Moving Like the Stars (Part Sixteen) Lingyun had stumbled back in panic, retreating a good thirty meters away. Jun Zhen, who had intervened, was quickly subdued by a man wielding a willow-leaf saber, forced to the outer edges of the skirmish. Composing himself, Lingyun, with his face ashen and clutching his severed hand, shot Jun Zhen a sideways glance and…
Moving Like the Stars (Part Fifteen) Wu Yu clicked her tongue and said indifferently, “Speak of the fox, and the fox appears.” As the harsh caw of crows filled the air and the biting wind toyed with Qing Jiu’s robes, she stared at the man before her for a long moment before gritting her teeth and uttering his name: “Qianqiu!”…
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…