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

#2240 - Guanyin's Doubts

Sun Wukong and the others accepted the magical treasures, thus reaching a deal with the Demon Clan. Maitreya Buddha led the remaining Demon Clan members to hide.

Only Sun Wukong and his companions, along with the three princes transformed from the Poison Dragon Demon King and his ilk, remained here.

At the same time, the black mist was slowly beginning to dissipate.

Guanyin, whose surveillance had been hindered by the mist, felt increasingly uneasy. Although she didn't know what had happened, she had a persistent bad feeling.

"No, even if it means revealing my identity, I must go and see."

Guanyin finally made up her mind to enter the black mist and investigate.

Just then, the mist began to dissipate, and Guanyin quickly saw the situation with Sun Wukong and the others.

At this moment, Sun Wukong and his companions were lecturing the three princes, seemingly instructing them.

The corpses of the Vampire Demon King and numerous lesser demons were scattered around. Everything appeared normal to Guanyin.

"It seems nothing unexpected happened. I was just being overly cautious."

Guanyin felt relieved and muttered to herself.

At this time, Sun Wukong and the others, after lecturing the three princes, had them carry the Vampire Demon King's corpse.

"The demon extermination is complete. We can return now."

Sun Wukong said to the three princes, then soared into the sky with Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.

The three princes still rode on horseback, dragging the Vampire Demon King's corpse behind them as they returned to Yuhua City.

Seeing this scene, Guanyin was completely relieved. Sun Wukong and the others had slain the Vampire Demon King, and this tribulation was essentially over.

All that remained was for the King of Yuhua City to hold a meritorious Dharma assembly for the demon extermination, and for Tang Sanzang and his disciples to perform at the assembly.

Guanyin would then seize the opportunity to appear and descend, attributing all the merits of Tang Sanzang and his group to the Western Paradise, thus successfully completing the mission.

As the King of Yuhua City spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately gongs and drums resounded, and firecrackers were set off.

"Your Majesty, it was just a matter of casually eliminating a small demon."

Even Sun Wukong and the others were surprised by the fanfare the king had created.

"Father, this is the corpse of the Vampire Demon King."

The three princes, transformed from the Poison Dragon Demon King, dragged the Vampire Demon King's corpse before the king and bowed.

"Good, parade this fiend's corpse through the streets of my Yuhua City for three days."

The king ordered his guards.

"A celebratory banquet has already been prepared in the palace. The esteemed monks and my three royal sons can drink and feast while telling us about your demon-subduing experiences."

The king led the group back to the palace and said to Sun Wukong and the others.

Tang Sanzang was naturally also invited to the celebratory banquet. Over this period, Tang Sanzang, through his agreement with the king, had extensively distributed alms in Yuhua City while promoting the enlightenment of the people.

After Tang Sanzang's efforts, although the people did not express it out of fear of the king's authority, they were already very clear in their hearts.

"So it turns out we are so oppressed."

"The Western Paradise is using royal power to treat us as slaves."

"And they want to use Buddhism to mentally control and exploit us!"

Such discussions had already spread among the people of Yuhua City, and the awakening of the people would directly shake the foundations of Yuhua City's rule.

Tang Sanzang also came to the celebratory banquet. Sun Wukong and the others were currently recounting their demon-subduing experiences at the king's invitation.

In reality, for Sun Wukong and the others, the Vampire Demon King was simply too weak to withstand a single blow. Killing him was as easy as crushing an ant.

However, Sun Wukong and the others also knew the king's purpose, which was to seize the opportunity to create momentum, maintain his rule, and uphold the reputation of the Western Paradise.

"That Vampire Demon King was extremely wicked. That monster was a millennium-old bat spirit, and its spells and supernatural powers were quite formidable..."

Sun Wukong and the others pretended to cooperate with the king, making the play convincing, so they gave an artistic rendering of their demon-subduing experiences.

"Esteemed monks, you have worked hard. My three royal sons have also made great contributions. To celebrate this grand event of demon extermination, I, the king, have decided to hold a demon extermination ceremony in three days.

Let the millions of people of my Yuhua City participate, to know the evil of this demon and the hard work of the esteemed monks and my three royal sons."

The king was naturally acting according to Guanyin's arrangement.

"Your Majesty is indeed thoughtful!"

Sun Wukong and the others all expressed their agreement with the king's arrangement.

They did not agree with the extravagant demon extermination ceremony, but rather to cooperate with the three demon kings of the Demon Clan to launch their operation.

The Poison Dragon Demon King and his ilk, transformed into three princes, would conveniently mobilize a large number of Demon Clan personnel to Yuhua City with the help of their advantageous identities.

Three days was enough for them. Once they had sufficient manpower, the three demon kings would begin their attack on the Western Paradise, starting from Yuhua City.

And taking advantage of the Demon Clan's attack was also the best opportunity to reverse the situation in Yuhua City, gathering the people together to directly overthrow the royal rule of Yuhua City.

Guanyin, who was monitoring from a distance, saw that Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong and the others had no rejections or resistance to the demon extermination celebration, and nodded in satisfaction.

"This time it went very smoothly. I can finally report back to the Buddha."

Guanyin said with a smile, but in her heart, she was not without some doubts.

Guanyin was, after all, somewhat shrewd. She faintly felt that Sun Wukong and the others seemed to have changed before and after the demon extermination.

First of all, there was the change in their attitude towards the three princes. Previously, Sun Wukong and the others had always treated the three princes with a playful attitude, which Guanyin naturally understood.

But after returning, Sun Wukong's playful attitude towards the three princes had disappeared, and they were somewhat polite to each other.

Secondly, the three princes were all incompetent and fatuous royal family members, with arrogant and bossy personalities, but now these three princes seemed very steady, and even their eyes revealed a hint of cunning.

Of course, these were all vague feelings in Guanyin's heart. She had no direct evidence, and everything was going smoothly now, without the slightest abnormality.

"Perhaps I'm just thinking too much."

Guanyin shook her head and did not attach any importance to these feelings. After all, once the demon extermination celebration three days later was over, the tribulation of Yuhua City would be successfully concluded.