Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

To ordinary people, Yuan Tiangang was not a good master. He never abused his servants, gave them generous monthly wages, and gave them generous rewards during festivals. He sounded like an ideal master, but he was so picky and had such a mysophobia that it was outrageous. He was extremely difficult to support.

Fortunately, sweeping the yard, serving tea and water, folding quilts and making beds, etc., are easy tasks for a fox fairy to complete with just a snap of a finger. Unexpectedly, Yuan Tiangang was overjoyed to see this. He had long disliked that too many servants would make the house too turbid and make his nose uncomfortable. Now that he had Fengji, he was happy to dismiss all the other servants.

However, although Fengji can do everything, there is only one thing he cannot do, that is cooking. It is not that he has not tried to cook himself, but there is a huge difference between the taste of foxes and humans. Every time Fengji tastes the dishes he made with great effort, he exclaims that they are delicious, but Yuan Tiangang will turn pale just by smelling them. In desperation, Fengji had to take Yuan Tiangang to try restaurants in Yizhou one by one, and finally he found out Yuan Tiangang's recipe.

Afterwards, Yuan Tiangang was summoned to the capital. The man and the fox spent another month trying all the restaurants in Chang'an. After they found some good food, Fengji would inevitably run errands three times a day to bring food to Yuan Tiangang.

A dignified fox fairy has fallen to the level of a gold medal deliveryman. I don't know if it is the loss of fox nature or the loss of morality.

After Wen Jiao heard about his ill-fated relationship with Yuan Tiangang, her willow-leaf eyes sparkled: "Brother Fox King, are you willing to do a part-time job?"

"What is a part-time job?" Yuan Tiangang was concentrating on eating, but he still had time to listen to them talking. If he didn't understand something, he would ask immediately.

"Just do another job." Wen Jiao smiled, "Yuan Ling, you want him to serve you for a hundred years, but you didn't tell me how to serve him, right?"

Yuan Tiangang nodded.

Wen Jiao continued, "Then, I intend to hire Master Fengji as my bodyguard. I have appointed someone else to do the work that Master Fengji originally did here. He serves as my bodyguard in exchange for someone else serving you. Isn't this also serving you? When Master Fengji comes to my place, I will provide him with good food and drink. What do you think, Yuan Ling?"

She was very satisfied with this solution. In modern times, we usually call this form of outsourcing.

Yuan Tiangang hesitated: "Guard the door, sweep the house, wash clothes, serve tea and water..."

His Xuanji Pavilion is quite large, and it is only because Fengji has magical powers that he dares to use only one person to serve him.

"I'll hire ten maids, that's enough. I'll pay for their wages from my account." Wen Jiao was very generous.

"My three meals a day..." Yuan Tiangang still hesitated.

"I'll ask the store to prepare it and send someone to deliver it on time." Wen Jiao said.

There is no project that cannot be solved by manpower. If it cannot be solved, then there are not enough people.

Yuan Tiangang couldn't find any fault with it for a while, and looked at Feng Ji hesitantly: "This doesn't seem to be a bad idea, you see..."

Feng Ji gritted his teeth and shouted, "Yuan Tiangang, if I didn't owe you a favor, do you really think that this Fox King is a servant who likes to serve others?"

Yuan Tiangang pursed his lips after being yelled at. His originally careless eyes suddenly showed a deep and serious look. He sighed and looked up at Wen Jiao: "Madam Guichuan, you already have the Fire Lion Spirit with you. It's no problem for you to deal with all kinds of evil things. Why do you have to force the fox to do something difficult?"

Wen Jiao's eyes narrowed. She knew that even though Feng Ji had not yet told Yuan Tiangang that Ming Xin was her maid, the truth that Huo Ling'er had written and directed the Hua'e Banquet could not be concealed from this cunning half-immortal. Now, even Huo Ling'er's true identity was revealed.

"It's not enough." Wen Jiao said seriously, with a desperate look in her bright eyes, "Huo Ling'er only knows a few transformation techniques, which is not good enough in the eyes of you masters."

Huo Ling'er was able to fight back and forth with a rookie like her who had only learned martial arts for a month, and was finally blinded by the servants' arrows. How powerful was Huo Ling'er? Not to mention, she was chased everywhere by Feng Ji that day. If Wen Jiao hadn't asked Ming Xin to help her in advance, she would have been taken away. It was also because of this confrontation that Wen Jiao was impressed by Feng Ji's strength.

This time, she came here just for Fengji.

"My former husband with evil intentions is determined to harm me. He once saved the life of the Dragon King of Hongjiang, so I have to be on guard. Master Fengji has great magical powers, and I need him to protect me." Wen Jiao slowly arranged the soft and smooth red shawl on her arms.

"Li Chunfeng is a master of Taoism and is capable of helping Madam." Yuan Tiangang proposed another solution.

"He has been labeled a heartless man for nothing. I am ashamed to see him for the time being. Unlike Master Fengji, I have Yuan Ling as his weak spot. It is easier to persuade him to protect me." Life is not easy. Wen Jiao sighed and then said frankly, "Compared with masters like Yuan Ling and Master Fengji, I am just an ordinary person, but I have some power due to my background, and power is the most brilliant magic in the world. If Yuan Ling insists on not allowing it, I can make all the restaurants in Chang'an close their doors to you."

Chen Guangrui was missing, and no one knew where he was hiding, waiting for an opportunity to deal with her. Wei Zheng was not yet an official, and Yuan Shoucheng, who could predict the future, had not yet entered the capital. Li Chunfeng was offended by her trickery, and Ye Si Niang and Huo Ling'er, who were by her side, were of no use. Wen Jiao was also very annoyed.

At this point, she had no choice but to use her power to pressure others.

She sighed, turned to look at Feng Ji, and said with a smile: "Of course, I won't use you for nothing. In one year, at most, I will be able to deal with Chen Guangrui. After this matter is over, I will let you go back to Yuan Ling, build a temple for you, make a golden statue for you, and offer incense to you. How do you think?"

For these beast-turned-immortals, being able to enjoy the incense of the human world is an irresistible temptation. Yuan Tiangang was startled when he heard this, and looked sideways. Sure enough, he saw Fengji struggling, and he was obviously very tempted.

"What if this Fox King still doesn't agree? Even if Madam can make all the restaurants in Chang'an not accept us, so what? The worst that can happen is that this Fox King will cook for us myself. I don't believe I can starve him to death?" Feng Ji felt Yuan Tiangang's gaze and felt that he had just shouted with great courage and it would be a bit embarrassing to surrender so suddenly. He decided to be reserved.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tiangang's face turned pale. Not caring about the occasion, he was about to cry out in pain.

Wen Jiaoyan smiled gently: "That's not a big deal, but within three days, the walls of the streets and alleys of Chang'an will be covered with the glorious deeds of Master Fengji stealing meat for the Lord."

You are so cruel! This time it was Fengji's turn to look pale.