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

Cang Yue Country - Nanlai - Street

The weather on April 25th was already very hot. Ye Ling left the inn and walked on the street alone, feeling sulky. Suddenly, she realized something: apart from Xue Jingchuan, she really had no friends. She felt that the world was still very strange.

"Master, please don't be angry!" Mengmeng felt that Ye Ling was in a low mood, so she spoke to persuade him.

Ye Ling responded in her heart: I am not angry. We are not on the same path. They go their way and I go mine.

"Didn't Blood Prince chase you out and apologize profusely? Why did you send him away?"

Ye Ling continued, her thoughts murmured, "Mengmeng, you don't understand. Even though Xue Jingchuan usually obeys and protects me, I'm an outsider when he meets his family and friends. When his junior sister criticized me, he didn't even refute her, but I just said one harsh word and he immediately got upset. I don't care about him either. We can go our separate ways. Ultimately, my Jiuyou is the best. He'll always be on my side."

"That's for sure. How can Jiuyou compare with them? Jiuyou is your little boyfriend who you kept in the space~! Other men are not worthy of standing by your side. Drive them all away." Mengmeng likes to add fuel to the fire.

Ye Ling agreed with Meng Meng's statement: Yes, they are all a bunch of crap. Xue Jingchuan came to me because he wanted to investigate his father's affairs. He said so, but who knows what he was thinking. And the killers from Phoenix Mountain might have been done by them as well.

"Master, do you want to find an inn to stay in now?"

Ye Ling glanced at the busy street: No need, why waste that money, find a quiet place at night, I will live in the space, it is safe and saves money, the best of both worlds.

"Okay, Mengmeng likes the master to come into the space to rest."

Ye Ling saw that it was still early, so she found a deserted place and entered the space.

"Miss, please...don't be angry." Jiuyou immediately served tea and water.

"I have nothing to be angry about. We are not of the same kind. To me, Xue Jingchuan is just the flowers and plants on the road. I will never stop for him. Not to mention Nangong Chen. You don't need to persuade me," Ye Ling said.

"Then tonight..."

"Don't worry, Uncle Mu said that Youminglang is not a nosy person. That's why An Kui chose to meet at the Noble House. At least no one dares to enter the Noble House to follow me. Besides, I'm going to keep an appointment with Nangong Che."

"But the expert you mentioned never showed up."

"That's right!" Ye Ling leaned against the sofa and thought for a moment: "Since he came down the mountain this time, he hasn't appeared again. This is not a good sign."

"Master, why do you say that?" Mengmeng asked.

"There are three reasons why I can't sense him. First, he's hiding so well, it's terrifying. Second, he's someone close to me, so he won't be discovered. Third, he's gone. Which one do you think is most likely?"

"The third one is impossible. The first few times he appeared, he was obviously coming for the master, so how could he just leave without doing anything?" Mengmeng said.

"There are two possibilities. Either he is too powerful and is hiding to the extent that neither you nor Mengmeng can sense him, or he is actually someone around you," Jiuyou said.

"We have to take it one step at a time. If he is really coming for me, he will definitely show his hand. We just need to stay calm. If there is any unusual movement tonight, we must not contact An Kui. Once he is exposed rashly, we will be in danger," said Ye Ling.

"Miss, you're right. If they find out you've met Captain An, you'll be in danger. And I think there must be something wrong with that imperial edict from five years ago, otherwise Marshal Ye wouldn't have had it sent back to you."

Ye Ling shook his head slightly: "No, don't you think about it? Under the circumstances at that time, who among the personal guards could have the ability to deliver the imperial edict back?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure. I won't trust An Kui too much, Jiuyou. People's hearts are hidden. The matters of the imperial edict are known only to heaven, earth, you and me." Ye Ling reminded. In this world, so far, she only trusts Jiuyou. She doesn't trust anyone else, including Qian Qing, let alone someone she has never met.

"Don't worry, I won't say a word more."

"Okay, it's getting late, I'll go to the Noble House first," Ye Ling said as he left the space.

Mengmeng came to the medical room alone: ​​"Master, you seem to be worried. Mengmeng is alone now, Jiuyou can't hear you."

Ye Ling responded in his mind as he walked: The fact that Ye Tingzhan could become the marshal shows that he is not a fool, so how could he fall into a trap so easily? That's why I suspected that there might be a traitor or something. Now it is certain that Nangong Xuan and Ye Tingxun are involved. The reason why they didn't kill me directly is that they are afraid that I would leave evidence. So at this time, someone must come out and ask me whether there is evidence. But no matter whether they confirm that there is any, or there is, my only end is death.

"Wildfires cannot be extinguished; spring breezes bring new life. Mengmeng knows this."

Ye Ling looked at the endless stream of people, feeling confused: Mengmeng! I used to think that in ancient times, knowing martial arts and having money would give me freedom, but reality slapped me in the face. In this era, imperial rule is not as simple as I imagined. As the saying goes, there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people.

"Mengmeng understands, Master. How about we hide in space forever, or hide in a paradise?"

Ye Ling smiled. "Do you find that kind of life interesting?" Furthermore, if we could truly hide in the space forever, how would we write the storyline for this book? What would the author write about? Farming? Working from sunrise to sunset, with no plot to write about, who would read the book anyway? Besides, hiding in the space is fine, but hiding in a paradise is simply not an option. If we anger the Emperor, even if he can't find us, he'll just set the mountain on fire and destroy us anyway.

"That's right, then we have to face the challenge head on."

"It's okay. We only have one goal, and that is to stay alive. To stay alive, I can do whatever it takes, even become a villain. I don't care..."

Before Ye Ling could finish her words, a table suddenly flew towards her. She quickly bent down and spun to avoid it.

Before Ye Ling could react, two sloppy gangsters approached with big swords in hand and both of them swung their swords.

Ye Ling bent down again to avoid the double swords, then slid forward and came behind the two men. After turning around, he was holding the double swords in his hands.

The streets were in chaos, and people were scrambling to get out of the way. In an instant, the area around the three people became quiet.

One of the killers said, "You bitch, you killed our big brother, and today you will be buried with him."

Ye Ling sneered: "I've killed so many rats, who the hell is your brother?"

"You are so outrageous! Kill her and avenge your brother." Another person stepped forward as he spoke.

Ye Ling was not afraid at all. Every move with his two swords was fatal, leaving no room for maneuver. When the swords collided, sparks flew everywhere.

The stalls on the street were in great trouble, with fruits and vegetables flying everywhere and furniture broken in half, creating a mess.

After about ten moves, Ye Ling chopped off the arm holding the knife of one of the killers. The man screamed and fell to the ground in pain.

The other person became even more enraged and continued to attack without caring about his own life.

Ye Ling used less than thirty moves to slit the other man's throat. Holding the bloody sword, she approached the armless killer step by step.

The killer held the wound on his broken arm, his face pale with pain, and he trembled continuously: "You...our master will not let you go."

"Really? You came to kill me, but I killed you back, and you still won't let me go? As expected, beasts all come from the same bunch," Ye Ling said as he raised the knife.

"Ye Ling, spare his life!" Xue Jingchuan flew over using light skills.

Ye Ling ignored him completely. In front of him, he raised his sword and swung it. Then he leisurely took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood-stained sword.

After wiping the sword, Ye Ling squatted down and searched the killer's body out of habit, and as a result, she found a familiar badge.

Xue Jingchuan was obviously nervous: "Ye Ling, listen to me, the prince will give you an explanation for this matter."

Ye Ling looked at the Phoenix Mountain badge, his lips curled slightly. "Explanation? Haha... No need. Soldiers and bandits are one family. I'm an outsider. I need to find someone to handle this matter. Let me think about it. What is the crime of assassinating the princess in the street?"

"Ye Ling, calm down, this matter must be..."

"Xue Jingchuan" Ye Ling interrupted him: "I know you are the eldest disciple of Phoenix Mountain, but there is one thing you need to understand. I, Ye Ling, am not a good person, so I don't care about the overall situation. I only care about myself."

"No, there must be a misunderstanding here." Xue Jingchuan was extremely anxious. He couldn't clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

Ye Ling ignored the other party, turned around, took out a silver ingot and placed it on an old table, then said loudly: "Everyone, I'm sorry, this silver ingot is to compensate for your stall fee, you can share it!"

"Who's fighting?" Six or seven yamen runners came trotting over. One of them examined the deceased and then looked at Ye Ling: "Did you kill him?"

"right"

"Then come with us!" The bailiff's attitude was not very good.

"They wanted to kill me, so I fought back." Ye Ling was speechless.

"There is no evidence against you, so who will testify to your words?"

"I," Xue Jingchuan said quickly, "I can testify, and these people saw it too."

The yamen runner looked at the onlookers and asked, "Did you all see that?"

The people looked at each other and kept silent. They were afraid of offending others. Once they spoke, they might end up in court, so they would not meddle in other people's affairs.

"You all saw it just now. These two men were the first to attack," Xue Jingchuan said very angrily.

The people all retreated and still did not speak.

Ye Ling smiled. She had witnessed what it meant to have good intentions but not be rewarded. She immediately took away the silver ingot she had placed there, and while no one was paying attention, she put the knife into the space.

"That's right, both of you have to come with us," said the bailiff.

"Wait a minute!" Xue Jingchuan was really angry. "Do you know who she is? She is Ye Ling, the princess personally appointed by the emperor."

The head yamen runner looked at Ye Ling and then laughed disdainfully: "Her? A princess? Haha... How could I not see that? You killed someone and you still want to deny it? Take them both away."