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

#2168 - Betting with Buddha

After receiving a generous reward from the demons, Chu Hao returned to Mount Ling, and only then did he take action.

By this time, twelve days had passed, and the Heavenly Court's soldiers had also rested on Mount Ling for twelve days, naturally well-fed and full of energy.

However, the Buddha and the others from the Western Paradise were becoming impatient. The Buddha led the Western Paradise group to Chu Hao once again.

"Chu Hao, you promised us that you would clean up the demons within fifteen days. Now, twelve days have passed, but there has been no movement at all. Are you perhaps toying with us?"

The Buddha questioned Chu Hao sternly, accusing him.

"Buddha, I promised to clean up the demons within fifteen days, and I will definitely do it. Isn't there still three days left?"

Chu Hao didn't take it seriously and seemed very relaxed and casual.

"There are tens of thousands of demons. Even if your Heavenly Court has a million soldiers, it's impossible to capture all the demons within three days!"

The Buddha also knew the strength and cunning nature of those demons.

To say that all the demons could be captured within three days, he didn't believe Chu Hao had such ability.

"If Buddha doesn't believe me, how about we make a bet?"

Chu Hao's expression turned serious as he proposed a bet to the Buddha.

"What will you use as a stake?"

When the Buddha heard Chu Hao say this, and now facing the Western Paradise group, he naturally wouldn't back down.

"If I can't subdue the demons within three days, I can represent the Heavenly Court to compensate for all the losses of the Western Paradise, and publicly apologize to Buddha. From then on, I will be at the disposal of the Western Paradise without any complaints."

Chu Hao stated the stakes, which were undoubtedly high. Chu Hao, the Prison God of the Three Realms, could represent the Heavenly Court.

"Good!"

The Buddha naturally agreed. To make the Heavenly Court bow its head to him and compensate the Western Paradise for its losses was a win-win situation.

"Then, if I can subdue the demons within three days, what should Buddha do?"

Chu Hao asked the Buddha.

"What do you want?"

The Buddha didn't know what to offer as a stake.

"If we can subdue all the demons within three days, the Western Paradise must pay three times the reward, and the Buddha must publicly preach and promote the reputation of our Heavenly Court."

Chu Hao made this request after some consideration.

"This..."

The Buddha hesitated about such stakes, feeling they were too high for him.

"Buddha, bet with him! I don't believe he has such ability."

"Chu Hao is just bluffing. Buddha, don't be fooled by him."

"Buddha, make a bet with him. We all support you."

With the words already spoken to this point, the people of the Western Paradise naturally wouldn't accept defeat and urged the Buddha one after another.

"Alright, it's a deal!"

Seeing the reaction of the Western Paradise group, the Buddha had no choice but to bet.

"Then watch how we capture those demons."

Chu Hao said, beginning to gather the Heavenly Court's forces.

In a short time, the Heavenly Court's million-strong army had gathered, arranged in formation, and awaited Chu Hao's command.

"Follow my arrangements. No one is allowed to make mistakes."

Chu Hao commanded, dividing the Heavenly Court's million-strong army into hundreds of teams, heading towards various parts of the Western Paradise.

The land of the Western Paradise was indeed vast. Even with a million people, it would be impossible to capture those demons within three days.

However, Chu Hao was confident because those demons had always been under his control. Among the demons, there were five thousand spies who obeyed Chu Hao's orders.