Chapter 98 Prisoner's Dilemma

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  Fifteen minutes later.

  "Brother, where are we going?"

  Wu Zetian sat in the back seat of the car, anxiously looking at the rapidly flashing scenery outside.

  After Guanyin Bodhisattva left the scene, the Dharma assembly came to an end. Next, Wu Yuan, Yu Xianrong and Wu Zetian were stuffed into a bulletproof car and sped away from Dasheng Temple at top speed.

  Originally for safety, the three people should have had one car each, but after going through this ordeal, Wu Zetian did not want to leave Wu Yuan at all. She tightly grabbed onto Wu Yuan's clothes and was so scared that tears flowed out.

  Tears streaming down her face, Wu Zetian made the Buddhist elders somewhat anxious and uneasy. Li Shimin also told the national security personnel that he was afraid that Wu Zetian would do something terrible in her emotional excitement - Guanyin Bodhisattva said she was a holy girl of Buddhism and held the key to opening up a new world.

  In the end, thanks to Li Shimin's persistence, the three of them got on the same vehicle, which made Wu Yuan let out a deep breath.

  "Don't be afraid, except for atomic bombs, no one can harm you now."

  The vehicle was driving in the downtown area of Chang'an City, where there were usually many cars and traffic jams were a common occurrence. However, today was different. The fleet Wu Yuan was in drove smoothly without any obstruction.

  Looking out of the car window, vehicles on the other side of Chang'an City were congested into a long dragon. When the motorcade left Daxiangguo Temple, the entire city of Xi'an implemented traffic control, with police stationed at every intersection, and from time to time, SWAT team vehicles joined the motorcade.

  "Wu Niang, how are you now? The Emperor just called me and told me to protect the safety of you three at all costs."

  This is natural, after the news of Guanyin Bodhisattva's manifestation spread out, the density of embassy radio waves in Chang'an increased several times instantly. Everyone wants to know or understand what will happen when a true god appears in the world.

  Especially after hearing that this saintess could open the Spatial Gate, everyone's anticipation grew even more.

  Li Shimin smiled and said, looking at Wu Yuan and Wu Zetian with great interest.

  "I... I won't be dissected for research, will I?"

  Wu Zetian's whole body was trembling, she thought of the scene where Wu Yuan had scared her before.

  "How is it possible?"

  Li Shimin's face turned serious, and he solemnly said, "Wu Guniang, you are now the Holy Maiden of Buddhism, a treasure of the Great Tang. No one will harm you. The Bodhisattva's manifestation today is your good fortune and also an honor for the Great Tang."

  At this time, the sound of a helicopter came from the air, which was the newly added guard. At this moment, Wu Zetian, Wu Yuan and Yu Xianrong, their importance surpassed anyone in the Tang Empire!

  In addition to Li Shimin, Wu Yuan and the driver, there was another person in the car who was squeezed tightly between Wu Yuan and Li Shimin.

  "Wu Niang, Yu Xiaojie, Wu Xiansheng, I am Sun Youcheng, a small section chief of the National Security Bureau, nice to meet you all..."

  Sun Youcheng, who squeezed onto the car with a resolute expression, had just gotten into an argument with Li Shimin to make Wu Yuan and others take separate cars. Then, finding it impossible to stop them, he forcibly squeezed onto the car and inserted himself between Li Shimin and Wu Yuan.

  "Hello, Mr. Sun."

  Yu Xian nodded politely, just about to say something, when he discovered that Wu Yuan's one hand was covering his mouth, the other hand was grabbing Sun Youcheng's arm, and then heard the sound of electricity crackling.

  As if struck by an electric baton, Sun Youcheng's body went limp and he fainted with a mouthful of white foam.

  And her father Li Shimin pressed down on the car's soundproofing panel.

  "There is still one hour and thirty minutes until we arrive at the Wanqiao base. If the other side finds out that Sun Youcheng has fainted, it will take at least twenty minutes for them to react. I can think of a way to stall."

  Li Shimin accurately reported the time and then looked at Wu Yuan with appreciation.

  There is a phenomenon called the prisoner's dilemma, where two co-conspirators are imprisoned and cannot communicate with each other. If neither person betrays the other, they will both serve one year in prison due to lack of evidence; if one betrays the other while the other remains silent, the betrayer will be released immediately for their cooperation, while the silent one will receive a ten-year sentence for non-cooperation; and if both betray each other, they will both receive an eight-year sentence due to the solid evidence. Since the prisoners cannot trust each other, they tend to betray each other rather than remain silent together.

  Wu Yuan and three others were supposed to be honored guests, but when they arrived there, they were treated like prisoners. This was the last opportunity for the three people to exchange information.

  "Thank you, Uncle Li."

  Wu Yuan said in a low voice, Li Shimin took great risks for this matter.

  "No need to thank me, Xian Rong is my daughter, who else would I help? I have a stun gun here, originally prepared to subdue Sun Youcheng in the car, didn't expect you to suddenly attack, this is good."

  Nodding, Wu Yuan cast his gaze towards Wu Zetian.

  "Then Tian, you first tell me, what things and abilities did you get from Bodhisattva?"

  "Older brother."

  Wu Zetian still had that soft and weak voice, "There is a consciousness in my mind telling me that my ability is Void Spirit Communion, which can open the road to another world."

  "The road leading to another world, how many worlds are there in total?"

  At that time when the Xian Tao was prosperous, many powerful people opened up their own spaces or planes of existence. There are many records of these things in historical books, and some places have been verified as other planets.

  "There are many, some of which I can feel clearly, while others are still hidden in the void. I need to absorb devout beliefs, and the more beliefs I have, the more abilities I can exert."

  "Tell me in detail, okay?"

  "Okay, in my mind, there are some special feelings that cannot be described in words, but can be felt. Those are the worlds that I can travel to. The power given by the Bodhisattva is a key that allows me to send people to that world and also open up the passage to that world."

  However, sending people is conditional, and only Gege and Xianrong sister can do it. You have been blessed by the Bodhisattva, your physical body can withstand the pressure of going to another world, but ordinary people cannot, they must wait until the door to another world is opened before they can enter.

  "So to say, we are messengers, similar to probes or satellites. If we were to head to another world, Xian Rong and I would go first. Only if possible, can you then set up a passageway to that world?"

  "Yes, just like setting up a suspension bridge in the past, using bows and arrows to shoot ropes over, then pulling on the ropes, you can build a suspension bridge. Xian Rong sister, the Bodhisattva gave you the power of clairvoyance so that Earthlings can choose a suitable world."

  When Guanyin Bodhisattva left, she mentioned that Wu Yuan and Yu Xianrong possessed the ability of eye penetration.

  "Yǎn shén tōng actually is a kind of observational skill, you and Xiān Róng sister two people if went to another world, your eyes see the place, can project back to the Great Tang world's sky, just like 3D projection."

  "So we're both cameras now, and omnidirectional ones at that?"

  Wu Yuan was taken aback, and suddenly felt that this was very frightening. "In that case, when I go to the bathroom, will it also be live broadcast? Bodhisattva, this is not respecting personal privacy!"

  "Of course not, at that time, brother just closed his eyes and that was it."

  Wu Zetian lowered her head, her face slightly red, "Anyway, brother has been seen by everyone, it doesn't matter."

  "It's also too embarrassing like this, I don't think it's good at all."

  Wu Yuan suddenly regretted it at this time. At that time, Guanyin Bodhisattva gave Li Chengqian the magical power, but it actually fell on his body.

  "What do we need to do in that world to pinpoint the location of the transmission gate? Is it killing monsters or setting up a magic array?"

  "No, no need, you just need to have been there, that's all. I can then choose a location to establish a space gate, of course, if the chosen place is not good, it may consume a lot of resources."

  "Hmm, this is just like opening a base, then what about your other abilities?"

  "There's one thing, the Bodhisattva imparted her extraordinary abilities of emptiness onto me, and with her possession, greatly altered my physical body. I can start cultivating now, and my progress will be very rapid."

  "What about me and Xian Rong?"

  "You can also cultivate, but the actual effect, I'm not sure. According to the information left by the Bodhisattva, this is the ability of bloodline. You and me, as well as Xian Rong sister, our bloodlines have innate talents that are different from ordinary people."

  " Innate divine power?"

  Wu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, feeling that he had grasped something.

  In the past, the Great Han Empire was able to control the world because the Liu family had a gift that was different from ordinary people. Now, as for the imperial system that has been passed down to this day, who can say clearly whether there is someone behind the scenes manipulating things?

  At least in Wu Yuan's view, this society, a big country, still has the royal family occupying important power, which is somewhat unthinkable. There must be some inside story that ordinary people do not understand.

  "Building a stable wormhole, isn't it very troublesome?"

  Wu Yuan raised such an issue.

  "Yes, after sending Brother and Xian Rong Sister away, I need to rest for three months to recover this little divine power, but if I want to open a space channel and establish a stable space door, only one door can be established within ten years."

  Wu Zetian said solemnly.

  "Three months, ten years?"

  Wu Yuan nodded and there was another important question below.

  "So when we go on an adventure in another world, will we die?"