Fang Xiang

This is both a work of science fiction and an exploration of the meaning of life, love, literature and art. Brainpower is no longer the main ingredient for being human in this far distant future world.  Spirituality, physical balance, and diligence all come together as integrity for Chen Mu, the Card Apprentice.  The cards which Chen Mu masters in his own scrappy way, distill all the powers of the cosmos –  human and nonhuman –  into something that is not a book, not technology, and neither art nor magic, but is these and more.  Learn about these strange cards, which can embody everything you might imagine for the future of technology, but also a future beyond technology which promotes the best, and sometimes the worst, from mankind’s past.

The Card Apprentice

There were many doubts in Qiu Shanyu's heart. Since the beginning, Qiao Yuan had shown his unmistakable hatred toward her. She knew the hatred hadn't come from her provoking him to fight one on two. After going through several guesses, she found the answer even surprising to herself—Qiao Yuan hadn't taken on the competition because of her provoking words; it had been because of his enmity toward her! That was how that bet had happened!

Thinking of that, she involuntarily touched her own lips. She couldn't forget the humiliation of Qiao Yuan biting her lips in public! Killing him wouldn't suppress even a tiny bit of her anger! She had tried searching for Qiao Yuan after the incident, pulling all of her stops, but Qiao Yuan seemed to have vanished without a single trace.

However, she hadn't expected that Qiao Yuan, who had disappeared, would launch a surprise attack on their station!

The Green Mark