Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 327 Sister Lan invited, each guest more influential than the last [1 More Update]

Chapter 327: 327 Sister Lan invited, each guest more influential than the last [1 More Update]

"..."

The slightly cool air of autumn suddenly quieted down, and within a few seconds, it became deathly still.

After an unknown amount of time, Xing Yue finally stiffly lifted her head to meet Ye Wanlan’s gaze.

She stared at Ye Wanlan for a full thirty seconds before, like someone deeply frightened, she jumped back fiercely, bounding three feet into the air.

"You you you you..." Xing Yue stammered, unable to complete a sentence for a long time.

"Good bounce," Ye Wanlan nodded slightly. "Being able to grow from one meter five to one meter eighty is more useful than the height-increasing medicine you asked me for. Jump more often in the future, your bones will grow faster too."

"You you you you went too far!" Xing Yue looked at her incredulously. "How can you say that about me? I’m clearly one meter fifty-two! Not one meter fifty! But how did you know it was mine?"

"Let’s go," Ye Wanlan patted her head. "Seeing someone from afar carrying a coffin bigger than themselves, I knew it was you."

Xing Yue muttered, "I didn’t intend to deceive you. It’s just, I finally made it to South City, and I’ve already spent all my money. If I don’t cheat—ah, no, if I don’t earn some money, what would I do if I end up sleeping on the streets?"

"How did you get to South City?" Ye Wanlan asked casually. "Coming from Mount Penglai, you could only take a boat, right?"

Mount Penglai was located on an island in the South Sea. Other than by boat, there was no second means of transportation to get there.

Xing Yue patted her chest proudly: "Is a boat as fast as me? I swam over, but after swimming, I exhausted too much strength and ate up all the money I had once I landed."

As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach made a "gurgle" noise again.

Ye Wanlan sighed softly, "Then let’s go eat first, I’ll talk to the director."

"Yes, yes!" Xing Yue immediately packed up her bedding, threw everything into the box, "I heard South City’s chickens and ducks are very fresh; I want to eat those."

Ye Wanlan hummed, "How much do you want?"

Xing Yue thought for a moment and hesitantly raised a fist, "Ten should be enough."

Ye Wanlan pressed a hand against her forehead.

She often pondered whether Xing Yue in her previous life was a gluttonous beast, as such a tiny body could ingest so much food?

"Miss Ye?" The director approached, his gaze hesitatingly falling on Xing Yue, "This is...?"

Before Ye Wanlan had a chance to introduce her, Xing Yue suddenly stared intently at one spot and then happily threw the box she was carrying onto the ground.

Feeling the eager gaze upon him, Rong Qi’s body stiffened for a moment.

His instinct was to leave, but there just wasn’t enough time.

"Little Rong Rong!" Xing Yue’s eyes lit up, "What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping in the deep forests of Yunjing? Wow, I’ve missed you so much!"

Rong Qi: "..."

Is it still possible for him to pretend amnesia now?

"Are you here to participate in the show?" Xing Yue walked around him, then commented, "You really look good in ancient costumes, just like a rich, young master from a TV series."

Rong Qi exhaled slowly.

He should have realized earlier that in all of Shenzhou, aside from Xing Yue, who was clever as a ghost, who else would keep a Black Snake as a pet?

The director was also taken aback, "You know Mr. Rong Qi?"

"Director, let me introduce her. This is the Young Master of Penglai Observatory, called Xing Yue," said Ye Wanlan. "She’s twenty-four years old this year."

"Ah?" The director adjusted his hat, stammering, "Xing... Miss Xing Yue’s twenty... twenty-four?"

But with a height of only one meter fifty and an underdeveloped body, she looked only fifteen years old!

"That’s right, this is my birth year, and I’m offending the Taisui," Xing Yue touched her pocket and pulled out a red sachet, "I made a spirit talisman for myself to break the curse of Taisui. It’s quite effective."

The director was left completely bewildered.

He feared that after Xing Yue made her appearance on the show, the audience would accuse him of illegally employing child labor.

The director felt that ever since he met Ye Wanlan, he was introduced to a whole new world.

Even with all the courage in the world, he could never have imagined Ye Wanlan would be able to invite the Young Master of the Penglai Observatory onto the show.

Xing Yue took out two more sachets from her pocket and tossed them to the director and the producer, "I can see you’re also offending the Taisui this year. Keep them safe, they’ll come in handy when you need them."

The director and Producer Liu hurriedly caught them, carefully tucking them away on their persons.

No joke, these were handmade by the Young Master of Penglai Observatory.

Many tourists pray for the Temple Master of Penglai to guide them, but they don’t have the luck or opportunity to do so.

"Hey, bro, Student Ye." After having his fill, Rong Yu walked over. Upon seeing Xing Yue, he was shocked, "Little fellow, where did you come from? Which middle school are you at?"

As these words came out, both Ye Wanlan and Rong Qi looked at him with pitying eyes, but Rong Yu still remained clueless.

Xing Yue jumped up and punched Rong Yu to the ground, "You’re the middle schooler, your whole family are middle schoolers!"

Rong Yu: "..."

Who was he, and where was he?

"Hiss—" Rong Yu clutched his head, "To hit so hard at such a young age, be careful or I’ll have my brother beat you up!"

Xing Yue paused, then looked at Rong Qi, "Is he your brother?"

Rong Qi: "...Yes."

"Doesn’t look like it." Xing Yue frowned in thought, "Uncle Rong and Aunt Su both look so smart, why does your brother seem so foolish?"

Rong Qi sighed.

"I have no father or mother; I’m an orphan." Xing Yue lay back down on the rocking chair and introduced, "My master picked me up and named me Xing Yue."

Rong Yu nodded, then asked, "Why ’Xing Yue’? No surname?"

Before Xing Yue could answer, Rong Qi spoke calmly, "The last leader of the Beiming Sect was named Xing Yun, and the last saintess of Mount Penglai was named Yue Zheng. Her name is a combination of the two."

Penglai Observatory was built at the foot of Mount Penglai but was not the ruins of Mount Penglai itself; it was built by later generations to commemorate the Penglai faction.

Over the years, the Penglai Observatory had become a tourist attraction.

Every year from July to September, it was very busy with people coming from all over to escape the summer heat at Penglai Observatory, and some would even go up Mount Penglai, trying to find traces of Penglai.

After all, the records left by the members of the Penglai and Beiming Sects in historical texts were like the descriptions of immortals from novels.

They could move mountains, overturn seas, shatter heavens, and split the earth.

However, there was a forbidden zone in Mount Penglai that was not accessible, similar to Yan Mountain. Once one delved deep, all electronic instruments would malfunction.

Those who entered never returned alive.

Last century, a rogue archaeological team wandered into the no man’s land of Mount Penglai, and all twenty-four members of the team disappeared without a trace, never to be heard from again.

Some say that before the disciples of Penglai descended the mountain to face their enemies, they left behind a formation to protect the Penglai headquarters.

If one could break through this formation, it might be possible to find the ruins of Penglai.

However, following the battle three hundred years ago, all the disciples of Penglai and Beiming perished, the lineage of the Taoist arts was severed, and there was simply no one who could break it.

To this day, Mount Penglai and Mount Beiming remained two forbidden areas that even archaeological teams dare not enter.

"I’m so hungry." Xing Yue rubbed her belly and acted coquettishly towards Ye Wanlan, "I want to eat."

The director immediately waved his hand, instructing the logistics staff to prepare food for Xing Yue.

Rong Yu’s eyes spun around as he quietly took a photo of Rong Qi and Xing Yue, then sent it to a group named "A Loving and Harmonious Family."

[Rong Yu]: Dad, Mom, look at big brother, isn’t he showing a kind of expression I’ve never seen him use with anyone before?

[Rong Jingqiu]: Rong Qi! If you dare to have thoughts about a kid, you’re finished! I’ll drag you in front of the Supreme Elder and have you beaten with a hundred sticks.

[Su Yingxia]: No wonder you wouldn’t even meet the many girls I introduced to you, turns out this is what you’re into.

[Rong Jingqiu]: Wife, what should we do, we’ve raised a pervert, crying out loud.

Rong Qi coldly looked towards Rong Yu, who was covering his mouth and snickering, his gaze was enough to kill.

In the director’s listless gaze, Xing Yue ate eighteen chickens and finally said she was no longer hungry.

The friends invited by Miss Ye were really quite amazing.

"Are we starting to record the program this afternoon?" Xing Yue was curious, "Do I need to prepare anything?"

"We’ll stop the recording this afternoon; there will be a short live broadcast." The director came back to his senses, "Taoist Xing Yue doesn’t need to prepare anything, you just need to show your face."

After hearing this, Xing Yue lay down at ease on the rocking chair, "That won’t do, it’s so hot in South City today, I’ll pray for some rain to cool everyone down."

Director: "???"

At 2 p.m., the live broadcast room was packed with people.

[I heard they’re going to reveal a new guest today? Who is it? I asked my friends in the industry, and it seems none of the top stars got the call.]

[We’ll find out soon, maybe the show’s crew is hiding some big surprise.]

[If they could invite a Rong Family Member, the stars in the entertainment circle really don’t cut it.]

When the host introduced that today’s new guest would perform a prayer for rain, the viewers in the live broadcast room were a bit stunned.

[What? A prayer for rain? There won’t be any rain in South City for the next week!]

[To be honest, Treasures of The Divine Land already has enough popularity, could the crew not resort to these petty tricks to pander?]

[They invited yet another amateur, not as good as letting Qi Yunzhao participate, at least he’s somewhat topical. What does an amateur have to offer?]

[Say you’re going to make it rain? Do you think you’re the Penglai Saintess? What an embarrassment!]