The backside of the present,
Was the front side of the past,
Was the side of what she had become,
Was the side of what she would become in the future.
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THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.
To save Wang Qing Long was her lifelong duty at first. She had been in the loop, to make herself clear of the barriers, but never intended to be safe in her own hands.
"Don't move, or I'll kill you," Mei threatened. Suddenly, Wang Qing Long burst out from the corner of the hut. That's when Minister Fang Chen tried to get away. Mei pivoted her heel around and throw the dagger, swishing in the middle of the thin air like a spear.
Mei wanted to prove that she could still kill, and now, if she spared some time, to think of what to do. She knew she could kill him. Minister Fang Chen got bewildered when the blood ooze out from the side of his temples. He stopped and glimpsed at the farside of the river.
