Song Meimei continued to sit on the ground, speechless, and did not look directly at Ye Fan or Song Tianba.

She was disheartened by her father and was unwilling to even glance at Song Tianba again.

As for Ye Fan, she was filled with guilt, lacking the face and courage to look at Ye Fan again.

Ye Fan’s injuries were severe, and in her heart, she desperately wanted to check on his condition; even a brief greeting would suffice. She had these thoughts, but lacked the courage even to stand up, let alone show concern for Ye Fan’s injuries.

Because of this, she blamed her father to the extreme. If her father hadn’t deceitfully tricked her, she wouldn’t have attacked Ye Fan when he entrusted his back to her for protection. Such actions were despicable and vile.

Song Meimei knew better than anyone how disgraceful her actions were; it was all caused by Song Tianba, so how could she not hate him?

Though her actions were under duress, and she had her own reasons, how was this different from the unscrupulous ways of Sky Net?

Even though she was deceived, she deserved it for falling for it. Who told Song Tianba to act with malice?

At this moment, Song Meimei was besieged with torment and a mix of emotions.

Her only courage was to commit suicide, to pay the deserved price for her foolish actions. However, her attempt was stopped by Ye Fan. After that, she became dazed, and while the thought of suicide remained, she no longer dared pursue it.

Ye Fan saved her, and if she still sought suicide, wouldn’t it make Ye Fan look down on her even more?

She didn’t want Ye Fan to look down on her, so she abandoned the thought of suicide.

Since Ye Fan returned kindness for grievance, she could only passively accept this goodwill; besides that, she lacked any face to see Ye Fan.

The conversations between Ye Fan and Song Tianba were heard by her, clear and unmistakable.

She couldn’t face Ye Fan and Song Tianba directly, but her ears listened to everything happening around her.

Song Tianba was intent on dying at Ye Fan’s hands, but Ye Fan’s mercy made her feel relieved. Though disheartened by Song Tianba, he was still her father. She couldn’t stop anything, and if Ye Fan harbored killing intent, Song Tianba would surely die, but Ye Fan didn’t do this, indeed showing utmost benevolence and righteousness.

Although Ye Fan spared Song Tianba, his cold tone unmistakably severed ties with her.

Even if Ye Fan didn’t do this, she lacked the face to see Ye Fan anyway, perhaps it was a good thing this way.

From now on, they would become strangers to each other, relieving the influence of guilt and rift in her heart.

Ye Fan’s goodwill she deeply appreciated, but what hurt her most, and was hardest to accept, was losing Ye Fan’s friendship—a loss so great it became an impossible knot to untangle, as the true culprit to all this was Song Tianba.

"Daughter." Song Tianba cautiously approached Song Meimei and started greeting her.

Song Meimei appeared like a walking corpse, motionless, completely ignoring Song Tianba’s words.

"Daughter, I’ve wronged you, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have dragged you into this turmoil. I am a wretch, how could I do this?" Song Tianba was overwhelmed with guilt, his face full of self-reproach.

Song Meimei remained dazed, actively filtering out Song Tianba’s words, unwilling to hear his voice anymore.

"Daughter, I promise I’ll never act foolish again, never again, please forgive me this once." Song Tianba pleaded.

Song Meimei remained silent, but her implication was clear: I have no father like you.

"Daughter!" Song Tianba cautiously nudged Song Meimei.

Song Meimei pushed Song Tianba away, still saying nothing.

Song Tianba turned his pleading eyes to Ye Fan, hoping for assistance in persuading Song Meimei.

Ye Fan remained unmoved, as if he hadn’t seen the relationship between Song Meimei and Song Tianba.

...

Outside.

Hua Yue, Dais, and Bell, along with their teams, dealt heavy blows to the Hunting Team.

The stubbornly resisting Hunting Team was unaware of the elders’ deaths.

Facing Hua Yue’s attacks, the Hunting Team suffered heavy casualties.

First, Hunting team twelve was annihilated by Hua Yue leading the Shadow Guard.

Next, Hunting team eleven faced annihilation.

Then, they assisted Dais in destroying Hunting team fourteen.

Thus, Hua Yue led the Shadow Guard with unstoppable force, assisting others in wiping out the remaining Hunting Team members.

The outcome of this battle was destined, how could the Hunting Team possibly be a match?

Fire Phoenix and the Butcher, assisted by Leng Mei and others, overcame the second and third defensive lines specially arranged by the Elders to block them.

Fire Phoenix and the Butcher knew well the precarious situation of Ye Fan, so after eliminating their enemies, they charged straight for Ye Fan.

The remaining enemies were left to Leng Mei to handle.

Fire Phoenix and the Butcher fought their way through, heading directly for Ye Fan.

Fire Phoenix and the Butcher appeared before Ye Fan.

Within sight, there were corpses everywhere, whether it be of the Elders or the guards—they were all dead. They didn’t care about these corpses, but what worried them was the sight of Ye Fan, covered in blood.

The two rushed frenetically towards Ye Fan.

"Trying to show off, got yourself hurt now, didn’t you?" Fire Phoenix was frantic, scolding.

The Butcher, after a quick check of the injuries, said solemnly: "Three knife wounds, two are minor, but one has hit a vital spot. Urgent medical attention is necessary, or the consequences could be dire, life-threatening."

Fire Phoenix and the Butcher realized the dangerous situation.

Their expressions immediately became gloomy.

As for Song Meimei and Song Tianba, they were completely ignored by the two; at this moment, their eyes were only on Ye Fan.

"Life-threatening?" The words immediately caught Song Meimei’s attention. Her eyes widened as she looked at Ye Fan, filled with unspeakable regret and conflict, she continuously blamed, "It’s all my fault."

"How could this be? Isn’t he just fine, like nothing happened? How could it be life-threatening?" Song Tianba was dumbfounded.

"You’re showing off, stubbornly holding on to that breath; look at how badly you’re hurt now." Fire Phoenix’s eyes were red.

"Boss, you’d better hold on, otherwise, your fiancée will be a widow before marriage." Tears welled in the Butcher’s eyes.

"It’s not as serious as you say. Although my condition isn’t good, I can feel it; I need to rest now." Seeing Fire Phoenix and the Butcher, Ye Fan completely relaxed.

As he relaxed, his body softened.

Ye Fan collapsed into Fire Phoenix’s arms.

Fire Phoenix picked Ye Fan up and ran.