Chapter 513: Chapter 513: Lin Xuan: I Chatted and Laughed with the Pagoda Spirit!

"My dear daughter, what’s wrong? Don’t scare me. Are you confused?" Madam Ye was incredibly nervous.

Clan Leader Ye frowned as well. "What nonsense is this girl talking about? If it wasn’t you, then who could it be? Only you have the potential of a Great Emperor. Only you have an awakened ancestral bloodline. Only you could have lit all nine lanterns."

Ye Ruxue really didn’t want to explain. She even considered lying to get past this, but she couldn’t. The results on the Trial Tower were recorded, and her name was etched on the fourth floor. There was no way to lie. As soon as they checked, they would see that she had only reached the fourth floor.

Ye Ruxue could only lower her head and explain, "I’m not lying to you. I really only reached the fourth floor."

Everyone was stunned. The entire area fell deathly silent. They were all dumbfounded.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Madam Ye shook her head frantically. She couldn’t accept it. Her daughter had the potential of a Great Emperor, a Young Emperor! How could she possibly only reach the fourth floor?

Clan Leader Ye didn’t believe it either. "I’ll check," he said. With that, he activated the token in his hand.

Ye Ruxue’s name appeared on the fourth floor. As he watched this, Clan Leader Ye stood there, stunned. The token in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground. He was frozen like a statue.

Madam Ye stopped screaming, equally dumbfounded.

How could this be? Did my daughter really only make it to the fourth floor? These results are far too ordinary, not even as good as Ye Tian or Ye Fei. Is this truly the achievement a Young Emperor should have?

The other members of the Ye Family were in an uproar. They couldn’t accept it. Just moments ago, they were full of hope, believing they could finally go to the Central Continent. But now, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over their heads. Ye Ruxue had failed. They would never be able to go to the Central Continent in their lifetime. The difference between their hopes and this reality was too vast for them to accept. The vision of several elders went black, and they nearly fainted from rage.

Some still couldn’t believe it. "Wait, then who was it that lit all nine lanterns?"

Others quickly realized it too. All nine lanterns had clearly been lit. That was the unmistakable sign. If Ye Ruxue didn’t do it, then who did?

"Who else entered the Trial Tower and hasn’t come out yet?" Clan Leader Ye asked quickly.

The Ye Family members rapidly conferred. Finally, Ye Qingwu said, "Junior Brother Lin hasn’t come out yet."

Lin Xuan? Everyone was taken aback. Could it be that Lin Xuan was the one who had lit all nine lanterns? That was unbelievable. How could it possibly be him?

Ye Ruxue’s expression turned ugly in an instant. She could accept her own failure, but she could not accept Lin Xuan’s success! At this moment, she was practically going mad with jealousy.

Madam Ye couldn’t accept it either. She said, "Lin Xuan couldn’t possibly have done it. His cultivation is so weak. How could he light all nine lanterns? Maybe the tower is broken, and that’s why it looked like all nine lanterns were lit."

"We’ll know if it was Lin Xuan when he comes out," Clan Leader Ye said in a low voice.

After that, everyone began to wait. They needed to wait for Lin Xuan to come out so they could ask him what happened.

Soon, Lin Xuan emerged.

The moment he appeared, the crowd surrounded him.

Clan Leader Ye asked, "Young Master Lin, how many lanterns did you light?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s heart leaped into their throats. The answer to this question concerned the very fate of the Ye Family.

This time, Lin Xuan did not hide it.

He said calmly, "Nine lanterns."

What? The moment he spoke, Clan Leader Ye was stunned, and the others burst into an uproar.

So it really was this young man! It was unbelievable! To think, the one who lit all nine lanterns wasn’t Ye Ruxue, but Lin Xuan! An outsider!

What did this mean? Did this count as passing the Trial Tower’s test? Could the Ye Family return to the Central Continent?

Everyone looked toward the Clan Leader. But Clan Leader Ye was also dumbfounded. He had never encountered a situation like this before and had no idea how to handle it.

Only Ye Ruxue was screaming crazily. "It couldn’t have been you! There’s no way it could be you! I don’t believe it! You’re lying! You’re bragging!"

Madam Ye was also skeptical. Her own daughter, who possessed the potential of a Great Emperor, had failed. On what grounds could this boy possibly succeed? She looked toward the Clan Leader and said, "Husband, just to be safe, we should check his results first."

"Very well." Clan Leader Ye nodded and activated the token.

The token flew toward the ninth floor, and everyone’s gaze followed it. If Lin Xuan was telling the truth, his name would appear there. However, after waiting for a long time, they still didn’t see Lin Xuan’s name.

What was going on? Everyone was bewildered. Why wasn’t his name there?

"Hahaha!" Ye Ruxue suddenly burst out laughing. "I knew it! You were just bragging! You didn’t light the ninth lantern at all. You’re a liar!" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"What? So he was just bragging?" Everyone came to a sudden realization.

Madam Ye rolled her eyes. "I knew it. This kid was just boasting again."

Others began to murmur amongst themselves.

"That scared me. I really thought he’d lit all nine lanterns."

"How could our Ye Family’s Trial Tower let an outsider light all nine lanterns?"

"Even Ye Ruxue, with her Great Emperor potential, failed. There’s no way Lin Xuan could have succeeded."

"Sigh, Young Master Lin is great in every other respect, but he’s just too much of a braggart."

"But this time, his bluff has been called."

"Doesn’t he know that the Trial Tower records your name? These results can’t be faked."

"Good grief, don’t tell me he doesn’t even know the rules?"

"Could it be that he didn’t light a single lantern? Otherwise, how could he not know?"

Ye Qingwu was also stunned. "Junior Brother Lin, what’s going on?"

Facing everyone’s doubts, Lin Xuan remained perfectly composed. He stated faintly, "I wasn’t bragging, nor was I lying. My name isn’t on the Trial Tower because I’m not a member of the Ye Family, so I couldn’t leave my name. But I did, in fact, light all nine lanterns."

"Nonsense! Who are you trying to fool?" Ye Ruxue simply refused to believe him.

The others also shook their heads in disbelief. In their eyes, Lin Xuan was just making up excuses to cover for himself.

While trying to comfort Lin Xuan, Ye Qingwu looked at Clan Leader Ye and asked, "Father, is there a rule that prevents outsiders from leaving their names?"

"I don’t know about that either." Clan Leader Ye gave a bitter smile. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a thing. Subconsciously, however, he didn’t believe what Lin Xuan was saying. Lighting all nine lanterns was simply too difficult a feat. It was impossible unless Lin Xuan also had the potential of a Great Emperor. In his opinion, Lin Xuan was most likely lying.

Lin Xuan said, "I am not lying. What I said is true, and I have a witness."

A witness? Hearing this, Ye Ruxue rolled her eyes. "No one can even get to the ninth floor, so how could anyone prove it for you?"

Exactly. The others were equally puzzled and curious to see how Lin Xuan planned to prove his claim.

Ye Qingwu said anxiously, "Junior Brother Lin, please, stop boasting."

Clan Leader Ye also shook his head and smiled. "Young Master Lin, please don’t joke with us anymore."

Lin Xuan replied, "The tower spirit can prove it! I reached the ninth floor and spoke with it. It can vouch for me!"