Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 653 Sister Lan Divine Strategy [Part 1]

Chapter 653: 653 Sister Lan Divine Strategy [Part 1]

"..."

Teacher?

The entire archaeological team of the Southern Ming Principality seemed a bit puzzled. Isn’t Ye Wanlan the only person from Shenzhou here?

Her teacher?

Could it be Professor Xue, who is waiting above?

But regardless of who it is, Jin Wuzheng, the president of the Southern Ming Principality Historical Association, had already declared that Ye Wanlan must not be allowed to leave with the Mingyue Token.

"Miss Ye, my apologies." The archaeological team leader sighed, "I admire you, but our positions differ, you—"

He hadn’t finished speaking when the ground beneath them suddenly began to shake violently.

"It’s an earthquake!" The team leader’s expression changed, "Quick, run!"

However, the ground shook ever more fiercely, clearly not a minor earthquake.

"Move to the right!" A hand gripped the team leader’s shoulder, "Running to the left, do you want to die?"

Before the team leader could react, Ye Wanlan shoved him.

He stumbled a step forward, with no time to look back or pause, desperately fleeing outside.

Amidst the intense tremors, Ye Wanlan stood still, holding the Mingyue Token, slowly closing her eyes.

It truly was an earthquake, caused by the Mingyue Token being picked up, a result of the Magic Power.

This was protection of the Mingyue Token, preventing enemies from getting close.

People above ground certainly felt the strong tremors too, and journalists scattered like birds and beasts.

"Mr. Wuzheng, it’s an earthquake!" The assistant looked anxious, "We need to leave here quickly!"

"No!" Jin Wuzheng was unwilling to leave, "The Mingyue Token hasn’t come out yet!"

"Mr. Wuzheng!" The assistant couldn’t help but raise his voice, "Your health is the most important, only once the earthquake stops can we continue the search."

Without waiting for Jin Wuzheng to argue further, the assistant forcibly led him away from the earthquake’s center.

"Oh no, Wanlan!" Professor Xue suddenly jumped up, running in the opposite direction of the evacuation, but was also held back by Yan Tingfeng.

"Don’t hold me!" Professor Xue was sweating profusely, "Wanlan hasn’t come out yet, I need to find her!"

Yan Tingfeng raised an eyebrow, "How do you know this earthquake isn’t part of Xiao Wan’s plan?"

"I definitely don’t know!" Professor Xue was extremely anxious, "An earthquake is a natural disaster, and we don’t have any Rong Family Member with us this time, how could we know?"

"No—" Yan Tingfeng said softly, "What I mean is, even this earthquake was within Xiao Wan’s calculations."

Professor Xue widened his eyes, "What?"

The earthquake didn’t last long, but shook intensely for a full thirty minutes.

Luckily, the discovery site of the Mingyue Token was an open plain, with no other buildings nearby.

Jin Wuzheng paced back and forth in the tent, visibly anxious.

Until the Southern Ming Principality archaeologists came in, assisted by others, and sat down to rest.

"You came out? Where’s the Mingyue Token?!" Jin Wuzheng was delighted, then hurriedly stepped forward, eagerly grasping the team leader’s shoulder, "Wasn’t the Mingyue Token successfully retrieved? Why wasn’t it brought out?"

Earthquakes can move the ground, who knows where the Mingyue Token might travel with the soil if not taken out?

"It was...we could’ve brought it out!" The team leader panted heavily, face pale, "But the earthquake came too suddenly, we hadn’t controlled Miss Ye yet."

"And she herself?!" Jin Wuzheng nearly went mad with worry, "You came out, but she didn’t?"

He certainly didn’t care about Ye Wanlan’s life; he was concerned about the Mingyue Token in her hands!

If Ye Wanlan died, it would mean nothing to the Southern Ming Principality, but if the Mingyue Token disappeared with her, all their efforts these days would be a joke.

"She..." The team leader stammered, "Mr. Wuzheng, she...she saved us, but she..."

Here, he stopped speaking, lowering his head in shame.

They wanted to control Ye Wanlan and get the Mingyue Token, but during the earthquake, Ye Wanlan provided them the path to survival instead.

"Ah?!" Jin Wuzheng was also stunned, utterly surprised.

Prior to this, over the Mingyue Token, both sides were on the brink of firing shots and a full-scale conflict, yet Ye Wanlan willingly risked herself to save them?

Her spirit, was it truly that broad-minded?

How could such a person exist in the world?

Jin Wuzheng was momentarily speechless, then slowly exhaled, "This person from Shenzhou...is truly extraordinary."

The next second, he stood up, decisively saying, "Once the aftershocks pass, immediately begin searching to find her and the Mingyue Token!"

**

Endless darkness spread before her eyes, quiet enough to hear nothing but breaths and heartbeats.

This earthquake didn’t bury Ye Wanlan; instead, it took her deeper underground.

Surprisingly, there was a long corridor here, though unknown where it might lead.

Holding the Mingyue Token in hand, Ye Wanlan continued walking step by step.

As she had anticipated, there were indeed other things present here.

"Why did Her Royal Highness the Princess save those Southern Ming Principality people?" Qingyun Pendant wondered, "If not for your strong self-preservation, they’d surely have harmed you."

"Qingyun, you must understand, many things don’t reach the level of life and death," Ye Wanlan said calmly, "In the past, there was the saying of not killing envoys during wars between countries. They are all ordinary people, merely following orders, not personally seeking my life. In this world, countless ordinary people strive to live, why must they die?"

In prosperity, the people suffer; in destruction, the people suffer.

The ones most affected by war are always innocent civilians.

Some battles must be fought because, if not now, then later.

This was why those martyrs three hundred years ago fought to the bitter end despite knowing defeat was inevitable.

Qingyun Pendant hesitated.

Jade Luan Pin sighed, "Yinyin says Her Royal Highness the Princess possesses benevolent love, as great as Palace Master Yun Qing, and now I feel it too."

"I can bear having benevolent love, but regarding great love, I’m still not like Yun Qing," Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "In Yun Qing’s eyes, there are only the sick and wounded, whereas my eyes see friends and foes."

Facing enemies, she not only wouldn’t save but would advance to finish them off.

She wasn’t purely kind and only those close to her could truly experience her kindness.

"Teacher..." Ye Wanlan bowed her head, fingers gently stroking the translucent jade, "Please, guide me once more."

**

The news of the Mingyue Token’s appearance in the Southern Ming Principality had already gone viral online.

This earthquake further caught onlookers from various countries off guard.

[Archaeology often encounters such incidents, as long as people are safe.]

[The Southern Ming Principality’s archaeological team is safe, but a young lady from Shenzhou is trapped below, her fate unknown!]

[Oh no, isn’t that Ye Wanlan?!]

[This is why sometimes it’s best not to get involved in everything; now her life’s directly in danger.]

The Southern Ming Principality’s situation might not concern Shenzhou, but involving Ye Wanlan turned it into a major issue.

The news spread quickly, and the Lin Family was the first to receive it.

Lin Zhushuang paused movement, "Ye Wanlan was buried underground? Is she dead?"