Ten Thousand Dragons Technique

Chapter 461: Lin Xuan Is the True Villain!

With Clan Leader Ye injured, Madam Ye was now the strongest in the family. But now, even Madam Ye was in trouble!

Damn it, what’s happening? Who is harming Madam Ye? The entire Ye Family was furious and quickly rushed over.

When they arrived, they found Madam Ye lying on the ground. She was in agony, bleeding from all seven orifices, and appeared to be severely injured. Everyone was extremely tense as they frantically searched the surroundings, but they found no enemies.

Ye Ruxue rushed over, crying as she asked, "Mother, what’s wrong? Who ambushed you?"

Madam Ye clutched her head, saying weakly, "No one ambushed me."

Ye Ruxue was stunned, and the others were shocked as well. Then what happened? How did Madam Ye get injured? While everyone was reeling in confusion, Madam Ye managed to utter two words. "Scales."

What scales? Everyone looked at each other in dismay, but Ye Ruxue seemed to have realized something.

"Mother, are you referring to those black scales?" She looked around and saw that the black scales had also fallen to the ground.

Ye Ruxue reached out to pick them up, but Madam Ye shrieked, "Don’t touch them! There’s something wrong with those scales!"

What? Ye Ruxue froze. The other elders also turned their gaze toward the scales. At a glance, the scales felt incredibly mysterious, but when they tried to look closer, they felt dizzy and light-headed.

What is this thing?

They quickly looked away.

"Let’s seal these things first." The elders joined forces, unleashing their Spiritual Power to form a sphere of light that sealed the scales within. After doing all this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Elder Jiuyin rushed over to check Madam Ye’s condition. He took out an elixir for treating soul injuries and administered it to her. Madam Ye’s complexion eased a bit.

She said to the people around her, "Do not touch or investigate these scales. They carry an extremely terrifying Soul Power, and it was this power that injured me."

A look of lingering fear appeared on Madam Ye’s face as she spoke. Earlier, when she acquired these scales, she had attempted to comprehend and absorb their power. But while she was trying to perceive it, she was struck by the energy emanating from them, and her soul was instantly wounded. That was what led to the earlier scene. Luckily, she had only tried to comprehend it for a short while. If she had persisted any longer, her soul might have shattered. The very thought was terrifying.

Madam Ye looked at Ye Ruxue and asked, "Daughter, where did you get these things? Were you tricked by someone?" To Madam Ye, Ye Ruxue was her own daughter and would never intentionally harm her. Someone must be using Ye Ruxue’s hand to get to me... but who could that person be?

Ye Ruxue was bewildered. She had only given the scales to Madam Ye to provoke Lin Xuan, hoping to see him lose his composure. She never expected it would harm her mother. How could this have happened? Ye Ruxue was so anxious that she began to cry.

"Mother, I didn’t mean to. I didn’t want to hurt you."

"Stop crying and tell me where you got these things," Madam Ye asked sternly. The most important thing now is to find out who is behind this. Who is trying to harm me?

The other elders also started asking, but Ye Ruxue remained silent. There was no mastermind. She had stolen the scales. She had stolen them from Lin Xuan simply to play a trick on him and put him in his place. How could she admit that? It’s certainly not something to be proud of.

Seeing Ye Ruxue’s silence, Madam Ye’s expression grew grimmer. Could it be that Ruxue was also involved?

"Speak up!" Madam Ye snapped.

Ye Ruxue was startled. She knew her mother was truly angry and that she could no longer hide the truth. She had no choice but to confess. "The scales belong to Lin Xuan," she said.

What? Everyone was taken aback. Could Lin Xuan be the mastermind behind it all?

However, Ye Ruxue shook her head, admitting she had stolen them from Lin Xuan. Everyone was stunned, even Madam Ye. This wasn’t what I imagined. There is no mastermind, no one targeting me, and no one plotting against me. It’s all just a coincidence.

It all started because her daughter, Ye Ruxue, couldn’t stand Lin Xuan and wanted to get back at him, so she stole his belongings.

But how could Lin Xuan possess something so terrifying? Could this kid have been sent by another family to plot against us? First, he pretends to cure the Clan Leader, gaining the Ye Family’s trust. Then, he makes a move in secret, harming me to ultimately seize control of the Ye Family. Madam Ye considered many possibilities.

She said coldly, "Let’s go find Lin Xuan. We must get a clear answer as to how he obtained these things."

A hostile crowd marched to Lin Xuan’s courtyard. Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Xuan opened the door and came out with a puzzled look on his face.

What’s going on? Why are all these people here to see me? Has something happened to Clan Leader Ye again?

But when he learned what had happened, his expression became strange. He glanced at Madam Ye and saw that she had indeed suffered a soul injury.

Madam Ye asked coldly, "Lin Xuan, who sent you? What is your purpose? Are you trying to swallow our Ye Family whole?"

The other members of the Ye Family were also furious.

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes. "What does this have to do with me? If Ye Ruxue hadn’t stolen my belongings, you wouldn’t be injured. You can’t blame me for this; you should blame your daughter. It was her own recklessness and lack of judgment."

"What did you say?!" Ye Ruxue was furious. How dare he blame me? I’ll never admit this was my fault!

She said coldly, "Who knows if you put those things there deliberately. Maybe you wanted to anger me and use my hand to plot against my mother!"

Lin Xuan sneered. "Nonsense. Are you an idiot? Have you no brain?"

"If you had stolen these scales and, instead of giving them to Madam Ye, tried to comprehend them yourself, then you would be the one who was injured, not her. So I ask you, how could such a loophole-ridden plan possibly be guaranteed to harm Madam Ye?"

Hearing Lin Xuan’s words, the Ye Family members fell silent. They had been too angry before, their emotions clouding their judgment. Now that they were calming down and thinking it over, they realized he was right. The plan would require far too many coincidences. A single misstep would have resulted in Madam Ye not being injured at all. For instance, if Ye Ruxue had been injured first, the Ye Family would have become alert and discovered the bizarre nature of the scales. Then Madam Ye would never have been harmed by them.

Madam Ye also realized she had misunderstood him. Lin Xuan probably wasn’t targeting me specifically. But she was still very angry. "Young Master Lin, how did you obtain these mysterious scales?" she demanded. "And why would you casually leave something so terrifying on a table? What if someone else in the Ye Family had been hurt?"

Dangerous? Terrifying? Lin Xuan laughed. "How are they dangerous? How are they terrifying? I put them in my own room. What business is it of yours?"

"Not dangerous?" Ye Ruxue was furious. "Just looking at them can injure one’s soul, and you dare say they’re not dangerous? Why wouldn’t you carefully put away something so hazardous? Why did you just leave them lying there? You were deliberately trying to harm someone!"

Lin Xuan sneered. "To me, these things pose no threat whatsoever. They’re just a few ordinary scales I tossed on the table. So what?"

"No threat? You’re just bluffing!" Ye Ruxue retorted, refusing to believe him.

Madam Ye’s expression darkened as well. Having been injured by the scales herself, she knew just how terrifying they were. She did not find Lin Xuan’s explanation the least bit convincing.

But Lin Xuan just sneered. "If you don’t believe me, I can comprehend the power of the scales right here in front of everyone."

What? Hearing this, Madam Ye was stunned. This kid must have a death wish!

Ye Qingwu’s expression changed drastically when she rushed over and heard what had happened. She said, "Junior Brother Lin, don’t be reckless! Your soul will be injured!"

Madam Ye is a Seven-Star Grandmaster and she was injured by the scales. How could Lin Xuan, a mere Martial General, possibly withstand their power?

Ye Ruxue sneered. "If you dare to comprehend them in public, then I’ll believe you’re innocent and have no ill intentions. Otherwise, it just proves you’re up to no good and want to harm us!"

Lin Xuan replied, "Why wouldn’t I dare?"