Warring States Odyssey

  "The fate is not yet determined, and the future will be created by oneself..."

  Kougen suddenly opened his eyes, and only then did he realize that he had been sleeping without realizing it. Kougen rubbed his temples, earlier in a daze, he seemed to have had a dream, but now the content of the dream was what, Kougen already basically didn't have any impression, seemingly only vaguely remembering this one sentence.

  Looking out of the window on the side of the plane, it's still pitch black, and I don't know where the plane has flown to now. But since I'm already on the plane, there's no need to be so tense anymore, and I shouldn't be on duty myself either. The plateau's mind is also a bit relaxed, but this trip is not easy at all. The plateau is indeed very tired, so I leaned back in my seat and dozed off for a while.

  At this moment, Gao Yuan suddenly felt a heat in his chest. He pressed his hand on his chest and found that the heat was coming from the amulet he was wearing.

  Gao Yuan also found it very strange, and took out the amulet from his collar, but this amulet did not have anything unusual, only the heat was still very obvious. This amulet was passed down by Gao Yuan's ancestors, and even Gao Yuan didn't know what era it was from. Colleagues said it was an ancient object from the Song Dynasty, while others said it was from the Tang Dynasty.

  Unlike ordinary jade or gold and silver pendants, this pendant with a diameter of about 5 cm is made of a metal that presents a dark greenish-black color. The pattern on the pendant is also not the usual gods, Buddhas, or auspicious beasts. One side has some ancient-looking symbolic patterns, while the other side depicts a warrior wearing armor and holding a long spear, with an angry expression, sword-like hair, and a very fierce appearance. Some people say that the person depicted is Zhang Fei, while others claim it's a yaksha. The craftsmanship is exquisite, vivid, and lifelike, making this pendant truly special. Anyone who sees it will feel a bit strange. But why did this pendant suddenly start emitting heat? This has never happened before.

  The highland was thinking, only to hear the voice from the loudspeaker: Dear passengers, we have now entered Chinese airspace and will arrive at our destination airport in about two hours. This voice also shifted Gaoyuan's attention away from the amulet and reminded him of his responsibilities.

  Before the plane landed, this mission was not over yet, so he still had to stand guard for the last time. After waking up on the highland, he immediately got up, put on his jacket, and checked the weapons he carried with him: a 95-style pistol at his waist, three flying knives in the pocket of his jacket, two clips, and a military knife tied to his left calf. Because they were on an airplane, explosive weapons could not be used, so cold weapons were mainly used. Then Highland pushed open the door of the rest room and walked out.

  This is in the public cabin outside the rest room, people are scattered around, some reading books, some playing cards, some chatting with each other in a low voice, and some leaning on the seats to sleep. There are also people walking back and forth in the cabin. Because this flight was chartered, the layout of the cabin is not the usual seating arrangement of ordinary passenger planes, the seat layout is more relaxed and casual, but after more than ten hours of flying, everyone is a bit tired.

  At the entrance of the cabin aisle, Gao Yuan replaced his colleague who was on duty here and started the final moment of guarding.

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  Gao Yuan is 22 years old this year and is a young special agent of the National Security Department. Although Gao Yuan is very young, he has super strong reaction nerves and sports talent, and is proficient in various combat skills and equipment usage techniques. Therefore, he was assigned to protect the Chinese delegation attending the United Nations Geneva headquarters' performance for maintaining world peace along with six other colleagues.

  Because the theme of this performance was to condemn terrorism and call for world peace, before the performance, multiple terrorist organizations planned to attack it. As a result, countries participating in the performance also dispatched their country's elite agents to protect their own performers. During the entire performance, Gao and his colleagues also made great efforts, capturing seven suspected terrorists, intercepting five parcel bombs, three human bombs, and preventing two terrorist attacks in advance, ensuring the safety of the entire delegation and the smooth progress of the performance.

  As this performance was a charter flight, before the plane took off, it also underwent strict checks by people like Gaoyuan, and the crew members were all state employees. Therefore, after boarding the plane, it could basically be guaranteed that this task would be successfully completed. Because at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, any terrorist attack would have no effect, unless a terrorist organization was also able to intercept with a plane or attack with missiles. If it were such an attack, it wouldn't be something Gaoyuan and colleagues could handle, but generally, terrorist organizations don't have this capability, only states do.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We are now approaching an air pocket ahead of us, and the aircraft will experience some turbulence shortly. Please return to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, and remain calm."

  The passengers who were active in the cabin also made a fuss after hearing this, and those who were sitting were busy collecting their belongings, fastening their seatbelts, while those who were walking around were also in a hurry to find a place to sit down.

  Just then, a slender figure sat down on the opposite side of the plateau, fastened her seatbelt, lifted her head, and revealed a beautiful face that was almost flawless. The plateau paused for a moment, saying: "Miss Chen, it's you."

  This beautiful woman is one of the key protected personnel in this highland and colleagues, known as a talented girl with extraordinary beauty and wisdom, Chen Yajie, who is also the designated peace ambassador for this world peace performance.

  Although Chen Yajie is only eighteen years old this year, she is a world-renowned child prodigy. She was admitted to university at the age of thirteen and went abroad for further study at fifteen. Now she has two master's degrees, one in reading, and is multi-talented. So far, she has published two books, one piano album, three records, and participated in two films. She is one of the most popular idols in the world. Moreover, Chen Yajie has always been committed to charity and public welfare undertakings, advocating for peace, love, and opposing violence and terrorism, so she is also deeply loved by people from all over the world.

  Before the performance, there were rumors that a terrorist organization was planning to attack, and many people suggested that Chen Ya-chieh should decline this performance. However, Chen Ya-chieh disregarded the danger and insisted on participating in this performance. During the performance, she also attended several United Nations events and accepted the title of World Peace Ambassador awarded by the United Nations.

  The story of bodyguards and beauties is also a popular theme in film and television, with classic works both at home and abroad. Therefore, after receiving this task, many colleagues joked with Gao Yuan that this was a great opportunity to get close to the beauty, who knows, maybe even sparks would fly, and he could win her heart.

  But after all, this is just a joke. In fact, it's impossible to be like the movie, although during this performance, Gao Yuan and Chen Ya Jie met every day, and Gao Yuan almost revolved around her, but between them, they didn't say more than a few words, even if there was some communication, it was all about safety and protection.

  Chen Ya-jie's face revealed a smile that the media described as angelic, saying: "Mr. Gao, you've all worked hard these past few days, thank you so much."

  Gao nodded and said, "Miss Chen, don't be polite, this is our mission. Moreover, you can disregard the danger and insist on participating in this performance, we really admire your courage."

  "This time the purpose of the performance is to promote peace, if we don't participate in this performance because we are afraid of terrorist attacks, aren't we just surrendering to terrorism?"

  Kougen nodded and said, "Anyway, this performance didn't have any major issues, and we can all return to our country safely." Although Kougen and his colleagues had foiled multiple terrorist attacks, in order not to cause panic among the performers, most of the terrorist attacks were not made public. As a result, the entire performing group knew very little about the terrorist attacks they had encountered. When it was time to leave, someone even joked, "How come we didn't see any terrorists in Geneva this time?"

  Chen Yajie smiled slightly, and her gaze shifted to the object hanging from Gao's neck. "Mr. Gao, what is that you're carrying?"

  Gao Yuan lowered his head and took a look, only to discover that he had forgotten to put back the amulet in his clothes, so it was visible to Chen Ya-jie. He said, "Oh, this is my amulet."

  "Amulet? What a strange shape, I've never seen an amulet like this before. It looks like it's been around for some years."

  Jian Ya-jie showed some curiosity about the amulet, and Gao Yuan also took it off from his neck, saying: "This amulet has been passed down in my family, and I only got it this time when I came out. I don't know what it is either..."

  But when he held the amulet in his hand, Gao Yuan felt that it was emitting heat again. Although he found it strange, he handed the amulet to Chen Yajie after a moment of hesitation.

  Chen Yajue reached out to take the amulet, just as Chen Hanyu's hand was about to touch it, the aircraft, which had been flying steadily, suddenly shook violently. Although both of them were seated and had fastened their seatbelts, their bodies still swayed urgently. As a result, Chen Yajue's hand and Gao Yuan's hand clasped together unintentionally, and between their palms, they grasped the amulet together.

  Just then, Gao Yuan suddenly felt that the temperature of the amulet had risen significantly, as if it was being heated up. Suddenly, a burst of light radiated from the amulet, passing through the gap between their fingers and shooting out. At first, it was just a faint thread, but it quickly expanded between the two people, growing brighter and brighter until it completely enveloped Gao Yuan and Chen Yajie in its glow.

  Gao Yuan still hadn't fully grasped what was happening, only feeling that the light was dazzling, so he subconsciously closed his eyes. The last thing he saw was Chen Yajie's beautiful face, and then everything went black. At this time, Gao Yuan only felt his body shake as he rapidly fell downwards.