Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 447 Heaven and Earth Secret! We will meet again [2 more updates]

Chapter 447: 447 Heaven and Earth Secret! We will meet again [2 more updates]

These six words were like a thunderous explosion!

Ye Wanlan suddenly lifted her head, her eyes slightly widened: "Teacher?!"

At this moment, she could be sure, Han Yunsheng could actually feel her presence!

Otherwise, with Han Yunsheng’s caution, he absolutely wouldn’t say such a nonsensical thing.

He was always self-controlled, no amount of pain would make him speak nonsense.

"Teacher, it’s me!" Ye Wanlan reached out her hand, "It really is me."

But the scene before her was ultimately just a historical flashback, she and Han Yunsheng could never truly connect.

Her hand still passed right through, touching nothing.

"I can’t hear you talking, I can’t see you, but I can feel—" Han Yunsheng smiled faintly, "You are indeed here, the person that Yue Zheng senior discovered earlier must also be you, I just wasn’t sure at that time."

At this moment he could clearly feel his only disciple, it was because he had abandoned his body and used only his soul to feel.

How could he possibly not recognize Xiao Yongning?

From the time she was brought back to Fengyuan City and entered the Imperial Palace, it wasn’t long before Emperor Zhaozong assigned him to be the teacher of Princess Yongning.

At that time, Xiang Lan was only five years old, and he was merely sixteen.

Back then, he was youthful and arrogant, not even considering the Emperor in his eyes, and often showed impatience towards the young princess.

When he taught her, he was not only strict but also gave her more tasks than she could handle.

But Princess Yongning was very hard-working, resting only two Shichen a day before starting her lessons, never succumbing no matter how difficult the problems were.

Ultimately, he softened his heart and imparted all his knowledge and skills to her.

Regrettably, what Han Yunsheng lamented was that he couldn’t change Princess Yongning’s constitution to help her accumulate Inner Strength; he could only teach her techniques to protect herself.

Ten years passed, and she finally became a Crown Prince capable of standing alone.

She was a student he personally nurtured, and he had always been proud of her.

"I came out from seclusion by the order of my grandmaster because he knew that a Ziwei Star had descended upon the Ning Dynasty," Han Yunsheng suddenly said, "He commanded me to assist this Ziwei Star, as long as the Ziwei Star could ascend to rule, then the Ning Dynasty would no longer face dangers."

At that time, he arrived at the court with such ambitious aspirations, also looking forward to a day in the future when he could see a world united.

However, he ultimately couldn’t save his student’s life.

He knew Princess Yongning had a hurdle to overcome, but couldn’t determine the exact time, location, and event.

Because the fate of the Ziwei Star was always difficult to fully discern.

Princess Yongning’s future was filled with too much uncertainty.

Even destiny was hard to predict, but Princess Yongning was unfathomable and immeasurable.

"Teacher..." Ye Wanlan was startled.

This was the first time Han Yunsheng had talked about this with her.

She had never considered herself a Ziwei Star, she just thought of herself as one among the myriad beings, albeit one who carried greater responsibilities.

Beyond that, she was no different from anyone else.

"Ah Lan, later I read many books, and asked my grandmaster before his ascension, finding out that your body is very special," Han Yunsheng spoke slowly, "Your Dantian is intact, and the meridians have never broken, you shouldn’t be unable to accumulate Inner Strength."

Ye Wanlan listened attentively.

Years ago, He Jia took her to seek famous doctors around the world, but even Master Shui Yunqing from Taiyi Palace couldn’t help her accumulate Inner Strength.

"The Ziwei Star descended from heaven carrying a mission, and often with inherent flaws," Han Yunsheng said softly, "Ah Lan, even if you can’t accumulate Inner Strength, in the eyes of your teacher, you are already excellent, don’t blame yourself."

He saw all her efforts, her joys and sorrows.

No one is a god.

And even gods aren’t omniscient and omnipotent.

"And your situation, I can’t understand," Han Yunsheng slightly furrowed his brow, but soon smoothed it out, "However, being able to see you in the last moments of my life, I have no regrets, only..."

A soft sigh fell, drowned out by the howling wind.

He indeed failed to keep his promise with Shen Mingshu, he couldn’t return alive.

"Don’t be sad for me," Han Yunsheng smiled again, "Perhaps there will come a day, we shall meet again."

As these words fell, Han Yunsheng’s soul also vanished from between heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a thunderclap in the sky.

"Whoosh—"

The next second, a torrential downpour descended from the heavens, as if the entire world mourned for the youngest Imperial Tutor of Daning at this moment.

Ye Wanlan was still kneeling on the ground, staring blankly at the empty formation before her.

No one was there, only a pile of sand.

It was unclear whether this pile of sand was powdered stone or the remains of Han Yunsheng’s body.

Bone shattered to sand, soul forever lost.

But how could history books possibly know about these last four words?

"Sigh..."

Sighs echoed once again between heaven and earth.

"Teacher!"

Ye Wanlan suddenly came back to her senses and found herself still sitting properly in the hotel room.

The pen in her hand had fallen, staining the rice paper with a large blot of dark ink.

Ye Wanlan lifted her hand, and without realizing it, tears covered her face.

She would never criticize the weak, nor did she think that crying was a display of weakness.

On the contrary, crying was an emotional release.

It was just that she rarely cried, because as the Crown Prince of the East Palace and the next Emperor, it was impossible for her to let her emotions run free.

To maintain a position above tens of thousands, one could not let others know their true inner thoughts.

Thus, she had learned early on how to restrain and control her emotions.

But in front of those she dearly loved, if she cared, controlling her emotions was truly impossible.

Ye Wanlan quickly wiped away her tears, picked up her pen, took a new sheet of rice paper, and wrote the traditional character for "Ning."

But this time, she couldn’t see any new historical flashback.

She did not give up but continued writing until several sheets were covered with the traditional character "Ning," and still nothing appeared.

Slowly, Ye Wanlan closed her eyes and clenched her hands.

She understood now.

This segment of historical flashback was indeed different from those triggered by antiques, because it was the historical truth that Han Yunsheng wanted her to see.

The box of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone possessed the lingering soul power of Han Yunsheng.

When this last bit of soul power dissipated, naturally no new flashback images would appear.

At that moment, Ye Wanlan felt as if a large hand was squeezing her heart, heavy and suffocating.

She suddenly remembered what Lin Weilan had said before her death—

"Ah Lan, this is something I dare not forget for a moment!"

Lin Weilan felt this way just by reading history books, so how could she forget after witnessing that tragic and heroic past?

Ye Wanlan sat quietly in her chair until her breathing finally normalized.

She calmly packed away the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then she got up and left the room.

**

Meanwhile, at the Huo Family.

"Stop—" Xiang Shaoyu swiftly retracted his fan and instantly backed out over ten meters, "Your cultivation through experience has indeed improved a lot; who doesn’t know that only the Heavenly Movements Nine Swords can compete with the Divine Strategy Spear Technique? I won’t fight you."

Huo Yunyi was indeed a martial arts fanatic, wholeheartedly committed to the martial path.

He had almost been shattered by Huo Yunyi’s attacks.

"Swish!"

Huo Yunyi landed from the tree holding the spear, steadied his footing, and frowned, "You clearly didn’t use your full strength; you might not necessarily lose to me."

"I can’t beat you." Xiang Shaoyu simply sat down on the ground, "Constant fighting isn’t good; look at that cold killer-like expression of yours, it scared my Brother Yan."

Huo Yunyi’s expression froze.

"Shaoyu might think too little of himself." Yan Tingfeng was leisurely making tea, "It’s said that the Xiang Imperial Family’s exclusive Inner Strength has the reputation of ’unparalleled by anyone else,’ and as an heir of the Xiang Family, you must be no exception."

Hearing this, Huo Yunyi picked up his spear again, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Xiang Shaoyu nearly jumped up in exasperation, "Stop making cold remarks and try it yourself!"

"My health is poor; Xiao Wan forbids me from excessively using my inner strength." Yan Tingfeng poured a cup of tea, "So I won’t spar with you guys."

"Your health may be poor, but your martial arts are certainly not lacking." Xiang Shaoyu snorted softly, "I see you’re just trying to impress Miss Ye..."

"Xiao Wan." Yan Tingfeng suddenly called out, eyes twinkling with amusement, "Perfect timing, the tea is just ready."

"Are you done with Miss Ye’s business?" Xiang Shaoyu dusted off his clothes, standing up, "If there’s anything unresolved, feel free to discuss it with us, as many hands make light work."

Ye Wanlan sat down, first drinking a cup of tea.

Because at the last moment, Han Yunsheng had said one more thing to her.

This was a heavenly secret traded for with his life!