Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Xuanzang was transformed into a ferocious tiger by the Yellow Robe Monster. He watched helplessly as the civil and military officials of Baoxiang State, who had just treated him as a distinguished guest and the savior of the country, looked at him with eyes as if he were a flood and a beast, and swarmed to save him. He watched the Yellow Robe Monster, who had transformed into a handsome and heroic young man, hypocritically fooling the mortal civil and military officials, while he could only be locked up in a cage by the iron chains made out of his arms by the guards. The foolish old king even trembled and smashed a wine bowl at him to show his anger at being deceived by the "tiger monster".

"I am not a demon! That prince consort is! Can't you see?" Xuanzang tried to defend himself desperately, but when he opened his mouth, all that came out was a roar like a wild beast. Apart from the fearful looks and curses from the guards around him, there was no response.

In the end, Xuanzang was tired of shouting and could only stay in the cage listlessly.

Bajie and Sha Seng will come to save me...right? These two usually boast that one is the Marshal of the Heavenly Peng and the other is the General of the Curtain. Logically, they should be able to subdue demons and monsters. I just need to be patient, they will definitely come back to save me?

If it was possible, how could the "demon" that they conquered come to Baoxiang Kingdom to fool the king? Could it be that they failed to conquer the demon and were conquered by the demon?

Xuanzang wanted to comfort himself, but the more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: If Wukong were still alive...

Amitabha, since that murderer had already told him to break off all ties with him, how could he still think about him?

After a long panic, the sky gradually darkened and the lights in the palace were lit one after another. The guards were full of food and wine, and did not feed Xuanzang, but fell asleep. Xuanzang was huddled in the cage, his throat was so thirsty that it was almost smoking. Fortunately, he listened to A Niang's advice during the day and ate a lot of vegetarian food, so his stomach could still hold on. Otherwise, he would have been worse off than death due to hunger and thirst.

Oh, and there’s my mother!

Xuanzang suddenly felt hopeful. Seeing that the guard was sleeping soundly, he quietly used his huge tiger paw to scratch the fur on his chest and finally pulled out the small sound transmission talisman. Afraid that his sharp claws would tear the fragile talisman paper, he poked the sound transmission talisman with his fingernails as gently as possible and said to it in a wronged voice: "Mother."

What came out was a very piercing tiger roar, echoing endlessly in the empty courtyard.

Xuanzang was choking. The guard sat up and saw him lying obediently in the cage. He spat, turned over and fell asleep again.

Xuanzang slowly let go of his worries. He then quietly put his ear to the sound transmission talisman. He heard an anxious question: "Xuanzang, what's going on over there? Why do I hear a tiger roar?"

"Xuanzang, please answer quickly! Aren't you in the palace of King Baoxiang? Where did the tiger come from? Did you accompany the king to see the beast?"

"No, at this time, who would be so blind as to invite guests to watch wild animals?"

"Did he accidentally leave the sound transmission talisman in the zoo? How could this kid be so careless? I only have these two Thousand Mile Sound Transmission talismans. If I lose one, there will be no more."

Xuanzang wanted to explain, but he was afraid of alarming the guards again, so he had to keep his mouth shut. He listened to A Niang, whose guesses became more and more outrageous. He was so anxious that cold sweats broke out. Suddenly, he heard Wen Jiao say in a cold voice, "It's still not right!"

"The sound transmission note is the only means of communication between my son and me. It must be kept very secret. It is impossible for it to fall into the hands of others, unless the other person is no longer with us."

Xuanzang's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized that things were about to slide into an irreversible situation. He could not stop it, and could only despairingly hear his mother's fierce and murderous voice: "Tiger demon! Did you kill my son?"

What is the most desperate situation in this world?

Is it an innocent death, or is it that you are clearly going to die an innocent death, and everyone - those you truly care about, those you respect, your closest relatives - all say in unison that you deserve to die?

The way they look at you is filled with anger, fear, and hatred, as if they are looking at a monster that is not tolerated by the world.

In their hearts, they indeed regard you as an evildoer who is not tolerated by the world.

"This guy is clearly a demon, and he really wants to harm you. I killed him to get rid of the harm for you, but you didn't recognize him. Instead, you believed the stupid guy's slander and cold words and chased me away many times!"

Suddenly, Wukong's shrill defense exploded in his mind like thunder.

Xuanzang's whole body was shaking like a tiger.

Yes. Although he had encountered monsters and demons on his journey to the West, and even powerful men like Zhen Yuanzi, he had never been in such a life-or-death situation, because Wukong had taken on all the hardships.

If Goku was still alive...

But he had sworn a solemn oath that if he mentioned Wukong again, he would fall into the Avici Hell.

Although he was in a situation where he would fall into hell in a few hours, he would not only die, but also die under the charge of being a tiger demon. He would not be able to die innocently.

"Tiger demon, you killed my son. I have a deep hatred for you. Just wash your head and wait for me to take it off!" Wen Jiao's voice was sad, angry and full of murderous intent in the sound transmission note.

Xuanzang felt dizzy and dazed.

Wukong, is this your state of mind at that time?

Wen Jiao cut off the voice transmission and breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had long wanted to teach Xuanzang a lesson through the Yellow Robe Monster, when he was really wrongly accused of being a tiger monster, she was angry and amused, but she couldn't help but still felt a little pity.

As for the tiger demon, Xuanzang looked like a dough-like person. He learned a lot of martial arts from his uncle and Sun Wukong, but he didn't make any progress. If he really was born as a tiger, he would have starved to death because of his vegetarian diet.

She returned to the prince's banquet, but transformed into another avatar and took the drunk Huo Ling'er to the camp of the Tang army and the marriage team.

Sun Wukong was sitting on the top of the pavilion, staring at the boundless starry sky above him, his long tail circling back and forth, obviously very bored. Suddenly his golden pupils moved, looking in the direction where Wen Jiao was flying, and his body shrugged, landing in front of Wen Jiao's cloud path: "Has Master finished delivering the letter to the king?"

"I also kidnapped a soul to the Kingdom of Hall." Wen Jiao smiled, "I will talk to the Great Sage about the details later. Now there is something I need to tell you first. My foolish son wronged you because of the goblin's magic. Now he is also trapped by the goblin's magic and wronged by others. It is really 'the reward for good and evil follows you like a shadow'."

"What? Master was bullied by monsters?" Wukong cried out in surprise.

Wen Jiao sighed, "This monster is called the Yellow Robe Monster. Because he was angry with Xuanzang, he turned him into a tiger and deceived the king and his ministers of Baoxiang Kingdom into thinking that he was a tiger monster. Now he is locked in a cage and I'm afraid he will be executed after dawn."

Wukong scratched his head in anger: "My master, even if he was not very ambitious and soft-hearted, and didn't want me, he shouldn't be teased by demons and mortals like this. If this gets out, I will lose all my face! Master, I will go and rescue him right now!"

"Of course I have to save him," Wen Jiao said, "but if I, as a mother, don't do my best to rescue him, it will only hurt my face if people hear that my son is being teased like this. Unfortunately, my skills are limited, and I am naturally not as powerful as the Great Sage. Why don't I go first, and if I can't handle it, the Great Sage will take action, how about that?"

She said in a deep voice: "This time, I must teach him a lesson he will never forget!"