Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Bai Huaxiu cried out softly, her hands trembling, and the necklace nearly slipped out of her hand, but she regained her composure very quickly, and in the next moment she had grasped the necklace tightly again, and instead glared at the female demons who had heard the noise and looked over: "Why are you looking at me? Go do your business."

The banshees were all submissive and busy with their own things.

Baihuaxiu sat back on the couch, admired the necklace for a while, and put it on herself. She turned around and touched the heads of the two children, gave a few instructions, and asked the little demons to watch them go out to play. She instructed the serving demons to put the silk toys in place, and said, "Tidy up all the boxes and cabinets. Take out the old silks, seldom used jewelry, and untidy jewels and share them with you. They just take up space."

The female demons were overjoyed and rushed to search the boxes. Baihuaxiu then calmly lay back on the bed, pulled down the curtains, listened carefully to see if there was anyone around, and then whispered, "I am the princess of Baoxiang Kingdom, Baihuaxiu."

This was the first time she was asked about her true identity after being trapped in the demon's lair for more than ten years. When she answered quietly, she was so emotional that she even sobbed.

After she finished speaking, she felt the ruby-studded gold necklace on her neck sway, and a clear female voice floated over: "I am the mother of the Buddhist monk who came from the Tang Dynasty in the East..."

Baihuaxiu's eyes suddenly widened in shock. She covered her mouth reflexively to avoid screaming, and listened carefully with bated breath.

"...The chief imperial guard chased them at night, all the way to the Boyue Manor mentioned by the 'Third Prince Consort'. Seeing that there was no trace of people and demons were rampant, he realized something was wrong and fled back to the capital to report the situation to your father. Your father was terrified and felt that the demons and monsters everywhere were hard to tell whether they were real or fake. He was also very anxious about his daughter, so he asked me to find a way to save her. I asked your father's mother for a token so that he could recognize the princess. Your mother took this necklace and said, 'Once Bai Huaxiu sees it, she will know the truth.'"

Bai Huaxiu burst into tears: "This is my mother's favorite ornament. I fell in love with it when I was young, but she refused to give it to me."

In the blink of an eye, time passed quickly and the necklace appeared before her. However, she was no longer the carefree girl, but the wife of a monster and the mother of two monsters.

The necklace flashed, and a tiny ruby ​​bead fell off the necklace, revealing Wen Jiao's figure. She knelt beside Bai Huaxiu and watched her silently. The latter did not notice this change, because she was closing her eyes tightly, clutching the quilt tightly, and trying her best not to cry, for fear of disturbing others.

The third princess of Baoxiang Kingdom, who was once the carefree daughter of the king and queen, now even cries silently.

Wen Jiao looked at her and thought of Concubine Liu's sad eyes, Jia Cha's mother's crazy anger, and the many horrifying reports of trafficked women with broken legs tied in the house...

The murderous intent echoed in her chest, heavy. She thought about it and came up with an idea.

Bai Huaxiu cried for a while, and finally calmed down. Suddenly, she remembered something: "Fairy, Huangpao came back last night and told me when he was drunk that he had made Tang Heshang, who had instigated the separation between us, suffer. I asked him what he had done, and he just said, 'I was annoyed by his talkativeness and wanted to separate us, so I turned him into a tiger in front of my father-in-law. Haha, my father-in-law quickly asked someone to lock him up. Not only that, a female Taoist rushed in in the middle of the night, saying that he had eaten his own son, and had already arrested him.' Is that female Taoist you, Fairy? The holy monk is a good man, and he was turned into that by that damn Huangpao. Fairy, you must not misunderstand him."

If Xuanzang were here, he would be so excited that he would shed tears: "I know my true identity now!"

Wen Jiao looked at Bai Huaxiu with complicated eyes, and after a moment she couldn't help but smile: "I know. I just want to teach him a lesson."

Bai Huaxiu was puzzled, and Wen Jiao did not want to continue the topic, so she changed the subject and said, "My Taoist friend is drinking with the Yellow Robe Monster in the front cave now. The Yellow Robe Monster is temporarily unable to split himself, so the princess has enough time to leave. But although I can send the princess back to the palace immediately, the Yellow Robe Monster will inevitably come to the palace to demand the princess after discovering it. This monster is fierce and brave, and my Taoist friend and I do not have much chance of winning together. We need to ask for help - where is Sha Seng now? He is the disciple my son subdued in the Flowing Sand River. He is quite capable. With his help, we can be much more relaxed."

Bai Huaxiu said, "He is locked up in the dungeon. I will release him right now."

"Don't release him yet, lest you alarm the Yellow Robe Monster." Wen Jiao's eyes flashed, and her expression was solemn. "I have a question, and I hope the princess will consider it carefully and answer it seriously."

Baihuaxiu asked curiously: "What's the problem?"

Wen Jiao asked solemnly: "Have those two children ever eaten humans?"

Wen Jiao didn't say "your son" because it was obvious that although Bai Huaxiu took care of the two children, she didn't think they were her own flesh and blood. Even this care was 50% out of motherly inertia and 50% for the Yellow Robe Monster to see.

After all, what mother would call her own flesh and blood "demon seed" in a letter to her father for help?

Coincidentally, Wen Jiao didn’t think that these two children should be considered Baihuaxiu’s sons.

Did Baihuaxiu give birth to the two children out of her true subjective will? Obviously not. They were the product of Huangpaoguai's desire to enjoy the pleasure of sex with Baihuaxiu. From a subjective point of view, Huangpaoguai was the only one who regarded them as his children. Baihuaxiu did not want to give birth to them. To be more precise, if Baihuaxiu had the ability, she would have smashed Huangpaoguai's head when he came to snatch her away. How could she have been accused of "Huangpaoguai was so infatuated with you, but you betrayed him"?

So, what is the Yellow Robe Monster’s attitude towards his two sons?

When his son was thrown from a height and killed by Bajie and Sha Wujing, the Yellow Robe Monster still had time to ponder carefully, "It is still unknown whether those two dead children are my children. I am drunk and it is not convenient for me to do anything now. I should go home and find out whether my son is there."

In fact, if you think about it carefully, no matter how many criminal records Bajie and Sha Seng had, they became Buddhists after surrendering to Tang Monk. How could they kill innocent children indiscriminately? The identity of the child who was thrown to death can be basically confirmed to be his own child. The reason why the Yellow Robe Monster did not fight with the two on the spot was mainly because he was drunk and could not fight. If he was beaten by Bajie, he would be embarrassed.

This is the fatherly love of the Yellow Robe Monster, so sober.

After returning to Boyue Cave and verifying with the fake Baihuaxiu that it was indeed his child who died, the Yellow Robe Monster was furious and shouted that he would take the monk to pay for his child's life. But the next time he was ordered to follow the 27 stars to deal with the Yellow Eyebrow Monster, he followed the crowd and worked very hard, fulfilling his duties, and even forgot to complain to his three brothers about the death of his child.

Oh, and then he helped Wukong fight the rhinoceros monster, but there was no revenge. It is said that a gentleman's revenge is never too late, and the main purpose of the Yellow Robe Monster's revenge is to never see each other again.

This is the fatherly love of the Yellow Robe Monster, so great.