Chapter 334 Potala Palace (II)

"puff!"

"what……"

Sitting by the fire with anger in his eyes and chattering incessantly, Cuodan suddenly felt a chill on his cheeks, followed by a piercing pain in his mind.

Following Codan's scream, the solemn and dignified Sunlight Hall was suddenly filled with noise and unrest.

Cuodan pulled the embroidery needle out of her face, and immediately became furious, cursing viciously.

"My dear brother!"

Liu Xunyi urged urgently, and Boren, who was full of hesitation, simply made up his mind and shouted behind the crowd. As soon as these words came out, the restless scene instantly became chaotic.

"Whizzing!"

At the same time, another two embroidery needles were shot out one after another, still aiming directly at Cuodan's face.

At this time, Cuodan was prepared and barely dodged one needle in the chaos. The other needle went straight through his left ear and pierced deeply into the body of the guard standing behind him.

All of a sudden, shouts and curses were heard one after another, and the chaos in the Sunlight Hall was out of control. The nobles hurriedly stood up and looked for hiding places. The guards drew their swords and tried their best to protect their masters. They ran around in various places in the hall, and the scene was in chaos.

As if disturbed by the noise in the hall, the guards of the Potala Palace rushed in from all directions, and under Tsoten's angry and resolute orders, they swarmed towards the other seven kings.

In a panic, Liu Xunyi and Boren followed the anxious crowd and slowly rushed out of the hall. Tang Cong took advantage of the chaos to approach Cuodan step by step.

“Brother Liu, do you want to kill Cuodan?” Boren complained, “If the three needles just now had been slightly off target and had pierced the Tibetan king’s vitals, no one present would have been able to leave the Potala Palace alive.”

"Don't worry, my dear brother. I know what to do." Liu Xunyi replied, "If the sneak attack was insignificant, why would Cuodan be so easily angry? Only if he feels that his life is threatened, will he attack the Seventh King regardless of the consequences."

"Chodan only ordered the capture of the seven kings, not the killing of all without mercy." Boren nodded, "I guess he still has concerns."

"Of course. If he kills the seven kings on the day of the pilgrimage, he will not only lose the support of the people, but will also attract the joint efforts of other tribes and alliances to kill him." Liu Xunyi said undeniably, "Although Cuodan was born a warrior, he must have been a bit cunning to have achieved his current position."

At this moment, the furious Codan saw that the guards were unable to capture Pingza, and he couldn't help feeling anxious. So he ignored the dissuasion of Bansang and others, and insisted on joining the battle himself. Holding a shiny Tibetan knife, he quickly rushed towards Pingza, who looked confused, shocked and angry.

Tang Cong, who had been planning this for a long time, staggered in the crowd, and rushed towards Cuodan.

In a blink of an eye, Tang Cong, who pretended to be panic, "coincidentally" bumped into the murderous Cuodan. Just as Cuodan was about to kill him with a knife, Tang Cong had already screamed and ran away. Seeing his extremely terrified and embarrassed back, Cuodan couldn't help but snort in contempt.

After twists and turns and running around, Tang Cong finally met Liu Xunyi and Boren who had been waiting for a long time in front of a monk's house outside the Sunlight Hall.

Liu Xunyi dragged the trembling Tang Cong to the corner, carefully looked at the guards coming and going in the corridor, and asked in a low voice: "Where is the thing?"

"Here!" Tang Cong took out a brocade bag from his sleeve, and inside it was the last key to the secret room.

"Great." Boren was ecstatic and said excitedly, "The eight keys have been gathered, and the Buddha Lotus Seed is within our reach."

"We must act without delay. Once Cuodan finds out that his keys have been stolen, he will definitely notice something fishy." Liu Xunyi said seriously, "So we must act quickly!"

"Who knows where the secret room is?" Tang Cong asked awkwardly, "And what does the Buddha lotus seed look like?"

"This..." Liu Xunyi was speechless for a moment, then turned his curious eyes to Boren and asked, "Brother, do you know where the secret room is? What is the Buddha Lotus Seed?"

"The secret room is on the top floor of the Potala Palace." Boren answered quickly, "As for the Buddha Lotus Seed... I have never seen it."

"The Buddha lotus seed... the lotus seed... should be a lotus, or a Ganoderma lucidum herb similar to a lotus." Liu Xunyi guessed, "Forget it! We'll talk about everything after we open the secret room."

After the discussion, the three of them rushed to the top floor of the Potala Palace. They met some sentry guards along the way, and Liu Xunyi knocked them out with lightning speed.

At this moment, a fierce fight was going on in the Sunlight Hall, and everyone in the Potala Palace was in danger. No one noticed that a guard had fainted, and no one paid attention to the movements of Liu Xunyi and the other two.

After walking through the narrow and deserted corridor for a while, Liu Xunyi and the other two finally arrived at the top floor of the Potala Palace. It was very quiet here, and the noisy sounds from below were faint and unclear when they reached here.

The corridor on the top floor is about a hundred steps long, paved with huge bluestones, and the light is slightly dim.

The walls on both sides are covered with various thangkas and murals, including religious stories, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, paradise, reincarnation, preaching and enlightenment, and biographies of living Buddhas... They are colorful and lifelike, dazzling and unforgettable.

At the end of the corridor are two huge gray stone doors, on which are carved reliefs of four Vajra Buddhas. They are majestic and ferocious-looking, and they are vivid and lifelike, which is breathtaking.

In the middle of the two stone doors is a huge stone lotus with eight square holes in the center arranged in a circle. "Is this the secret room where the Potala Palace stores rare treasures?" Tang Cong, a thief by nature, could not help but be fascinated when he saw this place. "In addition to the Buddha lotus seeds, there must be many priceless treasures in the secret room."

"Tang Cong, don't act rashly!" Liu Xunyi said in a deep voice, "We came to someone's secret room to steal things, which is already a great offense. If we were not forced to do so, we should not be here. After entering the secret room, we will take the Buddha Lotus Seed and leave immediately. As for other things, even if they are valuable, we must not touch them at all."

"Got it." Tang Cong knew very well that Liu Xunyi had a stubborn personality, so he did not refute. He just agreed dejectedly and then smiled awkwardly to show his "guarantee."

"quick!"

Liu Xunyi, Boren, and Tang Cong walked quickly to the stone gate. The three of them looked at each other, then took out eight keys and inserted them into the square holes one by one.

"Crack!"

When the key was inserted into the hole, a crisp sound suddenly came from inside the stone door, shocking Liu Xunyi and the other two and making them take half a step back at the same time.

At the same time, the eight keys began to turn by themselves. With a series of "clicking" sounds, the keys gradually seeped into the square holes and finally turned into eight golden lotus seeds, merging with the lotus on the stone gate.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the lotus. Then, the gap between the two stone doors gradually widened, and a ray of soft light escaped.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xunyi and the other two were dumbfounded. They stood in front of the door, speechless for a long time in surprise.

"Cheyrangtso, Kabataika?"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind the three of them, which immediately startled their bodies and their dazed minds instantly fell back to reality.

When they turned around suddenly, they saw Ban Sang, who looked gloomy, with seven or eight guards, staring at them with sinister eyes.

"What did he say?" Liu Xunyi looked at Ban Sang without blinking, quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

"He...he asked us...where we wanted to go?" Boren looked ashen and stuttered. He was so nervous that his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. "Brother Liu, we are dead!"

Tang Cong was surprised and said, "Why is he not in the Sunlight Palace to protect Cuodan? Why did he come here for no reason? Sect Master, what should we do? Should we fight or not?"

Behind them was the door of the secret room which was gradually opening, in front of them was the ferocious Bansang and his gang who were closing in on them step by step. Liu Xunyi and the other two were in a dilemma and were very confused.

"How about...we hide in the secret room first?" Boren suggested.

"No! Do you want to be trapped in a jar?" Liu Xunyi's eyes were solemn and his tone was calm. He whispered, "Just go in and look for the Buddha Lotus Seed. I will leave the others to me."

"Master, you..."

“No need to say more!” Liu Xunyi interrupted resolutely, “Although Bansang has discovered us, Cuodan should not have noticed it yet. Therefore, as long as we can deal with them, we still have a chance to escape unscathed.”

"Why do you say that?"

"Listen! The noise downstairs is still going on, which means the fight between Tsoten and the seven kings has not yet subsided. Moreover, Bansang only brought a few people with him. It seems that he just happened to come up to investigate and didn't know we were here beforehand."

"That makes sense..."

"Hurry up and go in!" Liu Xunyi urged, "Once we find the Buddha Lotus Seed, we will leave the Potala Palace as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Tang Cong and Boren no longer hesitated. They looked at each other and walked into the secret room.

Seeing Tang Cong and Boren stepping into the secret room, Bansang's face suddenly changed, and then his eyes became fierce. He shouted an order, and several guards quickly drew out their hidden knives and rushed towards Liu Xunyi aggressively.

At the same time, another guard hurried downstairs, apparently wanting to inform Cuodan.

In a hurry, Liu Xunyi no longer held back. With a flash of his body, he instantly rushed in front of a guard. He stretched out both palms, snatched the blade with his bare hands in the blink of an eye, and threw the hidden knife out with all his strength.

With a light "puff" sound, the blade penetrated deeply into the back of the guard who brought the news. His body stiffened, and he swayed slightly a few times before falling to the ground, his life or death unknown.

Seeing this, Ban Sang's pupils suddenly condensed, and he shouted loudly, raising his knife and killing Liu Xunyi.

"I didn't want to implicate innocent people, but the situation forced me to do so. Now it's a life-and-death situation, so I... can only offend you!"

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(End of this chapter)