The Reticent Blade is, first and foremost, a wuxia novel, meaning that the world and its character’s powers and abilities are more grounded. Instead of cultivators who can soar through the heavens and shatter planets, you will find martial artists who can still perform superhuman feats but not so fantastical as to tear through space or achieve immortality.
The world of The Reticent Blade is one of medieval China, loosely based upon the time period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a time of chaos and strife, where war and death are rampant. We follow the intertwining story of several protagonists and antagonists as they navigate the chaotic times, unraveling the threads that connect the past, the present, and the future of the world.
The Reticent Blade is a story of heroism, love, revenge, and cruelty.
The Reticent Blade is a story of both the righteousness and vileness of the jianghu.
- Chapter 1 - Blade-Bearing Vagabond
- Chapter 101 - Blade Intent Sword Qi
- Chapter 104 - Power Dynamics
- Chapter 107 - A Scholar First, a Subject Second
- Chapter 11 - Surrounded
- Chapter 112 – Bang
- Chapter 115 - A Bargain Sealed in Loss
- Chapter 118 - True Body of the Sect Leader
- Chapter 120 - A New Dawn
- Chapter 123 - Budding Growth
- Chapter 126 - Silent Tears
- Chapter 129 - The Stirring Winds
- Chapter 131 - Turmoil Before the New Year
- Chapter 134 - The Bloody Flying Mallard (Part One)
- Chapter 137 - The Bloody Flying Mallard (Part Four)
- Chapter 14 - The Dancer
- Chapter 142 – Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Four)
- Chapter 145 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Seven)
- Chapter 148 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Ten)
- Chapter 150 - The Wind Stops, the Sun Sets, and the Horse Halts
- Chapter 153 - Old Acquaintances
- Chapter 156 - Killing Intent at Fallen Moon
- Chapter 18 - Entanglement
- Chapter 20 - Encountering Zhao Feihu Again
- Chapter 23 - Quid Pro Quo
- Chapter 26 - Master and Servant
- Chapter 29 - Please Stay Your Blade
- Chapter 31 - Troubling Times
- Chapter 34 - Entrust
- Chapter 37 - Iron Spear Suppressor of Shu
- Chapter 4 - Welcome Back Banquet (Part Two)
- Chapter 42 - Formidable Prey
- Chapter 45 - Injuries and Memories, the Ma Family Village
- Chapter 48 - Marriage Competition
- Chapter 50 - Tracking Through the Forest
- Chapter 53 - Passerby
- Chapter 56 - The North Watching Pass
- Chapter 59 - Chi Nanweis Blade
- Chapter 61 - The Tenderness of a Blade
- Chapter 64 - Xue Niangs First Lesson
- Chapter 67 - Forced Counsel
- Chapter 7 - The Daughter of the Chi Family
- Chapter 72 - Strange Old Man
- Chapter 75 - Animated Corpse
- Chapter 78 - Under the Moon at Five Gods Summit
- Chapter 80 - Paper Window
- Chapter 83 - Black Umbrella Ah San
- Chapter 86 - Frozen Daybreak Lin Jiulao
- Chapter 89 - Formless Blade
- Chapter 91 - A Lamplit Moment
- Chapter 95 - The Wine Thief
- Chapter 98 - Wang Yuepi
- Prologue
- Chapter 10 - Bounty
- Chapter 102 - The Graceful Lady
- Chapter 105 - Dispute Among Children
- Chapter 108 - Teacher and Student
- Chapter 110 - Threat from an Ant
- Chapter 113 - Infiltration
- Chapter 116 - Grand Elder
- Chapter 119 - Twilight Before Daybreak
- Chapter 121 - Secrets of the Ghostbane Association
- Chapter 124 – Imperial Academy
- Chapter 127 - Enmity Must Be Avenged
- Chapter 13 - Different Strokes for Different Folks
- Chapter 132 - Official Su Yi
- Chapter 135 - The Bloody Flying Mallard (Part Two)
- Chapter 138 - The Bloody Flying Mallard (Part Five)
- Chapter 140 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Two)
- Chapter 143 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Five)
- Chapter 146 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Eight)
- Chapter 149 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Eleven)
- Chapter 151 - A Benevolent Ruler is Ruthless
- Chapter 154 - Deep Root
- Chapter 16 - The Strange Man
- Chapter 19 - You Owe Me a Life
- Chapter 21 - Discussion in the Night
- Chapter 24 - Dress to Impress
- Chapter 27 - Porridge Distribution
- Chapter 3 - Welcome Back Banquet (Part One)
- Chapter 32 - Trivial Matters in Xuzhou (Part One)
- Chapter 35 - The Storm Approaches
- Chapter 38 - Twilight of the Tiger
- Chapter 40 - Monster
- Chapter 43 - Destined to Die
- Chapter 46 - Heady Rice Wine
- Chapter 49 - Monsters in the Mountains
- Chapter 51 - Tiger King
- Chapter 54 - A Small Town in Northern Qiang
- Chapter 57 - Ten Years Ago in North Watching Pass
- Chapter 6 - A Massacre Caused by One Wen
- Chapter 62 - A Thousand Accusations are Meaningless to Me
- Chapter 65 - A Tour for Two
- Chapter 68 - Secret Imperial Edict at Midnight
- Chapter 70 - Sword Sovereign of the World (Part Two)
- Chapter 73 - Treacherous Mountain Road
- Chapter 76 - Seeing Through the Dark
- Chapter 79 - Cunning Listener Ye Fan
- Chapter 81 – A Dead End
- Chapter 84 – Senior Brother and Junior Brother
- Chapter 87 - Memories From Three Years Ago
- Chapter 9 - Starting the Escort Mission
- Chapter 93 - Ruthless and Malicious, Unbound Bodhisattva
- Chapter 96 - Strategist Against Strategist
- Chapter 99 - Unbound Might
- Chapter 100 - Sword and Blade
- Chapter 103 - The Cause of Frustration
- Chapter 106 - Affairs of Scholars
- Chapter 109 - Entrapment of a Gentleman
- Chapter 111 - Sect Leader of the Five Gods Summit
- Chapter 114 - Driven to Desperation
- Chapter 117 - Deadly Butterfly
- Chapter 12 - Forsaken Phoenix, Shackled Phoenix
- Chapter 122 - The Flavor of Wine
- Chapter 125 - By Candlelight
- Chapter 128 - Box of Rouge
- Chapter 130 - Clouds Gather, Storm Stirs
- Chapter 133 - The Blade That Blocks the Path
- Chapter 136 - The Bloody Flying Mallard (Part Three)
- Chapter 139 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part One)
- Chapter 141 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Three)
- Chapter 144 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Six)
- Chapter 147 - Sword That Rules Heaven and Earth (Part Nine)
- Chapter 15 - Zhuang Zhous Butterfly Dream
- Chapter 152 - Heartfelt and Sincere Farewell
- Chapter 155 - Encounter at Fallen Moon
- Chapter 17 - Trade For Your Life
- Chapter 2 - Changfeng Escort Agency
- Chapter 22 - Impending Sword, Alluring Elegy
- Chapter 25 - Snippets of Memories
- Chapter 28 - Riot
- Chapter 30 - The Gathering Storm
- Chapter 33 - Trivial Matters in Xuzhou (Part Two)
- Chapter 36 - Trouble
- Chapter 39 - Crimson
- Chapter 41 - Trap
- Chapter 44 - The Glow of Twilight
- Chapter 47 - Your Reproach
- Chapter 5 - Master Wu
- Chapter 52 - A Deity
- Chapter 55 - The Qihuang Society
- Chapter 58 - The Winds Rise
- Chapter 60 - Ye Beizhis Blade
- Chapter 63 - A Ground Jackal That Bites
- Chapter 66 – Attending the Imperial Court
- Chapter 69 – Sword Sovereign of the World (Part One)
- Chapter 71 - Liangzhou Prefecture Branch
- Chapter 74 - The Methods of the Five Gods Summit
- Chapter 77 - Then Perish
- Chapter 8 - Osmanthus Cakes
- Chapter 82 – An Awkward Dinner
- Chapter 85 - Sneaking into the Prime Ministers Residence at Night
- Chapter 88 - The Blade Forged in Xuanfeng
- Chapter 90 - Lin Jiulaos Pride
- Chapter 94 - Entering Yuanyang at Night
- Chapter 97 - Wine-Stealing Escapade
- Chapter Ninety-Two - Chance Encounter