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

Chapter 521 The Situation of the Queen Mother's Herb Garden

Yaochi Golden Mother Palace.

Beside the Great Heavenly Lake.

The Queen Mother of the West had just emerged from her bath, her body still enveloped in misty steam, and was lounging lazily on the Kunlun Jade Bed.

Several fairies in white robes stood quietly to one side, heads bowed and eyes lowered, their postures respectful, not daring to look directly at the Queen Mother of the West's exquisite figure.

It was as if even glancing at it would be a desecration of this sacred beauty.

"Your Majesty, please take off your clothes."

Two of the fairy maidens gently unfolded their silk cloud-patterned bathrobes and lightly draped them over the snow-white shoulders of the Queen Mother of the West.

"Your Majesty, please get ready."

The head maidservant carefully approached the Queen Mother of the West, holding a gilded Kunlun jade mirror with coiled patterns, and gently handed it to her.

"Hey……"

The Queen Mother of the West slightly raised her eyes to look at herself in the mirror, a fleeting, almost imperceptible thought flashing through her eyes, it was unclear what she was thinking.

Another fairy maiden held a peach wood comb and combed the Queen Mother's cloud-like hair.

Another fairy maiden held a jade bottle and a glass cup, the cup filled with the nectar of the Jade Pool, waiting for the Queen Mother to drink.

On the Kunlun Jade Bed, clouds and mist, like soft gauze curtains, gently swirl around, creating a dreamlike and enchanting scene.

The Queen Mother of the West, with a languid posture, leaned against the couch, raising her hand to gently touch her temples. Her movements were extremely elegant, exuding the charm of a mature woman.

She picked up a glass of fine wine and took a small sip.

The nectar entered her mouth and transformed into a warm current, flowing slowly through her body.

As she was slightly tipsy, a blush gradually rose on the Queen Mother of the West's face, adding a touch of intoxication that made her look even more charming and alluring.

Just then, a fairy named Qingniao rushed over, knelt before the Queen Mother, and respectfully said:

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother."

"The Jade Rabbit and the Fairy Chang'e got into a dispute in the Jade Pool, and they actually started fighting."

"Among them, the Jade Rabbit was quite vicious and showed no mercy. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the Empress's Azure Phoenix, Fairy Su'e would probably have been killed by the Jade Rabbit."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West's languid expression vanished instantly, replaced by a slight frown and a hint of displeasure.

She gently set down the glass in her hand, her gaze sharpening:

"The Jade Rabbit wreaked havoc in the Jade Pool, nearly killing someone?"

The Queen Mother's voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable majesty that seemed to freeze the air in the entire hall.
All the celestial maidens held their breath and dared not make a sound.

"Yes."

"When my subordinates went to stop them, they happened to witness this scene."

"I am the Bluebird Fairy," she replied, her voice tinged with nervousness.

The Queen Mother of the West waved her hand and said calmly:

"Then let's summon them in first."

The Azure Bird Fairy accepted the order and hurried off to deliver the decree outside the palace.

……

Outside the Jade Pool Golden Mother Palace.

The Bluebird Fairy looked at the Moon Goddess and the Jade Rabbit, and said:

"By imperial decree of the Queen Mother, first summon Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit to an audience."

Having said that, she slightly turned her head to look at Xiao Chen, who was standing quietly to the side, and softly parted her lips to say:

"Yang Guoshan, please wait here for a moment."

Xiao Chen nodded and said:

"it is good."

Things have varying degrees of importance and urgency.

Although he arrived first.

However, it is clear that the matter concerning Su'e and the Jade Rabbit is of greater importance.

After all, Su'e and the Jade Rabbit fought fiercely in Yaochi, almost causing a death.

It's not a big deal for him, a mere heavenly soldier, to come and receive a reward.

The Azure Bird Fairy, with a cold and stern expression, waved her hand and shouted:
"Bring Su'e and the Jade Rabbit inside!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a group of Yaochi guards, as fierce as wolves and tigers, rushed forward and escorted Fairy Su'e and the Jade Rabbit into the Yaochi Golden Mother Palace to see the Queen Mother of the West.

"The fairy Chang'e secretly watched the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine and even slapped the Jade Rabbit..."

"The Jade Rabbit spirit, huh? It destroyed the palace in Yaochi and almost killed someone..."

"I wonder what will become of the Jade Rabbit Spirit this time... Will she be banished to the mortal realm...?"

As Xiao Chen watched the Jade Rabbit Spirit's graceful figure disappear into the distance, he pondered the matter between Fairy Su'e and the Jade Rabbit Spirit.

Anyone with eyes can see that this whole affair was clearly caused by the fairy Su'e.

She secretly looked at the Jade Rabbit Spirit's secret recipe for elixirs, which was already taboo and she was in the wrong from the start.

What's even more outrageous is that Fairy Su'e has now slapped the Jade Rabbit first, a behavior that is extremely arrogant and unreasonable.

However, the Jade Rabbit Spirit was not entirely innocent. She fought back, and although she did not kill anyone, it was still considered an "attempted murder."

Upon closer examination, it seems that Fairy Su'e stole the items first and then took the initiative to attack, making the Jade Rabbit's counterattack appear to be an overreaction.

This kind of thing is very complicated to handle.

In the human world, if such a thing happened, in most cases, both sides would be punished equally.

After all, as the saying goes in the human world, "It takes two to tango."

Since the slap has already been delivered, both sides must bear responsibility and must accept punishment.

But this is the celestial realm, not the human realm. Here, the "heavenly rules" are followed, not the "human laws."

I wonder how the celestial realm judges such "overzealous protection"?
However, the rules in the Heavenly Realm are much stricter and quite different from those in the human world. The rules in the Heavenly Realm are somewhat similar to those in feudal society, and the judgments sometimes depend on the mood of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

However, judging from the various outcomes of the journey to the west, the fairy Chang'e has been banished to the mortal realm.

However, the Jade Rabbit spirit remained resentful and insisted on seeking revenge against the Fairy Su'e.

Therefore, it is clear that the punishment the Jade Rabbit spirit received must have been severe.

Looking back on his time on Mount Hua, King Golden Horn and the Jade Rabbit Spirit formed an indissoluble bond.

The Jade Rabbit originally resided in the Toad Palace, and like the toad, it belonged to the Yin element.

Perhaps it is because of this shared origin that the two demons get along so well and have a natural affinity for each other.

The Jade Rabbit Spirit was not only exceptionally beautiful, pure, and captivating, but also extremely skilled in music.

She can play exquisitely beautiful melodies on instruments such as the sheng, xiao, and drum, captivating all who hear them.

He, the Toad King, has a "big belly" and is naturally skilled at drumming.

Thinking back to my time on Mount Hua.

Xiao Chen is skilled at drumming. He and the Jade Rabbit Spirit became acquainted through music and exchanged skills with each other many times. In those beautiful melodies, they became both teacher and friend to each other.

Their friendship deepened day by day.

Back then, when he left Mount Hua...

The Jade Rabbit was reluctant to part with Xiao Chen and even prepared a precious longevity medicine for him.

The medicine bottle was small and exquisite, filled with longevity pills, each one carrying her deep affection for Xiao Chen.

Regardless, there is still a bond between the Golden Toad and the Jade Rabbit.

King Golden Horn was never a selfless saint; he was merely a greedy, lustful, and selfish demon king.

What's right and what's wrong.

In his view, if he could help his relatives, he would definitely help them.

If he can help the Jade Rabbit Spirit, he will definitely help the Jade Rabbit Spirit.

Now that the Jade Rabbit Spirit is in trouble, he naturally has to stand on her side and help her if he can.

Thinking about the journey westward in the future.

In the Kingdom of Tianzhu in Xiniu Hezhou, the fairy Su'e and the jade rabbit spirit staged a battle of "true and false princesses".

After the fairy Su'e descended to earth, she transformed into a princess of the Kingdom of Tianzhu and continued to enjoy the riches and honors of the human world.

Is this punishment? Isn't this enjoying happiness?
Meanwhile, the Jade Rabbit spirit descended to the mortal realm as a demon, filled with resentment, vowing to take revenge on the fairy Su'e to quell her hatred.

Xiao Chen thought to himself, "What if, in the future, Fairy Su'e is banished to the mortal realm by the Queen Mother and becomes a princess in Tianzhu..."

"The Jade Rabbit Spirit was first slapped by Fairy Su'e and punished by the Queen Mother. Finally, she descended to the mortal world as a demon to take revenge on Fairy Su'e."

"At that time, I'll have to go and help out the Jade Rabbit Spirit!"

"Why don't we just help the Jade Rabbit Spirit kill the Fairy Chang'e?"

The thought flashed through Xiao Chen's mind, and a hint of regret flickered in his eyes.

He shook his head slightly, thinking to himself:

"However, it would be a real pity to kill such a beautiful fairy of the moon palace in one fell swoop, causing her soul to be scattered."

"Such a simple solution actually made things easy for her, preventing her from suffering any more."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly, then a sudden inspiration struck him, and a sly smile appeared on his lips:

"Since this Fairy Su'e is the 'Deputy Director of the Heavenly Court Song and Dance Troupe,' she must be a talented singer and dancer with many skills."

“In Journey to the West, it is recorded that the fairy Su’e said: ‘That king’s princess is not an ordinary person. She is Su’e from the Moon Palace.’”

"Since the Moon Goddess is the one in the Moon Palace, then it is only right that she resides in the Moon Palace. She is destined to be with me, the Toad King."

"Isn't the palace where I, the Toad King, reside the Toad Palace?"

“Then I’ll get her into my Golden Horn Dance Troupe, let her live in my Golden Horn ‘Toad Palace’, and let her be an ordinary dancer.”

"From now on, let this fairy Su'e sing and dance for my Golden Horn King day and night, becoming a bright and beautiful embellishment in my life as a demon king."

"In this way, I can both let the Jade Rabbit spirit vent her anger and allow me to enjoy the songs and dances of the 'Deputy Director of the Heavenly Court's Song and Dance Troupe' every day. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"

King Golden Horn was never a hermit monk or a Buddhist monk who ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures. Instead, he was a reckless, evil, greedy, and lustful demon king.

In his view, demons should enjoy life to the fullest, and should continue to play music and dance, indulging in the world's splendor and beauty.

Emperor Wu of Han had the "Golden House to Keep Beauties," and Emperor Wu of Wei had the "Bronze Sparrow Terrace," both implying that the two Qiao beauties were locked away in the depths of spring at the Bronze Sparrow Terrace...

However, who can say that Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Wu of Wei were not heroes?
To be drunk and recline on a beauty's lap, to wake and wield power over the world—this is the life a true man should live! This is the life of a demon king that King Golden Horn yearns for.

His "Golden Horned Toad Palace," like Emperor Wu of Han's "Golden House" and Emperor Wu of Wei's "Bronze Sparrow Terrace," was a place where he, the Golden Horned King, could display his power and enjoy himself.

All those nine-tailed fox spirits, thousand-year-old white snake spirits, swan fairies, fairies from the Heavenly Moon Palace, little nuns from Mount Ling, female Rakshasa from the Underworld, and the great dragon girl from the lake... King Golden Horn will take them all into his Toad Palace.

It became a beautiful sight in his life as a demon king.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, lightly dispersing the surrounding celestial mist and also awakening Xiao Chen from his somewhat intoxicated thoughts.

"The Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Saints..."

As Xiao Chen was deep in thought in a quiet place, he suddenly thought of the Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Saints and pondered to himself:

"I wonder how things are going with the Dragon Maiden of Ten Thousand Saints? Has she encountered anything troublesome?"

"Although she has some skills, she is bound to encounter some troubles in this complex and ever-changing Yaochi."

then.

Xiao Chen used a "mosquito-brand cordless phone" to transmit his voice to Wan Shenglongnu:
"Ao Yao, how's the situation on your end?"

"Did you encounter any problems?"

……

At this moment.

Within the Jade Pool.

Near the Queen Mother's medicinal garden.

The Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Saints was cautiously and silently approaching the Queen Mother's herb garden.

She took each step with extreme caution, afraid of disturbing the guards near the Queen Mother's herb garden.

Its dragon eyes, like cold stars, were fixed on its surroundings, not missing a single slight movement, carefully examining the surrounding defenses.

Just then, Xiao Chen's voice, tinged with concern, came through.

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's telepathic message, Wan Shenglong's expression hardened, and she quickly responded using a "mosquito-brand cordless phone":

"King Golden Horn, I have made up my mind."

"That immortal herb hidden in the herb garden, radiating nine-colored light, is indeed the legendary and extremely rare Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Herb!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. He nodded slightly and transmitted his voice:

“Ao Yao, that’s excellent. We have confirmed the situation of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass. Now we just need to figure out how to get it smoothly.”

"How is the defense around the Queen Mother's herb garden?"

Wan Shenglongnu quickly transmitted her voice to Xiao Chen, reporting in detail:
"I've done some research, and it turns out that the Queen Mother's herb garden is usually tended by seven fairies who take turns looking after it: the one in red, the one in white, the one in blue, the one in black, the one in purple, the one in yellow, and the one in green."

"In addition, there is a team of fairy maidens from Yaochi guarding the area."

"These fairy maidens from Yaochi were all rigorously selected. Although their cultivation was not top-notch, they were well-trained and quite disciplined."

"Today, it happens that the fairy in purple is on duty here."

At this point, Wan Shenglongnu also praised Xiao Chen, and chuckled:
"I don't see that the magical power fluctuations around this purple-clad fairy are very strong, so her cultivation level must be average."

"With your overwhelming strength, King Golden Horn, you are probably nothing to worry about."

“Hmm, Ao Yao, I’ve seen these seven fairies before, red dress, white dress, green dress… no need to consider them.”

Xiao Chen responded confidently.

He had seen the Seven Fairy Maidens; their cultivation was indeed mediocre.

Back then, he hid in the Cleansing Spring for so long, and the seven fairies played and frolicked in the spring water without discovering any trace of him.

This shows that the seven fairies' perception abilities were actually quite ordinary.

Of all the beings in Yaochi, Xiao Chen's only concern was the Queen Mother of Yaochi, a powerful figure renowned throughout the Heavenly Realm.

There's also the extraordinary blue phoenix mount of the Queen Mother of the West in Yaochi.

The Queen Mother of the West was formed from primordial yin energy. As an ancient deity who existed since the beginning of time, she is the head of the female immortals in the Three Realms.

His generation is the same as that of the Three Pure Ones, Donghuang Taiyi, Dijun, Dongwanggong, and others.

In the world of mythology, those who are born early and live long are generally considered to be quite powerful.

The Queen Mother of the West probably already has the strength of a quasi-saint.

Although the Queen Mother of Yaochi is not the original Queen Mother of the West, as the incarnation of the Queen Mother of the West's benevolent corpse, she likely possessed the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal upon birth.

Moreover, the Queen Mother of Yaochi is now the Queen Mother of Heaven and the head of the female immortals in Heaven. She is blessed by the fortune of Heaven and her cultivation is advancing rapidly. She also has many top-level magic treasures and supernatural powers, so her combat power must be strong.

The Queen Mother of the West's mount, a blue phoenix, could instantly subdue the Jade Rabbit Spirit and also possessed phoenix blood.

Referencing the supernatural powers of phoenix descendants such as the peacock and the golden-winged roc.

The Azure Phoenix must be no less impressive.

However, apart from the Queen Mother of the West and the Azure Phoenix, the rest in the Jade Pool are not worth worrying about.

After all, with his current strength, King Golden Horn, only the Heavenly Court's War God level, or the Heavenly Court's Yuanjun or Emperor level figures could make him have some reservations.

Such as Zhenwu the Great, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, Zhao Gongming the God of Wealth, Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun, Doumu Yuanjun, the Four Emperors... at this level.

However, such figures, holding high positions of power and being extremely busy, generally would not be guarding the medicine garden for the Queen Mother of the West in Yaochi.

Moreover, the Jade Pool is a sacred place, protected by layers of celestial magic, and ordinary people cannot enter. Furthermore, the Queen Mother of the Jade Pool is stationed here, so there is no need for a Heavenly War God-level figure to be stationed here.

But then.

The Dragon Girl frowned slightly again, and spoke with a hint of solemnity in her voice:

"King Golden Horn, there is another problem, which is rather thorny."

Xiao Chen said upon hearing this:
“Ao Yao, tell me.”

Wan Shenglongnv transmitted her voice:
“King Golden Horn, I have noticed that there is a very strong barrier around the Queen Mother’s herb garden.”

"This barrier shimmers with a white jade-colored light and faintly exudes a powerful aura. It looks quite formidable and seems to require a special key or token to open."

"If an external force breaks through the barrier, it may alarm the guards of Yaochi, or even the Queen Mother of the West."

"This is how to do?"

"Is there a barrier surrounding the Queen Mother's herb garden?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen pondered for a moment, then smiled and transmitted his voice:
"Ao Yao, you don't need to worry about the barrier."

"I have my own ways of opening it."

After all, he had just acquired a magical treasure in the Heavenly Realm—the "Queen Mother's Golden Hairpin".

This "Queen Mother's Golden Hairpin" is a top-tier magical artifact for creating barriers. With this treasure in hand, he can break through various barriers without needing a key or token.

even.

It's hard to say whether the barrier at the Queen Mother's herb garden was created directly by the Queen Mother of the West using her "Queen Mother's Golden Hairpin".

(End of this chapter)