Chapter 2103 - 2099: Earth Is Peaceful

The very first wave of the heavenly tribulation had already left the Pan Gu Secret Realm in ruins.

After Ye Fan brought Lan Jing back to Sky City, he didn’t stay long. To Ye Fan, no matter what happened before his eyes, he could accept it in his heart. In his view, what mattered more was finding a way to overcome the heavenly tribulation.

"Ye Fan, let’s just leave this place. So many people died, it’s like we didn’t do anything at all. I feel uneasy about it!" Lan Jing said helplessly.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "Even if we didn’t do much, we still have to find a way to deal with all of this. If we just walk away, that’s being irresponsible to the Pan Gu Secret Realm. Come with me to look around; I want to know when the next wave of the heavenly tribulation’s assault will hit. Don’t worry too much, there’s still a lot we can do in the future."

When it came to dealing with the heavenly tribulation, Ye Fan’s attitude was much calmer. He was more open-minded than Lan Jing and saw no need to invite extra trouble for himself.

While Ye Fan and Lan Jing continued inspecting the Pan Gu Secret Realm, on Earth the first reaction of the heavenly tribulation also appeared. However, it was only some scattered attacks, and these two strikes were already dissolved by Xi He and the Mysterious Woman before they reached Earth.

"It looks very dangerous," Xi He said. "Our master’s worries were actually justified. If he hadn’t discovered it in time, Earth might have been destroyed by the heavenly tribulation as well. Compared to the Pan Gu Secret Realm being shielded by the void, Earth is far too fragile in the universe."

The Mysterious Woman shook her head and said, "Obviously it’s the two of us who protected Earth, yet you make it sound like Ye Fan did all this. He’s an Earthling himself; since he cares about Earth’s safety, why doesn’t he do these things himself instead of having us do them? And you still revere him so much?"

Xi He glanced at the Mysterious Woman and said, "Mysterious Woman, I don’t know why you’re so hostile toward our master. You should realize that if not for him, you wouldn’t have the good situation you’re in today. At the very least, Pan Gu and Fu Xi can no longer affect us. Isn’t that a good thing?"

"But our lives are still controlled by someone else. That’s what’s so infuriating. You should know some things can’t be done this way. If we can’t even keep our own souls, then we might as well not have our lives at all. The truly frightening thing about Ye Fan is that he doesn’t respect us at all... He shows a lot of respect to the women by his side, but what’s the point of that?" the Mysterious Woman said angrily.

Xi He closed her eyes; she seemed unwilling to argue with the Mysterious Woman about Ye Fan. She looked toward the distant solar system. The two of them had already moved some distance away from it to ensure that Earth and the order of the entire solar system wouldn’t be damaged.

Xi He said, "Even if we can keep Earth from being destroyed, humans will still notice something. Some stars in the universe are already under attack. Even if the explosions of those stars won’t be perceived by humans on Earth until much later, sooner or later they’ll learn of all this."

"You’re still worried about how humans will react? Think first about the living environment of humans on Earth. They can barely protect themselves. What right do they have to care whether other stars in the universe are destroyed or not? Right now I really want to go back to the Pan Gu Secret Realm and see what Ye Fan is actually doing. If he himself does nothing and still has you and me help him, then I think he’s the truly shameless one!" It was as if a nerve in the Mysterious Woman’s heart had been struck; her curses toward Ye Fan had already reached the point where she hated him to the bone.

Xi He shook her head and, in the end, said nothing, because she could feel that in the distance, another wave of the heavenly tribulation’s power seemed to be attacking in this direction.

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On Earth, everything appeared peaceful.

For the time being, Earth was not yet directly threatened by the heavenly tribulation. Even if there were any threats, they would be dissolved by Xi He and the Mysterious Woman. As for the Array set up by Li Zhaojun, it still hadn’t come into play yet, and the women who had previously helped Li Zhaojun didn’t even know what this Array was actually for.

Meanwhile, in Tantai Wanrong’s residence, Zhao Tianya was standing by the window, gazing at the pale light of dawn on the horizon. She turned back to look at Tantai Wanrong, who was sitting in meditation, and asked, "Big Sis, didn’t Ye Fan say the heavenly tribulation was about to happen? Why hasn’t there been any sign of it at all?"

"What kind of ’sign’ do you want?" Tantai Wanrong opened her eyes and said. "If the sign you’re talking about appears, Earth might be destroyed in a few seconds, or even in the blink of an eye."

"Huh? You really believe what Ye Fan said? Why do I feel like it’s been a lie from the very beginning? Even if he did resolve the heavenly tribulation, there should be at least some sign of it. The fact that there’s nothing at all makes me suspect that the heavenly tribulation was fabricated by him and those so-called ancient experts. Big Sis, do you think what I’m saying makes sense?" Zhao Tianya asked.

Tantai Wanrong said angrily, "Don’t use your scheming to guess at Ye Fan’s intentions. In my view, he wouldn’t joke about something like this, and right now he’s certainly on the front line fighting the heavenly tribulation... Yaoyao sent me a message earlier, saying she and Xiaoxiao have already gone to Zhao Jun’s place, yet the two of us aren’t going. Isn’t that a bit unworthy of Zhao Jun’s trust in us?"

Zhao Tianya gave a wry smile and said, "Big Sis, you really think too much of yourself, don’t you? Zhao Jun already said she doesn’t need you. She said so many harsh things to you, and you still want to help her? What are you thinking?"

"I..." When Tantai Wanrong recalled what Li Zhaojun had said to her before, she felt as if she had done something wrong. She lowered her head and said, "I also wish I’d never offended Zhao Jun. Maybe my relationship with Ye Fan should never have gone further in the first place. The warnings Zhao Jun gave me, I don’t think they were without reason. I shouldn’t blame her for anything."

"Big Sis, you might as well go be a saint. Your mindset is really baffling. You were threatened, yet you don’t feel any anger at all. Are you trying to say that everything Zhao Jun did was right, and that you still want to keep treating her as a sister?" Zhao Tianya said angrily.

Tantai Wanrong shook her head and said, "I don’t know. But at least for now, I treat her as a sister. How she sees it is not something I need to concern myself with."

"It’s just pathetic. If I had a ’sister’ like that, I’d rather cut ties with her once and for all. As for the man she likes, why should I give him up to her? She even gathered so many women around Ye Fan together—who knows what she’s really thinking? What if she’s trying to kill them all and silence them?" Zhao Tianya speculated.

"You’re not allowed to slander Zhao Jun like that!" Tantai Wanrong said angrily.