[成歷|西玉]棋手 英文版 009
? ? Hsi Wu got badly injured when fighting his evil half. Although demons had wonderful self-cure abilities, Hsi Wu’s wound recovered very slowly for his strength had not revived yet. He turned into his human form afterward, covering most of the wounds with clothes. But there was still a visible cut on the back of the hand, from which seeped blood.
? ? Heeding the wound on Hsi Wu’s hand, Jade went to take the Horse Talisman here.
? ? Due to the prevention of Jade and Hsi Wu, the Evil did not get the talismans. Jade had picked them up and temporarily set them in the corner of the treasury. The Horse could be put into use now.
? ? “Seymour.” Jade stood before Hsi Wu, slightly bending down, “reach out.”
? ? Hsi Wu was stunned and reached out hesitantly.
? ? Jade put the Horse Talisman in Hsi Wu’s palm. A white light flashed and warmth flowed through him, whose wounds were healing rapidly.
? ? “Jade…” Filled with guilt, Hsi Wu did not expect that Jade would cure him with the talisman, “I… I’m so sorry…”
? ? “Sorry for you have just protected me?” said Jade giggling.
????“For I deceived you at that time.” Hsi Wu bowed his head, low in tone, “and for locking you up in the cell.”
????Jade sat down beside Hsi Wu, not caring about what he said: “those were done by the Evil, not you.”
????You are Seymour, not Hsi Wu. Jade said in her heart.
????She was clear that this thought was naive – Hsi Wu was Seymour, and Seymour was just the disguise Hsi Wu used to deceive her. But she did not want to think about this.
????She longed to have a peer friend indeed – Paco lived in Mexico and always quarreled with her; Jackie and others were kind to her, but after all there was an age gap between them so not all is convenient to pour out. If Seymour, the problem was gone. They were both kids and both were different from any other kid in the school.
????Let her do willfully once, just once.
????Hsi Wu wanted to speak something. He muttered for a while before letting out a word, “Thank you, Jade.”
????Jade laughed happily after hearing this.
????Uncle walked by at this time with a bottle in his hand, in which flowed red liquid.
????“Uncle, is this the magic potion for seeking Hsi Wu?”
????Uncle slowly said: “No, this is the magic to prevent the Good from harming others. If any evil is in his heart, the spell will work.”
????“Just call me Seymour, sir.”
????Uncle glimpsed at Hsi Wu and looked upon Jade, who tilted her head and smiled embarrassedly.
????Uncle understood and could only shake his head, “Well, Seymour.”
????“But Uncle,” Jade was puzzled, “how could an absolutely Good do anything evil?” “The Tiger Talisman’s magic of dividing yin and yang is not absolute,” Uncle explained and poured the potion down from Seymour’s head. The red glow flowed across him and vanished in a few seconds.
????“Sensei, the spell is done.” Tohru carried a pile of stuff approaching the treasury and put it on the ground.
????Uncle produced a compass from within, handed it to Seymour, and handed Jade a portable censer, “Take this. Jade, you take this. Now we could know where Hsi Wu goes.”
????The three surrounded Seymour and recited a spell.
????A wisp of smoke rose from Seymour’s head, gathered into a cloud, swirled slowly, and outlined a building.
????“Seems like Section 13.” Jade frowned and said touching her chin.
????Then the scene changed and Seymour and the other three appeared in the cloud.
????“What’s up?” asked Tohru.
????Uncle sprinkled butterfly wing powder into the cloud. The scene shook fiercely and when it calmed, they the four were still there.
????“Aiiee-yaahh! Hsi Wu must have cast a spell on himself so that Uncle could only find the Good,” cried Uncle covering his head.
????Tohru said worriedly: “How should we seal Hsi Wu if we can’t find him?
????“Maybe Lo Pei can,” said Jade.
????“Searching Reels.” Half an hour passed and Jackie took the revived statue of Lo Pei back – it took him quite a while to persuade the museum director to lend him the statue. Hearing they were to cope with a demon, Lo Pei agreed pleasantly. Knowing they could not find Hsi Wu, he used his magical reels to search.
????But his searching reals could not find him either. The feedback of the magic was only a confusing cloud.
????Jackie felt hurried and his head swelling, “What could we do then? It will be so bad if Hsi Wu’s strength recovers.”
????“Uncle needs a more powerful spell! Let’s prepare it, Tohru.”
????“Yes, Sensei.”
????“Babylon.” Seymour suddenly muttered. “He might go to Babylon.”
????“Babylon?” said Jade in wonder.
????“It’s said that in Babylon there was a Tower High in the Heavens. That was Hsi Wu’s palace.” Uncle pointed at a world map, keen light coming down from his eyes, “In Iraq at this time.”
????“Then Uncle, we quickly go there to cope with the Sky Demon.”
????“Phut!”
????“Oh!”
????Unlike Jackie Chan who could not wait to go to Iraq on hearing the news, Uncle said: “He might go and he might not go. Uncle needs a more powerful searching spell still. Tohru, you and Jackie go to Iraq while Lo Pei and I study the spell.
????Jackie and Tohru went to their room to pack their baggage at once while Uncle and Lo Pei prepared to study the spell.
????Jade took the chance to stop Lo Pei, inquiring him about sealing the Evil.
????“I do not know this kind of spell either,” said Lo Pei.
????The negative reply instantly destroyed Jade’s hope but his following words woke it again.
? ? “But I can try to study one, together with your Uncle.”
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