To ensure Ye Zichen's safety, Xue Yang arranged for him to stay in a house next to the Hermit Emperor's.
That wasn't all. The other great emperors took up residence in nearby houses as well. At all times, there were people monitoring the area with their divine senses. They absolutely couldn't let the same thing happen again.
If they could enter the Seven Star Lock unscathed, they had a ninety percent chance of becoming a Master of the Stars.
Xuan Ji and Ye Rong went to investigate. Although the Society of Saints was established for the Masters of the Stars, that didn't mean all of them were members. Take the Supreme Hall for example. There were quite a few formation masters who hadn't joined. Su Yiyun was one of them.
They mainly investigated the Masters of the Stars who hadn't joined the Society of Saints and were at least five stars. There were millions of Masters of the Stars, but if they focused on those who were at least five stars, their scope was much smaller.
Ye Zichen was left in Xiao Yumei's care. If anything happened, the Hermit Emperor would know immediately.
The Hermit Emperor told Ye Zichen to rest, but the room was still full of people.
These were all Skyspan students who'd heard about the situation from Bei Bei. They were worried about Ye Zichen's health, so they hurried over to check on him.
Yang Jian and the Great Sage stood guard outside the door, their divine senses interlocked.
At that moment, the unconscious Ye Zichen sat up on the bed without any warning. He held his right eye with his hand, then touched his chest.
"Brother Ye."
"Zichen."
"Ye-zi."
The entire room was in an uproar. Xiao Yumei cried tears of joy, while Pu Jingwan ran out to find the Hermit Emperor.
"Why are you all here?"
Ye Zichen looked at the people in the room in shock, then looked at the sky outside …
It was already dark.
"What's going on?"
He instinctively touched his eye and chest. At the same time, the Hermit Emperor walked in. Ye Zichen wanted to bow, but the Hermit Emperor stopped him. He grabbed his wrist, closed his eyes, and examined his pulse.
"Do you remember anything before you fainted?"
"At first, my eye hurt a little, then my entire head hurt. Finally, my heart hurt, and then I lost consciousness," said Ye Zichen.
The Hermit Emperor narrowed his eyes, then tore off Ye Zichen's clothes. His palms glowed with dark green light as he probed Ye Zichen's body several times.
However, the instant he took off his clothes, the club president of Skyspan Academy froze.
Murong Xue and Xue Beibei covered their mouths, their eyes wide with shock.
Ye Zichen's body was covered in scars. Some of the scars had already grown new flesh, while others were still scabbing over.
What made them even more alarmed was that his left arm below the shoulder was gone.
The cut coincided with the scar on his left eye.
When they'd first seen Ye Zichen's eye injury, they'd already turned pale with fright. None of them had expected his injury to be so severe.
Xiao Yumei couldn't help but cry. Yang Jian and the Great Sage glanced at each other, then turned away.
No one could look directly at his wounds, but Ye Zichen, the person in question, acted as if nothing had happened. He didn't reveal even the slightest hint of it.
If the Hermit Emperor hadn't pulled his clothes away, Murong Xue and the others might never have found out.
"I can't tell what's wrong. I'll come back tomorrow to examine you again."
"Thank you, Senior Hermit Emperor." Ye Zichen nodded and smiled. "Senior Hermit Emperor, do you think my mother would agree to this?"
"I can't be sure. The Lord of Big Dipper has the final say." The Hermit Emperor glanced at the others in the room. "Don't stay here too late. He needs plenty of time to rest. Let's chat for a bit, then leave."
With that, the Hermit Emperor left the room.
By now, Ye Zichen had already put on his robes. He looked at the others' expressions.
"You guys must have been scared," he said in a relaxed tone, almost as if he were joking.
Murong Xue couldn't help but cry. Beibei bit her lip, thinking about something. The atmosphere in the room grew heavy.
"Jiang Wei, why are you here too? Group activities don't suit you," said Ye Zichen, changing the subject.
"It does suit me, and it feels a bit awkward." Jiang Wei nodded. "But your injuries …."
"They're just minor injuries. They're not worth mentioning."
"Minor injuries? You've lost your left arm, your left eye, and all the other wounds on your body. Those aren't life-threatening," said Jiang Yong.
"Scars are a man's honor. Alright, don't look so sad. At the very least, I'm still alive, aren't I? I even captured that bastard Bai Yulong. Besides, compared to Xue Mo's, my injuries are nothing. "
At the same time, Xiao Yumei helped Ye Zichen tie his clothes, while Ye Zichen sat cross-legged on the bed.
"You didn't kill that kid, did you? I left him for Xue Mo so she could personally avenge him."
"She didn't. Letting him die so easily would be letting him off easy. Now that we've got nothing better to do, we'll go give him a taste of our own medicine. We'll definitely make him wish he were dead," said Jiang Yong.
"That's good. Don't let him die. So long as he doesn't die, you can do whatever you want to him."
"But that kid Bai Yulong keeps yapping about how the God Emperor told him to do it. Brother Ye, is that true?" asked Luo Zi. "It's not true. Don't believe him." Ye Zichen denied without hesitation. "In truth, the Bai Family was raised by the God Emperor himself. When the Bai Family was destroyed, the God Emperor was worried about the stability of the god race, so he didn't help. Bai Yulong hated the God Emperor, but he didn't want to see us do well. That's why he wanted to smear the God Emperor's name.
He wanted to sow discord within the god race. "
"So that's how it is. That bastard isn't the type to see others do well," cursed Xu Lei.
"And he wants to sow discord between the Divine Mountains and the God Emperor? It seems we'll have to deal with him a bit harder tomorrow. That way, he won't even have the strength to spout such lies," snorted Chen Guangfa.
The Skyspan Academy members were all furious, but Yang Jian, who knew the truth, glanced silently at Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen shot them a meaningful glance, then copied Jiang Yong and the others. He gnashed his teeth and nodded.
It was already late at night.
The Skyspan Academy members and Xue Beibei left the room. They said they'd come back tomorrow to see him.
When only the insiders were left, Yang Jian furrowed his brows.
"Ye-zi, you don't really think Bai Yulong was lying, do you?"
"What kind of brain do you have? How could you possibly believe that?" Pu Jingwan rolled her eyes. "He said that just now because he didn't want them to overthink things. The relationship between the God Emperor and the Divine Mountains still needs to be maintained. It can't be broken. Even someone like me, who's from the Outside, understands that. How could you …."
"I'm not from the Outside? What are you yelling about? "Yang Jian glared at her." I'm just …. "
"Shh."
As Yang Jian and Pu Jingwan bickered, Ye Zichen suddenly raised a finger and pointed at the door.
Everyone's expressions froze. The Great Sage was already leaning towards the door. Yang Jian and Pu Jingwan continued to bicker and cover for him, until the Great Sage reached the door and kicked it open.
"Ouch!"
This cry of pain caused everyone in the room to be stunned for a moment. Then, everyone saw the girl crawling up from the ground with her arms, her eyes a little misty.
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