Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 352 Chatting and laughing, ashes to ashes【2 more updates】

Chapter 352: 352 Chatting and laughing, ashes to ashes【2 more updates】

Although she had been cultivating her morality and practicing Zither, Go, Calligraphy, and Painting over the years to restrain her killer instinct, she never hid her murderous desires.

She was by no means a paragon of virtue; on the contrary, like He Jia, her killing intent was also exceedingly strong.

These people did not appear to be locals of the Southern Frontier; clearly, they had been in Shenzhou for a long time, lingering near the Phoenix Origin Pagoda.

According to the Director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, in recent years, the number of tomb-raiding gangs in Shenzhou had not only increased but also grown bolder.

Behind this, someone must be pushing everything along.

"The escort carriage will be here soon," the middle-aged man turned back around, looking down the mountain, "Eliminate this irrelevant person quickly."

Ye Wanlan’s appearance did not make the tomb raiding gang feel threatened at all.

"Boss, look at this girl’s figure," the young man’s eyes twinkled, "It would be a pity just to kill her—"

"Foolish!" the middle-aged man shouted, "Thinking of these things at crucial moments, after we finish this job we’ll withdraw from Shenzhou, then you’ll have all the time to indulge!"

"Withdraw from Shenzhou?" A hand grabbed his shoulder, the girl’s voice carried a hint of playful laughter, "Withdraw to where?"

A thunderous "boom" of immense fear exploded in the middle-aged man’s heart.

He clearly remembered that the girl had been five meters away from him just a moment before, and there were others behind him; how did she break through several people to get behind him?

Let alone unguarded, even if guarded, the back was one of the most vulnerable areas.

Ye Wanlan spoke again, "Turn around."

The middle-aged man hadn’t yet reacted when his body, under the forceful action of this hand, turned around.

With this turn, he finally saw what had happened in those few seconds as his back was turned.

Other than him, everyone else was frozen in place, unable to move.

A term suddenly popped into the middle-aged man’s mind—

Acupoint Sealing.

He had lived in Shenzhou for many years, always stealing Shenzhou relics and smuggling them abroad, and in his spare time, he naturally watched Shenzhou’s wuxia dramas.

According to unofficial histories, these wuxia dramas could never capture the true essence of the martial Jianghu from three hundred years ago.

These years he had traveled in the Southern Frontier, he had also seen real Gu Art, but this silent method of acupoint sealing was something he had never seen before.

Was Shenzhou Martial Arts truly so terrifying?

"I won’t ask who you serve, after all, you wouldn’t know," Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Unfortunately, those who are useless have no necessity to live."

The middle-aged man just opened his mouth, had not yet uttered a word, when the rest of his sentence could never be spoken again.

Ye Wanlan seized the weapons of the tomb-raiding gang and then contacted the 723 Agency squad to deal with the remaining mess.

Meanwhile, the Master of Penglai Observatory and Xing Yue had already transported half of the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon to a safe place.

Professors Xue, Shen, and Li, along with the Director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, were conducting a fresh round of archaeological research on the entire library to see if they could discover more artifacts.

At the same time, Academician Wu and Professor Yuwen were copying the most critical volumes about science and technology from the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon.

At this moment, manual copying was the safest and most secure method.

This way, even if Academician Wu brought this technology back to the Research Institute, no one would guess it came from the contents of the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon.

Having been involved in military-industrial research for thirty-five years, Academician Wu had never been so excited.

She believed that within six months, the level of science and technology in Shenzhou could surpass that of the Starman Federal Empire.

In less than two years, it would catch up with the Global Center, or even surpass it.

By then, Shenzhou’s voice in the international community would be stronger, and never again would it be threatened or controlled by the Global Center.

Academician Wu was so engrossed that she skipped meals to continue copying.

Professor Yuwen also immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge, his brain running at high speed.

On this end, Ye Wanlan unlocked her phone and clicked into a private chat.

[YN]: Was the predecessor of the International Strategic Research Center the Global Center Research Institute?

[Crazy Scientist]: Correct, but that was over a hundred years ago, changed in the early last century.

[YN]: Do you have any data on failed experiments? I need a copy.

[Crazy Scientist]: Wait a moment, I will retrieve a copy using my access, but it’s been so long, I expect it won’t be very detailed.

Within minutes, Ye Wanlan received the data that Yeh Xingli had sent her.

The data showed that since its inception two hundred years ago, the Global Center Research Institute indeed spearheaded rapid advancements in high technology, making the Global Center the world’s number one developed region.

However, within this period, there were four major experimental accidents.

Ye Wanlan compared these experimental accidents with the technologies described in the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon, finding an 80% similarity in technology.

But it was precisely the differences in that remaining 20% that caused the experimental failures at the Global Center Research Institute.

"We can now confirm that the people who first established the Global Center definitely stole a copy of the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon," Ye Wanlan mused thoughtfully, "It was a strategic move by the Grand Ancestor to let them steal the copy, killing two birds with one stone."

The copy of the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon contained several errors hidden within, which not only interfered with the thieves’ technological development but also lowered their vigilance toward Shenzhou.

They would think that the People of Shenzhou were no better, capable of making such mistakes.

Xie Linyuan couldn’t help but exclaim, "The Grand Ancestor was truly a master of Divine Strategy."

He had always heard people boasting about Great Ancestor Ning and didn’t think much of it, but this time he truly witnessed Grand Ancestor Ning’s abilities, his respect heartfelt.

"The Grand Ancestor knew he wouldn’t live to see the time of peril, so he laid out the plans in advance," Ye Wanlan sighed softly, "I can’t let him be disappointed."

Flourishing Divine Land!

She repeated these four words in her mind, her gaze even firmer.

Things taken from Shenzhou, naturally, should all be returned.

Let the future world witness the rise of Shenzhou.

**

The next day, in the morning.

Jiangcheng, Zhou Family.

While having breakfast, Zhou Hechen casually asked, "Mom, how is the marital alliance with the Kang Family coming along?"

With Ye Wanlan’s former status, she was naturally not eligible to marry into the family.

But Miss Kang’s status was sufficient.

However, Madam Zhou shook her head, "Our Zhou Family has decided not to pursue a marital alliance with the Kang Family."

"What?" Zhou Hechen was stunned, "Mom, is this your decision?"

The marital alliance between the Zhou Family and the Kang Family was clearly beneficial for both parties.

"We have already made it clear to the Kang Family," Patriarch Zhou adjusted his glasses, "Hechen, even if you were willing to proceed with the alliance, the other party is not interested."

Zhou Hechen’s expression changed: "Dad, what do you mean by that?"

Ye Wanlan unwilling?

What a joke.

Was this not what she had always dreamed of?

"That’s what you think it means," Patriarch Zhou said indifferently, "Let’s put a stop to this marital talk; after all, you have already been engaged to Yunyi, it wouldn’t be good to break an engagement now."

After returning from South City, Madam Zhou had relayed what Ye Wanlan had proposed to Patriarch Zhou.

Initially, Patriarch Zhou merely treated this transaction as a joke.

But when they found out about Lin Woyu, who was supposed to become comatose due to a car accident, miraculously recovered a few months ago,

Madam Zhou almost immediately confirmed it must have been Ye Wanlan who intervened.

They eventually decided to make a deal with Ye Wanlan.

After all, Zhou Heyuan was too important to both Patriarch Zhou and Madam Zhou.

Moreover, if Zhou Heyuan could be woken up, whether or not they could establish a marital alliance with the Kang Family would no longer be significant.

With Zhou Heyuan’s capabilities, he could definitely resolve the crises currently faced by Zhou Corporation.

Patriarch Zhou slowly said, "Hechen, there’s some trouble at the branch office in Liucheng that needs your attention; prepare to go there in the next few days."

Hearing this, Zhou Hechen, even though he was slow, realized something was amiss.

This was not simply about sending him to handle things; it was clearly an exile!

Zhou Hechen moved his lips, "Dad, I—"

"That’s my final decision, no need for further discussion," Patriarch Zhou interrupted him, "Let’s have breakfast."

Zhou Hechen took a deep breath, gripping his chopsticks, yet he couldn’t bring himself to eat.

He couldn’t just give up his position in Zhou Corporation to go to Liucheng.

He needed to find out what exactly had happened in these few days that made Patriarch Zhou and Madam Zhou change their minds so quickly.

Had someone said something?

After breakfast, Patriarch Zhou went to the company.

Zhou Hechen didn’t follow; instead, he decided to seek out Madam Zhou for clarification.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard Madam Zhou as if she were on a phone call.

"I’ve done as you instructed," Madam Zhou spoke submissively, "When will you have the time to come back to Jiangcheng and heal Heyuan?"

This sentence exploded like a thunderclap in Zhou Hechen’s ears, his heartbeat skipping beat.

Had Madam Zhou found a doctor who could wake Zhou Heyuan?

So, was this why his power was stripped and he was being exiled to a remote area?

"The day after tomorrow? Thank you so much," Madam Zhou kept thanking the caller, "As long as you can wake Heyuan up, you can ask for anything."

Zhou Hechen’s expression darkened completely, as if shrouded by dense clouds.

The day after tomorrow?

He didn’t have much time left.

Zhou Heyuan had to die!

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