C210 Blood Bodhisattva Kang Hongyi

The Privy Council's Thirteen Gates were the most feared underground force in the Great Tang, yet only ten were known to the public. The top three gates rarely intervened, but now, the emblem of the Third Gate, the Gate of Mercy, was emblazoned on a carriage parked at the entrance to Willow Garden.

The smiling Buddha's head, traced in blood-red cinnabar, seemed to exude compassion