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

Cangyue Kingdom Langya Pavilion

Two days later, on August 24, the weather was clear and the sun was still scorching hot.

Ye Ling settled Su Su and her son down for breakfast, leaving them in the care of Qiu Ju and Guo Er. She took Chen Fei's clothes and returned them to the owner. She came to the soft bridge and asked the guards, "Have you seen Miss Meng?"

"He left early in the morning and went to Renzi Hall," a guard replied.

Ye Ling said nothing more and went to the Catholic Church alone. Meng Meng said, "Master, Miss Meng doesn't need you as a matchmaker anymore."

Ye Ling smiled and replied in her heart: "A master can only lead you to the door, but cultivation depends on one's own efforts." By the way, why has Jiuyou been missing for the past two days? Where has he been?

Meng Meng was helpless: "You finally remembered Jiuyou."

Ye Ling disagreed: I want to do great things, how can I think about men every day? Men will only affect my sword-drawing speed. I won’t talk to you anymore, go and have fun!

"A-choo~" Jiuyou, who was practicing martial arts in the west courtyard of Xianren Peak, sneezed.

"Junior Sister Ye is talking about you?" Xuanyuan, who was reading a book on the side, said.

"Senior sister has been focusing on my sister-in-law and the children lately, so why would she still be thinking about me?" Jiuyou sat down opposite Xuanyuan angrily.

"It will be fine once Madam is out of confinement." Xuanyuan's eyes were still on the book: "Ninth Junior Brother, Senior Feng's travelogue is so interesting. It contains all the famous places and historical sites in the world! He even made annotations."

"I've seen it a long time ago. Why have you been here these days?" Jiuyou was curious.

"Of course it's boring! We're training with several thousand envoys, so when we're not on a mission, we have nothing to do. And my status doesn't allow me to run around the pavilion every day, so your place is the best place. We can chat and practice martial arts. You won't be bored, and I have something to do, so why not? Anyway, my junior sister doesn't stay here at night, so it's convenient for me to sleep in the side room."

Jiuyou sighed deeply while lying on the recliner, "We're both wanderers in this world, but you're better than me. My senior sister doesn't love me anymore, what should I do?"

"Junior Sister Ye is not an ordinary woman, so I... it's really hard to say!"

Jiuyou closed his eyes. "Brother said that there's still no response from Da'e. Lord Zhao is almost leaving. I'm feeling really irritated. I really want to resolve this matter once and for all."

"Didn't you say you'd never admit it? They have no evidence anyway. Just based on your resemblance, they're making a conclusion. That's ridiculous, isn't it?"

"That's right, hey, Xuanyuan," Jiuyou sat up. "Do you think their lack of reaction means they don't really care about their lost son? If they don't care, then I don't have to worry about this or that. That's great!"

"That may not be the case. The Jiu clan is actually very powerful. Sometimes if they want to hide their whereabouts, it is not easy for us to find them. After all, we can arrange people to go into other places to run secret operations, but the Jiu clan, from servants to masters, are all from the clan. Their appearance is easy to mistake for others, so we can't arrange them to go in at all. Therefore, Langya Pavilion also relies on the branch of Dayu to gather information. You'd better not take it lightly and make preparations in advance," Xuanyuan said.

Jiuyou lay down again, his whole body weak and powerless: "If I stick my head out, I'll get a knife. If I hide my head, I'll get a knife too. Please come to me quickly. This is too uncomfortable."

On the other side, in the small living room of Tianzi Hall, Yu Yan and Ke Dan came to chat with Ji Ruochen.

Ji Ruochen ordered tea to be served and warmly welcomed them: "You two have rested for two days. Have you recovered from your fatigue?"

"Come back, Ji Sishi. You are the only one I know in the entire Langya Pavilion. We have met before, so come and sit for a while," Ke Dan said with a smile.

"This can be considered as fate. We just met by chance at first, but I never thought that two years later, we could meet again and sit down to drink tea and chat," said Ji Ruochen.

"That's not true. Grandfather once said that in Langya Pavilion, you can't feel the flow of time because the pace of life here is too slow. It's like... you're oblivious to the world outside, focused solely on reading the sage's books. Even though I've only been here for two days, I've already felt it."

"Master Ke is right. We at Langya Pavilion are not like the government or other gangs. We never meddle in the affairs of the outside world. Of course, if no one offends me, I will not offend them. If anyone offends me, I will punish them, no matter how far away they are."

"That's right. If we have time that day, I hope that Si Shi Ji can call the other two Si Shi. Of course, it would be best if we can also call Miss Ye and her junior brother. We can get together, have a drink, and talk about interesting things in the martial arts world," Ke Dan said with a smile.

"There will be no problem with Yue Sishi and Junior Sister. They will come as soon as they are called, because they are both drunkards and love to be in a commotion. But as for Senior Brother Zhuo and Junior Brother Nine, it depends on whether they are willing. These two are well-known homebodies and don't like to communicate with others. But I will try my best to call them both," said Ji Ruochen.

"I also like the hustle and bustle. My cousin doesn't like to communicate with others, so I dragged him out." Ke Dan looked at Yu Yan who had been silent.

"I've been to Chixing Island twice, and I haven't seen Master Yu, but I have seen Yu Cheng."

"Cousin Yucheng is also a lively person, just like me."

As they were talking, Ji Ruochen's personal guard, Xi Yuan, came in with snacks and fruits, placed them in front of the two guests, and then whispered, "Servant, do you have anything else to do?"

"What are you going to do now?" Ji Ruochen asked.

Yuan smiled and said, "No, no, it's just that Miss Ye is here, and she seems to be bringing clothes to Chen Qianshi."

"Does it have anything to do with you?" Ji Ruochen said as he picked up the tea bowl.

Xuanyuan stood there obediently and didn't dare to leave.

Ke Dan glanced at Yu Yan and said, "Secretary Ji, why don't you let Lady Ye come in and sit for a while? My cousin and I would like to have a glimpse of the elegance of the female masters on the Langya List."

"Well...Xing Yuan, go tell Junior Sister Ye and tell her clearly who is here. See if she wants to come in. Don't force her," said Ji Ruochen.

"Yes." Yuan bowed and left.

"It is rumored outside that Miss Ye is the junior sister of Langya Pavilion. It seems to be true," Yu Yan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

"Cousin, Ji Sishi keeps calling me junior sister, so it must be true." Ke Dan was a little excited and wanted to see Ye Ling very much.

Ji Ruochen smiled slightly: "There are some true and some false rumors in the outside world, but this one is indeed true. Although Junior Sister is a master of the Langya List, she is only in her early twenties after all. Apart from killing people, cursing people and getting into trouble, her other personalities are immature and she likes to play."

Ke Dan smiled: "Killing people, cursing people and getting into trouble, it's interesting. Although I'm not as good as Night Lady in killing people, but when it comes to cursing and getting into trouble, maybe we can team up."

"Apart from causing trouble, you really have no other ability," Yu Yan said suddenly.

"Cousin, there are outsiders here, so please stop nagging me. Didn't I get into no trouble this time when we went out?" Ke Dan said.

On the other side, in the Catholic church room, Ye Ling returned Chen Fei's clothes: "Chen Qianshi, I washed them clean for you. If you don't like them, I can..."

"I don't mind." Fade Chen quickly interrupted Ye Ling and took the clothes: "I don't mind at all."

Du Jiang said from the side: "Miss Ye, what did you use to wash? It smells so good!"

"This... is just some soapberry powder," Ye Ling replied perfunctorily. She couldn't say that it was the laundry detergent developed by Meng Meng.

"This smell is exactly the same as the one on Jiuyou's body, which means it was washed with soap bean powder," said Chen Fei.

As he was speaking, Xi Yuan walked in. "Miss Ye, the two gentlemen, Yu Yan and Ke Dan, from Chixing Island, are in the small living room looking for our envoy for tea. They want to see you. Would you like to meet them? The envoy said they won't force you."

"No, one is disfigured, the other is too young. I don't like them and I don't like them. I won't see them." Ye Ling refused bluntly.

"Okay, I'll go and answer that." Yuan had no choice but to leave, returning all the way to the small living room. He said stubbornly, "Servant, Miss Ye is not coming."

"Why? Is it because we don't have enough face?" Ke Dan was anxious.

"This... Ye Ling's original words were... I can't see..."

"Ahem..." Ji Ruochen interrupted immediately after hearing something was amiss. "Yuan Yuan, go and get busy. You don't need to wait on me here. My two lords, my junior sister has a very unpredictable personality. I guess someone has upset her again these past couple of days, so she doesn't want to see strangers."

Ke Dan looked disappointed: "Okay, then I won't see you."

The three of them continued to chat idly.

In the dormitory, Ye Ling sat in the courtyard, listening to Chen Fei and others telling her about the Red Star Island:

Fade Chen spoke first, "Miss Ye, you don't know that Ke Dan was raised at his maternal grandparents' home since he was a child. Because his mother died in childbirth, his father committed suicide that same night. This touching love story caused a sensation in the martial arts world at the time, so Old Master Yu brought his grandson home to take care of him. Of course, this is only one version of the story."

Ye Ling: "Are there other versions?"

"Of course," Du Jiang continued, "some say that Kedan's mother died in childbirth because his father gave birth prematurely due to anger over his concubine. So after his mother died, Yu Zun killed his father and made him accompany his daughter to apologize. Of course, this is not the final version."

"I'll do it, I'll do it," Xi Yuan trotted in. "Miss Ye, let me tell you another version. It's said that Yu Zun's daughter did die in childbirth, but the child she gave birth to was premature and didn't survive, and her son-in-law also committed suicide for love. And this Ke Dan is actually the son of the woman Yu Zun had with during his early years while traveling around the world. In other words, he's actually her grandson."

Ye Ling nodded, not quite understanding. "The Ke family's world is truly chaotic! And what about Yu Yan? How did he get disfigured?"

"This matter..." Fade Chen looked at everyone and they all shook their heads. "Miss Ye, I haven't heard of this matter, but this Yu Yan rarely shows up in front of outsiders. Many people just know that he is the eldest grandson of the Yu family. It is said that he is good-looking, but it is a pity that he was disfigured."

"The disfigurement of the eldest grandson of the Red Star Island is such a big deal, but the world doesn't know about it? Even a difficult childbirth can have countless versions of the story, so this is almost the same as a difficult childbirth, right? Do you really know nothing about it?" Ye Ling asked.

Several people present shook their heads. Du Jiang spoke up, "Fade Chen and I almost never leave Langya Pavilion. He's in charge of guarding the gate and entertaining guests. I'm in charge of security inside the pavilion, and Brother Qian Cen is in charge of staff deployment and training. Why don't you ask the people at Dizi Hall? They're responsible for gathering information from all sources, and they might know a little bit."

"Forget it, I don't really need to know. However, Ke Dan's life is quite exciting. So..." Ye Ling showed a very obscene smile: "I'll go meet them."

"Ah?" Several people present were surprised.