The Reticent Blade - Chapter 23 - Quid Pro Quo

... Gucheng couldn't comprehend what had just happened. He couldn't figure out just how he lost. How could this woman always avoid his sword qi? How was she still unharmed even though his final strike had clearly struck her?

The scattered lake water, which had been blasted across the oasis with his last sword, drizzled from the sky. The woman put her umbrella to good use as she walked toward Baili Gucheng, looking like a mythical river goddess who stepped out of an ink painting.

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