Ye Fan arrived at Tantai Wanrong’s home and sensed that there was only one person inside, Tantai Wanrong.

It seemed that Tantai Wanrong had shut herself off, unwilling to see anyone. Even after returning to Hua Hai City, she hid at home, not for cultivation, but simply to escape from the world. At this moment, her heart was increasingly closed.

Ye Fan knocked on the door. Tantai Wanrong walked to the door and opened it for Ye Fan. Since they were both cultivators, as long as Ye Fan didn’t deliberately hide his aura, Tantai Wanrong was always able to sense it.

"Ye Fan, didn’t you ascend? Back so soon?" Tantai Wanrong’s tone was calm when she spoke, as if some things were natural. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with Ye Fan staying on Earth.

Ye Fan said, "Ascending doesn’t take too long, and in the Immortal Realm, time flows much faster than it does in the Human Realm. After returning, I came to find you first..."

Tantai Wanrong sat on the sofa. She hadn’t prepared any tea or drinks for Ye Fan because she knew he didn’t need such things, even as a courtesy.

The two sat opposite each other, and there was even some awkwardness between them. Although Tantai Wanrong said she would accept Ye Fan, when they were alone, Ye Fan didn’t feel that he was fully accepted by Tantai Wanrong in all matters. It was as if the women around him couldn’t get Tantai Wanrong’s approval.

Tantai Wanrong’s personality had many similarities to Zhao Tianya and Zhao Lina.

"Ye Fan, why did you come to Earth to find me? What’s your purpose?" Tantai Wanrong bluntly asked, "Zhao Jun and the others are in the secret realm, why don’t you go directly to them?"

Ye Fan noticed that Tantai Wanrong had changed how she addressed him; she used to call him "Little Fan," but now she simply called him "Ye Fan," which made their relationship seem much more distant, a feeling Ye Fan couldn’t quite describe.

"Actually, I came to tell you guys something!" Ye Fan said, "I discovered a second layer of the secret realm, which is much safer than the first layer. Once you enter, you won’t have to worry about disturbances from cultivators or immortals of that level. As for ancient mighty beings, still be cautious, but not as excessively careful as before... It’s better than staying on Earth!"

The last sentence was specifically added for Tantai Wanrong to hear because he knew she was very stubborn about many things. Even knowing there might be danger, she might not heed his advice to leave.

"What’s the point of saying these things? Where it’s safe, it’s safe; unsafe...it’s because of you, it’s unsafe everywhere!" Tantai Wanrong said disappointedly.

Ye Fan felt speechless in trying to argue with Tantai Wanrong. It was as if his feelings for her were similar, their relationship now was a courteous understanding, lacking in intimacy. He always felt they were respectful but gradually pulling their hearts apart.

"Hasn’t Tian Ya come to see you?" Ye Fan asked.

Tantai Wanrong nodded, "She came; she’s still very dissatisfied with you. Now that you’ve come to find me directly, I think she’ll have opinions about it!"

Ye Fan sighed lightly, "Tian Ya’s emotions have been changing quickly lately, which relates to her being imprisoned in an illusion for hundreds of thousands of years; her worldview has greatly differed from ours. I don’t know how to change her, but I feel Tian Ya recently keeps avoiding me on certain issues..."

"Her avoiding you is only right. Do you think she still needs to love you as she did before?" Tantai Wanrong seemed angry, "Ye Fan, I don’t care how your future relationship with Tian Ya is, but at the very least, you need to cherish her, care for her, instead of coming back and choosing to see me first. This is irresponsible behavior!"

Ye Fan didn’t expect Tantai Wanrong to reproach him; he thought she would feel his sincerity for this reason.

He didn’t realize that women think differently than men in some matters. If Ye Fan had gone to see Zhao Tianya right after returning, Tantai Wanrong would consider it responsible and a symbol of manly reliability. But now that Ye Fan came directly to her, she didn’t appreciate it.

Tantai Wanrong felt resistant towards Ye Fan. No matter what he did, she could always find fault, similar to Zhao Tianya and Zhao Lina’s current mindset. What they cared about most was not having a long-term, stable life with Ye Fan, but now being neglected without even basic respect in their eyes.

"I’ll go see her next, but now I want to take you to the secret realm first!" Ye Fan stood up, suddenly saying.

Tantai Wanrong looked up at Ye Fan, angrily responding, "Ye Fan, what are you talking about? Don’t you find your actions increasingly overbearing? As if when something doesn’t go your way, you act extremely, even wanting everyone to follow your logic. Your firm desire to control me makes my heart resist you greatly!"

Ye Fan shrugged, "Say whatever you want, but now I insist on taking you away; it’s for your protection!"

"I don’t need your so-called love and protection that actually harms me. I yearn to find freedom, to live a stable and happy life. Ye Fan, you should understand our way of interacting is just tolerating each other. I can’t accept the reality of other women around you, and you can’t accept my mindset. We’ve always been at odds, you must admit!"

Tantai Wanrong looked at Ye Fan angrily, as if he were extremely disrespectful to her.

"Aunt Rong, please allow me to call you that. I used to see you as a senior, but it was more a formality and a joke. Between you and me, at most, it’s a sibling relationship, actually more like Yaoyao being younger, I call you this way out of a peer kind of relationship..." Ye Fan said, "That doesn’t mean I should act like a junior in everything and simply heed your every word!"

"That doesn’t mean I’ll heed your every word!" Tantai Wanrong stood up, angrily looking at Ye Fan. When facing each other, Tantai Wanrong felt Ye Fan was extreme and reckless in his actions.

Tantai Wanrong felt mature, her actions correct, while Ye Fan’s actions were often wrong. She wouldn’t consider the differences in their ideals.

"Since Aunt Rong, you put it this way, I won’t force you too much, so I’ll go find Tian Ya first. After I bring her here, I’ll take you all together!" Ye Fan said, leaving with a sense of pride.