Chapter 184: 178 Old Friend, Divine Calculation Abilities Restored [2 More Updates]

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It was clear that this account belonged to a party from Norton University.

But whether or not it was the president of Norton University, nobody knew.

Just like the Ruler of the Lorentz Family, the president of Norton University was also shrouded in mystery, hardly ever revealing himself and having his subordinates handle affairs.

Compared to the Ruler of the Lorentz Family, the president of Norton University was of even greater interest to the people on the NOK forums.

It was said that this president had a very high level of proficiency in Alchemy, and although he was not in the Alchemy world of O Continent, there were virtually none in that world who could match him.

There were even rumors that the never-seen number one on the Poison Master Ranking was the president of Norton University.

Once this reply was posted, the thread was automatically locked, so there were no new follow-up posts.

Having obtained definitive information, Ying Zijin raised her hand and deleted the bounty post.

She looked down, thinking about things that happened a long time ago.

Since her return to Earth, she had finished reading through the entire history of the past two hundred or so years during her absence.

As recorded in the history books, the strongest Ruler of the Lorentz Family—Xize Laurent—died in an assassination when he was only thirty-three.

It was only after that the Lorentz Family collapsed in an instant and were no longer the rulers of Jade Ice Cui.

In truth, they had not collapsed, but rather withdrawn into seclusion.

She helped Xize change his point of death, but because he was not an ordinary person like Shang Yaozhi, he was subject to more restrictions.

One of these was that it would take a very long time before Xize Laurent could awaken again.

Therefore, before she left Earth, she put him into cryostasis.

Otherwise, even if Xize Laurent’s body had been modified by the Alchemy world, it was impossible for him to live until the present.

Like ancient martial artists who pushed human lifespans to their limits, after being modified by the Alchemy world, one’s life expectancy was significantly extended.

Based on bodily strength, one could live for two to three hundred years, but definitely not more than three hundred and fifty years.

To the ordinary world, three hundred and fifty years was indeed a fantastical figure.

However, considering that there were indeed normal people who lived to 130 years old, it wasn’t much to speak of.

The potential of humans was truly limitless, especially that of the brain.

Of course, there were other supernatural aspects to this world, only they could not be made public.

For example, there was a group of people who, for some reason, could indeed live for a very, very long time.

Quite inconveniently, she knew quite a few of these people, which was why she didn’t want to show herself.

After the cryostasis was lifted, Xize Laurent awoke and took back control of Jade Ice Cui.

That was why the Lorentz Family only re-emerged into the public eye nearly one hundred years later.

The only thing she had not anticipated was that such a stingy man, after such a long sleep, would actually improve his business acumen by quite a bit.

Before, he only amassed wealth in the O Continent, but now he had gone global.

As for a certain Alchemist Lunatic…

Ying Zijin pondered thoughtfully.

She was going to meet him.

She picked up the calendar next to her and looked at the date.

After accompanying Wen Tinglan through his college entrance exam, she would then go to O Continent.

Her brother’s psyche was of utmost importance, and she couldn’t allow his emotions to experience too much turbulence again.

Suddenly, a chat window popped up automatically in the user center.

Ying Zijin glanced at it, quite wanting to close it.

The ID of the other party was just the number ten, with a blank profile picture.

[10]: You’re back?

[Diviner]: Pretend I’m dead.

[10]: …

[10]: Good, that tone is so you.

[Diviner]: Don’t look for me if there’s nothing, and even if there is something, don’t.

[10]: It seems I did the right thing putting you at number one on the Bounty List, so one day I could force you out.

The hunters didn’t know that the number one on the Bounty List had indeed been placed there by NOK forum insiders.

The Hidden Alliance was founded on October 22, 1496, which coincided with Ying Zijin’s registration time. It was established on the very same day.

At the outset, the Hidden Alliance only had four members.

Ironically, the other three were those who could truly live for a very long time.

When logging into this account, Ying Zijin knew she would be found.

Her login name was actually the code name she used when registering with the Hidden Alliance, and the password was the number code.

Only her account was set up this way, because the other three knew she could figure it out, making it convenient for her to log in.

[Diviner]: Oh, you found me, I lose.

[10]: … I was wrong.

[10]: Never mind, just knowing you’re still around is good enough, but tell me, where have you been these two hundred years?

[Diviner]: The other party is no longer your friend, please add them and then reply after.

[10]: …

**

The Fu Family.

After breakfast, Old Master Fu left the others and went out for a walk.

In the past, Fu Mingcheng and the other children of Old Master Fu could use the excuse that he wasn’t in good health and needed someone to accompany him.

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But now, Old Master Fu’s health was visibly better than Fu Mingcheng’s, rendering their pretext useless.

They claimed to protect and prevent Old Master Fu from any harm, but in reality, it was surveillance.

The majority of Fu Corporation’s stock was still firmly in Old Master Fu’s hands.

Since he was so fond of Fu Yunshen, Fu Mingcheng feared that one day Old Master Fu, in a moment of confusion, might give all the shares to a good-for-nothing playboy.

Fu Mingcheng knew he had no reason to stop Old Master Fu from going out, but he felt extremely reluctant.

He turned his head and said to Madam Fu, “What’s the real story with that group of people? If they are capable, why didn’t they cure the Old Master three years ago instead of waiting until now?”

They had been waiting in vain for three years, and they hadn’t been able to wait out Old Master Fu.

Madam Fu knew Fu Mingcheng wasn’t looking for an answer from her, he was just venting his frustration.

So she consoled him, “After all, the Old Master is our dad, and we should be happy that he is doing well. If he really had passed away, who knows if he’d leave everything to Yunshen in his will?”

“This way, Yihan can show off more in front of the Old Master.”

When his eldest son was mentioned, Fu Mingcheng’s face finally brightened a bit, “Yihan will also be back from the capital soon. Our son is naturally the most outstanding.”

Unlike Fu Yunshen, who was of no use at all.

Madam Fu was also very pleased and added, “I went to the Jiang Family a few days ago and discussed some matters with Old Madam Jiang. She plans to arrange another engagement for Moyuan. You help me take a look, too, who in the Fu Family would be most suitable.”

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On June 7th, at 7:30 AM, there were already people waiting in front of the examination venue.

The university entrance exam venues were assigned based on the district or county where the student registered. However, the Elite Class was special as they registered as a group, so they were all assigned to the same venue.

Wen Tinglan didn’t disturb Ying Zijin and Wen Fengmian, who were still resting, and went to the venue on his own.

At 8 AM, Wen Fengmian arrived in a hurry, “Yuyu, what happened? Why did you run off by yourself?”

“Dad, I’m already this old,” Wen Tinglan’s lips curved downward slightly, “I’m not a child.”

“That’s not the point,” Wen Fengmian replied with a mix of exasperation and amusement, “This is the university entrance exam, it’s very important.”

Wen Tinglan’s fingers clenched slightly.

Yes, it was very important.

He had lost the interview qualification for Norton University, so the university entrance exam was his only way out.

As for the exam, he was actually quite relaxed about it.

He thought the people setting the Elite Class’s unified exam were quite foolish.

Wen Tinglan glanced over Wen Fengmian’s shoulder and didn’t see Ying Zijin, but he saw Fu Yunshen, who had brought Wen Fengmian here.

A feeling of disappointment washed over him.

“Looking for your sister?” Fu Yunshen bent down, “Call me ‘brother’ and I’ll tell you.”

Wen Tinglan: “…”

“Just kidding,” Fu Yunshen straightened up and tilted his chin toward the right front, “Your sister is over there getting your exam admission ticket. She’ll be here soon.”

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At the rest pavilion.

The class teacher was distributing the exam admission tickets to the students.

To prevent students from losing their admission tickets, Verdant always had teachers hold onto the tickets for each class, which would then be distributed right before the exams.

The class teacher had just arrived.

Ying Zijin walked over and queued up behind the other students.

She was dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and long pants, wearing a baseball cap.

A very ordinary outfit, yet she still stood out.

Even such a tense occasion as university entrance exams wouldn’t stop people from frequently turning back to look at her.

“Hey! You are—” The class teacher looked at the girl and found her a bit familiar, took a few seconds, then happily said, “You are Tinglan’s sister, the first in age in the second year of high school!”

Ying Zijin nodded, “I’m here to pick up his exam admission ticket.”

“I’ve heard both Teacher Xu and Teacher Deng mention you, you are really amazing,” the class teacher said while searching through the document bag for the admission ticket, “Your family has good genes, Tinglan is also a genius, really—”

Her sentence suddenly stopped, and her expression changed.

Ying Zijin frowned, “Teacher, what’s wrong?”

“Wait, wait.” The class teacher became anxious, “Let me look again, it should be sorted by student number.”

After a long search, however, the class teacher still could not find the admission ticket.

She dumped out the remaining admission tickets, laying them all out on the table, but Tinglan’s was still missing.

“What’s going on?” The class teacher was so worked up that she broke into a sweat, “I am certain that I brought all the admission tickets and checked them several times. Tinglan’s cannot just disappear.”

The university entrance exam was not like other exams; without the admission ticket, there was no access.

“What should we do?” The class teacher was near tears, “I’ve lost Tinglan’s exam admission ticket.”

In all her years of teaching, she had never encountered such an incident.

The commotion attracted the attention of others.

“The exam admission ticket is lost? Can’t be, how will the exams go on then?”

“It means waiting another year, but that’s a heavy psychological blow to the student. Trying again the next year might not yield good results.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Who is so unlucky to have lost the admission ticket?”

No matter how much they searched, the class teacher couldn’t stop crying and choking back sobs, “I let down Tinglan, if he can’t take the university entrance exam, this is…”

Ying Zijin’s phoenix eyes narrowed.

She turned her head and walked towards a direction.

Upon getting closer, she grabbed a girl’s shoulder with her right hand, her voice cold.

“Hand it over.”