Chapter 301: Cotton Candy Carbon (1)
In her memories, her mother had always been so gentle and lovely. It was only when she picked up a sword that she seemed to become a different person entirely, brimming with heroic spirit, sharp and dazzling.
And every time she saw this sword, Xia Yao's mind would involuntarily conjure up the final memories of that summer.
Back then, she wore a princess dress matching her mother's, training in the courtyard downstairs.
Her mother patiently corrected her grip on the sword. The crisp sound of metal blades clashing seemed to still echo in her ears, accompanied by the childish words of nine-year-old Xia Yao.
—I want to become as amazing as Mom!
—That might mean enduring a lot of hardship, you know.
—I'm not afraid!
She just never imagined that would be the last time she ever saw her mother.
After that...