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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Capital - Ye Mansion

Just as Ye Ling and others set out to leave the city, the gate of the Ye family was also very lively. Ye Yun and Ye Wen were wearing gorgeous clothes, and they wanted to wear all the precious jewelry on their heads.

Lu Caiyun was not very happy: "Yun'er, you are almost two months pregnant. Mother does not recommend you to go out."

"Mom, it's rare that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks his daughter out for an outing. Tomorrow is March 3rd, so we can go to the Goddess Temple to pray for blessings. It's very effective there. I will be careful." Ye Yunfei was already worried.

"Mom, I will take good care of my sister." Ye Wen was even happier because Nangong Chen would hunt in the mountains near the Niangniang Temple every March, and she really wanted to meet him by chance.

As he was speaking, Nangong Xuan's carriage arrived, but he did not get off.

Ye Yun, supported by her maid, got into Nangong Xuan's carriage, while Ye Wen followed in her own carriage.

The carriage began to move forward slowly. Nangong Xuan was obviously not very happy. He was reading a book in his hand and did not even look at Ye Yun from beginning to end. He was angry that Ye Tingxun was playing two-timing.

Ye Yun also felt a little embarrassed and could only speak softly: "Your Highness, are you... unhappy?"

"Why should I be unhappy? Ye Taibao played a good game of chess and knew to leave a way out for himself. I have learned from him." Nangong Xuan still stared at the book.

Ye Yun’s mind didn’t understand the prince’s words at all: “Your Highness…did father do something wrong?”

"No," Nangong Xuan put down the book in his hand and said, "What I want to say is, since Ye Taibao knows to build two roads for himself, then I must either build another one for myself, or block his one. This is safer, right?"

"Your Highness, Yun'er doesn't quite understand what you said."

"Doesn't your father still want to win over King Beichen? Don't you understand, or are you pretending not to understand?" Nangong Xuan's face didn't look very good.

"No, father didn't mean that. It's... my sister. She likes King Beichen. Father had no choice but to ask His Majesty for permission." Ye Yun quickly attributed everything to Ye Wen.

"Hmph!" Nangong Chen snorted coldly, "I'm really ignorant. Since when did women get to decide their own marriages? Is Ye Wen also an orphan?"

"No, it's... fatherless and motherless?" Ye Yun's thoughts raced, and she immediately thought of Ye Ling: "Your Highness, did Ye Ling tell you something? I knew she wouldn't be content. Your Highness, please don't listen to her! That woman is full of lies. She swindled most of our family fortune."

"Yours? Those things were left by Ye Tingzhan and Leng. How did they become yours?" Nangong Xuan found that apart from using her, he really didn't have that much feelings for Ye Yun. He still only loved the country, not the beauty.

"Your Highness, Yun'er was the one who spoke out of turn. Please don't be angry." Ye Yun said this, but in her heart she still felt that Ye Ling was to blame for this matter, and did not think that her family was wrong at all.

Looking at the pitiful Ye Yun, Nangong Xuan felt a little distressed again. He patted the seat next to him and said, "Come here."

Ye Yun immediately sat over, and Nangong Xuan pulled her into his arms: "The Ministry of Rites has announced the date, March 15th. Father doesn't allow a grand ceremony, so I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"I am already very satisfied to be able to marry His Highness Yun'er. There is no need for a grand banquet."

"After all, it's all because of Ye Ling. If she hadn't spread rumors to our father, we wouldn't be in this situation now, and the news of your pregnancy wouldn't have gotten out," said Nangong Xuan.

"Yun'er doesn't know what she is thinking. Since she came back, all of us have been giving in to her, but she is still not satisfied and even hits Yun'er. Yun'er has endured it all. Who knew that she would have a revengeful mentality because she couldn't get the love of His Highness, and told this matter to others," Ye Yun said softly.

"I see. I was wondering why she suddenly changed her ways. It turns out she wants revenge on us! Humph! How can she be worthy of that?"

Ye Yun was delighted: "Your Highness, Yun'er is so scared. I don't know what hurtful thing Ye Ling will do next. She loves Your Highness so much, she will definitely not give up easily."

"With me here, what are you afraid of? Didn't the emperor allow her to be alone? This is better. If she dies, no one will say that the Ye family didn't take care of her."

"Yun'er only listens to His Highness. It's not that Yun'er can't tolerate her, but she really doesn't want her identity to tarnish His Highness."

"You are always so sensible"

"Your Highness, in fact, it is beneficial for my sister to marry into the Beichen Palace. She can help you get information. I think father must mean the same thing." Ye Yun tried every possible way to please Nangong Xuan.

"So that's how it is!" A barely perceptible viciousness flashed in Nangong Xuan's eyes. He was extremely busy every day, and the reason he came out on this trip was completely for his own purpose.

Just as Nangong Xuan's carriage was leaving the city, Nangong Chen, who was standing on the city wall, looked at the departing convoy and said, "Brother Emperor, would you actually take a woman out of the city for an outing?"

"Your Highness, the prince has never done this before!" said Shadow Blade.

"The Leng family also left the city this morning, and Ye Ling was also inside," said the city gate guard.

"Today is General Ye's death anniversary. They must be going to pay tribute to General Ye and his wife." Shadow Blade said this and suddenly remembered something: "Your Highness, General Ye has been dead for five years, and the Ye family has never gone to pay tribute to him. They really have no family affection at all!"

"Ye Taibao is indeed cruel and ruthless. He used to be so powerful thanks to General Ye, but after General Ye's death, he no longer cares about this brother," said the city gate guard.

"There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. What is going on, my royal brother? Let's go, let's pack up and leave. If we go too late, there will be no place to camp." Nangong Chen was in a playful mood. He liked chaos the most. The more chaotic it was, the more fun it was.

At this moment, the group of people in front have already walked halfway. If Ye Ling knew that so many people were leaving the city today, she would never join in the fun.

The bumpy road made his butt hurt. Ye Ling kept changing his sitting position, muttering, "This is too painful."

"Miss, riding in a carriage is better than walking, right?" Qian Qing said.

"Can you ride a horse?"

"Of course not. How can a woman ride a horse?" Qian Qing was surprised.

"Does that woman practice martial arts?"

"I haven't heard of that. There are rules in the female code that prohibit women from wielding swords and guns, otherwise they won't be able to get married."

"It's the women's ring again. Then let me ask you, what is the first sentence of the women's ring?"

"Men are superior, women are inferior"

"Bullshit!" Ye Ling just wanted to catch the person who wrote the female ring and tear him into pieces: "Qianqing, listen carefully, if you want to follow me, you can be weak, but you must be able to ride a horse, because from now on, the three of us will ride horses everywhere. If you can't, then you have to stay in the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and our master-servant relationship ends here."

"Ah?" Qian Qing panicked: "But...I...I really don't know how to do it."

"I'll let Jiuyou teach you. Study hard. Oh no, let's study together. I don't know how to do it either."

"Yes," Qian Qing agreed readily and didn't dare to mention the women's ring anymore.

During the conversation, Jiuyou had already returned, came to the carriage, and gave the wooden box to Ye Ling.

Ye Ling couldn't wait to open it and check it out. Looking at the scabbard inside, he said, "This is much more beautiful than what is described in the book!"

"Miss, is this a sword?" Qian Qing was curious.

"It's a horizontal sword," Ye Ling said as he pulled out the horizontal sword.

Qian Qing was even more surprised: "Miss, two knives? How can there be two knives in one scabbard?"

"This sword is called the Yin-Yang Sword. It was passed down to me by my master. It has two swords in one scabbard, one yin and one yang, making it invincible."

"Master? Who is the master? Miss, this knife is sharpened. You can't hold it, or you will hurt yourself," Qian Qing reminded.

Ye Ling smiled and put away his sword in a handsome manner, secretly pleased: It seems the muscle memory is all there! Great.

"Master, don't worry. If you can display your martial arts skills, you will be well-known throughout the world and will definitely be on the Langya List," came Mengmeng's voice.

"I know about Nirvana in Fire. It's written in the book, but I didn't pay much attention to it," Ye Ling said.

"Miss, why do you mention the Langya List?" Qian Qing asked.

"Nothing," Ye Ling said perfunctorily.

Meng Meng continued to explain, "Langya Pavilion's Langya List updates various rankings every year, including the top ten masters, the top ten gangs, the top ten richest people, the top ten beauties, and the top ten young masters. Everyone in the world considers it an honor to be on the Langya List."

Ye Ling nodded slightly and asked in her heart: Is there anyone I know on the list? I've seen it and have forgotten it.

"Of course there are. Your master Feng Qingyang ranks first in martial arts, and Beichen King Nangongchen ranks sixth. Your second uncle Leng Aoyun ranks tenth in martial arts, and your eldest uncle Leng Bofeng ranks eighth in wealth. There are no others. By the way, there has been a rule since ancient times that anyone who ranks in the top ten of the Langya List has a say in the world, especially the top ten in martial arts. No royal family can force them to do anything."

Ye Ling smiled: Really? That's great, I must be on the list, so that I can be free.

"Master will definitely be able to make it onto the Nirvana in Fire list!"

"If I want to be on the list, I have to rely on my strength, not my looks."

"Master is right"

Ye Ling leaned on the back seat of the car: "Qianqing, if my uncle is on the Langya Rich List, then my aunt is not short of money! Why is she interested in my stuff?"

"This...I don't know."

Ye Ling did not speak again, but communicated with Meng Meng in his heart: Meng Meng, it turns out that there is no chapter in the book about my second cousin, Qing Qing, and my second uncle and eldest cousin at the border. I am so unfamiliar with them!

"Master, you have changed the story lines of all the characters in the book, so from now on, they are all new stories. Of course, there may be some old stories mixed in."

Ye Ling continued to reply: I understand. I just hope that the old story line can be mixed in more so that I can prepare in advance. Let me think about it. The original story...

"Miss, I suddenly remembered something," Qian Qing interrupted Ye Ling. "I heard the servants in the Grand Tutor's Mansion discussing this morning that the eldest young lady cried all day yesterday. It seems that Grand Guardian Ye gave Ye Wen to Prince Beichen as a concubine."

"What?" Ye Ling was surprised: "This line is still intact!"

"What line?" Qian Qing was a little confused.

“Nothing,” Ye Ling said and continued to speak in her mind: Mengmeng, I remember in the original book, Ye Tingxun did want to marry Ye Wen to King Beichen, but in the end she didn’t marry him because the prince designed to make Ye Wen lose her virginity. Qingqing’s line has not changed. In the original book, she just liked King Beichen, but I remember that it was almost over, and King Beichen still had no main wife or concubine. No, it seems that King Beichen’s story line in the book is particularly short, and he is not as good as a supporting role, right?

"It seems so. Mengmeng only remembers the storyline surrounding the previous owner. Others are unclear. Moreover, she died too early, so Mengmeng knows even less about the subsequent stories."

Ye Ling tried hard to recall: I remember... Ye Wen lost her virginity at a flower-viewing banquet, and the Crown Prince and Ye Tingxun had a rift because of this incident, which eventually led to the downfall of the Ye family. Even Ye Yun was not spared, and now she couldn't give birth to the child in her belly. She had a miscarriage at the Crown Prince's Mansion because of another concubine.

"Master, you remember these things because you have read the book, but Mengmeng doesn't know them."