Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

However, Li Shimin did not summon the envoys from Ling Kingdom immediately, but asked the Honglu Temple to place them in Sifang Pavilion and treat them well.

Led by officials from the Honglu Temple, Jiacha Xiega and his entourage went to Qujiang to enjoy the flowers, race horses on Leyouyuan, visit the majestic city walls, bought several cartloads of silk and spices in the East and West markets, competed in wrestling and archery with the soldiers, and went to Xiangguo Temple to see the peony flowers as big as plates.

There were so many novel things that they were dazzled that they did not realize until half a month later that they had been left out by the Emperor of Tang and had apparently forgotten about them.

Just when Jiacha was about to be unable to suppress his men's restlessness, the official in charge of receiving them came with a message. Tomorrow, Jingrong Zhenren of the Tang Dynasty will be ordered by the emperor to hold the Luotian Grand Ceremony. They took great pains to grab three viewing spots for the marriage proposal delegation and asked them if they would like to go.

"If we don't want to go, we will." The officials said bitterly, "We have been begging for a place. If it weren't for my uncle's friendship with Master Jingrong's brother, Duke Yun, we wouldn't have gotten a single one."

"Who is Jingrong Zhenren? What is Luotian Dajiao?" Jiacha asked curiously. His Chinese has improved a lot these days, and even his accent has faded a lot.

The official of the Honglu Temple showed a dazed look: "Zhenren Jingrong, she is our Tang Dynasty's state teacher, with great magical powers and boundless magic power. Last year, our emperor was killed by an evil dragon and was ill. She protected him and easily captured the evil dragon. Our majesty appointed her as the state teacher and asked her to preside over the Luotian Grand Ceremony. Her mount is an extremely powerful giant lion, and its fur is more colorful than flames. It's a pity that she is busy preparing for the Luotian Grand Ceremony and has no time to come out, otherwise you might be able to see her riding a lion for a walk."

"As for the Luotian Grand Ceremony, it is a grand and majestic ritual of our state religion. It can protect the country from peace, prosperity, and prosperity. When Master Xuanzang was here, he held a water and land ceremony. Even the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara showed his true form. I wonder if any gods will come down to this Luotian Grand Ceremony."

Jiacha and the others were also fascinated by the story. Someone whispered in Ling language: "Being able to talk to the gods is a skill only King Gesar has!"

Another person also whispered in Ling language: "Even King Gesar can only see it by himself. Didn't you hear it? The gods here were seen by everyone who was at the ceremony!"

The official of the Honglu Temple waited for them to mutter and asked again: "What? Are you going or not?"

"Go!" Jia Cha said firmly.

The simple and honest people of Ling had no idea that in the half month after Li Shimin stood them up, he did two things.

The first thing is to summon Wen Jiao.

"People from the Honglu Temple said that except for the leader Prince Jiacha, all the people from Ling country know some magic." As soon as they met, Li Shimin gave Wen Jiao the intelligence report that the officials of the Honglu Temple had inquired about. After she read it, he said.

After reading the memorial, Wen Jiao had an idea in her mind.

The people from the Honglu Temple were also very clever. They deliberately arranged for them to watch the military masters compete with each other, and then arranged a few troublemakers to provoke them. Except for Jia Cha, who led the Lingguo delegation, the rest of the people could not understand Chinese very well, but there were only a few ways for humans to provoke. The troublemakers only needed to show a few mocking eyes and make a few hooligan movements to make them excited and fight with the troublemakers. Jia Cha and others tried to persuade them to fight, but the more they persuaded, the more chaotic it became, and it eventually turned into a big melee. The abilities of the Lingguo delegation were thus clearly understood.

Except for Jiacha, the others were average in martial arts, but their strengths were great, cruel, and daring. It was said that many of them enjoyed wrestling with yaks all day long. Jiacha was an outstanding martial artist, with courage that could not be matched by ten thousand men. He was a rare warrior in the Tang Dynasty.

Besides, except for Jia Cha, everyone else knew magic. But they were just small magics like making fire with bare hands, pouring water without clouds, and making wind from the ground. The most powerful one could cast a curse, but the athlete who was cursed felt dizzy in less than half an hour and recovered without medicine. As for Jia Cha, he knew nothing.

This level... how should I put it? If we only look at the level of magic, we can borrow Ma Dao Po from Dream of Red Mansions to kill seven times in and seven times out. Of course, Jia Cha is still an exception, his physical combat power is strong enough.

"If the Duke of Weiguo meets them alone, except for Prince Jiacha, the rest of them combined will not be able to last more than a round." Wen Jiao said.

Duke of Wei, Li Jing, is proficient in Fengjiao bird divination and Yunhu Guxu. He is the best master of Qimen Dunjia in this dynasty, and his supernatural powers are unfathomable. However, he is old and has retired to his palace for many years, not caring about worldly affairs, so his presence is not as strong as Wei Zheng and Xu Maogong. With his ability, even if there are a hundred more people like him in the delegation, they are not enough for him. The reason why Wen Jiao said that they can hold out for one round is because the minimum is only one round, and there is no room for them to surrender.

Of course, except for the leader, Prince Jiacha, these people were not the top masters of Ling State. According to the information obtained by the officials of Honglu Temple, the strongest person in Ling State was King Gesar, who was said to be a god descended from heaven and had the magical power to subdue demons and monsters; the second was Jiacha, and there was also the uncle Chao Tong who was proficient in magic and had learned the true teachings of the Horse-Headed God.

Li Shimin had an idea in mind, so he said, "I want to invite envoys from neighboring countries to watch the Luotian Grand Ceremony in three days."

Show off your power to me and give these foreigners a warning.

Wen Jiao smiled knowingly and said, "As you wish."

The second thing was to select a princess from the royal family who was willing to marry.

Ling Country is an extremely cold and bitter place. According to the description of the marriage envoys, even if the people from the mountain are healthy, they will inevitably feel dizzy and sick when they arrive in Ling Country. They can't even stand steadily. The daughters of the royal family are also born by their fathers and raised by their parents. Who would be willing to let their pampered girls suffer this hardship?

Later, the officials of the Honglu Temple found out that King Gesar already had thirteen concubines. Although they were of different sizes, the one who was favored the most was actually Senjiang Zhumu, who came in first. When Zhumu smiled, Gesar stared at her intently. When Zhumu cried, Gesar could not remember anything and would run over to coax the beauty even if he was ten miles away. Although the other twelve concubines were not in name only, if they could see him three or four times a year, they would be considered favored.

Zhumu was jealous and would get angry with Gesar every two or three days because Gesar looked at a concubine too much, which made Gesar very upset. This also made the ministers of Ling State quite dissatisfied. It happened that Ling State expanded and gradually connected with the foot of the mountain. They learned that there was a big country named Tang in the east with beautiful and virtuous women, so they wanted to marry one to check and balance Zhumu.

Originally, there were a few ambitious princesses from the royal family who wanted to apply, but after their families learned this information from the Honglu Temple, they gave up the idea.

In the past, few princesses who were married to foreign countries could marry a husband who treated her as one and only. They were all prepared for this. But if they had the status of the motherland and were favored, and if they gave birth to a child, they might even become a powerful queen mother. This prospect was also quite attractive to ruthless people.

But if you clearly ask us to be a mascot guarding an empty house, not only will our status be the same as that of other people, but you also expect us to compete with other people's beloved ones, do you think we are stupid?