Just one sentence from Zhuge Ni made Ye Lin go from being the center of attention to the target of everyone's ridicule.
"Ye Lin, why are you doing this to yourself?"
Principal Su of Yucai High School sighed deeply, expressing his deep concern.
"If I'm not mistaken, it was your principal, Gao Zhentian, who told you to level up quickly in the novice secret realm, right? You've been tricked, Ye Lin! He's using your life to gain the school's honor!"
Principal Gao's face changed instantly. Caught off guard by the truth, he shouted angrily.
"Su, don't talk nonsense. As a teacher, how could I joke with my students' lives?"
"Ha ha, let's ask Ye Lin. If no one guided him, I don't believe a young man with a bright future would risk his life for a joke!"
As Principal Su spoke, many people's eyes shone with suspicion as they looked at Principal Gao, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
"Slander! This is slander! He's slandering me!"
Principal Gao immediately started to defend himself, but Principal Su ignored him and stared intently at Ye Lin.
"Ye Lin, tell the truth. Don't worry, no one will dare to retaliate against you! Did your principal guide you to level up in the novice secret realm?"
He had been annoyed with Gao Zhentian for a long time. If Ye Lin spoke the truth in front of everyone today, it would be the end of Gao Zhentian.
Principal Gao became nervous instantly because he did indeed tell Ye Lin and Zhuge Ni to level up and gave each of them a ring. If Ye Lin exposed this in public... A hint of murderous intent appeared in Principal Gao's eyes as he looked at Ye Lin.
The moment Ye Lin raised his head, Principal Gao felt his heart stop. Everyone else also focused their eyes on Ye Lin, eager to know the truth.
"Principal Su, no one forced me. The act of leveling up in the novice secret realm was my own choice."
As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, Principal Gao's heart, which had been in his throat, finally returned to its place. He was scared to death.
Principal Gao was satisfied, but Principal Su was not.
"Ye Lin, do you believe what you just said?"
"Principal Su!" Ye Lin looked into Principal Su's eyes and asked. "If you were to become a forbidden spellcaster, how would you choose?"
"Would you choose to be a coward, afraid to take risks for your entire life, or would you choose to go all out and shine brightly even if it means a short life?"
"I choose the latter." Ye Lin clenched his fists tightly. "I, Ye Lin, would rather be a hero for a minute than a coward for a lifetime!"
Ye Lin's words were so powerful that everyone fell silent.
Among those who had just ridiculed him, many showed a hint of admiration in their eyes. They never expected Ye Lin to have such ambition.
But more people still maintained their ridicule. Dead is dead, whether it's a glorious death or not.
Principal Su opened his mouth as if to say something, but didn't know how to start.
Clap, clap, clap.
A round of applause sounded. Zhuge Qianxing looked at Ye Lin with interest.
"Little friend Ye Lin truly has great ambition. Anyway, Ye Lin's level is 16, the highest among all the students in the novice secret realm. There's no doubt about that, right? He's the first."
Seeing that even Zhuge Qianxing was speaking up for Ye Lin, the others dared not say anything more. It's fine to not respect Ye Lin, but they couldn't disrespect Mr. Zhuge.
But when she saw her father speaking up for Ye Lin, Zhuge Ni became unhappy.
"Dad! Who told you he was the first?" When Lingye comes out, his level will definitely not be lower than this guy Ye Lin's!"
"Oh? Is that so? Who is this Lingye, this young talent?" Zhuge Qianxing looked at the heads of the various schools.
All the school heads shook their heads blankly. None of them had heard of Lingye's name.
"Oh, never mind! Anyway, you'll know when he comes out! He's the true prodigy of the heavens!" Zhuge Ni said with firmness on her face.
"If you recommend him so highly, then I'm indeed interested in meeting him."
Zhuge Qianxing had a gentle smile on his face. Then he took out a business card and handed it to Ye Lin.
"Ye Lin, let me introduce myself. I'm Zhuge Qianxing, Zhuge Ni's father. If you have any matters in the future, you can contact me."
The moment Ye Lin made eye contact with Zhuge Qianxing, his heart tightened. He felt as if the deep eyes behind Zhuge Qianxing's glasses could see through all his secrets.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhuge. I'll be leaving now."
Ye Lin took the business card and dared not look at Zhuge Qianxing again.
"Alright, go home and have a good rest. We should... meet again soon." Zhuge Qianxing said with a smile.
Ye Lin didn't dare to reply and left quickly. For some reason, he always felt that this mysterious Mr. Zhuge seemed to know everything.
"Ye Lin, don't forget to come back to school for the college entrance examination in three days!" Principal Gao called out from behind Ye Lin as he was leaving.
Three days after the novice realm ended, it would be the day of the college entrance examination, which was much more important than the novice realm.
After Ye Lin left, the others also wanted to leave, but when they thought of the genius that Zhuge Ni said was even more talented than Ye Lin, they couldn't help but stay.
After all, Ye Lin's level of 16 was enough to make everyone look up to him. The current second place, Zhuge Ni, was a full four levels behind Ye Lin.
How terrifying would a genius even more talented than Ye Lin be? Could it be that they had already reached level 20?
Everyone waited quietly, and Zhuge Ni also stared intently at the exit of the novice realm.
As the sun set and cast its last rays of light, it disappeared in the east.
The door of the novice realm slowly closed, indicating that all the new students inside had been teleported out.
After waiting for a long time, everyone couldn't help but look at Zhuge Ni. Wasn't there a genius more talented than Ye Lin? Where was he?
Zhuge Ni's face turned pale. It was impossible! She had been watching from the beginning to the end, and she had seen everyone. Where was Ling Ye?
Could it be... Zhuge Ni suddenly realized!
When Ye Lin came out, she was distracted by him for a while and didn't pay attention to the exit. Could it be that Ling Ye slipped out during that time?
This annoying Ye Lin! It was all his fault!
Realizing this, Zhuge Ni was extremely angry.
Seeing Zhuge Ni's angry expression, no one dared to question her. After all, she was Mr. Zhuge's own daughter. Feeling deceived, everyone left dejectedly.
"What's wrong, Ni Ni? Where's that genius you were talking about?" On the way back, Zhuge Qianxing patted Zhuge Ni's head and asked.
"Dad! Even you don't believe me! That genius named Ling Ye really exists! He even saved your daughter's life!" Zhuge Ni was very excited and told Zhuge Qianxing the whole story. Zhuge Qianxing was at a loss for words.
"So, you left the novice realm early just to recognize him?" "Um..." Zhuge Ni's voice was as soft as a mosquito's, and she cautiously raised her eyes to look at Zhuge Qianxing. After all, although Zhuge Qianxing spoiled her, he was still very principled.
Zhuge Qianxing pushed his glasses up and a glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes. He smiled faintly.
"Ni Ni, have you ever considered the possibility that Ye Lin is the Ling Ye you've been looking for?"