" 'No' is worth a hundred top-grade spirit stones. Aren't top-grade spirit stones too easy to earn?" Shangguan Yulin said sarcastically.
Elder Shou replied coldly, "Since you asked if it exists or not, and I answered yes or no, is there any problem with that?"
Shangguan Yulin was about to retort when Zi Linling interrupted him.
Zi Linling took out another hundred top-grade spirit stones and placed them before Elder Shou, saying, "The third question."
As she spoke, she took Chong'er off her back, placed it on the table, and carried Ye Lingyuan out. "You're Elder Shou, right? I want to know, what is his relationship with Ye Zhan, the Patriarch of the Ye family!"
Elder Shou was initially indifferent, but upon clearly seeing Ye Lingyuan's appearance, he became unsettled.
The sleeping man before him bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Ye Zhan, the Patriarch of the Ye family. Sudan Novel Network.
How could this be?
Elder Shou was stunned for a moment, then quickly began searching on the machine.
This question could not be answered with a simple yes or no, so after a while, sweat had already appeared on Elder Shou's forehead.
He flipped through the information on Ye Zhan, the Patriarch of the Ye family, again and again, but could not find any intelligence related to this question.
Zi Linling understood and said, "Since you don't have any information on this matter, I can only..."
Elder Shou stood up awkwardly and said, "Miss, I am very sorry! I will return the payment for the previous two questions to you!"
Zi Linling was taken aback. She had been about to say, "I'll have to go ask Ye Zhan himself," but Elder Shou misunderstood and thought she was going to cause trouble for Li Luo Tower!
However, since Elder Shou was willing to return the two hundred top-grade spirit stones, she did not refuse.
After all, the information Elder Shou provided was not worth that price.
Zi Linling placed Ye Lingyuan back into "Chong'er" and slung "Chong'er" onto her back. She said to Elder Shou, "I don't want today's matter to be spread, especially..."
She said this and patted "Chong'er" on her back.
Elder Shou quickly replied, "Miss, rest assured! I will absolutely not leak a single word of today's events!"
Zi Linling nodded and said to Xuanyuan Xun and the others, "Let's go!"
Three days later.
Zi Linling and the other nine stood at the entrance of the Ye Mansion.
Shen Liuxing stepped forward and said to the guards at the gate, "Hello, please announce that the Nine Saint Divine Maiden of the Nine Saint Domain has come to visit!"
The Nine Saint Divine Maiden was the title awarded to Zi Linling by the ten City Lords at the Nine Saint Summit.
The guard's gaze swept over the nine people one by one, then he said politely, "Esteemed guests, please wait a moment!"
After speaking, he went inside to announce.
A moment later, the guard came out again and quietly stepped aside.
Then, a man who bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Ye Lingyuan walked out.
Needless to say, this man was Ye Zhan, the Patriarch of the Ye family.
A golden light flashed in Ye Zhan's eyes as he met Zi Linling's gaze and smiled, "You must be Miss Zi Linling, the Nine Saint Divine Maiden, correct?"
Zi Linling nodded and said, "I am honored by the affection of the ten City Lords of the Nine Saint Domain for bestowing upon me the title of Nine Saint Divine Maiden. Patriarch Ye, you need not be so formal!"
Ye Zhan smiled and said, "The Nine Saint Divine Maiden's visit brings great honor to the Ye family! Everyone, please enter the mansion for a chat!"
Zi Linling politely replied, "Then I shall trouble Patriarch Ye. Please!"
"Please!"
Ye Zhan said and led the way into the Ye Mansion.
Zi Linling walked alongside him, while Xuanyuan Xun and the other eight followed closely behind, heading towards the main hall of the Ye family.
The thirteen elders of the Ye family were already waiting in the main hall.
Upon seeing Ye Zhan and Zi Linling and the others enter, they quickly rose to greet them.
Ye Zhan strode forward and stood at the head of the table, saying, "Everyone, please be seated!"
Zi Linling and the others nodded slightly and took their seats in the guest seats.
Ye Zhan smiled and said, "Allow me to introduce them!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the thirteen elders of the Ye family and said, "These thirteen are all elders of our Ye family!"
The thirteen elders of the Ye family clasped their fists towards Zi Linling and her group, offering a greeting.
Zi Linling quickly rose and returned the greeting, saying, "Patriarch Ye, Linling came uninvited. I hope Patriarch Ye will forgive me!"
Ye Zhan smiled and said, "Nine Saint Divine Maiden, you are too kind!"
Zi Linling smiled slightly and said, "Patriarch Ye, please just call me Linling!"
Ye Zhan nodded and said, "May I ask, Miss Linling, why you have suddenly visited our Ye family? Do you have any instructions?"
Zi Linling looked at the servants with a serious expression.
Ye Zhan understood and said, "All of you, withdraw!"
"Yes!"
The servants responded and then withdrew.
Seeing this, Zi Linling quickly stood up and said, "Patriarch Ye, please look!"
As she spoke, she placed "Chong'er" in the center of the main hall.
Ye Lingyuan lay quietly in "Chong'er," his eyes tightly closed.
Ye Zhan was stunned. He walked down from his seat and approached "Chong'er."
When he clearly saw Ye Lingyuan in "Chong'er," his expression changed drastically, and he even stumbled back a step.
He stared intently at Ye Lingyuan, his eyes quickly filling with tears.
However, he could only force himself to endure it.
Seeing their Patriarch so emotional, the thirteen elders of the Ye family also gathered around suspiciously.
When they clearly saw Ye Lingyuan's face, which bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Ye Zhan's, they were also stunned and frozen in place.
Zi Linling seized the opportunity and said, "Patriarch Ye, esteemed elders of the Ye family, the one lying here is my husband, his name is Ye Lingyuan."
"As you can all see, my husband's appearance bears an eight-tenths resemblance to Patriarch Ye's. This is why I have come to visit the Ye family."
Ye Zhan took a deep breath and steadied his mind, his voice filled with grief as he said, "Miss Linling, please speak your mind directly!"
The thirteen elders of the Ye family also looked at Zi Linling, awaiting her next words.
Zi Linling said bitterly, "Patriarch Ye, I have no other intentions. I just want to know if my husband, Ye Lingyuan, has any connection to your Ye family."
Ye Zhan sighed and said bitterly, "Yes! He is my son!"
Zi Linling, Xuanyuan Xun, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, Shen Liuxing, and Elder Du were all filled with excitement upon hearing this.
They had followed Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan all the way from Tianci Continent and naturally knew that to save Ye Lingyuan, they needed a bit of familial love, tears of deep affection.
Now, Ye Zhan had personally admitted that Ye Lingyuan was his son, which meant Ye Lingyuan could be saved!
Xuanyuan Xun, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, and Elder Du were shocked, and then filled with joy.
Zi Linling's pupils contracted, and she asked in disbelief, "Patriarch Ye, have you looked closely? Is he truly your son?"
Ye Zhan nodded, holding back his tears, and said with bitterness, "If I cannot even recognize my own son, then I am not worthy of being a father!"