Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 651 Yan Tingfeng: Who dares? [1st update]

Chapter 651: 651 Yan Tingfeng: Who dares? [1st update]

The discovery of the Mingyue Token in the Southern Ming Principality should have been a matter of celebration.

However, Jin Wuzheng didn’t want Ye Wanlan to ruin the good mood. Besides, how could he not know that the people of Shenzhou came so quickly to take the Mingyue Token back to Shenzhou?

But he would not let the Shenzhou Cultural Relics Bureau have their way!

Immediately, a Royal Palace Guard stepped forward and pointed a gun at Ye Wanlan.

"Bang!"

A shot rang out, Mingtian signaled.

Professor Xue was startled, a cold sweat breaking out down his spine; he almost forgot that the Southern Ming Principality allowed guns.

Just before he could shield Ye Wanlan, he heard a calm voice saying,

"Who dares?"

Yan Tingfeng’s expression was icy cold, immovable.

Yet with his order, the uniformed young men also moved, all raising their weapons.

A standoff ensued, tension reaching a boiling point.

Being so close, Jin Wuzheng found it easy to spot the badges on the uniforms of those young men.

Bureau!

Jin Wuzheng couldn’t help but gasp, feeling a chill in his heart.

It seemed Shenzhou indeed placed significant importance on Shen Mingshu’s Mingyue Token, even deploying the 723 Bureau.

"Miss Ye, do you really not understand the vastness of Heaven and Earth?" Jin Wuzheng suppressed his wrath, "I recall a Shenzhou saying, ’A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.’ Is it your intent to cause trouble on our Southern Ming Principality’s land?"

"Apparently, you do enjoy Shenzhou’s culture; I like it too." Ye Wanlan smiled, "But ultimately, your skills still fall short."

Her light remark drove Jin Wuzheng’s anger to a peak.

All of the Southern Ming Principality’s Royal Palace Guards kept glancing over, curious about where Ye Wanlan’s aggressive courage came from.

"A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, that’s because this dragon isn’t strong enough yet." Ye Wanlan said casually, "Moreover, a dragon is always a dragon, and a snake is always a snake. No matter what, a snake can never become a dragon."

Even if a dragon had slumbered so long that everyone forgot its lethality, when it finally awakes, it is destined to soar, calling the wind and summoning the rain.

For a dragon belongs to the sky, meant to soar through the world, letting the world hear its voice.

"..."

A silence fell.

No one spoke, but the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Yan Tingfeng’s eyebrow twitched, and the young people of the 723 Bureau began to pull their triggers a fraction further.

"Hmph, sharp-tongued!" Jin Wuzheng signaled his men to lower their guns, casting a warning glance at Professor Xue, "Brother Xue, I advise you to keep the youngsters in line. Truly, newborn calves do not fear tigers; they dare say anything!"

"Mr. Jin, I suggest you check your thick skin!" With the protection of the 723 Bureau, Professor Xue regained his confidence, "Shenzhou’s heroes and relics aren’t yours just because you say so!"

Hearing this, Jin Wuzheng grinned smugly: "So what? If you’ve got the guts, come take it! Yet if you make a move, the Global Center over there..."

Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed.

The Global Center had indeed been finding various excuses to provoke Shenzhou. If they really grabbed it, they would be handing them a knife for free.

"Just watch then." Jin Wuzheng muttered, "Watch it, and there’s nothing you can do about it."

He turned and walked inside the safety perimeter to continue accepting media interviews.

"This Jin Wuzheng!" Professor Xue fumed, "This time he really showed off, Wanlan, any good ideas?"

"Professor Xue, no rush." Ye Wanlan remained composed, "Let them take out the Mingyue Token first. Let’s find a place to rest for now."

She lowered her head and checked her phone for group messages.

[YN]: @Cultured Person

[Cultured Person]: Here! Sister YN, what can I do for you?

[YN]: Can you come to Southern Ming Principality?

[Cultured Person]: Mingyue Token? I’ll bring people over immediately!

[Crazy Scientist]: Our Cultured Person’s EQ is getting higher each day. Doesn’t even need Sister YN to specify and figures it out on his own.

[Ghostbuster Bro]: He’s still too slow to catch on. If it were me, I’d have flown over the moment I saw the news.

[World’s Richest]: All talk and no action.

[World’s Richest]: [Transfer]

[System Notification: You have a pending transfer to receive]

Ye Wanlan stared at all those zeros, rendered speechless.

In the end, she had to admit, having money is indeed wonderful.

"Xiao Wan, obtaining the Mingyue Token isn’t actually difficult." Yan Tingfeng tilted his head with a smile, "You know I have the ability."

"I know." Ye Wanlan smiled too, "But my aim isn’t merely the Mingyue Token. I want everyone to know that Minister Shen is a person of Shenzhou—a hero."

The most crucial premise for the promotion of Shenzhou culture is to have worldwide recognition.

Yan Tingfeng raised an eyebrow, blinking lightly: "Since Xiao Wan already has a plan, I’ll just follow orders."

Professor Xue glanced at Yan Tingfeng and muttered to himself.

How did this kid make such a serious job sound so romantic?

Truly not a serious person!

Meanwhile, Jin Wuzheng was still triumphantly instructing the archaeological team when someone called out to him.

"Mr. Wuzheng!" The assistant hurried over, whispering a few words in his ear.

Jin Wuzheng’s expression changed slightly: "Why is the World Cultural Heritage Center coming?"

The World Cultural Heritage Center typically doesn’t intervene in such archaeological matters; they are only responsible for protecting tangible cultural heritage worldwide and ensuring intangible cultural inheritance is well-preserved.

Could it be that the Global Center is eyeing the Mingyue Token for a direct snatch?

"I don’t know," the assistant replied cautiously, "they didn’t say, only mentioned they were en route."

Jin Wuzheng frowned: "No idea who’s leading this trip from the World Cultural Heritage Center. If it’s someone familiar, it might be easier."

Recently, the non-heritage applications from Southern Ming Principality were all rejected by the World Cultural Heritage Center, which also instructed them not to misappropriate other countries’ heritages.

Jin Wuzheng feared the World Cultural Heritage Center would once again side with Shenzhou.

No matter what, he would not hand over the Mingyue Token.

While Jin Wuzheng was deep in thought, the archaeological team leader, wiping his face, walked over: "Mr. Wuzheng, we... can’t retrieve the Mingyue Token."

Jin Wuzheng frowned immediately: "What do you mean you can’t retrieve it? It’s lying there, do you expect an old man like me to jump down and get it for you?"

"No... that’s not what I mean!" The archaeological team leader panicked, "Look!"

He turned on a camera and played a video.

The video showed that as the archaeological team member, wearing gloves, carefully tried to pick up the Mingyue Token, they just couldn’t lift it.

As if some invisible force was preventing them from taking the Mingyue Token away.

Jin Wuzheng was shocked: "Could it be so?"

However, he simultaneously felt a twinge of excitement building up.

No wonder the Global Center is also eyeing Shenzhou’s treasures. Just the Mingyue Token of Shen Mingshu has such spiritual power; what about other treasures?

"Jin Wuzheng, I’ve told you, what’s Shenzhou’s cannot be moved by you from the Southern Ming Principality." Professor Xue sneered mockingly, "You can’t even pick it up; don’t let people laugh at you when word gets out."

Jin Wuzheng’s competitive spirit was ignited: "Alright, then you try! If you can pick it up, you can take it away!"

Since the Mingyue Token was spiritual, he speculated that only Minister Shen himself could pick it up.

Even if they couldn’t lift the Mingyue Token, they could set up a protection zone on the spot.

This would further allow them to announce to the world that Shen Mingshu is from the Southern Ming Principality!

Ye Wanlan looked up and slowly uttered two words: "We can."

She had been waiting for this moment.