no one has seen the valuables enter the Leng Mansion," said the man in black.

"Ye Tingxun, that old beast, wants to keep my life at bay, but he's not optimistic about it. Once these letters are made public, I will be doomed."

"Your Highness, I think there are two possibilities. One, the item is truly lost. Two, Ye Taibao wants to see if you will kill him without the talisman."

Nangong Xuan thought for a moment and said, "You're right. This matter... you should start with Ye Ling and proceed in secret. In addition, you must confirm whether the item is really lost."

"Yes, Ye Ling is not difficult to find. She is just a weak woman. Maybe she will be back soon."

"Be careful, both sides have to take action. Don't come here again in the future, or Ye Tingxun will become suspicious."

"Yes, I obey your command. I will leave now."

After the man in black left, Nangong Xuan immediately ordered, "Zhan Ye, send someone to find Ye Ling first and bring her back secretly. If the thing is really lost, then she must have it. Even if she's not there, she knows where it is."

"Yes," Zhan Ye responded and left.