A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

The news reached the ears of the Bull Demon King through the little demons.

The Bull Demon King appeared, stretched out his hand, and pressed down.

The entire hall fell silent instantly, and everyone looked up at the Bull Demon King on the platform with eager eyes. This was the great hero they admired.

Its head was so big, its horns so sharp, its body so enormous, and its body covered in so much black fur...

This undoubtedly shows that the Bull Demon King is an idol in the demon world.

Five hundred years ago, these demons also had a spiritual idol. That idol wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, leaving the Heavenly Court helpless, the gods fleeing, the constellations scattering, and the fairies in a state of panic…

How majestic that was! How awe-inspiring that was!

That's the idol of all the fairies in the world!

Unfortunately, after being imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain by the Buddha for five hundred years, he became a disciple of a monk and even protected him on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Along the way, he also killed many of his fellow demons.

This is like having their spines broken by gods and Buddhas. They even kill their own kind. This caught the demons completely off guard and caused their idols to collapse.

At this moment, the Bull Demon King shouted from a high place: "The world has suffered under the monkey for too long. He is the leader of the demon world. Stop the four of them. If they eat Tang Sanzang's flesh, they can live forever."

It was precisely because of this rallying cry that the Bull Demon King replaced Sun Wukong as the new spiritual idol of the demon world, which is why so many demons came to congratulate him on his wedding.

"My fellow demon brothers, I am very grateful to you for coming to congratulate me, Niu. However, if anyone causes trouble at my banquet, they are disrespecting me. And if anyone disrespects me, I will not give them any face in return. Do you understand?"

"Know!"

The surrounding demon kings readily agreed.

After the Bull Demon King finished speaking and heard the demons agree, his expression changed, and he suddenly reached out and a fine steel fork appeared in his hand.

Seeing that things were not going well, the beautiful snake hiding in the distance turned around and tried to escape.

"Zhǐ—"

With a loud shout, the Bull Demon King's steel fork transformed into a streak of black light and shot towards the beautiful snake woman.

Hearing the sound of wind behind her, the beautiful snake turned around abruptly, revealing her true form: a giant python appeared out of thin air, its enormous mouth opening wide as it spewed a cloud of poisonous mist at the steel fork.

Who knew that the steel fork was completely unaffected by the poisonous fog and passed right through it.

"Pfft!"

A dull thud as something was plunged into flesh, followed by a loud bang.

All the fairies looked over.

The enormous python's body was impaled by the steel fork, flying out and pinning itself to the rock face of a nearby mountain. The huge snake's body twisted and coiled around the fork, hissing as blood flowed down its sides.

"Eat and drink well, or don't blame Old Niu for making you drink too much later."

When the Bull Demon King looked at everyone again, he had put on a kind face and greeted the demons with a smile. He even waved his hand to reassure them.

"Haha, congratulations on your wedding, Great Sage Equaling Heaven!"

The demons below the stage burst into laughter, and some of the bolder ones even joked with the Bull Demon King, making the atmosphere exceptionally lively.

The Bull Demon King went to the backyard to prepare for his wedding.

It was as if this was a trivial matter.

After the Bull Demon King left, the demons breathed a sigh of relief, exclaiming how lucky they were. They then sat back down at the table. And the table with the beautiful snake woman was set up again.

While everyone was eating and drinking, some of the fairies couldn't help but glance back at the beautiful snake nailed to the stone wall. It was still wriggling, but its movements were getting slower and weaker.

When everyone had almost finished eating, they looked again and saw that the snake's body had slumped down limply along the spot where the steel fork had pinned it, and it was now motionless.

A lesson from the past!

Now the demon kings and little demons attending the wedding banquet all behaved themselves, spoke politely, and their voices became pleasant. Even the tiger-headed demon king and the wolf demon king spoke with a lisp.

The demon realm was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.

Zhang Zhengdao had given a gift of ten taels of silver; he couldn't just leave after losing money.

Those demon kings at the dinner table were absolutely outrageous; they were actually eating excrement. So we had no choice but to come to the kitchen to find something to eat, and luckily we found a big pot of boiled wild boar meat.

So I went over there.

It's almost cooked!

Zhang Zhengdao greeted Xiao Yao, the chef who was cooking.

The cooks were several dozen little demons, most of whom were wild monkeys who had become spirits because they were particular about food, and there were also a few little demons with bull heads and human bodies.

A monkey spirit came over and said to Zhang Zhengdao, "Taoist, why don't you go to the table to eat?"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Those demon kings are unhygienic, very dirty, have bad breath, and don't brush their teeth after eating. They couldn't resist, so they came here looking for something to eat."

This statement surprisingly garnered strong agreement from the monkey spirit.

"That's absolutely right, especially those carnivorous demons. Just one bite of their mouths... tsk tsk, the taste is enough to poison a cow!"

No sooner had the monkey spirit finished speaking than a bull spirit standing nearby couldn't hold back any longer.

"Poison a monkey!"

"A cow!"

"A monkey!"

……

They actually started arguing.

Alas, demons are demons. They don't know or understand things like gentleness, kindness, humility, and modesty—these are highly developed aspects of spiritual civilization. These little demons don't even know how to read.

If one cannot read or study, one will not understand the principles of things.

As a result, they are untamed and prone to quarrels, serious fights, and even cannibalism.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Zhengdao sprinkled some spices and added some salt into the large pot. After cooking for a while, the aroma was irresistible. He reached out, grabbed a piece of thigh, and went to the side to gnaw on it.

He decided to cook in this kitchen for the next two days, avoiding the company of those unhygienic demons. Sigh, it's true, the closer we get to the Indians on this westward journey, the more nauseating the food becomes.

If I ever open a restaurant in the fairy realm, I wonder if those who invite me will think I've become a culinary god?

While eating, they took down the gourd and drank the wine.

This led them to the manor. The manor was very large, and Zhang Zhengdao wandered around until he found a comfortable spot. He sat down against a pillar in the covered corridor, laid out the wild boar leg wrapped in lotus leaves, and grabbed a handful of broad beans as well.

"Ha, you're here too!"

A sudden shout of surprise instantly sobered Zhang Zhengdao from his tipsy state.

Then, turning his head, he saw a woman in a red wedding dress, waving at him from the other end of the corridor, smiling happily.

"The bride?"

As soon as Zhang Zhengdao opened his drunken eyes, he immediately knew who this woman was.

"Fairy Zixia?"

The woman lifted her skirt and ran over, then happily tried to pounce on Zhang Zhengdao.

"Stop, you're the bride..."

Zixia Fairy stopped, looking at Zhang Zhengdao with her eyes overflowing with smiles.

"I know, I know! I wore this bridal gown just to wait for you! Don't I look beautiful?"

As she spoke, she spun around in front of Zhang Zhengdao.

"Is it good-looking or not?"

Zixia Fairy's voice carried a hint of coquettishness.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded: "It looks great!"

Zixia Fairy blushed with joy and looked at Zhang Zhengdao, saying, "I knew you would come to find me and take me away. I will follow you in this outfit."

Zhang Zhengdao: "How did you get here?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Zixia's expression immediately darkened.

“It was my sister Qingxia who came here, and then my body was imprisoned by the Bull Demon King. I can’t escape. If I escape from Jilei Mountain, my body will feel completely drained.”

Zhang Zhengdao was stunned. The Bull Demon King actually had such a trick up his sleeve?

He reached out and grasped Zixia Fairy's hand on her forehead.

The soft hand touched my skin and felt a warmth, as if it were boneless and delicate, evoking a sense of tenderness. So I gently squeezed it.

With just that one smiling gesture, Zixia Fairy suddenly turned her head away, refusing to look at Zhang Zhengdao or let him see her.

Tears streamed down my cheeks.

She had experienced such an intimate relationship in her dreams, holding hands with the Taoist priest under a sky full of stars. Unfortunately, she felt it was just a dream.

The Taoist priest once asked her if she wanted to see the starry sky.

She thought about it, but she felt she would never see it, because during the day she was Zixia, and only Qingxia saw the Milky Way at night. Although she didn't see the Milky Way today, she managed to do it hand in hand with her beloved.

"You cried?"

Zhang Zhengdao asked the question knowing the answer already.

Zixia Fairy suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter through her tears.

"You're such a nuisance. But... I can't run away with you for now, because the Bull Demon King has captured my sister." She said this with a resolute air.

Zhang Zhengdao: "Isn't your sister also in this body?"

Zixia sighed: "Niu Xiangxiang, the younger sister of the Bull Demon King, has a soul-swapping technique that can exchange people's souls. My sister's soul was transferred out by her and into the body of a female demon."

"I can't leave. If I leave, my sister will die."

As Zixia Fairy spoke, she tiptoed and gently touched Zhang Zhengdao's cheek with her lips, her voice as soft as a spring breeze.

"Once I rescue my sister, we'll run away together!"