The girls suddenly understood, but Cai'er looked somewhat nervous.
"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"
Ye Tian shook his head. "With my strength, I can more than protect myself. Didn't I come back safe and sound?"
"However, the Chief's current condition isn't very good. He was intercepted by demon gods on his way back and was forced to use the power of the Youthful Return Spiritual Furnace. Although it saved his life, he's still unconscious."
"Demon gods?!"
The girls were shocked once again.
Cai'er showed no reaction to Sheng Lingxin's coma, but when she heard that demon gods had been encountered, she tightly gripped Ye Tian's arm.
"It's fine. Thanks to Lord Xia and Captain Gao's timely support, the demon gods chose to retreat immediately."
"Though the process was thrilling and dangerous, I took the opportunity to kill quite a few demons and accumulated a large amount of merit. I'll distribute it among everyone now."
As Ye Tian spoke, he rolled up his sleeve and revealed the Merit Token on his arm.
However, the girls shook their heads without hesitation.
"Captain, you earned this by risking your life. Besides, it was a personal action, not a team mission. I can't accept it."
Shui Juqing spoke with a serious expression.
Meina nodded in agreement. "Ju Qing is right. We didn't do anything, yet we'd get to enjoy the benefits. What would that make us?"
"I agree too!" Wang Yuanyuan said.
Seeing that nearly everyone opposed and resisted the idea, Ye Tian knew that forcing the issue would only backfire.
Everyone had their pride.
There were some things they could accept, but others they could not.
"Alright, then. What you said makes sense."
Ye Tian stopped insisting and raised his head as he spoke softly.
"Thinking about it carefully, as