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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Nanlai - Zhuangzi

Ye Ling arrived at the farm just after noon. Except for the weeds growing in the dilapidated yard, everything else was intact. Just like the last time he came, the food on the table had become moldy and gave off a disgusting stench.

Ye Ling walked towards the smallest room, pushed the door open, and was hit by a pungent smell.

This room is the real house where Ye Ling lived. There was only a bed in it, and there was not even a decent quilt on it. She was tortured here and eventually died tragically. This is why Ye Ling traveled through time in the book.

"Miss, what are you looking for?" Jiuyou asked.

Ye Ling came to the bed and kicked it away from its original position. She squatted down, looked at the floor tiles under the bed, and tried to knock on them one by one.

Jiuyou also squatted down and listened to Ye Ling's knocking. His eyes lit up: "This one is hollow, let me do it."

Jiuyou pulled out a small dagger from his boot and slowly lifted a floor tile, revealing a rectangular wooden box. "What is this? Is this something you're hiding?"

"I think so." Ye Ling was not sure, because she had almost no memory of the real Ye Ling, and she didn't know how she remembered what she had hidden under the bed.

Ye Ling took out the box and opened it. Jiu You was startled: "Imperial edict?"

Ye Ling quickly opened the imperial edict again and glanced through it. Jiu You also looked at it: "Miss, this... this is the imperial edict that Ye Tingxun gave to Ye Shuai back then! How come it is here with you?"

Ye Ling thought for a long time, then shook his head: "I really can't remember."

"This thing should have been on Ye Shuai, how did it end up... here?" Jiu You was puzzled.

"Jiuyou, no matter where it came from, I can be sure that there is definitely something wrong with this imperial edict, and it is a huge problem." Ye Ling could infer that this imperial edict must be hiding a secret just based on the various TV dramas she had watched. This was inevitable.

"Miss, the imperial edict is absolutely authentic. No one would dare to forge the jade seal," Jiuyou said.

"I didn't say it was fake. What I meant was that there must be a hidden secret behind this imperial edict. Maybe Ye Tingxun and the Crown Prince won't let me go because of this. What do you think?"

"That's possible. Hurry and put it in your invisible box."

"What is an invisible box? It's called space. Forget it, I can't explain it to you." Ye Ling has told Jiu You countless times, but the boy still doesn't quite understand. He always thinks that his lady is a fairy.

"Miss, let's go quickly! If it's too late the city gate will be closed," Jiuyou urged.

Ye Ling took the imperial edict, thought for a moment, looked at Jiu You and smiled faintly: "Close your eyes."

"what?"

“Close your eyes”

"Oh!" Jiuyou closed his eyes obediently.

Ye Ling waved his hand, and the two of them instantly turned into a beam of light, entered the space, and landed in the living room. Ye Ling said, "Open your eyes!"

After Jiuyou opened his eyes, he felt numb and stared blankly at everything in front of him: "Here...here..."

"The invisible box," Ye Ling said as he placed the imperial edict in a cabinet. "Come, let me show you. The one in front is my bedroom. Where we are standing now is the living room. Come here, there is another bedroom. You will live there in the future. The small door in the room is the toilet. Come and see. After you go to the toilet, press here and water will come out. Just rinse directly. It's very clean."

"Miss, what are you doing...?"

"I've thought about it. To catch the opponent off guard, we need to have both a bright and a dark strategy. From now on, you'll stay in this space. You're not afraid of being bored anyway. If something happens, I'll let you out immediately and catch the opponent off guard. How about that?"

"I will obey you."

"Okay, Mengmeng?" Ye Ling called out.

"Master" Mengmeng flew out of the warehouse.

"This...it...can speak?" Jiuyou pointed at Mengmeng and stuttered.

"It's my space spirit. You won't know what's going on outside if you stay here, and I can't hear your voice either. So if you have anything to say, just let Mengmeng pass it on to me. Also, there's a big room over there with nothing in it. I usually practice martial arts there. If you're bored, you can practice there. If you're tired, come back and rest. If you're hungry, there's food and drink over there. Oh, and look at this toilet. There's hot water here for a shower."

"Yes, I will remember this. It won't be boring."

"That may not be the case. The other rooms are all password locked, so you can't get in. By the way, there are a lot of books here. You can read them when you have free time. It won't be boring. I can't see what you are doing in there. Don't worry, tell Mengmeng if you have anything, she can contact me. That's it, I'm leaving." Ye Ling disappeared in an instant after she finished speaking. In fact, she could sense everyone and everything in the space, and except for Jiuyou's room, she removed the fingerprint unlocking function. Other warehouses and the like were all locked with her fingerprints, so no one else could get in.

Jiuyou was still in a daze, Mengmeng threatened him and flew around: "Jiuyou, I'm Mengmeng! I'm very good! I know everything, you can ask me if you have any questions, or you can ask me if you don't have any questions."

"Thank...thank you." Jiuyou followed Mengmeng's eyes around, then put down the sword in his hand, looked around the room where he slept, curious about everything here, and opened the wardrobe.

"Jiuyou, these clothes were bought for you by the master. Qianqing's were originally hanging here. This time when I went back, Qianqing took out all of hers, and only yours are left. This will be your territory from now on. You can go to the big room to practice martial arts, or to the living room, but you can't go anywhere else because you need the master's permission. The same goes for Mengmeng!" Mengmeng is a smart guy. There is no place in the space that he can't go. He only trusts Ye Ling and listens to Ye Ling, so he said that.

"Thank you, Miss. She...?"

"She is now on her way to Nanlai City. She sold your horses directly."

Ye Ling did sell Jiuyou's horse to a caravan at a low price, and then rode his own horse all the way to Nanlai City.

Before sunset, Ye Ling rode his horse and walked slowly and swaggeringly into the city, and then the spies from all directions began to report to their masters.

Ye Ling stopped at a teahouse and looked up at the people above: "What are you doing?"

"Waiting for you!" Xue Jingchuan didn't go through the main gate and flew down: "I guessed you would come back today."

Ye Ling dismounted, and as they walked, they talked, "Didn't I tell you? I'll arrive today. Don't worry. I went back to check on Jiuyou and the others."

"When did you tell me?" Xue Jingchuan was puzzled.

"When I left, I asked Uncle Mu's men to deliver a letter to you. It was sent to the post station. Didn't you see it?"

"No! I was wondering why you left quietly, but... maybe the people in the inn forgot about me," said Xue Jingchuan.

"is it?"

"What else? You might have to go to the inn. The prince and King Wen are here."

"Crown Prince? Why is he like a dog-skin plaster? And who is King Wen?"

"Old Five, Nangong Che"

"I've never heard of it. If they come, I have to go to the posthouse. What the hell is that?"

"King Wen brought the imperial edict to confer the title upon you."

"What title? General? To fight in my father's place?"

"Haha..." Xue Jingchuan laughed: "You! How could you have such an idea? His Majesty will confer upon you the title of Princess Jingqi of the fifth rank."

Ye Ling paused: "What a lousy princess, is she sick? I don't care about her."

"you…"

"Miss" Rui Bao suddenly appeared in front of her: "Master asked you to go to Langya Pavilion and prepare for tomorrow's competition. Don't worry about other trivial matters."

"Okay." Ye Ling was obedient for once: "Jingchuan, what about you?"

"Of course I'll accompany you! I've been waiting for you in the teahouse all day."

"Let's go then!"

"I'll tell you something, you will definitely be happy," Xue Jingchuan smiled.

"I'm so angry right now, nothing can make me happy."

"The person you are competing with this time is Zhan Ye, the prince's confidant."

Ye Ling's expression immediately brightened up, and he revealed a terrifying smile: "Are you sure?"

"Are you sure? Are you happy?"

"Finally, I can find someone to vent my anger on. Little brat, what if I kill him?"

Rui Bao was speechless. "My name is Rui Bao, not Little Brat. During competitions, no one should die. This is the rule of Langya Pavilion."

"What a broken rule"

"You can beat him to a pulp, Langya Pavilion won't care," Ruibao said.

"This is quite humane, Zhan Ye, you are the prince's confidant, well done." Ye Ling wanted to strangle the other person to death immediately.

"If you are really still angry, just give him some breath and cripple his martial arts. If I'm not mistaken, the prince will be here tomorrow," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Little brat, if I fail to retract the knife and accidentally injure Nangong Xuan, will it be okay?" Ye Ling asked seriously.

Ruibao was speechless: "If you accidentally injure a bystander, your chance to appear on the Langya List will be cancelled."

"Scum," Ye Ling muttered.

"Miss Ye, please stay." A plainclothes eunuch with two guards blocked the way.

Ye Ling recognized the eunuch at a glance. He was from the Crown Prince's Mansion. She didn't give him a good look: "A good dog doesn't block the road, let alone distinguish between male and female dogs."

"You are so bold..."

"If you scream again, I'll fuck you," Ye Ling said without any hesitation.

The eunuch was furious: "Miss Ye, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants you to go to the post station to receive his order."

"Who the hell is he? I have to go to Langya Pavilion to do some serious business. Either you get out of here on your own, or I'll do it for you. You androgynous thing, get out of here." Ye Ling was about to take action.

The father-in-law and his companions could only give way obediently, and no matter how unhappy they were, they had to endure it.

Xue Jingchuan just gave a thumbs up: "You are very dissatisfied with this eunuch."

"Nangong Xuan's dogs are not good guys, just like their masters." Ye Ling said this because in the book, Ye Ling was often bullied by these androgynous creatures in the Prince's Mansion.

"You still have to accept this imperial decree, otherwise disobeying it is not a small crime. Even if you don't like it, you can't go against the court," Xue Jingchuan advised.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow after I finish fighting. By the way, didn't you just say that King Wen brought the imperial edict? Who the heck is the Crown Prince?"

"The prince is still under punishment, and His Majesty does not allow him to interfere in anything," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Did he bring shame upon himself today?" Ruibao asked.

"That's it!"

The three of them chatted as they walked towards the Langya Pavilion branch.