"Lin Fan... you... you're not dead? How is this possible!" The most shocked person was Matthew, who was practically popping his eyes out, staring at Lin Fan in disbelief.

Lin Fan isn't dead?

How could it be!

On that day within Kunwu Mountain, Matthew personally witnessed Lin Fan being blasted into nothingness by everyone working together. How could he not be dead!

"Fake, it must be fake, you can't be Lin Fan, Lin Fan is already dead! Tell me, who are you? Why are you impersonating Lin Fan!"

Matthew's eyes were red as he roared angrily at Lin Fan.

Matthew believed that Lin Fan was fake, he must be!

"Who... who exactly are you?" Gao Qing's face was also extremely unsightly, staring intensely at Lin Fan, unable to believe his eyes!

Lin Fan was clearly already dead!

He died under the siege of five Supremes and hundreds of Saint Emperors, dead beyond dead, not even leaving behind a corpse.

That scene, Gao Qing personally witnessed, and even participated in!

Therefore.

Gao Qing also had reason to believe that the Lin Fan in front of him was fake!

"No! Impossible, you're already dead, tell me who you are?" Gongsun Yuan's pretty face suddenly changed color, glaring at Lin Fan and roaring.

"I am Lin Fan! What? Had the guts to gang up on me, but now don't even have the courage to believe I'm real? You tell me, what are you if not trash?" Lin Fan smiled mockingly, with a hint of playfulness on his lips.

"Lin Fan, is it really you?" Lan Ling looked at Lin Fan in surprise and asked.

Lin Fan slowly walked into the hall, and Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan became extremely wary.

Staring intently at Lin Fan!

Not daring to breathe, not daring to blink!

Excitement!

Shock!

Terror!

"It's me, Palace Master. I got delayed because of some matters, so I'm back late." Lin Fan smiled faintly, found a chair for himself, poured a cup of tea, and took a sip without fuss, under the eyes of everyone.

Cold sweat poured incessantly from the foreheads of Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan!

A year ago, Lin Fan was able to fight a Supreme to a standstill.

Back then, Lin Fan's cultivation was only at the First Rank Sage Venerable!

A year later, Lin Fan is already a Ninth Rank Venerable Sage!

Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan were scared, truly scared, without even the courage to act.

"What exactly happened?" Lan Ling asked in confusion.

"Oh, nothing much, just that within Kunwu Mountain, five Supremes and more than a thousand Saint Emperors ganged up to attack me, and in the end, I escaped! Look, among those who besieged me, there were these three." Lin Fan explained lightly, pointing at Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan.

"What? You all! You dared to attack a fellow disciple? Do you have no regard for the rules of Fuyao Palace?"

Lan Ling's eyes widened as she glared angrily at Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan.

The information she received from Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan was nothing like this; they only said Lin Fan died within Kunwu Mountain, killed by someone, not that he was besieged and slain by five Supremes and over a thousand Saint Emperors.

Lan Ling was completely unaware that Gao Qing and the others had participated in the siege of Lin Fan!

Therefore.

She was furious!

"We didn't! Palace Master, this is slander, absolutely slander! Lin Fan, stop spewing nonsense. Do you believe it's possible to survive a siege by five Supremes and over a thousand Saint Emperors? Who would believe that! If you're going to accuse us, at least come up with a better reason!" Gao Qing lifted his head suddenly, his eyes filled with blood vessels.

He decided to deny it to the end!

As long as he doesn't admit it, can Lin Fan's word alone convict him?

Matthew and Gongsun Yuan's eyes lit up.

Yes!

If they don't admit it, what then?

Now the two of them are the Supreme Elders of Fuyao Palace; even if Lin Fan is powerful, could he possibly take action within Fuyao Palace?

"Exactly! Lin Fan, stop accusing good people!"

Matthew nodded, looking coldly at Lin Fan, calming down as well.

"Lin Fan, your words aren't credible! Do you have any evidence? Do you have any witnesses? If you can produce evidence, we won't have a word to say, but if you can't, hehe!" Gongsun Yuan sneered.

"Evidence? I indeed have none." Lin Fan shook his head lightly.

He certainly had no evidence; after all, there were no physical proofs, and as for witnesses... those involved in the siege within Kunwu Mountain wouldn't come forward to testify!

Hearing Lin Fan say he had no evidence.

Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan exchanged smiles.

And at this moment.

Chen Xuan, who had been silent all along, also spoke: "Lin Fan, since you have no evidence, then you cannot slander good people! Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan are now the Supreme Elders of Fuyao Palace, while you are merely an Inner Sect Disciple of Fuyao Palace! Does a mere Inner Sect Disciple dare to speak to a Supreme Elder like this?"

"Now, immediately apologize to the three Elders! Otherwise, I will ask the Palace Master to punish you!"

A year ago, Chen Xuan took Wan Beichen as a disciple.

But.

Lin Fan defeated Wan Beichen with a single move in front of everyone!

Making Chen Xuan lose face, and now, how could he not take the opportunity to humiliate Lin Fan?

"Hahaha!"

Gao Qing, Matthew, and Gongsun Yuan laughed, seeing a hint of amusement in each other's eyes.

"Enough! Elder Chen, let him apologize and that's it. As for punishment, we, being the Supreme Elders, won't be so petty!" Gao Qing appeared generous, shaking his head.

"Right, just an apology will do, no need for punishment. Maybe Lin Fan was traumatized inside Kunwu Mountain and his memory got a bit muddled, brain messed up!" Matthew also chuckled mockingly.

"Oh? You want me to apologize?" Lin Fan glanced at Chen Xuan with interest.

"What? You don't want to?" Chen Xuan looked at Lin Fan with a sly smile.

"What if I really don't want to?" Lin Fan asked, smiling.

Chen Xuan's face fell, his voice cold, "Then as a Supreme Elder, I will have to enforce the rules of Fuyao Palace on behalf of the Palace Master!"

As he finished speaking.

A terrifying force of a Ninth Rank Saint Emperor exploded from Chen Xuan, crushing towards Lin Fan.

Chen Xuan didn't know about Lin Fan's terrifying power. Although Lin Fan's cultivation was now at Ninth Rank Venerable Sage, Chen Xuan was a Ninth Rank Saint Emperor!

A full two Great Realms above Lin Fan!

Even though more than a year ago, Lin Fan defeated the Sixth Rank Saint Emperor Wan Beichen with a single move!

However.

The difference between a Sixth Rank Saint Emperor and a Ninth Rank Saint Emperor is like heaven and earth.

No matter how strong Lin Fan is, Chen Xuan doesn't believe he could be his match!

"Elder Chen, there must be some misunderstanding here, Lin Fan doesn't mean that..." Lan Ling suddenly grew anxious, quickly explaining.