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

#1874 - Cautious Maitreya Buddha

In the Avici Inferno, at the Small Thunderclap Monastery, Maitreya Buddha finally learned from Arhat Dragon Subduer about the recent events at Lion Camel Ridge.

Although almost no one saw the confrontation between Mahamayuri and Guanyin at the beginning, there were still traces to follow. Coupled with the spies that Maitreya Buddha had placed in Mount Ling, who reported the news, Maitreya Buddha was already convinced that Chu Hao's words were true.

"Venerable Buddha of the Future, if this is the case, now is the best opportunity," Arhat Dragon Subduer said to Maitreya Buddha.

"But why would Chu Hao tell us this?"

Maitreya Buddha was still very wary of Chu Hao, even though the other party had not done anything. But for him, he still had to be extra cautious.

He was not a fool like Tathagata. Before doing anything, he had to consider everything carefully, otherwise, he would only be making wedding clothes for others.

It must be said that Maitreya Buddha was clever and had been extremely cautious along the way.

"Didn't Chu Hao say it was for benefits?" Arhat Dragon Subduer asked, puzzled.

Compared to Maitreya Buddha's caution, his thoughts were very simple.

Regarding this point, Maitreya Buddha was also skeptical. He looked at Arhat Dragon Subduer and said, "Are you sure that the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge have not secretly defected to Chu Hao?"

"I can't be 100% sure about this, but when I infiltrated Lion Camel Ridge, I heard them openly scolding Chu Hao. It seemed that they hated him for using torture on them in the Heavenly Prison," Arhat Dragon Subduer said.

Maitreya Buddha nodded: "I understand. You may leave."

Even so, Maitreya Buddha still did not choose to take action, intending to wait and see.

After waiting for a few days, Chu Hao found that Maitreya Buddha had not made any movements, and he was also a little unable to sit still.

"This old fox is a bit cautious," Chu Hao muttered to himself. After speaking, he left directly and entered the depths of the Avici Inferno.

No one knew what he went to do.

Only after he left, Yue Shan from the Demon Clan came to the Small Thunderclap Monastery.

"The Lord wants me to tell you that he will no longer provide support in the short term unless you can make him see the value again," Yue Shan said.

Maitreya Buddha was a little puzzled: "What does this mean?"

"The Lord said you know," Yue Shan said, then turned and left directly, cleanly and neatly.

Only Maitreya Buddha was left standing in place with a solemn expression.

Losing the power of the Demon Clan, he would easily be destroyed by Mount Ling. After all, he was still in a period of dormancy.

Although he didn't know why Gu Yang had suddenly changed his mind, he knew very well the other party's character, and he would definitely do what he said.

And the value that Yue Shan said at the end made Maitreya Buddha think.

This thinking lasted for a whole day. After a day, he suddenly realized and immediately called all his subordinates together.

"Follow me to Lion Camel Ridge," Maitreya Buddha said, leading everyone away from the Small Thunderclap Monastery.

On the other side, the bet between Tathagata and Mahamayuri was still going on.

The deadline for the bet stipulated by Tathagata was when Tang Sanzang and his disciples encountered the next calamity.

Mahamayuri was also watching Lion Camel Ridge all the time.

However, during this period of time, Lion Camel Ridge seemed very quiet and had not encountered anything.

Just when Mahamayuri was relaxing, Maitreya Buddha had already led his subordinates and quietly approached Lion Camel Ridge.

Looking at the majestic mountain range, Maitreya Buddha asked his subordinates to wait in secret, and then he quietly sneaked into Lion Camel Ridge.

Inside Lion Camel Ridge, the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge were still having fun as usual.

At this time, Maitreya Buddha suddenly broke in. The soldiers responsible for guarding fell into a dream the moment he entered the cave, and the entire cave was shrouded in Maitreya Buddha's domain, shielding all heavenly secrets.

Walking into the cave, the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge did not show unexpected expressions, but rather seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Venerable Buddha of the Future, long time no see," the Great Demon King Azure Lion said.

"It seems that you are also waiting for this seat?" Maitreya Buddha sat calmly on a chair, looking at the other party calmly.

"Since we parted last time, our three brothers have been hoping that Venerable Buddha of the Future will come here," White Elephant said with a smile.

"That's right, under the oppression of Mount Ling, it's really too suffocating. Is Venerable Buddha of the Future here to take us away?" Azure Lion continued.

Pa — —

At this time, the Golden-Winged Roc suddenly slammed the wine glass in his hand on the ground, his face displeased: "Two elder brothers, didn't we say we would submit to Mahamayuri?"

Azure Lion and White Elephant's expressions changed slightly at the same time. White Elephant whispered, "Third brother, isn't following Mahamayuri also in Buddhism? Won't we still be oppressed then?"

"She is my own sister, how could she oppress us?" the Golden-Winged Roc said sharply.

"Hey, things are not that simple," Azure Lion sighed.

"Things are very simple. If you hadn't been delaying all the time..." the Golden-Winged Roc said angrily.

After speaking, he got up and planned to leave.

Before leaving, he glared at Maitreya Buddha: "With me here, Lion Camel Ridge can never fall into the demonic path."

After uttering harsh words, the Golden-Winged Roc turned around and rushed out of the hall.

Maitreya Buddha obviously did not expect to see this scene. He looked at Azure Lion and White Elephant and asked, "It seems that the three of you are not in harmony."

"It's not that we are not in harmony. After all, the third brother still favors his own sister," Azure Lion said helplessly.

"What about you?" Maitreya Buddha asked, pretending not to know.

At this time, Azure Lion and White Elephant looked at each other, did not answer, but laughed loudly.

Maitreya Buddha also knew what they meant, but did not directly state it. After chatting for a few words, he left.

After Maitreya Buddha left, the Golden-Winged Roc returned.

"Why is this old boy so long-winded?" The Golden-Winged Roc muttered when he heard that Maitreya Buddha did not say he wanted to cooperate with them.

"The Lord said that Maitreya Buddha is very cautious. It seems that this is indeed the case," Azure Lion said.

"Don't worry, the third brother's acting is good. He will definitely be able to deceive Maitreya Buddha," White Elephant said with a smile.

The three demon kings also smiled knowingly.

At the same time, Maitreya Buddha, who had left the cave, was indeed more convinced of the guess in his heart, but he still decided to go to the Heavenly Court again to probe Chu Hao's attitude.

Soon, he came to the outside of the Prison God's palace in the Heavenly Court.

Chu Hao had been waiting for a long time and asked Golden Roar to welcome him in.

After coming in, Chu Hao asked with a smile: "It seems that you have changed your mind?"

Maitreya Buddha smiled and said: "Yes and no."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Chu Hao asked, feigning surprise.