Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 332 Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, kicked an iron plate! [2 more]

Chapter 332: 332 Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, kicked an iron plate! [2 more]

Qin Yu couldn’t understand the meaning of her words at first, "What?"

Not standing while speaking, could it be you want to sit instead?

But this was the central area of the porcelain exhibition, where could there be any seats?

Nevertheless, Qin Yu patiently ordered his secretary standing by: "Ask the organizers for two chairs, please have Miss Ye rest."

"Mr. Qin is overthinking it, what I want is to burn incense and bathe, to kneel three times and kowtow nine times," Ye Wanlan spoke indifferently, "You can go ask your mother, if she had something to ask of me, would she do the same?"

Qin Yu’s complexion changed in an instant, "Are you playing me?!"

Since when could a woman speak to him with such a superior attitude?

It was outright insubordination, ignorant of life and death!

"You think I’ll kneel just because you say so?" Anger mixed with amusement washed over Qin Yu, "Do you think you can make that call?"

Madam Qin had told him to be extremely careful around Ye Wanlan, but he saw her as nothing more than a beautiful woman with an empty head.

Ye Wanlan’s gaze was extremely detached: "You have no choice."

Qin Yu suddenly felt as if something struck his knees, which suddenly gave out and he uncontrollably fell towards the ground.

He couldn’t even control his movements, as his knees harshly hit the marble floor.

"Boom!"

A loud noise, shaking heaven and earth.

"President Qin!" The assistant was shocked and stood frozen, forgetting to step forward to help Qin Yu up.

Pain spread from his legs and quickly enveloped his entire body; Qin Yu was so pained that he broke out in cold sweat and his brain felt foggy.

But grinding his teeth, he managed not to cry out.

"President Qin!" The assistant finally snapped back to reality, "President Qin, let me help you."

But at this moment, Qin Yu’s legs were completely devoid of strength, and the assistant couldn’t support his full weight, stumbling.

With another "boom," Qin Yu knelt down once again.

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow: "Your kneeling has a good sense of rhythm, and the sound isn’t bad either, the remaining kneel and nine kowtows will be spared."

After speaking, she turned around, no longer paying any attention to Qin Yu who was nearly in pain, put on her audio guide, and met up with Yan Tingfeng.

Such commotion naturally couldn’t escape the notice of other tourists.

Some even recognized Qin Yu, who had appeared in financial magazines.

"What happened? Why did he suddenly kneel down for no reason?"

"I heard that’s the eldest son of the Qin Family from neighboring Jiangcheng, looks pretty decent, why is he the one playing this public kneeling act?"

"Could it be some kind of rich folks’ game? And who’s that girl?"

"These wealthy families, their antics are quite... extravagant."

Some people took a series of photos and posted them online.

Though Qin Yu wasn’t a major celebrity, as the General Manager of Qin Corporation, his every action represented the Qin Family.

Such a scandal meant that the stock of Qin Corporation couldn’t avoid a slight disturbance.

"President Qin..." the assistant trembled, not daring to look at Qin Yu.

Suppressing his anger, Qin Yu took a deep breath: "First let’s leave this place; take down all the photos on the internet!"

He remembered this debt!

**

After finishing the visit to the porcelain exhibition, Bing He also drafted a complete file of Qin Yu’s entire life history and every deed he had done from a young age, according to Yan Tingfeng’s instructions, and delivered it all to Ye Wanlan’s hands.

Ye Wanlan flipped through it page by page, she read quickly, yet missing not a single word.

The records mentioned that Qin Yu had been involved with nine girls.

The only common point among these nine girls was, now they were either missing or had ended up in psychiatric hospitals.

But Ye Wanlan could guess that those said to be missing were because their bodies hadn’t been found.

Xie Linyuan also watched by the side, frowning deeply: "Little Junior Sister, you say the times are different now, but I see that such villains are even more heinous than those who committed evil on the Jianghu in the past."

His hatred for evil was strong, and many villains of the Jianghu had died under his sword.

"Nine lives." Ye Wanlan slowly exhaled, "Deserve to die."

At that moment, a fierce killing intent burst from her, like flames, as if wanting to swallow the whole world.

Even Xie Linyuan, who had no physical form at that moment, couldn’t help but retreat from the aura emanating from her: "Little Junior Sister..."

Perhaps it was because he always saw Princess Yongning as elegant and gentle that he often overlooked her violent side.

"Sorry." Ye Wanlan came back to her senses, shaking her head slightly, calmly said, "My emotions have always been unstable, Big Senior Brother, you must be laughing at me."

Trapped in a body that wasn’t hers for four years and caught by time for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, she was long a madwoman.

"Little Junior Sister..." Xie Linyuan fell silent for a moment, then reached out his hand.

Even though he still couldn’t touch her, he gently patted her head in the air.

His voice was gentle, "Sometimes don’t put so much pressure on yourself; you should know that we are still here. You were never alone, not in the past, not now, and in the future, there will be even more people by your side."

"I know." Ye Wanlan said softly, "It’s because you are with me that I find meaning in life."

After reviewing all the information on Qin Yu, a plan began to take shape in Ye Wanlan’s mind.

Merely letting Qin Yu die wasn’t enough; she would make him suffer a hundredfold.

"Ding-a-ling—"

The ringing of a video call sounded, and Ye Wanlan pressed the answer button.

"Qinqin, what’s up so late?"

"Cousin, I have good news for you." Lin Qin was very happy, "Under grandma’s instructions, I’ve advanced to the second level of the Heavenly Music Method."

At the same time, she felt fortunate that she had spent the first few years of her life diligently practicing the zither.

Otherwise, had she not established a strong foundation before practicing the Heavenly Music Method, she could have suffered greatly from the backlash.

Lin Qin also understood Lin Weilan’s painstaking efforts.

"Congratulations." Ye Wanlan was genuinely happy for her, "So by the time you go to Yunjing next year, you should be able to complete the third level of the Heavenly Music Method. Then, even Lin Shiyuan wouldn’t dare harm you without reason."

"I will work even harder," said Lin Qin, "Cousin, you can rest assured now; with my current abilities, not even a trained bodyguard is my match."

The difference between someone with inner strength and someone without is like heaven and earth.

With Lin Qin’s current strength, she was indeed very secure in Jiangcheng, as long as no Successor from the Six Great Sects or a Psychic appeared.

Ye Wanlan chatted with Lin Qin for a few more sentences, then ended the call.

**

Jiangcheng.

In the car, Qin Yu’s expression was unspeakably grim...

He hadn’t expected to make a fool of himself in front of so many people, especially kneeling before a woman like Ye Wanlan.

Such humiliation was worse than death for him.

Afterward, Qin Yu felt that the entire incident was pervaded by strangeness from beginning to end.

He exercised regularly and was always in good health; he had even had a physical examination last month. There was no way his legs should have any issues, so how could they suddenly give out, causing him to kneel in public?

He couldn’t figure it out and could only leave South City in a disheveled state.

"President Qin." The secretary suddenly spoke up, "You have a call."

Qin Yu faced him with a cold expression, "Answer it."

With a "beep", the call was answered, and Zhou Hechen’s icy voice came through, "Qin Yu, what do you mean by this?"

Qin Yu frowned at first but then realized that Zhou Hechen was questioning his intention of approaching Ye Wanlan.

He laughed it off carelessly, "Didn’t you already get engaged to Yunyi? This isn’t ancient times a thousand years ago where you could have wives and concubines. Who I pursue has nothing to do with you, right?"

When competing with Zhou Heyuan, Qin Yu had always been extremely cautious.

Zhou Heyuan appeared to be a cultured and genteel gentleman, always smiling and pleasant, but he was deeply cunning, and Qin Yu could never guess his thoughts.

Everything had become much easier after Zhou Hechen took over as the heir of Zhou Corporation.

Zhou Hechen wore everything on his face, had a quick temper, and was always impulsive and headstrong.

Qin Yu only needed to say a few words to easily provoke Zhou Hechen’s anger.

As expected, Zhou Hechen exploded in fury, "Qin Yu! You are courting death!"

"Zhou Hechen, stop putting on airs in front of me," Qin Yu sneered, "You’re not at my level to compete with me. You’re better off going home to be coddled by your mother. Send your older brother instead."

The breathing on the other end of the line instantly grew heavier.

But before Zhou Hechen could reply, Qin Yu laughed again, "Oh, I almost forgot, your brother is lying in bed, never to wake up again. Instead of wasting your temper on me, you should be figuring out how to save your Zhou Corporation!"

With a "click", the call ended.

Having made Zhou Hechen look foolish, Qin Yu’s mood improved a bit, and he began to hum a tune leisurely.

Not long after, the secretary spoke again, "Mr. Qin, that girl there is Ye Wanlan’s cousin, Lin Qin."

"Not a bad beauty in the making," Qin Yu looked in the direction pointed out by the secretary and lit a cigarette, "What is she carrying on her back?"

"It should be a zither?" The secretary thought for a moment and said, "The Jiangcheng Lin Family is a branch of the Yunjing Lin Family, after all. It has been many years since they separated and they haven’t been able to return to the Lin Family Main House."

Qin Yu nodded slightly, his smile cruel, "Tonight, I want her to be at my villa in the eastern part of the city."

The secretary respectfully said, "Understood."

He had helped Qin Yu with many women, and their fates were all without exception quite tragic.

The secretary looked pityingly at Lin Qin, who was walking alone with her zither case.

It’s such a pity, she’s so young yet destined for ruin.

But there was nothing to be done; after all, Lin Qin was Ye Wanlan’s cousin and had to suffer on account of that, right?

If anyone was to blame, it was Ye Wanlan!

The secretary opened the car door and stepped out to contact Qin Yu’s other subordinates.

Lin Qin was out so late because she went to a forest in the suburbs to test the power of the second level of the Heavenly Music Method.

As she walked, she suddenly realized that someone was following her.

Lin Qin’s demeanor remained exceedingly calm as one hand gripped the zither.