Touching the scabbard ceases the pain in Nicky's hand and she relinquishes the scabbard to Henry for safekeeping, sharing a kiss with him after he confesses that he had a rough upbringing growing up impoverished with his grandmother before finding his true calling in Chinese history.Īt the Chinese Community Center, Nicky and Henry are meeting up for an early training session where the pair trade blows while unabashedly flirting. Nicky challenges the thief to a fight, wagering the key if she loses, emerges triumphant and opens the box to recover the scabbard to the sword that burned her inside. Revealing he stole the relic from the mansion, Henry gives it to his fence for information about who the mysterious burglar was while Nicky is quietly updated on Henry's past from Evan. While there Henry displays a surprising amount of prowess in break-in techniques and contemplates stealing a Chinese artifact he finds in the home, believing it belongs back in China rather than a mansion in the California Bay Area.Įventually, Henry meets with his fence Randall, who repatriates stolen artifacts back to their native culture.
Since the local and wealthy entrepreneur linked to the key conveniently happens to be out of town, Henry suggests that he and Nicky should break into his palatial estate to investigate for additional clues. As it turns out, Evan's background check on him reveals he has an extensive criminal record. His friend then emails him the information he got on Henry, who isn't all he appears. However, before he can back out, he gets a call from the friend who was looking into Henry. Unbeknownst to Henry, Evan launches a private investigation into him after learning he and Nicky broke into Chau's office.īefore Nicky meets up with Henry to discuss the origins of the ancient key they discovered inside the puzzle box, Althea Shen teases her younger sister over her will-they/won't-they romance she seems to have with Henry and advises her sister to act on the attraction she is feeling towards Henry.Įlsewhere in San Francisco, Evan is feeling guilty over letting his jealousy get the better of him, and investigate Henry. Late, he and Nicky make a discovery of their own, finding an ancient key that may lead them to the next of the eight weapons and thus guaranteeing a showdown with Zhilan in the process. Nicky is finally able to see what Henry is capable of as the two spar, but Henry observes that Nicky is visibly distracted by the news that Zhilan has resurfaced in Singapore and is likely linked to the disappearance of Professor Chau due to his expertise on the mythical eight weapons she is on the hunt for. He then mention that their lead is Winston Chau, who is a professor who is an expert in these symbols, and Henry then says he’s in Singapore now.
As it turns out, it’s a symbol for one of the families guarding each of the eight weapons, which makes Zhilan and Pei-Ling Zhang part of these guardians. Later, Henry tells Nicky that he found the symbol. He recognizes that a band in the wallet belongs to a local homeless shelter. Nicky shares what happened with the girl in the park and shows Henry the wallet. as she leaves to meet Henry.Īt the library, both Nicky and Henry are running into a wall researching. He excitedly shows her that he saved a picture of their last game night together so they can pick up where they left off. Once Evan Hartley leaves with his order from the Shen's family restaurant as Henry texts Nicky. He offers to train her at the park, which she accepts. Henry shares with her that he spent two years training in Beijing and also had a hard time coming home. She says she hasn’t been able to find her groove since returning from the monastery in the Yunnan Province. She goes to leave, and Henry asks if she’s trained lately.
They make plans to meet at the library later to investigate the lead further. She gives him the drawing of the necklace, and he recognizes the style of the art. Later, Henry reveals to Nicky the fabled magical potential of the weapon that Zhilan Zhang now has in her possession.Īt the community center in San Francisco, Nicky finds Henry. It is so strong that it stopped a random Asian Auntie in her tracks to have her comment on the good-looking pair. Nicky and Henry first meet, and the two seemingly have instant chemistry. He trained in Wushu China for three years prior.
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