Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 626 Princess Jingan’s remains found! [2 updates]

Chapter 626: 626 Princess Jingan’s remains found! [2 updates]

[The Xiang’s Imperial Palace Ruins are a Shenzhou AAAAA-rated tourist attraction and are also a top-level protected site. Has Ye Wanlan lost her mind, thinking that just because she found a few artifacts and contributed to the Cultural Relics Bureau Archaeology Center, she can do whatever she pleases?]

[Please be reminded, Ye Wanlan! The Cultural Relics Bureau Archaeology Center is not your family business, you have no right!]

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Various opinions, endless debates.

Just as netizens were discussing whether Ye Wanlan, by insisting on acting this way, might lose the favor of the Cultural Relics Bureau Archaeology Center, Ye Wanlan had already set foot on the land where Fengyuan City is located.

Accompanying her were Hua Yingyue and Xiang Mingyu.

Streams flowing endlessly, bells tolling resonantly.

This is the ancient capital of a thousand years, Fengyuan City.

Stepping onto this land again, Hua Yingyue felt extremely conflicted.

Timid, delighted, hesitant to approach.

Today’s Fengyuan, familiar yet foreign.

Familiar are those old-time fragrant pavilions and palace towers, foreign are the closely packed skyscrapers and the bustling streets filled with traffic.

Xiang Mingyu stared blankly at the scene before her until she saw a tower and suddenly, her body shook and she fell to the ground.

"Uncle?" Hua Yingyue’s expression changed, very worried, "Uncle, are you alright?"

Xiang Mingyu was covering her head, clearly in great pain, her body shaking violently, continuously muttering to herself.

Hua Yingyue drew closer and finally made out what Xiang Mingyu was saying.

She kept repeating two sentences.

— "Shenzhou’s territory, inviolable, even if it costs me my life, as long as I live, I absolutely will not allow you to step into here!"

— "To die is to die, just a life, what do I have to fear!"

When she uttered these two sentences, Xiang Mingyu’s demeanor suddenly became fierce.

At that moment, the once regal demeanor of the Prince Regent returned.

Hua Yingyue’s fingertips trembled, and she suddenly remembered that line Ye Wanlan described about Xiang Mingyu in the song "Flourishing Divine Land" —

[Lightly commanding the eight deserts, in red attire she holds the power of life and death]

Without Ning Zhaozong, Princess Jingan too could have been a ruler who dominated the world.

Xiang’s daughters, never weaker than men, each with resolute pride and unparalleled elegance.

Hua Yingyue furrowed her brow, raising her eyes: "Ah Lan, if the Cultural Relics Bureau does not agree to our search for Uncle’s body, then..."

"I’d rather bear the blame myself than let Uncle remain in this state," Ye Wanlan said calmly, "If they curse me, but Uncle can return to normal, I am willing."

The actions she has taken, how could they be swayed by a mere few words of criticism?

Even in her lifetime as Princess Yongning, before she achieved her goal, there were never a few who cursed her.

What she heard most was criticism that a woman like her had no right to aspire to be the ruler of the East Palace.

But whether she is worthy of that position, could it really be determined by those uttering negative comments?

The things she must do, no one could shake.

"Yingyue, we must hurry, I fear Aunt’s situation could worsen," Ye Wanlan’s eyes turned cold, "We can’t delay any longer."

Hua Yingyue nodded, she helped Xiang Mingyu up and together with Ye Wanlan headed towards Xiang’s Imperial Palace Ruins.

Coincidentally, Professor Xue, the Director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and Yan Tingfeng had also arrived at this time.

"Wanlan, I’m truly sorry," Professor Xue apologized earnestly. "It’s all my fault for reporting to the director in Elder Mo’s presence."

"Professor Xue, you need not blame yourself," Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "From now on, this matter is no longer your concern, I’ll take full responsibility. I need to start excavating Jing’an Palace immediately."

"Leave the denunciations to me," Yan Tingfeng nodded slightly with a smile, "Xiao Wan, do whatever you wish."

Ye Wanlan was suddenly shaken, staring blankly at Yan Tingfeng: "Tingting?"

She really hadn’t expected Yan Tingfeng to say something like that.

Such words, she had only heard before from He Jia.

He Jia said, indeed she had grown up, she was the master of the East Palace, the future Crown Prince, but in his eyes, she was always the little sister he needed to protect, and thus he would always have her back.

"Xiao Wan, there are more things you need to do. I know these accusations won’t affect you, but I don’t want you to carry these burdens," Yan Tingfeng coughed, "Leave everything to me, I will help you."

Ye Wanlan looked deeply at him, "Tingting, thank you."

As the archaeological team began their operation, the news immediately reached Yunjing.

"Elder Mo!" The assistant rushed over, looking very flustered, "We’ve received news, the excavation at Xiang’s Imperial Palace Ruins has begun, and Ye Wanlan personally took out tools and is digging!"

"What?!" Elder Mo stood up abruptly, in disbelief, "Didn’t I say this project would never be approved? How did she go to Fengyuan, and how could she have begun?"

"She doesn’t have an approval." The assistant wiped the sweat from his forehead, "She acted without permission, but obviously, it must have been condoned by the director; otherwise, she couldn’t even enter."

Elder Mo was so angry his beard trembled: "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! Arrest her, hurry up and arrest her!"

"We’ve called the police!" the assistant added, "But if there really is Princess Jingan’s body beneath Jing’an Palace..."

"Ridiculous, that’s impossible," Elder Mo declared resolutely, "Princess Jingan was torn apart by five horses, showing the extreme cruelty of the enemy. The enemy didn’t even leave her body intact, how could they allow her to be buried underneath Jing’an Palace?"

Historians had once speculated on where Princess Jingan’s body might have ended up, the most probable conclusion being that the enemy had torn her body into pieces.

"If there really is Princess Jingan’s body beneath Jing’an Palace, I, the old man, will publicly apologize to her!" Elder Mo snorted coldly.

Hearing this, the assistant couldn’t help but be shocked.

Elder Mo was highly self-respecting; apologizing to him was harder than killing him.

He could say this, clearly convinced that the body of Princess Jingan could never be under Jing’an Palace.

"Immediately arrest Ye Wanlan for me!" Elder Mo fumed, his beard bristling, "My word, I want to see who dares to stop me!"

The assistant acknowledged and hurried out to take action.

Meanwhile, in Fengyuan City, at Xiang’s Imperial Palace Ruins.

Due to Elder Mo’s intervention, local police rapidly arrived to stop Ye Wanlan’s actions.

An officer approached, "Miss Ye, you are suspected of destroying cultural artifacts. Please stop immediately, or you will face imprisonment!"

Yet, Ye Wanlan turned a deaf ear, targeting the last spot, she dug forcefully.

"Miss Ye Wanlan, please stop!" the officer shouted sternly, "We don’t want to—"

His words suddenly ceased.

As the land trembled, a fragmented corpse slowly revealed itself.