章 168: Chapter 168: The Rising Blood Moon

The soft and calm moonlight bathed the edge of the crater in its luminous glow, casting long, eerie shadows. 

At the rim of the twenty-diameter crater stood a young woman, her robe fluttering in the night breeze, clad in snug-fitting assassin's attire. 

She gazed down at the expansive crater below, where the echoes of her thumping heartbeat resonated in the stillness, accompanied by ragged breaths. 

All of this tension culminated in a long sigh that escaped her cherry-red lips.

"He's as reckless as ever," Li Mei's fingers trembled slightly as she clutched the edges of her cloak, the fabric feeling rough and unfamiliar against her skin. 

She watched Jin's battle unfold, a knot of worry forming deep within her chest. 

Her eyes, normally pools of tranquil brown, had transformed into a startling shade of crimson. They shimmered like precious rubies, reflecting the fiery turmoil of her thoughts.