Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 774 Mutation! [2nd update]

Chapter 774: 774 Mutation! [2nd update]

If life were only as it was first seen, but that first moment is already an irreversible eternity.

The obsessions of today delve into the marrow, simply because of that fleeting beauty at the first encounter.

"..."

The wind and sand also stopped at this moment, silence enveloped heaven and earth, as if reaching the endless void of eternity.

"Baiwei..." Lin Fanyin also shed tears, unable to hold back her sobs, "My dear sister, I remember!"

The year Lin Baiwei entered the Heavenly Sound Sect, she was ten years old, and went with the then Sect Leader to welcome these displaced new disciples.

She named this five-year-old girl Baiwei, implying noble character and pure nature.

Although young, Lin Baiwei successfully became the seventh sister of the Heavenly Sound Sect, with exceptionally high talent and ability.

But the Battle of Ten Thousand Armies was a war doomed to be lost, and even with Lin Baiwei’s participation, it was impossible to change the outcome.

So Lin Fanyin had her withdraw early to preserve the last bit of strength of the Heavenly Sound Sect.

At that time, she only thought Lin Baiwei would be the last ember of the Heavenly Sound Sect.

Perhaps one day in the future, the ember would ignite a prairie fire and become new hope.

Lin Fanyin’s hands trembled slightly, she lowered her head, trying to control the surge of emotions.

She couldn’t help but wonder if it was a mistake to have the youngest, Lin Baiwei, take the other survivors and hide.

Ye Wanlan silently raised her hand, covering Lin Baiwei’s face, slowly closing her eyes.

Her palm was soaked by the tears remaining on her face, her fingertips stained with her blood.

The distinction between divinity and demons, heaven and hell, is forever just a moment’s deviation.

"Ah Lan." Lin Fanyin slowly closed her eyes, her voice still trembling, "I have a reluctant request."

Ye Wanlan quietly responded, "I’m listening."

"Even though Baiwei made countless mistakes, she has also received the punishment she deserves." Lin Fanyin paused, an infinite sadness in her tone, "Bury her with the rites of the Sect Leader."

"You needn’t say it, I will." Ye Wanlan’s eyelashes fluttered, "If it weren’t for meeting Ah Yin, she would ultimately be only Lin Shiyuan."

Lin Fanyin’s appearance allowed Lin Baiwei to finally understand the ’protection’ that the Heavenly Sound Sect upheld.

So at the last moment...

Lin Fanyin paused: "Ah Lan, the human heart is ever-changing."

Even she couldn’t guarantee she would always keep her original intent, never forgetting her mission.

"But if you say it was I who awakened Baiwei, I find it wasn’t so." Lin Fanyin turned her head, smiling, "She saw you."

Ye Wanlan’s eyes widened.

"You don’t know the significance you have for us." Lin Fanyin whispered, "With you here, Shenzhou will be fine, we all believe in you, Ah Lan."

Even though she didn’t yet understand what the current era was like, she was unafraid of anything because Princess Yongning was there.

This was faith.

"Me?" Ye Wanlan looked at her hands, "Many times, I’ve thought I’ve let you all down, disappointed you in your trust and expectations."

First the mysterious invaders of the Battle of Ten Thousand Armies, then the Atlanteans living in the same world with humans, and the omnipresent Time Administration Bureau...

"Ah Lan, we trust you; you must also trust yourself." Lin Fanyin’s hand hovered over her shoulder, "As long as we’re all still together, then we can accomplish anything."

Although there are countless mortals, they also possess the power to shake the heavens!

"Yes." Ye Wanlan’s brows relaxed, "We’re all still together."

Hope still remains.

The prolonged silence made the people of the Lin Family, who had retreated to the distance, realize that the ultimate battle among masters had finally ended.

Everyone wanted to know who exactly had won.

But they all knew that there was fundamentally no winner in this battle.

The Lin Family Elder Council rushed over first, and upon seeing the cold body on the ground, they all staggered.

Then a long period of silence followed.

"Shiyuan rushed and took the wrong path!" The Great Elder of the Lin Family mourned deeply, "She... she, sigh!"

In the end, she didn’t say anything more, only let out a deep sigh.

The Third Elder of Lin Family paused, looked at Ye Wanlan, hesitated, "Earlier, you called Shiyuan Baiwei, what did you mean?"

The others also looked over, their hearts trembling, an unbelievable answer was looming.

"I was talking nonsense." Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "Lin Shiyuan is not the ancestor of Lin Baiwei, and the Lin Family was spared this disaster with the help of Ancestor Lin Baiwei."

The Great Elder of the Lin Family heaved a sigh of relief, then his expression shifted in awe, "Could it be, the ancestor manifested?"

Over the years, the internal strife in the Lin Family had been continuous, but the overall trend was upward.

As the founder of the Lin Family, Lin Baiwei’s contributions were undeniable.

"Yes, the ancestor manifested." Ye Wanlan said softly, "The Lin Family has now renewed itself."

She promised Lin Baiwei that she would accomplish what she had been asked to do.

All sins ended with Lin Shiyuan, and the name of Lin Baiwei remained the purely genuine seventh sister of the Heavenly Sound Sect.

Right and wrong, merits and demerits, now, everything is resolved.

"Good, that is good." The Great Elder of the Lin Family said, but tears continued to fall uncontrollably, "Shiyuan, she..."

After all, she was the talented girl he had watched grow up, how... how did it end up like this?

"Great Elder." Ye Wanlan raised her head, speaking calmly, "According to the ancestor’s intention, she should be buried with the rites of the Sect Leader, please prepare accordingly."

The Great Elder of the Lin Family abruptly lifted his head, utterly shocked.

The Lin Family valued strength more than the other four families; whoever had the hardest fist could climb to higher positions.

With Lin Shiyuan’s death, the position of the family head would naturally fall to Ye Wanlan.

Yet she was so magnanimous, intending to bury Lin Shiyuan with the rites of the Sect Leader?

"Alright, then I—" The Great Elder hadn’t finished his words when an ethereal sigh suddenly sounded by their ears.

"Alas, I told Baiwei multiple times not to be so tolerant with you for the sake of absorbing you, yet she wouldn’t listen." A sudden voice echoed, "She said she cherished talent; someone like you could be used by her, and it would benefit the Lin Family."

This was no lie.

Lin Baiwei indeed valued the nurturing of the younger generation of the Lin Family; as long as they were talented, she could overlook any previous grievances.

If it weren’t for her protecting Lin Qin within the Lin Family, with Lin Zhushuang around, Lin Qin would face countless obstacles.

Ye Wanlan closed her eyes and clenched her hands.

After a moment, she slowly turned her head, "Long ago, Baiwei was not an extremist, it was you."

Her impression of Lin Baiwei wasn’t deep, after all, Heavenly Sound Sect had many disciples.

At the time, she was frail, and even without Lin Wanci and the elders’ permission, no one could approach her.

But both Xiang Lan and Ye Wanlan had good memories, they remembered seeing Lin Baiwei.

Lin Baiwei was quiet by nature, appearing to take after Lin Fanyin, yet stubbornness ran deeper in her bones compared to Lin Fanyin.

This stubbornness, in critical moments, could indeed support the courage to keep moving forward.

But stubbornness alone couldn’t reach such an extreme.

Without Lin Baiwei, the Lin Family’s current strength wouldn’t be as formidable.

From the first moment she heard the name Lin Shiyuan from Lin Weilan’s lips, Ye Wanlan had admired her.

"Oh?" This voice laughed, "I merely expanded upon her inner desires; people, once they have desires, can’t escape from them, don’t you agree?"

With these words, a figure appeared.

Lin Baiwei failed to flourish, ultimately, she must rely on herself.