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

#2086 - Lamp oil suppresses ghosts

Those monks rushed forward, and although they didn't succeed in repelling the evil spirits, they bought the people time to escape, allowing them to get away.

But after only a brief moment, the monks were starting to lose ground. Twenty or thirty monks were surrounded by dozens of evil spirits.

The monks gathered together, abandoning face-to-face entanglement with the evil spirits, and instead, one by one, sat cross-legged on the ground.

After sitting down, the monks began to chant scriptures.

“Namo Arana Trayaya…”

The monks were chanting the Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra, which Tang Seng was naturally very familiar with.

“Although this Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra can indeed ward off evil, it doesn't seem to have much effect on these evil spirits.”

Tang Seng couldn't help but look at the monks with doubt and shake his head.

“Are these monks stupid? What's the use of reciting scriptures at the last minute like this?”

“I think they're done for. Should we step in?”

“Just a few evil spirits. I can get rid of them myself.”

Seeing that the monks were failing, Sun Wukong and the others wanted to step forward and deal with the evil spirits.

“Wait, look at the lamps in their hands.”

Chu Hao suddenly said, gesturing for Sun Wukong and the others to look at the lamps in the monks' hands.

As the monks began to chant the scriptures, the lamps in their hands gradually became brighter and brighter. Moreover, Buddhist swastika symbols faintly appeared in the light of the lamps.

The evil spirits surrounding the monks, although extremely ferocious and violent, didn't dare to approach after seeing the swastika symbols shining in the lamplight.

“Are the lamps in their hands magical treasures?”

Tang Seng couldn't help but ask after seeing this scene.

However, even though Tang Seng asked this, he himself couldn't help but shake his head, because these lamps couldn't possibly be magical treasures.

Their material was ordinary; they looked like ordinary oil lamps. These kinds of oil lamps were almost everywhere within Jinping Prefecture.

“Rather than saying their lamps are magical treasures, it's more like the lamp oil inside is special.”

At this time, Chu Hao seemed to have seen something and said to Tang Seng and the others.

Indeed, if the lamps weren't magical treasures, then what could be guided out by chanting scriptures to form Buddhist swastika symbols to suppress evil could only be the lamp oil inside.

“They must be using clarified butter lamp oil.”

Sun Wukong sniffed a few times and said with certainty.

The fragrance of clarified butter lamp oil was unique. Even from a distance, it could be clearly smelled.

“I didn't expect that lamp oil to actually have the effect of suppressing demons and dispelling ghosts.”

Clarified butter lamp oil was provided by the Western Paradise, and its value was very precious. He didn't expect it to have such an effect of suppressing demons and dispelling ghosts.

“This lamp oil is indeed special. I wonder where the Western Paradise got it from.”

Tang Seng couldn't help but marvel at the special nature of this clarified butter lamp oil.

Even as the few of them were speaking, the lamps in the monks' hands became much brighter again, and the Buddhist swastika mantras that formed actually began to fly out from the light.

The effect of these Buddhist swastika mantras was self-evident. The moment the symbols touched the evil spirits, the evil spirits let out a miserable cry.

Then, black gas began to emanate from their bodies. As the black gas dissipated, the ferocity and violence of the evil spirits also quickly dissipated.

Of course, along with the ferocity and violence, the bodies of the evil spirits also dissipated.

Although those evil spirits were ferocious and violent, they weren't fools. Seeing the power of the swastika mantras emanating from the lamps, they immediately wanted to escape.

However, the swastika mantras continued to fly out and quickly rushed towards the evil spirits, as if they had a tracking function.

Even if those evil spirits wanted to escape, they couldn't escape at all. One by one, they were suppressed by the swastika symbols and directly dissipated after a moment.

“Thank you for the life-saving grace.”

“Our Buddha is merciful and saves us.”

“Thank you, Buddha, for your protection!”

Although the people were thanking the monks, they were also thanking the Dharma, the Western Paradise, and the Buddha.

“No wonder the people here are so devout towards the Western Paradise and the Dharma.”

Seeing this scene, Tang Seng and the others understood somewhat.

The Western Paradise not only sent lamp oil to the people here, but also had the monks help the people and also subdue demons and eliminate evil to maintain the people's peace.

The actions of the Western Paradise here, whether out of sincerity or conspiracy, had reached a meticulous level.

They had made the people completely dependent on them psychologically, and they revered them as guardian gods.

“Perhaps the Western Paradise has really learned a lesson and wants to win the hearts of the people here.”

At this time, even Tang Seng had to make such a deduction.

Whether it was the Kingdom of Extinguishing France, Fengxian County, or Yuhua Prefecture before, the Western Paradise had always put on a posture of forcibly seizing and oppressing the people.

Even if the people didn't dare to say it, they had long harbored resentment towards the Western Paradise in their hearts.

But here, the Western Paradise was really making the people grateful to them from the bottom of their hearts. These two were essentially different.

“As for whether it is or isn't, we will gradually see the difference.”

Chu Hao seemed to have discovered something, but he didn't explain it to Tang Seng and the others.

The people were constantly thanking the Western Paradise and thanking the Buddha. Such a scene was also very touching.

“Amitabha, you don't need to thank us anymore. All of this is what our Buddhist sect should do. Our Buddhist sect is here to save all living beings and benefit all directions.”

At this moment, a voice came from the air.

Tang Seng and the others were familiar with this voice. The voice came from Guanyin.

“Why has Guanyin come here?”

It had to be said that Guanyin's appearance was very timely.

Tang Seng and the others were currently facing a scene of the people being grateful to the Western Paradise and grateful to the Buddha, and Guanyin appeared in time. It would be a bit far-fetched to call this a coincidence.

“I estimate that our actions in Jinping Prefecture are all under her surveillance.”

Sun Wukong said decisively.

Of course, Guanyin had indeed just arrived here, but surveillance didn't necessarily require her to come in person. The entire Jinping Prefecture was completely controlled by the Western Paradise, so monitoring Tang Seng and the others' actions was naturally as easy as turning over her hand.

After Guanyin appeased the people, she came towards Tang Seng and the others. This was also the fundamental purpose of her appearance here.

“You have all seen with your own eyes that the peace and stability of this Jinping Prefecture is no worse than that of the Central Celestial Dynasty. This is because of our Western Paradise's effective governance.”