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

#2089 - Jinping Province of Unity

The Wolf Head, Unicorn, and Blue Face three Demon Generals immediately stabilized the retreating situation of the Demon race upon their appearance.

“Charge!”

With a loud shout from the Wolf Head Demon General, the originally retreating Demon soldiers began to form a second wave of attack.

Moreover, these three Demon Generals seemed to have brought even more Demon soldiers, more than two or three times the previous number.

Faced with such a large number of Demon soldiers, even the officers, soldiers, and monks began to find it difficult to resist, and retreated again.

“Don't retreat! Stand your ground!”

The Prefect shouted loudly at the officers, soldiers, and monks upon seeing this situation.

However, his shouting did not have the desired effect; instead, it drew the attention of the Wolf Head Demon General and the other two.

“Kill that Prefect first.”

The Wolf Head Demon General was the first to charge over.

The Prefect, having survived the ordeal, was so frightened that his face turned pale. The arrogant aura he had earlier had mostly disappeared.

Meanwhile, the Wolf Head and the other two Demon Generals were still charging towards the Prefect, who was now surrounded by them from three sides.

“Impudent demons!”

Seeing the Prefect in danger, Guanyin seemed a little uneasy.

She knew clearly that if the Prefect were to be killed, the officers, soldiers, and monks would be leaderless, and the situation would become very unfavorable.

Therefore, Guanyin directly attacked the three Demon Generals, wanting to save the Prefect.

The three Demon Generals' attacks had already reached the top of the Prefect's head, and the Prefect was completely frightened.

Guanyin used her divine powers to block the attacks of the three Demon Generals, which was how she managed to save the Prefect.

Guanyin's joining the battlefield was naturally extremely beneficial to the Jinping Prefecture side.

The Wolf Head and the other three Demon Generals, even working together, could not gain any advantage against Guanyin. On the contrary, the three of them were beaten back by Guanyin.

The retreat of these three Demon Generals also affected the morale of the Demon race.

It was at this moment that suddenly more people appeared on the battlefield. These people were not officers, soldiers, or monks; they were just ordinary civilians.

And these civilians were also holding lamps in one hand, and weapons in the other. The styles of the weapons were varied, including shovels, hoes, sticks, and even rolling pins.

Although the civilians also held lamps to protect themselves, their combat power was not as good as that of the monks and soldiers.

But how numerous were the civilians, and more and more people joined the battlefield.

In just a short moment, they formed an absolute reversal in numbers.

The addition of tens of thousands of civilians outnumbered the Demon soldiers by five or six times, coupled with the fact that the Demon race's morale was already low.

“I didn't expect Jinping Prefecture to be so united.”

Tang Sanzang couldn't help but say in surprise when he saw so many civilians joining the battlefield.

The unity of Jinping Prefecture was indeed something that Tang Sanzang and the others had not seen elsewhere. Not only were the monks guarding the city, but the Prefect was also personally leading the charge, and many civilians were joining the battlefield.

The Demon race's army of over ten thousand demons was already an irresistible force in the mortal world.

But in this Jinping Prefecture, the Demon race had kicked a steel plate and had no choice but to retreat back outside the city again.

“It's mainly because those lamps are working.”

Zhu Bajie's words hit the key point.

The main reason why Jinping Prefecture was able to resist this attack from the Demon race was because of the effect of those lamps.

Otherwise, even those monks and soldiers would not be able to contend with the Demon race, and no matter how many civilians there were, they would only be slaughtered.

“Brother, can you see the special nature of these lamps?”

Sun Wukong then asked Chu Hao.

That these lamps could have such an effect must be related to the ghee lamp oil burning inside.

The fact that ghee lamp oil could have the same effect as a magic weapon when lit was something that Tang Sanzang and the others couldn't see through at all.

“This ghee lamp oil does have spiritual energy filling it, but this spiritual energy seems very special.”

Although Chu Hao could see some clues, he couldn't see the essence of the ghee lamp oil, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

“Moreover, where did Xitian get such a large quantity of lamp oil?”

The consumption of ghee lamp oil in Jinping Prefecture could be counted in tons. Where did Xitian get so much lamp oil?

“There are too many strange things about this Jinping Prefecture. We can only see the essence if we break through the appearances.”

What secrets are hidden beneath the prosperous appearance of Jinping Prefecture? To know, I'm afraid we still need a breakthrough.

Even as Chu Hao and Tang Sanzang were talking, the Demon race had already completely collapsed and was being driven out and chased by the monks, soldiers, and civilians.

The three Demon Generals were even defeated by Guanyin and fled towards the outside of the city in a disheveled state.

In less than an incense stick's worth of time, all the Demon soldiers and generals within Jinping Prefecture, except for those who were killed, had fled.

It can be said that Jinping Prefecture achieved a great victory in this battle against the Demon race.

Of course, the Demon race was not completely defeated, but rather fled to the outside of the city to regroup and set up camp outside Jinping Prefecture, accumulating strength for a second attack.

Guanyin was naturally very satisfied with this result and came again to show off to Tang Sanzang and the others.

“Did you see that? This is the power of our Jinping Prefecture. They can contend with the Demon race just by relying on themselves.”

Guanyin took this opportunity to boast to Tang Sanzang and the others again, promoting Xitian's salvation of the world.

This disturbance of the Demon race's attack lasted for nearly two hours, and it was now midnight.

“Alright, you should all go back and rest, so you can continue your journey west.”

After Guanyin finished preaching to Tang Sanzang and the others, she let Tang Sanzang and the others go back to rest, to recharge their spirits and complete the Journey to the West mission as soon as possible.

Tang Sanzang and the others were already tired of listening. If Guanyin had continued to ramble on, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie would probably have gone to shut her mouth.

Tang Sanzang and the others naturally had to return to Ciyun Temple to rest. The chaotic situation just now had left the originally orderly and tidy central square in a mess, and the monks and civilians were busy cleaning up and restoring it.

Tang Sanzang and the others had just arrived in front of the Ciyun Temple gate and were about to walk in when suddenly a shadow flashed past not far from them.