The Tathāgata Must Fail

Chapter 204: The Matchmaking God's Test (Part 2)


Mrs. White Bone recounted her origins to the Matchmaking God.

She was originally a dead female corpse on White Tiger Ridge, filled with resentment that even turning into bones didn't dissipate. Later, she seized nature's spiritual energy, and her resentment converged, gradually endowing her with spiritual awareness.

If she continued her cultivation like this, she would be able to transform into a devil in a few hundred years.

However, about a decade ago, Sun Wukong flew over White Tiger Ridge and saw that she had not yet committed evil. He bestowed upon her a strand of Merit Immortal Energy, helping her transform ahead of time.

For Sun Wukong, it was just a casual gesture, insignificant.

But for her, that gesture completely dissolved her resentment, a grace akin to being reborn.

Thus, Mrs. White Bone did not turn into a devil. After her transformation, her aura became pure and peaceful, bearing some resemblance to Sun Wukong.

"So it seems."

The Matchmaking God asked Mrs. White Bone, "So, do you have a destiny with the Great Saint?"

Mrs. White Bone nodded, "He is like my rebirth parents."

The Matchmaking God couldn't help but laugh.

He introduced himself and then said, "I want to take you as my disciple and hand over my work to you, but I need to test you first."

Mrs. White Bone didn't think too much and immediately agreed.

The Matchmaking God performed a magic spell and then handed her a red thread.

"This red thread can only be seen and touched by you. It will tell you which people are destined and can be tied together with it."

He explained the usage of the red thread to Mrs. White Bone, gave her some hints on things to be cautious about, and handed her some travel expenses before bidding farewell.

Mrs. White Bone played with the red thread for a while and then walked into Wanling City.

"This place is truly prosperous."

She looked around everywhere, her eyes not able to take in everything at once; the streets here were much busier than elsewhere, filled with new and strange things.

Mrs. White Bone found it incredibly unbelievable.

Outside, maybe because of her blonde hair and golden eyes, many humans looked at her with curiosity and wariness, treating her like an outsider.

However, here, there were all sorts of hair colors, and no one gave her strange looks due to her appearance.

"There are so many demons here!"

Mrs. White Bone felt very cordial.

This was her first time seeing so many demons gathered in one place and coexisting peacefully, unlike outside where demons constantly fought and skirmished for territory.

Mrs. White Bone was so enthralled that she forgot to eat until her stomach growled.

And when it came to eating, the first thing she thought of was Bull Demon King Noodles.

"Bull Demon King, Bull Demon King..."

Mrs. White Bone searched for a long time before she found the crowded Bull Demon King Noodle House.

She had heard the demons talk about this noodle house outside, knew it was extremely popular, and patiently joined the queue.

While in line, the red thread in Mrs. White Bone's hand suddenly began trembling towards one side.

She followed the direction pointed by the thread.

It was a table of young people eating noodles, they were dressed in very beautiful clothes, bidding farewell to a young man, it sounded as if they were a group of students researching Dragon Cars.

Mrs. White Bone didn't know what Dragon Cars were, but she heard the young man was transferring to work at Wanling Hall, and the others were saying goodbye to him.

There was a girl sitting in a corner, and when Mrs. White Bone saw her, the red thread in her hand trembled intensely, telling her that the young man and girl could be tied by the red thread.

"Should I do it for them?"

Mrs. White Bone wondered.

Not far away, the passing Spider Demons also noticed the young man and girl.

"The master said we need to use up all the red threads tonight, we still need to find a couple."

They looked at each other and said, "But isn't it too wasteful to give it to these two?"

"I want to find a powerful guy!"

The Spider Demon holding the red thread said, "A common person's marriage, the master definitely wouldn't appreciate it."

"That's correct."

The other Spider Demons nodded their heads.

At that moment, several Great Demons walked out of the Bull Demon King's noodle house, escorting a beautiful Jade-faced Fox.

The red threads in Mrs. White Bone and the Spider Demons' hands suddenly trembled again.

"Who is that?"

Mrs. White Bone heard some demons asking.

"That is the Jade-faced Fox from Huaguo Mountain, who has been visiting Wanling City these past few days."

A demon answered.

"Isn't the Jade-faced Fox the chief steward of Huaguo Mountain?"

"No wonder it's such a grand affair, even the Bull Demon King personally escorts her."

The demons caused a commotion.

Mrs. White Bones looked over and indeed saw an old ox cautiously escorting the Fox spirit out; the two seemed rather close as they talked and laughed from time to time.

She had a thought, these two could also be connected by a red thread.

"Should I give them the red thread instead?"

Mrs. White Bones thought this, but the next moment, the red thread suddenly started trembling violently.

She turned her head and saw that the boy she had noticed earlier had stood up, he clasped his hands, ready to leave.

That girl, sitting among the crowd, watched the boy, pursed her lips but did not move for a long time.

This was a parting.

Mrs. White Bones recalled what the Matchmaking God had said, the intense reaction of the red thread was because it encountered lovers facing obstacles, thus the red thread was anxious.

"It's more appropriate to give it to them."

Mrs. White Bones was worried and walked towards the boy.

At the same time, the Spider Demons also felt the violent trembling of the red thread.

But they were more concerned about the Bull Demon King.

"We should help the Bull Demon King, our master will definitely be pleased!"

"And there's ramen to eat too!"

The Spider Demons rushed excitedly towards the Bull Demon King.

Mrs. White Bones brushed past them with a glance, continuing to walk towards the boy.

Both parties, using different methods, tied the red threads around their respective destined couples.

The Bull Demon King, after leaving the noodle restaurant with the Jade-faced Fox, walked together for a long time, seemingly reluctant to let her leave.

On the other hand, after the boy left the noodle restaurant, the girl gathered her courage.

She had never been this brave in her life.

"Wait—"

She chased after the boy: "I want to go too, I'll go with you!"

Mrs. White Bones watched them, as the girl caught up to the boy, their red thread suddenly grew robust and started shining brightly.

"Perfect."

Seeing this scene, she felt genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart.

"Excellent."

In the sky, the invisibly present Matchmaking God stroked his beard, praising: "She is the right choice."

"Are you planning to let her take over from you?"

A voice asked.

The Matchmaking God turned around and it was Sun Wukong.

"Great Saint, when did you come here?"

The Matchmaking God asked.

Sun Wukong's gaze swept across the ground: "I sensed a familiar energy and came to check."

His strand of Immortal Energy from years ago actually turned the White Bone Demon into a good person.

"So the Matchmaking God has made a decision?"

Sun Wukong asked again.

"He has."

The Matchmaking God nodded, then shook his head and sighed: "Those seven Spider Demons are fated to me, but they are too playful."

"Great kindness."

Sun Wukong breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not wish the Spider Demons to become the Matchmaking God because there was a more suitable place for them.

Immortal Zhenyuan seemed quite interested in them…

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