Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 784 Ye Wanlan: Kneel down [ - 2]

Chapter 784: 784 Ye Wanlan: Kneel down [Chapter 2]

When did it become possible for a person with the Atlantis bloodline to make decisions about the matters of the Five Great Families of Yunjing?

If word gets out, not only will it become a laughingstock, but it will also destroy Shenzhou.

"What did I say?" Xiang Shaoyu’s gaze was fierce, "If I hear such words again, the family law will deal with it!"

"Young Family Head, are you protecting her because you’ve been bewitched by her?" The young man gritted his teeth, refusing to back down, "You are the heir of the Xiang Family, yet you don’t stand with the Xiang Family but with outsiders. Are you trying to break our hearts?"

This statement stirred the crowd.

Seeing this, the young man became more confident, his eyes flashed with cold light, aggressive: "Young Family Head, who knows if she had planned this with that so-called Envoy Miao Yin long ago, staging a scene of mutual destruction to gain our trust?"

"Yes, what if this is an Atlantians’ conspiracy?"

"The Atlantians have always been cunning, we must guard against them!"

"I think the Young Family Head is indeed bewitched."

"Since Lin Shiyuan has already been executed, the disaster has been resolved. We, the Five Families, should maintain the old ways. Why listen to an outsider?"

"Moreover, we don’t have the ability to fight Atlantis. It’s better to eat well and drink well. If Atlantis really invades, what else can we do but surrender?"

Xiang Shaoyu’s brow moved slightly, he was evidently extremely angry, just about to speak when a hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"Xiang?" Ye Wanlan chuckled, then her smile disappeared, leaving only an icy coldness, "Are you even qualified to bear the name Xiang?"

Her words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, causing an uproar among the Xiang Family members below.

"Miss Ye, we respect you for expelling two foreign enemies and dealing with internal traitors, you have labored greatly with meritorious deeds." After a long silence, the Great Elder of the Xiang Family finally spoke, "But to speak such words is too much!"

"Too much?" Ye Wanlan stepped forward, "Then Great Elder, tell me, whose Xiang are your Xiang?"

Though her face was still pale and her steps slow, her momentum was not diminished, very imposing.

"Naturally, it is the Xiang of the Ning Dynasty Royal Family, the Xiang Clan!" The Second Elder of the Xiang Family shouted angrily, "The Xiang Family has been around for three hundred years. You, a mere woman, are still unqualified to be here—"

He didn’t finish his sentence.

Ye Wanlan merely raised her hand, and the body of the Second Elder of the Xiang Family flew backward, crashing into a tree, and fainted on the spot.

The pupils of the other elders shrank abruptly, and the other noisy Xiang Family disciples also quieted down.

The Second Elder of the Xiang Family was, after all, the second-in-command of the Elders Council, and Ye Wanlan, heavily injured, had just woken up, yet...

"Well indeed, the Ning Dynasty Royal Family, the Xiang Clan." Ye Wanlan raised her head, her gaze sweeping over every Xiang Family member, "Emperor Yongshun, Xiang Chen, sacrificed himself to protect the people, willingly slitting his own throat at only sixteen!"

Those who met her gaze were shocked by her imposing manner, unable to help but retreat.

Ye Wanlan advanced again: "Prince Xiang Qingtian of Chu guarded the borders for decades, finally dying on the battlefield. Born into a world of chaos, how many peaceful years did he have in his life?!"

This was something everyone knew.

The Prince of Chu was the brother of Ning Zhaozong. At his birth, the Ning Dynasty was already showing signs of fragmentation, with constant wars around the capital, Xiang Qingtian was born into this environment.

"Princess Jingan, Xiang Mingyu, whom you refer to as a mere woman, fought on the battlefield with Zhaozong when she was young, later becoming the Prince Regent, aiding the young emperor." Ye Wanlan spoke each word emphatically, "When the enemy pressed upon us, she donned her armor, fought again on the battlefield, and was killed, torn to pieces!"

The body of the Great Elder of the Xiang Family trembled, biting his teeth fiercely, tears falling down his cheeks.

Even Xiang Mingyu, hearing these words, couldn’t help but feel stunned.

"Princess Yongle, Xiang Ke, immolated herself in Yongle Palace, perishing with the enemy." Ye Wanlan closed her eyes, "That year, she was only nine years old."

In her ears, she seemed to still hear the voice of Princess Yongle calling her Imperial Elder Sister.

But as the flames rose, everything burned away.

"..."

Hearing this, the young men who had spoken harshly before also froze.

Almost everyone had tears in their eyes.

"Yan Wang Hejia..." At this point, Ye Wanlan also couldn’t control her emotions, she paused, her voice hoarse, "Guarded the Northwest, fought to the death, his body... nowhere to be found!"

While Hejia did not carry the Xiang surname, he was still part of the Xiang Imperial Family.

Each of these names is recorded in history books, and for Xiang Family members, they are thunderous, stories they grew up hearing.

But nobody likes tragedy; while it’s easy to witness the prosperity of dynasties, it’s hard to see their decline and fall.

They only wanted to see Yan Wang as the war god peerless in both spear and sword, unwilling to witness his death.

The bloody truth was torn open by Ye Wanlan, tearing not just history, but the hearts of every Xiang Family member.

The other Four Great Families also fell silent, clearly reminded of the similarly exterminated Six Great Sects.

"Where is your staunch loyalty? Where is your unyielding spirit? Where is the essence blood of your Xiang Clan, standing tall and upright?!" Ye Wanlan suddenly opened her eyes, "Which of them does your Xiang belong to?!"

"..."

The scene was deathly silent, not a sound to be heard.

"You all—" Ye Wanlan closed her eyes again, her voice quieted, "Truly disappoint me."

As Princess Yongning, she was indeed disappointed.

But as long as the Xiang Family could be saved, she would not give up.

The Great Elder of the Xiang Family stood there in a daze, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

In the Xiang Family, he was already of the older generation, yet still not a hundred years old, far removed from three hundred years ago.

When did the Xiang of the Xiang Family fail to live up to the Xiang of the Xiang Imperial Family?

He didn’t know.

The lips of the Great Elder of the Xiang Family moved: "Miss Ye—"

"Insolence!" Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, "Who dares speak so boastfully in my Xiang Family?"

As the voice fell, a terrifying aura soared into the sky.

"Boom!"

The next moment, a figure appeared on the training ground.

The newcomer was an elder, with hair and beard all silver-white, but his face was ruddy without a trace of wrinkles.

Xiang Shaoyu was startled: "Old Ancestor?"

This ancestor of the Xiang Family was named Xiang Qingfeng, and he was already over two hundred years old.

If he had emerged from seclusion, it meant his cultivation had advanced quite a bit.

With Ye Wanlan still injured, if she were to face Xiang Qingfeng...

"Are you Ye Wanlan?" Xiang Qingfeng’s gaze was icy, "I had just emerged from seclusion already hearing your great name. A hero indeed grows among the young, but you must know, the Xiang Family is not a place for you to act recklessly. With me here, how can you be allowed to speak nonsense and disturb the people’s hearts!"

Ye Wanlan slowly turned her head. She did not answer, only spoke two words: "Kneel down."

A vast oppressive force burst forth from her, surging toward Xiang Qingfeng like overturning the sea.