(Already up for subscriptions this early? Please support me, everyone... The exciting parts are just around the corner. The better the numbers, the more chapters I'll post... No upper limit, so what are you waiting for? Subscribe now...) With that thought, Arabella finally called Tang Changsheng again, only to find him unexpectedly calm.
"Don't worry. That jade pendant can save you at least two more times..." Tang Changsheng even chuckled on the other end of the line. "But I doubt anyone else will be so lucky. I'm afraid the dead won't number just one or two..."
"Where are you?" Arabella asked softly. She wanted to run to Tang Changsheng's side. She had even unconsciously chosen to ignore the second half of what he'd said.
Tang Changsheng laughed. "I'm still in Lufadan. I probably won't be back tonight. If you're scared, you can come find me..."
Lufadan lived up to its reputation as the world's largest free city. Beneath its endless splendor lay endless filth, and beneath its neon lights flowed untold undercurrents too dark to name.
They were at a parking lot by the docks, right beside the Sea.
But the weather was poor today. The Sea had none of its clear blue beauty; instead, it looked cold and gloomy.
Inside one of the less conspicuous Chariots, Tang Changsheng hung up.
Minister Da Xiang sat beside him, upright and solemn, his eyes fixed on his nose and his nose on his heart, as though he hadn't heard Tang Changsheng flirting with someone at all!
Only after Tang Changsheng hung up did Minister Da Xiang say, as if nothing had happened, "The items should be inside that hotel. The auction starts in an hour!"
Tang Changsheng nodded. He hadn't expected Minister Da Xiang to be so efficient, finding the items in