Chapter One: The Ace They Stole

He approached. The ball lay quietly inside. The gold line had not vanished. It now extended toward a seam in his bag. Lu tore the lining open and found three grains of magnetic powder. Above each floated a faint gray trail that crossed the road and pointed toward Qiyun's rear entrance. Lu Chen raised his head. Fate had not turned back to face him. It had finally placed a knife in his hand.