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

Cang Yue Nation - Nanlai - Langya Pavilion Branch

Listening to the sound of drums, Ye Ling and Rui Bao headed towards the arena together. Halfway, a man blocked their way.

"Is there something wrong?" Ye Ling asked coldly.

"My young master..."

"I don't want to be your little master, An Kui. Wasn't what I said last time clear enough?" Ye Ling said.

"But... you can't really be on the Langya List! If this gets out..."

"Either you get out, or I ask you to get out. Choose one." Ye Ling didn't want to listen to the other party's nonsense.

"My young master..."

"Why are you still wasting time here?" Mu Xia came over with his hands behind his back and a few guards.

"Uncle, I'll go right away." Ye Ling glared at An Kui and left.

On the ring, She Zhao had already gone up and was standing alone.

The people below began to murmur:

"Why hasn't Ye Ling come yet?"

"Is she scared? After all, this is a master. She is a woman, so she is exaggerating."

"No, no, I've seen her do it, she's definitely got some skills."

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, Ye Ling fell from the sky and landed on the right side of the ring. He took a quick look at She Zhao and complained in his heart: Another old man, and not so good-looking.

"Master, the youngest person who can make it to the Langya List is basically around 30 years old, nothing like you!" Mengmeng said helplessly.

"Are you Ye Ling?" She Zhao asked coldly.

"Just fight. I don't want to say much to you. I'm a look-seeking person." Ye Ling said bluntly.

“What a big mouth”

Ye Ling and She Zhao stood facing each other, their eyes meeting, sparks flying. Ye Ling, holding two swords, moved erratically like a ghost, while She Zhao gripped his longsword tightly, his momentum surging.

Ye Ling launched the first attack, slashing at She Zhao with his two swords like a gust of wind. She Zhao dodged sideways, swinging his sword back. Ye Ling blocked She Zhao's sword with his two swords, then turned and swept the two swords across She Zhao's waist. She Zhao leaped up, avoiding Ye Ling's attack.

The two exchanged blows, the clash of swords and knives resounding incessantly. Ye Ling's dual blades were fierce, while She Zhao's swordsmanship was flexible and varied. Ye Ling wielded his blades, their gleams flashing, while She Zhao used his sword as a shield, deftly neutralizing Ye Ling's attacks.

She Zhao seized the opportunity and thrust his sword towards Ye Ling's chest. Ye Ling crossed his swords, blocking She Zhao's attack. The two men were deadlocked, and Ye Ling suddenly exerted force, pushing She Zhao's sword away and slashing at She Zhao's shoulders with both swords. She Zhao quickly retreated, but was still hit, and his shoulders were immediately covered in blood.

Ye Ling gave She Zhao no chance to breathe, raining down blows with both swords. She Zhao, exhausted from the fight, gradually fell into a disadvantage. Ye Ling seized the opportunity and launched a kick into She Zhao's leg. Unable to dodge, She Zhao fell from the ring, spitting blood, unable to stand.

"Good..." Thunderous applause broke out on the battlefield.

"She won, Master, she won" Ruibao was very happy.

Mu Xia nodded in satisfaction: "I underestimated this girl. She defeated She Zhao with less than 60% of her power."

"Sixty percent?" Ruibao was surprised. "You said she didn't try her best?"

"Of course not. If She Zhao tried his best, he wouldn't be able to dodge more than thirty moves."

At this moment, on the stage, the steward Erke came up and bowed, "Congratulations to Miss Ye Lingye for being ranked tenth on the Langya List. Everyone, on this auspicious day, the new rankings of the Langya Pavilion have been announced. The results are here."

Following Erke's order, the red cloth roll behind the arena slowly opened, revealing all the names on the list classified by Langya Pavilion. The rest remained basically unchanged, except for the master list, where Ye Ling's name was put up. Although he was ranked tenth, it was still worth celebrating.

The people in the audience rushed forward and checked the list, which made Ye Ling a little disappointed. It was such a happy moment, but no familiar person came forward to share it with her. She turned around to leave, but was stunned.

In the crowd, Jiuyou looked at his lady quietly with a joyful expression on his face. He was happy for Ye Ling.

Ye Ling's mood also improved, and she immediately turned into a girl next door. She trotted off the stage and gave Jiu You a sudden hug without any hesitation: "I succeeded, I made it to the Nirvana in Fire. Am I amazing?"

Jiuyou was startled and quickly looked around. Fortunately, no one noticed him, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "Congratulations, Miss. You will be a famous figure in the future, and your legend will be known throughout the world."

"Hmm~" Mu Xia interrupted the two of them.

Jiu You was so frightened that he quickly pulled Ye Ling's hand away from his arm, and then bowed: "Junior greets Master Mu."

Mu Xia looked Jiuyou up and down: "Ling'er, may I introduce you?"

"He is my Jiuyou!"

Mu Xia was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Jiuyou, Brother Yexian has always had a sharp eye, and the person he chooses will naturally be good. In the future, when you travel the world, you can help each other and accompany each other, and you won't be lonely."

"Yes, I will take good care of the young lady and will not forget Ye Shuai's instructions," Jiuyou immediately promised seriously.

"It's not certain who will take care of whom yet, Uncle Mu, can I leave now?" Ye Ling didn't like talking with elders, always feeling restrained.

"Okay, you just said that the Blood Prince was seriously injured. When do you plan to leave for the Illuminati?"

"I'm not sure about that. Now that I'm on the Langya List, I can remove the challenge cards and other things here. I want to challenge Gu Feixiang to a competition."

"Okay, you decide your own life. Uncle wishes you a safe journey."

"Thank you, uncle. I'll take my leave now," Ye Ling bowed.

"Junior takes his leave," Jiuyou also bowed.

Watching the departing people, Ruibao suddenly had a bold idea: "Master, I...I want to go and pay my respects to my parents. What do you think...?"

Mu Xia saw through it immediately: "You little thing, you want to go out and play with Ling'er, right?"

"Master, I am considered a senior sister and junior brother to her, right? Can you let me go out with her to gain some experience?"

"Then you go and talk to Ling'er yourself. If she takes you with her, you can go. If not, then you have to stay here obediently for your master." Mu Xia said and turned to leave.

"Thank you, Master!" Ruibao was so happy that he almost flew up.

Ye Ling left the Langya Pavilion branch and went to the prefectural governor's residence first to exchange her thousand taels of silver. Then she returned to the Guiren Pavilion with Jiuyou.

Youminglang gave her enough of a scene and set off firecrackers at the door of Guiren Pavilion. It was evening now and there were many guests in the pavilion, all coming out to watch.

Ye Ling was confused: "Hu Zi, what are you doing?"

"Congratulations, Miss Ye, for being on the Langya Master List!" Hu Zi said loudly, "Miss Ye, please come in."

Ye Ling looked at Jiu You: "Did you arrange this?"

Jiuyou shook his head: "No."

Inside the hall, You Ming Lang looked at the people going upstairs, his eyes almost overflowing with smiles: "Congratulations!"

"Tongxi, were you the one who ordered the firecrackers to be set off?" Ye Ling asked in a low voice.

You Ming Lang didn't respond. Instead, he turned and scanned the entire Noble Hall before speaking, "Dear guests, to celebrate Lady Ye Lingye's inclusion on the Langya Masters List, all your expenses tonight will be paid for by this hall owner. Please enjoy this unprecedented happy moment."

Everyone in the building was excited and stood up to raise their glasses. "Thank you, Master You, for your hospitality. Congratulations to Miss Ye Lingye for being included in the Langya Masters List."

"Congratulations, everyone," Ye Ling replied with a forced smile, then quickly pulled You Ming Lang back and said, "Are you crazy? With so many people here, how much is it going to cost for you to treat them?"

You Ming Lang smiled slightly: "I am happy tonight, and you are happy too, so what does this little money mean? After all, this kind of life doesn't come every day."

"Isn't this a bit extravagant and debauched?"

"Hush... We're not going home until we're drunk tonight. Go see your friends first, then come over to the table in the middle. We'll listen to music, enjoy the beautiful dancing, and drink some fine wine. How about that?"

"Reliable, I won't go home until I'm drunk. I'm going to go see if Xue Jingchuan is dead or not." Ye Ling said this, but he was still worried about Xue Jingchuan in his heart. He was also afraid that if he really died, there would be no one to argue with him in the future.

Xue Jingchuan had woken up and was sitting down to drink medicine. Chan Juan was serving him.

"Hey! It seems that I was worrying too much. There is someone to serve you here!" Ye Ling said with a smile as he walked in.

"Miss Ye" Chan Juan stood up and said, "Congratulations! In less than an hour, the news spread throughout Nanlai. In less than a month, I guess everyone who practices martial arts in the world will know that there is a female master on the Langya List!"

"Congratulations, there's nothing I can do about it! My strength doesn't allow me to be low-key," Ye Ling joked.

"Miss Ye is always so lively. I'll go serve dinner to Master Xue first. You guys chat." Chan Juan squatted slightly and went out.

"How is it? Can he survive?" Ye Ling sat on the stool beside the bed and pulled up Xue Jingchuan's arm to feel his pulse.

"Do you know this?" Xue Jingchuan asked with a smile.

"No, let me use you as an experiment, let me try it first."

"Congratulations, your dream has come true," Xue Jingchuan continued.

"My dream is to be the best in the world, but it's still a long way to go. What about you? What's your dream? To avenge my sister?" Ye Ling asked casually.

"Sister?" Xue Jingchuan was a little panicked: "What sister?"

"Pretending," Jiuyou muttered in a low voice.

"When you were unconscious, you talked about Sister Huang, White and Black, and coming home for revenge. It was a mess. What did you mean? I didn't understand a thing. Only the longbow chasing wings and the night parade of a hundred demons were useful," said Ye Ling.

Xue Jingchuan smiled and said, "When people are dying, they always think of their deceased relatives. Maybe I am thinking of my family."

Ye Ling looked at Xue Jingchuan's distressed expression and felt somewhat guilty: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask. I know you're alone now, but I'm not sure what happened to your family. I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize between you and me. Twenty years ago, a natural fire reduced the Blood Mansion to ruins overnight. Your Majesty, grateful for the loyalty and bravery of my grandfather and father, renovated the mansion. My life was stolen. When the accident happened, I went to Phoenix Mountain with King Beichen to learn martial arts, so I wasn't home."

"I see! Then...natural disasters cannot be avoided. It's been so long since the incident. You should let it go and accept your condolences." Ye Ling was not very good at persuading others.

"I've already accepted it. The dead cannot be resurrected. The living must always look forward."

"You're right, I don't have any family now, so living a good life is what's important."

"Yes, Youminglang prepared a celebratory drink for you. I can't drink it anymore, so you go ahead!"

"We'll drink again when you're better. Miss Chanjuan is taking care of us here, so I'm relieved. Jiuyou, go back to the next room and rest."

"Yes, Miss, please don't get drunk."

"I know, I know"

After Chan Juan came back, Ye Ling and Jiu You left, one to rest and the other to drink.