Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

King Sadan always laughed at his wife for dreaming at such an old age. After all, dreaming of being a fairy was a romantic thing only for little girls. But the White Horse Queen was indeed good at prediction and helped him deal with natural disasters in advance many times. She was really his good minister. Therefore, King Sadan's laughter was more of a frivolous teasing between husband and wife than a mockery.

Although he did not believe his wife's words, it did not affect his respect for her as a bodhisattva.

But Yula believed in his mother. He had no reason, he just intuitively believed that the heaven described by his mother was real.

So he was not unfamiliar with the name Jizun: "Jizun? Isn't that the dakini who came to the world with Amma? I heard that she has been practicing with the Demon-Subduing Goddess for a long time and is the second disciple of the Goddess."

The White Horse Queen nodded and said, "Jizun is a daughter of wisdom. Everything she says is the Buddha's will."

She clasped her hands together and bowed to Yi, who was standing in the west with piety. "So, the Demon-Subduing Goddess is a Taoist female fairy, and also a messenger of Buddha's mercy."

Yula smiled widely, "No wonder mom didn't stop me from converting to the Goddess like dad did. It turns out that we are still one family!" She stuck out her tongue, "When dad first found out that I converted to the Goddess of Demon Subjugation, he chased me around the snowy mountain with a big knife and made me run for three full laps. It was only my sister who tried his best to stop me that saved me from a beating. My sister is so nice. Goddess blesses me. My sister will definitely marry a good brother-in-law!"

The mother and son were chatting idly like this, but they had already arrived in front of the Tiannu Temple. Yula jumped off her mount, came over to help the White Horse Queen get off the horse, and walked in first. The maids behind her followed with flowers, spices, and golden bottles filled with ghee.

The Temple of the Goddess of Heaven was extremely magnificent, with the walls of the main hall covered with vivid murals in bright colors. Several young Taoist priests came and went, tending the candles, both men and women, with pious and calm expressions.

As a die-hard believer, every time Yula comes to worship, she can't help but relive the deeds of the goddess in her heart through the murals.

She was pampered in the boudoir when she was young, and was selected as the top scholar in the embroidery tower when she reached the age of 15.

A talented man and a beautiful woman were sent to a distant post, but they met a bad man and were forcibly taken away.

She endured the humiliation of giving birth to a posthumous child, and the mother and child were separated for more than ten years.

Once the couple is reunited, the hatred will be avenged; the son will become a nun and the husband will be unfaithful.

Divorce your husband and punish your evil lover, wake up from the dream and find the right path.

After twelve years of hard practice in the mountains, he returned to save the evil dragon.

The golden branch of longevity is revered, and the golden star descends from heaven.

Escort Yuye to the mountains, and resolve old grudges in dreams.

All the demons in Hall surrendered, and Princess Baoxiang returned to the Golden Palace.

The guardian Wen achieved harmony between yin and yang, and after defeating the demon king, he returned to the underworld.

When you have achieved your merits and virtues, you will rise to the blue sky and ascend to the ninth heaven, filled with light.

The statue of the Demon-Subduing Goddess was carved from white jade by skilled craftsmen, and decorated with lapis lazuli, jasper, and green silk. She held a sword in both hands, and a mighty red crystal lion lay at her feet. As soon as Yula entered the main hall, she saw the three-meter-tall statue. She felt that its beauty was so dazzling that she could not bear to look at it directly, so she quickly lowered her eyes.

On the cushion to one side of the statue sat a Taoist in purple. Behind him stood a red-robed waiter with a gorgeous appearance. He was clearly charming, but his back could not suppress the sense of purity that came naturally from him.

It is the eternal tranquility from the beginning of the Dharma to the end of the Dharma, so tranquil that it seems to penetrate the origin of the three thousand worlds.

Yula followed the White Horse Queen and bowed to the statue several times, praying softly: "Goddess, please bless my elder sister Danbalam to find a perfect brother-in-law as soon as possible."

He gritted his teeth, looking as if he wanted to bite someone, "Don't be like the Indian king who proposed to me earlier. He gave a thousand boxes as a betrothal gift, but ended up with a belly that weighed almost twice as much as my sisters. And don't be like the king down the mountain further ahead. His head wasn't even as tall as mine, but he dared to covet my sister. Ugh!"

After making a wish, he jumped up and trotted towards the Taoist: "Master! Are you praying to the goddess again?"

After the White Horse Queen made her wish, she saw Yula jumping around and talking to Yuan Tiangang non-stop. She smiled knowingly and led the maids to the vegetarian hall under the guidance of the Taoist master. This time she brought a lot of offerings. After finishing the vegetarian food, she had to go to the warehouse to register.

Meanwhile, Yu La was muttering in her heart, "Am I seeing things? How come Master and Feng Ji both wore new clothes today?" She looked up and shouted even louder, "Even the jade crown is new. I've never seen anything like this before!"

Our Master Yuan is a very clean-minded person, his body is spotless from head to toe. Apart from that, he is very haphazard. He even wore old clothes when he met my father. When has he ever dressed so carefully?

"Master, do you have any happy events?" Yu La was always outspoken and asked as soon as she thought of it.

Before Yuan Tiangang could even greet him, this lively little disciple threw such a remark at him. He couldn't help but choke, opened his eyes, and helplessly stroked the pigtail wrapped with colorful ribbons on his head: "There is a great happy event..."

Yu La opened her bright eyes and waited for his next words.

Yuan Tiangang suddenly looked at the statue, as if he had reached a critical moment. Yu La also looked at it in confusion, only to see that the statue was still as glorious as ever.

"Master, what are you looking at?" Yu La asked puzzledly.

"Of course he is looking at me." The statue suddenly spoke.

Under the gaze of Yula with eyes wide open, a graceful figure floated down from the statue, her clothes were like clouds and she was more beautiful than jade. A white conch with luxuriant green patterns was tied with a bright red silk cord around her waist as a pendant, swaying, and every movement contained a wonderful rhythm that made people feel refreshed.

She stroked the little red lion in her arms, stood in front of Yuan Tiangang, and stared at him with a smile: "Is that right or wrong?"

Under her clear gaze, Yuan Tiangang's face quickly turned red. He pushed Yu La beside him, patted the non-existent dust on the boy like he was patting a puppy, and coughed twice: "There are still children here."

Then the angel stopped talking.

Yula looked at this and that, his mind busy as a rattle. The shock of the god he worshipped suddenly appearing in front of him stunned him. While his mind was blank, he still had time to think: Why do the goddess and the master look so familiar?

Before he could sort out his thoughts, he heard the goddess chuckle and say, "He's an interesting child. Take him out to play."

Yula: Hmm?

Yula's eyes suddenly blurred, and the world spun around. When he landed, he somehow found himself outside the Tiannu Temple. In addition to the Taoist priest who was taking care of the candles in the main hall, there were two new faces who were also moved out. They were two very young generals. The older one looked only about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the younger one was about the same age as Yula. They had stern features, and the armor on their bodies seemed to be made of some strange wood, shining with a heavy precious light, which was very extraordinary.

"Walking away evil spirits."

"Suppress evil."

Feeling Yula's scrutiny, the two young generals said solemnly, "The goddess asked us two brothers to take you out to play. What do you want to play?"

Yula's brain was shocked by so many things that she was strangely calm. She said excitedly, "Ah... let's go hunting and see who can catch more prey!"

In the main hall, Wen Jiao first said to Feng Ji: "Sister Huo ate too many immortal fruits in heaven. She slept for a day in heaven and also slept for half a day underground. She will probably wake up tomorrow."

Then he said to Yuan Tiangang, "I'm sorry, I went to see Xuanzang first and then came to see you. You won't blame me for being disrespectful, will you?"

"How could that be?" Yuan Tiangang coughed again, "After all, it's a matter of childbirth, it's safer to have my mother by my side to take care of me."

He had guessed it. Xuanzang, oh Xuanzang, your dark history was not revealed for your mother's sake!

Wen Jiao laughed.