Chapter 427: Guilt
Watching the two figures standing there in a daze, Bi Fan kept smiling. His expression barely changed, but inside, he was far from calm.
Five years—an entire five years—he had been cut off from the place where day and night did not exist, where the darkness was lit only by sparse starlight whenever he opened his eyes.
After a long wait and endless torment, he had finally returned to this world. Seeing his brothers again, that moment of feeling as though a lifetime had passed left him with a jumble of emotions.
Watching him smile in silence, Xu Ye seemed to understand something. He looked over, and saw that the young man around his own age and the slightly younger girl were still frozen in disbelief.
He asked softly, "Brother Bi, are those two your fellow adventurers?"
Bi Fan nodded with a smile and replied, his voice somewhat heavy, "Yes. They're my companions."
Hearing that familiar voice, the two finally believed that what they were seeing wasn't an illusion. The next second, they came running toward him. Su Ran's eyes were red as she choked out, "Brother Bi Fan!"
Xu Lie didn't say a word, but the excitement and joy deep in his eyes could no longer be contained.
The three of them embraced tightly. They had all waited far too long for this moment.
Xu Ye watched with a smile from the side. He no longer hurried to inspect the grounds, simply standing quietly as he watched. Even as an onlooker, it was easy to be swept up in the joy of their reunion.
Only after a long while did Bi Fan release them. He clapped Xu Lie firmly on the shoulder and laughed. "You've grown a lot stronger. Looks like things haven't been easy for