Reincarnation and Rebirth

"What do you mean? I don't understand. Explain in detail." The thought of possibly meeting other fellow countrymen from other places made Su Wan'er restless. The excitement of meeting someone from a foreign land was palpable. Isn't it said that when people from the same hometown meet, tears well up in their eyes?

"Our human world is divided into hundreds of different timelines. However, the timeline I inhabit is in charge of the overall situation. Otherwise, if people were to travel randomly between different timelines, it would be chaos. Therefore, I belong to a higher level..."

"I don't want to hear your bragging. Say what I want to hear," Su Wan'er interrupted him without hesitation.

Xiao Bai said with a wronged expression, "Well, it means that the rulers of other timelines must report to the ruler of our highest timeline before allowing their subordinates to travel to other timelines. And Master, let me tell you, not everyone can possess a magical artifact like a space. As far as I know, in the past 20,000 years, apart from you and your ancestor, no one else has obtained a space." Most importantly, your ancestor was the second ruler of the original first timeline.

"So, it's possible that people from other timelines could have traveled to this era?"

"Theoretically, it's possible, or it may have happened before. It's a pity I haven't recovered yet. If I had, I could have contacted some old friends and asked them to check."

"Alright, alright, you don't need to subtly remind me. I will cultivate diligently."

"Hehe, my master is very ambitious."

"Then tell me, roughly when did this notebook arrive?"

Little White used his dog nose to sniff the book hard. "Ugh, Master, why does it smell so bad?"

“Oh, it’s been inside someone’s body for over a year, so it might have been tainted with the smell of blood,” Su Wan’er touched her nose. “Can you still smell it?”

"Underestimating me?" Little White suppressed his disgust and sniffed again. "Master, this ink is at least 150 years old."

So long? Su Wan'er was a little disappointed. The owner of this notebook was probably no longer alive.

"Wan girl."

Lin Nanxing, who was beside her, suddenly spoke up, and Su Wan'er immediately snapped out of her daze, "Grandpa Lin, what's wrong?"

"You must not reveal today's matter to anyone, including that secretary. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope Wan'er can revive Xuanji Sect."

"Grandpa Lin, what happened?" Su Wan'er sensed that Lin Nanxing seemed to be giving his last words.

"It was my senior brother and I who were selfish. In order to protect the relics left by our master, we dragged you into this."

Su Wan'er, remembering her master's last words, asked with concern, "Grandpa Lin, is Master in great danger?"

"Yes, those people arrested Zeyang because of the secretary. Zeyang is my senior brother's only grandson."

"So Master is going to rescue the young master now. The reason he arranged for you to come back with me is to make those people think that you took the secretary away?"

"As expected of Wan, nothing can be hidden from you."

"But Master's injuries haven't healed yet." Su Wan'er thought that Master would at least wait until tomorrow to take any action, so she would try to rescue him tonight.

Yes, as an outsider, I simply couldn't grasp the old man's desperate desire to save his grandson.

"Does Master know where the young master is being held?"

Lin Nanxing shook his head, "Those people only arranged to meet your master at the teahouse."

Su Wan'er's mind raced, hoping to find a way to break the deadlock that would both protect her secret and avoid harming both herself and her enemy.

"Wan'er, after I take you back to Suhe Village, I will leave. If anyone asks you about me later, just insist that you only went out with me to sell medicinal herbs and know nothing else. No, you can perhaps reveal a little bit so that people will mistakenly think that I obtained something from my senior brother and then fled Suhe Village."

Su Wan'er felt a pang of pain in her heart. Although they had ulterior motives in accepting her as their disciple, they never intended to put her in real danger, preferring to use this method of exchanging one's life for another.

"Grandpa Lin, the young master might be locked up in a courtyard at the very end of an alley in the south of the city." Su Wan'er stopped worrying and told Zhu Zeyang the location.

Lin Nanxing asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"I found it by chance when I went out to buy things today."

Lin Nanxing's eyes held a hint of inquiry. After a moment, he smiled wryly and said, "Wan, thank you." This girl was still wary of him, but it didn't matter. It was already good that she could tell him Zeyang's location. As for her secrets, he didn't want to pry into them, lest he cause her any trouble.

"Grandpa Lin, do you believe me?"

“You are the sixteenth generation disciple of my Xuanji Sect. I will trust whatever you say unconditionally.”

“Alright, then I have a way to rescue the young master, and you won’t have to take any risks. All I need is for Master and Grandpa Lin to cooperate with me.” Just now, Su Wan’er had already thought of a brilliant plan that could both rescue Zhu Zeyang and find the bandits’ hideout to take what she wanted.

"Really? Tell me about it."

After hearing Su Wan'er's plan, Lin Nanxing immediately shook his head, "No, that's too dangerous. We can't let a little girl like you take such a risk."

"Grandpa Lin, I wouldn't have gone to save people if I wasn't sure. I value my life very much."

"But your master and my senior brother will definitely not agree. Girl, we already feel guilty for tricking you into joining our sect. We can't let you take such a risk."

"Grandpa Lin, I promise you, I will come back safe and sound. Don't you believe in my abilities?" Su Wan'er winked at Lin Nanxing.

"Of course I believe it, but that would be too dangerous."

"If Grandpa Lin doesn't cooperate, then I'll go by myself."

Lin Nanxing choked, puzzled, and asked, "Wan'er, why are you so determined to save people?"

"Because those people have also kidnapped many innocent women, I can't just stand by and watch them fall into the wolf's den." Su Wan'er naturally couldn't say that she wanted to raid the bandits' den, that would be too exaggerated.

Lin Nanxing stared at Su Wan'er for a long time, and he increasingly felt that this Su Wan'er was not the timid and cowardly Su Wan'er he knew.

"Grandpa Lin, do you believe in extraordinary encounters?" Su Wan'er asked softly.

Lin Nanxing pondered for a moment and said, "Master once said that his grandmaster had met an extraordinary woman whose behavior was unlike any other woman in the world. She was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and her medical skills were superb. Her martial arts were also extraordinary. However, when she was a child, she was a sickly person who had difficulty even walking a few steps. Suddenly one day, she changed and became powerful. That secret manual was also produced by her. So, Grandpa believes it."

Su Wan'er's tense heart relaxed. Lin Nanxing's words undoubtedly meant that he had guessed some of her background, but he was too conservative to say it. As long as he knew that she had done the same thing, he probably wouldn't think of her as a monster.

"Grandpa Lin, then just consider it as a miraculous encounter."

Lin Nanxing nodded solemnly, "Okay."

"Then let's proceed according to my plan."

How did we end up back where we started? This time, however, Lin Nanxing only gave Su Wan'er a deep look and did not refuse again.