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

Cangyue Country - Nanlai - Restaurant

Leng Yan didn't listen to Ye Ling at all and continued to stop him: "You must explain clearly today, what is your relationship with this Xue Jingchuan? Mr. Xue, if you are really interested in my younger sister, you can come and propose marriage. Your Xue family is not a small family. I think my grandfather will agree."

"We are really just friends." Xue Jingchuan was speechless at this cold remark.

"Friend? Your friend Ling'er would rather go with you than pay attention to me, her cousin. Ling'er, how come you are so ignorant? So disobedient?" Leng Yan didn't believe it.

"Some words cannot be empathized with, and some people cannot be on the same wavelength. Cousin, you never feel the same way, and you only give orders. You always say that I am rude. Indeed, no one taught me, that's it, but what about you? Leng Qingqing yelled at me to get out, saying that I was eating and living for free, and that it was none of her business whether my father lived or died. You call this being inconsiderate? She is the same age as me, why can she say whatever she wants, and I have to listen to you?" Ye Ling questioned.

"We are talking about the present matter. Why are you mentioning Qingqing?"

Xue Jingchuan suddenly became inexplicably angry, and without waiting for Leng Yan's reaction, he pulled Ye Ling and flew out of the window. The two of them quickly disappeared on the roof.

Leng Yan was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "Xue Jingchuan, you wait for me, lure Ling'er, come and find her, even if you have to search all over Nanlai City, you have to find my cousin for me."

"Yes," his guard responded quickly.

Ye Ling had already landed on the ground. Xue Jingchuan felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself just now."

"Thank you. Actually, there is no point in talking any further. I always feel that he won't listen to me. If it weren't for grandpa, I would have slapped him to death." Ye Ling had a headache.

"Haha... Don't take it too seriously. Just be yourself. By the way, are you really planning on coming to see me?"

"What else can I do? You're my only friend in Nanlai. If not you, who else can I look for? Besides, you're the only one who can stay at my hotel for free!"

"So this is the real purpose!" Xue Jingchuan was very happy.

"By the way, when will King Beichen arrive?"

"It's coming soon, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Do you have something to ask him?"

"little things"

"Oh no, something happened!" The crowd on the street suddenly became chaotic and ran in one direction at the same time.

Ye Ling was nearly hit, and Xue Jingchuan subconsciously pulled her close to him to protect her: "What's going on again?"

"Let's not go and watch, shall we? I don't like to join in the fun. Curiosity kills the cat!" Ye Ling said.

Xue Jingchuan smiled gently: "Okay, let's not be rude. Let's go back and treat you to a good meal and a drink. It's none of our business."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they returned to Tianlaike. The shopkeeper seemed to have been waiting for a long time: "Mr. Xue, you are finally back!"

"What happened?" Xue Jingchuan asked.

"Another woman has gone missing, this time in broad daylight. This murderer is too rampant," the shopkeeper was very angry.

"Another woman is missing?" Ye Ling asked.

"This..." The shopkeeper looked at Ye Ling and asked Xue Jingchuan with his eyes.

"It's okay, go ahead! She's a friend of mine and King Beichen's, one of us," Xue Jingchuan said, motioning Ye Ling to sit down. "In the past five or six days, women have disappeared in Nanlai for no apparent reason. Including the one today, there are now six."

"So many, and I've only been away for a few days? Don't the governor and officials care?"

"We checked, but there are no clues. The only thing these women have in common is that they were raped by the previous flower thief," Xue Jingchuan explained.

"A flower thief? Haven't caught him yet? You're no good as a bounty hunter!"

"I swear to God, he hasn't committed any crimes since I came here."

"Don't make excuses for yourself," Ye Ling thought for a moment and continued, "It seems that either someone wants to trip up King Beichen, or... there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The flower thief has turned into a robber, and he's still robbing people."

"Flower thief? Ye Ling, are you saying this is the same person?"

"I didn't say that. It seems...hiss, no, there's something we can't delay." Ye Ling pulled Xue Jingchuan upstairs and went into the room and whispered, "Do you think King Beichen's secret estate is reliable?"

"Don't worry, it's absolutely fine. Is there something wrong with you?"

"No," Ye Ling shook his head. "How about we go and welcome King Beichen?"

Xue Jingchuan felt that something was wrong with Ye Ling, and it was not a small matter. This girl didn’t trust him very much!

"Speak!" Ye Ling urged.

"Okay, let's set off tomorrow to meet him," Xue Jingchuan agreed readily.

The two hit it off immediately. As night fell, Ye Ling entered the space and sorted out her belongings, classifying them one by one. She had only finished half of it so far.

"Master" Meng Meng flew around: "Why do you believe Xue Jingchuan and not Leng Yan?"

"Who said I trust Xue Jingchuan? I don't trust anyone, it's just that Xue Jingchuan makes me feel more comfortable. Leng Yan is too selfish and self-righteous. He says he's doing this for my own good, but in fact, he still looks down on women. As for Xue Jingchuan, I can't see through him, but it doesn't matter. We won't be together for a long time anyway."

"Okay! Although Mengmeng still doesn't quite understand, she supports the master. However, master, Leng Yan probably won't give up. He is determined to take you back."

"Who does he think he is? If he really cared about me so much, why would he have ignored me since I was a child? What was he doing before? Now they come out one after another, pretending to be so..."

"Master is right"

Ye Ling stopped organizing and thought for a long time: "Mengmeng, speaking of Mucha, this person makes me feel very strange, but I don't know why."

"Mu Xia, is that the Mu Hall Master? Meng Meng thinks he's a good guy, a real hero, but anyone who can become the Hall Master of Langya Pavilion must have his own strengths!"

"Forget it," Ye Ling put down the things in his hands and said, "I can't sleep now. Let's go out quietly and find out about Mu Xia. I always feel that he is not simple."

"Listen to the Master"

Ye Ling left the space, but instead of going through the main door, he went out from the back window on the second floor. He strolled along the bustling streets and unknowingly arrived at the Guiren Pavilion.

Inside the Guiren Pavilion, there was still singing and dancing going on. Ye Ling walked around aimlessly, looking around.

"Little girl?" Chan Juan called out to Ye Ling, "Why are you here alone today?"

Ye Ling glanced around and then whispered, "Sister, how much is it for one hour? Can I buy it?"

Chan Juan covered her face and smiled: "Sister, I am cheap, not expensive, come with me."

Ye Ling followed Chan Juan up to the second floor and entered a small room. She looked around carefully and asked, "Is this your boudoir, sister?"

"Yes, you are the first guest to enter my boudoir! Come, sit down and have some tea." Chan Juan is very gentle and generous.

“Thank you, sister. I’m honored.”

Chan Juan smiled and sat down: "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about? Do you want to ask Xue Jingchuan?"

"That's not the case," Ye Ling shook her head. "Sister, do you know the head of Langya Pavilion in this city, Mu Xia?"

"Muxia? It seems that the hall master has been changed. I really don't know his name. This hall master took office in November last year. The previous hall master passed away due to illness. The new one is very low-key. It is said that he never goes out and few people have seen him," said Chan Juan.

"Newly replaced," Ye Ling thought.

Chan Juan glanced at the silent person and asked again, "How are things going between you and Blood Prince?"

"That's it! We're friends, he's usually busy, so I'll just wander around on my own."

"He's busy?" Chan Juan didn't believe it. "He's busy deceiving women, playboy. You're young, go home early!"

Ye Ling lowered her head in a feigned look of loss. "I have no home. My parents are all dead. Blood Prince said that as long as I followed him obediently, he would support me, but...but he's been very busy lately. I haven't seen him for several days, so I wanted to try my luck out here."

"What? I was wondering why you followed him so obediently. It turns out that you have no one to support you at home! Alas, sister, you have such a hard life!" Chanjuan felt very sympathetic.

"Ah! Sister is here!" A girl came in and glanced at Ye Ling: "This sister looks so familiar!"

"This is the one Xue Jingchuan brought last time. Sister, this is my good sister Fei'er." After Chan Juan introduced her, she immediately added fuel to the fire and described Ye Ling as weak and pitiful.

Ye Ling's eyes welled up with tears: "Girls have been disappearing in the city every day recently. I'm scared, so I want to go out and look for him."

"Don't be afraid, this damn evildoer is kidnapping girls everywhere and making people panic," Fei'er cursed.

"That's right. The women in the museum don't dare to go out," said Chan Juan.

Fei'er suddenly had a mysterious expression and lowered her voice: "I heard something. It is said that the woman's disappearance is related to a woman who was beheaded last year."

"Eh~" Ye Ling pretended to be scared and leaned closer to Chan Juan: "Ghost... ghost story?"

"It's okay, it's okay, you say." Chanjuan was also very gossipy.

Fei'er began to narrate, "I heard that the woman was wrongly accused of death. The government accused her of colluding with an adulterer to kill her husband and parents-in-law, but she refused to admit it. The government tortured her into confessing. When she died, she cursed Nanlai for a three-year flood, saying she would not harvest any crops, and that she would definitely come back for revenge."

"But...Sister Fei'er, this has nothing to do with the woman's disappearance, right? Even if she died unjustly, it wasn't these women who killed her, right?" Ye Ling said.

Chan Juan nodded: "Yes, sister is right."

"Listen to me, it's said that the missing women were all raped by the flower thief a few days ago, and they seem to be the wives and daughters of those who participated in the interrogation, conviction, and testimony at the time. The one we saw at noon today was the daughter of a witness."

“That makes sense.”

"Sisters, if that's the case, then we don't have to be afraid. After all, I was not involved in her unjust case!" Ye Ling said.

“It should be fine.”

"No! Sister Chanjuan, you can't say that. It makes me scared again."

"Hehe..." Chan Juan laughed: "Okay, okay, I won't scare you. Don't listen to Fei'er's nonsense. There are no ghosts in this world."

Fei'er also laughed: "Yes! If there really were ghosts, the bad guys wouldn't be able to get away with it, and the good guys wouldn't have to linger on."

"Why are you saying all this for no reason, sister? Go back quickly while there are so many people on the street!" Chan Juan said.

"All right"