I became the Demon Emperor in Journey to the West

Chapter 120 The Disaster of Shatuo Kingdom

Soon, Zhang Yuan and others arrived at the west gate.

There were several guards on duty at the door, and a notice was posted on the wall on the left. Dozens of people were watching around it, all of them shaking their heads and sighing.

Zhang Yuan stood outside the crowd and read the notice carefully.

"Master, what's written on it?" Peacock asked curiously.

"This is the royal city of Shatuo Kingdom, called Hongcheng. For more than a month, thousands of young and middle-aged men have been missing from multiple cities in Shatuo Kingdom, and they are still disappearing. If this continues, Shatuo Kingdom is in danger of being destroyed. The king is in danger, and the king has issued a notice across the country. If human monks find the missing man, they will be rewarded heavily. If the gods find the missing man, temples will be built across the country to worship him." Zhang Yuan said.

"Master, I think the king is in a hurry. Let's help him look for it!" Peacock said.

It seems that the good genes from her previous life were brought into this life by her.

"Junior sister, we're just stopping here for a while. It's best not to worry about such noisy matters." Yuan Ling said.

"Elder brother, the parents who have lost their sons must be very anxious. The king cannot help them find them. Maybe we can find them." Peacock said.

"Junior sister, we are demons, and demons cannibalize people. It's good for you. Not only do you not eat people, you also consider the human race at all times." Yinglong said.

Peacock glared at Yinglong, then turned to look at Changjun, "Second Senior Brother, you said that the three demon immortals, Hu Li, Deer Li, Sheep Li, were once the national preceptors of the Chechi Kingdom. They protected the human race of a country. In the hearts of the human race, Thank you for building Taoist temples and temples to worship them. You are the grandson of Huli Demon Immortal, you tell us we don’t care about this matter?"

Chang Jun smiled and said, "Junior sister, I admit that my ability to talk is not as good as yours. Don't try to trick me. Only the master can decide whether to take care of this matter."

"Master, are you sure you don't care?" Peacock tilted his head and looked at Zhang Yuan and asked.

"Did I say I don't care?" Zhang Yuan asked with a smile.

In fact, at first, Zhang Yuan didn't want to care about this matter. As Yinglong said, they are demons after all!

However, Peacock's words about the three great immortals with the power of tiger, deer, sheep and power touched him.

The Peacock Ming King's trip to the Wanling Dharma Realm clearly reminded him that only the human race has the ability to make Heaven and Lingshan have some scruples, so they dare not attack him easily!

And now, it seems to be a good opportunity.

Temples were built across the country to worship!

Isn't this the power of the human race?

If he accepts a few more such errands and allows more countries to build temples to worship him, then what can Heaven and Lingshan do to him?

Let me ask, no matter whether it is heaven or the spiritual mountain, how dare you easily kill a demon immortal who is worshiped in temples by the people of Shatuo Kingdom?

Of course, based on the lessons of the three immortals Hu Li, Lu Li and Yang Li, Zhang Yuan planned to hide his identity as a demon, because even if he was enshrined by the human race, once Heaven or Lingshan took action to beat him back to his original form, the human race would probably Will change your mind.

In other words, when humans build temples to worship themselves, they should let them know that they are monsters and it was the monster that saved them.

In this way, even if Tianting and Lingshan beat themselves back to the demon body, the human race will not change their stance.

Heavenly Court and Lingshan will be wary. Once they anger the human race, they will destroy all Taoist temples and temples across the country. This will be more of a loss than a gain for the gods and Buddhas who rely on human sacrifices to improve their luck.

Hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Peacock squeezed into the crowd without hesitation, reached out to lift the notice, and then said to the guard who came over: "Hey, my master is in charge of this matter, take us to see your leader quickly. "

Not long after, under the leadership of the guards, the group arrived at the Shatuo Kingdom Palace.

The guards handed over to the palace guards, and soon after, Zhang Yuan met the king.

The king was in his fifties, with a sad look on his face, and dozens of ministers stood at attention, all with frightened expressions.

"Report to the king that they have unveiled the notice," the guard leader said.

When the king heard this, he looked happy and said, "Today someone finally unveiled the list. It is really the blessing of the Shatuo Kingdom and the blessing of all the people. Where are you from and what are your names?" Zhang Yuan kept a smile on his face and said, "We are from It doesn’t matter where I am, just remember that my name is Zhang Yuan.”

"Okay, okay, heroes don't ask where they come from." The king said, and then ordered: "Hurry up and serve tea to the hero."

"King, how about you explain the situation in detail?" Zhang Yuan said.

"Ugh."

The king sighed heavily and said with a sad face: "There are seventy-one cities in Shatuo Kingdom. For more than six months, young and middle-aged men have disappeared in each city. Now tens of thousands of people have disappeared. Now the whole country The people are panic-stricken, and the Shatuo Kingdom is already facing the threat of national subjugation!"

"What about the surrounding countries? Are there any young and middle-aged men missing?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"There are three countries adjacent to Shatuo Kingdom. Wanqiu Kingdom to the west, Moon Kingdom to the north, and Sun Yao Kingdom to the south. A large number of young and middle-aged men have also disappeared."

"A young man has disappeared mysteriously, and the government is determined to investigate the case. It has been several months, is there not even a clue about it?"

The king shook his head solemnly, "No, these men all disappeared late at night. They were still fine when they slept. The next morning, the doors and windows were in order, but they were missing."

"Are men missing every night?"

"That's not true. A group of people disappear every seven days or so. Now the time limit is coming again. The young and middle-aged men in the city dare not sleep and keep vigil with kitchen knives and sticks."

"Hasn't anyone revealed the list before?" Zhang Yuan thought this was very strange.

"this…"

The king suddenly hesitated.

"King, please speak frankly. Since I have unveiled the notice, I will not give up halfway." Zhang Yuan comforted.

"In the first few months, there were indeed many human monks who revealed their names, but after a few days there was no news from them. It was rumored that they died unexpectedly." The king said.

Zhang Yuan nodded, "It seems that the one who kidnapped the young men is a powerful force."

When the king heard this, he suddenly bowed to Zhang Yuan and said, "Please save the Shatuo Kingdom and save the people of the Shatuo Kingdom. As long as the hero overcomes this calamity, you can ask for your official position and wealth."

Zhang Yuan shook his head and said: "I will definitely help you get through this disaster, but firstly, you don't need an official position, and secondly, you don't need wealth, I just want to offer you sacrifices."

The king was slightly startled when he heard this, and then said loudly: "As long as the hero overcomes this disaster and saves all the people from fire and water, Shatuo Kingdom and the three surrounding countries will build a thousand temples and cast golden statues for the hero, and worship them from generation to generation."

"Okay, it's a deal. Within fifteen days, I will break this disaster for you." Zhang Yuan said firmly.

One batch of young adults disappeared every seven days or so, and two batches disappeared every fifteen days. He did not believe that he could not seize these two opportunities.

Zhang Yuan bid farewell to the king and left the palace.

"Master, this sounds very troublesome. How can I check it?" Peacock asked.

After hearing this, Yuan Ling got angry and said, "Junior sister, you strongly requested that this notice be revealed, but now you are afraid of trouble. I really admire you."

Peacock rolled his eyes at him and said, "Senior Brother, you have to figure it out. I just think this matter is a bit troublesome and I am afraid that the master will not find the clue. It is not that I am afraid of trouble. Not only am I not afraid, I am also happy! Think about it. , four countries built a thousand temples for the master, and sculpted a golden body to worship him, how majestic that is!"

Zhang Yuan looked at the happy look of the peacock and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking to himself: You only know the majesty of the master, but you didn't expect that this is the helpless move of the master to lead you to live!

(End of this chapter)