After the initial death stare exchange, the two women suddenly changed their attitude when Liam winced a little from a mixture of pain and tiredness. After all, he had only just now used [Soul Splice] and the backlash wasn't going to disappear anytime soon.
And the moment he showed weakness both Alex and Shen Yue forgot everything else and came to his side and started fussing over him. Alex gently supported him on one side while Shen Yue did the same on the other side.
Rey, Madan, and Lan Deming saw this sight, and their eyes hurt from the PDA. They too had returned from a huge ordeal and yet there was no one waiting for them.
Everyone silently climbed onto the now happy fox who teleported the whole group in a jiffy to the guild base. Speaking of which, Liam was pleasantly surprised to see that the guild base had undergone a tremendous transformation.