[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a":3,"chapter-forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Forbidden Spellcasters Have Short Lives? I Have an Immortal Body",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2350400,4595,"Chapter 116: Mr. Zhuge","forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>Huang Litian’s eyes widened, his gaze filled with terror; he felt as if his heartbeat had skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he discovered that Ye Lin was truly not lying! Everything he said was the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this contradicted the deductions he had held all along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ye Lin was Ling Ye, then how could Ye Lin have seen Ling Ye explode into a mist of blood right before his eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Ye Lin was not Ling Ye, then how was he supposed to explain the things he had investigated earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Zhuge Ni had followed the trail of the Karmic Fire and found the Investigation Bureau’s prison; all the evidence had pointed directly at Ye Lin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Litian felt his brain had turned into a complete mush, like a giant pile of tangled thread, yet he couldn't find a single end to pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Litian tugged at his hair, his face a mask of breakdown; could it be that he had really been wrong in his suspicions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing else? Then I’ll be going first, Investigator Huang. Let’s go for a foot massage when you’re free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin withdrew his jade-like feet from the technician’s hands, then put on his shoes, preparing to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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 let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Care to guess?\" Ye Lin gave a faint smile, then pried Huang Litian’s hand off and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barring any surprises, Huang Litian would not come to bother him for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Huang Litian realized anything, he would have already left for university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an investigator in Qingcheng, he didn't have the authority to run into the Great Xia Academy to investigate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, within the entire Qingcheng Investigation Bureau, Huang Litian was the only one who suspected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the club, Ye Lin hailed another taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To Mr. Zhuge’s home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, the taxi driver sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, you’re also going to pay your respects to Mr. Zhuge, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin nodded without saying much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhuge was a good man. After he came to Qingcheng, he did many good deeds, even driving the economy of Qingcheng forward. The Qingcheng of the past was much poorer than it is now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taxi driver couldn't help but lament; nearing sixty, his eyes were slightly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, don't blame me for talking too much. I grew up in Qingcheng. Back then, every place was exactly like that slum over there. When I was a kid, I was so poor I didn't even have food to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhuge’s arrival brought many resources to Qingcheng. If it weren't for Mr. Zhuge, it’s hard to say if Qingcheng would have been wiped out by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a good person? How could he just be gone all of a sudden?\" The driver tapped the steering wheel in agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin remained silent. Not every city was worth the effort to maintain; if a city’s population was too small, the people would be transferred to another city to merge, and the original city would be abolished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only been in this world for a dozen years or so; he truly wasn't clear about the affairs of Qingcheng from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that Zhuge Qianxing would be so revered not only among class-changers but also among the common folk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ye Lin arrived at the gate of Zhuge Qianxing’s small courtyard, both sides were already filled with yellow and white chrysanthemums, dense and packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was enveloped in an atmosphere of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the courtyard stood the portrait of the deceased Zhuge Qianxing; a faint smile still lingered on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was crowded with people, their faces filled with reluctance and grief; some were silently weeping, others were bowing their heads in prayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many big figures rarely seen in Qingcheng on a daily basis were gathered here now, and even the City Lord Hu Weng was standing among the crowd in a black suit, his face full of grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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 presence was so powerful that it felt as if they were shrouded in a faint light, making one afraid to look directly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The status of these people was clearly not something that could be compared to those from a small place like Qingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin walked straight in and arrived before Zhuge Qianxing’s portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Lin, the expressions of the crowd shifted slightly, and then they began to whisper among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that Mr. Zhuge’s disciple? This guy is too disgraceful! After the news of Mr. Zhuge’s death broke, he was still out carousing in a club! If Mr. Zhuge knew he had taken such a disciple while he was alive, I wonder if he would regret it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed! And today, when Mr. Zhuge’s funeral is being held, he dragged his feet until so late to show up! This guy probably doesn't even have Mr. Zhuge as his teacher in his heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! And he’s a national top scholar! Bah! It’s a good thing he’s also a short-lived Forbidden Spellcaster; heaven truly has eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say less! The man is at least Mr. Zhuge’s only disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin ignored their insults, knelt down with a thud before Zhuge Qianxing’s portrait, and performed three kowtows and nine bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the big figures in the first row turned their gazes toward Ye Lin; someone who could be taken as a disciple by Zhuge Qianxing certainly wouldn't be a simple person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher... your disciple has arrived late, please forgive me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lin’s gaze was complex. He had wanted to rush over to pay his respects to Zhuge Qianxing at the first opportunity, but it was impossible. With the Gate of Apocalypse and the Ancient Origin Artifact at stake, he had to be cautious in everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the matter of the Ancient Origin Artifact was exposed, one could imagine Ye Lin’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you done paying your respects? If you’re done, then leave. You are not welcome here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Ni spoke in a cold voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, from now on, do not call yourself my father’s disciple, and do not use his name to swindle people. He had already severed ties with a fame-seeking fraud like you long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhuge Ni said this, the whole place was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people looked at Ye Lin with eyes full of disgust and mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it turns out Mr. Zhuge had already severed the master-disciple relationship with this person? Then how does he have the nerve to show his face here to pay respects to Mr. Zhuge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, he probably knew many big figures would come today and came here on purpose to get familiar with them. Didn't you hear what Zhuge Ni said? This guy is clearly a notorious swindler.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Mr. Zhuge knew about this from the afterlife, he’d probably be angry. How can this person be so thick-skinned? Why haven't you rolled away yet? Waiting for the funeral feast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Zhuge was such a gentle person; just how outrageous must this guy have been for Mr. Zhuge to expel him from the sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd whispered, and the big figures in the first row who had originally taken some interest in Ye Lin frowned and then withdrew their gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the status of being Zhuge Qianxing’s disciple, Ye Lin was no different from an ant in the eyes of these big figures, and they naturally didn't want to waste their energy on an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Ye Lin became the target of everyone’s finger-pointing, as if he were truly a heinous villain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Lin remained unmoved; he only looked at Zhuge Ni and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no other intentions. I just wanted to see Teacher... I just wanted to see Mr. Zhuge off on his final journey. Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. Once I’ve seen Mr. Zhuge off, I will leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ni’s beautiful brows knitted tightly together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Lin! Are you incapable of understanding human speech? I said, you are not welcome here! Get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1401,"2026-06-21T02:52:47.916Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3a3a5403433e753aa823f3124ae4eb533e01ff32ed07365d6a3fd75d301f72a9","forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-chapter-117","forbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-chapter-115",847,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fforbidden-spellcasters-have-short-lives-i-have-a-cover.jpg"]