"No... Won't you stay a little longer?" Mona seemed to choke up, her voice was somewhat off, more pleading than persuading.
"There's no need, after all that's happened, I'm tired and want to go back to rest." Ye Shikai's complexion was somewhat pale, he cracked a faint smile and spoke lightly. The "tired" he mentioned carried a dual meaning in Mona's eyes: one was the physical exhaustion from the bloody battle and the substantial loss of essence, which he was only just beginning to recover from; the other, she feared, referred to her own "emotional entanglement".
Ye Shikai no longer wanted to be involved with Mona's feelings...
"Let's go," Ye Shikai said lightly to Ji Qian. With just a look, Ji Qian understood and helped Ye Shikai out.
"Are you feeling unwell, young friend?" Below the Tree of Life, Ye Shikai and Ji Qian were stunned by what they saw; nearly the entire Elf Tribe had come out to send them off, and they could even faintly hear some elves shouting "hero".
