I Hired a Demon to Work for Me [Journey to the West]

Little Demon: “I really envy you. You don’t have to suffer heavenly punishment or tribulations.”

Immortal Maiden Yuzhuo: “See those four master and disciples? As long as you see them, you won’t need to envy me.”

Give the order: reclaim Immortal Maiden Yuzhuo’s treasures and send her down to the mortal realm to cultivate anew.

Little Demon: All right, suddenly I don’t envy you anymore.

A thousand years, then another thousand years passed before Immortal Maiden Yuzhuo realized the little demons had good reason to envy her.

Reborn in the mortal world once more, she regained her lost memories. Only then did she understand why her ordeals never seemed to end. It turned out that... the problems she had left behind in the mortal world were still unresolved.

But envy was a false premise, after all.

Back in the Heavenly Court, the four master and disciples had completed their pilgrimage. She had thought her close friend, Sun the Great Sage, would have earned his complete merit as well, but who could have known that an unexpected incident she never witnessed would occur...

A thousand years of tribulations passed in the blink of an eye. They seemed full of hardship and danger, yet were truly fulfilling... Thank you for being there!

A fun little scene from the novel

Immortal Maiden Yuzhuo: “The road I took was rough, but I have no regrets. I endured the demon realm’s excessive praise meant to ruin me, the pain of losing a close friend, and betrayal by my colleagues...”

Before setting out, she wrote her thoughts on a piece of paper. If she never came back, she hoped this paper, filled with tales of adventure, would become the greatest memento of her.

Great Sage Equal to Heaven: “But this time, you’ll regain what you lost...”

Please note before reading:

1. Characters may be out of character, as may the timeline of the demons she encounters. The heroine and Wukong have no romantic relationship, only a comrades-in-arms bond. The story differs from the original.

2. I revised the blurb again without changing the main story premise. Blurb updated on March 17, 2024.

3. I hope all my dear readers will enjoy it! Thank you for your support.

Dear readers, here’s another story in the same vein: “Getting Carried to Invincibility by the Invincible [Journey to the West]” is currently being drafted. You’re welcome to check it out!

A short introduction: During the several hundred years when the pilgrimage was on hold, the Great Sage, who declared he would establish an invincible peach grove, began to take action. He felt the grove didn’t need to be too invincible: being invincible in the Three Realms would be enough...

That’s right, he also has a forest-establishing strategist the likes of whom the Three Realms have never seen, with the strongest business plan in all the realms!

Let’s work together and stay invincible forever!

The most important thing isn’t being invincible. It’s the invincibility created when the Great Sage, already invincible, teams up with his forest-establishing strategist, whose career is always plagued by bad luck.

(PS: This introduction reflects the story as a whole. The blurb currently posted on my author page still needs revision. If you’re interested, don’t forget to add it to your collection. Thank you.)

(Record: September 1, 2024)

Theme: Envy is a false premise.