Seeing that Ye Jingyan was still wearing his battle clothes, Ye Boxuan couldn't help but say, "Go back to your room and wash up first, then change into clean clothes. We'll keep watch here."

Ye Jingyan's pants were covered in blood and had several holes, making him look extremely disheveled.

Ye Jingyan looked down and was surprised to see that he, who was always concerned about his image, was actually talking to Wei Cheng about such a serious matter while wearing tattered pants and clothes!

He said wearily, "Then I'll go back and change first. You guys go check on Lao Si. Lingling doesn't need anyone to watch over her for now. My spiritual power will keep an eye on this place."

After saying that, he left and walked towards his own area.

Wen Yanchen watched his departing figure and said to Ye Boxuan and the others, "I'll guard this place. You can come back and relieve me in two hours. Ye Boxuan, call Xiaxia and Mudi over. I have something to say to them."

They had all just recovered from their injuries and needed rest most of all, but they ignored their fatigue and physical discomfort.

Compared to Ye Ling's injuries, theirs were nothing.

Ye Boxuan nodded: "Okay, I'll go call them and have someone bring some more food over."

After the others left, Wen Yanchen sat on a single sofa and looked at Ye Ling's room door, starting to sort out the events of the day.

Before the incident, Lingling suddenly bound Ye Jingyan to the space, giving him the right to use it. After Ye Jingyan successfully bound the space, she proposed to go alone to find the Heart of Earth.

Coincidentally, this was the first time they had agreed to let her go to search alone, despite their concerns.

Even more coincidentally, she had just parted ways with them when the accident happened, and this was clearly her final ordeal, a life-or-death ordeal.

From the time they separated to the time they found her, it only took about half an hour.

In those half hour, they almost became separated by death.

She knew in advance that this calamity was coming, so she had Ye Jingyan bind the space in a tight timeframe, so that they wouldn't be trapped in the space and die on their own.

Or is it just a coincidence?

If it's the former, then she's protecting them in her own way, preferring to die in battle rather than let them be in danger.

Thinking of this, Wen Yanchen clenched his fist slightly.

He was both angry and heartbroken. He was angry that she had the right to make decisions on her own. They were not people who were afraid of death; they just wanted to fight alongside her.

He felt sorry for her for putting herself in such a desperate situation. Looking at her broken body, if he didn't still have a shred of reason left, he would really go crazy, a crazy person who would not care about anything.

If it was all a coincidence, it can only mean that even God didn't want them to be in a dead end, and gave them a glimmer of hope...

He tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and a single tear slowly rolled down his cheek.

【Ye Ling, when you wake up, I will definitely not let you get away with this. What you thought was protection was actually a blatant slap in the face to us...】

When Wen Mengxia and Moody arrived, they saw Wen Yanchen silently shedding tears.

Wen Mengxia's heart clenched immediately. This was the first time she had ever seen her older brother cry. Even when he was a child, he had fought with a group of people and was beaten black and blue, but he had never cried.

But then, he cried.

Thinking of Ye Ling's current predicament, her nose stung with tears. She tried her best to control her emotions, then stood still and whispered, "Big brother? You're looking for us?"

Both she and Moody were very understanding and didn't step forward, so as not to embarrass him.

Upon hearing the voice, Wen Yanchen hurriedly wiped away his tears, sat up straight, and composed himself before saying, "Yes, come on over."

The two exchanged a glance, Moody took her hand, nodded in tacit agreement, and walked over.

"sit."