Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

It was a rare opportunity for Yuan Tiangang to have some free time, so Wen Jiao put her worries aside and talked to him for a long time.

“That day, I forced the two Bodhisattvas to agree not to interfere with Yama’s underworld’s treatment of the three demons. I was afraid that the Yama Kings of the Ten Courts would still make changes to the sentence for their sake, so I followed them to the underworld and watched them sentence the three demons to serve 640,000 years in the Sword Mountain Hell.

"When I returned to the world of the living, I saw Wukong and his companions clearing out those little demons that had escaped. Even Xuanzang rolled up his sleeves and knocked down a few of them. It was amazing that he had three disciples following him, and his boxing and kicking skills not only did not decline, but improved.

"Pigsy volunteered to go to the inner cave to search out the remaining evildoers, but he actually secretly stole some gold and silver for his own use. Who would have thought that he would be seen by Sha Monk, who reported it to Xuanzang, and Wukong searched out all the hidden money. He was so angry that he said, 'The four cents and six cents of silver in my ear were all given by donors to monks on the road. I saved them one by one and only saved five cents. I gave them to the silversmith, but four cents were still stolen by him. I stole five taels when I bought a coffin for the yellow-robed monster, but when I was serving him later, all the money slipped out of my torn sleeves, and I am still left with only four cents of hard-earned money! It's not easy for me, old Pigsy!'

"After he yelled like that, even I found him ridiculous, annoying, and pitiful.

"They laughed at him, the former Marshal of Tianpeng, who worked diligently to save money for himself, but after eight years he only saved five cents of silver, and the silversmith stole it as a kickback.

"I hate him. After all, he is a deity who was demoted, enlightened by the Bodhisattva, and was destined to achieve enlightenment by following the team that obtained Buddhist scriptures. Yet he is so short-sighted that he is so fussy about such a small thing.

"I feel sorry for him for treating this little bit of silver as a treasure, protecting it with fear, and even being reported by Monk Sha. You know, in the time and space I came from, the young men and women in novels and operas have been so over-inflated that they would easily show off their wealth by spending tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"I felt sorry for him, so I told Xuanzang to stop scolding him, and asked Wukong to take out Xuanzang's brocade robe and multicolored brocade robe, and put them on a separate load, which Bajie would carry every day. Although he couldn't exchange them for money, they were both valuable, and it would be comfortable to keep them with him all the time."

Yuan Tiangang had been listening to this in a disjointed manner, and when he heard this he chuckled: "You really are..."

Be petty.

Zhu Bajie loves money like his life, and he carries two treasures every day, but he can only look at them and cannot really exchange them for money. With Sun Wukong, Wen Jiao, the Four Guardians, the Ten Directions Jie Di and all the gods and Buddhas watching, he will never really sell them in his lifetime. What's the difference between this and hanging a basket of soybeans in front of a hungry donkey's head?

This must be because Wen Jiao was resentful of him for taking advantage of Xuanzang crying for Wukong while he was thinking about dividing the luggage with Sha Seng, so she gave him a trick that he could only watch but not eat.

"Bajie's character needs to be polished. Xuanzang is soft and Wukong is jumpy. They can't care about these details, so I, as their mistress, have to take over. He shouldn't be annoyed. Ever since little Zhenying was praised by the Queen Mother of the West for her achievement in subduing the three demons and was rewarded by the Jade Emperor, there are many gods in the world who want me to discipline their own children on their behalf." Wen Jiao raised her chin and smiled complacently.

The sweet and subtle fragrance of immortal incense wafted from the white jade incense burner, disturbing the vague silhouettes of the two people whispering side by side.

A life of leisure and peace.

Time flies like a shuttle in the hands of the Weaver Girl. With a gentle turn, two years have passed. Xuanzang has grown two years older, and his jade-like face has become more weathered, but his demeanor has become more solemn, his eyebrows are compassionate, and his expression is peaceful. Even if such a person does not have any magical powers, when he stands among the crowd, he has a clear and elegant demeanor that makes people want to worship him.

As expected, he was carried to the bottomless pit by the passing rat spirit.

When Wukong was looking for a master, he saw two golden tablets with "Respected Father Li Tianwang's Position" and "Respected Brother Nezha's Position" written on them. He couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and laughed: "Li Tianwang has only one daughter, little Zhenying, who helped the King of Jiadi to intercept the golden-winged Peng bird a few years ago. Now she is only seven years old. How can a beautiful girl want to seek Yang? It is obvious that this demon pretended to be Li Tianwang's daughter, and took advantage of the power of others to bully others. She deserved to be caught by me. I will go to heaven and sue her for impersonating a fairy family member and causing trouble in the world!"

As soon as the petition was submitted, the Jade Emperor naturally handed it over to Li Jing and Nezha, the father and son who suffered so much, to deal with it. Li Zhenying had become much bolder since she had made contributions in Lion Camel Ridge. When she heard the news, she kept clamoring to go and watch the fun, saying, "This demon is so hateful! If I hadn't registered with Sun Wukong, I would have been wrongly accused to death this time. Sun Wukong said in the petition that she ate many people, and she used that kind of method..."

The little girl covered her face with her little arms and hands, and jumped up and down, saying, "Oh, I'm so embarrassed. If this gets out, who can prove which daughter of Li Tianwang is the real one? They will only say that Li Tianwang's family didn't teach their daughter well, and that his daughter gave up being a fairy and secretly came down to earth to become a goblin. Father, Third Brother, she has ruined my reputation, and I must go and settle accounts with her."

After Nezha secretly told Li Jing about his relationship with the white rat spirit, he had a vague intention to protect him, but after hearing what Li Zhenying said, his face suddenly turned dark.

Is there any need to ask which is more important, an adopted daughter whom he had only met once or his own daughter who was as precious as a pearl? Then he and Nezha attacked the white rat demon so hard that he was left with only half a breath. The pagoda suppressed it and it died instantly.

There was also a deer spirit that was ridden by the God of Longevity, who colluded with a fox spirit to deceive the king of the Bhikkhu Kingdom. They wanted to dig out many children's hearts to make medicine, and they even planned to take Xuanzang's heart into consideration.

What Wen Jiao hated most was the bad trend in the Three Realms of relying on supernatural powers to deceive people and bring disaster to all living beings. Her current part-time identity as a Buddhist monk had passed the test, and she only needed to be conferred the title. Moreover, this time she was going for Xuanzang's life, so she became more and more unscrupulous. As soon as she heard Xuanzang's report, she flew to the country of monks, grabbed the deer spirit and the fox spirit and threw them in front of the old tyrant.

The fox spirit was killed on the spot, revealing its true form. Seeing the beautiful queen beside him turn into a fox with blood gushing from all seven orifices, the emperor was frightened and suffered a stroke, unable to manage state affairs. Wen Jiao stared at the civil and military officials in the court helping the prince to ascend the throne, and was about to kill the seriously injured deer spirit with a sword, when the God of Longevity finally came to plead: "Goddess of Heaven, Yuanjun, Xingjun, although this evil beast is hateful, please spare it this time because it didn't really kill a life."