He said that, but Sun Wukong was every bit as worried as Zhu Bajie.
After all this time, from their first clash with ice blades to later sharing everything with each other, Sun Wukong had come to truly recognize Ye Chen as a person. If anything really happened to Ye Chen, Sun Wukong would probably dig three feet into the ground to find his soul.
That was just the kind of person Sun Wukong was.
After finishing his studies, Ye Chen was overjoyed.
"Mm, if there's something I don't understand next time, can I come ask you?"
"This is your body. You can enter and leave this space whenever you want. You don't need to ask my permission." Yao Yun's answer was unequivocal.
Ye Chen happily left the space.
When he woke up, he realized it was already midnight.
Zhu Bajie's thunderous snores sounded beside him.
He must have fallen asleep waiting for me.
Ye Chen had noticed Zhu Bajie's concern for him. He smiled, then got up and took a piece of clothing from his bundle, laying it over Zhu Bajie.
Whoosh! Suddenly, a black shadow dropped from the tree.
Ye Chen knew without even thinking that it was Sun Wukong. The monkey hurried over, patted Ye Chen on the shoulder, and whispered, his eyes darting over him.
"You all right? You slept for so long, I nearly went to King Yama to look for you."
"Hey, don't worry. It's nothing serious. By the way, how are you and Brother Zhu? Did I hurt you just now?"
Ye Chen asked.
"Hey, you call this a wound? You think that little of me? And Bajie's got thick skin and tough flesh. A minor injury like that is nothing to him."
"But seriously, what's inside you that you're keeping secret? Master