Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 368 The Guarding General
Qinyuan Mountains.

Sili Mountain.

Golden Horn Palace.

Xiao Chen has properly settled the singing and dancing concubines in the Golden Horn Palace and equipped them with three hundred elite demon soldiers as guards to ensure the safety and order of the palace.

After dealing with these matters, Xiao Chen finally had some free time.

Xiao Chen came to the backyard of the palace, where his mount, the water-avoiding golden crystal beast, was tied.

"Hoohoho!"

As soon as the Water-avoiding Golden Crystal Beast saw Xiao Chen, it immediately wagged its tail excitedly, with anticipation and kindness flashing in its eyes, as if to say:
"Master, you finally came to see me!"

"Wangbao, please take good care of the house for me."

Xiao Chen touched the big furry head of the Water-Repellent Golden Crystal Beast and gave instructions affectionately.

Wangbao is the nickname Xiao Chen gave to the Water-Resistant Golden Crystal Beast. It seems that it likes this name very much. Every time it hears it, it becomes particularly excited and wags its big tail even more happily.

"Listen to the Flower Fairy. She will take good care of you."

Xiao Chen continued to instruct:
"I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."

After saying that, Xiao Chen took out a large peach from his sleeve and stuffed the peach into the mouth of the water-avoiding golden crystal beast.

The Jade Emperor rides a nine-dragon chariot, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara rides a golden-haired lion, and the Great Compassionate One rides a nine-headed lion...

"Mount" is a must-have for big guys when traveling, which is equivalent to the "favorite car" in the previous life.

The Water-Resistant Golden Crystal Beast is his mount and he rides it often. Naturally, Xiao Chen cannot treat it badly and must take care of it from time to time.

This is equivalent to "maintaining a car".

After the giant peach entered its mouth, the Water-Resistant Golden Crystal Beast immediately began chewing it with relish, an expression of great satisfaction on its face.

"Hoohoho!"

The Water-Resistant Golden Crystal Beast seemed very satisfied with this gift. It growled a few times reluctantly to express its gratitude to Xiao Chen.

Then, it lowered its huge lion head and rubbed Xiao Chen's body, as if to say:

"Master, don't worry. I will take good care of the house and wait for your return."

After pacifying the Water-avoiding Golden Crystal Beast, Xiao Chen called over the Flower Fairy and asked the Flower Fairy and the Water-avoiding Golden Crystal Beast to get familiar with each other again, to ensure that Wangbao would be properly taken care of when he was away.

After everything was arranged, Xiao Chen went to Silizhai, which was located in Yaolingfang City, not far from Sili Mountain.

at this time.

Silizhai's business is pretty good, it's a busy and lively scene.

As soon as Xiao Chen walked into Silizhai, he saw several little gourd spirits and some little monsters busying themselves.

Several little gourd spirits were wearing the same store uniforms, and they were all in high spirits. Some of them were greeting customers enthusiastically in front of the counter and introducing the features of the products; some were carefully sorting the goods between the shelves, making sure that every magic weapon was neatly placed.

Everything seemed so orderly, without any chaos due to the large number of customers.

Seeing Xiao Chen coming in, Hu Da, Hu Er, Hu Si, and Hu Wu immediately stopped what they were doing, with joyful smiles on their faces, and bowed together, saying:

"Hu Da greets father!"

"Hu Er greets his father!"

……

Their voices were clear and pleasant, full of respect and admiration for Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen glanced at these little gourd spirits and couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

Since asking these little gourd spirits to help run Silizhai, they have not only learned how to deal with various monsters, but also learned how to manage the shop. They are obviously much more lively and cheerful than before, and more sensible.

Xiao Chen looked at his adopted sons, nodded with a smile, and said in an encouraging tone:
"Well, my son, there's no need to be polite. Get up and get busy."

“You guys are doing great, keep up the good work.”

at this time.

In the back hall of Silizhai.

The Great Immortal Huli was taking a leisurely nap, drinking tea, taking pills, and enjoying his leisurely and comfortable tiger life with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Seeing Xiao Chen coming in, Huli Daxian quickly stood up, respectfully brought a chair to Xiao Chen, stood aside, and reported with a smile:
"Brother Jinjiao, you are here."

"Business has been very good recently. It's much smoother than when we were in Chechi Country before."

"I have received the belly of that giant turtle from the North Sea."

"Once you guys have cleaned the turtle's belly, I will start refining the 'turtle belly bag'."

Xiao Chen patted Hu Li Daxian on the shoulder, sat down, and expressed his appreciation for Hu Li Daxian's efforts:

"Well, Hu Li, thank you for your hard work."

"Si Li Zhai's current scale is inseparable from your hard work and dedication."

Upon hearing this, Hu Li Daxian scratched his head, smiled naively, and said:
"Brother Jinjiao, you are too polite."

"This is what I should do."

"I am also very happy to share some of the work with you."

At this time, Xiao Chen's expression became serious, and he said to Hu Li Daxian:
"Come with me, I have something to tell you."

After saying that, Xiao Chen stood up and walked towards the secret room.

"Brother, what's the matter?"

Upon seeing this, Great Immortal Huli immediately followed, secretly wondering what important matter Xiao Chen wanted to discuss with him.

Inside the secret room.

Xiao Chen carefully set up several soundproof barriers to ensure that the outside world could not spy on the secrets of this place.

Subsequently.

Xiao Chen spat out a black shadow from the "small world in his stomach".

The black shadow trembled slightly under the dim light of the secret room, and gradually condensed into shape, revealing the appearance of an old elephant spirit with yellow teeth.

However, the eyes of this yellow-fanged old elephant spirit were empty and lifeless, and an aura of death emanated from its body. To be precise, it was no longer the mighty yellow-fanged old elephant spirit of the past, but had been refined into a "white elephant puppet."

In the battle of Pingdingshan, he joined forces with Bull Demon King and Black Bear Demon to fight against the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge.

After defeating and capturing the green-haired lion monster, the yellow-toothed old elephant monster and the golden-winged Roc.

The green-haired lion monster and the yellow-toothed old elephant spirit were respectively refined by King Yu Ape into "green lion puppet" and "white elephant puppet" using advanced refining methods. They lost their original souls and independent consciousness and were completely controlled by the refiner.

The Bull Demon King got the Green Lion puppet, while the Golden Horned King got the White Elephant puppet.

Bull Demon King's concubine, the Jade-faced Vixen, has no special abilities.

After the Bull Demon King got the Green Lion Puppet, he gave it to the Jade-faced Fox Spirit for self-defense.

And after Xiao Chen got the white elephant puppet.

He knew very well that this old elephant spirit with yellow teeth was originally the mount of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and he had to be careful and cautious when acting in the outside world to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Xiao Chen changed the appearance of the white elephant puppet, dyed it into a gray elephant, and gave it a robe that could conceal its aura, and even replaced its weapon with a new one.

Dressed like this, even people who are familiar with the old yellow-fanged elephant spirit would find it difficult to recognize the true identity of this gray elephant puppet.

However, even though Xiao Chen had disguised the White Elephant Puppet so carefully, he still did not use it easily.

After all, Samantabhadra is one of the four great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, along with Manjushri, Avalokitesvara, and Ksitigarbha.

The power of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is not weak. He is often by the side of Tathagata Buddha. His status and influence in the Buddhist world are not small, which cannot be compared with Bodhisattvas like Vimala Bodhisattva.

Once the identity of the White Elephant Puppet is exposed, it is likely to attract the pursuit and revenge of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.

Therefore, he had always hidden the White Elephant Puppet in the "small world in his belly" and had not used it in the outside world.

But in Uttarakuru, the demon clan’s base camp, there are not so many concerns.

The demon clan here is very powerful, and the influence of Lingshan is extremely weak, almost non-existent.

Although the old elephant demon with yellow teeth cannot be said to be very strong, he is also the second in command of Lion Camel Ridge and a true Taiyi Golden Immortal.

The old elephant demon with yellow teeth once captured Zhu Bajie in seven or eight rounds, and was also able to fight with Sun Wukong. His strength should not be underestimated.

Although this white elephant puppet has only seven or eight times the abilities of the old yellow-fanged elephant demon, it has no problem suppressing a golden immortal-level demon general like Yuan Tong.

In the dark and mysterious secret room, Xiao Chen slowly unveiled the mysterious object in front of him - a white elephant puppet.

Although the white elephant puppet was silent, the eerie aura of death emanating from it made the Great Immortal Huli involuntarily widen his eyes, his face full of surprise and curiosity.

Hu Li Daxian lowered his voice and asked cautiously: "Brother Jinjiao, what is this?"

Xiao Chen did not tell the Great Immortal Huli about the matter of the yellow-fanged old elephant spirit, and the things he was asked to refine were also kept secret, and he was not told the whole story.

In response to this, Xiao Chen simply said:

"This is a puppet of Taiyi Jinxian level. I will leave it to you."

As Huli Daxian listened to Xiao Chen's words, he stared at the white elephant puppet, with disbelief flashing in his eyes.

A puppet at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, this is a powerful helper that he never thought he would have!

Huli Daxian swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously:
"Brother Jinjiao, this... this Taiyi Jinxian-level puppet? Are you really going to leave it to me?"

Xiao Chen smiled slightly and said firmly:
"Of course, Hu Li, you have always been my most capable assistant. You have made an indelible contribution to my current situation."

"I'm relieved that this puppet is in your hands."

"You must not only use it to look after Si Li Zhai, but also to protect Xuan Jin Mountain."

"If there is any unusual movement, you must first use the puppets to control the situation, and then immediately ask the Bull Demon King, the Lion King, the Dragon Demon King...them to come and deal with it."

Xiao Chen knew very well that a garrison general must not only be loyal but also have strength.

The Great Immortal Tiger Power and his Golden Horned King met when they were both humble. They had gone through hardships together, escaped together, and started a business together...

Huli Daxian was his first founding partner who shared the joys and sorrows with him.

When it comes to loyalty, there is nothing to doubt about Huli Daxian.

However, the strength of Huli Daxian is indeed a little lacking.

Huli Daxian is loyal, skilled, and smart, but his only shortcoming is that he has no strength.

The white elephant puppet in his hand can just make up for the shortcoming of the Great Immortal Huli.

Pairing the White Elephant Puppet with the Tiger Power Immortal means loyalty plus strength.

The Scorpion Demon and the Golden Horned King have no use for the White Elephant Puppet, so leaving it to the Immortal Tiger Power to look after it is the most appropriate choice.

The Great Immortal Huli felt Xiao Chen's trust and confidence, and looking at the white elephant puppet in front of him, a warm feeling surged in his heart.

He nodded solemnly and said:
"Brother Jinjiao, don't worry. I will definitely make good use of this puppet to protect Silizhai and Xuanjin Mountain."

"If anything happens, I will immediately inform Grandma King, Bull Demon King, Lion King, Dragon Demon King... them."

"Ah."

Xiao Chen nodded with satisfaction. He believed in the loyalty of the Great Immortal Huli.

With the blessing of the white elephant puppet, the strength of the Great Immortal Huli will be greatly enhanced.

In this way, Xuanjin Mountain was guarded by the Great Immortal Huli and the White Elephant Puppet.

Currently, the Scorpion Demon is in seclusion and cannot be moved easily.

But he still has the Bull Demon King, the Lion Demon King, the Kun Demon King, the Jiao Demon King, the Peng Demon King... these foreign demon kings in Uttarakuru who can provide support at any time.

This way, he would have nothing to worry about.

"Hu Li, this is the 'Soul Binding Bell' that controls this puppet."

"Free your mind and shake the Soul Binding Bell, and this puppet will be under your control."

Xiao Chen took out the Soul-Binding Bell that controlled the White Elephant Puppet and handed it to the Great Immortal Huli.

"Okay, Brother Jinjiao, I'll try."

Hu Li Daxian took the Soul Binding Bell, his eyes flashing with curiosity and anticipation. He followed Xiao Chen's instructions, released his mind, and gently shook the Soul Binding Bell.

The white elephant puppet seemed to have heard the call, its body trembled slightly, and then it stood there quietly, waiting for further instructions from the Great Immortal Huli.

"This puppet..."

Then, Xiao Chen explained in detail to the Great Immortal Huli how to control the white elephant puppet, as well as some of the puppet's special abilities and limitations.

The great immortal Huli listened with great interest and nodded from time to time to show that he understood.

After some practice, Hu Li Daxian mastered the control method of this white elephant puppet.
He patted the Ruyi treasure bag on his waist with satisfaction and put the white elephant puppet into it. This way he could attack the enemy unexpectedly and retract it at will.

at this time.

There are still six days left until the date agreed with Princess Halloween.

Princess Halloween is obviously a very punctual little dragon girl.

If she said one month, it would be one month. She would definitely not arrive early.

Xiao Chen went to the warehouse of Silizhai and copied and fused all the magic weapons that he had refined in recent days in order to deal with possible crises.

After the copying and fusion was completed, he returned to the Golden Horn Palace first.

During the remaining days, Xiao Chen lived a very comfortable life, leisurely and free.

Leisure time during the day.

Xiao Chen went to Pansi Cave to listen to music, hoping to enjoy the fairy music.

There is fairy music floating in the cave, the music is melodious and dreamy, which makes people intoxicated.

Xiao Chen sat there, his heart moved by the music, and asked the Pansi Immortal to play the flute to entertain him.

The immortal Pansi is very skilled in playing the flute. The sound of the flute is like crying and complaining, gentle and beautiful, and goes straight to the heart.

Xiao Chen felt relaxed and happy, intoxicated and unable to extricate himself, as if he had entered a fairyland.

however.

Happy times pass quickly and will eventually end.

Xiao Chen could only stay in the Pansi Cave during the day to share this happy time and joy with the Pansi Immortal.

Because at night, when night falls.

That cool and beautiful Qing Jiao will come.

Qingjiao is aloof, with a fair complexion and unusually cold personality. She doesn't like others disturbing the tranquility of her night.

Seeing that Xiao Chen wanted to stay the night in the cave, Qing Jiao chased him away without giving him any time to discuss the matter.

Although Xiao Chen was reluctant to leave, he also knew Qing Jiao's personality, so he did not dare to keep her and had to leave sadly.

So, at night time.

After Xiao Chen left the Pansi Cave, he returned to the Golden Horn Palace to stay.

The palace was brightly lit and peaceful, completely different from the environment in the cave.

Xiao Chen sat down in the hall, his mood gradually calmed down, and he summoned the Hundred Flower Fairy.

I want to taste their specially made chrysanthemum tea to relieve the restlessness in my heart.

The Flower Fairy holds a specially made chrysanthemum tea in her hand, the aroma is fragrant and mouth-watering.

Xiao Chen took the teacup and sipped it gently. He felt that the chrysanthemum tea had a mellow taste, cleared away heat and detoxified, and was indeed a good product for reducing internal heat.

After drinking a few bowls of chrysanthemum tea, a feeling of coolness came over me.

Xiao Chen felt that the heat of the day was dissipated by the chrysanthemum tea, and he immediately felt relaxed and comfortable.

It is exactly: "Beautiful scenery and good tea."

This way.

Day and night alternate.

During the day, Xiao Chen listened to music in the Pansi Cave and asked the Pansi Immortal to play the flute to add to his joy.

The sound of the flute is melodious, and my heart is gradually burning with passion, as if bathed in the spring breeze, and I am intoxicated.

When night fell, Xiao Chen went back to sleep in the Golden Horn Palace, summoned the Fairy of Flowers to his side, and tasted the chrysanthemum tea specially made by the beauty.

The anger dies down with the tea, and my mood gradually calms down. I feel as comfortable as if I were bathed in a cool breeze.

Getting hot during the day and clearing away heat at night, they complement each other.

Xiao Chen enjoyed the joy and happiness to the fullest and was extremely happy.

Days like these are truly enjoyable and joyful.

It is just like this: "When life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty."

King Golden Horn will never suffer even the slightest bit of hardship in his life if he can avoid it!
(End of this chapter)