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

#1825 - Maitreya Buddha Arrives

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Hao returned to the Heavenly Court's temporary palace and was greeted by a familiar face.

"Well, well, look who it is, Maitreya Buddha. You really treat the Heavenly Court like your own home, huh?" Chu Hao joked, looking at Maitreya Buddha leisurely sipping tea.

Maitreya Buddha smiled calmly, "Old friends catching up is perfectly acceptable. After all, I did you a great favor back then."

"Old friend? You call the person you beat up an old friend? How strange," Chu Hao said, taking the seat of honor.

The Golden Haired Hou, responsible for guarding the house, immediately brought him hot tea, his eyes a little embarrassed.

"Then what brings you here today? To repay my favor?" Chu Hao put down his teacup and asked.

"I heard that the Western Paradise is planning to assemble an army to讨伐 the Demon Clan?" Maitreya Buddha asked with a smile.

"Your news is quite well-informed. Could it be that the entire Spirit Mountain is filled with your people?" Chu Hao teased.

Maitreya Buddha smiled and continued, "The interior of Spirit Mountain has been decaying for a long time. Naturally, there are those who understand reason and choose to join my Little Thunderclap Temple."

"So what? I refuse this thankless task. It's useless to come to me," Chu Hao said.

"Of course, I know the Prison God wouldn't do a losing business, so I'm here today to ask the Prison God to do something else," Maitreya Buddha said.

"Oh? What is it?" Chu Hao became interested.

"Promise Spirit Mountain to become the leader of this army," Maitreya Buddha said.

These words brightened Chu Hao's eyes. He looked at the smiling Maitreya Buddha in front of him and pondered for a moment, "You want to suppress the combat power of Spirit Mountain?"

Maitreya Buddha nodded, "Even a centipede dies but does not fall. Spirit Mountain is still a massive behemoth. To swallow it, it will take a lot of time."

"Don't you know that leaders are scapegoats? If we fail, won't I be interrogated by everyone?" Chu Hao glanced at him.

"Is the Prison God afraid of Spirit Mountain?" Maitreya Buddha asked.

"Afraid? Not really. It's just troublesome, okay? And there are no benefits," Chu Hao said.

Maitreya Buddha slowly savored the spiritual tea and slowly opened his mouth, "There are naturally benefits, such as not being noticed by the Saints."

"Saints?" Chu Hao's face darkened.

Maitreya Buddha revealed a wide smile and said, "Do you know that Spirit Mountain wants to request a decree from the Saints?"

"Hmph, the Saints won't care about this kind of thing," Chu Hao said casually.

"That's true, but if you are too ruthless against Spirit Mountain, it's hard to guarantee that you won't upset the Saints," Maitreya Buddha continued.

"If these are the only benefits, it's not enough," Chu Hao shook his head.

Maitreya Buddha then took out a treasure from his wide sleeves.

It was a wooden box, covered with exquisite patterns, carved lifelike dragons and phoenixes, which looked extraordinary at first glance.

"This Dragon and Phoenix Box is a Houtian Treasure, with the same function as my Man-Creating Bag, and it can also shield aura and conceal heavenly secrets."

As Maitreya Buddha spoke, he gave this object to Chu Hao.

Taking this treasure, Chu Hao showed a satisfied smile. He opened the wooden box and found a crimson pill inside.

At this time, Maitreya Buddha took the opportunity to explain, "This is the Soul-Trapping Pill, refined over forty-nine days. Even a Quasi-Saint, once consumed, will have their primordial spirit restricted and shackled."