Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

On the jeweled lotus platform, the lovely little princess had a voice like an oriole and an innocent look. She smiled at Wen Jiao and the two little wolf boys and said, "Are you the jugglers from foreign countries? Show us your specialties. I have never seen any foreign juggling since I was born."

Wen Jiao stared at her face. Unlike the pale complexion of other Jiadi people, this little princess had a ruddy complexion and looked so healthy that she didn't look like someone who hadn't seen the sun for nine years. She was moved and immediately smiled and said, "We have so many specialties that we can't even count them all. I wonder what reward the princess will give us in exchange for our performance?"

This tone was undoubtedly extremely disrespectful. The maids around all changed color, but the seven sisters looked at the princess, as if observing her intention. Agoncuo looked at her with a firm gaze, waved his hand and said, "You all leave, and leave the seven sisters to accompany me."

She was young, but she had the power to enforce orders. Even if the maids felt something was wrong, they didn't dare to disobey. All the irrelevant people left, and only Agongcuo and the seven sisters were left in the hall, facing Wen Jiao and the other two. Agongcuo didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this situation, and asked naturally and expectantly, "What reward do you want?"

Wen Jiao said, "Princess, please watch the performance first and then decide what reward to give. How about that? The show I want to perform for you is called "The Perfect Clothes"."

Agoncuo's expression suddenly changed, as if she was shocked, and there was a hint of inexplicable enthusiasm in it. Her black gemstone-like eyes reflected Wen Jiao's shadow, watching her reach into her arms, watching her pull out a scarlet sari that shone like water, and then stretch it open, so that the foot-long tear in the front of the sari was clearly visible to Agoncuo.

The little princess took a deep breath, her lips trembling slightly, but she regained her composure after a moment: "This show is worth half of the country of Jiadi."

This time it was Wen Jiao's turn to be surprised.

If the other party was frightened and cried loudly, or spoke incoherently, or shouted for the guards to protect him and take the heavenly robe back, she would not be surprised. After all, combined with the legend that King Jiadi was protected by Brahma, the person who could control the heavenly robe must be an important figure in the Jiadi royal family, and it is not impossible that it was King Jiadi himself. Her original intention was to test whether Agongcuo knew this thing, and then force her to reveal the identity of the caster. But the reaction of Princess Agongcuo was beyond her expectations.

Could it be that she and the owner of Tianyi are not in the same group?

Wen Jiao took back the celestial garment and looked directly at Agoncuo's face, not missing a single reaction from her: "I don't understand what the princess means."

Agongcuo stood up, pursed his lips nervously, and then made up his mind, saying: "There is a story. You will understand it when you listen to it."

"Once upon a time, there was a king who inherited a rich and vast kingdom from his father who died young. This kingdom has been blessed and gifted with treasures by Lord Brahma since its founding. Among them is a heavenly robe that can cover the sky and the earth and sweep away all things, and a sword that can cut mountains and split rivers. With such magic weapons, even the most ferocious demons dare not wander to the border of Jiadi for even half a step."

"As a matter of course, when he came of age, the ministers discussed marrying him a queen who could match him. They felt that only the princess of the Dragon King in the Great Dragon Sea could have the same dignity as the King of Jiadi. So they sent a large team, carrying countless treasures, gold, and spices, to propose marriage to the Dragon King, and successfully brought back the princess. The future queen of Jiadi was extremely beautiful. People said that she was too beautiful to be a human being. If ordinary people looked at her for even a moment, it would be as painful as a sword piercing her body."

Agongcuo said, and unknowingly reported the country's name. The little girl looked melancholy, and tears appeared in her eyes.

"King Jiadi fell in love with his queen at first sight. He was afraid that the queen would be hurt, so he asked her to stay in the palace and not take a single step out. She didn't have to do anything, whether it was receiving ministers, managing women in the country, or accepting the worship of the people. She only needed to stay in her beautiful palace, enjoy the service of carefully selected palace maids with magical powers, and accept the offerings of the people."

"But one day, three strange jugglers came to the outside of the palace. One was blind, one was deaf, and one was mute." Agoncuo said gritting his teeth.

Wen Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly. Zhenwu hesitated for a moment and whispered to Pixie: "Brother, is she making indirect accusations?"

Pi Xie whispered, "Be quiet, my lady, can you call that a veiled criticism?"

"Yes." Zhenwu nodded.

Wen Jiao glanced at the two of them and smiled inwardly: The temperaments of these two half-demon cubs are indeed inherited from their father named Kuimulang.

"That day they performed many unheard-of tricks. It is said that half of the people in the capital could not help but watch, and many of them were palace maids. The queen could not sit still, and secretly ran away without telling King Jiadi." Agoncuo continued, and the fear in his beautiful black eyes became more and more obvious. "For some reason, the three artists suddenly pointed at the queen and shouted, 'Look, this is our queen! She is really a goddess from heaven!'"

Wen Jiao's heart trembled slightly, and she guessed the direction of the next story.

"So, half of the people in the royal city looked over, countless pairs of eyes widened in amazement, countless mouths kept praising - we have such a beautiful queen, it is really a great fortune for the country, a blessing from Lord Brahma!"

"The queen was pinned to the spot by their words and looks. She was in great pain and could not move even a step. When King Jiadi realized something was wrong, he blocked their sight with a heavenly robe. The queen was already on her last legs and fell ill after returning. King Jiadi sought out famous doctors, but none of them could cure her. He could only watch his beloved wife's life inevitably slip away bit by bit."

"Finally, on that unlucky day, the queen dissuaded her husband from going to a distant country to invite a famous doctor for her. She said, 'Don't waste your energy, my king. I am not a human being. I am destined to be harmed by the eyes and mouths of humans. There is no way to save me. This is my fate, and I accept it. But our daughter is only three years old, and you have no other children. After I die, you will definitely marry again and have children. When the time comes, don't treat our children badly because of the new person.'"

"King Jiadi was in agony. 'Besides you, I will not have another wife, concubines, or children other than Agoncuo. I will raise her well, and when she grows up, the throne will be hers. All these funeral arrangements are easy, but without you, how can I live? I wish I could go with you.'"

"The queen closed her eyes and said, 'In fact, I am not without a way to be resurrected. As long as you hide my body in a dark place, I will use three years to grow my bones again, three years to activate my meridians, and three years to moisturize my flesh and skin. After nine years, I will be resurrected.'"

"However, to ensure everything is safe, you'd better drive the sun, moon and stars out of Jiadi." Having said this, Agoncuo finally shed tears.