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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Nanlai - Posthouse

On the evening of April 23rd, Nangong Xuan and his group arrived in Nanlai. In the courtyard of the posthouse, Zhao Hongan and his men knelt on the ground and said, "We respectfully welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness King Wen. May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."

"Lord Zhao, everyone, please stand up," said Nangong Xuan.

"Thank you, Your Highness," everyone said in unison.

Nangong Che took a step forward: "Master Zhao, this is the imperial edict given to you by my father. It tells you how to deal with the Lu and Jiang families. I won't read it."

"I accept your order," Zhao Hongan said respectfully.

"Where is Miss Ye Lingye? Go find her. Father has conferred upon her the title of Princess Jingqi, a fifth-rank official. Have her come to receive the imperial decree."

"To be honest, Your Highness, Prince Wen, Miss Ye has been missing for over ten days. I don't know where to find her for the time being. However, the day after tomorrow is the day she will challenge the Langya Pavilion. She will definitely come back. I will ask her to come and be conferred the title then."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry to go back. Brother Emperor, I have finished what I want to say. Please give me your instructions," said Nangong Che.

"Lord Zhao, you all should go back and do your work. The King Wen and I are here just to take care of King Beichen," said Nangong Xuan.

"The minister will take his leave." Zhao Hongan was really busy and had no free time at all.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Prince Wen," Xuan Lei said, bowing. "Please follow me."

"Let's go and see our seventh brother," said Nangong Xuan.

In the main courtyard, Nangong Chen was lying on the bed, his face was pale and he looked like he was dying. He no longer had the rosy glow he had a few days ago. When he saw the two people coming in, he was so weak that he couldn't even speak.

“It’s been almost a month, why is it still so serious?” Nangong Che could see that he was really worried.

"To His Highness Prince Wen, my prince has injured his lungs. Doctor Zhang said that it is lucky for him to be alive. It will take at least three months to recover," Xuan Lei replied.

"Is it that serious?" Nangong Xuan was somewhat skeptical: "Doctor Xu, come in and take a look at King Beichen."

Doctor Xu from the palace came in and took the prince's pulse. "Your Highness is barely breathing. It is indeed caused by a lung infection. He needs to rest and take medicine."

"Doctor Zhang said that Your Highness must have a good rest and must not be disturbed frequently," Xuan Lei added.

"That's right. Patients should refuse to be disturbed so that they can recover faster," Doctor Xu agreed.

"In that case, Seventh Brother is speechless, so I will stay here first. If you need anything, Xuan Lei, please report to me immediately." Nangong Xuan said and turned to leave.

"Farewell, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Xuan Lei said.

Nangong Che then sat down on the edge of the bed, picked up a towel and wiped the sweat from Nangong Chen's forehead, muttering, "Tell me about you, you were disobedient and went to a commoner's house to eat. Look at what you have done to yourself? It must be very painful, right?"

"Fifth Brother," Nangong Chen said weakly, "Did your old illness relapse during your journey? Father shouldn't have let you come."

"You're already in this state, and the Emperor can't leave the capital. If I don't come, who will? I have to watch over you and bring you back alive. Then my mission will be accomplished. Moreover, I can also see the beautiful scenery of the south and die without regrets."

"You are not allowed to die. If you die, who will I turn to when I want to nag you later?"

“Okay, I won’t die, so you should get better soon so that you can continue nagging me.” Nangong Che doted on his younger brother.

On the other side, Xue Jingchuan and Meng Shishi were sitting in a teahouse drinking tea.

Meng Shishi was puzzled: "Big Brother, why did we come out?"

"Do you want to stay and pay your respects to the prince?" Xue Jingchuan asked back.

"I don't want to," Meng Shishi replied simply.

"That's all. What I hate most is the Crown Prince's hypocritical performance. It's better to be out of sight and out of mind. Isn't it better to sit here and enjoy tea?"

"It's nice, but you don't have to live directly at Tianlai Ke, right?"

"I originally lived in Tianlai Guest, but I moved to the posthouse after the assassination attempt. This time, the Crown Prince and King Wen are staying at the posthouse. I see them all the time, and it's annoying. So I live alone in Tianlai Guest, where I feel free and comfortable. Why don't you move out too?"

"I don't want it, I want to take care of my second brother."

"I can take care of you, but don't let anything slip."

"I know"

"That's good to know. Okay, it's getting late. Let's go back. You brought your guards, so I won't see you off."

At night, Zhan Ye, who had arrived in Nanlai in advance, came to the inn to find Nangong Xuan and said, "Your Highness, I have defeated everyone and have earned the opportunity to compete with Ye Ling the day after tomorrow."

"That's good. I will go to the scene to watch the game in person. Don't embarrass yourself," said Nangong Xuan.

"Your Highness, rest assured. I have confidence."

"Great, what else?"

"The killer is already in place. Furthermore, there's still no news on the murder of the beggars in the city. According to Lord Zhao's investigation, the killer is definitely a master, appearing and disappearing without a trace."

"Why would a master kill a beggar?" Nangong Xuan didn't understand.

"About this...why don't you ask Lord Zhao?"

"Do you have a pig brain? I am still under punishment and am not allowed to interfere in any government affairs."

"My subordinates deserve to die"

"Forget it, the dead are not our business. The most important thing for us this time is what Ye Ling has in her hands. We must get it. If we can't get it, then we will destroy her."

"Yes, I understand. You take a rest. I will take my leave."

When Xue Jingchuan returned to Tianlai Ke, the boss immediately reported: "Master Xue, the people from Langya Pavilion have been booked and the business is open."

"Really? I remember he was the prince's man."

"good"

"That will be fun. We must tell Xiao Ye Ling about this. Zhan Ye is asking for trouble." Xue Jingchuan was gloating because he knew Ye Ling well. Once he heard that it was the prince's men, he would definitely take heavy blows. The other party would be crippled if not killed.

The next day, Ye Ling and Jiu You prepared to go down the mountain. The paradise was cool in the morning and the stone wall was finally completed.

Ye Ling warned, "Qianqing, close and lock the main door early every day, and the side door as well. Although it's safe, you're not allowed to leave the yard after dark. At night, the door to your room must be handled as Jiuyou instructed, and the windows must not be left open. If you hear any noise in the middle of the night, such as chickens barking or dogs barking, you must not leave your room. You don't know martial arts, and you won't be able to protect yourself once you leave your room. Jiuyou and I have reinforced your room. As long as the doors and windows are properly handled, even wild animals won't be able to get in."

"Light the lanterns in the yard early, and turn off all the lights before going to bed. There should be no light in the house. There is a gate in your room for the mechanism in the yard. As long as there are wild beasts or people breaking in, you can pull down the gate of the mechanism, and all the mechanisms outside will be activated, linked together. Unless you are a master, wild beasts and the like cannot be stopped," Jiuyou said.

"Yes, prepare some drinkable water and storable food in the room. If something terrible happens, don't open the door. Jiuyou and I will come back once every ten days at most. Even if neither of us comes back, one of us will come back to check on you. Remember?"

"Don't worry, Miss. I will remember it and will not forget it."

"Don't open the main door often during the day, and keep the side door closed. If you feel something is wrong, go back to your room immediately. Don't check it out without thinking." Ye Ling was a little worried.

"I've remembered it. You've said it several times," Qian Qing said.

After some explanation, the two finally left. Passing by the Stonehenge, Ye Ling pondered for a moment: "Jiuyou, can you make a slight change? It's never a bad thing to be more cautious."

"Two quarters of an hour," Jiuyou said and began to change the formation. Ye Ling rested on a big tree and observed the surrounding situation.

"What is the master thinking about?" Mengmeng asked.

"I hate the imperial rule of this era the most. If you make a mistake one day, even if you travel around the world, people will issue a bounty and a wanted order, and you will never be able to live a legitimate life. Even if you are a martial arts master and hide in the deep mountains and forests, you will still be doomed if they surround and attack you with a large army. This is the damn era of cold weapons," Ye Ling muttered.

"Master, this is the feudal dynasty! You have no choice. You can't twist the arm against the thigh. As you said, they have an army, and no matter how powerful you are, you only have Jiuyou. The key is the current storyline. If you don't cause trouble, trouble will find you! Those who killed General Ye have no intention of letting you go."

"I still can't remember what I took from Ye Tingxun that made him and the prince come to me at the same time, wait..." Ye Ling sat up straight: "Mengmeng, I seem to remember something. It's not recorded in the book, but the memory of your former master. No, it belongs to the real Ye Ling. Zhuangzi, we have to go to Zhuangzi again."

"It's early today, so we can hurry up and make it in time."

"Miss, it's done," Jiuyou shouted under the tree.

Ye Ling immediately landed: "Jiuyou, we have to go to the manor first. I remembered something very important."

"Okay, let's go down the mountain to the village first, then come back and get into the city before dark."

"Go quickly"

The two men quickly went down the mountain, came to a farmer's house, took the horse, and immediately galloped away. To go to the village, they had to go to the city gate first and then go south.

After about three quarters of an hour, the two men simultaneously reined in their horses and stopped. Looking ahead, Ye Ling spoke, "You want to kill me so badly? And you're setting an ambush? My cousin and I separated here that day. They must have heard about it, so they set an ambush here."

"There are quite a few of them." Jiuyou was ready to draw his sword.

"Leave no one alive! I don't like so-called survivors," Ye Ling said as he took a few steps forward. Then he raised his voice and said, "Those dogs blocking the road ahead, come out! You bunch of beasts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than twenty masked men emerged from the bushes.

Ye Ling smiled, and rode on his horse, looking down at him: "You came out to kill someone with a mask on, sneaking around like that. What's going on? Is your master also a rat? Why is he afraid to see people?"

"Looking for death, kill them!" The leader was very angry and immediately ordered an attack.

Ye Ling instantly drew out his two swords, used the saddle for leverage, leaped into the air, crossed his hands, and simultaneously unleashed his internal energy, instantly killing four people.

In this era, Ye Ling understood one thing: Qinggong requires leverage to fly, and one has to keep stepping on something to gain leverage during the flight. It is nothing like in some TV dramas where one can fly freely without any effort, unless one is a god.

Although the other side had a large number of people, they were no match for masters like Ye Ling and Jiu You. In less than a quarter of an hour, more than twenty people were killed.

Ye Ling walked towards the leader, kicked him face up, touched him, and took out a silver medal from his waist.

"I seem to have seen this icon somewhere before, but I can't remember where," Jiuyou said.

"It's okay, stay and think about it slowly, take down all their badges, and then go, don't delay our business."

"Okay." The two men immediately took off all their killer badges, mounted their horses, and left without caring about the battlefield.