Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 94 - 094 Shocking! Sister Lan’s Past Life [2 Updates]

Chapter 94: 094 Shocking! Sister Lan’s Past Life [2 Updates]

The new college entrance examination is a scoring system. Besides Chinese, Mathematics, English, and History, Physics, the remaining subjects of Ideological and Political Education, Geography, Biology, and Chemistry each have an original score of 100 points.

After scoring, the full mark is still 100 points, but the scoring starting point is set at 30 points.

These four elective subjects are assigned corresponding scores according to different grade intervals determined by the total ranking of students in each subject.

Students ranked in the top 1% can basically be awarded full marks.

The reason for adopting the scoring system is also because of the different numbers of candidates for each subject and the varying difficulties of the examination papers. The scoring system can make the examinations more fair.

However, the administrative system’s backend can view the original true scores and the scores after scoring.

"Principal, look, for Biology, Su Xubai’s original score is 90, but he ranked second in the subject, so he gets a score of 100," said the Director of Academic Affairs. "The first place is either him or Xue Yiwei. It’s really not very original."

"I want to see the history candidates, not physics," the No.7 Middle School Principal hurriedly interjected, slapping the desk, "Move over, I’ll look myself."

The Director of Academic Affairs, puzzled, watched as the No.7 Middle School Principal chose the liberal arts history category, and the rankings refreshed again.

Then he saw the No.7 Middle School Principal’s pupils dilate, and his body trembled as if he had contracted epilepsy.

"Principal, what’s wrong with you?" the Director of Academic Affairs leaned in to look.

Name: Ye Wanlan.

Chinese: 148

Mathematics: 150

English: 150

History: 95

Biology: 100 (original score) 100 (after scoring)

Chemistry: 100 (original score) 100 (after scoring)

Total Score: 743

Liberal Arts Total Ranking: 1

The Director of Academic Affairs’ eyes bulged out as he exclaimed, "This, this..."

Was he blind, or was there a system error?!

"I knew it!" the No.7 Middle School Principal exclaimed, almost in tears. He excitedly said, "Student Ye is surely poised to claim the top liberal arts college entrance examination score next year!"

The new college entrance examination rankings are filtered according to the two categories, science and history, for recruitment planning and admission cutoffs.

But the total scores for the history category have always been lower than those for physics, yet Ye Wanlan managed to achieve scores that perhaps even the physics prodigies couldn’t reach.

This news quickly spread throughout the entire No.7 Middle School’s teaching research group, and shortly after, several teachers had gathered in front of a computer, staring at each other with wide eyes.

The Physics Group Leader was shocked: "She can score so high in liberal arts?"

History has always been harder to score in than physics, which is why the two subjects have separate rankings.

The No.7 Middle School Principal, beaming with joy, said, "Good thing we didn’t let her study physics. If those top students in the physics class put in a bit more effort, maybe next year we could have the top scorers in both arts and sciences from our No.7 Middle School."

When that time comes, it will certainly trigger a new wave of enrollment fever.

The Physics Group Leader turned envious: "But if she had taken physics, she would definitely have scored full marks. Look, she only got 95 in history; she really should have chosen physics."

While the teachers were chatting, Ye Wanlan followed the Principal’s Assistant to the scene.

"Student Ye, fantastic, just fantastic," praised the No.7 Middle School Principal loudly, "Next year’s top scorer in the liberal arts is indisputably you."

"Wanlan, there’s something I’m curious about," the Head of the History Department started tentatively, "Why didn’t you answer this small question? With your knowledge, it’s impossible for you not to know it. If you had written it, you could have gotten a perfect score."

Ye Wanlan replied, "I have a bit of a personal grudge against the Prince of Chu."

Head of History Department: "????"

She asked with some difficulty, "Personal grudge?"

Among the Four Directions Nobility, the Prince of Chu was the senior-most, a peer to Ning Zhaozong and the uncle of King of Yan and Princess Yongning.

The Prince of Chu was twelve years younger than Ning Zhaozong and at one time competed with Ning Zhaozong for the throne.

After failing to secure his claim, he voluntarily left the palace and traveled to the Southern Frontier to defend the border, with an edict to never return to court without a summons.

"Um," Ye Wanlan answered nonchalantly, "So I didn’t want to answer questions about him."

"But that’s not okay, what if there are many questions about the Prince of Chu in the exam?" the Head of the History Department hurriedly advised, "When it comes to exams, personal grievances must be set aside!"

Although she really didn’t understand what kind of personal grudge there could be—the Prince of Chu had sacrificed himself three hundred years ago.

Ye Wanlan thought for a moment, "I will answer seriously during the national college entrance examination."

Hearing the conversation, the Chinese Department head, looking at Ye Wanlan’s answer sheet, realized that the two marks she had lost were also because of an issue involving the Prince of Chu in classical Chinese, which she hadn’t filled in.

Otherwise, like history, she would have obtained a full score.

"..."

The office fell silent.

They were dealing with a hexagon warrior!

"Student Ye, when we do questions, we must never allow personal preferences to influence us. Your future is at stake; no matter the personal grievance, it shouldn’t matter," the No.7 Middle School Principal became anxious too, "What if next year after scoring, you get a perfect score on the college entrance examination? That’s different from your typical top scorer!"

Looking back over the decades, Shenzhou has produced only seven instances of perfect college entrance examination scores.

Ye Wanlan remained composed, "It’s not really a big grudge. Just that when I was little, he tricked me into eating tree bark and also drew tiger stripes on my face while I was asleep."

"..."

The No.7 Middle School Principal and the teachers looked at each other, bewildered. Things were becoming fantastical, beyond their comprehension.

However, they could understand that the thinking mode of a genius is different from that of an ordinary person.

"Alright, alright, Student Ye, you can go back to class," the No.7 Middle School Principal, restraining his excitement, went on, "Let’s calm down a bit more."

Ye Wanlan nodded, closed the door, and left.

After she left, thumping disco music suddenly erupted in the room.

**

At noon, Ye Wanlan went to the psychology consultation room as usual.

She had just arrived at the comprehensive building when Rong Yu and Yan Tingfeng were already waiting for her at the door.

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, "Are you guys going out?"

"We heard that Miss Ye secured first place with excellent results and specially came to congratulate you, as well as to invite Miss Ye for a meal," Yan Tingfeng extended his hand toward her, "and we also prepared some snacks and tea."

"Thank you," Ye Wanlan hummed in response, "The exam didn’t go that well; I didn’t get full marks."

Rong Yu: "..."

This is called not too good?

During his student days, he had been mixed doubles beaten by his dad and mom countless times for failing multiple times.

Rong Yu sighed deeply, "Now I finally understand a saying - geniuses to the left, madmen to the right, your brains are really developed."

If only he could have half of that intelligence.

The three had become regular dining companions for a long time, and Rong Yu was used to listening to the illogical conversations between Ye Wanlan and Yan Tingfeng.

"Don’t forget our appointment this weekend," Ye Wanlan said.

"How could I forget when Miss Ye has invited me?" Yan Tingfeng coughed twice, his eyelashes fluttering slightly as he spoke softly, "It’s just that sometimes I feel there’s no need to waste energy on my body."

He had slept for 300 years, freezing his body to last until now, all for the sake of a country’s and a family’s three-centuries-old hatred.

Before finishing what he clung to, he absolutely couldn’t fall.

But... will there really come such a day?

"A good body is needed to do more things," Ye Wanlan said, looking at him calmly, "Without a good body, the things you want to do can’t be done, like Princess Yongning. You should understand."

The look in Yan Tingfeng’s eyes changed in an instant.

The violent, murderous aura appeared on him again, but within a second, the aura was completely gone, leaving behind only a spring-like tenderness.

"How could I compare myself to Her Royal Highness the Princess," Yan Tingfeng blinked with a light laugh, "But I will heed Miss Ye’s words and take good care of my body."

Rong Yu thought, sure enough, once the name of Princess Yongning was brought up, his brother became much more obedient.

Suddenly, Ye Wanlan asked again, "Are you taking medication to conceal the color of your hair?"

"Yes, afraid of being treated as an outcast." Yan Tingfeng’s voice was gentle as he paused and then asked back, "Is white beautiful?"

"White is beautiful."

"Good, I’ll show you tonight."

Rong Yu listened and felt more and more that something was off. Although it was true that the medication’s effects would wear off at night, why did those few words sound increasingly ambiguous?

It must be his overthinking.

After lunch, Rong Yu once again occupied the driver’s seat, taking Ye Wanlan back to school.

"I really did not expect Student Ye’s grades to be so good." Rong Yu was curious, "What was going on during her first four years? With her grades, she could have easily skipped grades and gone directly to university."

Yan Tingfeng’s pupils darkened as he spoke slowly, "It is quite strange."

Even the Bureau 723 hadn’t found any clues.

Interesting.

"Also, brother, Student Ye is absolutely right, you should really take care of your health," Rong Yu said, "You wouldn’t want to die young like Princess Yongning, would you?"

Yan Tingfeng lifted his head, suddenly smiling, "I actually would like that."

Some say that he and Princess Yongning individually ruled their own realms in Jianghu and in the court; together, they were invincible throughout Shenzhou, unparalleled in the world.

Their names were often mentioned together, yet he had never met her while she was alive.

Suddenly, Yan Tingfeng remembered something from long ago. In 1717, before leaving the Highest Heaven Tower, the Right Protector once said to him—

"Before you go to Yan City, why not ask the King of Yan for a written piece of work from Princess Yongning? It is said that the Princess has transcended her teacher, Imperial Tutor Han Yunsheng."

But he went to Yan City and didn’t see the King of Yan, nor did he get Princess Yongning’s written piece, only her coffin.

That was the first historically recorded encounter he had with Princess Yongning, separated by a mere breath between life and death.

"Brother? Brother? What’s wrong?"

The voice of Rong Yu reached his ears.

Yan Tingfeng came to his senses, "Nothing, let’s go back."

**

Even though No.7 Middle School did not announce rankings, the news of Ye Wanlan securing first place in the liberal arts still spread.

As science students, Xue Yiwei and Su Xubai scored 732 and 726 points, respectively.

In previous exams, both maintained the top spot in a fragmented fashion, but this time they were surpassed by Ye Wanlan, even though she was a liberal arts student.

Despite separate rankings for history and physics, both still felt uncomfortable about it.

"Students who rank within the top 1% for biology and chemistry will be granted full marks," Xue Yiwei shook her head, "You scored 90, I got 88, and the next person down only got 75."

Under the ranking system, there’s a huge difference between full marks and full marks.

Ye Wanlan merely took advantage of the system.

Su Xubai stood up, "Let’s ask the teacher for her actual score."

He did not want his name to be mentioned alongside Ye Wanlan’s.

Xue Yiwei felt the same and followed him.

"You want to see the original scores?" The dean of studies frowned, "Alright, have a look."

He slammed a list of the overall rankings on the table in front of Su Xubai.