Chapter 116: Mr. Student Zhuge

Huang Litian's eyes widened, full of horror. He felt his heartbeat skip a beat.

Because he discovered that Ye Lin was truly not lying! Everything he said was the truth!

However, this contradicted his long-standing deduction!

If Ye Lin was Ling Ye, how could Ye Lin see Ling Ye explode into a mist of blood in front of him?

But if Ye Lin wasn't Ling Ye, how could he explain everything he had investigated before?

At that time, Student Zhuge Ni had followed the traces of the karmic fire and found the Investigation Bureau's prison. All the evidence pointed to Ye Lin!

Huang Litian felt his brain turn into a complete mess, like a pile of tangled thread, yet he couldn't find a single end to pull.

Huang Litian pulled at his own hair, his face full of collapse. Could he really have suspected the wrong person?

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going. Investigator Huang, let's go for a foot massage when you're free."

Ye Lin withdrew his jade-like feet from the technician's hands, put on his shoes, and prepared to leave.

"Wait! What else do you know! Even if you aren't Ling Ye, you must know Ling Ye!" Huang Litian grabbed Ye Lin's clothes, unwilling to give up.

"Guess?" Ye Lin smiled faintly, then pried Huang Litian's hand off and turned to leave.

If nothing went wrong, Huang Litian wouldn't come to bother him for a while.

By the time Huang Litian realized something, he would have already gone to university.

As a Qingcheng investigator, he didn't have the authority to run to the Da Xia Academy to investigate him.

In fact, within the entire Qingcheng Investigation Bureau, Huang Litian was the only one who suspected him.

After leaving the club, Ye Lin hailed another taxi.

"Go to Mr. Student Zhuge's house."

"Sigh."

As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, the taxi driver sighed.

"Young man, you're also going to pay your respects to Mr. Student Zhuge, right?"

Ye Lin nodded without saying much.

"Mr. Student Zhuge was a good man. After he came to Qingcheng, he did a lot of good deeds, and even the economy of Qingcheng was driven by him. Qingcheng used to be much poorer than it is now."

The taxi driver couldn't help but sigh, his eyes reddening as he neared sixty.

"Young man, don't blame me for talking too much. I grew up in Qingcheng. Back then, everywhere in Qingcheng was exactly like the slums are now. When I was a kid, I was so poor I didn't even have food to eat."

"Mr. Student Zhuge's arrival brought a lot of resources to Qingcheng. If it weren't for Mr. Student Zhuge, Qingcheng might have been wiped out by now."

"Such a good person? How could he just be gone suddenly?" The driver slapped the steering wheel excitedly.

Ye Lin remained silent. Not every city would be maintained with such effort. If a city's population was too small, the people would be transferred to another city, and the original city would be abolished.

He had only been in this world for a dozen years; he really didn't know about Qingcheng's past.

He hadn't expected that Mr. Student Zhuge would be so respected not only among the Awakened but also among the common people.

When Ye Lin arrived at the entrance of Student Zhuge Qianxing's small courtyard, the sides of the courtyard were already filled with yellow and white chrysanthemums, dense and thick.

The courtyard was surrounded by an atmosphere of sorrow.

In the center of the courtyard, Student Zhuge Qianxing's portrait was placed, a faint smile still on his face.

The area was full of people, their faces filled with reluctance and grief. Some were crying silently, others were bowing their heads in prayer.

Many big shots who were rarely seen in Qingcheng on weekdays were gathered here. Even the City Lord, Hu Weng, was wearing a black suit, standing in the crowd with a look of grief.

However, even with Hu Weng's status, he could only stand in the second row. The first row consisted of a group of unfamiliar faces. Their aura was powerful, as if they were shrouded in a faint light, making people afraid to look directly at them.

The status of these people was clearly not something that could be compared to those in a small place like Qingcheng.

Ye Lin walked straight in and arrived in front of Student Zhuge Qianxing's portrait.

Seeing Ye Lin, everyone's expression changed slightly, and then they began to whisper.

"Isn't that Mr. Student Zhuge's disciple? This guy is too outrageous! After the news of Mr. Student Zhuge's death broke, he was still out partying in a club! If Mr. Student Zhuge knew he had taken such a disciple, I wonder if he would regret it!"

"Yeah! And today, when Mr. Student Zhuge's funeral is being held, he only just showed up! This guy probably doesn't have Mr. Student Zhuge as his teacher in his heart at all!"

"Hmph! And he calls himself a national top scholar! Bah! It's a good thing he's just a short-lived Forbidden Spell Mage. Heaven really has eyes!"

"Say less! He's at least Mr. Student Zhuge's only disciple."

Ye Lin ignored their insults, knelt down in front of Student Zhuge Qianxing's portrait, and performed three kowtows and nine bows.

Many of the big shots in the first row focused their gaze on Ye Lin. Someone who could be taken as a disciple by Student Zhuge Qianxing certainly wouldn't be a simple character.

"Teacher... disciple is late. Please forgive me."

Ye Lin's gaze was complex. He had wanted to come and pay his respects to Student Zhuge Qianxing as soon as possible, but unfortunately, he couldn't. Regarding the Gate of Apocalypse and the Ancient Origin Artifact, he had to be careful in everything.

Once the matter of the Ancient Origin Artifact was exposed, one could imagine Ye Lin's fate.

"Are you done paying your respects? If you're done, leave. You aren't welcome here."

Student Zhuge Ni said coldly.

"Also, don't call yourself my father's disciple in the future, and don't use his name to swindle people. He had already severed ties with a fame-seeking swindler like you long ago."

As soon as Student Zhuge Ni said this, the whole place was in an uproar.

Many people looked at Ye Lin with disgust and mockery.

"So it turns out Mr. Student Zhuge had already severed the master-disciple relationship with this person? Then how does he have the nerve to come and pay respects to Mr. Student Zhuge?"

"Hehe, he probably knew that many big shots would come today and deliberately came to get familiar. Didn't you hear Student Zhuge Ni? This guy is clearly a notorious swindler."

"If Mr. Student Zhuge knew about this in the afterlife, he would probably be angry. How can this person be so thick-skinned? Why don't you get lost? Waiting to eat at the funeral feast?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Student Zhuge was such a gentle person. What kind of rebellious things must he have done to be expelled from the sect?"

People whispered. The big shots in the first row who had originally been interested in Ye Lin frowned and withdrew their gazes.

Without the status of being Mr. Student Zhuge's disciple, Ye Lin was no different from an ant in the eyes of these big shots. Naturally, they didn't want to waste their energy on an ant.

In an instant, Ye Lin became the target of public criticism, as if he were truly a heinous person.

But Ye Lin remained unmoved, only looking at Student Zhuge Ni and saying:

"I don't have any other intentions. I just want to see Teacher... I want to see Mr. Student Zhuge off for the last time. Don't worry, I won't cause trouble. After seeing Mr. Student Zhuge off, I will leave."

Hearing this, Student Zhuge Ni's beautiful brows furrowed tightly.

"Ye Lin! Are you deaf? I said, you aren't welcome here! Get out!" ===== CHAPTER 117 =====