Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

Hearing this, Xiao Lilong also sighed.

Little Lilong put away his twin hammers, then sighed and said, "Brother, don't be sad. It's all because these mortals are so foolish. Your hundreds of years of diligent protection are less than a few days of petty favors from this monster. It's truly disheartening. But this is the consequence of their own actions, not your fault."

Seeing the dejected look on Xiaolilong and the City God's faces, Yun Chonghua said disdainfully, "It is precisely because mortals are ignorant and easily deceived by demons that we, as immortals, are needed to help them trace back to the source and escape delusion. If these mortals understood everything, what would be the point of having us, as immortals?"

The City God said, "That's true, but the methods used by this demon are open schemes. How can we trace the source and help the people escape this delusion?"

Little Li Dragon also said, "Yes, if we don't fight him and let him continue like this, then the world will be in chaos sooner or later. But if we fight him, the people are all bewitched by his sorcery and their desires are inflated. Not only will they not help us, but they will also think we are evil. What should we do?"

After listening to their words, Yun Chonghua laughed disdainfully, "Heh, you two have been immortals for hundreds of years, and you can't even handle such trivial tricks?"

The little dragon and the City God exchanged a glance, and then the City God said, "I wonder what brilliant plan the Immortal has to resolve this current crisis?"

Yun Chonghua said, "You can't defeat that demon, but can't you fool mortals? Since mortals are ignorant and can't distinguish right from wrong, we can take advantage of that."

Little Lilong asked, "Does the immortal mean that we should also appear in person and grant these mortals' every request? That's a good idea. My uncle's East Sea Dragon Palace is wealthy. We can ask my uncle for some wealth. If that demon gives it to us, we'll give it to him too. What we give is real, and what he gives is fake. After that, we just need to smash his temple, break his illusion, and let these people see the truth. Then we'll naturally expose his little trick."

As he spoke, Little Li Dragon gave a thumbs-up and said, "The Immortal is indeed brilliant! None of us had thought of this. Please wait a moment, I'll go find my uncle and borrow some gold and silver!"

Just as the little dragon was about to leap into the sky, Yun Chonghua stopped him, saying, "Why go through all that trouble!"

Little Lilong thought he had come up with a good idea, but when he saw Yun Chonghua stop him, he asked again, "Then what does the Immortal mean?"

Yun Chonghua laughed and said, "Isn't this simple? I'll disguise myself as another 'demon' who's cunning and ruthless, and first I'll smash up all the demon's temples to expose his trickery. Then I'll claim that all the gold and silver he bestowed upon me have been taken by this 'demon.' Finally, I'll come back and drive the monster away."

"After I drive the monster away, I'll pretend to be a monster again, demolish a few houses, and set some fires. While I'm pretending to harm the people, you can come out and drive me away, right? Anyway, these mortals can't tell who's a demon and who's a true immortal. By then, the monster will be driven away, and the crisis in Jimo will be resolved. You'll drive me away and win back the hearts of the people. Once the monster is gone, their dream will be over, and they'll eventually have to invite you true gods back."

Upon hearing Yun Chonghua's words, both Xiao Lilong and the City God were taken aback.

The City God, upon hearing this, said, "This idea is good, but it's a bit unfair to the Immortal. The Immortal's willingness to lend a helping hand is already a great kindness to us. How could we dare to let the Immortal suffer this injustice?"

Yun Chonghua said, "Alas! Extraordinary measures are needed for extraordinary matters. These people are now completely blinded by desire. How can they distinguish between good and bad? No matter what you say to them, you can't awaken them. Only this method is the most direct and effective. Afterwards, when you bestow wealth and favors upon them, these mortals will naturally be grateful to you again and offer incense and sacrifices."

Little Lilong then somewhat spoiled the mood, saying, "But that demon's skills are quite formidable. As the saying goes, even two fists can't beat four hands. We certainly don't doubt the Immortal's abilities, but if we step forward to assist, our chances of victory will increase. If we follow the Immortal's plan, we cannot show ourselves to help the Immortal, and if the Immortal..."

Yun Chonghua understood what Xiao Lilong meant. He waved his hand and said, "Sigh! Don't worry about me. My skills are no less than that demon's now. Besides, even if I can't beat him, it doesn't matter. I have the ability to make a big scene. When the celestial officials see this, they can handle it officially. Anyway, whether I win or lose, this demon is doomed this time."

After Yun Chonghua finished speaking, he began to make arrangements: "Jidu Dragon God, I'll leave you to monitor this place. City God, go down to the underworld and summon back those local gods and mountain gods whose temples have been demolished and who have nowhere to live. Once I defeat that demon, you can all appear together and drive me away."

Upon hearing this, both Xiao Lilong and the City God accepted the order.

The three then went their separate ways. Yun Chonghua leaped into the air and flew to the top of a cloud. He began dismantling the temples around the area.

The demon, seeing the auspicious seven-colored cloud depart, began to murmur to itself.

"Hiss~! Why did that celestial being leave? Could it be that he figured out my background and went to fetch my master? Or does he also intend to stand idly by?"

The long-browed weasel sat in the temple, its face full of questions.

But he soon realized Yun Chonghua's intentions.

Because his temples were also connected to his consciousness, Yun Chonghua was destroying them one by one at an extremely fast pace.

They even stepped on the head and face of the statue while dismantling one of the rooms.

Upon sensing this, the weasel immediately bristled and roared in fury, "This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

His sudden outburst truly terrified the believers who had come to worship.

The believer was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, then stammered, "Great Immortal, Great Immortal... I..."

At this time, Yun Chonghua had also flown back. In order to frighten the people, he revealed part of his original form.

It transformed into a "monster" with a dragon's head, a dragon's tail, scales, and horns, with a dragon's head and a human body.

Yun Chonghua, holding a painted halberd, rode on auspicious clouds to the sky above the small temple.

Without saying a word, he decided to strike first.

Yun Chonghua brandished his halberd, and the dragon pattern painted on the shaft instantly burst forth with lightning. The lightning gathered on the small branch of the halberd, and then Yun Chonghua pointed the halberd downwards, and a bolt of lightning struck the small temple where the demon was.

The small temple was immediately destroyed by Yun Chonghua's attack, burying the weasel inside.

Everyone present was startled by this scene and looked up.

When everyone saw a "monster" standing there, wielding a weapon, with a dragon's head, a human body, and feathers, they were terrified.

Because the demon's little temple collapsed, the demon withdrew its magic, and the gold and silver it had just bestowed upon the believers instantly turned back into a pile of stones.

Although some of the troublemakers have already escaped, those driven by greed, while terrified, are willing to risk their lives for money.

One of them grabbed the stones and shouted, "My money! My money! Where did my money go? Master! Master!"

At this moment, Chonghua, who was standing on the cloud, said, "Stop shouting. The money that this demon gave you has all been taken by this Great King."

Then Yun Chonghua stretched out his neck and said, "You mortals are quite delicious! Come quickly and make me a special feast."

As he spoke, Yun Chonghua stretched out his neck and opened his "blood-red maw" to bite a mortal standing by a tree.

Of course, Yun Chonghua wouldn't actually eat people. He was just trying to scare them.

Moreover, to avoid a fight later on, which could result in innocent people being harmed like that little fairy, it's best to drive these mortals away first.

He bit off the tree, which was as thick as a bowl, in one go. After chewing it a few times, he spat it out.

He continued, "Pah! Pah! Pah! It tastes worse than human food! You mortals, don't run away, give this great king a taste!"

Then it opened its blood-red maw and roared a terrifying dragon's cry at everyone.

Yun Chonghua's scare was indeed effective. When the remaining mortals saw that the "monster" was going to eat people, they didn't care about anything else and scattered in all directions in fear.

Upon seeing this, the little dragon that had been hiding on the mountaintop couldn't help but burst into laughter.