Chapter 121 Ready to Attack
Just as Li Hong was holding a meeting with his confidants, Eric also arrived with his people at a hidden place about a mile away from the headquarters of the Shura Sect.
"Rinpoche, why did you ask me to gather the masters from the sect here?" The Great Vehicle Dharma King was puzzled by the intentions of the Living Buddha, whom he hadn't seen for more than ten days and who had only asked him for a lot of information.
Eric pointed to the Shura Tower and said lightly, "Tonight, almost all the high-ranking members of the Shura Sect are gathering there!"
Although the Great Vehicle Dharma King had full faith in the great supernatural powers that the Living Buddha possessed, Eric's age still made him somewhat doubtful. After all, the supernatural powers of a reincarnated Living Buddha gradually manifest as they age.
Seeing the unspoken expression of doubt on the Great Vehicle Dharma King's face, Eric smiled faintly and used the unique "mental call" between masters to call back Lusien, who was monitoring outside the Shura Tower.
When he saw a bat flying towards their hidden place, the Great Vehicle Dharma King sensitively sensed the powerful force emanating from it.
This was a vampire, and at least a Count-level vampire!
Having fought vampires several times in A country, the Great Vehicle Dharma King immediately identified Lusien's true identity. He immediately flashed in front of Eric and said in a deep voice, "A high-level vampire is approaching, be careful and protect the Living Buddha!"
Although Ren Qingang and others, whose powers had not reached the pre-heaven level, had not sensed anything yet, they all moved upon hearing the warning, layering Eric in the middle. Ren Qingang and the other ten lamas were on the outer layer, while the inner layer consisted of the four guardians who had only met Eric for three hours.
"No need to be nervous..." Eric waved his hand, smiling faintly. "He is not an enemy."
Because of these words, Ren Qingang and the others did not attack when Lusien landed and transformed, they just remained cautious.
"Master, what orders do you have for your loyal servant?" Lusien, now restored to his handsome gentleman form, bowed to Eric.
This sentence made Ren Qingang and the others move again - their figures flickering. Several lamas who had gathered their powers even had their blood surging, almost losing control.
Even Great Vehicle Dharma King, with his calm mind, couldn't help but widen his eyes. Only the four guardians remained unchanged. In their severely brainwashed minds, the Living Buddha was omnipotent, so no matter how bizarre things happened to the Living Buddha, they would consider it normal.
"... Rinpoche, this... this is an evil vampire, why would you..." Ren Qingang blurted out this somewhat disrespectful remark because the Buddhist power and the blood energy were mutually exclusive, causing Great Vehicle Dharma King to frown.
Seeing Ren Qingang ignore the expressions of the four guardians and preparing to say more, Great Vehicle Dharma King immediately reprimanded, "Ren Qingang, you are confused! The Living Buddha is a saint with great supernatural powers. What's so strange about subduing a demon? This can only prove the greatness of our Rinpoche..."
Sensing the restless expressions of the four guardians, Ren Qingang, who had been hinted at by Great Vehicle Dharma King, immediately noticed them. His heart thumped, and he hurriedly bowed, loudly chanting praises of "the sun is the brightest, Rinpoche is the dearest."
This was not because he was shameless, but just a survival instinct!
The hierarchy of the Lamaist religion was extremely strict. Anyone who dared to question the Living Buddha, regardless of whether they were right or wrong, was absolutely unforgivable. Moreover, Eric was the supreme reincarnated Living Buddha of Sakya. If Ren Qingang said another slightly disrespectful word, the four guardians could kill him on the spot, and even the Great Vehicle Dharma King present would be blamed by the priests of Sakya.
Eric didn't care about these things. He waved his hand to signal Ren Qingang and the others to let Lusien in, then asked, "Have all the people from the Shura Sect arrived?"
"Yes, my great master!" Lusien respectfully said, "Following your instructions, your loyal servant has been monitoring outside the Shura Tower all day. I have observed nearly fifty people entering who match the descriptions in the information you gave me."
Eric glanced at the slightly moved Great Vehicle Dharma King and continued, "Who are these people?"
"The Black Robe Law King, who lives in the northwest of Los Angeles and secretly controls the black market dealings of the Shura Sect, and the Zunsheng Law King, who lives in the downtown area and is in charge of the daily work of the Shura Sect's news department, both returned to the Shura Tower this afternoon. Recently, about three hundred gang gunmen also moved into the Shura Tower."
Shura cultists don't gather every three months to report their regular work to the traitor Li Hong, do they? Why are they meeting again after just over a month?... Could something have happened?" Ren Qingang muttered to himself, puzzled.
Eric glanced at him and smiled, "Haven't you been watching the news lately?"
Seeing that the Living Buddha did not blame him for his earlier rudeness, but was still so "kind," Ren Qingang was suddenly inexplicably moved and shook his head, saying, "The believers know that Rinpoche, you will have a major action recently, so they have been practicing diligently these days, striving to maintain their best state to contribute to Rinpoche!"
Great Vehicle Dharma King already had some guesses and immediately asked for confirmation, "Did you, Rinpoche, make a plan to gather the high-ranking members of the Shura cult together?"
"Yes, I and Lusien did..."
When Eric learned that the Shura Tower housed mostly mid-level cadres of the Shura Sect, while the top leaders had separate residences, he planned in his mind. Instead of spending days picking them off one by one, it would be better to seize the opportunity to capture them all at once!
Through the information sent by the Great Vehicle Dharma King, Eric found that there were still over two months until the next gathering of the cult's leaders. Thinking of Tan Ailing and the others waiting for him, Eric didn't want to wait any longer and decided to take the initiative.
After some planning, Eric and Lusien began their assassination trip.
Considering that revealing their true strength and identity in public would attract unnecessary trouble, Eric and Lusien not only disguised their prominent faces, but also changed their accents when speaking. When assassinating, they deliberately used conventional firearms, trying not to use their special abilities that could leave traces.
Of course, the level of their attacks had to be just right! If it was too light, the high-level members of the Shura Sect wouldn't be nervous; if it was too heavy, they might become fearful and hide. Only by striking the right balance could they make them gather in anger.
During this process, Eric was surprised to find that Lusien also knew Chinese Kung Fu. Upon inquiry, he learned that decades ago, during his escape in Europe, he happened to save a dying member of the Hongmen, who then taught him in gratitude.
According to the Hongmen member, the martial art named "Hongmen Hand" was not necessarily very advanced, just a second-rate boxing technique that intermediate disciples of the Hongmen must learn. Because Hongmen had a rule that had been passed down for hundreds of years, advanced martial arts were "passed on to Han, not to Yi" (Han refers to Han Chinese, and Yi refers to non-Han Chinese). Therefore, even though he owed his life to Lusien, the man could only repay him with an intermediate technique.