Semua Bab Once Upon a Time: Bab 271 - Bab 280

My sword was but only an inch away from the Taoist priest's chest. But it could go no further; an invisible force was gripping at my wrist, preventing me from going any further.I tugged at my arm, indicating my intent to yield and the invisible force that held me vanished. I looked back, searching for the source of the voice and saw a little boy, dressed in traditional Taoist garb, emerging from within the midst of the frozen crowd. The unusually placid look he gave when our eyes locked told me enough that this was no ordinary boy, for his gaze was as deep and unfathomable as the deepest waters of a quiet lake.Lin Feng and Chongxi formed up beside me and we bowed to him. "Our humblest apologies, Esteemed Celestial Master," I said, "I hope you understand that we have had no choice." "I understand fully, Master Shiyan," the little boy that was one of the Celestial Master Zhangs who was now an immortal said, "And I want to thank you as well, for showing kind

I gave Wang a compendious account of what happened here. After listening to my tale, Wang asked, "Urm, Brother Yan, do you need Captain Zheng to come over?" "Nope, I have it all under control here." Wang responded with a wordless hum, and the line went dead.My cordial conversation on the line with Wang left the foreman dismayed, shivering with consternation as he winced at the idea of what could befall him.I squeezed his phone back into his hands and placed an arm on his shoulder, "So, back to business. Come on now, I'm still waiting for your answer. Will you authorize my request? If you can't, then get me someone who can!" The foreman floundered with his phone, looking for a number and he tapped on it when he finally found it. He listened to his phone, waiting for someone to answer on the other end until he began saying, "Urm, Mr. Li..." Fearing more walloping from us, he told his employer, Mr. Li everything, all the while trying to keep himself composed

By the powers of Master Six and Father, my companions and I were sent back through time, back into ancient China where we embarked on a quest of pilgrimage to strengthen and temper ourselves. With little said about our adventures in medieval China, we returned back to the present, once again being tossed down into the spiraling chaos of the invisible war for the dragon leys of China.It was during one of our many adventures in ancient history where Chongxi found himself a weapon. We left it somewhere in Wu Zhong before returning back to the present and recovering it was the first thing we did as soon as we came back. After retrieving it, we went back to town. Lu Shengnan had been abducted by Huang Li's people during our absence and in the final message she had been able to send me, there was only a four-letter word: Help.At the same time, Ji Qichen had been taken as well. His disclosing of vital information to me had been discovered by his confederates, th

Outside the interrogation room, everyone mobbed me for answers and I told them everything about Huang Li's talk with me and her final words. "Did you notice, Shiyan? Something wrong with her when she lost control of her temper just now?" Chongxi pointed out, chewing his cigarette, "Her soul was unsteady just now. But only for a brief moment, if you'd noticed.""I did," I agreed, nodding my head, saying, "Someone has tampered with her soul. She did mention that her father had done something terrible to her and her husband, Cao Xuedong. She did not say what specifically, but I guess it had something to do with their souls."Big Sister interjected suddenly, "You said just now Huang Li told you that everyone that looks the same like her bears the same rage and malice towards you?" I nodded. "I don't understand. What does she mean?" I paused for a moment's mulling before I answered, "I could only surmise she's referring to people that have the same cold and fros

"Like a robot." Our heads turned and saw it was Lin Feng who said that, with the edges of his eyes twitching uncomfortably. I flashed him an approving nod, attesting to what he said, something which Chongxi agreed too. "True enough," he said, "All of them behaved like mindless drones without any shred of humanity or compassion, only programmed to do as he's told."Zheng Shuang looked positively aghast by that epiphany, looking absolutely shocked that he could not even speak. Big Sister placed her empty can on the table and propped one leg over one knee and called, "Toss me another, Na San." The Shaman hastily placed his can on the floor and knelt down to extract another Coke from the box. Carefully, he popped the Coke open and presented it humbly to her, saying, "Your drink, My Lady." "Gods, Big Sister. Can you be any more imperious!?" I frowned from across the coffee table. She shrugged nonchalantly as she took her Coke from Na San's hands, ignoring my jibe, and gestur