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

Cang Yue Kingdom——Nanlai Alley

Ye Ling brought the noodles to the door of the house where she asked for water yesterday and knocked on the door with her foot: "Uncle? Open the door."

The man quickly opened the door: "Who are you?"

"Uncle, I came to ask for water last night," Ye Ling said.

"Yes, yes, come in quickly." The man looked pale and haggard.

Ye Ling walked in and placed two bowls of noodles on the table in the courtyard: "Uncle, you haven't eaten yet, I'll treat you."

“This…how come…” Before the man could finish his words, the disheveled hostess began to eat voraciously.

"Uncle, you should eat too. The noodles won't taste good if they're cold."

The man sat down on the steps at the door with lifeless eyes. "Ever since the child's mother went crazy, I've been learning to cook. Even if I go hungry nine times out of three days, I have no mood to cook, let alone eat."

After the hostess finished the first bowl, she quickly ate the second bowl.

The man lowered his head helplessly: "Girl, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. She didn't eat all day yesterday and she is starving."

"Uncle, no matter what, you still have to live on!"

"Some things are hard to get over." The man wiped his tears and then said, "Girl, you've come here twice. Is there something wrong? If so, just ask. Now, we have nothing to hide."

"Uncle, my sister is also missing, so I came to visit the missing family to see if there are any clues. It's impossible to rely on the government. They are all a bunch of trash." Ye Ling lied without hesitation.

"I see. No wonder you came twice," the man said, convinced. "But we don't have any clues. We've told the authorities everything we can and can't say."

"Uncle, I have a question. Where is the family home of the dead woman across the street? Is there anyone here?"

"She fled here eight years ago, and no one knows where her family is."

"She fled alone?"

The man thought for a long time before speaking. "Eight years ago, there was a drought in the north, and many people fled. I remember Yuying fainted from hunger at the door across the street, and was rescued by Aunt Zhu and her husband. Later, Yuying wanted to repay Aunt Zhu's kindness, so she married Tianqi, the son of Tianqi. The family lived in harmony, but... good people don't get good rewards! We are guilty."

"Does Yuying have any brothers or sisters?"

The man shook his head. "No relatives. However, not long after she got married, a boy came, about fifteen or sixteen. They said they met while fleeing together. Later, the boy left, and it seems... he went to become a lay disciple in some temple. We don't know the details. Although our two families are close, we don't actually interact much. We are all busy with our own things. Our family sells steamed buns and dumplings, and theirs sells tofu. We complement each other. As for familiarity, we are not as familiar as Aunt Zhou's family, who sells noodles at the end of the alley."

"Have you told the government about these things?"

The man shook his head. "No, these have nothing to do with this case. The authorities naturally won't ask. I only told you today because you asked."

"Then do you know where Yuying's tomb is?"

"A mass grave. After she was beheaded, no one came to collect her body. The government sent someone to bury her in a mass grave."

"Do you know the exact location?"

"When you get to the mass grave, there's a crooked tree on the left. It's right in front of you. It's a new grave, with no tombstone. There's only one crooked tree in the entire mass grave, so it's easy to find."

"You go there often, don't you?"

The man was already sobbing: "Yes, we repent, we deserve to die..."

"Have you been there recently?"

“No, I haven’t been there for a few months.”

"Thank you, uncle. I'm leaving now. You... still have to feed Auntie. She's gone crazy and looks very pitiful." Ye Ling said and left the yard.

The man suddenly ran out of the door and shouted, "Girl, are you Yuying's relative?"

"No," Ye Ling gave an affirmative answer, looked across again, and then left the alley.

People were coming and going on the street. Ye Ling was walking while thinking: Mengmeng, this money is not easy to make! This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. I have seen too many horror movies. I say I am not afraid and there are no ghosts, but I am still scared in my heart!

"Mengmeng felt it"

"I need to find someone to take advantage of me!" Ye Ling muttered.

"Blood Prince?"

"No, that guy is too smart. I need to find someone dumber, at least not as smart as me."

"I should have brought Jiuyou with me earlier."

"Do you think I didn't want to? I was afraid that Qianqing would be scared alone, so I left Jiuyou behind."

“But now it’s you who’s afraid.”

"Yeah!" Ye Ling glanced at the shops along the street while speaking: "This cloth shop is doing pretty good business. Let's go in and see if there are any nice fabrics and make some clothes."

As the saying goes, there is no coincidence in the world. The woman and her servant who had eaten noodles together earlier were also choosing fabrics in this cloth shop.

"What are you doing here?" The maid thought Ye Ling was following them.

Ye Ling rolled her eyes: "Is this shop yours? If so, I'll turn around and leave immediately."

"What would you like to order, young lady?" The proprietress came out from the inner room with a piece of cloth and greeted her warmly.

Ye Ling immediately fell in love with the pink cloth in her hand: "Boss, I want this. Please make me some clothes."

"OK…"

"What's the deal? This is the cloth that my young lady likes," the maid disagreed.

"Little girl, there is plenty of cloth. It won't affect your daughter's purchase," explained the proprietress.

"That won't do. My lady must be unique."

"This..." The proprietress was embarrassed.

The woman wearing the veil looked at the cloth in front of her silently, which was considered as her consent to the maid's behavior.

Ye Ling was not someone to be trifled with, so she immediately said, "I want this one, and you just said yes."

"I'll pay double to buy all the cloth of this color," the woman in the veil said softly.

Ye Ling instantly became interested: "I'll pay three times as much."

"Fourfold"

"Five times"

"Sixfold"

"Okay, boss lady, this lady paid six times the price to buy all the cloth of this color, you make a profit," Ye Ling said with a smile.

"You did it on purpose," the maid said angrily.

"Don't push me. If you have the guts to say it, then you have to pay. What, you're good at talking?"

"Hmph!" the maidservant snorted. "My young lady is Jiang Weiwei, the daughter of Nanlai's richest man. Do you know who my future son-in-law is? A wealthy man on the Langya List, the grandson of the current Grand Tutor. You wouldn't know even if I told you. You're from a humble family, obviously unworldly."

Ye Ling was helpless: "This world is really pitifully small!"

"Weiwei, have you finished shopping?" Leng Yan suddenly walked in and was surprised to see Ye Ling: "Ling'er, you're here! I just came from Tianlaike. They said you were out, and it's true!"

"Sir, this woman is stealing the cloth from the young lady." The maidservant seemed to be stupid and complained immediately.

"You're sick." Ye Ling didn't want to waste time talking and turned to leave.

"Stop!" Leng Yan immediately pulled him back: "Didn't you hear me talking to you just now?"

"Son-in-law, why are you still so polite to her...ah~" The maid flew out and hit the counter before she could finish her words.

Ye Ling shook his hands: "Leng Yan, I have a bad temper, you'd better not provoke me again. Also, take care of those bullying dogs around you. Remember to use a leash when you go out in the future."

Leng Yan and Jiang Weiwei were shocked by this sudden scene. The maid fell to the ground, covering her face and spitting out blood.

Ye Ling was about to leave when a familiar voice rang out from the doorway: "Where are you going? You haven't bought anything yet. The daughter of the richest man in Nanlai, what a grand occasion!"

"King Beichen?" Ye Ling was a little surprised. Why was this guy here?

"Greetings, King Beichen!" Leng Yan and Jiang Weiwei quickly saluted.

Nangong Chen walked in slowly, his eyes fixed on the cloth that Ye Ling liked. He pointed at it and said, "This, and all the beautiful cloths in your shop, use each one to make a dress for Miss Ye. It will be mine, Shadow Blade."

"Yes," Shadow Blade walked in and paid.

The shop owner took the money tremblingly and said, "Miss Ye, please come in and let me measure you."

Ye Ling finally reacted: "Wait a minute, Prince, I have plenty of clothes, you guys can have fun, I'm leaving first."

"Ye Ling" Nangong Chen was very angry. Why did this girl just run away? "Go in and measure the size. You know what you have done for me. I am just like you. I don't like to owe favors to others. These clothes are my way of repaying you."

"Oh! That's no problem." Ye Ling went in quickly.

Nangong Chen once again refreshed his three views, and Ying Ren couldn't help but complain: "Miss Ye really doesn't play by the rules!"

"Why is the prince here?" Leng Yan asked without thinking.

"Mr. Leng is shopping with his wife who has not yet married him, but he should also consider his cousin. A lowly slave keeps showing off herself and humiliates Miss Ye. As her cousin, you pretend not to see it? No wonder Ye Ling wants to leave the Leng family. You can imagine," Nangong Chen said slowly.

"Your Highness is teaching me a lesson, it's my fault." Leng Yan felt very conflicted. He didn't know why, but he just didn't like Ye Ling getting close to other men.

"It's good that Master Leng knows he's wrong." Nangong Chen stopped talking because Ye Ling came out. He smiled and asked, "How is it?"

"Okay, the boss said that he would send the finished clothes to Tianlaike in seven days. Thank you very much, Your Highness." Ye Ling adhered to the principle of not taking advantage of a good deal and thanked him happily.

"Let's go then!"

"it is good"

The two of them left as if no one else was around, and simply ignored the cold words.

Leng Yan clenched his fists, his anger reached its peak, but the other party was a prince, he didn't even have the courage to hold Ye Ling back, and could only watch the two of them leave.

Ye Ling stopped after a few steps. "Mengmeng, why does my head suddenly hurt?" Something flashed through his mind. Weiwei? Jiang Weiwei, the Jiang family. The Jiang family seemed to be mentioned in the book. It seemed... very important. Hiss~

"Master, please stop thinking about it, or you'll have a headache," Meng Meng said anxiously.

"Miss Ye, what's wrong with you?" Xuan Lei was the first to notice something was wrong.

"Ye Ling?" Nangong Chen grabbed Ye Ling's arm. "Why are you sweating so much? Where do you feel uncomfortable? My head hurts again."

"It's okay, it's okay..." Ye Ling took a few steps toward the wall, holding onto it, trying not to think, to ease the pain: "Mengmeng, it hurts even more this time. I haven't finished writing my little notes yet, and I can't remember many things. But this Jiang family, what did the Jiang family do? I remember that the Leng family shouldn't have a marriage with the Jiang family. There must be some reason that interfered...

"Ye Ling, shall I take you back?"

"Okay, it's okay, I feel better." Ye Ling felt relieved because she didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Are you sure?" Nangong Chen didn't quite believe it.

"Confirmed and certain." Ye Ling wiped the sweat off his forehead with lingering fear.