Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#1787 - Lion Camel Ridge, Conversation at the Buddha Conference

The old man spoke slowly but with utmost clarity, saying that the three demons were powerful and extraordinary, not even ordinary gods were their match. If one were to enter rashly, they would surely be skinned and have their tendons pulled out, becoming food for the monsters.

"Old man, what is the number of these monsters?" Sun Wukong continued to ask.

"Oh, there are a frightening number of them. It is said that one of the demon's underlings has countless lesser demons, as many as forty-seven or eight thousand. And that's just the lesser demons with names and tags specifically for eating people. If you include the other monsters, there are even more, countless in number," the old man said earnestly.

These words were spoken with great seriousness, implying that nearly fifty thousand monsters meant that the entire mountain range was teeming with them.

Tang Sanzang was somewhat skeptical, and he asked, "Old man, I observe that this mountain forest is peaceful, unlike what you say about there being monsters."

As he said this, he suddenly looked sharply at the old man and said in a deep voice, "But you, since there are so many monsters, how dare you be so bold here? Could it be that you are also a monster in disguise?"

As he spoke, he reached out his hand to grab the old man.

Sun Wukong had long seen the immortal aura on the old man and remembered how his master had mistaken a group of Bodhisattvas for monsters and angrily slapped them. He quickly stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Master, this old man shouldn't be a monster. I'll take him over there and ask him."

As he spoke, he pulled the old man towards the mountain forest. Once Tang Seng and the others were out of sight, he whispered to the old man, "Which celestial being are you from the heavens?"

The old man smiled slightly, and suddenly an immortal aura emanated from his body. Then his appearance changed, and colorful clouds appeared. It was actually Taibai Jinxing.

"So it's you, Li Chang Geng. Why do you like to play tricks so much?" Sun Wukong called Taibai Jinxing by his name.

Taibai Jinxing explained, "I was entrusted by the Prison God Chu Hao to inform you of the danger ahead. Please, Great Sage, wait for the Prison God to return before proceeding."

It turned out that Chu Hao had seen through the Tathagata's intentions. In order to disrupt his plans, he had Taibai Jinxing stay Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong frowned, "Did Brother Chu Hao really say that?"

Taibai Jinxing nodded, "The Prison God has gone to attend the Buddha Assembly. He only said to have you wait for him for a moment. If you insist on going ahead, you may, but those three demons are powerful. Great Sage, you must be careful and cautious, and pass through quickly. Otherwise, if you are negligent, you may fall into the hands of the demons."

After understanding this, Sun Wukong naturally understood Chu Hao's intentions, so he replied, "I will tell my master about this. You may leave."

"Great Sage, farewell," the old man saluted, and then soared into the sky on auspicious clouds.

Soon, Sun Wukong returned to Tang Sanzang's side.

"Wukong, was that old man a monster?" Tang Seng asked.

Sun Wukong shook his head, "He was Taibai Jinxing, invited by Brother Chu Hao…"

As he spoke, he told everything that Taibai Jinxing had said.

"I didn't expect that this seemingly peaceful mountain forest would have so many monsters, and there is no other way to go. It seems we can only fight our way through," Tang Seng said in a deep voice, his eyes like torches.

Tang Seng had seen the world and fought against the lesser demons under the Golden Haired Hou. He didn't take a mere forty thousand lesser demons seriously.

"Master, since the boss said to wait for him, let's just wait," Pigsy said, shrinking his neck.

In his opinion, since Chu Hao had said this, he must have already had a plan. Moreover, those three demons must not be easy to deal with, otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically asked Taibai Jinxing to inform them.

However, Tang Seng shook his head and said, "Pigsy, you don't know that the Buddha Assembly lasts for more than half a month. If we wait here for half a month, we will delay the matter of obtaining the scriptures, and it will be the people of the world who suffer."

Tang Seng knew about the Buddha Assembly, so he knew that Chu Hao would not be able to return for a while.

Seeing this, Sun Wukong said, "Master, why don't we do this? I'll go take a look first, and when I've found out everything, we'll make a decision?"

He and Pigsy had the same opinion, but he also understood that his master was an extremely stubborn person, so he thought of this method.

"Very good," Tang Seng nodded.

"Then, Master, you all wait here for a moment, and I'll be right back," Sun Wukong said, and with a whoosh, he soared into the clouds and headed towards the mountain forest.

…

Lingshan, the Buddha Assembly arrived as scheduled. Countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sat on their thrones, with smiles on their faces. Some Taoist leaders also appeared here, such as the Five Elders and the Nine Chen of Shenxiao, all sitting here with smiles, enjoying immortal fruits and pills.

Chu Hao was also sitting among them. To his left was the Eastern Qingling Shi Lao Tianjun, wearing a green jade crown and dressed in a blue feather robe, and to his right was the Southern Danling Zhen Lao Tianjun, wearing a red jade crown and dressed in a red feather flying robe.

"Prison God, don't you usually dislike Lingshan?" Qingdi looked at Chu Hao next to him with a smile.

Chu Hao waved his hand, "Someone sent a Buddha to personally invite me, how can I not return the courtesy?"

"Haha, Prison God has made a name for himself in this Western Heaven," Chidi laughed loudly.

"All thanks to your support," Chu Hao said modestly.

Thinking about the experiences of this period of time made Guanyin's mood unstable, especially personally killing several Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, which made her mind shaken even more.

Although the Buddha did not blame her, this kind of thing would still affect her cultivation.

Just as she was thinking, Chu Hao suddenly sat next to her at some point, "What's wrong, Little Guanyin? I heard you killed several Buddhas, are you troubled?"

Chu Hao transmitted his voice with a smile.

Guanyin's body shook, her beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and she said in a low voice, "Prison God Chu Hao, this matter was caused by you."

"Don't blame me for this, how would I know that the tea was poisonous," Chu Hao replied.

Guanyin glared at him and quietly transmitted her voice, "Do you have to oppose the Western Heaven? Every time, you cause me to suffer heavy losses."

These words had a hint of pleading, after all, the relationship between Guanyin and Chu Hao was somewhat delicate.

Chu Hao seriously replied, "Little Guanyin, don't talk nonsense, I didn't. I have been doing my best for this Journey to the West calamity."

Guanyin rolled her eyes at him, doing your best? Then take out all the things you extorted from the Western Heaven and me.

At this time, Chu Hao suddenly smiled again, "Look, this time I even knew that you were afraid that I would interfere with the Journey to the West, so you invited me, so I didn't expose you."

As he spoke, he picked up an immortal fruit and put it in his mouth, "So sweet."

Guanyin looked at Chu Hao, revealing a hint of surprise. She found that she was increasingly unable to understand the person in front of her.

At this moment, the Lord of the Western Heaven, Tathagata, and the Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor, walked into the arena, instantly attracting the attention of the gods and Buddhas. Everyone stood up, giving the highest respect.