I Have A Sword

She wants a baby in her belly? Ye Guan truly had no idea what to say.

Yi Nian cast an expectant gaze at Ye Guan, waiting for his answer.

Ye Guan pondered briefly over it before saying, "You should just go ahead and absorb every piece of information available to you here. Once you're done, you'll know how to have one."

Yi Nian blinked. "Is it difficult to explain?"

"It's very complicated, and it involves many things."

"I guess I'll just go and get a fruit if I want a child in the future."

Ye Guan couldn't help but laugh at that. However, Yi Nian's words sparked a curiosity inside of him. He truly wanted to learn more about Yi Nian's hometown.

The people in her hometown are born from fruits? Ye Guan mused. He had never heard of anything like that. Soon, the lamb finally became golden brown. As expected, its meat was both tender and fragrant, making one's mouth water.

Ye Guan sprinkled on it some spices he had brought from Milky Way before looking at Yi Nian, whose drool was trickling down the corner of her mouth.

Yi Nian wrapped up her candied hawthorn and accepted the lamb leg. She wasted no time and started devouring it as soon as she received it.

Ye Guan gently said, "Careful, don't choke."

Yi Nian grinned at Ye Guan and continued her meal.

Ye Guan also tore off a chunk of meat for himself and took a bite out of it. He had to admit that it was pretty tasty, and the spices that he had added made it even tastier.

Ye Guan asked, "Master Pagoda, do you want some?"

Little Pagoda was furious. "Get lost, idiot!"

Ye Guan had no idea what to say

"Excuse me, brother!" Someone's voice echoed nearby. Ye Guan turned and saw a young man and a young woman standing not too far away from him.

They two looked pretty young. The young man looked pretty clean in his long robe. There was a sword hanging from his waist, and there was a kind smile tugging at his lips.

The young woman next to him was wearing a light yellow dress. She was not a stunning beauty, but she was still pretty and charming.

Ye Guan looked at them with a puzzled look.

The young man asked, "Mind if we join you?"

Ye Guan smiled back and said, "Not at all."

The young man cupped his fist and respectfully said, "Thanks."

With that, he quickly pulled the young woman beside him to sit in front of Ye Guan and Yi Nian. The young woman stared at the roasted lamb in front of Ye Guan and gulped, but she seemed too shy to ask for food and simply hid behind the young man.

Ye Guan immediately understood the reason for their approach. The roasted lamb smelled too good, and they wanted to have some of it.

Ye Guan smiled at the realization and gestured to the lamb in front of him, saying, "Please help yourselves."

The young man cast a grateful glance at Ye Guan before tearing off a piece of lamb and handing it to the young woman next to him.

The young woman immediately took a small bite of it, and her eyes lit up. Then, she proceeded to eat with relish.

The young man chuckled at the sight. He gazed at Ye Guan and asked, "May I ask which clan you're from, brother?"

Ye Guan was a bit surprised. "You don't recognize me?"

He wasn't arrogant here. The sheer number of battles he had fought in the Asura Civilization meant that the denizens of the Asura Civilization ought to be familiar with his face by now.

The young man sized up Ye Guan from top to bottom before saying, "Sorry, my wife and I have been traveling for years. We rarely come back home. In fact, the only reason we're here is that our clan has told us to hurry back home. We truly are unfamiliar with the people here…"

"I see!" Ye Guan smiled and introduced himself, "My name is Ye Guan, and this is my sister, Yi Nian."

"Nice to meet you, Brother Ye. My name is Gao Qian, and this is my wife, Lin Xian."

"You two just returned from outside?"

Gao Qian nodded. "There's an imminent war against the Arcanist Civilization, so everyone has to come back home. A Tier Four civilization…"

Lin Xian stopped eating just then, and a flash of worry crossed her eyes.

Gao Qian took her hand and smiled, reassuring her, "It's alright. If we win, we'll travel the worlds and find a quiet place to retire. If we lose, we'll die together. If we can't live together, then dying together is an acceptable outcome for me. Haha!"

Lin Xian cast a gentle gaze at her husband.

Ye Guan stared alternatingly between the two of them. They were pretty strong, especially Gao Qian, who had accumulated eighty percent divinity.

A swordsman with eighty percent divinity would undoubtedly be formidable.

Gao Qian looked at Ye Guan and smiled. "Brother Ye, it seems like you're a sword cultivator as well."

Ye Guan was surprised because he wasn't carrying a sword. "How did you know?"

Gao Qian said, "I can sense it."

"I see!"

"Brother Ye, you've accumulated thirty percent divinity?"

"Yes."

Gao Qian smiled slightly, and then he opened his palm, revealing a sword. The sword was three feet long, two fingers wide, and was emitting a faint blue glow.

A mysterious rune was carved on the blade, which made the sword appear even more powerful.

Gao Qian handed it over to Ye Guan and said, "Brother Ye, it is fate that brought us together. My wife and I enjoyed your lamb, so this sword is yours. This sword's name is 'Youquan,' and I obtained it by chance in a secret realm many years ago."

Gao Qian pushed the sword toward Ye Guan, and it hovered directly in front of the latter.

"No, no, no," Ye Guan hurriedly said, "You don't have to do this, Brother Gao."

Ye Guan grabbed the sword, intending to return it to Gao Qian, but Youquan trembled violently, emitting a series of resonant sword hums.

"Hahaha!" Gao Qian burst out into laughter and said, "It seems that the sword has chosen you, Brother Ye."

Ye Guan wanted to send the sword in Gao Qian's way, but the sword refused to leave him.

Just then, Gao Qian helped up the young woman next to him. He tore off one of the lamb's legs and handed it over to the young woman. Then, he looked at Ye Guan and said, "Brother Ye, I hope we're going to survive this calamity."

With that, Gao Qian turned around and left with the young woman walking next to him.

Ye Guan smiled at the departing figures of both Gao Qian and Lin Xian. He then looked at Youquan; the sword was trembling in excitement in his hands.

Ye Guan laughed and remarked, "Indeed, fate has brought us together."

With that, he placed the sword into his sea of consciousness and began nourishing it with his Invincible Sword Intent.

All of a sudden, Yi Nian asked, "Are they a married couple?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Yi Nian took a bite of the roasted lamb and asked, "Does being a married couple mean that they can have children together?"

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "More or less."

Yi Nian said, "In my hometown, you need to keep nourishing a fruit with your spiritual energy and soul power to bring out a child from it. What do you need to do to have children here?"

"You have to exercise, eat well, and wash your feet."

"Wash your feet?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"In some places, 'washing your feet' doesn't really mean to wash your feet, but—" Ye Guan stopped himself in time.

Just as Yi Nian was about to urge him to continue, he shoved the final lamb leg into her arms and said, "Stop asking these questions, all right? Just keep eating."

Yi Nian made quick work of the lamb, but she was still feeling quite unsatisfied.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan was sprawled out on the ground with his hands behind his head, looking up at the brilliant stars.

"Master Pagoda, should I call for Aunt or Grandfather tomorrow?"

Little Pagoda replied, "Better call your Grandfather! Your Aunt has been acting a little strange lately."

Ye Guan asked, "Why did Aunt's skirt become blood-red again? Did she fight with Father? Hm, I don't think so."

"I don't think so, too. Your Aunt is not the type to get angry at your father. I think… she just wants to kill someone."

"Her target isn't my Grandfather or Uncle, is it?"

"That's hard to say."

Ye Guan felt his scalp go numb at the thought of his aunt attacking either his grandfather or uncle.

Just then, Yi Nian sprawled out next to him. She took out a candied hawthorn and licked it gently before asking, "Can people be eaten?"

Ye Guan's mind buzzed as he stared at Yi Nian.

Little Pagoda said, "Things are going to get dangerous if she ever teams up with Erya."

"What's up with that question?" Ye Guan asked.

Yi Nian hesitated and then asked again, "Can people be eaten?"

Ye Guan remained silent. Her question… was weird.

Yi Nian went silent as well. She hugged Ye Guan's arm and leaned on it.

"Let's sleep," Yi Nian remarked.

Ye Guan replied, "Yi Nian, you said that you were born from a fruit. Who picked your fruit?"

"I don't remember," Yi Nian said, shaking her head.

Ye Guan frowned slightly.

Yi Nian added, "The furthest memories in my head are about me doing some work. I don't remember anything else but work."

"Do you get paid?"

"Yes, but I don't use it a lot, so I've saved a lot of it."

"'It'? What are they paying you?"

Yi Nian took out a fist-sized crystal from her small bamboo waist bag and handed it to Ye Guan, saying, "They give me this thin every one hundred years."

Only one every one hundred years? Ye Guan accepted the crystal and was instantly engulfed by a terrifying energy. He could feel his physique changing gradually under the influence of the fist-sized crystal!

The most terrifying thing was that Ye Guan's bloodlines had awakened and were frantically devouring the crystal.

Startled, he tossed the crystal back to Yi Nian and immediately suppressed his three bloodlines.

Little Pagoda said, "That crystal is great."

After suppressing his bloodlines, Ye Guan turned to Yi Nian in shock and asked, "Yi Nian, what is that?"

Yi Nian replied, "We call it Eternal Crystal. I get one every one hundred years."

Ye Guan sounded serious as he asked, "How long have you been working?"

"I don't remember," Yi Nian answered with a shake of her head.

Ye Guan fell silent.

Yi Nian extended the Eternal Crystal over to him. "This is yours."

Ye Guan shook his head and said, "You can keep it."

"I have a lot of these; I'll let you play with this one."

"I really can't accept it."

"All right then," Yi Nian replied before putting away the Eternal Crystal.

"I seem to remember how you asked me to work with you before. Were you serious?" Ye Guan asked.

"Yes," Yi Nian replied with a nod.

"I think that's a good idea."

"They accept you, though."

"Why not?"

"You're not very strong."

Ye Guan fell silent. You could have just said that I'm weak.

"But your aunt will definitely get accepted!" Yi Nian immediately added, "Let her come with me! Your uncle can come with me, too."