Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 435 Perverted group members, Sister Lan and Brother Yan’s fun [1 more update]

Chapter 435: 435 Perverted group members, Sister Lan and Brother Yan’s fun [1 more update]

The massive forging hammer slammed into the ground, causing the surface to instantly cave in.

Faluk stood there, dazed, without reaching out his hand to return Ye Xingli’s handshake.

"Hello?" Ye Xingli waved his hand in front of Faluk, but seeing no response, he gave up.

He needed to rest for a while before he could continue rushing back to the Global Center to work overtime on his experiments.

"Why is he so surprised?" Ye Xingli slumped on the sofa, biting into an apple, finally feeling alive again.

The brief two-hour life-and-death escape had drained him of too much energy.

Ye Wanlan also sat down, "Maybe he didn’t expect you to be fond of apples."

"Oh." Ye Xingli glanced at the apple he had bitten into pieces, muttered, "Actually, I don’t like apples, but that’s all they have here, are you sure he isn’t the one who likes them?"

It took Faluk a full three minutes to gradually come back to his senses, "Ye Ye Ye... the International Strategic Studies Institute, that, that..."

"Yes, yes, that’s me," Ye Xingli quickly finished the apple, "I didn’t expect my name to have reached the Northern Lands."

Faluk collapsed to the ground with a thud, feeling his worldview being torn and reassembled cyclically over these days.

He felt as though he had inadvertently entered a circle of twisted geniuses, beginning to gradually discover the truths and secrets of this world.

"Ding ding—"

The phones of Ye Xingli and Ye Wanlan chimed simultaneously, signaling a group chat notification.

[Cultured Person]: @Crazy Scientist, come out and speak, have you met with YN Sister yet?

[Ghostbuster Bro]: Not allowed! I absolutely do not allow it! Why does this kid have such good luck?

[Deadly Poison Master]: When this kid comes back, I’m going to poison him. I had a mission to Shenzhou last year, but the location was changed last minute; otherwise, I would have met YN Sister before any of you.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: You must be dreaming!

Wen Chaosheng angrily typed.

Although his status in this group was not high, as the first person to meet Ye Wanlan, he could brag for a lifetime in the group.

[Crazy Scientist]: Guys, I almost died, and you’re still making snide remarks? Thanks to YN Sister for saving my dog’s life.

[Cultured Person]: Stop your nonsense, whether you’re dead or alive doesn’t matter, the important thing is, did you meet YN Sister? Post a photo so the group members can see.

[YN]: I am also a group member, I can see.

[Cultured Person]: ... The leader is asking me to restore antiques, I’m outta here!

"Morality." Ye Xingli humphed twice, "Just wait till they meet YN Sister themselves and get scared to the ground."

The hardships he had suffered, except for Rich Sister and Sister Cow-Horse, none of these other guys were exempt.

"Miss Ye and Mr. Ye chat." Faluk wiped his sweat, "I’ll go forge the Gold and Silver Secret Iron."

He picked up the forging hammer again and started the first round of forging.

After guzzling another bucket of water, Ye Xingli rubbed his head, "Finally feeling alive again."

He saw Ye Wanlan sending a message and curiously asked, "What is YN Sister busy with?"

"My cousin," Ye Wanlan said, "It’s her assessment today, I’m worried, so I asked a friend to go check on her."

"Cousin?" Ye Xingli perked up, "Since she’s YN Sister’s cousin, she must also be incredibly skilled, right?"

Ye Wanlan grunted, "She just returned to the Lin Family, and after the assessment, she’ll become a core disciple."

"The Lin Family? Yunjing Lin Family?" Ye Xingli was surprised, "Musician of Heavenly Sound?!"

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, her expression a mix of smile and seriousness, "Indeed, you people at the International Strategic Studies Institute have been researching Shenzhou."

Even today, most people in Shenzhou believe the Musicians of Heavenly Sound only exist in history books, their power exaggerated.

But the International Strategic Studies Institute knew the Musicians of Heavenly Sound truly existed.

"I swear I didn’t," Ye Xingli protested, "I’m an orphan, and obviously both YN Sister and I are from Shenzhou. It would be unscientific not to include such a formidable power as Heavenly Sound Sect in our intelligence database, right?"

Ye Wanlan nodded slightly.

"Last time, wasn’t I talking in the group about how Shenzhou’s Bureau 723 is constantly pushing us to clarify the War of Ten Thousand Armies from three hundred years ago?" Ye Xingli sighed, "They push for information more timely than my payday."

Ye Wanlan’s pupils dilated suddenly, "Bureau 723?"

"Yes," Yeh Xingli said, "although our intelligence database is extensive, who can know what happened three hundred years ago? This truly is a mystery we have never solved."

Atlantis, though mysterious, had been definitively confirmed to still exist on this planet in the legends of the lost ancient continent.

It just needed more evidence and further investigation to discover more.

But the Battle of Armies?

After so many years, the International Strategic Studies Institute still had no clues.

After a moment of silence, Ye Wanlan slowly said, "Perhaps, it’s not a creature from our world."

"That’s exactly one of the theories our dean proposed in the ’Battle of Armies Hypothesis,’" Yeh Xingli said, "But it’s still just a theory, because there’s no evidence. Sigh, it really is frustrating. Next time agents from Section 723 come to urge us, I will definitely blast them out with a laser cannon."

Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows higher, "Then I wish you good luck."

She looked down and opened the chat box with Yan Tingfeng.

[Ye Wanlan]: Director Tingting, when your people go to the International Strategic Studies Institute, be careful.

[Yan Tingfeng]: Hm?

[Ye Wanlan]: Someone, because of your frequent urging, wants to blast you out with a laser cannon.

[Yan Tingfeng]: Okay, I got it.

Yeh Xingli had no idea that Ye Wanlan had already finished "snitching." He quickly opened a blueprint, "Sister YN, no time like the present, help me check out this new design."

Ye Wanlan looked at him and did not take it.

"Twenty units!"

"Deal."

"..."

**

Meanwhile, at the Yunjing Lin Family.

Today was Lin Qin’s assessment day, and the Lin Family’s Elders Council, three Offerants, and the Supreme Elder Lin Zhushuang were all present, with all core disciples and direct lineage descendants also in attendance.

"Lin Qin, the assessment consists of three rounds," Lin Zhushuang sat aloft, "The last round is combat, and you must pass all three rounds to be promoted to a core disciple. Do you understand?"

Indeed, Lin Weilan could play "Sacrifice to the Heavenly Gods" with high explosive and attack power, but that did not mean Lin Qin could play it.

Lin Qin, neither humble nor arrogant, replied, "Understood."

"You have just returned to the main family, and you should know that the main family is the legitimate heir of the Heavenly Sound Sect," Lin Zhushuang lowered her gaze, looking coldly at Lin Qin, "The Heavenly Sound Sect respects the zither, so let me test you first. What are the ten famous zither pieces of Shenzhou?"

"’Battle-Breaking Music,’ ’Sending the General Back,’ ’Phoenix Coming to Court,’ ’Sacrifice to the Heavenly Gods,’" Lin Qin calmly listed the names in order, "’Water Dragon’s Chant,’ ’Eternal Life’... ’Midnight Song.’"

Ten pieces, not a single mistake.

"Very good," Lin Zhushuang had not intended to trip up Lin Qin on such simple pieces, and continued to ask, "Among these ten pieces, which has the highest attack and which has the highest defense?"

Still calm and composed, Lin Qin replied, "’Battle-Breaking Music’ has the highest attack, ’Sending the General Back’ has the highest defense."

’Battle-Breaking Music,’ as the strongest group attack technique in the Heavenly Music Method, just as its name reflects—breaking formations, its attack power unmatched by any other piece.

"Right and not right," Lin Zhushuang frowned, "’Battle-Breaking Music’ has been lost, and currently, the piece with the highest attack is ’Water Dragon’s Chant.’"

"The lost remains lost, but the status of ’Battle-Breaking Music’ remains unchanged," Lin Qin looked up at the sky and clasped her fists, speaking faintly, "Grandmother said that our family will continue the legacy of the Heavenly Sound Sect, and respect must also be given to Sect Leader Fanyin."

"That’s reasonable," Lin Nanzhu smiled slightly, "Your grandmother always valued the legacy of the Heavenly Sound Sect, and now it’s clear that her foresight lives on in you."

Lin Zhushuang’s expression turned slightly steely.

Lin Weilan was already dead, reduced to nothing but a pile of rotten bones, yet still, her descendants managed to overtake her in death.

Death itself seemed a mercy to Lin Weilan!

"Scholarship assessment passed. From now on, you may enter the Scripture Pavilion anytime you wish, but remember, no book may be taken out of the Scripture Pavilion," Lin Zhushuang said coldly, "If found out, your meridians will be crippled, you will be expelled from the main family, and your descendants will also be forbidden from returning to the main family in any way!"

Lin Qin was expressionless.

"The second round is performance," Lin Zhushuang continued, "The main family needs to assess your foundational skills with the zither and your mastery over the Heavenly Music Method. Bring it here."

Immediately, a guard stepped forward and placed a zither in front of Lin Qin.

Lin Zhushuang’s smile hid a deep-seated venom, "Lin Qin, begin—"