I am a fairy in Journey to the West

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune?" Upon hearing Luo Hou's words, Pei Jue was taken aback and said, "Hasn't the fire been put out?"

"Don't play dumb!" Luo Hou pointed at Pei Jue and said, "What are you trying to do here at this time, you little demon? Hmm?"

Although Pei Jue was intimidated by Luo Hou's imposing aura, he still stubbornly said, "I am not a demon."

"Oh?" Rahu sneered, "What else are you but a demon?"

Pei Jue held his head high and said, "I am the City God of Puyu City, appointed by the Golden Wheel King himself."

Luo Hou's gaze sharpened, then he laughed and said, "So that's how it is. So you're on the Golden Wheel King's side? Alright, then you can die now."

After saying that, Luo Hou raised his right hand and gently pointed his steel sword-like finger at Pei Jue. In an instant, a beam of blood shot straight towards Pei Jue's brow.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly a clear voice came, and then the blood-red light that had landed on Pei Jue's brow stopped instantly and then disappeared into thin air.

Only then did Pei Jue realize what had happened. She quickly touched her forehead and was immediately covered in cold sweat. She had just been on the verge of death.

Luo Hou was greatly shocked. The blood-red light did not dissipate because he actually stopped, but was wiped away out of thin air after he said "Wait a minute".

"Old Zhuang?!" Pei Jue's voice startled Luo Hou. Luo Hou hurriedly looked up and saw a man in a blue robe coming to Pei Jue's side.

Zhuang Yan laughed at Pei Jue, "You're really bold, daring to provoke this Rakshasa Demon."

Pei Jue was stunned and asked, "Rakshasa demon? Isn't it Rakshasa ghost?"

Zhuang Yan pointed at Luo Hou and said, "This person is different. His previous life was a great Asura. This time, he was born through the Rakshasa Blood Sea. He is a Rakshasa Demon, a combination of Asura and Rakshasa."

"I see." Pei Jue gripped the black iron spear in his hand and said, "But as the City God, how can I back down?"

Zhuang Yan ignored Pei Jue and stepped forward to Luo Hou, saying, "Brother, why do you kill people indiscriminately? Don't you have any humanity?"

When Luo Hou saw that Zhuang Yan had first broken through his killing move and then easily revealed his origins, he knew that this person was no ordinary person.

Therefore, Rahu could only shrug and say, "I am a Rakshasa demon, of course I have no humanity."

At this point, a flash of bloody light appeared on Luo Hou's body, and then his body rapidly shrank back to the size of a normal person.

Then he cupped his hands in greeting to Zhuang Yan and asked, "May I ask your esteemed name, fellow Daoist?"

"Don't ask that." Zhuang Yan pointed to Pei Jue behind him and said, "This person is my employer. I still rely on her to pay my wages. You can't kill her."

Luo Hou glanced at Pei Jue, then turned to Zhuang Yan and said, "Fellow Daoist, may I speak with you in private?"

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Okay."

So Luo Hou and Zhuang Yan arrived at the base of a wall not far away, and then he asked in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist, what is that little demon to you?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I already said, she is my employer now."

"Employer?" Luo Hou was stunned. "With your abilities, fellow Daoist, where in the Three Realms can't you go? Why would you work for such a minor demon?"

"What business is it of yours where I work? As long as you can't kill her, I won't get paid," Zhuang Yan said.

Luo Hou's eyes darted around, then he nodded and said, "Alright, for your sake, I won't kill her today."

“However,” Luo Hou added after speaking, “she is the City God appointed by the Golden Wheel King, but I cannot let her continue to stay in the city. I want the City God Temple.”

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I don't care about that, but you've taken their temple, how can they let it go so easily?"

“Then I’m warning you in advance,” Luo Hou said. “If she dares to cause me any trouble in the future, I will kill her without hesitation.”

Zhuang Yan chuckled and nodded, saying, "That's only natural. If you can kill her then, I won't bother with all that."

“Alright, it’s a deal,” Rahu said.

Zhuang Yan then asked, "So you're going to kill all the living beings in this city too?"

Luo Hou said, "I have this idea. These people are devout Buddhists and extremely stubborn. I am a Rakshasa demon, so naturally I cannot allow so many beings who believe in Buddhism to exist."

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "You're wrong about that. What era are we living in? Why are you still using that kind of destructive and bloodthirsty approach?"

"Oh?" Luo Hou looked at Zhuang Yan in surprise and asked, "Do you have a better idea?"

Zhuang Yan said, “The faith of living beings is actually very simple. Whoever can bring them benefits, they will believe in. You people have always failed since ancient times because you cannot bring benefits to the majority of living beings. Instead, you slaughter one side at a time, forcing the majority of living beings to the opposite side of you.”

Luo Hou found this to be very reasonable, so he said, "Fellow Daoist, please continue."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "That 'Buddha-Maha Mara' is actually quite clever. Although he is the Buddha's mortal enemy, he has the title of 'Buddha-Maha.' That is to say, he can be a Buddha, he can be a demon, or he can be both."

“I understand,” Rahu said. “You mean I can be a Rakshasa demon, or I can be a Rakshasa Buddha. If I appear as a demon, all beings will fear me; if I appear as a Buddha, all beings will be close to me?”

Zhuang Yan said, "You have great potential. It seems that you haven't wasted your years in Lingshan."

Luo Hou exclaimed in surprise, "You even know this? It seems you must be someone of great importance, either a celestial official or a Taoist priest!"

Zhuang Yan reached out and put his arm around Luo Hou's shoulder, saying, "You're very smart, but what I just told you is of great importance. If you were to guess my identity, I might kill you to silence you."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan stared at Luo Hou and laughed, "Back then, Sun Wukong destroyed your physical body with one blow but spared your primordial spirit. But if I were to take action, you wouldn't even be able to become a ghost, understand?"

“Fellow Daoist, it seems you are also a ruthless person,” Luo Hou said to Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan chuckled and said, "That's all I have to say. You'd better take care of yourself."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan turned around and walked up to Pei Jue. Pei Jue watched the two of them whispering to each other for a while, then asked Zhuang Yan, "Do you two know each other?"

"I don't know him," Zhuang Yan said with a smile. "I love making friends, and I can chat with anyone I meet."

Pei Jue smiled and said, "So we're friends now?"

At this moment, Luo Hou walked over and said, "He's my friend, but you're not." Pei Jue was stunned, then asked, "Why?"

Luo Hou said, "Because I'm about to take over your temple. From now on, your City God Temple is my temple. You should move out."

“No way!” Pei Jue immediately said, “Then I am my own temple.”

Luo Hou said, "Strength determines everything; whoever is more capable gets the title."

Pei Jue raised an eyebrow, raised his black iron spear, and was about to strike when Zhuang Yan grabbed him, saying, "Calm down."

“I can’t calm down,” Pei Jue said. “That’s my temple.”

After saying that, Pei Jue broke free from Zhuang Yan's hand and rushed towards Luo Hou, but Luo Hou simply raised his hand and slapped Pei Jue away.

Pei Jue was sent flying more than ten miles away. When Zhuang Yan arrived, she was angrily getting up from the ground, not even caring about the dust on her body, and flew towards the City God Temple with her black iron spear in her hand.

Zhuang Yan immediately stopped her and said, "You can't beat him."

Pei Jue was furious. He stopped and looked at Zhuang Yan, saying, "Why won't you help me!"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I'll do as much as I'm paid for. The little bit of money you give me isn't enough to make me work my life away for you."

Pei Jue immediately lost his temper. "Sigh!" Pei Jue sighed deeply and said, "It's because I'm too poor."

Having said that, Pei Jue bypassed Zhuang Yan and silently continued flying towards the City God Temple, carrying his black iron spear.

Zhuang Yan followed along until they arrived outside the City God Temple, only to find that the entire temple was shrouded in Rahu's power, and even Pei Jue's City God statue had been thrown outside the temple.

Even the plaque that read "City God Temple" was smashed to pieces, and the new plaque reads "Rahu Temple".

Pei Jue didn't say anything about going in to cause trouble for Luo Hou. He simply flew down and silently carried his own statue on his back.

Zhuang Yan asked, "What do you plan to do now?"

Pei Jue thought for a moment and said, "I will first go outside the city to find a cave to settle down in, and then find a way to defeat this Rakshasa demon and take back my temple."

At this point, Pei Jue looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Now that I don't even have a temple anymore, are you still going to stay with me?"

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I have no grudge against Zi Qian. As long as you pay me, I'm fine with going anywhere."

Pei Jue nodded, then carried the statue on his back and went out of the city with Zhuang Yan.

As soon as the two left the city, they sensed an extremely powerful aura emanating from within. When they turned around, they saw golden light illuminating the entire city of Puyu.

Pei Jue stopped in his tracks and, seeing the golden light, exclaimed, "Huh? Is that Buddhist light? Has a great master from Buddhism arrived?"

"No," Zhuang Yan laughed. "That was the Buddha light conjured by the Rakshasa demon using its own demonic power. This kind of illusion can only fool ordinary people. Those who are truly skilled can see through it at a glance."

Pei Jue said, "Then how did you figure that out? I get the feeling you know everything."

"Of course," Zhuang Yan said. "There's nothing in this world that I don't know."

Pei Jue thought Zhuang Yan was just bragging, but he had to admit, "You are quite capable, otherwise that Rakshasa Demon wouldn't have been so polite to you."

Zhuang Yan sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do about it; I just have a kind face."

As he spoke, Rahu used an illusion technique and slightly altered his appearance, making him appear less ferocious and terrifying, and instead more majestic and solemn.

He put on a monk's robe and a Buddhist crown. Although he still had a red face and fangs, he had the appearance of a fierce Vajra.

"Do not be alarmed, everyone." Rahu stood in the sky and said to the chaotic Puyu City below, "I am 'Rahu Bodhisattva'. I have come down to the mortal world on the orders of my Buddha's teachings to eliminate demons and evil. You do not need to panic. Go home and everything will be fine by tomorrow morning."

Strangely enough, when Rahu said that he was 'Rahu Bodhisattva' and had come to subdue demons on the Buddha's orders, the people in the city below only looked up once, and the riots in the entire city immediately stopped.

And all the people knelt on the ground, bowing and worshipping Rahu, shouting 'Rahu Bodhisattva, have mercy!'

After the prayers were completed, the people obediently went home, and the riot in the city seemed as if it had never happened.

At the same time, Luo Hou also felt a huge power of faith gradually emerging in the human world. He was overjoyed, "That fellow Daoist really didn't lie to me. This method is really too useful."

Thinking of this, Rahu became even more majestic and solemn. After the people returned home, Rahu descended from the clouds and came to the palace.

Looking at the image of Vajrapani above the palace hall, Rahu shouted, "Vajrapani, you fiend! I have already slain the Demon Mother and General Sanzhi. Do you still dare to resist?"

The Vajrapani remained silent, quietly using his magical power to create a protective barrier for the entire palace.

Rahu showed no mercy, and a torrent of demonic power surged from his body, falling onto the barrier of the Vajra of Secret Traces along with the blood-red light emanating from him.

Then the power of the Blood Demon began to rapidly erode the magical barrier of the Secret Vajra, while the magical power of the Secret Vajra began to flow into the barrier continuously.

The two began to fight each other, wearing down each other's magical power.

One hour, two hours, three hours later, Vajrapani finally couldn't hold on any longer. At the moment his magical power was exhausted, Vajrapani's magical barrier quickly collapsed.

Meanwhile, Rahu's blood demon power spread rapidly, eventually enveloping even the Vajra of Secret Traces.

Rahu leaped up and landed in front of Vajrapani. Vajrapani merely glanced at Rahu before passing away peacefully on the spot.

With the passing of Vajrapani, there was no one left in Puyu City who could stop Rahu. With a wave of his hand, Rahu caused the Golden Wheel King's palace to collapse.

Amidst the billowing dust, King Jinlun was helped out by a group of soldiers. When he saw Rahu, whose demonic flames raged in the sky, he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Rahu said, "Remember, I am Rahu Bodhisattva. From now on, the former City God Temple in the south of the city will be my sacred site. If you worship it at all times, I will surely ensure that your kingdom will be forever secure."

After speaking, Rahu transformed into a golden light and flew towards the south of the city. As he flew over the former 'Shandeoksa Temple,' a demonic light suddenly descended, and the ground beneath the temple rapidly collapsed. In an instant, the entire temple sank into the ground, and amidst the churning earth, it was completely buried. (End of Chapter)