There was boundless mist, and the scenery was as dark as ink.
Half an hour ago, as midnight approached, a gray, armed helicopter quietly took off in the mountains. A few miles away was the location of Kunshan Village. The helicopter turned around and flew southwest, and in the dark, barely anything could be seen.
The pilot of the helicopter was the team’s Vice-Captain, Tsunami, while the co-pilot was the communications expert and also the only female in the team, Leaf.
At this point, Leaf had already changed out of her peasant clothes, and was wearing black clothes. She had removed her disguise, turning from an innocent mountain girl to a beautiful and sharp-looking Dragon Group secret agent.
In the cabin behind, Yang Chen sat back on a chair, while Broken Blade who sat beside him briefed him on the mission ever since they boarded.
Behind them, the other members of the Dragon Group closed their eyes to rest, while the Group of Eight’s Sky Dragon snored. He seemed unafraid of anything, it was as if even the heavens couldn’t disturb his sleep.
Broken Blade’s briefing was very complicated, but this fellow also occasionally inserted various cultural references in an attempt to make Yang Chen think he was very smart. Anyway, Yang Chen was still able to roughly understand why the Dragon Group painstakingly roped him into this mission.
The mission was to intercept a bunch of people who were trying to smuggle the Tibetan Buddhism’s Vairocana Dharma Body out of Huaxia.
According to the Tibetan Buddhism’s doctrine, the Vairocana Dharma Body holds an integral part in the people’s faith, and only the teachings by Vairocana is considered orthodox. Without the golden statue which bore the power of countless living buddhas from ancient times, there would be no way for the Tibetan Buddhism followers to verify the authenticity of the Dalai Lama.
[TL: The raws say the ruler of Tibet but I’m guessing it’s referring to the Dalai Lama. I do not know much about buddhism and of tibet so do correct me if you see a mistake!]
In an area where religion was emphasised, the loss of this item of faith would throw the whole region into chaos.
The importance of territory need not be explained!
However, the situation this time was extremely special, for the ones trafficking the Vairocana Dharma Body was none other than an elder in Tibetan Buddhism, the High Lama Dan Zeng!
High Lama Dan Zeng wasn’t the type that taught buddhism or a traditional monk that sits in meditation to reach enlightenment. He was the inheritor of many strange Tibetan Buddhist martial arts and techniques, and he himself was a warrior monk with great achievements.
It would be fine if it was just High Lama Dan Zeng, as the Dragon Group could just intercept and surround him. They’d definitely be able to secure victory and take the Vairocana Dharma Body back.
However, this betrayal was accompanied by the four Dharmarajas who had a great relationship with High Lama Dan Zeng. They were Great Treasure, Great Vehicle, Great Wisdom, Great Compassion. They were all experts in Tantric Buddhism, had profound cultivation, and were on par with High Lama Dan Zeng.
These five powerful Tantric Buddhist monks had planned to steal the Dharma Body out of the country. If it wasn’t because the Dragon Group had been keeping tabs on them and noticed their treachery, it would truly be too late to stop them!
One could say that they can’t withstand the might of powerful modern weapons and heavy arms, but the Vairocana Dharma Body they possess mustn’t be damaged at all! Besides, once they activate the army, this incident might blow up and be known throughout the world.
Therefore, there was no other choice than to make a sudden ambush by a small team to retrieve the Vairocana Dharma Body.
After hearing all that Broken Blade had to say, Yang Chen doubtfully asked,
These bald donkeys have nothing better to do other than eat? Why are they trying to smuggle a religious relic out of the country?
Broken Blade snorted and said,
Tibet has always been a constant worry in Huaxia’s eyes. These aren’t the first evil rebels who went against the law. They are definitely thinking of a way to let Tibet break away from Huaxia, and gain autonomous power over the region. Therefore, such actions from them isn’t strange at all.
Where are they now?
They’ve already been encircled at the Dan River, and are currently hiding within an old abandoned Buddhist temple. We had fought them before, and forced them to retreat, so they will stay put for now. However, the units in the area aren’t the elite special forces, so we had Abbess Yun Miao and her disciple watch them as an empty fort strategy. Due to the terrain, the enemy doesn’t have any mode of transport, so there will be no problem for now, but this won’t drag on for long.
Said Broken Blade.
Hearing the name
Abbess Yun Miao,
Yang Chen found it familiar. He pondered over this name and asked,
Is that the Abbess Yun Miao who is the oldest member of the Group of Eight?
That’s right, looks like you do have an understanding of the Yellow Flame Iron Brigade’s structure, Sir Pluto.
Broken Blade proudly smiled.
Yang Chen furrowed his brows,
Counting Abbess Yun Miao in, there’s already nine of you. Don’t tell me that you’re still afraid of those five bald donkeys?
There wouldn’t just be five enemies.
Bigfoot who had his eyes closed suddenly interjected.
Broken Blade continued on,
Sir Pluto, do you know where they intend to smuggle the Dharma Body to?
Where?
The USA.
Yang Chen immediately understood the reason for everything now. He rubbed his head like he had a headache,
Don’t tell me that the people from Blue Storm are coming.
According to reliable intelligence from the headquarters, the USA’s Blue Storm has already dispatched at least four of their secret agents to receive the monks. Right now, there has been no news as to whether they have snuck past our blockade, but if they are really here, we might not even have a way to find out. Sir Pluto should be very clear that in terms of technological advances, Blue Storm is the undisputed number one in the world. If they show up, considering the strength of Blue Storm’s agents, we will have a problem despite having our core team of nine members because Leaf and Tsunami aren’t battle-type operatives, so our odds of victory are miniscule.
Broken Blade’s tone became serious, which was rare.
-2: Vairocana Dharma Body
Don’t your Dragon Group have over a hundred men in strength? Why not call more of them over?
Yang Chen asked with a smile.
What do you know!?
The bearded Cannon boorishly shouted,
There’s only a little more than a hundred people in Dragon Group, yet we have to take into account the safety of millions of square kilometers! Discounting those who are dispatched overseas, how many can we activate in a short period of time!?
The solemn Night Wolf said with a deep voice,
Cannon, be more respectful to Sir Pluto.
Respect my ass! Isn’t he just a guy who got fooled by us!? I really don’t understand why the organization had to get this guy’s help, why not just get a team of special forces instead? It’d be better to have a few more people shooting armor piercing shells instead!
Cannon said with disdain.
Cannon, you must have lost your mind from all the explosions. Blue Storm’s agents are known for being espers with high-tech firepower. If you send a team of special forces in, isn’t it just feeding them some pastries?
Squall grinned.
They’re just a bunch of evil assholes, they think that altering their bodies makes them espers, but they’re all just genetically modified fakes. What is there to be afraid of? When it comes to shooting guns, I, Cannon fear no one!
The Dragon Group members began to debate over who was strong and who was weak, but Yang Chen found that lame. He turned to ask Broken Blade,
Captain Broken, you racked your brains to pull me over just to help you deal with the people from Blue Storm?
Once they started to discuss the plan, Broken Blade proudly grinned,
I hope that you do not take offense, Sir Pluto. I had no choice, and only made plans after approval from the organization.
Once all of this is finished, you’ll give me the antidote, right? My woman and mother-in-law are both lying on the beds at home, I’m afraid that they’ll catch a cold if left unattended.
Yang Chen said with worry.
Before he left, Yang Chen carried Mo Qianni and Ma Guifang upstairs, and placed them on the beds before locking all the door and leaving with the people of the Dragon Group.
Broken Blade nodded,
That goes without saying. Once this matter is concluded, there would absolutely be no harm done to your family, Sir Pluto.
After the helicopter had flown for over two hours, it finally landed on a rocky valley beside a river.
At this place, there were four green army tents erected, and there were over a dozen fully-armed sentries watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Yang Chen followed the Dragon Group people off the helicopter, and entered the largest military tent. It was slightly warmer inside, and the bright light bulb inside was much brighter than the morning light.
In the tent, there were two prayer mats casually laid out, and on top of them were two women wearing taoist nun robes.
The nun who sat closest to them looked to be in her forties. She had slight wrinkles around her eyes, but still looked incredibly attractive. She had a beautiful face and eyebrows, fair skin, red lips, and a calm temperament. She ticked all the boxes of being a classical Eastern beauty.
Beside her, was another nun who also had her palms facing upwards. Her fingers were as delicate as orchids, and she wore a nun hat. Her face was like the remaining snow on a tree when spring approaches, yet also like the sole beautiful white lotus in a lotus pond. She gave off the impression of being innocent and pure, and was like the younger version of the older nun.
The older nun stood up, patted the dust off her originally clean taoist robes, and swept a lithe glance over the people who entered. Next, her gaze fixed onto Yang Chen’s face,
This is Pluto?
The young nun also patted her taoist robes and stood up. She was approximately twenty years old, and seemed curious towards things she never seen before. Hearing her master ask a question in such a serious tone, she too looked at Yang Chen.
Yang Chen secretly gasped in admiration. Why did this young and old pair of nuns become nuns? One is middle-aged but attractive, while the other is young and pretty. Both of them were beautiful pieces of art! With the taoist robes covering them, they seemed all the more graceful and tempts one to sin!
The old nun noticed that Yang Chen was just staring at the two of them without replying, and fury surfaced in her eyes,
Pluto, what are you looking at?
Ah?
Yang Chen forced a laugh,
You must be Abbess Yun Miao, and this must be your disciple.
What’s there to see in me and my disciple?
Displeased, Abbess Yun Miao asked.
Broken Blade and the other members of the Dragon Group became rather nervous for they knew of Abbess Yun Miao’s bad temper, while Sky Dragon snickered.
This didn’t frighten Yang Chen at all, he jested,
Abbess Yun Miao, you maintain yourself really well, what kind of cosmetics do you usually use? Mind sharing it? Or could you give me a secret formula? You might not know this, but I’m currently working in a firm involved with the fashion industry. We manufacture cosmetics, but are always looking for better formulas. Seeing your appearance, you surely have some method of maintaining yourself, how about we collaborate and create a product, and share the profits?
Yang Chen spoke casually, but Abbess Yun Miao took it as malicious provocation, and unsheathed the cold and graceful sword beside her!
Vermin! You dare blabber such words the first time we meet! Looks like I will have to teach you a lesson today before we discuss business!
After reprimanding him, Abbess Yun Miao unexpectedly brandished her Willow Leaf Sword for real, and thrusted it towards Yang Chen!
