I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Lord Nine-headed Insect, Lord King of Inspiration! Don't misunderstand me, we are, we are..." Benboerba began to stammer as he looked at the Nine-headed Insect who broke in through the door. He was already feeling guilty and was so scared that he couldn't even speak clearly. After all, they were just discussing how to embezzle these treasures.

The same thing happened to Ba Boer Ben. After seeing the Nine-Headed Insect, he began to stammer, not knowing how to explain. Obviously, these two demons were usually very afraid of the Nine-Headed Insect and the King of Inspiration. Seeing them suddenly appear, they were naturally terrified.

"You two are so bold! The Grand Ancestor of Water Witch asked you to collect children in the mortal world, but you two were thinking about saving money for yourselves! It seems that there is something wrong with you two." The King of Inspiration, transformed by Fairy Hibiscus, pretended to be very angry, raised the two nine-petaled copper hammers in his hands, and shouted loudly.

Her voice was filled with the cruelty and viciousness of the Inspiration King, which was a demon, and it made people feel terrified. Li Chen watched the performance of the Hibiscus Fairy from the side, and secretly admired in his heart: I didn't expect that the Hibiscus Fairy's acting skills were quite good!

"Um, sir, we are not saving any private money. This, this, this money is our filial gift to you!" Ba Boerben said with a look of horror, and at the same time pushed all the boxes of jewelry in front of Li Chen and Fairy Furong, indicating that he had no selfish motives.

"Oh, is that so? We're here today mainly to check your work and see if there are any problems. So, how many children have you arrested so far?" Li Chen's tone softened slightly, but still contained a hint of murderous intent. He knew that if he acted too aggressively, it might arouse the suspicion of Ba Boerben and the others.

Ba Boer Ben heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Li Chen's words. He quickly replied, "Your Excellency, we have already captured many children. I can't remember the exact number." As he spoke, Ba Boer Ben wiped the sweat from his forehead, secretly thanking himself for not angering the big monster.

Li Chen's transformed Nine-Headed Insect nodded and continued, "Well, that's good. But, have you followed my instructions and recorded the children's information clearly?"

Ba Boerben quickly replied: "Yes, please rest assured, sir. We dare not be lazy. We have recorded the information of each child in the account book. There will definitely not be any omissions." After that, Ba Boerben handed a bill to Li Chen.

Li Chen flipped open the bill, which contained a dense record of the names, ages, and locations of all the captured children. He carefully checked the bill, confirming it was correct, and handed it to the demon soldier behind him.

Ba Boerben was secretly delighted when he saw Li Chen finish checking the bill. He thought he would be rewarded by the master this time. However, what happened next was beyond his expectations.

Li Chen, disguised as the Nine-Headed Insect, said, "Alright, hand over all these treasures. Consider it as buying wine for us and our brothers!" Benboerba and Baboerben both stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their ears. But they didn't dare disobey Li Chen's order, so they could only nod in agreement.

Li Chen waved his hand, and the demon soldiers came forward and lifted the boxes filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. They moved quickly, and in a short while, all the boxes in the room were emptied.

The two demons looked at the empty room with great distress. They could only watch their hard-earned treasures being taken away without uttering a single complaint.

As for Benboerba and Baboerben, they were naturally unable to speak out their grievances, let alone complain. Even if the two adults slapped them, they would not dare to fight back.

"Also, the Lord Ancestral Witch of Water asked us two to come here for another purpose, which is to hand over all the children you have captured recently! If there is anything that doesn't match this bill, you two can try it!" Li Chen, who had transformed into the Nine-Headed Insect, said as he raised the halberd in his hand and looked at Benboerba and Baboerben with contempt.

The two demons were already frightened to death by the strong smell of blood emitted by the halberd in Li Chen's hand.

"Of course, that's natural! The Water Ancestral Witch has been so kind to us, so we will naturally treat him well with all our heart!"

The two demons quickly responded in unison, their words filled with flattery and fawning. Then, they joined forces with the demon soldiers led by Li Chen and took all the children away from the warehouse.

When Li Chen led the demon soldiers away, each of them was holding two children. These children had been starving for so long that they didn't even have the energy to cry, nor did they have the strength to struggle or resist. They could only let themselves be taken away by the demon soldiers that Li Chen had transformed into.

"Well done. This is a reward for both of you. It's the deep-sea treasure that the Ancestral Witch of Water specially found - the Night Pearl!" The Nine-headed Insect transformed by Li Chen handed an exquisite box and some pearls to Benboerba. Benboerba was so excited that he danced with joy and couldn't wait to open the box.

Inside lay a dark green bead, emitting a mysterious and attractive luster. The two demons almost drooled at the sight of the night-shining pearl!

"Complete the mission well, and there will be more rewards in the future!" Li Chen patted the two demons on the shoulders and said with a smile. The two demons were very happy. Although they had been cheated out of the money they had swindled from the villagers by Li Chen, they could now receive the reward from the Grand Ancestral Water Witch. Especially the night-shining pearl, which was much more valuable than the villagers' belongings.

In this way, Li Chen and Fairy Hibiscus rode on the clouds and returned to Ping'an Village with the villagers' belongings and the captured children.

When flying on the cloud to Ping'an Village, Li Chen suddenly found that some children had difficulty breathing because they had been hungry for too long, so he and Fairy Hibiscus decisively cast a spell to help treat those children and give them food. Fortunately, these children have survived the danger safely.

When Li Chen and the Hibiscus Fairy arrived at Ping'an Village on a cloud, the children saw that they had returned to the village they were most familiar with, and tears welled up in their eyes almost simultaneously. When they were taken away by the demon soldiers, they had no idea that Li Chen was not a demon! Instead, he was their rescuer!

"Villagers, come out! Come and claim your children!"

Li Chen transformed back into his original form and shouted to the villagers hiding in the village. He asked the demon soldiers to put the children who had recovered and put them on the ground, and let them go to find their parents.

When the villagers heard the children's voices, they ran out of their houses excitedly. Seeing their children standing there intact, they burst into tears of joy. They hugged their children and kept thanking Li Chen.

"Thank you, Immortal, for saving our child! Thank you! Thank you!"

"You are such a kind person, Immortal! You are our savior!"

"Please accept these gifts, Immortal, as a token of our appreciation!"

Li Chen looked at the scene in front of him, his heart filled with emotion. He felt that he had done something very meaningful, helping these innocent villagers find their children, but there was still something more important to do next, which was to completely kill the two monsters!