百眼魔君
Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master
提罐弄炉火，炼丹修道果。
眼多心也多，心多必算错。
Tending the furnace, stoking the flame,
Making pills, to immortality aspire.
Countless eyes and countless schemes,
One misstep, and shatter all dreams.
“这……能成吗?师兄。”紫衣老妇低头，不敢直视百眼魔君。
魔君把针递到老妇眼前，软语道:“吞了那猴子留下的东西，再连上这法宝，若还不成，再逃来我处，师兄自会与你撑腰。”
他似又想到了旁的事，道:“若换我先下手，那只猪，你怕是再也见不到了……”
老妇赶紧接过那根针，行了个谢礼，退下了。
待门关上，屏风后，转出来个仙长，是个朱绣顶的白鹤嘴脸，持一柄拂尘，气宇昂昂地看着魔君。
魔君朝他拘着礼，禀告道:“拿捏了那猪头，天命人自然翻不起风浪。”
鹤仙人不置可否，叹道:“你们这点心机，陛下全看在眼里。不曾理会是给她老人家几分面子。”
魔君干笑着答道:“娘娘的意思，便宜那边占得太多。这回，正好连本带利收回来。”
鹤仙人甩了甩拂尘，宛如赶苍蝇一般，阅间道:“事成了，你走她们留下。”
魔君眉头稍展，深深地朝那仙长图了一礼。
"Will this...work?" Violet Spider lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master.
The master handed a needle to the old woman and said softly, "With what the monkey left behind and this vessel mine, you have nothing to worry about. If both fail, come to me, and I will back you up."
He paused, as if a new thought had struck him, and added, "If I act first, you will never see that pig again..."
Hearing this, the old woman quickly took the needle, thanked him, and left.
Once the door closed, an immortal with a red scalp and a crane face came in, holding a fly-whisk. He emerged from behind the screen, looking at the master imposingly.
The master bowed respectfully and reported, "With that that pig in our hands, the Destined One alone will not cause any trouble."
The Crane Immortal remained non-committal and sighed, "Your little schemes are all under His Majesty's watchful eyes. He hasn't intervened out of respect for Her Majesty."
The master chuckled dryly and replied, "Her Majesty's words: they've taken too much profit. This time, our principal and interest must be taken back."
The Crane Immortal flicked his fly-whisk as if shooing away flies and said leisurely, "Once it's done, you leave. But they still have to stay."
No expression could be seen on the master's face as he bowed deeply to the immortal.
