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

#1779 - Poisoned, stewed Buddha

Chu Hao's movements were fluid and effortless. Before Diting could react, a large cup of hot tea was in his hand.

Looking at the steaming red date tea, Diting hesitated and didn't drink, and even Guanyin didn't drink.

After all, their level of trust in Chu Hao was still too low, especially Diting, who was afraid that the tea was poisonous, and even secretly used his supernatural powers to investigate it.

Guanyin was the same. A stream of spiritual power quietly entered the cup from the palm of her right hand, wanting to confirm that the tea was non-toxic.

However, they didn't know that the Centipede Demon Lord's poison wasn't in the tea, but hidden in the red dates. So when they checked the hot tea, they didn't find anything and were relieved.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, what exactly do you want from me?" Chu Hao asked.

Guanyin said in a low voice, "This tribulation is not over yet, please don't interfere, Prison God."

"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm here to cause trouble?" Chu Hao's voice sank, seemingly a little angry.

Guanyin responded, "Not at all, I'm just worried that the Prison God will suddenly capture the Centipede Demon Lord back to Heaven."

She spoke euphemistically, but Chu Hao understood. He curled his lips and said, "I'm doing this for the order of the Three Realms. It's like offering kindness to an ungrateful person. Forget it."

"Thank you for your trouble." Guanyin nodded and took a sip of the hot tea.

Seeing this, Diting no longer suspected and took a sip as well.

Below, the Centipede Demon Lord prepared another cup of poisoned hot tea and brought it up. Seeing the empty cups in front of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, he immediately smiled: "Where is that Elder?"

"Abbot, he left beforehand because he had something to do. You've been busy for so long, why don't you drink this cup of tea yourself?" Tang Sanzang said.

Chu Hao's behavior just now made him realize that there was something wrong with the tea, and he was testing the waters at this moment.

Hearing this, the Centipede Demon Lord naturally couldn't drink it. He smiled and put the tea in front of everyone: "You are all eminent monks who have come from afar. This red date tea clears heat and detoxifies. Don't be polite."

"Hey, Abbot, is your vegetarian meal ready yet?" Sun Wukong leaned on the chair, with one foot on the armrest, and asked casually.

"Yes, how long has it been prepared?" Zhu Bajie also muttered.

Seeing this, the Centipede Demon Lord's mind became active, and he immediately smiled and said, "Soon, soon. By the way, Elders, how is the tea?"

He was still testing, wanting to make sure everyone had finished drinking.

Tang Sanzang naturally replied, "Not bad, thank you, Abbot."

"It's nothing, nothing. I'll serve the vegetarian meal to the Elders right away." The Centipede Demon Lord's smile grew even wider as he walked towards the side hall.

In the high sky, Guanyin, who saw this scene, suddenly glanced at the teacup in her hand and suddenly asked, "Prison God, where did you get the hot tea you gave us?"

"Of course, it was given by the enthusiastic Abbot." Chu Hao said, and then said very seriously, "Guanyin Bodhisattva, look how good I am to you, I even brought you a cup of tea."

As soon as these words came out, Guanyin's face changed drastically, and the teacup in her hand fell from the sky. She frowned and said, "Do you know that the Abbot is a monster?"

"I don't know, is that so?" Chu Hao looked innocent.

Diting suddenly felt a burst of abdominal pain, and the teacup in his hand also fell. He clutched his abdomen and said painfully, "The tea is poisonous."

Guanyin was the same. Her lower abdomen ached, as if cut by a knife. Her face was pale, and she gritted her teeth and said, "It was the Centipede Demon Lord who poisoned Tang Sanzang and the others."

"Is there such a thing? I don't know." Chu Hao looked terrified, as if he didn't know anything.

Guanyin was too lazy to argue with him, and immediately mobilized her spiritual power to suppress the toxicity, but even a Quasi-Saint could not resolve the poison unless there was an antidote.

Even if she had extraordinary strength and great means, it was of no avail.

Diting next to her was in so much pain that she couldn't even speak. Her eyes were fixed on Chu Hao, as if he had poisoned them.

Chu Hao looked surprised: "I really didn't know it was poisonous. How about I go find that monster and ask him to hand over the antidote?"

After saying that, he planned to descend to the mortal world.

Guanyin quickly stopped him, enduring the pain, and said weakly: "Don't interfere with the tribulation, we have our own ways."

As she spoke, she immediately transmitted a voice to Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva, who was nearby.

As the terminator of this tribulation, Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva had the antidote to resolve the Centipede Demon Lord's poison.

However, the voice transmission was like a stone sinking into the sea. She couldn't find Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva's figure at all.

She clutched her abdomen and turned into a stream of light, flying towards Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva's Taoist temple.

Seeing this, Chu Hao pretended to be worried and said, "Guanyin Bodhisattva, you are poisoned, be careful."

As he spoke, he also followed.

The three quickly appeared in front of a Taoist temple. Guanyin rushed in, only to find that the place was empty.

"I know." Chu Hao nodded, and then led the two to an open space in the mountains.

Unlocking the barrier, Guanyin and Diting immediately saw a pot of fragrant chicken soup still bubbling. The plucked hen was floating on the soup.

Guanyin and Diting were both shocked. Diting sat down on the ground in pain.

"You killed Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva?" Guanyin said in astonishment, with an unbelievable look on her face.

"Yes, she wanted to attack Tang Sanzang. She must have been possessed by a demon, so I solved it easily." Chu Hao said seriously.

"Impossible, how could she be possessed by a demon? You must have done it on purpose." Diting sat on the ground, clutching her abdomen, and shouted with a pale face.

"Don't slander me. The Ancient Buddha Dipamkara is watching in the sky. Ask him yourself. See if this Bodhisattva attacked Tang Sanzang before I took action." Chu Hao said confidently.

Guanyin naturally didn't believe his words and immediately transmitted a voice to the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara.

However, to her surprise, Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva really attacked Tang Sanzang, and if Chu Hao hadn't acted in time, Tang Sanzang would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died.

This made Guanyin's brain unable to process for a while. She clutched her abdomen, looked at the fragrant old hen soup, and only felt that her understanding had been subverted.

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, what should we do?" Diting was in so much pain that he couldn't even stand up.

With Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva dead, the antidote on her body must be gone too.

If this continues, they won't be able to hold on.

Guanyin thought for a while and said, "I heard that Cihang Daoren Bodhisattva has a descendant who is on duty in Heaven. Let's ask him for help."

After she finished speaking, she took Diting and flew towards Heaven.

Seeing this scene, a smile flashed across Chu Hao's mouth. He suddenly had a new extortion plan in his heart and disappeared in place, heading towards Heaven.