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

#1819 - Xitian's Compromise Again

White Lotus Child wasn't unused to being defeated; he felt like he was destined to clash with Chu Hao.

Now that Chu Hao had seen through their plan, it disrupted the West's scheme.

Looking at Namo Water Heaven Buddha, Tathagata asked, "Water Heaven Buddha, what are your thoughts?"

Namo Water Heaven Buddha hadn't anticipated this outcome either, but since things had come to this, he pondered for a moment and said, "Since Chu Hao hasn't explicitly revealed it, why don't we continue?"

"But Chu Hao's delay might even hinder the Journey to the West," White Lotus Child said in a deep voice.

These words caused the Buddhas to look at each other in dismay. They couldn't openly state their intentions, so they could only play dumb and let Chu Hao continue to stall.

But continuing like this wasn't a solution. The only way to resolve the current predicament seemed to be compromise.

The Buddhas were well aware of this, so no one continued to speak.

Tathagata's expression was gloomy as he looked at the Buddhas' fearful appearances, feeling very dissatisfied.

He looked towards Namo Water Heaven Buddha: "Water Heaven Buddha, what do you think we should do?"

The plan was initiated by Namo Water Heaven Buddha, so naturally, he would be the one to take the blame when obstacles arose.

Namo Water Heaven Buddha's expression was complex, and after a long period of contemplation, he said with some trepidation, "Why don't we test what Chu Hao wants?"

After speaking, he specifically emphasized, "Since Chu Hao hasn't made it clear, it means he still supports Golden Winged Great Peng becoming the king of Lion Camel Ridge. Once it's successful, we can let him leave the Law Enforcement Hall, so his efforts will be in vain."

"What about the major matter of exterminating the demons?" Tathagata asked.

"This is easy to handle. After this ends, Chu Hao will inevitably suffer heavy losses. At that time, we can take the opportunity to propose the matter of exterminating the demon army, and promise him benefits. He will definitely go," Namo Water Heaven Buddha said confidently.

These words made the Buddhas' expressions somewhat heavy.

After all, giving Chu Hao benefits would mean that the West admitted defeat?

Temporary compromise was for future reckoning.

Tathagata didn't respond immediately; he was weighing the pros and cons and calculating whether it was feasible.

Time passed little by little, and the atmosphere within the Great Thunderclap Temple became somewhat silent.

White Lotus Child couldn't help but say, "Buddha, I think this is feasible."

He was greatly angered by Chu Hao and wanted to get back at him. If he could suppress Chu Hao, he would agree without hesitation.

At this moment, Tathagata slowly said, "Since that's the case, Venerable Guanyin, you should go and test him out. If it's really like that, as long as his conditions aren't too excessive, our Spirit Mountain will accept them."

Guanyin, the tool, nodded in agreement and left Spirit Mountain.

After she left, Tathagata's gaze was deep, and he whispered, "If this trouble, Chu Hao, continues to exist, it will be difficult for my Western endeavors to be completed."

The Buddhas naturally heard the deep meaning in his words; the Buddha had murderous intent.

But among the Buddhas present, no one dared to say that their ability surpassed Chu Hao's. Even when Tathagata took action before, he didn't injure the other party.

It was really difficult to attack him without any scruples.

Originally, the West intended to use a borrowed knife to kill, using the demons to attack him.

But now, this plan seemed difficult to implement in the short term.

At this time, White Lotus Child responded, "Buddha, I have a plan to capture Chu Hao."

Since Chu Hao had already discovered his identity, White Lotus Child simply didn't return, to avoid being humiliated again.

Upon hearing this, Tathagata looked at White Lotus Child thoughtfully.

So he had disappointed him time and time again, but now, it seemed that he still had to believe in these Buddhist disciples. After all, he really had no one else to use.

"Tell me about it," Tathagata asked.

"Chu Hao is arrogant and doesn't know it, and this is because he has the support of the Heavenly Court. If there is no Heavenly Court, the West is not afraid of him alone at all. Why not design a plan to make him break with the Heavenly Court?" White Lotus Child spoke his thoughts.

This idea was very bold. After all, scheming against the Heavenly Court could easily trigger a conflict between Buddhism and Taoism, which was a major cause and could easily lead to great turmoil.

Obviously, White Lotus Child was disregarding the consequences in order to take revenge on Chu Hao.

But Tathagata was not a fool; he had to think carefully, or he would become a sinner for the ages if he delayed the rise of Buddhism.

So he didn't agree immediately, but he had already begun to consider whether the plan was feasible.

"What's your plan?" Tathagata asked.

"The Law Enforcement Hall's participation in the monster race's struggle this time is an opportunity," White Lotus Child said seriously.

The gods of the Heavenly Court have the responsibility of managing the Three Realms, and the Law Enforcement Hall, as the representative of the Heavenly Court's order, would be violating the heavenly rules if its hall master openly participated in the disputes of the lower realm.

White Lotus Child's idea was to have the West exert pressure on the Heavenly Court, so that the Heavenly Court would punish Chu Hao. At that time, a new gap would be created between the two sides, and they could continue to implement the next plan.

"Do you know the relationship between the Jade Emperor and Chu Hao?" Tathagata said.

From the previous exchanges, he had seen the relationship between Chu Hao and the gods of the Heavenly Court. It was so good, completely solid, and it was too difficult to sow discord.

But White Lotus Child said confidently, "The West only needs to exert pressure."

Speaking of this, he looked at Tathagata and said, word by word, "I can request a decree from the Saint!"

As soon as these words came out, the Buddhas were shocked.

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Taoist Ancestor issued an iron order that saints should not be born and should not interfere in the affairs of the Three Realms, so the saints avoided the world, and the quasi-saints were already the strongest combat power in the Three Realms.

But now, White Lotus Child actually said that he could request a decree from the Saint. Wouldn't that violate the will of the Taoist Ancestor? And would the Saint really do that?

The Buddhas didn't believe it. Even though White Lotus Child was a disciple of the Saint, they didn't think the Saint would take action.

However, White Lotus Child's words aroused Tathagata's interest. If he could really request a decree from the Saint, then all of this would be nothing. Not to mention Chu Hao, even the Jade Emperor would have to give the West face.

"If you can request a decree from the Saint, then suppressing Chu Hao will naturally be easy," Tathagata said calmly.

"Buddha, please allow me to go and see my master," White Lotus Child bowed and took his leave.

Walking out of the Great Thunderclap Temple, a hint of killing intent flashed across White Lotus Child's eyes, and he muttered to himself, "Chu Hao, you have bullied me several times, and I will definitely make you pay the price."

On the other side, Guanyin also came to the city where Golden Winged Great Peng was located.

Looking at the giant city composed of ten thousand demons, she calmly landed in the magnificent palace within it.

In the spacious hall, she saw Chu Hao sitting in the first seat, drinking tea, and a cup of hot tea was placed to his lower right.