Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 462 Slap in the Face, Mental Breakdown [2nd Update]

Chapter 462: 462 Slap in the Face, Mental Breakdown [2nd Update]

"There’s reason to suspect that the Su Family is deliberately committing murder!"

"How terrifying, the Su Family isn’t involved in any other industries or businesses, it’s medical care!"

"I’ve long said that the Su Family are complete cold-blooded businessmen, they only have eyes for profit and money, what right do they have to operate under the name of Taiyi Palace?!"

Su Ningxiang’s steps halted, her complexion became as dark as overcast clouds, and her tone turned chillingly cold, "What’s going on here?"

For a prestigious family like the Su Family, they had long surpassed the social circles that common people could reach.

More precisely, ordinary people couldn’t even imagine what a top-tier family like that was like.

The Su Family should have no need to pay attention to such online public opinion, as it wouldn’t have any impact on them.

Yet, these malicious comments were all targeting Su Ningxiang’s weak spots, especially—the Su Family shouldn’t operate under the name of Taiyi Palace, and didn’t deserve to call themselves the heirs to Taiyi Palace.

Su Ningxiang had always taken pride in being a heir of Taiyi Palace, and everyone in the Su Family said that her talent could rival that of the former Palace Master Shui Yunqing.

Had she been born in ancient times, her achievements would definitely not have been beneath Shui Yunqing’s.

"I’m not... not very sure." Her confidant lowered his head in extreme shame, "They all suddenly popped up, it must be premeditated and organized, but the other party is very skilled in these matters, we’ve been caught off guard."

Su Ningxiang was also not familiar with the so-called entertainment circle, which she saw as a vulgar and low-level sector, not worth her attention at all.

"Why haven’t you hurried to delete all these comments yet?" Su Ningxiang restrained her anger, "And those trending search phrases, take them all down!"

"Miss Ningxiang, we’ve already sent people to do that, but—" her confidant expressed difficulty and confusion, "The trending phrases can’t be removed, and we can’t suppress the negative commentary, could it be that some other family wants to muddy the waters?"

"It’s not an impossibility." Su Ningxiang’s eyes glinted with a sinister look, "Thinking of smearing me and the Su Family like this, then in the next seven days, cut half of the medical appointments. I want to see if they’re still so bold when their lives are hanging by a thread, they’ll end up begging the Su Family!"

Her confidant complied and hurried off.

Su Ningxiang’s face remained cold as she moved forward.

Upon seeing her grim expression, the Great Elder inquired with a frown, "Ningxiang, what’s happened?"

"Just encountering a troublemaker," Su Ningxiang glossed over the issue, "Great Elder, we should hurry to save the person, I hope it’s not too late."

Of course it was too late.

Almost ten hours had passed, even core disciples of the Su Family familiar with numerous medicinal herbs and their properties could be buried in the Forbidden Land.

The Great Elder nodded, his expression filled with worry, "Let’s just hope the girl is still alive."

Su Yingxia’s face was as cold as frost, and she, along with several other elders, patiently conducted a search.

This was her first time entering the Forbidden Land.

Indeed, as Ye Wanlan had said, many medicinal plants thought to be extinct in the outside world grew here, mostly poisonous ones.

"We’ve finished searching the perimeter, haven’t found her yet," the Great Elder sighed, "it’s more likely bad news than good."

And at that moment, the Fourth Elder suddenly pointed out with sharp eyes, "Elder sister, isn’t that someone over there?!"

Su Ningxiang’s expression shifted, and she looked over immediately, indeed spotting a girl lying on the ground.

Su Yingxia was the first to approach and helped the "unconscious" Ye Wanlan up.

"She’s unharmed?" the Great Elder gasped in astonishment, "An outsider managing to get this far without a scratch is too extraordinary, has this girl studied medicine?"

"Eldest sister, do you still have the time to worry about whether she’s studied medicine or not? We’re lucky we arrived in time, otherwise if something had truly happened, how would others view us?" Su Yingxia spoke coolly, "Eldest sister, second sister, and the rest of our sisters, do you really think the other families don’t want to see us fall?"

The expressions of several elders turned serious.

"Indeed, indeed, that no lives were lost is good news," the Great Elder said repeatedly, "There are miasmas here from time to time, we should quickly take this girl out of here."

"Elder sister, the girl must be scared too," Su Yingxia said calmly, "We should offer her some compensation as well."

The Great Elder nodded again, "That’s also reasonable, it can also promote the benevolence of our Su Family healers."

Su Ningxiang watched Ye Wanlan closely, monitoring every inch of the girl’s facial muscles, while her own brows deeply furrowed.

The Forbidden Land was indeed perilous, but not without routes to survival—

One only needed to utilize the principle of mutual generation and inhibition among the herbs, using the opposing medicinal properties of the toxins to neutralize each other, to safely navigate through areas filled with poisonous plants.

And the spot where Ye Wanlan lay unconscious was precisely such a place.

Just a bit more deviation, and she would have been poisoned to death.

Could Ye Wanlan’s luck truly be this good?

But if it was said that Ye Wanlan chose this place specifically because she was well-versed in medicine, Su Ningxiang wouldn’t believe it at all.

Because not many core disciples even possessed this skill, let alone Ye Wanlan who wasn’t from the Su Family; even if she was friends with Su Xueqing, what could Su Xueqing teach her?

Su Ningxiang’s frown eased, and in the end, she attributed the incident to coincidence.

Talk about a stroke of good fortune for Ye Wanlan!

This time she had narrowly escaped death, who knew if she would be so lucky in the future.

To help Ye Wanlan regain consciousness as soon as possible, the Great Elder decided to personally examine her and even used the best medicine.

And as everyone hoped, it took less than a few minutes for Ye Wanlan to "slowly come to."

"Child, you’ve finally woken up." Su Yingxia approached, "Did someone take you to the Forbidden Land? Just speak up, don’t be afraid."

The Great Elder also nodded kindly.

Ye Wanlan didn’t speak but gently tapped the palm of Su Yingxia’s hand.

"Look how scared the poor girl is, she’s lost her ability to talk," Su Yingxia huffed, "Would she have wandered into the Forbidden Land if it weren’t for Su Jinran? Ningxiang, tell me, why would Su Jinran do such a thing?"

Su Ningxiang took a deep breath. She hadn’t expected to be cornered step by step by Su Yingxia like this, "It’s possible that... she didn’t get much screen time in the show, so..."

"This behavior by Jinran is unacceptable!" the Great Elder slammed the table, "If she wanted more camera time, it’s perfectly fine for the family to have a word with the show producers, why resort to such low tactics?"

"It’s all Jinran’s fault." Su Ningxiang lowered her stance, "I will surely teach her a lesson, please rest assured, elders."

"Alright, I am reassured with you leading," the Great Elder waved a hand, "So then—"

"Big sister, if you don’t go online, you have no idea how the common people are criticizing our Su Family," Su Yingxia took out her phone at that moment, "We must give the public an explanation."

The Great Elder’s gaze fell upon one comment after another, and when she read "The Su Family are murderers; where are the benevolent Taiyi Medical Practitioners" her vision darkened, "Outrageous!"

"These online folk, lacking in learning, wealth, and status, the Great Elder need not pay attention to their remarks," Su Ningxiang sneered, "Jinran didn’t do it on purpose, let this matter come to an end."

"No," the Great Elder was infuriated, "The issue has been blown out of proportion, we must deal with Su Jinran according to family rules, Ningxiang, don’t speak for her."

Su Ningxiang’s expression froze; she realized that she couldn’t protect Su Jinran any longer.

Even though she and Su Jinran were sisters by blood, to her, Su Jinran was no different than any of the pets she kept.

She would naturally feel a pity if Su Jinran was lost but wouldn’t be too saddened.

But this incident was a slap to her face, and she remembered it!

Su Ningxiang’s gaze was icy; should Su Yingxia slip up, Su Ningxiang would definitely not spare her.

According to family rules, Su Jinran was to be confined for twelve hours, followed by other punishments.

At this time, Su Jinran had already been confined for three hours.

"Sister!" She kept banging on the door, "Sister, come save me, let me out, sister!"

She counted the time in her heart, remembering Su Ningxiang’s words that she could be free in at most three hours.

But why hadn’t there been any movement yet?

She was almost at her limit.

It was unimaginable that Su Xueqing had managed to survive after being locked up for a whole day and night.

Such torture, Su Jinran could not endure another second.

"Sister!" Su Jinran struggled incessantly, "Sister, where are you?"

Footsteps echoed in the empty space.

Su Jinran’s eyes lit up, "Sister, you’ve come, how is it? Is the person dead?"

"Unfortunately, your sister did not come," a faint voice fell, "You’ve been abandoned."

Su Jinran exclaimed in shock and anger, "Who? I don’t believe it!"

From the darkness, Ye Wanlan slowly emerged.