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

#703 - Gulliver Holmes: There is only one truth

Gu Yang was covered in black lines, utterly disappointed with this group of demons who had picked up bad habits in this world and only knew how to ask for money.

Gu Yang somewhat regretted that among the entire batch of demons, the only one with lofty ideals and a bit of brains, Canglan Yin Demon, had died?

Alas, he still had to speed up the 'stealing home' plan. Those demon heads who had been able to resist the erosion of Western Heaven Buddhism for many years would at least not be as foolish as this group.

Gu Yang didn't bother with further explanations and naturally began to arrange the unlocking matters.

Gu Yang wasn't worried that they would see where the key to the formation came from, because soon Gu Yang would take out the entire treasure trove, and he didn't care about being exposed.

"Lord Gu Yang, where's your key? Taking the treasures is such an important matter, you mustn't forget to bring the key!"

"That's right, Lord Gu Yang, you see, keys are very important, just like treasures are important to us. You absolutely mustn't forget to bring it!"

"You also know to hide the key well; it seems you're not completely stupid. But your wisdom is far inferior to mine!"

"I, Gu Yang, act flawlessly my entire life, leaving no loopholes. How could there be even a trace of omission in the key to open the formation!"

"The key to the formation must never be kept on one's person. Otherwise, if something happens to the person, the treasure trove will also fall, and my demon race's revival will be greatly thwarted."

"Keys can be lost, but wisdom cannot! Therefore, the solution to the formation is the key! Do you understand?"

Gu Yang hoped to teach this group of idiots a lesson as soon as possible for his master, so that they could at least be a little useful.

He even hoped that these foolish demon heads could learn even a tiny bit of his wisdom, which would be enough for them to benefit for a lifetime!

The demon heads didn't listen at all and nodded frantically.

"Understood, understood. So, where are the treasures?"

For a moment, Gu Yang wanted to kill all the demon heads, every single one of them. The sum of their IQs could be counted on one's fingers!

But in order not to disappoint his master and to allow the demon race to revive, he endured it!

Gu Yang wasn't good at teaching, but he still had to learn, because only in this way could the demon race have a chance to revive.

Gu Yang said coldly:

"Listen carefully. I will only say the solution to this formation once. You must learn well. What you need to learn is my wisdom, not the solution itself. Do you understand!"

Gu Yang, with his superior intelligence and strategic planning, decided to lead by example to teach this group of foolish demon heads.

The demon heads didn't listen at all again and just nodded.

"Understood, understood. So, hurry up and take out the treasures."

Gu Yang was furious, but he could only point to the formation mountain peak.

"The thinking for setting up the formation nodes should be like a羚羊挂角, leaving no trace, and also like a hunter searching for prey, creating something from nothing."

"This place is Seven Paths Mountain. Since I set it up on this mountain, I will use the mountain as the key. This seven-zhang mountain peak is precisely taking the number 'one zhang higher the demon, one chi higher the dao'."

"The mountain peak is the key, and then, with a ratio of forty-nine to one, compress the mountain peak to a sufficient size, not a fraction more, not a fraction less."

"This is taking the anomaly of the Heavenly Dao. If my demon race wants to break free, we must take risks and snatch chestnuts from the fire. We must never be as loose and wait for death as before. Do you understand?"

The demon heads nodded repeatedly, but tiptoed and urged:

"Understood, understood. Hurry up and open the door. I just want to take the treasures. Why are you still teaching? Listening to lectures requires extra money!"

"Let's make it clear first, adding money doesn't mean assigning homework... Hurry up and take the treasures, I'm withering!"

Gu Yang was teaching others for the first time, pouring out his heart and soul, but in exchange for the demon heads' disregard, Gu Yang was extremely angry!

I am also a demon head with strategic planning and superior intelligence, one of the smartest existences in the demon race. How dare you ignore me?

But there was no way. The demon race's revival had only just begun, and this group of idiots was still the backbone. At least he had to wait until the demon race had more experts before he wouldn't have to work so hard.

Gu Yang was helpless and reluctantly opened the Lesser Qiankun.

"Take it, take it. The demon race won't owe you anything, short-sighted fools!"

"If the demon race revives, what do you want that you can't get your hands on... Come on, damn it! Cao, where are my treasures?!"

When Gu Yang opened this Lesser Qiankun, he was frightened by the empty space and widened his eyes, even uttering his first swear word in his life.

At this moment, the Lesser Qiankun was empty, and all the treasures within had been swept away!

Even the cabinets for storing the treasures had been burned to ashes!

This was just like being raided by robbers!

Gu Yang was thunderstruck, his eyes lost focus, and his face was foolish.

"Where is my demon race's treasure vault? My such a big demon race's treasure vault is all gone!"

"Who exactly did this! In this world, there is actually someone who can find the treasure vault set up by me, Gu Yang. What kind of existence is this? Could it be a saint descending into the world?!"

A Night Demon walked over and picked up a piece of paper from the ground.

"Hey, there's a note here. Maybe the robber will report his name."

Gu Yang didn't even bother to look at it.

"Fool, what robber would be so idiotic as to report his name..."

But the Night Demon read aloud:

"The Prison God next door didn't steal it."

"Lord Gu Yang, confirmed, the Prison God stole it."

The demon heads present were filled with righteous indignation.

"Damn it, how dare he steal our treasures! Brothers, let's retaliate against the Heavenly Court, capture the Prison God, and beat him up!"

"Wait... Isn't the Prison God the immortal lord who killed people on Mount Sumeru?"

"Yes."

"Lord Gu Yang, we think there's a trick to this. No robber would leave such a big loophole. Could this be a scheme to kill with a borrowed knife?!"

Gu Yang raised his head and stared at the note. After a long time, Gu Yang suddenly laughed.

He laughed very wildly, and the confidence of strategizing and controlling everything returned to Gu Yang!

The demon heads looked at each other, "What is Lord Gu Yang laughing at?"

Gu Yang's face was full of understanding, and the arrogance of seeing through everything made Gu Yang look so radiant!

"Hahahaha! I laugh at the Western Heaven's lack of wisdom and the Buddha's lack of strategy!"

"A piece of paper, and you want to deceive me? I don't even need to guess, the handwriting on this note must be perfectly consistent with the Prison God's."

"Even the material of the paper, the ink, and the writing brush used must be from the Heavenly Court!"

The demon heads nodded repeatedly and took the initiative to say:

"The handwriting is uncertain, but all the materials are as you see."

"Lord Gu Yang, if it really was that Prison God, he shouldn't have left such a big loophole."

Gu Yang sneered, laughing very coldly.

"I naturally understand, but our thinking must be comprehensive. We must not be narrow-minded or dogmatic."

"But it is also possible that he really did it. After all, no matter how smart a person is, there are times when they are confused. Maybe he was complacent for a moment?"

"But, you must remember that there is also the most crucial clue, undeniable! I already know who from the Western Heaven did this!"

Gu Yang, this child, was clever since he was young.

He saw the most crucial clue, a directional, undeniable clue!