I Have A Sword

Chapter 934: Deserved to Die

When the young lady in green entered the small hall and saw her mother slumped against the chair, her face changed drastically. She rushed to the beautiful lady's side, and her face turned pale.

The beautiful lady's soul was no more.

The young lady in green trembled and muttered, "Mother?"

The young lady in green then turned to Ye Guan and roared, "What did you do to my mother?!"

Ye Guan knew that she had misunderstood, but he didn’t know how to explain it. Just then, he noticed a letter on the desk and quickly said, "Lady, there is a letter on the desk. It should be for you."

A letter? The young lady in green turned to the desk, picked up the letter, and opened it. Gradually, her face became extremely grim. After a while, tears dripped down her face.

After a while, the young lady in green collapsed, and her eyes were blank as she murmured, "Why, why?!"

Ye Guan sighed softly. He had also seen the content of the letter, and his guess turned out to be correct.

The young lady in green looked at Ye Guan and asked, "He's dead?"

Ye Guan nodded.

"Great!" The young lady in green nodded slightly. "He deserved to die!"

With that, she picked up the beautiful lady's corpse and walked away.

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before chasing after her.

After burying the beautiful lady on the hill behind their residence, the young lady in green knelt in front of the grave without saying a word for a long time.

Ye Xiuran's sword was still orbiting her, but she ignored it, causing the sword to grow increasingly anxious. It hummed softly in an effort to attract her attention.

The young lady in green knelt before the grave from morning until evening, and she said not a single word.

The sky grew darker, and it started raining.

Ye Guan stood beside the young lady in green, and thanks to a barrier of sword energy, neither of them got wet.

At that moment, the young lady in green suddenly stood up and turned around to leave.

Ye Guan called out, "Lady Qinghan!"

The young lady in green stopped walking.

Ye Guan approached her and handed her a storage ring.

"Your mother asked me to give this to you."

The young lady in green stared at Ye Guan. "Why did you come here?"

"I'm sorry. I didn’t expect that things would turn out this way."

He truly hadn’t anticipated that the beautiful lady would choose to end her life. If he had known, he would have never shown himself and instead found another way to deliver Ye Xiuran's belongings before leaving quietly.

The young lady in green closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.

Ye Guan placed the storage ring in her hand and said, "Lady Qinghan, I know you harbor hatred. I'd feel the same if I were in your shoes, so I understand."

The young lady in green laughed bitterly and asked, "Do you know how selfish he was? He could have chosen to never disturb my mother again, but instead, he..."

"Maybe your mother had been waiting all these years for an apology from him."

The young lady in green said nothing, but her tears were unrelenting.

Ye Guan sighed softly. If the beautiful lady truly felt neither love nor hatred, she wouldn't have made such an extreme choice. She had to have spent all these years waiting, waiting for Senior Ye Xiuran's apology.

Upon receiving it, she found peace.

Ye Guan looked at the young lady in front of him with a complicated expression.

The matter had concluded, and he didn't want to say any more to avoid causing further trouble.

"Lady Qinghan, I have an academy. If you’re willing, I can arrange for someone to take you there. I can provide you with a place to stay. If you’re not interested, then it's fine. That storage ring is enough to make you one of the top experts in this universe region. The choice is yours."

The young lady in green shook her head slightly. "I want to stay here."

Ye Guan nodded. Then, he opened his palm, and a transmission talisman appeared in front of her. "If you encounter any danger that you cannot overcome, use this to contact me."

The young lady in green looked at Ye Guan. "Thank you."

Ye Guan nodded, then, without saying anything more, turned into a streak of sword light that disappeared into the distant starry sky.

The young lady in green stared at the humming and trembling sword.

After a long silence, she reached out and grabbed the sword.

Hum!

A resonant sword hum reverberated throughout the entire world.

***

Ye Guan didn't return to the Ascension World but went to the Great Zhou instead.

The Great Zhou Empire had finally become fully integrated with the Guanxuan Academy. In addition, a teleportation array was built between the two universe regions, so travel between the two places would only take about a day.

The Guanxuan Academy's strength had increased significantly, and it was all thanks to the recent influx of experts joining it.

They did not have enough mid-level experts, but there were so many top-tier experts at the Guanxuan Academy that the academy itself was now on par with a Tier Four civilization.

Ye Guan and Zhou Fan walked slowly down a garden.

Countless flowers were blooming around them, creating a scene of unparalleled beauty.

Zhou Fan asked, "Are you leaving?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

"When will you return?"

"I can't say for sure."

Zhou Fan's expression darkened.

Ye Guan grabbed her hand gently and asked, "I heard that Great Zhou has started implementing the Guanxuan Law?"

Zhou Fan nodded. "Yes."

"How is it going?"

"At first, there were some difficulties, but now, things have gotten much better."

"The Guanxuan Academy has developed quickly over the years—so quickly that it worries me."

"There are indeed many hidden problems within the academy right now. For example, the waters have become extremely muddy. It will take time for these forces to fully integrate into the academy

"Additionally, factions are beginning to form within the academy..." Zhou Fan looked at Ye Guan and said, "You need to find some time to address these issues."

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

Zhou Fan continued, "I have an idea. Listen and tell me if it’s feasible."

Ye Guan smiled. "Go ahead and tell me."

Zhou Fan nodded and then said, "The vast expanse is boundless, and there are too many forces out there. If we try to gather them all in one place, chaos will inevitably ensue.

"There's a massive difference in power level as well. If we put them all together, the weaker forces won't have any chance to grow. To survive, they'll have no choice but to cling to the stronger forces, resulting in the creation of factions."

Zhou Fan paused before adding, "My idea is to divide them into regions."

Ye Guan stopped walking and turned to Zhou Fan, "Divide them into regions?"

Zhou Fan nodded. "A country has villages, towns, counties, and cities. It's like that. If we don’t divide them, it will be unfair to the weaker forces. For example, if the Great Zhou were to move into Guanxuan Academy, how many forces would be able to compete with us?"

Ye Guan fell silent.

"Dividing the regions for governance can prevent many problems and reduce factionalism within the academy. Of course, everything should still revolve around the academy, which will serve as the bridge between the forces," Zhou Fan added.

Ye Guan thought for a moment and then said, "This approach is indeed better for the development of the various forces, but managing those regions can be..."

"It's not going to be difficult," Zhou Fan said, smiling. "As I said, the vast expanse is boundless. As long as each force stays within its designated region, there won’t be much of an issue.

"If a force wants to rise, they’ll have to work hard. When their strength reaches a certain level, their status will rise as well. Of course, this is just a general direction. The details will have to be discussed later.

"If you agree with this approach, I can take care of it, but I’ll need your authorization," Zhou Fan said. She was Ye Guan's woman, but she had no authority over the Guanxuan Academy.

Ye Guan smiled. "From now on, you're a member of the Guanxuan Committee."

The Guanxuan Committee! It was the highest decision-making body of the Guanxuan Academy.

Zhou Fan smiled. "Alright."

"This approach is feasible, and it suits the current development speed of the academy. Go to the Guanxuan Academy and discuss it with Little Jia ass well as Aunt Li."

Zhou Fan glanced at Ye Guan and smiled. "Aren't you afraid that something might happen while I'm at the academy? Like a fight in the harem?"

Ye Guan smiled faintly and simply held her hand before leading her forward. "The vast expanse is boundless, and it won’t be an easy task to unify it. My concern is that even if the policies are good at the top, they may get distorted by the time they reach the bottom..."

Zhou Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry about such a trivial matter. Let us handle them. Our first step is to unify all civilizations below Tier Five.

"As long as the academy is strong enough and offers enough profits, those forces will join us. The core is still the academy. I'll talk to your wife about how we can improve on this idea. Ideally, the academy should become a sanctuary for cultivators throughout the vast expanse."

"You're my wife, too." Ye Guan pointed out.

"Smooth talker," said Zhou Fan, rolling her eyes at him. Despite saying that, she was clearly happy, as a smile tugged at her lips, making her look even more beautiful and radiant.

Just then, Ye Guan opened his palm, revealing a storage ring in front of Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan was curious, "What's in that?"

"An Immortal Dao Tree with over a hundred Dao Fruits, some Eternal Crystals, and Ancestral Veins. How can you get things done without any resources to spend?" Ye Guan asked, "There are also two cultivation methods inside. One is the Universe Beholdment Skill, and the other is Dao Emperor Zhaowu's Zhaowu Scripture.

"Both are excellent cultivation methods, but you should keep the Universe Beholdment Skill for yourself—my mother created it, and it's much better than the Zhaowu Scripture."

Swoosh!

Zhou Fan lunged at Ye Guan.

Before Ye Guan could react, he felt a wet and soft sensation on his lips.

The two were stuck together for a while before parting.

As soon as their lips parted, Zhou Fan leaned her flushed face closer to Ye Guan's ear and whispered, "Do me hard..."