Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Wen Jiao no longer paid attention to the hustle and bustle behind her. She soared into the sky and did not go to the Wuliang Plateau first, but to the Liyang Mountain first.

This is where the abortion spring is located.

Luotai Spring, like Zimu River, was originally a spiritual spring that was cultivated naturally. It was occupied by a demon called Ruyi Zhenxian some time ago. Anyone who wanted to ask for spring water had to prepare enough gifts to exchange for a bowl of life-saving spring water.

Yes, although the effect of this abortion spring is to dissolve the fetus, it can indeed save lives. The country of women is full of women, and it is inevitable that when they quarrel with each other, they secretly throw the water of the Zi Mu River into the water that the other party drinks, causing her to get pregnant and causing trouble; there are also many people who want to have a daughter, but after using the water of the Zi Mu River, the fetus is in an abnormal position, and the mother will die if she is forced to give birth; there are also women from neighboring countries who have suffered misfortunes and become pregnant, and want to ask for a cup of spring water to relieve their troubles.

Originally, this spring water was available to everyone, but after it was taken by Ruyi Zhenxian, only rich people could afford it. There were also some people with particularly cunning minds who, after spending a lot of money to buy the spring water, raised the price several times and sold it to others. After Ruyi Zhenxian found out, he sold the spring water at several times the price. Suddenly, poor girls had no money to transform their fetuses, and I don’t know how many mothers and daughters died.

It's really a sin.

In other words, because Ruyi Zhenxian was the brother-in-law of Bull Demon King and he had not killed anyone directly, Wukong spared his life and only destroyed his weapon, the double hook, as a punishment, hoping that he would reform. Otherwise, according to his sinful behavior, beating him to death would be the least of his punishment.

I just wonder if the Immortal Ruyi has made any progress after experiencing this beating from Wukong?

Wen Jiao thought about it, and when she landed on the ground, she transformed into a young girl in a straw hairpin and a cloth skirt, with a plain face and a sad expression, and walked towards the direction of the Luotai Spring.

An old Taoist priest stopped her.

He was wearing a purple robe made of very good material, and it was obvious that he had quite a bit of family property. But his face was covered in bruises, and it looked like he had been beaten up not long ago.

With a gloomy face, he walked to the well where the abortion spring was located and said, "Where are you from, little girl? Why are you stealing the water from our Dao Ju Xian Temple?"

Wen Jiao shrank her head and said shyly, "I am from Chenjiazhuang. Because my wife's baby is facing downwards, I heard from a familiar midwife that when the baby is ready, the baby must be kept, not the adult. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night. The midwife said that the abortion spring in the Daughter Kingdom on the other side of the river can dissolve the fetal qi without hurting the mother, and it is much cleaner than abortion pills. So I came to get the water on the wife's orders. I hope the Taoist official will be lenient."

The Taoist priest looked at her rosy cheeks and said, "What do you mean by dystocia? I think you are having an affair with a wild man and are pregnant?"

Wen Jiao waved her hands repeatedly, and her panicked look clearly confirmed the Taoist's guess: "I can't say this casually. If someone hears me, I will die without a burial place. I beg the Taoist to have mercy on me and give me a bowl of spring water."

The Taoist priest stepped closer and said with a grin, "I can give you the water, but the rules cannot be broken. One bowl of water costs fifty taels of silver. The money and goods are in full. Where's the silver?"

Wen Jiao took a step back, almost lowering her head to her chest, and whispered, "But when I came here, I heard from the people of the Kingdom of Women that an elder named Sun had made a rule with the Taoist priests here, and in the future, the abortion spring water will be available to everyone..."

The Taoist priest frowned and said, "These gossipy women, do they think that with the support of that monkey, my master is afraid? If that monkey has the guts, he should stay in the Kingdom of Women for the rest of his life! When you go back, tell them that the rules have changed and the price has increased!"

Wen Jiao held her heart like Xi Shi, tears welling up in her eyes as she said, "But I really can't gather so much money, Taoist, please give me a way out."

The Taoist rolled his eyes and smiled evilly: "You don't have money? If you don't have money, just owe it to me. I can sell you water on credit and show you a way to pay you back."

This young lady is quite pretty, and she can earn a lot of money if she goes to the brothel in Yuanhui County next door. Juxian Temple has been friends with the brothel owners in Yuanhui County for many years, and they have "recommended" beauties to them in the past. Anyway, these women owe debts and can't pay them back, so it is reasonable for them to be lured into selling their bodies, right?

Although Wen Jiao didn't know what the other party meant by the way to pay back the money, she guessed a little from his lecherous eyes. She sneered in her heart, but still said timidly on the surface: "Master, give me the water first. After I have aborted my fetus, I will listen to you in everything."

The Taoist priest was overjoyed, and he went to the well and chugged out a bucket of water, and said proudly: "Go ahead, it's a deal, one bowl of water, not a drop more."

Wen Jiao took small steps forward, took out an inconspicuous black pottery bowl from her sleeve, and scooped it into the bucket. Suddenly, not a drop of water was left in the bucket, and there was only a tiny, barely noticeable mark of moisture in the black pottery bowl.

Wen Jiao smiled at the dumbfounded old Taoist priest: "Too little, it's far from full."

As he spoke, he threw the black pottery bowl into the well. The bowl immediately hung in the air. There was a sound like a bull's roar, and a column of water spurted out from the bottom of the well and poured into the bowl.

It really is worthy of being the water bowl she made using the black soil at the entrance of her own master's golden palace. Is there any other clay in the world that is more suitable for gathering water than the threshold soil of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, who is the incarnation of the essence of the Arctic Mysterious Water?

The old Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that something was wrong. He shouted loudly: "Master, someone is here to cause trouble again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a shadow rushing out from the Juxian Temple not far away. He was wearing a red Taoist robe embroidered with gold threads, a pearl crown and embroidered shoes. He was dressed in an extraordinary style. He angrily said, "Who is causing trouble again without caring about his life?"

The old Taoist pointed at Wen Jiao and said, "Master, I followed your instructions and let those who were capable fetch water, and stopped those who were not capable and asked for money. But I didn't expect this girl to be so cunning. She pretended to be from a humble family, but the water bowl in her hand could barely hold half of the water in the well!"

It turned out that after being beaten up by Wukong and Sha Seng, the master and his apprentice of Ruyi Zhenxian did make some progress, but not much. Ruyi Zhenxian watched the two brothers fly away, and after thinking hard, he felt that his way of living off the springs had to change.

He valued money more than his life, so it was absolutely impossible for him to not charge for water. However, if he got beaten by a thief like Wukong for this, it would be a waste of time. So he instructed the old Taoist priest to guard the Luotai Spring from a distance. If he saw someone who came to fetch water with some skills or background, he should pretend to be blind and let him fetch water. If the person was just an ordinary person, he would naturally rush out to get enough money.

Who would have thought that less than half a day after the new rule was implemented, we would encounter someone who obviously has some abilities but chooses to pretend to be an ordinary person?

Immortal Ruyi had a gloomy face as he looked at the black pottery bowl that was still absorbing water. Every drop of well water turned into white silver in his eyes. He felt so painful that he almost died. He glanced at the thin and small woman who was Wen Jiao's incarnation. She didn't look like someone with profound Taoism skills. He thought that she must have been lucky enough to get some incredible magic weapon. He immediately became bolder and shouted, "That little girl, you didn't even ask who owns this well, and you took it without asking? Come back to me quickly!"

"Okay, I'll give it back to you!" Wen Jiao said with a smile. The next moment, she had approached him and grabbed his throat with lightning speed, instantly breaking his teeth. With her other hand, she held the black pottery bowl and poured the abortion spring water inside into it.