Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 630: With Ye Wanlan here, there’s nothing that can’t be done [2 updates]

Chapter 630: With Ye Wanlan here, there’s nothing that can’t be done [2 updates]

This world has always been a massive gambling table, with various stakes placed every day. When one person loses and leaves the table, another wins and takes a seat.

For five thousand years, countless individuals have joined and left, cycling through thousands of times, yet Shenzhou Land has always been present at this gambling table.

Even during the lowest point three hundred years ago, no one was able to force Shenzhou Land from this table.

And the opponents that Shenzhou Land has faced at this table have changed countless times.

Even the current, rising Global Center has only just taken its place at this table for less than three hundred years.

Throughout the long river of history, Shenzhou has experienced many wars, with outcomes being either the annihilation of the opponent or the assimilation of their race.

However, only the Battle of Ten Thousand Armies three hundred years ago was lost so devastatingly that the vengeance for it has yet to be claimed; how could it possibly be forgotten?

"Good, Ah Lan!" Xiang Mingyu exclaimed, "As long as a single member of the Xiang Family still breathes, we must never admit defeat."

"Aunt, my master never told me when those enemies would come again," Ye Wanlan furrowed her brows, "Therefore, I must be completely prepared, and there’s one more thing that I haven’t told you and Yingyue yet."

She informed Xiang Mingyu and Hua Yingyue of the segment of history she had experienced after obtaining the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl.

Xiang Mingyu and Hua Yingyue exchanged a glance, both deeply shaken: "He actually..."

Jianghu and the Imperial Court share the same sky; it’s naturally difficult to avoid any interaction.

At times of great importance, it is she who steps forward and interfaces with the people in Jianghu.

She had met the Master of Highest Heaven Tower a few times and felt a deep tremor.

She had been on the battlefield, killed people, disciplined officials from both the military and the civil services, and nurtured the descendants of the Xiang Imperial Family.

There are very few things on this world that Princess Jingan, Xiang Mingyu fears.

Yet this extremely young Master of Highest Heaven Tower, instilled her with dread.

Although the young man never showed his true face, he radiated a subtly dangerous aura.

He was like a deep current beneath still waters, beneath calm seas where turbulent waves raged.

Xiang Mingyu had always worried that this young man would deviate from the right path, and once he becomes lost to his inner demons, no one in Shenzhou Land could stop him.

Therefore, before Ye Wanlan had recounted this matter, she could never have imagined that the Master of Highest Heaven Tower would choose to use his own body as a conduit to gather the ultimate forces of Heaven and Earth, Five Elements, and Yin-Yang, protecting Shenzhou Land from harm.

"He truly is..." Xiang Mingyu inhaled deeply, "We really have failed to understand him."

Growing up with such hardships, yet the Master of Highest Heaven Tower still possesses such a great benevolence?

Ye Wanlan hummed softly, murmuring, "It’s just that I don’t know where his antique belongs. I want to know if I can use a similar method to bring him back as well."

"I have been recently looking at historical records as well, and the future will indeed be very interesting with both Ah Lan and the Master of Highest Heaven Tower," Hua Yingyue commented, "The records say that when you two are separate, each of you reigns supreme in your own realms—Jianghu and imperial court; but together, Shenzhou remains unbeaten, peerless under the heavens."

"Oh?" Xiang Mingyu’s eyebrows raised, "Although these words are an exaggeration, if you think carefully, they are not untrue."

If Princess Yongning and the Master of Highest Heaven Tower could join forces...

They might very well be able to confront those enemies from the past!

"Aunt, Yingyue, I need to rush back to Yunjing now," Ye Wanlan glanced at her phone, "The Lin Family is looking for me; you two stay in Fengyuan for a while, and I’ll have my senior brother and Marshal Huo take you back later."

"The Lin Family? After the Heavenly Sound Sect?" Xiang Mingyu clearly heard quite a bit from Hua Yingyue, her expression cooling, "They had better not tarnish the reputation of Heavenly Sound Sect."

Ye Wanlan smiled faintly: "Once I get the Sun and Moon Ruyi Zither, I will help Fanyin rebuild the Heavenly Sound Sect."

What she enjoyed most was cleaning house.

**

The matter regarding Princess Jingan’s remains was causing an uproar online, and given that Ye Wanlan was a central figure, Lin Shiyuan naturally couldn’t be unaware.

At the same time, she was also carefully pondering the inconsistencies and peculiarities of the incident.

Therefore, Lin Shiyuan needed to meet Ye Wanlan as soon as possible.

"Miss Shiyuan, Miss Wanlan has arrived," Steward Lin bowed respectfully to Lin Shiyuan.

"She’s here," Lin Shiyuan motioned with her hand, "Sit down."

Ye Wanlan didn’t stand on ceremony and directly sat opposite Lin Shiyuan.

A long silence followed, yet the atmosphere, far from being calm, grew increasingly tense.

Ye Wanlan, however, was entirely indifferent, fiddling with a teacup in her hand.

Eventually, it was Lin Shiyuan who couldn’t hold her breath any longer and stopped playing the zither.

"In the next two months, there will be a huge shift within the Su Family," Lin Shiyuan raised her head and said indifferently, "As a member of the Lin Family, it’s better not to get involved in matters unrelated to the Lin Family’s interests."

Ye Wanlan’s hand paused, and she slowly lifted her head.

"I know you and Su Xueqing are on good terms, but one must understand the most important interests at stake," Lin Shiyuan said coldly, "In this power struggle within the Su Family, she is destined to lose, and once Su Ningxiang becomes the Su Family Head, Su Xueqing won’t even have a chance to survive."

Su Ningxiang was ruthless and capable of such a thing.

It seemed like Ye Wanlan laughed lightly, her gaze neither joyful nor angry, "You want Su Ningxiang to become the Su Family Head?"

"Ye Wanlan, as I said, it doesn’t concern you nor me who becomes the Family Head of the Su Family," impatience showed in Lin Shiyuan’s eyes, "We, as members of the Lin Family, only need to consider the future of the Lin Family, everything else is inconsequential!"

By the end, her tone had significantly intensified.

"I understand," Ye Wanlan still showed no emotional fluctuations, smiling calmly, "I have other affairs to attend to, I’ll take my leave now."

In the darkness, Lin Shiyuan watched the girl’s retreating figure.

Moonlight cast a shadow over her face, making Lin Shiyuan’s eyes grow a bit more obscure.

Ye Wanlan specialized in playing the pipa, which should have calmed her as the pipa is destined only to be a complement, not a sovereign.

Yet why did she always feel a sense of restless disquiet lurking beneath?

The young dark guard appeared soundlessly: "Miss Shiyuan, you should have taught her a lesson just now for being so impudent!"

"There’s no need, as I said, she still has great use," Lin Shiyuan replied coldly, "My plans cannot afford any disruption, you may leave."

The young man trembled and vanished quickly.

At this very moment, at the Su Family.

Su Xueqing and Su Ningxiang were standing face to face, Su Xueqing said coldly, "It was you, wasn’t it?"

"Right, it was me," Su Ningxiang looked Su Xueqing up and down and shook her head, "You really are lucky, taken by criminals yet unharmed, but I wonder if you’ll be this lucky next time."

The connections and resources she could mobilize were far greater than Su Xueqing could imagine.

It’s just that she currently lacked a good excuse to get rid of Su Xueqing once and for all.

Su Xueqing sneered: "I won’t have issues, but whether you will have issues is another story."

"Su Xueqing, if you have the guts, challenge me directly and advance the competition for the Family Head," Su Ningxiang appeared to hear something amusing, "Su Xueqing, you really overestimate yourself."

The next Su Family Head election was scheduled between the end of this year and the beginning of next, a rule set in stone by the ancestors.

But there is a method that could advance the competition for the Family Head––

That is for the core disciples to issue a challenge to the Young Family Head; if the challenge is won, the Young Family Head would be replaced.

If the challenge fails, however, it would lead to a dead end.

"Pity, Su Xueqing, you don’t dare," said Su Ningxiang from on high.

Before Su Xueqing could reply, her phone rang.

She was startled and picked up.

"Xueqing, do not fear, compete with her," Ye Wanlan laughed coldly, "She has connections in the Su Family you can’t match, and blessings from ancestors you don’t possess, but remember this, from this moment on, I’m always behind you."

She, Ye Wanlan, is the toughest shield, and the sharpest spear!