Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

"Elephant City is about to be conquered by foreign tribes? Didn't King Dusyanta just send someone to marry my daughter Shakuntala? How could such a big mess break out?" Countless speculations flashed through the mind of the hermit Gampo.

"Let him in!" he shouted loudly.

When the Ganpo Immortal was meditating, he never allowed anyone to enter within a hundred steps of him. Therefore, those warriors had been nicknamed for a long time, and all the practitioners did not dare to let him in, for fear of disturbing their teacher's rare enlightenment. Now that he took the initiative to pass on the message, the disciples dared to bring those warriors in.

However, the first question that the sage Gānpo asked them was: "What year, month and day is today?"

The warriors were stunned for a moment and reported the date. The face of Ganpo Immortal changed slightly when he heard it. It turned out that two days had passed since he first encountered the female fairy. The battle between the two took so long, but he didn't even notice it. It can be seen that the female fairy's cultivation level is much higher than his!

Can a woman reach such a terrifying level?

He wanted to suppress the turmoil in his mind and ask the warrior, but the shock in his heart was like a thunderbolt that caused wrinkles in his heart that had been stable for hundreds of years.

Two days ago, a camp was set up on the grassy field beside the main road from the Forest Daoyuan to Xiangcheng. The lights were like stars on the ground under the shade of the lush jungle and water.

It turned out that the bride's escort team had only walked about thirty miles when it was dark. Alonashun thought of the civil and military officials in the court and Dushantuo's head that was swollen like a pig, and said to himself: "The king and his old friends will have to endure another night. Hehe, such a beautiful daughter-in-law, it won't hurt to accept her. If you insist on turning your back on your love affair, are you still a man? You deserve to be cursed."

He put on a flattering smile and said to Shakun and Bharata, "Madam, Prince, let's camp here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow morning." Shakun and her son naturally said nothing.

But in the middle of the night, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves, and several warriors holding torches hurried over, repeatedly asking to see the prime minister. Arahant saw them from afar and recognized them as Dusyanta's closest guards, so he called them up and said with a smile: "The king can't wait to see the queen's beautiful face, so he sent you to urge him?"

The guards were panting and exhausted: "Prime Minister, something terrible has happened. Among the 100 kings watching the ceremony, there are black-skinned enemies. They stabbed the king!"

“He didn’t make it clear to me until I understood it clearly—there was a yellow-skinned man directing them, and they all listened to him!”

"This group of cunning foreigners actually disguised themselves as the kings and guards of the distant mountain kingdoms of Ling and Hole, and sneaked in pretending to watch the ceremony. Otherwise, how could they be allowed to enter the city gate so easily? It's a pity that when our king heard that they had just come from a thousand miles away, he was so curious that he not only ordered the servants to entertain them with the highest courtesy, but also went to drink with them in person. As a result, he was stabbed in the chest by the yellow-faced guard beside the fake Hole king! The knife was originally aimed at the neck. If the guard next to him had not reacted quickly and pushed the king away, our King Doushantuo would have to change his name to 'Headless Doushantuo'."

"The king passed out after being stabbed, and the guards rushed forward to kill the enemy. Seeing that the situation was not good, the group of people, led by the yellow-faced leader, rushed out again. Many troops came outside the city. Before the king passed out, he told us that he didn't know if he would wake up again. Prince Bharata is his only heir now, and asked us to find the prime minister immediately and ask you to take the queen and the prince back to Elephant City to take charge of the situation!"

Listening to them piece together the situation one by one, Alonna Shun's expression was first panic, then astonishment, and finally deep in thought.

In a split second, he suddenly realized that a wonderful opportunity that he had never dared to dream of had been pushed in front of him by the tide of fate.

At your fingertips.

He pulled his beard and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The current situation in Elephant City is unclear. Queen Shakuntala has not yet officially married into Elephant City, and Prince Bharata's identity has not yet been recognized by the king before the fire sacrifice. There is no point in taking them back."

He blinked his left eye slowly and added, "Besides, although the king is extremely lustful, he is the only prince born so far. Since Elephant City is so dangerous now, how dare I take him and the queen back? If there is any damage, we will all be sinners of Elephant City! Let's do this!"

He clapped his hands vigorously and said in a decisive tone that no one could refute: "I will set out now and ride the fastest horse back to Elephant City to lead the defense against the enemy. The queen and the prince will stay here and wait for news. When we successfully repel the enemy, we will take them back to Elephant City in glory. If we cannot repel the enemy..." He made a solemn expression of great righteousness, "Alonashun swears to live and die with Elephant City!"

The guards were completely impressed by his unyielding character and said admiringly, "Then we will follow the Prime Minister and fight back. As long as we still have a breath left, we will never let the foreigners defile the sacred land of Xiangcheng!"

Aronatha's lips curled slightly downwards, and then he raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling them to be silent, and said in an impassioned tone: "Warriors, I admire your courage. But have you forgotten something?"

The guards fell silent for a moment.

Alona pointed to the back and said, "Over there, there is the prince who is the only one who can light the funeral pyre for our king, and there is our queen who possesses great magical powers. Their safety cannot be compromised in the slightest. My own guards are enough to protect me back to Elephant City. You need to stay and ensure the safety of the queen and the prince. This is also a powerful way for you to serve Elephant City."

The guards looked at each other and were all convinced by him: "Then we will stay here. Prime Minister, don't worry, if the worst happens, we will escort them to a safe place and wait for the day of restoration!"

Alonashun's eyes were moist and he lowered his head slightly: "The king will be proud of you."

After a pause, she added worriedly, "But the prince is still young, and the queen is a woman. It's better not to worry them about such a big thing. How about this..."

When Shakun and Bharata heard the noise and summoned the visitor, Alonashun said, "The king has remembered another treasure that must be put into the mistress's chest. But this treasure has fallen into the palace, so I need to rush back and get it out first."

Bharata frowned and said, "Can't we send soldiers back to get it?"

Alonashun smiled and said, "Prince, you don't know that this is a treasure left by the great immortal Zhongyou. Ordinary warriors would be blinded by its light even if they just glance at it, let alone get close to it, so only nobles can be invited. The king is willing to give it away and asks me, the prime minister, to personally escort the treasure, just to show his importance to the mistress and the prince."

Bharata always felt that something was wrong, but after all, he was still young and inexperienced, and he felt flattered by Alonashun's praise. Although Shakun felt that the situation was strange, he was shy by nature, and there was a difference between men and women, so he couldn't find an excuse to stop it. He was just stunned for a while, and Alonashun had already slipped away with his people, leaving behind a few guards from Elephant City who fell asleep and snored loudly.