I Have A Sword

Chapter 1052: Can I Touch You?

Chapter 1052: Can I Touch You?

Ye Guan stood over the woman's lifeless body with bloodshot eyes. His killing intent swirled around him like a storm. He knew he had made a grave mistake.

He sensed the old man's malice earlier, but he chose to ignore it. He thought the residents could not pose a threat to him, as they had no cultivation bases.

However, the moment of carelessness had cost an innocent lady's life.

Ye Guan understood a bitter truth. Mercy toward one's enemies could bring about the suffering of others.

Without another word, Ye Guan returned to the courtyard.

The old man was already dead.

Ruler Qi smiled faintly. "I saw him trying to escape, so I dealt with him."

Ye Guan was about to speak when a panicked voice echoed from outside.

"Mother!"

Ye Guan and Ruler Qi turned and saw a boy—no more than fourteen years of age—kneeling beside the middle-aged woman's corpse. He was wailing sorrowfully over the corpse.

Ye Guan sighed deeply at the sight.

The boy suddenly raised his tear-filled eyes toward Ye Guan and Ruler Qi. His grief morphed into rage, and with trembling hands, he picked up a stone, ready to hurl it at them.

But before he could act, a voice echoed. "Ah Yong! It wasn't them..."

A limping old man slowly approached. He knelt beside the boy, letting out a long sigh. "Lai San and his men killed your mother..."

"Lai San!"

The boy, Ah Yong, froze for a moment before throwing himself onto the body of one of the assailants. In a frenzy, he bashed the corpse with the stone until the face was unrecognizable.

The old man approached Ye Guan and Ruler Qi, bowing deeply. "This child grew up without a father. His mother raised him alone. Now that she's been murdered by bandits... can the two of you grant him a gift of fate?"

Before they could respond, Ah Yong, his face streaked with tears, turned with sudden desperation.

"Uncle Qie, I don't want any gift. I just want my mother back!"

He collapsed beside the middle-aged woman's body, clutching her hand.

Ye Guan knelt beside her as well. After a while, he said, "She can still be saved."

Ah Yong's head snapped up.

Ye Guan wasn't lying. The middle-aged woman's soul hadn't been destroyed, and it was still within her body. In the world of cultivators, this was akin to merely being injured rather than dead.

However, Ye Guan didn't have the power to revive her. Without hesitation, he grasped the middle-aged woman's arm and closed his eyes. He wanted to bring the middle-aged woman into the tiny pagoda.

Ruler Qi chimed in, "If you do that, you'll get sealed like me. It's too strong of a seal."

Ignoring her warning, Ye Guan activated his profound energy. A burst of violet light erupted from him, and at the same time, a golden beam of light struck him from above.

Boom!

Ye Guan collapsed to the ground.

However, the middle-aged woman's body had vanished; it had been safely stored in the tiny pagoda.

Ruler Qi gazed at the unconscious Ye Guan with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Sometime later, Ye Guan found himself staring at the night sky dotted with stars on a mountain peak somewhere.

"Awake?" A voice drifted over from nearby.

Ye Guan turned and saw Ruler Qi standing a short distance away. She was still in her black robes, and the starlight cast a striking glow on them.

Ye Guan felt a dull ache in his head. Slowly, he sat up and moved to stand beside her. From their vantage point, they could see the entire Multiverse City.

"The boy has been taken care of," Ruler Qi said softly.

Ye Guan nodded and lay down beside her. He folded his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.

They said nothing more that night.

The next morning, the two set off early.

Ruler Qi led the way, and after about an hour, they entered a vast mountain range. The terrain was harsh, and with their cultivation sealed, the journey was exhausting.

It took them two hours to cross the mountains, and when they finally emerged from it, they found themselves facing an endless desert. Ye Guan sighed at the sight of the boundless sand.

Ruler Qi wiped away the sweat from her brows. "I miss being able to fly."

Ye Guan laughed. "Let's keep moving."

They entered the desert. When they reached the middle of it, Ruler Qi was already struggling. Ye Guan fared better thanks to the fact that his fleshly body was forged of sword intent.

Ye Guan hesitated before speaking, "Ruler Qi, if you don't mind—"

"I don't mind!" Ruler Qi interrupted immediately.

Without further delay, he hoisted her onto his back and continued walking.

Ruler Qi chuckled. "I've been tired for a while now."

"I could tell," Ye Guan replied.

"So why didn't you carry me sooner?"

Ye Guan felt awkward. "We are of different genders..."

"We're all cultivators; the body is just a shell. What's there to mind...?"

"You really don't mind at all?"

"Not at all."

"Then... can I touch you?" asked Ye Guan with a teasing smile.

Ruler Qi was at a loss for words.

About an hour later, Ye Guan finally saw an ancient ruin amidst the desert.

Looking at the ruined city, Ye Guan softly asked, "Is that the place?"

Ruler Qi replied, "I don't know."

Ye Guan immediately frowned.

"There are very few records of the Multiverse Emperor. All I know is that he came from a clan called the Void Clan, located a few hundred kilometers to the right of Multiverse City. As for whether it's really here, I can't say for sure."

"Let's go check it out first."

With that, Ye Guan continued forward while carrying Ruler Qi on his back.

Just then, an unexpected danger arose. A blood-red snake suddenly shot out of the sand in front of him. Ye Guan's expression changed instantly, and he swung his right fist forward with a powerful punch.

Boom!

The snake was sent flying, but Ye Guan and Ruler Qi were also blasted away.

They were sent tumbling across the sand.

Ye Guan quickly got to his feet, but the surrounding sand wriggled as if something was moving underneath.

Ye Guan's face darkened. He looked at Ruler Qi, whose face had turned a bit pale.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. "You're afraid of snakes?"

Ruler Qi quickly straightened up and sternly replied, "What nonsense are you spouting? I'm the leader of a Tier Six civilization! How could I be a-a-afraid—"

"Speak properly!" Ye Guan exclaimed, looking exasperated. "And stop groping around—Wait, not there!"