Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 455 Showing off one’s minor skill before an expert [1 more update]

Chapter 455: 455 Showing off one’s minor skill before an expert [1 more update]

"..."

Time seemed to have frozen in that moment, and the surrounding area fell into complete silence.

The hand that had come from behind stiffened significantly, and its owner was frozen in place, utterly unable to react in time.

By the time he realized something was amiss and was about to flee in haste, it was already too late!

"Snap!"

Ye Wanlan easily grabbed his wrist and executed an over-the-shoulder throw, slamming the person behind her harshly onto the ground.

With a "bang", the person’s back hit the ground fully, the force seemingly causing his spine to break, his limbs losing sensation, stiff and immovable.

"Su Family’s Hidden Guard." Ye Wanlan, looking down from above at the person dressed in black on the ground, "Well-trained and able to move in the shadows without alerting anyone, truly living up to the name of Hidden Guard."

Hidden Guard refers to a kind of bodyguard, but more covert and capable than ordinary guards.

Death Soldiers, who are highly loyal and would die for their master, are not something everyone can train. Even today’s Yun Jing Xiang Family, though descendants of the Xiang Imperial Family, have yet to successfully train a team of Death Soldiers.

The Hidden Guard’s eyes widened, "You..."

Ye Wanlan couldn’t afford to listen to him talk, she bent down and picked up the handkerchief that had fallen to the ground.

The handkerchief was half-wet, half-dry, and not stained with any color.

"Hmm, Divineless Grass." Ye Wanlan flicked the handkerchief, her eyelashes drooping slightly, casting a faint glance, "Colorless and tasteless, and it paralyzes the nerves instantly, indeed a good trick."

As early as three hundred years ago, the use of Divineless Grass had been discovered and used in certain anesthetic drugs.

There were also those with ulterior motives who dissolved it in drinks to opportunistically harm others for profit.

However, avoiding the paralytic effect of Divineless Grass was quite simple; one only needed to hold their breath.

From the time she split from the main crew, Ye Wanlan had sensed someone tracking her.

Of course, from the moment she entered the Su Family, this surveillance had persisted.

She was also well aware that someone would continuously report her situation to Su Ningxiang, though she had never spoken of it.

Su Ningxiang would wait for an opportunity to act against her when she was alone.

And coincidentally, she too was waiting for this opportunity.

The area was deserted, indeed a very good opportunity.

"Oh?" Ye Wanlan’s smile was not quite a smile, "But how come it didn’t work?"

The Hidden Guard’s expression was nearly one of horror, his face full of disbelief; he could not understand at all how Ye Wanlan had discovered him, nor why she knew the handkerchief was coated with Divineless Grass.

The only thought left in his mind—

The mission had failed!

"Su Ningxiang sent you." Ye Wanlan said indifferently, "Trying to take the opportunity to get rid of me in the Su Family, just like she drove Xueqing out."

The Hidden Guard opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.

He bit his teeth, trying to signal for others to come over.

But Ye Wanlan had already seen through his actions; she raised her right foot and stepped on his right hand.

The Hidden Guard groaned in pain but did not scream; blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, "You... what do you want to do..."

"Su Family cannot compare with Taiyi Palace; they have long deviated from the original vision and mission of the Taiyi Medical Practitioners." Ye Wanlan said coldly, "The Hidden Guards trained by the Su Family also cannot compare to the guard team of Medicine King Valley; they only save people, never harm them."

The Hidden Guard was speechless, his face agitated.

Becoming a Hidden Guard over the years, his hands had indeed been stained with several lives, but wasn’t that normal?

Ye Wanlan looked down at him, "After knocking me unconscious, what were you planning to do?"

"Miss Ningxiang instructed me to throw you into the Forbidden Land." The pain in his hand was excruciating, unbearable, but he could not scream out loud, "After one day, you would undoubtedly die."

"Forbidden Land?" Ye Wanlan seemed contemplative, "Where is it? What is inside?"

"It’s... on the west side!" The Hidden Guard gritted his teeth, the pain almost too much to bear, "I only know it’s a dense jungle inside, and I do not have the privilege to enter."

Ye Wanlan loosened her foot, "I’m in a good mood today; I’ll take it upon myself to visit the Forbidden Land, so you can consider your duty fulfilled."

Hearing this, the Hidden Guard let out a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but feel overjoyed, "Then I—"

Before he could finish his sentence, his collar was yanked up.

"Really joking." Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "Now that you know my secret, do you think I would let you go?"

This statement, light as a feather, made the Hidden Guard’s hairs stand on end!

Madman!

This Ye is a madman!

"You haven’t taken me to the Forbidden Land yet, leaving now wouldn’t be good," Ye Wanlan smiled. "Let’s go, to the Forbidden Land."

The area of the Forbidden Land was vast, nearly accounting for one-fifth of the entire Su Family’s territory.

Moreover, no one guarded the Forbidden Land, but everyone knew that it absolutely should not be entered.

Under the terrified gazes of the Hidden Guards, Ye Wanlan walked in unhurriedly.

Upon entering, the sight was truly a dense jungle, birds chirping and flowers fragrant, like a heavenly paradise.

However, Ye Wanlan only needed to glance from afar to spot several types of poisonous plants.

Just a little further, and one would die from suffocation due to the thick air.

Ye Wanlan’s expression unchanged, continued walking forward.

"Master!" Finally, a Hidden Guard screamed in agony. He was beginning to have trouble breathing, his cheeks turning a shade of purple, and he constantly pleaded, "Master, please let me out, spare me, spare me!"

But Ye Wanlan still walked deeper.

As more toxic gases filled his lungs, the Hidden Guard could no longer bear it and lost his voice.

Before entering, Ye Wanlan had taken Detoxification Pills and was not affected by the poisonous gases.

Su Ningxiang had the Hidden Guard throw her into the Forbidden Land, obviously looking to create the impression that she had accidentally wandered in and succumbed to poison.

Indeed, she was unworthy of being the future lady of Taiyi Palace.

"Whoosh—"

The sound of the wind was startling, and a figure descended from the sky to the ground.

"With Miss Xiao’s actions, indeed sharp and decisive," Yan Tingfeng glanced at the Hidden Guard lying on the ground, and smiled gently, "With this, it always makes me seem a bit useless."

"No, you arrived just in time," Ye Wanlan handed him a Detoxification Pill, "I plan to take a look around. There might be something I want here."

Yan Tingfeng’s smile deepened, "I respectfully comply."

**

On the show crew’s side, Xing Yue and Rong Qi were temporarily invited by the Su Family Supreme Elder to Medicine Valley.

The Su Family Supreme Elder, though over a hundred years old, looked no different than a woman in her thirties.

"It’s rare for Little Xing Yue to visit, of course I must host you well," the Su Family Supreme Elder smiled. "How has your master been recently?"

"The old man is in good health, just this morning he asked me to find some TV shows for him," Xing Yue shrugged, "He eats well and sleeps well, I see nothing wrong with him."

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" the Su Family Supreme Elder laughed heartily, "It’s relieving to know that the Temple Master is healthy. Xiao Qi, how about your parents?"

Rong Qi responded one by one as well.

Meanwhile, in Miss Ningxiang’s garden.

"Miss Ningxiang, the Young Temple Master of Penglai and Young Master Rong Qi have both been diverted," a Hidden Guard reported respectfully, "They answered the Supreme Elder’s invitation and went to Medicine Valley."

Medicine Valley wasn’t the old residence of Taiyi Palace but was a replica of Medicine King Valley built by the disciples of the Su Family.

Today’s Medicine Valley is also where the Su Family’s successive Supreme Elders resided.

"I anticipated correctly, the Supreme Elder just emerged from seclusion today, rarely meeting these two juniors, he would certainly invite them," Su Ningxiang said, crossing her legs, "With them gone, the remaining matters are much easier. What about Ye Wanlan?"

"She confirmed her entry into the Forbidden Land," the Hidden Guard hesitated for a moment, "but Number Nineteen hasn’t come out yet, Miss Ningxiang, he..."

"If he hasn’t come out, it means he accidentally triggered some toxic herbs and is beyond saving," Su Ningxiang dismissively waved her hand, "Someone will replace Number Nineteen; go now."

The Hidden Guard’s expression stiffened as he silently departed.

Meanwhile, the director waited for over ten minutes and still did not see Ye Wanlan return.

He sent crew members to look for her, but they found nothing.

"I just realized, we’re quite close to the Forbidden Land here," Su Jinran feigned panic, "Miss Ye wouldn’t have gone into the Su Family’s Forbidden Land, right? I’ve said before not to wander around here, but why wouldn’t she listen?"

"Forbidden Land?" the director was taken aback, "Why the Forbidden Land?"

"The Forbidden Land is named so because it contains many unknown herbs and venomous creatures," Su Jinran shook her head, "Only after passing certain assessments can one enter the Forbidden Land, otherwise even I would die from losing my way if I entered recklessly."

Now the director was panicking, continuously dialing Ye Wanlan’s cell phone but all he got was an unavailable message.

"Miss Su, can we send guards in to look for her?" the director asked helplessly.

Su Jinran sighed, "This isn’t something I can handle, and today isn’t a day the Forbidden Land is open. I don’t have the authority to send guards in."

The director was fretting like an ant on a hot pan, "What should we do?"

Su Jinran lowered her head, her eyelashes drooping, and she sneered secretly.

What to do?

For outsiders entering the Su Family Forbidden Land, other than awaiting death, there was no other way out.

Of course, it was time to prepare for Ye Wanlan’s funeral arrangements!