Catching Monsters

Chapter 697 Are you a member of the Dragon Clan?

The royal treasury of the Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions is located behind the royal palace.

What is stored here are all kinds of rare and precious materials stored by the king of the Buddhist Kingdom over the years.

Normally, this place is heavily guarded, but at this moment, because of the commotion at the main palace, many of the guards here have rushed towards the palace to help.

Ai Tangtang moved with light steps. There were only two guards at the entrance of the treasure vault.

The two guards were speaking in a Western Regions language, curiously discussing what had happened at the palace ahead.

Suddenly, a dark figure descended from the sky and landed beside the two guards. Before the two guards could react, Ai Tangtang swiftly struck and knocked them unconscious.

With two loud thuds, the two guards fell to the ground.

Ai Tangtang quickly ran to the gate of the treasure vault.

This treasure vault is a huge, tightly sealed warehouse. The iron gate at the entrance is half a meter thick, and there are two keyholes at the entrance.

Two keys need to be inserted simultaneously to open this massive iron gate.

Of course, for a dragon girl like Ai Tangtang, forcibly breaking open these two doors wouldn't be too difficult.

However, it will inevitably cause quite a stir.

At this moment, Ai Tangtang could also feel the magical fluctuations coming from the palace. She was anxious as she looked at the two huge keyholes.

She quickly took off the two hairpins from her hair and inserted them into the two keyholes.

She pressed her ear against the iron gate, listening to the sound of the lock inside. Finally, a crisp click rang out.

Pushing open the heavy door, Ai Tangtang quickly entered, where all sorts of rare pearls and gems were piled up.

These rare treasures were stored in wooden boxes, which Ai Tangtang kept opening, hoping to find the whereabouts of the meteorite inside.

……

Soon, Liu Boqing was tied up by Xia Yuxin's men.

Master Yunhai and the ferocious beast that Cat Dacai had transformed into immediately made their move.

However, the two of them were only at the second-grade level, and the gap between their strength and Xia Yuxin's was huge.

As the two rushed toward Xia Yuxin, two golden Buddhist seals instantly flew out from Xia Yuxin's hands.

The immense power of the Buddhist seal was something the two of them simply couldn't withstand; the powerful seal forcefully suppressed them both.

Jiang Yun looked down and saw this scene. He was shocked to see Liu Boqing and the others captured. Looking at Master Faqing who was watching him intently not far away, Jiang Yun gritted his teeth and quickly turned around and fled out of the palace.

"Trying to escape?" Master Faqing saw Jiang Yun turn and run away, so he rode his lotus platform and flew up from below. But Jiang Yun's figure had already rushed out of the palace and disappeared into the many streets outside.

Master Faqing instantly flew to the area above where Jiang Yun had disappeared and searched everywhere, but found no trace of Jiang Yun.

Xia Yuxin looked at Liu Boqing and the others who had been captured, his face darkened, and he ordered his men around him, "Men, go and find that woman for me."

Seeing the monks around searching their surroundings, Liu Boqing took a deep breath and slowly said, "National Preceptor Xia..."

Xia Yuxin interrupted Liu Boqing directly, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "You people dare to attack the king. Today, I will make you pay with your lives."

Liu Boqing was well aware that Xia Yuxin would definitely pin the crime of killing the king on them no matter what.

Furthermore, the dead cannot speak.

Once those few are killed, the matter will be confirmed.

Liu Boqing glanced at Yunhai and Mao Dacai beside him and slowly said, "National Preceptor Xia, we have traveled thousands of miles to the Western Regions Buddhist Kingdom. Aren't you curious about why we came here?"

"For that meteorite you've been talking about?" Xia Yuxin sneered. He had certainly heard of meteorites, but in his eyes, they were nothing more than meteorites from outer space. The reason the king had put them in the treasury was simply because they were novel.

"Yes." Liu Boqing nodded seriously and said slowly, "The Grand Preceptor Xia is located in the Western Regions, so he may not know that if all the legendary meteorites are collected, they can make people become Buddhas or saints."

“Apart from the one from your Western Buddhist Kingdom, I have collected the other six meteorites.”

“I am willing to offer the meteorite to the Xia State Preceptor.”

After saying that, Liu Boqing took out a small cloth bag from his pocket, slowly opened it, and inside lay six meteorites.

Looking at the meteorite, Xia Yuxin sneered: "To become a Buddha or a saint, you think you can just use a few stones? Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Liu Boqing said earnestly, "Grand Preceptor Xia, if it weren't true, why would we have gone through all this trouble to come here?"

"Now that we've fallen into the hands of the Grand Preceptor Xia, all we want is to save our lives."

Xia Yuxin reached out and held the six meteorites in his hand, weighed them lightly, and then slowly asked, "Now that they're in my hands, aren't you worried that I'll kill them to silence them?"

"In the whole world, only I know how to use this meteorite," Liu Boqing said calmly. "Keeping our lives alive will be of great use to the Grand Preceptor Xia."

"Humph."

Xia Yuxin snorted coldly and glanced at Liu Boqing. He naturally didn't quite believe Liu Boqing's claim of becoming a Buddha or a saint.

Normally, killing them quickly would be in Xia Yuxin's best interest.

but……

The four words "become a Buddha or a saint" lingered in his mind at this moment, refusing to leave.

He closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said loudly, "Guards, seal their magic powers and throw them into the palace dungeon."

"You wait, I'll talk to you after I get that last meteorite."

Watching Liu Boqing and the others being led to the dungeon, Xia Yuxin glanced at the six meteorites in his hand.

They quickly headed towards the treasure vault.

Upon arriving at the treasure vault, Xia Yuxin frowned upon seeing the unconscious soldiers at the entrance and quickly ran inside.

With a wave of his hand, the candles in the treasure vault instantly lit up.

The previously dim environment instantly brightened up.

Xia Yuxin quickly arrived at a corner of the treasure vault, where a gray wooden box was stored, covered with a lot of dust.

Xia Yuxin picked up the box, dusted it off, and opened it. Inside lay the last meteorite.

Just then, Xia Yuxin suddenly felt something strange coming from behind him.

Ai Tangtang searched the treasure vault for a long time but failed to find the last meteorite.

Not long ago, she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, so she hid. When she saw Xia Yuxin come in, she took out the last meteorite.

She then secretly made up her mind to launch a sneak attack.

A dragon's roar came from behind Xia Yuxin, and Ai Tangtang struck Xia Yuxin's back with a palm.

Xia Yuxin had already noticed and immediately dodged to the side.

Then, a hint of apprehension crossed his face: "Are you a member of the Dragon Clan?"

(End of this chapter)