Compared to Lu Erjie back in the day, the benefits this Pig Demon brought to the nearby villagers were greater, so the villagers didn't harbor any hatred or fear towards him, but rather some respect.
"Little White, what do you think of the demon residing here? Should we add it to our menu?"
Chen Sanzang was picking and choosing, buying a sack of wild mountain mushrooms from a few villagers, casually asking the Little White Dragon who was selecting a few live fish.
"Sounds like a good demon. It's just that we don't know how heavy its karma is. We still need to meet it first to determine any information that ordinary people couldn't detect. However, the Pig Demon is full of treasures; if it went into the pot, it must be delicious."
Just because a demon protects a group of villagers doesn't mean it's a good demon. It might be keeping these villagers as a reserve food supply.
And karma is the most direct standard to judge if a living being is evil or not.