Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 215 Transcendent Woman, Truth Telling Session!【1 Update】

Chapter 215: 215 Transcendent Woman, Truth Telling Session!【1 Update】

His movement was so abrupt that it even knocked over his chair.

With a "whoosh," the entire class turned their heads, all eyes focused on Lin Wenli, watching him with shock and uncertainty.

Within Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School, Lin Wenli was considered a legend. Since his first year in high school, he had consistently ranked in the top three of his grade.

In the last month of his sophomore year, he had suddenly jumped to first place.

Although he often had an expressionless face, if anyone approached him with a question, he would reply with great care.

Additionally, given his outstanding appearance, Lin Wenli’s popularity had always been first in his cohort. Otherwise, even the Xu Family’s Xu Nanchu would not have taken such a fancy to him.

No one had ever seen him exhibit much emotional fluctuation; the rare few times he had gotten angry were when he heard someone speak ill of Ye Wanlan.

"Wenli, you... what’s wrong with you?" His deskmate was also startled. "Calm down, what... what did I say?"

He had just casually made a complaint to Lin Wenli while discussing the most popular novel of the moment with other classmates.

Lin Wenli was good in every way, except that he was sometimes too solitary, not participating in any entertainment activities.

Lin Wenli also realized his lapse in composure and tried hard to calm himself, but found it utterly impossible to do so.

He slowly exhaled, his voice still trembling, "Say it again, the words you just spoke."

"Huh?" His deskmate was a bit dumbfounded. "You mean that book? It describes how the protagonist had a peaceful and happy family, but then one day, his body was taken over by someone else..."

"This book is indeed very popular, topping the best-seller lists in multiple languages as soon as it was released," another classmate interjected. "It’s a featured book at Global Center. I’ve read it, and it does an excellent job of portraying human nature and conflicts. Wenli, I recommend you take a look as well."

Lin Wenli sorted through what had happened. He pressed his fingers to his forehead, exhaustedly saying, "Sorry, I’ve never heard of such a novel plot before; it took me by surprise."

"So that’s why this book is so popular." His deskmate let out a sigh of relief, jokingly said, "You were so agitated just now; I thought you were ’transcended’ too."

Lin Wenli’s expression was complex as he righted his chair and sat back down.

What if the changes Ye Wanlan underwent those four years were indeed like in the book, where her body was taken over by someone else?

In the past, he would have never believed in such things.

Yet now he knew of the existence of the Heavenly Music Method, about how playing the zither could unleash immense power, even killing people, surpassing the scenes depicted in martial arts novels.

Could the incredible plot points from such fantastical stories also be found in reality?

Never before had Lin Wenli been so eager for school to end so he could rush home.

He had to get to the bottom of what exactly had happened during the past four years!

**

Elsewhere, at Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School, in the psychological consultation room.

"Student Ye, your performance lately has been very good, proving that your mental health is improving too," Rong Yu was quite satisfied. "In the future, you can decrease the frequency of visits to the psychological consultation room appropria—"

He hadn’t quite finished his last word when Rong Yu’s voice suddenly halted in his throat, and after a long "ah," he couldn’t utter another word.

"Miss Ye." Yan Tingfeng extended his wrist. "It rained last night, and the wind was quite strong. I woke up this morning with my cough significantly worse. Do you think it could be due to the cold?"

Ye Wanlan’s fingers touched his pulse, and after a few seconds of contemplation, she said, "Take an extra dose of medicine today."

Yan Tingfeng’s eyelashes drooped slightly, and he quietly acknowledged, "Alright."

"However, your body can’t rely solely on medication," Ye Wanlan shook her head slightly. "All medicine has its toxicity; if this continues, it will only accumulate more toxins in your body."

Upon hearing this, Yan Tingfeng cracked a faint smile. "Perhaps my body is more poisonous than the medicine."

Ye Wanlan glanced at him indifferently.

"I misspoke," Yan Tingfeng quickly admitted his error, "I will listen to Miss Ye’s advice wholeheartedly."

Rong Yu finally managed to speak again, his tone sarcastically hinting, "Indeed, I’ve never seen you this obedient before. At last, someone can get through to you."

Usually, it was he who was suppressed by Yan Tingfeng, but now, all he needed to do was cling to Student Ye’s coattails, and he could witness Yan Tingfeng being suppressed.

Rong Yu thought to himself, his day of triumph had finally arrived.

After leaving the psychological consultation room, Ye Wanlan took a walk in the woods.

Her phone "beeped" twice.

Ye Wanlan looked down, opened the latest message—it was a private chat from Wen Chaosheng.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: YN Sister, please take a look!

He sent a link.

Ye Wanlan clicked on it, and it brought her to Global Center’s monthly book sales ranking.

The book ranked first in sales towered above the rest; it was only a few days into September, yet the sales had already reached an astonishing one hundred and fifty thousand copies.

The book in second place sat at merely forty thousand copies.

But this book title...

Ye Wanlan looked at "I, a God Descending to Earth, Dare You Compete for My Body?"—this very long string of a title, and fell into silence.

Probably, the person who could come up with such a title was a once-in-a-lifetime genius.

She quickly skimmed through the book’s synopsis and found the content was almost identical to her own experiences.

Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: YN sister, have you finished reading? What do you think?

[YN]: Did you write this?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Almost, I dictated it, and the comrades in charge of writing penned it down. You know, our Psychic Affairs Office doesn’t deal with people, so we’re poor. Book royalty income is an important source of our finances!

In the many forces of the Global Center, the Psychic Affairs Office was indeed the poorest.

The base salary of new employees barely met the minimum wage threshold required by the Global Center, and to earn more money, they had to take on tasks in exchange.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: YN sister, didn’t you ask me to check if such things have happened in the Global Center? But with nearly three billion people in the Global Center, searching is like looking for a needle in a haystack, so I thought of a method, maybe bluffing could flush her out?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Normal people would just see this book as a novel. We insiders would take it as an incident, but what about people who have done this and have a guilty conscience?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: When she sees this book, she will definitely panic!

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow.

This indeed was a method.

Though the book could spread across the entire world and cause a sensation, to ninety-nine percent of the people, it was just a story.

[YN]: Smart, has it been effective?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Uh... no.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: But the book has only been out for just over a month. Surely many people haven’t seen it yet, and derivatives like movies and games are in development. As long as she communicates with the outside world, it’s impossible for her not to see it!

[YN]: Well done, I owe you a favor. Remember to ask if you need anything from me in the future.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: YN sister, you are being too polite. You saved my life before and let me leave Shenzhou safely last time. It’s also because we basked in your glory that our office published such a bestseller. I should be sharing the royalty fees with you.

Ye Wanlan closed her eyes.

She didn’t know if Wen Chaosheng’s method could lure the Transcendent Woman out; she indeed had a worry.

As the saying goes, "Once bitten, twice shy." After repeatedly courting death with her body and being forced to leave, would the Transcendent Woman learn from all her lessons after finding a second body?

If the Transcendent Woman, after occupying someone else’s body, behaved exactly like the original host, making even family members unable to tell the difference, then the search would become even more difficult.

However, aside from the invaders from Shenzhou three hundred years ago, the Transcendent Woman was one of the people she was determined to kill.

Someone who occupied other people’s bodies without paying the price didn’t deserve to exist in this world.

At this moment, across the ocean, at the center of world geography, politics, culture, and economy—the Global Center.

Psychic Affairs Office.

"Brother Wen, this month we’re going to get a good amount just from book royalty fees alone," the young man counted money with glee. "It’s all thanks to you, Brother Wen. Without the inspiration you found while out on a mission, how could we become bestsellers overnight?"

But Wen Chaosheng asked, "These past two days, has anyone demanded our book to be taken off the shelves?"

"Eh? Of course not!" The young man was puzzled. "Just lots of people wanting to buy the book’s rights, but we’ve already sold them. What we write isn’t banned—why should it be taken down?"

"Good," Wen Chaosheng nodded. "If anyone asks for the book to be taken down or inquires about the story behind the book, you must tell me."

Hopefully, with this book, he could help YN sister a great deal.

**

In the evening after school, Lin Wenli took a taxi home for the first time.

"Hey, why did you get home so early today?" Lin Huaijin was surprised. "You didn’t do something bad, did you?"

Lin Wenli simply looked around the room: "Where’s my sister?"

"Miss Ye had some business at Ah Lan’s Company and will be back late," Khor Peiqing’s voice came from the kitchen. "She said we should eat without her, no need to wait."

"No, we must wait," Lin Wenli said definitively, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "No one goes out until my sister returns."

Khor Peiqing and Lin Huaijin exchanged looks, clueless as to why Lin Wenli was acting so strangely today.

It was nearly eight o’clock when the front door was finally opened.

"Uncle, Auntie, Wenli?" Ye Wanlan saw the untouched dishes on the table. "What’s wrong? Didn’t I say I would be back late today and you shouldn’t wait for me for dinner?"

She closed the door and sat down calmly at the only empty seat.

"Sister, I have something to ask you," Lin Wenli took a deep breath and then said to Lin Huaijin and Khor Peiqing, "Dad, Mom, it might sound unbelievable, but I think it’s very likely."