Tantai Wanrong wanted to establish a good relationship with Ye Fan. In many matters, she didn’t want to have too much conflict with Ye Fan. Although Qin Mengyao was involved, she still couldn’t hide her feelings for Ye Fan in her heart.

Now whatever Zhao Tianya says will have a significant impact on her.

"Tianya, since Ye Fan is here, why don’t we go inside and talk? Wouldn’t it be better to discuss some matters face to face?" Tantai Wanrong was doing her best to maintain this relationship.

Zhao Tianya said angrily, "So it seems you’re siding with Ye Fan now?"

Ye Fan said, "Tianya, don’t make Aunt Rong feel awkward. There are some things I can discuss with her. As for the things surrounding you that are hard to explain, I will take my time to explain them to you. Actually, I just want to protect you and prevent you from bearing too much mental pressure."

Zhao Tianya couldn’t understand this matter because she didn’t know what happened to her in the illusion.

In the illusion, it was only a few days, but once you come out, hundreds of thousands of years have passed. If that part of her memory isn’t sealed, Ye Fan couldn’t imagine how much mental pressure she’d endure.

"I’m leaving!" Zhao Tianya was furious because Ye Fan wasn’t considering the issue from her perspective.

Tantai Wanrong went up to grab Zhao Tianya and said, "Tianya, let’s go in and talk first. If Ye Fan can’t give you a reasonable explanation, it won’t be too late to leave then!"

In this matter, Tantai Wanrong was purely speaking on Ye Fan’s behalf.

Even though Zhao Tianya was unwilling, she still loved Ye Fan. She just wanted a reasonable explanation and wanted to hear what Ye Fan had to say.

Back at Tantai Wanrong’s house, the three of them sitting down felt a bit awkward. But Ye Fan loved Zhao Tianya all along, and at the same time, he couldn’t let go of his feelings for Tantai Wanrong. The three sat facing each other, with no one willing to speak first. Eventually, Ye Fan said, "Tianya, didn’t you want to know what happened before? I’ll tell you that you were imprisoned in an illusion for hundreds of thousands of years. After I rescued you, to avoid overwhelming your mind, I had to seal that part of your memory, because that memory never belonged to you. Having that memory would put immense strain on your psyche. Does this answer satisfy you?"

"What do you mean ’hundreds of thousands of years’? Do you think I’m a three-year-old child? You’re telling me jokes like this? Hmph, you’re just excusing yourself and protecting Li Zhaojun!" Zhao Tianya was already somewhat angry.

Ye Fan sighed and said, "I knew you wouldn’t easily believe me, so I never told you. If you really don’t believe, I can unlock a small part of your memory from those hundreds of thousands of years to let you see you were indeed mentally tortured before. But I don’t want you to endure such harm, Tianya, please trust me?"

Zhao Tianya said, "Before, I might have trusted you, but now I don’t. Even if I have that memory, I would think you imposed it on me. Enough, let’s leave it at that! Big Sis, you heard what Ye Fan said, he’s always been deceiving me, always toying with my emotions. I don’t want to associate with him anymore, let’s just say I misjudged him!"

Tantai Wanrong stood up and said, "Tianya, I don’t think Ye Fan is lying to you because I was also imprisoned in an illusion. After coming out, I also suffered a lot of mental stress, and it was Ye Fan who calmed my inner trauma. Tianya, why not listen to what Ye Fan has to say?"

"Big Sis, I didn’t expect you to join forces with Ye Fan to deceive me. Fine! All my previous efforts were in vain. Now you’re the ones teaming up, and I misjudged you. I’ll just stop associating with you both!"

Zhao Tianya was angry and resentful because, without that memory, she wouldn’t believe what Ye Fan and Tantai Wanrong said.

Once she stood up and left the door, Ye Fan didn’t know how to stop her.

Ye Fan fully respected the choices of the women around him and wouldn’t impose any mental pressure on them, even if Zhao Tianya misunderstood him. If Zhao Tianya wanted to leave now, he would respect her choice.

After she left, Ye Fan also placed a trace of power on Zhao Tianya’s body, as a means to protect her.

"Xiao Fan, you handled this poorly. Even if you wanted to seal Tianya’s bad memories, you should have discussed it with her first. Now she won’t forgive you, and it will be difficult for me to speak for you in the future!" Tantai Wanrong said with a bit of self-reproach.

"Aunt Rong, let’s not talk about this now. We must return to the secret realm soon. The demon’s power could invade Earth at any moment. Hua Wu and Fa Ying, they are both my enemies, intent on killing me and using humans on Earth as hostages. If we don’t leave soon, you could be in danger!" Ye Fan said.

Tantai Wanrong asked, "So you’re saying if we leave Earth, those two demons will kill everyone on Earth?"

Ye Fan found it hard to answer because what Tantai Wanrong said was actually what he had deduced before.

"By not answering, you tacitly agree. Then I won’t leave now. You can say I’m noble or pretentious, but I think it’s unnecessary to build my safety on someone else’s suffering. Ye Fan, shouldn’t you also protect the people on Earth?" Tantai Wanrong held a noble spirit and would not listen to Ye Fan’s instructions.

"Aunt Rong, you must understand, if you leave, the two demons lose their hostages and won’t harm humans on Earth." Ye Fan said, "But if you stay, humans on Earth will be in more danger, as I still can’t eradicate them. We would all constantly live in danger. Is this the outcome you want to see?"

Tantai Wanrong thought for a moment and shook her head, "Xiao Fan, I still can’t accept it. Let me think it over. You can take others back to the secret realm first. I want to calm down alone, not only to think about this but also to reconsider our relationship and redefine it. Xiao Fan, I realize I can’t be without you more and more, but there’s still a barrier in my heart that I can’t get over. I hope you can understand and respect me, let’s leave it at that!"

In the end, even Tantai Wanrong expressed a desire to stay on Earth.

Ye Fan sometimes felt helpless. After much effort, neither Zhao Tianya nor Tantai Wanrong intended to leave, yet others, who trusted him more, had already started leaving Earth.

"Xiao Fan, if you want to rest, you can stay, but I hope you won’t speak to me anymore, so it doesn’t disturb my judgment. Ye Fan, I admit you’re a good man, but I still can’t accept that there are so many girls around you. Please respect my self-esteem!" Tantai Wanrong said in the end.