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

Cangyue Country - Nanlai - Paradise

On the morning of March 25th, Ye Ling prepared to set off down the mountain. She wore a white gauze base with red stitching, tight sleeves and a cinched waist, a neat and tidy outfit that gave her the air of a chivalrous woman. Furthermore, the red rose shoulder straps extended vertically to her calves, lengthening her waistline and height.

Qian Qing pouted, unwilling to do anything, but she had no choice. Jiu You didn't care and had already started turning the soil.

Ye Ling went out and looked at the two fenced gardens, then glanced at the one-meter-wide path under his feet: "You two should find some stones and pave this path, just like the one Master paved the yard. This way, we won't have to worry about mud when it rains."

"Yes, miss, don't worry. Jiuyou will turn the soil, and I will take the basket to the river to pick up stones. There are some loose stones in the yard. I will fill them up first and then bring them to Xiaolu," Qianqing said.

"Okay, I'm leaving. I've brought out a lot of rice, flour and meat for you. Qianqing, remember to cook every day and don't go hungry."

"Don't worry, miss!"

Only then did Ye Ling feel at ease as he walked down the mountain. He passed the Stonehenge, walked through the fake trees, and went all the way down. Finally, he arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain, asked the farmers for his horse, and then left.

Just after noon, Ye Ling led his horse into the city. Nanlai City was more lively than the previous few days. It seemed that it was because Nangong Chen was coming, so they were just putting on a show.

It's none of my business, so I'll just ignore it. Ye Ling didn't bother to pay attention to anything else. He asked someone where the Langya Bang branch was and headed straight for it.

On the other side, the boss of Tianlaike hurried into Xue Jingchuan's room: "Master Xue, there's news from the city gate. It seems that... Miss Ye has entered the city alone, without any guards or maids."

"How do the people at the city gate know it's Ye Ling?" Xue Jingchuan asked.

"So far, no woman in the world has dared to ride into the city openly. Isn't it Miss Ye who is the only one?"

Xue Jingchuan nodded: "That makes sense. Where are the people?"

"I'm not sure. She seemed to sense someone was following her, so our people had to stay away and then lost her."

"Alright! I'm going to go out for a walk. You guys keep busy. As for those women who were violated by the flower thief and are still missing, quickly have the new governor find them and protect them. Why did someone still go missing last night?"

"This... Young Master Xue, you know that a woman's reputation is extremely important. Therefore, many families are reluctant to disclose that their daughters have been defiled, and naturally they cannot immediately protect them. The new governor, Lord Zhao Hongan, is also helpless."

"Alas~" Xue Jingchuan sighed helplessly, "Your Highness has been on his way, distributing seeds, food, and silver along the way. He's almost reached the main city of Nanlai, but he didn't catch the flower thief, and now there's a missing woman case. Misfortunes never come alone!"

"Young Master Xue, there have been rumors in Nanlai City lately, saying that there will be a great flood for three years, and that it's related to a woman who was executed last year. I know about that woman. She colluded with an adulterer and killed her parents-in-law and husband, but she kept crying out for injustice before her death, saying that after her death, there will be a great flood in Nanlai for three years, and no crops will be harvested."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Last year, there was a lot of commotion, but she was a woman after all, and no one cared about her life or death. But there was indeed a major flood in Nanlai last year."

"What about the adulterer?"

"The adulterer was reportedly killed on the spot by the police."

"Interesting, you go ahead, I'll go out for a walk"

"Yes"

Ye Ling had already wandered to the gate of the Langya Bang branch, but she didn't rush in. She tied up her horse and had a late lunch at a bun stall not far away.

"Girl, you are not a local, right?" the owner of the bun stall asked with a smile.

Ye Ling nodded: "Yes, from Chuanzhou."

"I see, girl... you came here on horseback?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Haha... No, no, it's just strange. I have never seen a woman riding a horse. A woman like you who is dressed appropriately but not wearing a veil is even stranger," the stall owner laughed.

"Why can't women ride horses? Why do they have to wear veils when going out? Men are so proud of themselves, but it's because women gave birth to them. If you men have the ability, can't you just give birth to children by yourselves without relying on women? Just like you, as a man, you naturally look down on women, but so what? I have money and I can spend it as I please, but you still have to bow and scrape to serve me?" After Ye Ling finished speaking, he stood up, put down a few coins, and walked towards the Langya Pavilion branch.

The vendor was stunned and couldn't react for a long time. "Where did this little girl come from? It seems that the people in Chuanzhou are really immoral! She even went to Langya Pavilion and asked for death."

As soon as Ye Ling arrived at the gate of the Langya Pavilion branch, she was stopped by four servants. One of them asked, "What are you doing here, woman?"

Ye Ling had taken out the Yin-Yang Blade early in the morning and now held it in his arms. He simply said, "It's listed."

The four servants took a quick look, then burst into laughter with a look of disdain. The one who had just spoken continued, "Hanging a sign? Do you know where this is? You hang a sign? Haha..."

Ye Ling laughed instead of getting angry: "Does the sign at Langya Pavilion depend on the gender? Or is it that all the men in the world are afraid of women who are skilled in martial arts, so they don't dare to challenge them?"

The four of them put away their smiles, and another person spoke up, "You can come in and hang up your name, but you have to get past the four of us first."

"If a man comes, does he have to go through this level as well?"

"Of course not."

Ye Ling nodded: "Great, then come along. I'm very busy today and don't have time to stay here with trash."

When the four heard this, they were not happy and immediately started cursing, "You are a woman who doesn't know what's good for her." Then they really came up together.

Ye Ling stood there, not moving at all. With a spinning kick, the four of them fell to the ground together.

"Too weak." Ye Ling shook his head, then stepped over one of them and walked straight towards the door.

"Master, Master," Meng Meng's voice came, "There are no masters here at all. You came here for nothing today. At most, you can hang a sign."

"What else? These rookies look down on me." Ye Ling was very angry.

Entering the gate, a teenage boy came forward. He was not arrogant, but bowed and said, "Lady, please come this way."

"Thank you." Ye Ling also bowed in return.

Following the boy, they soon arrived at a pavilion with a large wooden pillar in the middle and water all around. A man in his fifties was looking down at Ye Ling from the second floor.

The boy said, "This is where you can hang a challenge sign or be challenged. If you want to hang it here, you must fight with Master Mu and defeat him before you can hang it."

"Thank you for showing me the way," Ye Ling said politely.

At this moment, Mu Xia on the second floor spoke up: "The four guys outside don't know the rules. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Ye Ling looked up. She had known for a long time that someone had been watching her since she entered the Langya Pavilion branch.

The boy introduced: "Lady, this is the head of our branch hall, Head Master Mu Xiamu."

Ye Ling bowed and said, "Greetings, Hall Master Mu."

Mu Xia flew downstairs and bowed, "What's your name, lady?"

Night Cool

Mu Xia just nodded slightly: "Ye Tingzhan's daughter Ye Ling?"

"right"

Mucha was very kind: "Mrs. Night, are you sure you want to put up the sign? Why?"

"Because I want to be in the top ten of the strongest fighters on the Nirvana in Fire"

Mu Xia nodded again: "General Ye's daughter, that's reasonable. However, I won't let you off just because of your father. After all, once you're listed, you have to accept challenges. Only when your reputation spreads will you have the opportunity to challenge the top ten masters and get on the Langya List."

"Thank you, Master Mu, for your advice."

"You won't suffer any loss by calling me uncle," said Mu Xia.

"Ah?" Ye Ling was helpless. It seemed that Ye Tingzhan really had a wide circle of friends. Why did it feel like he knew everyone everywhere? After a slight hesitation, she bowed and said, "Greetings, Uncle Mu."

"Come on, start first. Let me see if I can beat Ye Tingzhan's daughter." Mu Xia took the spear the boy gave him.

"Master, we have measured it and he can't beat you," Mengmeng said.

Ye Ling did not respond, but slowly drew out his two swords and assumed a fighting stance.

Mucha was obviously surprised, but didn't say anything. As more and more people gathered, the two began to fight. At the beginning, Ye Ling deliberately gave in to Mucha, fearing that he would lose too embarrassingly.

After dozens of moves, Ye Ling began to attack and instantly gained the upper hand.

The onlookers were shocked and began to whisper:

"How come this woman is so amazing? I thought she was just an embroiderer."

"You have a pig brain, if you are not brave enough, how dare you come and hang a sign?"

"But she is a woman!"

"Our Langya List has always been open to the public. Anyone who is capable can be on it, regardless of gender."

"I still think it's inappropriate. It's fine for this woman to practice martial arts, but she's so blatantly hanging a sign to challenge men. It's not a good look!"

"Not good-looking? I think it's pretty good-looking."

"Stop drooling. No matter how beautiful it is, it's not something you should look at. Didn't you hear what Hall Master Mu said? She is Ye Tingzhan's daughter. Don't you want to live anymore?"

"It's said that a tiger father will have a dog son, and this tiger father will also have a dog daughter!"

"This sword technique doesn't seem to be Ye Tingzhan's. It's very unfamiliar."

Amidst the discussions of the crowd, the battle between Ye Ling and Mucha came to an end.

Ye Ling won perfectly and bowed: "Uncle Mu, I'm sorry."

"The disciple is better than the master! I am very happy to lose. Who do you plan to challenge?"

"I want to hang two signs, one to challenge She Zhao, and the other to be hung for the challenged. Every fifteen days, I will accept the challenge here, but I will only accept one person," said Ye Ling.

"Okay, Erke, follow Ye Ling's requirements, hang up the sign and set the rules," said Mu Xia.

The steward Erke bowed and said, "Yes, I'll do it right away."

"Follow me," Mu Xia said and went straight up to the second floor.

Ye Ling was also a little dazed. She wanted to leave directly and then go find Xue Jingchuan and wait for Nangong Chen to arrive. She didn't want to spend too much time with this stranger.

"Miss Ye, please" the boy's address suddenly changed.

Ye Ling looked at Mucha who had disappeared and asked, "Brother, is this also according to the rules for listing?"

"No"

"Then I won't go. Please tell Master Mu that I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first." Ye Ling said and turned to leave.

"You..." The boy looked at Ye Ling's receding figure helplessly, and then muttered: "You even rejected Master's invitation. Humph! You don't know etiquette."