Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

After Yin Kaishan and his wife found out that Wen Jiao had come to Beijing, they wanted to rush to Yuan Tiangang to look for her immediately. However, seeing that the situation was not right, they had to put it aside for the time being.

Madam Yin also said privately: "Fortunately, Mantangjiao came back quietly. Otherwise, if she really registered in front of the emperor, the emperor would be disrespectful to his holy body, and the palace would ask her to treat the disease. Wouldn't it be difficult? Didn't you hear what A Yuan said? Qin Qiong, Jingde and Wei Zheng were all called, but there was still no way. The first two were okay. After all, Wei Zheng had been a civil servant in the past few years. He couldn't do anything, so what could Mantangjiao do?"

Yin Kaishan also sighed, "With Mantangjiao's personality, if there is a way to cure her, she will naturally take action without having to look for her. Now that she is still hiding, it seems that there is no way. Well, don't look for her for the time being."

Madam Yin said in annoyance, "The capital has been under martial law these past few days. A-Yuan has been patrolling everywhere with the Jinwu Guards. He has been so busy that he has no time to go home and sleep. I wonder when this will end?"

Yin Kaishan was also worried when he heard this: "I just hope that good things will come to your majesty."

The old couple was talking when they suddenly felt the house getting darker. Mrs. Yin was still saying, "Why is it so cloudy now? Someone, please light the candles." Then she heard someone shouting outside the door, "The sun is eclipsed!"

For people of this era, an eclipse of the sun was an extremely terrifying event. In serious cases, the universe would be in chaos, yin and yang would be out of order, and there would be disasters such as a dragon turning over and two countries going to war. In minor cases, people with bad intentions would take the opportunity to steal and rob people. Losing money was a minor matter, but it was not uncommon for people to die.

Yin Kaishan stood up suddenly: "Tell the servants to light the lanterns and beat the gongs! Send a few brave teams to patrol around, and tell everyone else to stay in their own residences and not go out! Tie up anyone who runs around or takes the opportunity to steal, and deal with them after the celestial phenomenon is over!"

As he was talking, he saw the sun, which was originally so bright, become increasingly incomplete, as if it had been bitten several times by some monster. The light also became increasingly dim, until he could not see his hand in front of him.

Xuanji Pavilion.

Wen Jiao stood in the courtyard, watching the changes nervously without blinking. As the eclipse progressed, she clearly felt that the positive side of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rapidly disappearing, and the cold and yin energy was surging.

At the moment when the sun was completely obscured by the moon, the sky and the earth became dark. A group of black shadows circled in the sky like crows, and then as if they had discovered some prey, they rushed away in a certain direction.

Wen Jiao could see clearly that the black shadow was in human form, but was wearing a black dog skin and a dog head mask. There were claw-shaped iron weapons on his hands, and he had wings on his back. His appearance was extremely weird.

It's Xie Xie! According to legend, Xie Xie would take human hearts and livers to offer sacrifices to the Tengu!

Wen Jiao took a deep breath and without even having time to greet Huo Linger, she immediately flew into the air to chase after him.

At Jingye Temple, Xuanzang is lifting a stone lock.

In the past few days, due to the emperor's serious illness, the capital was under martial law, and the female Bodhisattvas who came to harass him finally disappeared, allowing him to enjoy the long-lost peace. After finishing his morning homework, he just felt that his shoulders and back were a little stiff. It was a rare opportunity to have some free time, so he simply strengthened his muscles and bones.

His stone locks were sent by his uncle Yin Yuan, each weighing 40 jin, a pair in total. Xuanzang held a stone lock in each hand, raised it steadily, and squatted in a horse stance. His fists, kicks, and weapons were pretty good, but his physical strength was average. Yin Yuan specifically told him to exercise his strength, and for this purpose he specially prepared these stone locks and sent them to him, asking him to practice every day. He also said that he would come to check in person when he was free, and if he failed, hmph.

Xuanzang felt his scalp stiffen when he thought of his uncle's dissatisfied "humph". He didn't want to be chased by his uncle in front of all the monks in the temple, holding his 50-jin iron spear and making him run away. Although the Buddhists believe that the four elements are empty, as a famous monk, he still has some idol baggage.

While he was practicing, Bian Ji was sweeping the yard with a broom that was as long as a person and a half. Soon, he swept to his feet and saw beads of sweat dripping down. He frowned and accurately made a big circle: "Master, I will get you a basin of water later so you can wash." It turned out that in the past few years, Bian Ji had become Xuanzang's disciple.

Xuanzang said without blushing or panting: "Thank you for your hard work, my disciple."

Bian Ji said again: "Master, when I was doing morning prayers just now, I didn't understand a passage in the sutra..."

Xuanzang calmed down and said, "Tell me about it."

As the master and his disciple were talking, they suddenly felt the sky darken. Looking closely, they realized it was a solar eclipse. In the pitch darkness, Xuanzang quickly put down the stone lock and called to Bianji: "You can't see clearly now, so you'd better go back to your room to avoid being frightened."

Just as Bian Ji was about to respond, he heard the sound of countless wings flapping from the sky, and soon it came down heavily, with the nearest one already reaching his head. Bian Ji suddenly felt uneasy, and immediately groped his way towards Xuanzang, but he bumped into someone. Just now, I heard the sound, and the master was not here either?

Bian Ji was puzzled when he suddenly realized something was wrong. It was a warm season, but the man was wearing animal skins. However, the animal skins were not as warm and smooth as ordinary fur coats, but were cold and prickly.

Bian Ji felt goose bumps appear on his skin when he touched that person, and without thinking, he shouted, "Master, there is a weirdo!" Xuanzang hurriedly moved closer to him and bumped into that weirdo.

The man just laughed, his voice and accent were very strange, and he said to Xuanzang: "It is said that the skin and flesh of monks are clean and delicious. I didn't expect that a monk like you smells especially sweet."

Xuanzang was terrified when he heard this: "It is wrong to eat human flesh, and it is even more wrong to eat monks."

The man said to himself, "It's a pity that you, a monk, smell good, but the meat is a little tough. I'm afraid it will get stuck in your teeth."

"Then don't eat it." Xuanzang was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, the man immediately asked, "I wonder what it would taste like if the heart and liver were cut out alive?"

"Hehehehe! Cut it out, cut it out!" Countless voices of agreement sounded from all around and above his head.

Xuanzang was so frightened that he was trembling. He fumbled to grab the two stone locks he had thrown on the ground, and swung them at the man like a meteor chasing the moon.

"Bang!" There was a dull and painful sound, followed by a "crack" sound of a broken bone.

The laughter of the monsters suddenly stopped.

Xuanzang swung the stone lock, and he could only smash it randomly based on his sense of feeling. He could only hear dull noises, and he didn't know how many monsters he had hit. Amid the screams, his heart was pounding, and he was so scared that his soul was out of his body. He shouted loudly: "There is a monster! There is a monster that wants to dig out people's hearts and livers and eat them raw! Brothers, uncle abbot, help me!"

Bian Ji held the broom tightly, waving it wildly and shouting. When the other monks heard it, they lit torches, took sticks, and those without sticks found brooms and even door bolts, and rushed over together. When they saw the light of the fire, they all took a deep breath of cool air.