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

Cang Yue Kingdom——Nanlai Grassland

On a night in May, the starry sky was as bright as a painting, enchanting. Three people, with the sky as their blanket and the ground as their mat, admired the sky.

Jiuyou brought a blanket to cover Ye Ling: "Miss, don't catch a cold."

"Thank you, my Jiuyou," Ye Ling replied with a smile.

"The stars are out, there is a star," Jin Rui shouted.

"Have you never seen the stars?" Xue Jingchuan asked.

Jin Rui smiled awkwardly: "I've never seen it like this before."

"The first star that appears in the sky is called the Morning Star, which symbolizes hope, persistence and expectation?" Ye Ling said.

"Morning Star? Why is it a symbol of hope?" Jin Rui was very curious.

Ye Ling looked at the distant stars and said, "The Morning Star is a very special star. It appears in the east in the morning and is called the Morning Star. In the evening, it appears in the west and is called the Changgeng Star. Some people also call it the Taibai Star, but it is actually Venus. It appears twice a day, repeating over and over again."

"Then what is Venus? Why have I never heard of it?" Jin Rui was very curious.

"Venus is the brightest star in the sky, besides the sun and the moon."

"Oh~" Jin Rui looked at the little star seriously: "It turns out that it has so many names. It appears twice a day. I didn't notice it before. Sister Ye, how do you know so much?"

"When you are bored, read more books. It not only increases your knowledge but also helps you kill time."

"I understand. I will read more books in the future." Jin Rui listened to it.

After a long silence, Jin Rui spoke again: "Sister Ye, look over there, there are a bunch of stars!"

Ye Ling looked up and said, "That's not a bunch of stars, it's the Big Dipper."

"One, two...seven, there really are seven stars!" Jin Rui seemed to have discovered a new world.

Ye Ling continued, "The Big Dipper always points to the north. They all have their own names: Tianshu, Tianquan, Tianji, Tianxuan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang."

"I will write all these down." Although Jin Rui is a rich young man, he does not have the bad habits of being spoiled. Instead, he is studious and inquisitive, and he is not ashamed to ask questions from those who are less knowledgeable than him.

Xue Jingchuan listened quietly to Ye Ling's every word. This was the uneducated country girl everyone had heard about. She was not only skilled in martial arts, but also excelled in literature, even knowing more than he did. As expected, rumors are always just rumors; hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Perhaps he hadn't thought much of this woman at first, but now he was wrong.

The night was very peaceful. Ye Ling was on guard in the first half of the night, and Jiu You took over in the second half, allowing the two wounded to have a good rest.

The next morning, Jiuyou harnessed the carriage and prepared to set off.

Ye Ling came back from the toilet and said: "We must reach Nanlai before dark today. We won't take a break at noon."

"Listen to the boss," Xue Jingchuan leaned against the car window and smiled wickedly.

Jiuyou knocked him in with one hammer and pushed the window over.

"Help! Someone is abusing the wounded!" Xue Jingchuan shouted.

Jin Rui also went to the bathroom. He walked back slowly and looked up at the sky. He was surprised by a scene that appeared: "Sister Ye, look, the Big Dipper is still there! No, isn't that south? Has the Big Dipper also changed its position?"

Xue Jingchuan immediately got off the carriage and looked at the stars in the distance.

Ye Ling sighed slightly: "Silly boy, that's not called the Big Dipper, it's the Southern Dipper."

"The six stars of the Southern Dipper? Stars that can be seen during the day? I've never seen them before, I'm sure of that," said Jin Rui.

"The sun is shining above the six stars of the Southern Dipper, it's a very bad omen," Ye Ling said softly.

Jin Rui was surprised: "Great evil? Us?"

"You're stupid! Who are we? Do we need the warning of the six stars of the Southern Dipper?" Ye Ling glanced at the sky again and said, "I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. This border battle is doomed to fail."

Xue Jingchuan looked at the sky with a complicated expression.

Ye Ling glanced at it, paused for a moment, and then said, "Young Master Xue is interested in this?"

Xue Jingchuan then retracted his gaze and smiled slightly: "Isn't this because I want to see what the so-called Six Stars of the Southern Dipper look like after listening to Sister Ye's story?"

"Don't give me that. Do you not know the six stars of the Southern Dipper? Okay, it has nothing to do with us. Get in the car and set off. We have things to do tomorrow." Ye Ling jumped on the horse.

After getting on the road, Jin Rui leaned over the car window and asked, "Sister Ye, what are these six stars of the Southern Dipper? Can you tell me about them?"

"Let your big brother Xue explain it to you. He knows more than me. He was stunned just now," Ye Ling said. She wouldn't be wrong. Just now, Xue Jingchuan had an intriguing expression when he saw the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper.

"Brother Xue's wound hurts so much that he wants to sleep for a while. Silly boy, ask your sister Ye. She obviously knows more," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Sister Ye, just tell me about it! Just treat it as a way to pass the time, okay?" Jin Rui's eyes were full of curiosity.

Ye Ling smiled, with an expression of knowing but not saying anything. "The Southern Dipper, as the name suggests, consists of six stars. They are: Tianfu Star, which governs wealth and status, and symbolizes wealth and power; Tianliang Star, which governs longevity and good fortune, and symbolizes longevity and good luck; Tianji Star, which governs wisdom and talent, and symbolizes intelligence and wisdom; Tiantong Star, which governs blessing and happiness, and symbolizes good luck and happiness; Tianxiang Star, which governs power and status, and symbolizes power and status; Qisha Star, which governs life and death, and symbolizes power and life and death."

"Oh, I see. How bad was that celestial phenomenon just now?"

"Tianfu Star is so weak that it is almost invisible. What do you think?" Ye Ling asked back.

"If that's the case... doesn't that mean power and wealth are weak?"

"Yes, Mr. Xue, tell me, whose power and wealth are weaker?" Ye Ling asked with a smile.

"On Tianfu Star, emperors and generals are all possible," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Emperors, generals, and ministers?" Jin Rui quickly turned his gaze back to the car: "Then...Brother Xue, does he represent the throne?"

"Young man, there are some things you must not say. Be careful of what you say!" Ye Ling reminded.

Jin Rui immediately covered his mouth and was too scared to speak.

Xue Jingchuan smiled and said, "Why, you're scared now? Then be good and listen to what I say. Go to Nanlai and tell your family to come and take you back. You're the young master of the Jin family. Your life has been arranged since birth. You don't need to fight and kill outside anymore."

"I don't agree with that," Ye Ling objected. "Life is only a few decades long. No matter how you live it, you won't die alive. Why not choose to live the way you like? Learn to accept new things and people at any time. Life is like the sea, mountains and rivers, the vast lake, the rippling water becomes a mirror, walking alone, nothing more than that."

"Sister Ye is right. You should choose your own life. Why should you let them arrange it for you? Although parents are doing it for the good of their children, their good intention is to let their children continue to live their lives, not their own lives." Jin Rui agreed with Ye Ling's words.

"You two hit it off right away," Xue Jingchuan said.

"Isn't it?" Ye Ling asked back.

"You're right. I can't argue with you. Okay?"

"This is right. Just like my parents, they definitely want me to be a good wife and mother, but I don't like it. How many men in this world are clean? They can have three wives and four concubines, so why can't women?"

"Sister Ye, you... you also want to have three wives and four concubines?" Jin Rui asked carefully.

"Yes," Ye Ling answered straightforwardly, "Wait until I become number one in the world and make a lot of money, then we can talk about marriage. Men can marry many, and I can also marry a few more."

"Isn't this a mess?" Jin Rui was surprised.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because... because how can a woman be with so many men?"

"Why can't a woman do that? I'm powerful and influential, standing at the top of the world, looking down on everyone else, with everyone under my feet. At that time, what are men? Why can't I do that?"

"Okay, okay." Jin Rui quickly backed off and didn't dare to say another word.

In order to get back to Nanlai before sunset, the group sped up their pace. However, things don't always go as planned. Before noon, Ye Ling, who was walking in front, stopped and looked at the woods on both sides. "Jiuyou, protect them both."

"Be careful," Jiuyou responded.

Jin Rui was lying flat in the car and sleeping soundly. Xue Jingchuan gently closed the car window, feeling relieved by what was happening outside.

Ye Ling rode forward a few dozen steps alone, then said, "Come out, everyone! You're hiding like grandsons."

A moment later, more than twenty masked men emerged from behind the trees on both sides, the leader carrying a large sword: "This mountain is mine..."

"Boss, have you forgotten what we are here for?" A younger brother interrupted and reminded in a low voice.

"I almost forgot," the leader muttered, then waved his hand and said, "Kill them."

Ye Ling smiled speechlessly, jumped off her horse, and without even drawing her sword, she killed two masked men, and then used their swords to deal with the rest. It was like an eagle catching chickens, and the battle was resolved in minutes. It was her character to leave no one alive.

"Gee!" Jiuyou drove the carriage over.

Xue Jingchuan got off the carriage, clutching the wound on his abdomen. "Who are these people?"

The "bandit" Ye Ling did not hesitate.

Xue Jingchuan was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

"Look at their clothes. Although they are masked, they are all wearing coarse linen clothes. The leader's first words were: This mountain is mine. He didn't say the rest. He was just pretending. I don't know who asked them to come and die." Ye Ling looked disgusted.

While he was talking, Jiu You searched everyone's body. This was a habit he had learned from his young lady. "Miss, there are no clues. There is only this little change of about one hundred taels and a fifty-tael silver note."

"Poor guy" Ye Ling kicked the corpse and said, "Give all this to that brat. He's broke, right? Jingchuan, tell him to take the money for the trip and go home quickly."

"I've tried to persuade him!" Xue Jingchuan was helpless.

"I won't care about him anymore when we get to Nanlai. This is the truth. I'm not kidding, you know it."

"What you said is a bit unreasonable," Xue Jingchuan smiled bitterly.

"Why am I unreasonable?" Ye Ling was immediately dissatisfied.

"It was you who suggested going to Wenwan Villa! This kid helped us get in, which led to our trip to the Orc Tamer's Tomb. Now he's seriously injured, so you're somewhat responsible, right?" Xue Jingchuan asked with a smile.