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

#1770 - The fairy and Chu Hao both disappeared

The next day, Tang Sanzang woke up from his sleep and called his disciples to prepare to set off.

He originally planned to bid farewell to the seven female demons, but Chu Hao told him that they had already left.

"Isn't this their manor? Why are they all gone?" Zhu Bajie asked, confused, while rubbing his stomach.

"They had important matters to attend to, so they left before dawn," Chu Hao said.

"Amitabha, these female benefactors trust us so much that they are not worried about us ruining their manor. There are not many good people like this," Tang Sanzang announced a Buddhist proclamation.

In his opinion, the group of female benefactors must have left due to urgent matters. Even so, they did not drive them away but treated them with great hospitality, which was truly commendable.

After speaking, Tang Sanzang said to Sun Wukong and the others, "Wukong, since the female benefactors trust us so much, we cannot be biased. Come, let's clean up the manor before we depart."

Sun Wukong revealed a strange expression. He really wanted to say that this was all conjured up by the demons, so why are you cleaning it up?

Despite his thoughts, the group still started to clean the manor.

An hour later, they finally finished cleaning.

Tang Sanzang stretched his back and looked at the clear sky, saying, "The weather is good today, let's go."

The group walked towards the gate, suddenly noticing that Chu Hao had not moved. Tang Sanzang asked in confusion, "Immortal, aren't you leaving?"

"I'll catch up later, you guys go ahead," Chu Hao waved his hand and said.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble the Immortal to guard the manor for those female benefactors," Tang Sanzang thought that the other party was waiting for the seven female demons to return.

Outside the manor gate, Guanyin in the high sky immediately saw Tang Sanzang and his disciples walking out unscathed.

"This place has its aura concealed by some great divine power, so it cannot be detected," Guanyin said calmly.

She lightly tapped her index finger, and a strange power rippled out. The originally luxurious manor instantly turned into a cave dwelling, filled with spider webs and brightly lit, emitting a fragrance.

"Great Master Guanyin, is this the work of Maitreya Buddha?" Di Ting asked.

Guanyin shook her head, "If it were the work of Maitreya Buddha, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara would have noticed it."

"Then it's Chu Hao," Di Ting said with certainty.

In his eyes, Chu Hao was a troublemaker and had a feud with the Western Paradise. Whenever something happened, the first person he thought of was Chu Hao.

"Everything is still unclear, do not make rash judgments," Guanyin glanced at him and said.

Di Ting lowered his head and remained silent.

"Let's go, let's see why the female demons didn't attack Tang Sanzang," Guanyin said.

Then the two walked into the depths of the cave dwelling, but it was empty and there was nothing.

"Where are the female demons? Could they have been killed?" Di Ting asked in confusion.

As far as he was concerned, the group of female demons did not belong to the Spirit Mountain, so even if they died, they deserved it, but it would not be good if it ruined the Western Paradise plan.

Guanyin frowned slightly, extended her right hand, and her slender white fingers pointed towards the void. The surrounding divine light shone, and a majestic power surged around like a tide, covering the entire cave dwelling.

Two breaths later, she said in a deep voice, "There is no smell of blood. They did not clash with Tang Sanzang and his disciples, and the demonic aura is strong, indicating that they just left."

"Left? How did they leave?" Di Ting frowned.

They had been paying attention to this manor, and although they did not know the specific situation inside, it was impossible not to see a group of demons leaving.

Guanyin shook her head, then walked out of the Pan Si Cave and came outside.

She glanced at the surrounding mountains and forests and shouted softly, "Where is the Earth God?"

The next second, a wisp of green smoke emerged from the ground, and a short old man hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Great Master Guanyin, I am here."

"Earth God, I ask you, where did the seven demons in this place go?" Guanyin asked in a deep voice.

"This…" The Earth God hesitated, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Tell the truth!" Guanyin's voice turned cold.

The Earth God was instantly frightened and kowtowed repeatedly, "Great Master Guanyin, my magic power is weak, I really don't know."

Guanyin frowned and continued, "As the Earth God of this area, it is impossible for you not to know, unless you deliberately let them leave. Then don't blame me for reporting to the Jade Emperor."

Her words were quite threatening, and the Earth God's body trembled. He hurriedly said, "Great Master Guanyin, spare me! It was the Prison God, the Prison God wouldn't let me say."

These words surprised both Guanyin and Di Ting. They looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"Understood, you may leave," Guanyin let the Earth God leave.

"Great Master Guanyin, I told you it was the Prison God Chu Hao who was playing tricks," Di Ting immediately said.

"Go find Chu Hao," Guanyin nodded.

These words made Di Ting somewhat embarrassed, "But Great Master Guanyin, where should we go to find him?"

At this time, the two realized that Chu Hao had not been seen since yesterday.

"Never mind, let's go to the Heavenly Court first," Guanyin finally decided.

The two quickly arrived at the Lingxiao Palace in the Heavenly Court.

At this time, the Jade Emperor was leisurely eating immortal fruits. Seeing Guanyin appear, he stopped his movements and asked with a smile, "Great Master Guanyin has descended. I wonder what brings you here?"

Guanyin saluted and said, "I have come for the Prison God Chu Hao. Please, Heavenly Venerable, tell me the whereabouts of Chu Hao."

"Prison God Chu Hao? Isn't he following Tang Sanzang to the Western Paradise to seek scriptures? Did he break into the Spirit Mountain again and anger the Buddha?" The Jade Emperor asked in surprise.

These words made Di Ting, who was bowing his head nearby, look strange.

Isn't breaking into the Spirit Mountain and angering the Buddha a common occurrence? Why does the Jade Emperor seem to not believe that Chu Hao could do such a thing?

Guanyin was also stunned for a moment before saying, "No, Chu Hao suddenly disappeared. I came to ask if he had returned to the Heavenly Court."

"Is that so? Then go to his palace and take a look," the Jade Emperor said, obviously not planning to personally summon Chu Hao.

Guanyin also knew that the entire Heavenly Court was on Chu Hao's side, so it was unrealistic to have them summon Chu Hao. So, after asking the Jade Emperor for a location, she took Di Ting there.

Soon, they arrived in front of Chu Hao's palace.

"This Prison God's palace is quite magnificent," Di Ting looked at the magnificent palace and said coldly.

Guanyin stepped forward and called out to Prison God Chu Hao.

Soon, the door opened, and it was the Golden Roar who walked out.

"Great Master Guanyin? Why have you come?" The Golden Roar spoke human words and prostrated on the ground.

Seeing the Golden Roar, who should have been her mount, she seemed to be attacked by forgotten memories.

"Where is Prison God Chu Hao?" Guanyin asked, suppressing the pain in her heart.

"My master? He went out," the Golden Roar said truthfully.

"Where did he go?" Guanyin asked again.

"He said he went to catch demons," the Golden Roar replied respectfully.