Chapter 173. The Blade’s Reflection
Author: Sikky Turner
last update2026-02-25 04:09:39

The canyon woke under a fragile light. Mist lingered along the riverbank, curling in silent spirals.

Rick moved slowly, carrying Luna’s cocoon like a fragile vessel, the soft hum of her Qi pulsing against his chest.

The swordswoman crouched by the water, her hands hovering above the river as though she feared breaking it.

Her eyes were wide now, pupils clear for the first time in years. The world hit her all at once: the sun’s angle, the smell of wet stone, the trembling shimmer of water. She
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