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

Cangyue Kingdom - Nanlai - Shunyang County

As soon as Ye Ling returned to the inn, Meng Meng shouted, "Master, Master, Meng Meng has been upgraded again and can help you do more things."

Ye Ling immediately entered the space and went to the bathroom. While taking off her clothes, she asked, "Why upgrade?"

"Because the master completed a side quest! Don't you think your skills have improved a little bit?"

Ye Ling tried to circulate his inner strength and immediately smiled happily: "That's right! This can be improved. This design is quite user-friendly!"

"Congratulations, Master, but don't be too happy too soon. It will become more difficult as you go forward. If you stop moving forward, Mengmeng will even demote your system. Of course, once your martial arts skills improve, you can't go back and will only stop moving forward. However, if you practice hard, you can also make progress. You don't have to rely solely on space," Mengmeng chattered on and on.

Ye Ling took a hot shower to wash off the smell of blood on her body, and changed into a clean light orange cross-collar women's dress. On her right shoulder was a dark orange gauze shawl, which slanted down from her chest and back respectively, and then fixed with a very modern button on the left waist. This shawl made the dress look particularly fresh and refined, without the fragility of a lady from a noble family, but more of the heroic spirit of a martial arts knight.

Mengmeng had already washed the bloody clothes by herself, and she also took the Yin-Yang Sword to soak in the sword washing pool.

Ye Ling was very satisfied. As expected, upgrading has its benefits. Meng Meng is becoming more and more sensible and capable.

A quarter of an hour later, Jiuyou quickly stood up when he saw the person coming in. "Miss, why didn't you get some sleep?"

"It's okay. At least I have martial arts skills, so I can handle it." Ye Ling checked on Xue Jingchuan and Jin Rui: "Did they give me the medicine?"

"I've fed you."

"Let them rest, you come with me." Ye Ling returned to his room.

Jiuyou followed in and closed the door casually: "Miss, they are all in a coma, and they say the same thing over there."

Ye Ling sat down and took a sip of water: "Jiuyou, remember, if you want to talk about the palace affairs, you dare not say it in front of the parrot. What's more, these are two living people. I always feel that something is wrong with what happened last night, but I can't put my finger on it."

"Are you suspicious of something? Mengmeng was explaining what was happening outside to her subordinates last night."

Ye Ling pointed at the stool, motioning Jiuyou to sit down, and then repeated everything: "Do you think there's something wrong?"

Jiuyou thought for a moment and shook his head: "I'm not sure, but this is a big deal. It's obvious that someone is plotting to seize the Nangong family's territory. This is treason! Why don't you tell Prince Xue quickly and have him tell King Beichen?"

"This is not our business, so stay out of it. The Nangong family's kingdom will not be destroyed just because I didn't tell them about this. Even if it really was destroyed, it would mean that their luck has run out. Throughout history, there have been so many emperors, and each dynasty has its own ministers. These things have nothing to do with us. You and I are just ordinary people." Ye Ling had no intention of telling this at all.

"Yes, I will listen to you." Jiuyou is now completely obedient. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be able to do this.

Ye Ling paused for a moment, and for the first time, she spoke of self-reflection: "This incident is my fault. Xue Jingchuan originally didn't want to go up the mountain with Qi Bingnan, but I insisted on having my own way, which is why they both got hurt. I was also the one who first suggested going to Wenwan Villa."

"How can this be your fault? It's because they are not skilled enough." Jiuyou disagreed.

"That's right," Ye Ling immediately changed the subject: "When I go on missions in the future, I will never bring this kind of low-level assistant with me."

"Miss..." Jiuyou seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Just say whatever you want to say"

"Yes, I don't think that Blood Prince is a low-level assistant. His martial arts skills are considered to be above average in the world today. Ordinary people cannot injure him so badly."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you still remember that master from Nanlai?"

"You mean maybe he did it?"

"Yes, otherwise it doesn't make sense. Think about it, what if you fought against the Blood Prince?"

Ye Ling thought for a moment and said, "If it's a life-and-death fight, it will be a draw within at least a hundred moves. Besides, his Qinggong is also very impressive. You're right. It will be difficult to seriously injure him."

"That's it. We still have to be careful, for fear that someone will try to silence us about the Rhinoceros Banner." Jiuyou was very worried.

Ye Ling smiled. "Hasn't I been silenced enough? If it really is that expert, he followed me in Nanlai and now he's come to Shunyang County. How do I know he's not coming for me? So, it doesn't matter. There are always people who want to kill me. I'm used to it."

"Then you take a rest, I will go and look after them."

"Okay, I'll get some sleep, and then it'll be your turn. No matter what, make sure they're safe before they wake up. What if, like you said, someone tries to silence them?"

"Yes, that subordinate has gone."

After Jiuyou left, Ye Ling prepared to go to bed. This time she did not enter the space because she was afraid that something might happen and she would not be able to wake up immediately.

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Ling was still tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep. He flashed into the space and said, "Meng Meng, keep an eye on the outside. I'll call you if anything happens."

"Okay, master," Mengmeng responded.

Ye Ling used her fingerprint to unlock a secret room in her bedroom, a place that even Jiuyou didn't know existed.

There weren't many things in the dark room, but they were all valuable. The most important of them were two secret books. Ye Ling flipped through one of them.

"Master, was this book of internal energy techniques put in here some time ago?" Mengmeng said.

"I found it in the secret room under the bed in Master Shiwaiyuan's room. Tell me, why did this old man keep it so secret? The Immortal Secret, the name is quite domineering."

"Master, haven't you noticed that your martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds since I started practicing this internal energy technique with you?"

"That's true. I just had a stitch in the side last time I practiced, so I took a few days off. I couldn't sleep today, so I'll try again." Ye Ling said as he sat cross-legged, turned to the part he had not practiced, and began to practice slowly by comparing.

In the evening, Xue Jingchuan woke up and struggled to get up.

"Don't move," Jiuyou's unfriendly voice came.

Xue Jingchuan's face turned pale, and he smiled faintly: "Young man, give me some water to drink!"

"So fragile," Jiuyou muttered, poured a glass of warm water, and helped Xue Jingchuan up: "After drinking, it's a good time to eat something and take the medicine for tonight."

"Thank you, young man." Xue Jingchuan said with a face that looked like he wanted a beating: "Your daughter?"

"The young lady went to rest. It was not easy for us to drag you two back." Jiuyou acted a little.

"Thank you very much." Xue Jingchuan looked at the person on the bed and asked, "How is Jin Rui?"

"The internal injuries are serious. The doctor said we'll see if he can wake up tomorrow." Jiuyou helped Xue Jingchuan sit in a more comfortable position and brought him a bowl of porridge. "Eat something. You have a wound, so you can't eat anything else for the time being."

"Thank you very much"

"Hey! You're awake!" Ye Ling walked in: "How do you feel, Master Xue?"

"Don't worry, Miss Ye, you won't die," Xue Jingchuan replied with a smile.

"It's troublesome if you can't die. If you died on the spot, I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of bringing you back. I would have to call a doctor, prescribe medicine, and serve you. It would have been really troublesome."

"Hey, Lady Night, we're all together, and I'm still like this. Aren't you too cruel?"

"You are too weak, Jiuyou. Go and rest in the next room on the left. It was opened by Jin Rui before. It will be my turn in the second half of the night," said Ye Ling.

"The medicine is here, I'll take my leave." Jiuyou was very obedient.

"Ye Ling, I'd like to trouble you with a favor. Can you go somewhere and help deliver a letter for me?" Xue Jingchuan said.

"Do you want to tell King Beichen what happened last night?"

"Yes, that man yesterday was definitely not a simple person. I was completely powerless in front of him. It is very likely that he is the expert you mentioned. They must be plotting something big, so we must tell King Beichen immediately."

"It's up to you. If you write it, I'll send it. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me. I'll just pretend I don't know."

"Thank you. I've written it. You can deliver it tomorrow. It's not safe to go out at night. If we didn't die last night, they will definitely try to kill us."

"I've been silenced countless times. Oh, and the guy who led me away last night was really good at Qinggong. Next time we meet, I'll definitely have a competition to see who's Qinggong is faster."

"Your ideas are always different from others. With your martial arts skills, it's difficult for you to even make it onto the Langya List."

"That's something we'll have to discuss first. I've already decided that after I challenge She Zhao on the tenth day of the first lunar month, I'll go to the Guangming Society to challenge his adoptive father, Gu Feixiang, who's ranked ninth on the Langya List."

"It should be eighth, because Choi Seungcheol, who was originally eighth, is dead. Now your uncle is ninth. Tenth can be said to be tied between She Zhao and Mo Yufeng. They were tied last year."

"Who is Mo Yufeng?" Ye Ling felt that he had to pretend.

"This person is no ordinary person. He is the last disciple of Feng Qingyang, the number one on the Langya List. Didn't Jiuyou tell you?"

"Really? Maybe he said it, and I forgot. How could the best person in the world teach such a bad apprentice?"

"You have a very poisonous mouth! There are so many martial artists in the world, it's already impressive that someone can be among the best."

"So if I beat She Zhao, does that mean I'm tenth?"

"Yes, but we can't rule out the possibility of Mo Yufeng coming to challenge."

"Never mind him, I'll beat him first and talk about it later. No matter what, I have to get around my uncle."

"If you think you can defeat Choi Seung-cheol alone now, then you can skip Leng Aoyun."

"I'm sure of that. Write the letter quickly, then lie down and rest. We'll set off back in three days. I'll take you both in a carriage. Let's make it clear first. When you're better, I won't care about Jin Rui. I'm busy."

"Everyone calls you Master"

"I'm not interested. He's seriously injured and won't recover in a month or two."

"When you leave, send a message to the Jin family and ask them to send someone to Nanlai to pick him up. It will be convenient for him to recover at home."

"I still say that, do whatever you want, I don't care." Ye Ling said as he wiped Jin Rui's forehead with a wet towel: "In the future, I have to go alone in situations like this, just look at you guys."

"I just want to protect the rhino banner."

"Are you okay in the head? Why are you protecting that thing? You almost lost yourself. I don't know what benefits Nangong Chen gave you to make you work so hard for him. And you also said: I am not his subordinate, I like the martial arts world, you are deceiving yourself." Ye Ling complained accurately.

Xue Jingchuan just smiled slightly and listened attentively.