Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 400 artifacts retrieved, Sister Lan takes action! [1 more]

Chapter 400: 400 artifacts retrieved, Sister Lan takes action! [1 more]

Empress Valenjina I had employed the strength of several prominent families of Beilu to craft such a treasured sword for Princess Yongning, showing that their friendship was much deeper than the few indifferent lines recorded in history books.

If Empress Angelina had not personally shown them the sword, even Ye Wanlan herself would not have known that Valenjina had forged a weapon of divine caliber for her.

"Indeed, this is a fine sword," Xiang Shaoyu praised endlessly, paused, and then asked, "Can no one else use it except for my ancestor?"

Empress Angelina smiled faintly, "The Romanov Family is a family of psychics, and since this sword has been spirit-attached, naturally, nobody besides Princess Yongning can use it."

That was the truly lamentable part.

Such a divine weapon, ranked among the finest in the world, was now no different from scrap metal.

After all, Princess Yongning was dead, the spirit attachment using her blood would forever remain.

This was also why Empress Angelina unabashedly showcased the sword.

Without Princess Yongning, it was impossible to even pull the sword from its sheath, let alone take the divine weapon with them.

After a moment of silence, Yan Tingfeng also softly said, "Indeed, it is very regrettable."

His life had been filled with too many regrets, too profound to articulate.

Often, the regret was not because things were done wrong but because they belonged to the past and could no longer be traced.

Empress Valenjina I must also be filled with regret, wondering why she hadn’t handed over the divine weapon to Princess Yongning just a bit earlier.

"Today, Young Master Xiang has been startled," Empress Angelina closed the mural, turned around, and said meaningfully, "But often, problems need resolving by oneself; tonight, you may choose to stay in the Imperial Palace or I can arrange for knights to escort you back to Wan Guo Hotel."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Xiang Shaoyu responded with a faint smile, "You are right, problems need resolution, otherwise they will grow like a snowball. We will return to Wan Guo Hotel tonight; there are matters to attend to tomorrow morning."

"Very well," Empress Angelina nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Then I wish you success in your tasks and a smooth return to Shenzhou."

**

It was eleven o’clock at night when they left the Northland Imperial Palace, the sky was dark, and only the knight patrols were seen in the streets with no other pedestrians.

"Miss Ye, I am sincerely sorry," Xiang Shaoyu pressed his temples, slowly exhaling, "I hadn’t expected the Petrovich family to be so cunning and despicable under broad daylight."

"Born from robbers, looting so many cultural relics from Shenzhou, did you still expect them to be good people?" Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, "All the blame lies with them, no apologies necessary."

"Tomorrow morning, first go to the treasury of the Petrovich family and select a hundred cultural relics," Yan Tingfeng said in a calm voice, "Later, have Xing Yue send all the relics back to Shenzhou; that way, the Petrovich family will be out of moves."

Xing Yue and the Master of Penglai Observatory could easily transfer tens of thousands of volumes of the Heavenly Inception Grand Canon; to her, a hundred cultural relics indeed were not a challenge.

"Yes, many dreams in a long night, better ensure the safety of the relics first," Ye Wanlan nodded in agreement, "They must be planning to wait for us to take the antiques away and then rob them back."

But she, would definitely not give the Petrovich family that chance.

Back at the Wan Guo Hotel, when Oliver learned that Ye Wanlan, Yan Tingfeng, and Xiang Shaoyu had returned, he stormed back to the Petrovich family in a furious rage.

Today, he had already contacted various people to set up one scheme after another.

Initially, Oliver intended to eliminate Xiang Shaoyu during the shooting game, but Ye Wanlan emerged out of nowhere and overcame the ranked marksmen of the Global Center.

Thus, he prepared to deal with Ye Wanlan first.

But who could have anticipated that Empress Angelina would appear so unexpectedly?!

Of course, Oliver dared not provoke the Emperor of Beilu, and he had to vehemently swallow his anger.

"Clan leader, surely Her Majesty won’t genuinely protect Xiang Shaoyu, right?" Matvey also seemed anxious, "If Her Majesty protects him, it would be very difficult for us to make a move."

Oliver’s expression darkened, "This Angelina, a direct descendant of Empress Valenjina, and Xiang Shaoyu being a member of the Xiang Imperial Family, she naturally tends to favor the Xiang Family, but she can’t possibly protect him forever."

The position of the Emperor of Beilu was being watched covetously by many.

Furthermore, being an Empress, Angelina was under even closer scrutiny.

Matvey respectfully said, "You always think ahead, clan leader."

"Tomorrow, send people ahead to Old Mr. Sergei’s house," Oliver narrowed his eyes, "If Xiang Shaoyu and his group really manage to obtain the Gold-threaded Armor Fragment from King Yan through Sergei’s hands, act immediately, without any hesitation!"

To keep Xiang Shaoyu in Beilu, he had also hired several expensive psychics.

"Understood," Matvey complied, "I will follow the clan leader’s orders."

Oliver waved his hand, ready to have a good night’s sleep.

However, while he was still dreaming, Matvey suddenly shook him awake in panic: "Clan leader, there’s a big problem; Xiang Shaoyu and his group have come over to demand the antiques first!"

"What?!" Oliver was shocked, "Why would they come to our place first?"

"Not only have they come, but many nobles are with them as well," Matvey said with a wry smile, "No one expected them to come here first, and moreover, they brought along many to bear witness, making it impossible for us to deny."

Yesterday’s shooting game had left Ye Wanlan a notable figure among the Northland nobility, and of course, they also remembered the bet between Xiang Shaoyu and Oliver.

"Fine, fine, let them in," Oliver’s voice squeezed through his teeth.

On his own turf, he was being forced into such a corner.

Then, Xiang Shaoyu had to die!

Once dressed, Oliver proceeded to the hall, where Ye Wanlan, Yan Tingfeng, and Xiang Shaoyu had already taken their seats, waiting.

Xiang Shaoyu got straight to the point: "I feared your family might go back on their word, so after some thought, I decided to come over and retrieve them immediately, you don’t mind, do you, Clan Leader Oliver?"

"Of course... I don’t mind," Oliver said through clenched teeth, managing a smile, "Since I promised, I will deliver, you can pick whatever Shenzhou relics you like."

Though he said this, his heart was bleeding.

The Petrovich family had built their fortune on the plundering and trafficking of cultural heritage.

Even if they were a hundred lowest-valued cultural relics from Shenzhou, it represented a huge loss.

"Thank you, Clan Leader Oliver," Xiang Shaoyu smiled slightly, "If it weren’t for you providing us a platform to recover these antiques, it wouldn’t have been so smooth."

Oliver was barely maintaining his smile.

Under Matvey’s lead, Ye Wanlan and her group arrived at the Petrovich family’s treasury.

The Petrovich family truly lived up to their robber origins; besides Shenzhou relics, the treasury also held treasures from the Shaoxingman Federal Empire.

"Miss Ye, would you like to choose?" Xiang Shaoyu looked towards Ye Wanlan.

Ye Wanlan nodded and under Matvey’s astonished gaze, quickly selected the most valuable antiques from the treasury.

After selecting a hundred pieces, there were still several hundred relics from Shenzhou in the treasury, all of which were looted by the Petrovich family’s ancestors from Shenzhou three hundred years ago.

Ye Wanlan’s eyes grew somber: "Young Master Shaoyu, we can leave now."

"Your Royal Highness, these robbers are too much!" The Qingyun Pendant could not contain its anger, "To take so many of our compatriots away, not allowing them to return home."

The Shence Army Tiger Tally cautiously asked, "Is there no way to take them all away?"

Ye Wanlan spoke softly, "There is, wait for me."

She would take back to Shenzhou all these antiques that had been plundered.

After handing over the hundred cultural relics to Xing Yue, Ye Wanlan headed to Old Mr. Sergei’s home.

Old Mr. Sergei had been waiting for a long time and had already moved the painting scorched by the fire.

He seemed surprised as he watched Ye Wanlan take out a paintbox from her backpack: "Did you bring this pigment from Shenzhou?"

"Mm," Ye Wanlan gave a slight smile, "The painting was done by a court painter, and the pigments used were not ordinary."

"No wonder, no wonder!" Old Mr. Sergei nodded repeatedly, realizing that only people from Shenzhou could restore it.

Ye Wanlan sat down to restore the painting.

Old Mr. Sergei watched her every move, occasionally expressing amazement.

A servant approached, carrying a tray and offering a glass of water.

Ye Wanlan did not turn her head; as she reached to take the glass, it was suddenly splashed toward the painting.

"Whoosh!"

Old Mr. Sergei jumped up in shock, but when he collected himself, he found the painting was not ruined, rather, it was the servant’s hand that Ye Wanlan had caught tightly.

"Who are you?" Old Mr. Sergei’s expression changed, "You are not one of my household!"

Ye Wanlan spoke coldly: "Look up!"

Under her control, the servant was forced to raise his head, and a familiar, cunning face was revealed.

Old Mr. Sergei was both shocked and angry: "Matvey Petrovich? What are you trying to do?!"

The painting held great value both to him and the entire Northland.

Ye Wanlan smiled faintly: "I’ve disliked you since coming to Northland."

It seems you delivered yourself right to my door.

Then, she was just about to return the favor.