Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 280 Sister Lan’s Terrifying Power! [2nd update]

"Zing!"

"Boom!"

After the two sounds, the music from the zither suddenly soared in pitch, and the space around fiercely began to vibrate.

The young man was completely unprepared and was knocked to the ground, caught off guard.

What’s happening?

The young man reacted very quickly, scrambled up, and couldn’t help being greatly shocked.

This is...

Heavenly, Music, Method!

Using music to attack, isn’t it the very martial arts of the Heavenly Sound Sect?

But such a huge disturbance, it must be at least the fourth layer of the Heavenly Music Method!

Within the Lin Family, as long as one could practice the third layer of the Heavenly Music Method before the age of twenty-five, one could become an elite disciple.

Ye Wanlan only belonged to a branch family in Jiangcheng and didn’t even have the Lin surname, how could she possibly unleash such powerful music?

However, Ye Wanlan didn’t give the young man and his bodyguards any time to think, she just looked down and kept playing her zither.

"Zing! Zing zing!"

The music was heavy and fast, pouring out like flowing water, the girl’s fingers moving so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

"Ah——!!!"

The young man couldn’t get near Ye Wanlan at all, his legs were cut by the sharp blades of air, and he fell to his knees with a "thud".

The other bodyguards, with inferior internal strength, were already falling one by one in the turbulent airflow created by the music.

"Zing!"

Ye Wanlan showed no mercy, and stronger music erupted from her fingertips.

In that instant, the young man’s voice disappeared.

Because the music had destroyed his vocal cords, rendering him unable to utter a complete word.

He lay on the ground wailing in pain.

But the physical pain was nothing compared to the fear in his heart at that moment.

As a close confidant of Lin Shiyuan, handling many matters for Lin Shiyuan, he had naturally seen Lin Shiyuan use the Heavenly Music Method.

The Heavenly Music Method is known for its "softness overcoming hardness" attribute, not like the Divine Strategy Spear Technique or the Tianxing Nine Swords which contain powerful explosive lethality.

In combat, it also starts with continuous pulling before attacking.

Only because the body of a Musician of Heavenly Sound is less robust than that of Divine Strategy Military, they cannot engage in close quarters combat.

But Ye Wanlan had shattered all the young man’s perceptions about the Heavenly Music Method and the Musicians of Heavenly Sound!

A branch family actually controlled the Heavenly Music Method comparable to the core disciples of the main family...

No!

This matter must be reported to Lin Shiyuan and the entire Lin Family!

If Ye Wanlan, at such a young age, possessed such terrifying inner strength and were allowed to continue to grow, she would pose a serious threat to Lin Shiyuan within three years!

He absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

The young man, enduring the pain in his body, roared angrily and retreated in the direction he had come from, using the fastest speed he ever had in his life.

"Zing zing——"

The sound of the zither also weakened at that moment and did not stop his fleeing.

The young man had no time to think too much, the only thought in his head was "escape".

He didn’t look back and naturally didn’t see Ye Wanlan stop playing the zither, only watching him flee with a gaze that was indifferent to the extreme.

"Little Junior Sister," Xie Linyuan frowned, "why let him go just like that?"

"Not at all," Ye Wanlan put the Secluded Zither back into its case, "I’ve calculated it; his remaining breath and residual strength will just be enough to support him back to the Lin Family."

After speaking, she smiled slightly, "What does it matter to others if he dies in the Lin Family’s hands?"

Xie Linyuan was taken aback.

For a top martial artist, controlling strength is not hard, what’s difficult is the precision down to the smallest detail.

When he confronts an enemy, he is too lazy to leave any survivors, usually ending them with one strike.

Because he also fears that leaving the enemy a single breath could lead to a desperate counterattack.

Even the Sword Saint would not gamble on that.

But Ye Wanlan did.

Yet, she wasn’t gambling, she had calculated it.

"You people who play with power and strategy are really frightening," Xie Linyuan exhaled softly, "If I were in the Imperial Court, I’m afraid I wouldn’t know when I would die."

"Don’t worry, Big Senior Brother, to use your words—" Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows, "in front of absolute power, all strategies are but illusions."

Xie Linyuan said, "To others, I might say that, but to you, even if you were as weak as a chicken, you could still kill with cunning."

Otherwise, why would Princess Yongning command such respect?

Xie Linyuan then pointed to the bodyguards lying unconscious on the ground, "What about these people?"

"Someone will handle it," Ye Wanlan said indifferently, "they have their own grievances and debts, I said I only wanted one person’s life."

If Xie Linyuan had been even later to the Lin Family, Lin Qin would definitely have been tortured to death by the young man.

In dealing with enemies, she was not only ruthless but would also strike preemptively to prevent future troubles.

Ye Wanlan got her zither case ready, "Timing it right, I should arrive back at the competition venue just as Wenli and Qinqin finish their match, let’s go."

**

At this very moment, the young man was still running wildly; numerous wounds on his body were bleeding out.

The pain had already blurred his consciousness, but he didn’t dare to stop for a second.

Finally, he arrived at the Lin Family’s domain.

The youth wanted to shout "Miss" at the top of his lungs, but because his vocal cords were destroyed, he could only make a whining noise.

But even such a commotion was enough to alarm the Lin Family’s guards.

"What happened?" A guard stepped forward, his face turning pale with shock, "My lord, how did you get hurt like this?"

The youth was an important confidant of Lin Shiyuan!

The youth stretched out his hand, desperately trying to write the words "Eliminate Ye Wanlan" in his own blood on the ground.

But just as he barely started with the first stroke, all his injuries burst forth at that moment!

It’s over...

The youth’s eyes widened in despair as he drew his last breath.

"My lord?!" The guard panicked, "Quick, go fetch Miss Shiyuan!"

The fact that Lin Shiyuan’s trusted aide was mortally wounded and died at the doorstep of the Lin Family was a serious provocation to the dignity of the Lin Family.

"So utterly ruthless." The Second Elder couldn’t help but gasp, "There isn’t a single patch of intact skin all over his body, and even his voice was ruined, what kind of merciless technique is this?"

Could it be that some faction was openly declaring war on the Lin Family?

"It’s not some merciless technique." Lin Shiyuan raised her hand, speaking slowly, "It’s the Heavenly Music Method."

"!!!"

Her words sent a shock through the people of Lin Family present at the scene.

Weren’t they the Lin Family, the only successors to the Heavenly Sound Sect?

How could there be a Heavenly Music Method that they didn’t recognize?

"It is the Heavenly Music Method, there’s no mistake." Lin Shiyuan continued to press her temples, "I speculate it’s the person who bought the Withered Wood Dragon Chant Zither at the auction back then, but she..."

Why would she know a Heavenly Music Method that even she had not seen before?

Unless, it was a core disciple from Heavenly Sound Sect three hundred years ago.

But let alone a core disciple, even the regular disciples had perished.

Who could it possibly be...

Because of overexertion of her mental faculties, Lin Shiyuan’s body tilted, and she unexpectedly collapsed.

"Miss!"

"Shiyuan!"

This scene once again scared the Elders Council pale.

Lin Shiyuan was the most outstanding talent the Lin Family had seen in a century; if something happened to her, what would become of the Lin Family?

The Great Elder immediately administered a pill to Lin Shiyuan, his expression filled with worry: "Shiyuan, what’s the matter?"

"It’s nothing." Lin Shiyuan opened her eyes and waved her hand dismissively, "It’s just that recently there’s been too many things I don’t understand, I need to rest."

"Ah, Shiyuan, you..." How could the Great Elder not understand Lin Shiyuan’s meaning, "Intelligence to an extreme is bound to be harmful, sometimes there’s no need to think so much."

"No, it’s necessary to think, otherwise it will lead to great disaster. Leave the body here." Lin Shiyuan said lightly, "Since it’s not a Heavenly Music Method we possess, then I must deduce the Finger Technique used by the other party from these traces."

The Great Elder was first stunned, then delighted: "Good! No problem!"

Truly worthy of being the Lin Family’s most formidable genius!

The Great Elder instructed: "Move the body to Shiyuan’s cultivation site, Shiyuan, you talk with Miss Su some more, let your mother handle the rest."

Lin Shiyuan’s mother was also the current Patriarch of the Lin family.

Lin Shiyuan nodded, returning to the pavilion.

In the pavilion, there was a chessboard set up, and a woman around the age of twenty-two was sitting opposite.

She was the heiress of the Su Family, Su Ningxiang.

Lin Shiyuan briefly recounted the recent events, then continued with the chess game.

"Shiyuan truly deserves the title ’Female Zhuge of Yunjing’, possessing an exquisite and discerning mind," Su Ningxiang smiled, "To think that from the traces on a corpse, you could comprehend a new Heavenly Sound Finger Technique."

Such scheming and tactics made even her feel a measure of reverence.

"Ningxiang isn’t far behind," Lin Shiyuan replied with a faint smile, "With just a bit of cunning, you’ve cleaned your Su Family of those who threatened you."

Su Ningxiang remained unfazed, serene and composed: "Our kind of major family competition is not the same as the business warfare and cunning strategies among ordinary wealthy families. When the real fight begins, it’s a matter of life and death, If I don’t kill them, they will kill me."

Therefore, she had to be ruthless.

Su Xueqing was just one of the losers.

"Then you should be careful," Lin Shiyuan raised her hand, slowly placing a piece on the chessboard, "Until everything is settled, anything could happen, like those from your Su Family who were driven to Jiangcheng."

In her investigation into Ye Wanlan, she also came across Su Xueqing.

"Oh?" Su Ningxiang merely laughed, "Then I look forward to her having the strength to return to Yunjing."

**

In the evening, the hotel.

The four competitors from Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School were gathered together.

"Tomorrow morning is our first competition," the Physics Group Leader spoke with gravity, "Everyone must prepare well, for our opponents are formidable."

As he spoke, sweat involuntarily beaded on his palms.

After all, this was the first time Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School had made it to the finals of a physics competition; previously, he didn’t even dare to dream of one day leading a team to Yunjing.

"Don’t worry, Teacher Ren," Ye Wanlan spoke, "I promised you and the principal, and I won’t go back on my word."

The Physics Group Leader was so moved he felt like jumping up for a dance.

Xue Yiwei lowered her head, her gaze ice-cold.

Ye Wanlan wants to win the elimination round?

She would see if she allows it!

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