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

Cangyue Kingdom - Nanlai - Shunyang County

The three men said they were going to the toilet together, but in fact they were just wandering around. After a while, they came to a secluded courtyard.

"It's quite secluded here!" Jin Rui said.

"There are quite a few people inside," Ye Ling said.

"How did you know?" Jin Rui was curious and then smiled awkwardly: "I forgot, you have deep internal strength, so you can naturally hear people's breathing and heartache through the wall."

"Ye Ling, the people in here are not simple. Do you want to go in?" Xue Jingchuan reminded.

"Now that we're here, what do you think?" Ye Ling led the way in and glanced at the dozen or so men in the yard.

Similarly, more than a dozen people in the yard stared at the three people who came in, but no one spoke, and it was obvious that there was no hostility.

"See? A tomb robber showed up at the table where we were having dinner on the first floor last night," Xue Jingchuan whispered.

Ye Ling stared at the fat man at the end of the corridor: "Ge Ba is here too. After searching everywhere for something, I finally found it without any effort."

"Don't be impulsive, figure it out first." Xue Jingchuan was really afraid that Ye Ling would take action immediately.

“I’m not stupid.”

"Are you three here to eat meat or drink soup?" one of the men asked.

"Drink soup," Xue Jingchuan replied, then bowed: "The three of us brothers traveled in the middle of the night to get here, so please take care of us, the meat-eating seniors."

"I see!" The man looked very easy-going.

"Humph," another person snorted coldly, "Since when can people walking in the middle of the night come here to drink soup? Mr. Qi really is not picky about food."

"you…"

Xue Jingchuan stopped Jin Rui from losing his temper, then smiled and said, "This senior is right. The three of us are indeed clueless in setting up the pot, but that doesn't mean we can't accomplish anything else, right?"

"Hey! You're so arrogant, brother. What did you do before you became a monk?" another person asked with disdain.

"Wandering around the world, hunting for a living"

As soon as Xue Jingchuan said this, everyone felt uneasy. The person who spoke first said again, "You three look young!"

"My two younger brothers are young, but I am not young anymore," Xue Jingchuan replied.

"Have you ever carried a banner?"

Xue Jingchuan spoke slowly, "I am not talented, I am carrying the imperial banner."

As soon as these words came out, everyone subconsciously stepped back, except Ge Ba, who finally looked at the three people: "Huang Fan, what is your name, brother?"

Xue Jingchuan's lips curled slightly: "The setting sun breaks at dawn, and a lone ghost occupies the mountain."

This sentence made the others step back again. It was obvious that everyone was frightened. One of them spoke tremblingly, "Are you... the bloodthirsty ghost scholar from the setting sun?"

Xue Jingchuan just smiled slightly and didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Ye Ling and said, "Since the boss hasn't arrived yet, let's go to the backyard first and let you two see it and adapt to this wonderful world as soon as possible."

"Listen to big brother," Ye Ling couldn't help laughing.

"Wait a minute," Ge Ba said unhappily, "Are you a ghost scholar? Since you're here for soup, why are you leaving?"

"That's right, let's sit down and wait together!" said the man who spoke first.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. Ye Ling had already planned to draw his sword, deal with Ge Ba, take his head to the yamen to exchange for money, and then find the next corpse brother.

Ge Ba saw Ye Ling's hostility and ignored it. He said with a scoundrel look: "Young Master is so fair and tender, why are you drinking soup with him?"

Ye Ling's lips curled slightly: "If you can't drink the soup, you can eat a piece of fat meat."

"Haha..." Ge Ba laughed heartily, his face thick with flesh. "Still want to eat meat? Did you hear me? Young Master, where is the meat?"

"Isn't there a big lump right in front of me?" Ye Ling asked back.

Ge Ba still didn't take it seriously: "Oh! Grandpa, I finally heard it. It seems that the three of you are here to eat me!"

"I'm sorry, my grandfather died a long time ago," Ye Ling said calmly.

"That's your father"

"My father is dead. Besides, you look so... Was it because your mother was in too much of a hurry when she gave birth to you that an incomplete thing fell out?" Ye Ling asked seriously.

"Looking for death!" Ge Ba threw a heavy punch.

Ye Ling used his internal force to resist, but did not move at all. Then he exerted force again, and Ge Ba was shocked and took a few steps back.

Everyone present was just watching the show, no one was trying to stop the fight, and at the same time they were amazed at Ye Ling's profound internal strength.

Xue Jingchuan and Jin Rui silently took a few steps back, fearing that they would be covered in blood.

Ge Ba swung his arms and said, "You little brat, you're quite capable! No wonder you're so arrogant."

The man who spoke first said, "You two are all here to seek wealth, so peace is the most important thing! Why are you so anxious?"

"A dog bites you, aren't you anxious?" Ye Ling asked back.

"Getting more and more aggressive" Ge Ba made another move.

Ye Ling showed no mercy this time and planned to stab him.

"Stop!" a voice suddenly interrupted. Ge Ba actually stopped obediently.

A man in his forties came in from the main gate, followed by four guards.

"Uncle Qi" Jin Rui quickly bowed.

"Wise," Qi Bingnan said with a kind smile, "This is a place for discussion. Bring your friends to the backyard. Your uncle will pay for whatever you like today."

"Thank you, uncle." Jin Rui bowed and then he and Xue Jingchuan forcibly pulled Ye Ling away.

Ye Ling had already recognized the voice. This Qi Bingnan was one of the two people who were talking in Juxiang Pavilion last night.

After the three of them left, Qi Bingnan's face immediately darkened: "Ge Ba, I asked you to come here to do serious business. You'd better not cause trouble. This is not the Jianghu."

Ge Ba said nothing, turned around and sat back where he had just been sitting.

Qi Bingnan spoke again: "Now that you are all here, let's discuss how to go down to the tomb. I only want what I want. As for the other treasures in the tomb, you can take them according to your ability."

"Thank you, Mr. Qi," everyone said in unison.

After discussing for half an hour, everyone left to prepare. Qi Bingnan kept Ge Ba behind and assigned him a secret mission: "Among these people, you are the most powerful. They are just small fry. So, if you get the stuff tomorrow, the others won't make it out alive. I'll leave this to you. Everything they get will be yours alone."

Ge Ba happily agreed: "Don't worry, Master, I am the best at this kind of thing."

"Very good. If you do a good job this time, I will ask you for help next time when we eat meat," Qi Bingnan said with a dagger hidden in his smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Ge Ba was very happy. He was the only one who got the treasure, so he was naturally very happy.

After Ge Ba left, a guard beside Qi Bingnan asked, "Master, why did you keep him?"

"The higher-ups just gave orders saying that someone wants to use him to exchange for money. I guess it's the young man just now," said Qi Bingnan.

"The young man just now has good martial arts skills. His internal energy is deep but gentle, and he is specifically designed to restrain Ge Ba's hard Qigong. So Ge Ba is definitely no match for him."

"Just keep an eye on it. As long as Ge Ba is dead, it'll be fine."

"Yes, I understand."

"Go and prepare, and go to the tomb at night under the cover of darkness."

"Yes," the guard bowed and left.

In the guest room on the other side, Ye Ling sat unhappy. Jin Rui explained, "Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't force you to leave. I just wanted to give Uncle Qi some face. I won't take a penny if you kill Ge Ba later."

"It's really not a good day to take action. It's enough to know that he is here," said Ye Ling.

Jin Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your understanding, sister."

Ye Ling looked at Xue Jingchuan: "What nonsense did you just say in there? They seemed very scared."

"When I said we were walking in the middle of the night, I meant we were tomb robbers who had changed careers halfway through our careers. Eating the meat meant taking the lion's share, and drinking the soup meant taking the smaller portion, which meant helping out."

"What does it mean to carry the imperial banner?"

"Carrying a banner refers to whether you have killed anyone or not. Carrying the imperial banner means that you have killed many people and have been singled out as a wanted criminal by the court, so they are afraid. As for the ghost scholar, he is also a serious criminal who has done all kinds of evil. He committed a crime in the capital last winter and was dealt with privately by King Beichen. Not many people know about this," Xue Jingchuan explained.

"So that's why Brother Xue dared to impersonate him?"

"But Ge Ba doesn't believe it at all, which means he knows the ghost scholar. Xue Jingchuan, you didn't do it on purpose, did you?" Ye Ling asked.

"How is that possible? I didn't know Ge Ba knew the ghost scholar!"

"Oh~" Ye Ling said with a look of disbelief: "You know so much about tomb robbing, have you done it before?"

Xue Jingchuan wanted to cry but had no tears: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would dig up people's ancestral graves?"

"Who knows? After all, people's hearts are hidden."

"That's not the point, Brother Xue, what is a pot?" Jin Rui was not on the same wavelength at all.

"Zhi Guo means tomb robbing, which is the jargon in the industry," Xue Jingchuan explained.

"Brother Xue, you are so awesome and know so much," Jin Rui admired sincerely.

"After wandering around the martial arts world for a long time, you will understand," Xue Jingchuan said, looking at Ye Ling: "You can't kill Ge Ba secretly. This is Wenwan Villa."

"What happened to Wenwan Villa? Ge Ba is a serious criminal, and Qi Bingnan actually dared to protect him. He should be punished together with the crime. You people who think you are from famous families, you can be as dirty as you want in private, and you are afraid of what others say?" Ye Ling was even more unconvinced.

"You can't say that. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."

"Really? Then if I go out to the yard, can't I stop bowing my head?"

"Aunt, have you forgotten about the Jiang Mansion? This place is even easier to get in than the Jiang Mansion. There are only three of us. Now that we know Ge Ba is here, let's go out and guard outside. There is only one way out of the village. It's not too late to take action after Ge Ba leaves, right?" Xue Jingchuan advised earnestly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you this time. Let's go. I don't want to stay here," Ye Ling said as he was about to leave.

As the three of them arrived at the gate, they were stopped by the guards who rushed over: "Master Jin, two distinguished guests, the master said that there is a banquet tonight, it is not too late to leave after the meal."

"You don't want to eat? What? Wenwan Villa wants to use force?" Ye Ling didn't give the other party a good look.

"I am following orders, please give me some respect."

"Go tell Qi Bingnan that my target is Ge Ba, not his troubles. I'm already giving him face by not taking action here today. Don't push your luck and force me to take action." Ye Ling said and walked out.

"Young man, I think you have seen who we are. We don't want to get involved in your affairs, and we will not tell anyone," Xue Jingchuan said.

"Yes, yes, we just want to take Ge Ba's head to the government office to exchange for money. That brother has a bad temper, and he will definitely attack you if you try to stop him. This is the gate, and there are many people around," Jin Ruiye said.