[成歷|西玉]棋手 英文版 018
????*Another name for this chapter: Little Jade Encountering Little Wu
????The rain was pouring and the thunder was deafening. Spreading dark clouds covered San Francisco through which no sunlight flowed. The sky was blacker than night. The roaring wind seemed to be announcing the befall of doomsday.
????Uncle's Rare Finds, China Town. It seemed more than quiet indoors compared to the dreadful scenery outside.
????Uncle was flipping through a thick magic book, kind of upset. He was never relieved for Hsi Wu's trace had not been found, "Tohru, where is Uncle's tea?"
????"Here comes, Sensei." Holding a saucer, Tohru took small steps, gingerly bypassed the stele Jackie newly brought, and sent the tea to Uncle's hand.
????"Aiiee-yaahh! The tea is too bitter!" Uncle roared after just sipping a mouth. He had wanted to knock on Tohru's head, "One more thing, Uncle has the willies."
????Jackie Chan who was studying the stele suddenly received Miss Hartman's call, "Hello, Miss Hartman."
????Uncle put down the cup and listened intently to Jackie's conversation on the phone. Miss Hartman's call must have something to do with Jade or Seymour – when Seymour was sent to the school, he used the identity of Jackie's cousin. Thinking of his foreboding just now, Uncle was a little nervous.
????"What! Jade and Seymour were not at school?"
????Uncle sprang to his feet, knocking over the teacup, out of which water flowed across the desk.
????"Jade!"
????Just at this time, the store's door was pushed open and Seymour appeared with Jade on his back. He was wounded all over his body, bleeding, blood mingling with the rain. Tick-tock, tick-tock, the floor under his feet was dyed red.
????Jade's clothes were also dyed red, looking terrifying. But it was Seymour's blood and Jade was not injured. She was just asleep.
????Not knowing how long after, Jade woke and found herself brought back to Uncle's store. Hsi Wu was missing, so did Seymour.
????On the first floor of the store were Jackie, Uncle, Tohru, and Captain Black, but Seymour.
????"Uncle, where is Hsi Wu…I mean Seymour?"
????"He is in Section 13."
????Jade felt flustered somehow and asked anxiously: "Is he all right?"
????Jackie touched Jade's head gently, "He is all right but he needs to stay in Section 13 for a while."
????"Stay for a while? Why? Why is he locked up again?"
????"Jade, I'm sorry. Seymour met Hsi Wu. We could not make sure whether he is Seymour or Hsi Wu himself."
????"But is the Tiger Talisman not in Section 13 all these days? The Good and the Evil cannot reunite without the Tiger."
????"Jade, Uncle said the Tiger Talisman's magic of dividing yin and yang is not absolute. Hsi Wu probably united his two halves of Good and Evil without using the Tiger."
????"But…"
????Uncle interrupted Jade's words, "Now we cannot confirm he is Seymour, not Hsi Wu unless Uncle sees in person…"
????Suddenly, Captain Black's phone rang and he went outside the store to answer it.
????Shortly after, Captain Black returned to the store and said in a low voice: "The satellite finds Hsi Wu's trace. It's south to San Francisco."
????"…another Hsi Wu!"
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