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Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 855 Awakening, Slapping in Progress [1 more]
Chapter 855: 855 Awakening, Slapping in Progress [1 more]
Hearing the last sentence, Yue Zheng was instantly shocked pale: "What?!"
"He’s come looking for me." Yan Tingfeng’s expression was calm, "He didn’t actually die back then. After being forced into the Southern Ming Principality, he entered Atlantis, though it’s uncertain whether he entered by mistake or was helped by someone."
Yue Zheng kept pressing her head, exhaling slowly, "If that’s the case, Tower Master, this is a grave matter, and even I am momentarily at a loss as to what to do."
When Gui Qing was still the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, neither Lin Fanyin nor Huo Jingyu had yet taken over the position of Sect Leader, being still young.
The heads of the Six Great Sects who hunted Gui Qing in the past were their previous Sect Leaders.
But Yue Zheng was different. She had lived a very long time. Back then, the Penglai Mountain Sect had sent her, and the Beiming Sect had sent Xing Yun. She knew just how terrifying Gui Qing was.
His cultivation was very high; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch.
The crucial point lay in the Blood Soul Technique and other Dark Arts he practiced, which were against the natural order. The higher Gui Qing’s inner strength, the more innocent people he would kill for it.
It could be said that Gui Qing became a Jianghu demon back then. The Six Great Sects issued a kill order because he had once massacred an entire city for his cultivation technique.
Tens of thousands of ordinary lives were lost in a single night.
If Gui Qing were still alive, then by now he surely wouldn’t be crippled.
But Yue Zheng remembered very clearly that the Shence Commander-in-chief personally stabbed Gui Qing’s dantian with a spear and crushed it, and she and Xing Yun laid a seal on Gui Qing’s body. It was impossible for him to still be alive!
"Yes." Yan Tingfeng’s expression was still calm. "I have never faced him in combat. I ask the Saintess to tell me the details of that battle."
"Tower Master, we’ve always adhered to the word ’protection.’ We have a country to protect and people to guard." Yue Zheng smiled bitterly, "But for someone like Gui Qing, he has none."
They had too many things to consider.
Back then, during their pursuit of Gui Qing, they were also constrained because they didn’t just want to kill Gui Qing; they also had to ensure that no ordinary civilians died in the process.
Once they had scruples, they were certainly unable to perform to their full potential.
Yan Tingfeng smiled slightly, calm as the breeze and clouds: "Saintess, please."
Yue Zheng was suddenly shocked. In that moment, it was as if she saw the young man from three hundred years ago who had emerged, sweeping across the entire Jianghu and ultimately becoming a Supreme Martial Arts Master.
Though young, he had immense courage and capability.
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"Yes, Tower Master." Yue Zheng ultimately agreed, taking out paper and beginning to write the details of that battle from start to finish.
Yan Tingfeng gazed into the distance, his eyes slightly narrowed.
That day, Gui Qing found him, but did not make a move on him. Clearly, Gui Qing was also being bound by something, so Gui Qing chose to wait for his death, thus being able to retreat fully.
But he was different. He was already a dying man. He had nothing to lose and wasn’t afraid of dying.
This was his winning strategy.
Yan Tingfeng’s eyelashes lowered as he picked up the teacup and quietly drank tea.
**
The next day, Global Center, Wanguo Group, meeting room.
All the board members were seated around a long table, some with grave expressions, some with disdain, and others with composure.
"Dear board members, there’s already a huge uproar outside." The secretary bowed to the board members, "The netizens are demanding we disclose the details of Miss Estelle Rubinstein’s death for them to believe she died a normal death."
At this statement, the board members exchanged glances.
An older man lightly sneered, "Details? With no one seeing her alive or dead, where would there be any details?"
"Of course, there can be details." Another middle-aged man chuckled, "We just need to make one up; as long as it’s reasonable and justifiable, the public won’t disbelieve it."
With a "bang," another elderly woman abruptly slammed the table and stood up: "You all are talking nonsense! Without finding Estelle’s body, she’s not dead, and why are you all so eager to elect a new CTO to be listed?"
"Ms. Petra, I can understand your feelings, given that Estelle was someone you groomed yourself." The middle-aged man responded unhurriedly, "But do you know how long she’s been missing? A whole six months! There hasn’t been any news from her for half a year in the company."
Petra glared angrily: "You knew there was an issue with that mine, and you deliberately sent her to lead the team there!"
"Petra, you can eat anything you want, but you can’t speak recklessly." The older man who spoke first coldly said, "That was a part of the CTO’s duties. Wanguo Group has already waited for her for half a year. Without a CTO, many processes can’t run. Do you all want to see Wanguo Group collapse?!"
Petra gritted her teeth, glaring fiercely at the older man.
"Just tell the public Estelle unfortunately passed away due to cancer, and the company did its best, but couldn’t save her." The middle-aged man said.
The other board members nodded in agreement.
This reason could not only suppress external voices of dissent but also enhance the reputation of the Wanguo Group.
Petra angrily left the meeting.
"Petra won’t go out and speak recklessly, would she?" The middle-aged man frowned, "If she talks, it would ruin things."
"What waves can she stir up alone?" The older man was nonchalant, "Estelle is dead, with no proof."
Dead people don’t talk.
They deliberately sent Estelle to that problematic mine, so what?
All’s fair in war.
"Even if she’s not dead, once the new CTO takes office tomorrow, it won’t matter even if she returns." The middle-aged man slowly exhaled, "Finally, she’s been dealt with."
The future of Wanguo Group would belong to them.
**
A whole day and night passed, and Estelle had not woken up, but her heartbeat had stabilized, unlike when it was nearly stopping before.
"Oh heavens, Sister YN, bless Sister Cow-Horse to wake up soon." Wen Chaosheng prayed with clasped hands, "Once Sister Cow-Horse wakes up, she can fiercely slap those people at the Wanguo Group in the face, Sister YN bless."
A voice lazily sounded behind him: "I’m not a god, what are you praying to me for?"
"Ah! Sister YN!" Wen Chaosheng immediately turned around, teary-eyed, "You’re finally awake; what do you want to eat? I’ll go buy it for you!"
"I’ve already eaten." Ye Wanlan shook her head slightly, "I’ll go check on Estelle."
She pushed open the door to the operating room and saw Estelle still lying quietly on the bed, her face pale.
"Wanguo Group is going to announce a new CTO tomorrow." Christine followed behind her and walked in, "Estelle hasn’t woken up yet, Ah Lan, do you have any good ideas?"
Ye Wanlan nodded: "It can be confirmed that Wanguo Group did it deliberately."
"Hmm." Christine said solemnly, "They don’t want Estelle to occupy the CTO position, but couldn’t act openly, so they had to play some tricks behind the scenes."
"The CTO position isn’t important; what’s important is that the people who hurt Estelle must pay the necessary price." Ye Wanlan said calmly, "Let them announce the new CTO tomorrow, we’ll—"
This sentence wasn’t finished when the person lying on the bed suddenly sat up, loudly, "What new CTO?!"
Who?
Who’s trying to take her job?
This day and age, does she not even have the qualifications to be a Sister Cow-Horse?!
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