"Yes, yes!"
Li Ke finally found his voice. He found that as long as he could see his daughter, he could think of nothing else.
He took a deep breath, as if he'd made an important decision.
He turned to face Lan Qing.
"Lan Qing, I want to ask you a favor."
Lan Qing nodded. "Please tell me.
I'll do my best. "
Li Ke's voice was low. "I want you to refine me into Ultus' sword-spirit."
Lan Qing paused, and the Pharmacist stopped crying. They didn't understand what Li Ke meant.
Li Ke turned back to the Pharmacist. "I'm sorry, little Yue. I can't control my emotions. I have to be selfish for once."
The Pharmacist's beautiful eyes were clouded with tears, but she was at a loss.
Li Ke's lips curled into a bitter smile. "I'm sorry, I lied to you before. My Soul Imprint can't stay in the Slaying Immortal Sword forever.
Ultus is the most vicious weapon in the universe, and it's sharpness is unparalleled.
Once my consciousness disappears, my soul imprint will dissipate as well.
From a human perspective, I will enter the cycle of reincarnation and gain a new life.
But I don't want to do that now.
Gaining a new life is an illusion, and reincarnation is even more so. Even if I did, I'd lose all my memories.
The reason why I lied to you and said that it was possible to revive me was because I hoped that you would be able to find your own happiness. But now, I can't do anything at all. Even if I exist in the form of a sword spirit, I can't fulfill the duties of a husband. I know you too well. If my soul was still around, you would always be by my side.
But I don't want to see you like that. That kind of life is incomplete for you.
Therefore, I would rather reincarnate and hope that you can find the happiness that belongs to you. "
"But for my daughter, I don't want to do that.
I can't fulfill my responsibilities as a father, but I really want to be able to see my daughter every day. I want to see my precious Jun 'er every day. Even if it's just looking at her, I would be satisfied.
Only by truly becoming the Sword Spirit of the Exterminating Immortal Sword can I live on, can I look at Jun'er every day, look at my treasure.
The Pharmacist's voice was bitter. "Fool, did you really think I didn't know you were lying to me?
I just didn't want to expose you.
Whenever you are about to tell a lie, your expression will become especially serious.
Even after all these years, it hasn't changed.
I can only tell you that if your soul disappears, I won't live either. "
"No!" Li Ke snapped. "Jun Er doesn't have me, how can she not have you?"
The Pharmacist's voice was cold. "Then why are you allowed to be selfish, and why can't I be?"
Li Ke was silent. He looked at Jun 'er, who was still smiling sweetly. "I've decided. I will live on as the sword spirit of Executioner Immortal. As long as the new master of Executioner Immortal doesn't die, I can live on and watch over my daughter.
But you have to promise me, little Yue. In the future, no matter what happens, you won't sacrifice yourself. Alright? "
The Pharmacist walked to Jun Er's side and knelt down. She wrapped her arms around her daughter and hugged her tightly.
Once Li Ke had made up his mind, he was quick to execute. He floated in front of Lan Qing and nodded.
"Come with me first." With that, he flew back to the previous room.
Lan Qing followed.
Of the crowd, only Lan Jue, Zhou Qianlin, the Pharmacist, Jun Er, and Zeus's three other than Mika remained.
Xiu Xiu, Lin Guo-guo, and Kerr's eyes were red.
What they'd just witnessed had been too emotional.
"Mother, you go and look after father.
Daddy Lan Jue is here. "Jun Er's voice was sweet and obedient.
The Pharmacist nodded and tousled her hair. She kissed her daughter's soft cheeks, then rose to her feet to follow the group.
Jun Er looked up at Lan Jue. "Daddy, am I a good girl?"
Lan Jue bent down and scooped her up into his arms. "Silly girl, if you want to cry then cry."
Jun'er raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck. "Wah!" She burst into tears.
No matter how mature she was, no matter how intelligent she was, she was still a child!
Lan Jue gently stroked her silky black hair. His eyes were full of heartache.
This child was far too obedient. She had a purpose for what she'd done.
And it was built on the fact that she'd been suppressing her emotions.
She was only a little more than six years old, yet she was able to do this. How incredible was that?
Xiu Xiu, Lin Guo-guo, and Kerr all gathered around to comfort Jun Er.
Jun Er didn't cry for long. After a while, her sobs stopped and she slowly lifted her head.
He lifted a hand to wipe the tears from her face. "Daddy, I'm scared," Jun 'er muttered. "I'm so scared.
I'm so scared.
I saw something terrible. Daddy died, mommy died, they're all dead. They don't want Jun Er anymore. "
Lan Jue patted her on the back. "That won't happen. They love Jun Er. How could they not want you?
Besides, you have me!
Lan Jue, daddy will always be by your side. "
"Mm, mm." Jun Er's voice was soft. Her arms around Lan Jue's neck tightened.
Lan Jue kissed her on the forehead, his face full of tenderness.
At this moment, Jun Er suddenly raised her head and looked in a direction. "Daddy, be careful."
Lan Jue reacted quickly. She didn't doubt Jun Er's words at all. Almost in an instant, she had turned into a flash of lightning and rushed to Zhou Qianlin's side with the three women around her.
A purplish-red radiance flashed past the place where he had been standing a moment ago.
The terrible changes of life and death happened dozens of times in an instant.
Even with Lan Jue's Nirvana-level cultivation, he didn't have the slightest prediction in advance.
Jun'er raised her hand, and a ball of dazzling light suddenly enveloped the surrounding space. Specks of starlight sparkled, and everything became blurry.
The room disappeared, and everyone seemed to have entered a boundless starry sky.
Four purple-red light spots lit up. They suddenly appeared around Lan Jue and the others, surrounding them in the center.
The dazzling starlight only made them pause for a moment. In the next moment, they were swallowed up by the purple-red light.
Lan Jue held Jun Er with one hand and flipped his wrist with the other. The Immortal-trapping Sword jumped into his hand and slashed out.
The purple-red light collapsed. A huge red vortex appeared around him, devouring all the purple-red light.