Chapter 924: I Really Can't!

"Fine, I actually want to see the Palace Master, how he'll decide!" Luo Ting squinted, gave a cold smile, and barked, "Men, go fetch the Palace Master!" He wants to see whether the Palace Master still dares to shield Ye Qingran under everyone's eyes!

Wànlíng Xuégōng.

Inside the Bajiao Pavilion beside the Huaqing Pool.

"Master, that girl has gotten into trouble," Wan Qi Zifeng said with a playful smile, placing a white piece on the board.

"Hmph, it's just a Test Face Stone; if it breaks, it breaks," the elder opposite, unkempt and with a large gourd at his waist, said dismissively.

Wan Qi Zifeng's mouth twitched, "That Test Face Stone may not be a treasure, but it's still rare, right? It's a pity it shattered like this, and after being passed down for so many years, we should give everyone an explanation, shouldn't we?"

He felt that after Master gave up, he became increasingly Wild.

"It's just a Test Face Stone, isn't it? I have two more right here!" the elder looked up at Wan Qi Zifeng and said lightly.

Wan Qi Zifeng's eyes widened.

As the academy director, he hadn't known about this?

The elder raised a fist to his lips, cleared his throat, and awkwardly said, "Didn't I forget to tell you? Actually, back then the academy had three Test Face Stones in total, but the other two were useless and were kept in the academy's storage..."

"Master, if Ye Qingran hadn't shattered the Test Face Stone, were you planning to take this secret underground?"

The elder slapped Wan Qi Zifeng on the head and said irritably, "Who are you cursing?" Wan Qi Zifeng covered his forehead, looking pitiful.

"But, to be fair, that girl is truly beautiful—so beautiful that even the Test Face Stone couldn't bear it!" the elder shook his head in amazement.

At his age, it's the first time he's heard of a Test Face Stone exploding from beauty in such a shocking way!

Thinking that, he instinctively reached for the gourd at his waist, unscrewed the lid, intending to take a sip of wine, only to find not a drop left.

"I've been drinking sparingly, how did it finish so quickly?" the elder winced.

The wine in the gourd was given to him by Ye Qingran; it was so delicious that he only dared a little each day, fearing it would run out.

"By the way, is the wine really that good?" Wan Qi Zifeng asked curiously.

It's so tasty that he wouldn't even part with a single drop for anyone!

"What do you think?" the elder gave Wan Qi Zifeng a withering glance, waved his hand, and said disdainfully, "Go, go, go, take the remaining two Test Face Stones and settle this, or I'll expel you from the academy!"

Wan Qi Zifeng rolled his eyes.

His Master really has a terrible temper!

Just as Qiu Yue Lang and Luo Ting were at an impasse over Ye Qingran's matter, Wan Qi Zifeng appeared.

"Palace Master!" the disciples, seeing Wan Qi Zifeng arrive, bowed low in utmost respect.

Wan Qi Zifeng had long shed his frivolity before the elder; his face was set, looking rather serious.

"You need not say more; I've already heard it," as Qiu Yue Lang and Luo Ting were about to speak, Wan Qi Zifeng waved his hand, stopping them.

Having said that, his gaze turned to Ye Qingran.

Since Ye Qingran entered the academy, this was his first time scrutinizing her so closely; before he had only seen her from afar and thought her temperament extraordinary, not a pond creature. Today, upon closer look, she seemed even more peerlessly beautiful, her aura otherworldly.

"No wonder the Test Face Stone exploded," Wan Qi Zifeng muttered.

"Ye Qingran, I heard you scored full marks on the Test Face Stone?"

"Yes, Palace Master, everyone saw it. The Test Face Stone exploded after Ye Qingran scored full marks, so the fault does not lie with Ye Qingran!"

Lu Badao's voice rang out before Ye Qingran could speak.

Wan Qi Zifeng shot a glance at Lu Badao, his eyes flashing, a sharp glint passing through.

"If the Test Face Stone truly exploded because you're too beautiful, then it's not your fault. However, the premise is that you can prove it."

Su Luo Qiu, upon hearing the first part, still looked displeased, but the latter made her eyes light up.

With the Test Face Stone shattered, how can Ye Qingran prove it?

Luo Ting relaxed his tightly knit brows, smiled and nodded, "Palace Master makes a good point, Ye Qingran. If you can prove the Test Face Stone was blown up by your beauty, I will let it pass!"

As the Palace Master of the White Tiger Academy, he naturally knew there was only that one Test Face Stone in the academy, making it impossible for Ye Qingran to prove.

"I'm afraid I can't prove it," Ye Qingran shrugged.

"No, you can!" Wan Qi Zifeng looked at her with firm eyes.

Ye Qingran: "....."

"I really can't!"

"No, you really can!"

Everyone: "..."

What kind of conversation is this?

Ye Qingran squinted, looking skeptically at Wan Qi Zifeng, "Can I really?"

Wan Qi Zifeng this time gave no answer, but nodded.

"Alright, then I can prove it," Ye Qingran went along.

Wan Qi Zifeng nodded satisfactorily, then, under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, produced a Test Face Stone.

This Test Face Stone wasn't exactly identical to the previous one, but it was about ninety percent similar.

If not for the broken shards on the ground reminding them, they would have thought the Test Face Stone had been reborn!

"How could this happen?" Su Luo Qiu, upon seeing the Test Face Stone, covered her mouth, her eyes filled with shock.

"Impossible!" Luo Ting's pupils contracted, incredulous.

As the White Tiger Palace Master, he was certain there were no other Test Face Stones in the academy; where did Wan Qi Zifeng find this one?

Wan Qi Zifeng felt a secret thrill: shocked? He was shocked when he first learned of this, and he wouldn't let himself be the only one shocked!

"Ye Qingran, go test it again; if this Test Face Stone shatters, I'll believe you didn't do it on purpose."

Ye Qingran blinked, "What if it shatters again?" Does she need to pay double compensation?

"No problem," Wan Qi Zifeng waved his hand grandly. No choice, with a stone, be willful!

"Then I won't be polite."

Ye Qingran said as she walked to the Face-Testing Stone; the stone's reaction was the same as before.

Because the explosion of the Face-Testing Stone drew more disciples and the Instructor from the Academy, the place became jam‑packed; everyone was curious whether Ye Qingran was truly beautiful enough to make the Face-Testing Stone explode.

"Mother, come on, explode another one, to liven things up for everyone!"

Xiao Hu Xiao Chen clenched a little fist and shouted encouragement for Ye Qingran.

Everyone: "……"