The bamboo blinds were lifted and dropped by the mountain breeze, casting shifting spots of light across the bamboo mat. Lin Zhaoyue pressed her fingertips against the rim of her teacup, and in the crisp sound of the celadon clinking against her knuckles, she heard her own quickened heartbeat.
The figure, lengthened by the moonlight in the bamboo grove last night, was sitting right across from her now—the young man lowered his gaze, his eyelashes casting butterfly-wing shadows beneath his eyes, while the Dark Iron Sword rested at his side, the star patterns on its scabbard glowing faintly with every breath.
"This jade pendant..." She touched the warm, cool Cangwu Jade Pendant at her waist again. "Last night in the bamboo grove, when I chased after the sword Qi, it suddenly became burning hot. Just now on the sword-testing platform, the moment you drew your sword, it started burning again."
Chapter 56