[Earth Era, December 29, 2010] [Western Calendar, Wednesday] [Xia Calendar, Gengyin Year, eleventh month, twenty-fourth day, auspicious for marriage, ancestral rites, praying for blessings, praying for offspring, travel, moving the sacred flame, dismantling, opening a business, and trading; inauspicious for burial]
After meeting Huo Dangkou, Qin Siyang was not in a particularly good mood.
Obtaining an [Apocalypse Fragment] was a demanding requirement indeed.
He arranged another meeting with Chu Xiaoang at Old Johnny's tavern and told him about Huo Dangkou's demand, hoping to find out whether he had a spare [Apocalypse Fragment].
Chu Xiaoang shook his head. "If I had a spare [Apocalypse Fragment], I'd have given it to Ba Xing or Old Zheng long ago. Why would I keep it on me?"
Then, still shaken by the thought, he added, "Thank goodness I don't have a spare [Apocalypse Fragment]. If I'd given one to Ba Xing, Huo Dangkou probably wouldn't have taken him hostage. He would have killed him, taken the [Apocalypse Fragment], and made a run for it."
"Do you have any way to rescue Chu Baxing, Commander Chu?"
"A way?" Chu Xiaoang smiled. "Kill Zhou Bi."
"You still intend to kill him?"
"Zhou Bi and those people from Zone 1 each have an [Apocalypse Fragment]. If I don't kill them, where am I supposed to find something that rare?"
"I have other things to take care of. I probably won't have time to see you before the day after tomorrow. If anything comes up, we can talk then."
With that, Chu Xiaoang left the tavern.
Qin Siyang fell silent.
Just as Huo Dangkou had predicted, Chu Xiaoang was determined to kill Zhou Bi. There was no stopping him now.
Next, Qin Siyang met Shan En at the tavern.
The moment Shan En spoke, delight filled