Moving Like the Stars (Part Fourteen) The group of men in black moved with a steady and prolonged energy, their steps light, encircling Yan Li and Qing Jiu. Their presence was starkly different from those they had encountered at the inn yesterday; those had been overt, whereas these men were reserved, often a sign of hidden depths. Observing the situation,…
Moving Like the Stars (Part Thirteen) Among those present, Qing Jiu recognized a few and knew that these people weren’t working for Xuanji Tower but had come solely based on the rumors, each coveting the Fenghou Sword for themselves. The group had arrived together; some knew each other well enough, but none were close enough to simply hand over the…
Moving Like the Stars (Part Twelve) Yan Li followed Mo Wen’s instructions and sought out a healer for acupuncture for several days. It was then she got a message from Tang Linzhi through Liu Xiu. Despite not being fully recovered, Yan Li could not care less about her body. Determined to head to Hangzhou, she requested a horse to make…
Moving Like the Stars (Part Eleven) After a day of hard riding, the young server Tang Linzhi had with her vomited all along the way, leaving her no choice but to stop for the night in Jing City. The Yanyu Pavilion had twelve branches scattered throughout the major cities of Jiangnan region, and as luck would have it, there was…
Moving Like the Stars (Part Ten) Tang Biao pointed at Tang Linzhi, addressing the injured disciple of Qixian Palace, “You see, I told you my foolish disciple was here, but you wouldn’t believe it and had to learn the hard way.” The disciple’s face flushed with a thin anger, ready to retort. Gong Shang raised his hand, signaling him to…