Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 263 Green Plums and Bamboo Horse, the Sword Saint’s Life Star Rises! [1 more]

Chapter 263: 263 Green Plums and Bamboo Horse, the Sword Saint’s Life Star Rises! [1 more]

The seven-stringed zither broke, the sword shattered, and the person perished.

On that day, Sword Saint Xie Linyuan and the Sect Leader of Heavenly Sound Sect went to their deaths in succession.

...

The light and shadow disappeared, pitch black and silent.

All the scenes ended in the instant the giant sword splintered into pieces, swiftly receding like the tide.

By the time Ye Wanlan’s vision of the space in front of her had returned to calm, she was back at the Headquarters of Heavenly Sound Sect three hundred years later.

In the darkness, she could clearly see the bi-colored glow from the Jade Luan Pin.

Ye Wanlan took two steps forward and slowly squatted down, picking up the Jade Luan Pin.

"Boo hoo hoo, it’s so tragic, really so tragic," the Qingyun Pendant wept with hitched breaths, "How could it be so tragic, they were truly lovers, why did the heavens treat them like this!"

Ye Wanlan had no time to pay attention to the Qingyun Pendant, as she took out a tissue and carefully wiped the dust from the Jade Luan Pin.

As the dust dispersed, the original color of the Jade Luan Pin shone brightly and resplendently.

She gazed at the Jade Luan Pin as if, through this accessory, she could see Lin Fanyin’s voice and appearance.

"You..." Finally, the Jade Luan Pin saw Ye Wanlan, falling silent for a good dozen seconds before she exclaimed with a lost voice, "Her, Her Royal Highness the Princess?!"

That foolish jade pendant had not lied, it was indeed Her Royal Highness the Princess!

But wasn’t Princess Yongning gone at a very early age?

It remembered going with Lin Fanyin to the Imperial Palace to offer condolences and also remembered that year, when the whole Shenzhou dressed in mourning garments, and the officials were in bereavement.

The passing of Princess Yongning was not only a blow to the Ning Dynasty, but also to the people of Jianghu.

With her frail body, she had made too many contributions, saving tens of thousands from fire and water.

Ning Zhaozong could not bear the blow of a white-haired person sending off a black-haired one and left this world two years after Princess Yongning’s death.

Afterward, the young Emperor Yongshun ascended the throne, and Princess Jingan acted as Prince Regent to continue the legacy of the Xiang Imperial Family.

"It’s me," Ye Wanlan said quietly, "Have you been here this whole time?"

The Jade Luan Pin didn’t answer but couldn’t help sobbing aloud, "Her Royal Highness the Princess, if only you were still here at that time."

As an inanimate object, although it possessed spirit, it could only watch helplessly as Lin Fanyin and Xie Linyuan died one after another.

After that, it followed Lin Fanyin and sank into the ground, and what happened later was unknown.

Just like Qingyun Pendant, the Jade Luan Pin silently slumbered here for hundreds of years, until the archaeological team settled in.

Shenzhou had not perished, and there were successors, which was good news.

But from what the archaeologists said, the Ning Dynasty had fallen, and present-day Shenzhou was not the ancient world, but rather had stepped into an era of high-tech development.

The Jade Luan Pin knew all this was very good, just as Lin Fanyin had wished for.

Lin Fanyin had gone to her death willingly, for the sake of a future for Shenzhou, hadn’t she?

Yet it still couldn’t control its grief and sorrow.

Martyrs, they always fall the second before dawn.

When they closed their eyes, they couldn’t even see the first streak of light.

"Stop crying," Ye Wanlan broke the silence after a moment, "But even if I had been there at that time... what could I have done?"

She had watched the entire sequence of historical events twice in a row, from beginning to end.

Whether it was King of Yan He Jia or Sword Saint Xie Linyuan, they belonged to the pinnacle warriors of their time.

Yet even they had to use their final moves, sacrificing their lives to perish with their enemies.

And in her previous life, she couldn’t practice advanced martial arts because she was unable to accumulate Inner Strength.

Even if she had been present, could she really have withstood those armies?

The Jade Luan Pin sobbed intermittently, "I don’t know, but Yinyin said, Her Royal Highness the Princess can do anything, there’s nothing in this world that can’t be solved by the Princess."

The four characters of "Princess Yongning" were no longer just a title.

It was a faith.

At that time, there was a great plague, and the people were struggling to survive. Many places were on the brink of collapse, but when they heard that Princess Yongning would come, they all revived their spirits.

After a long, prolonged silence, Ye Wanlan spoke softly, "It’s a pity, I also wish I were omnipotent, but where am I a god? How could I truly be omnipotent?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, please don’t speak negatively," Qingyun Pendant hurriedly said, "Look, you’ve come back to life, what else could be impossible?"

Ye Wanlan was slightly taken aback, then smiled, "You finally said something correct."

Life is what matters most.

Without it, nothing else would be useful.

The Jade Luan Pin murmured, "It’s just unknown who those people were, even the Sect Leader and Sword Saint didn’t know, and it seems that later generations haven’t been able to find any traces either."

"Mm," Ye Wanlan responded indifferently, "The battle of the armies three hundred years ago remains an unsolved world-class mystery to this day, because at that time there was no country or power that could take over the entirety of Shenzhou in seven days."

At that time, Shenzhou’s national power was indeed the greatest in the world, with only the Northern Lands beneath it.

However, firstly the Northern Lands and Shenzhou had signed a friendly treaty, and secondly, with the military power of the Northern Lands, it was absolutely impossible to breach the first line of defense established by He Jia in the northwest.

Who could the enemy be?

Ye Wanlan’s eyes narrowed slightly, her thoughts racing.

Someone had once said that, after eliminating all impossible situations, even if the remaining one seems inconceivable, it must be the truth.

If no such force existed in the entire world, then could it be possible that it was not from this world at all?

The moment this thought emerged, even Ye Wanlan felt a storm surge in her heart.

She reined in her thoughts, "Jade Luan Pin, do you remember where Fanyin’s remains are?"

"I remember!" The Jade Luan Pin quickly responded, "Your Royal Highness the Princess, please head north, I will guide you!"

"Alright." Ye Wanlan nodded slightly, then paused for a moment, "It’s just that my senior brother..."

Likewise sacrificing his life to kill the enemy, opting for mutual destruction with the enemy, but what set Xie Linyuan apart was that he had fused himself with the Sword Saint’s Sword, achieving Unity of Man and Sword.

At that moment, his physical body had vanished.

Only by finding the other parts of the Sword Saint’s Sword and reassembling it completely.

"The Sword Saint had an undying love for Yinyin, it’s just..." the Jade Luan Pin sighed softly, "their missions were different, and each had their responsibilities, inevitably preventing them from joining hands together moving forward."

"I know." Ye Wanlan’s smile was faint, "In our position, we can’t afford to focus on personal affections."

Just like Lin Fanyin and Xie Linyuan, as well as Huo Jingyu and Shui Yunqing.

Personal affections always had to take a back seat to other major matters.

It wasn’t that personal feelings were forbidden, but rather that responsibilities were of greater significance.

Ye Wanlan also sighed and said, "Let’s go."

**

Meanwhile, in Yunjing, at the Rong Family.

In the sky, the constellations shifted and the clouds transformed.

The Supreme Elder of the Rong family was sitting by the river fishing, but at the end of his fishing line, there was no bait, just an empty hook.

Suddenly, the Supreme Elder of the Rong family opened his eyes abruptly, looking up at the sky, his expression changing slightly, "Another Life Star rising?"

Not long ago, he had told Yan Tingfeng that he had witnessed an incredible scene while stargazing at night.

The Life Stars of King of Yan He Jia and Sect Leader Lin Fanyin of Heavenly Sound Sect had reappeared in the orbit of Shenzhou Land.

This was utterly unbelievable.

Death could not be reversed, let alone for those from three hundred years ago.

But now, he had seen a third Life Star slowly ascending, also from three hundred years ago!

The Supreme Elder of the Rong family’s face turned solemn. After calculating for a while, he blurted out in shock, "Sword Saint?!"

This third Life Star belonged to Sword Saint Xie Linyuan!

The Sword Saint roamed freely across the world, uninvolved in Jianghu affairs, which is why he left so few traces in history, to the extent that even contemporary figures of the Ning Dynasty knew little about him.

Why was the Sword Saint’s Life Star rising at this time?

Not only was it rising, but it was also quickly catching up to the Life Stars of King of Yan He Jia and Lin Fanyin.

The Supreme Elder of the Rong family had a grave expression, uncertain whether this was good or bad news.

"This matter must be reported to the Sect Leader immediately," he muttered to himself while stroking his beard, "The Sect Leader has been spending time in Fengyuan these past few days, and there are also several juniors from my Rong Family. Maybe I should take a trip there too."

Before his words had finished, his figure had already disappeared.

**

The next day, in the morning.

Professor Xue, with dark circles under his eyes, sat on a chair, "Wanlan, why have you summoned us so early in the morning?"

He had been researching a historical document the previous night until three in the morning and had yet to recover from his lack of sleep.

But Professor Shen said, "If Wanlan has called us this early, it must be for something important."

"Professors, late into the night, as I reflected in stillness and stirred in contemplation, I made a trip to the headquarters of Heavenly Sound Sect, and made a new discovery," Ye Wanlan said slowly, "Sword Saint Xie Linyuan and Sect Leader Lin Fanyin of the Heavenly Sound Sect were childhood sweethearts, which is why pieces of the Sword Saint’s Sword were found there."

Professor Xue instantly became alert, jumping up and exclaiming loudly, "What? They were childhood sweethearts?!"

Yan Tingfeng was also visibly shaken.

Having studied under the previous Sword Saint Xie Leyou for several years, although he did not use swords, his knife techniques were entirely derived from the sword techniques of "Heavenly Walk Nine Swords."

Of course, he had seen Xie Linyuan. There was not an intimate relationship, but it was fairly good.

Yet this relationship between Xie Linyuan and Lin Fanyin was something he had only learned about now.

However, childhood sweethearts, the spilled water could no longer be gathered.

"Yes, childhood sweethearts," Ye Wanlan said softly, "The reason I’ve come to find you professors so early is to show you something."

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