Meanwhile, at Uncle's Antique Shop.
The bell above the door jangled wildly as Jackie Chan rushed in, shut the door behind him, and leaned against it, panting.
"Huff... huff..."
Jade jumped off the couch and ran up to him.
"Uncle Jackie! You're back!"
"Are you okay? How did the fight with Tara go? Are you hurt?"
Jackie waved a hand to show that he was fine.
After catching his breath, he straightened up and only then noticed someone new in the shop.
A man with long, silver-gray hair and a dark gray robe sat in a chair beside the counter, holding a cup of tea. His Purple Lunar Phase Eyes regarded Jackie calmly.
Jackie froze for a moment.
"Who is..."
Pops emerged from behind the counter, a fly whisk in his hand.
"He is Tso Lan."
"The Moon Demon."
Jackie's eyes widened.
"Tso Lan?!"
"The Moon Demon?!"
He instinctively took a fighting stance, raising both hands in front of him.
"Why is he here?!"
Jade quickly grabbed his sleeve.
"Uncle Jackie, relax!"
"He's here to help. Pops said it was The Great Magician's will."
Jackie paused. After working with Shendu not long ago, he was not quite so resistant to the idea. He turned to Pops.
Pops nodded.
"Yes."
"He is our ally now."
Jackie's expression grew complicated.
He looked at Pops, then at Jade, before finally settling his gaze on Wangchuan.
Holding his teacup, Wangchuan took an unhurried sip, then set it down and raised his eyes to Jackie.
"You carry someone else's aura."
"Jackie Chan."
He spoke suddenly, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, as though he recognized the owners of the auras on Jackie.
Jackie blinked.
"What?"
Wangchuan's Double Lunar Phases eyes narrowed slightly.
"Did you just encounter two... people who weren't ordinary humans?"
"One carried