Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

The guard who was in charge of notifying the band to buy time whipped his whip several times and hurried back along the road. When he was about to reach the palace, he finally met the imperial carriage that had set out again.

All the officials were seen wearing court robes and riding horses in front, while the queen was wearing her makeup in the back. However, she was not riding the phoenix chariot, but was riding a yellow horse in front of the phoenix chariot. The phoenix chariot was empty and followed the queen. At first glance, it seemed as if the queen was the ceremonial officer of the phoenix chariot.

All the officials walked to the outside of Yingyang Posthouse, dismounted and stood in line. The queen stepped out of the crowd, dismounted neatly, held the reins in one hand, and said in a loud voice: "Hearing that the immortal has descended, the Queen of Xiliang, Yin Liqi, led the civil and military officials to see the emperor!"

The servants in the post station had already come out and knelt on the ground, only the postmaster was still flattering Wen Jiao. No one answered the queen, but the queen was not arrogant or impatient, and she opened her white teeth again: "I heard that the true immortal has descended, and the Queen of Xiliang, Yin Liqi, led the civil and military officials to see the audience!"

This time, there was finally movement in the post station. The ground was shaking slightly, and two huge animal heads slowly poked out from the top of the wall. Four huge green eyes stared down, and the pupils condensed into fine needles, staring coldly at the queen.

The queen's legs were trembling. The mounts of Tang Yudi's mother and stepfather were two huge lions and foxes. The messenger sent by the postmaster to pass on the news had already told her clearly. But knowing is one thing, and actually facing it is another. She used all her acting skills to restrain the urge to sit down, tightly holding the reins, maintaining a respectful expression, and looking up at the two fairy beasts and said: "The Queen of Xiliang Women's Kingdom Yin Liqi led the civil and military officials to meet the real fairy. I hope the two messengers will pass on the news."

The lion head on the left blinked and tilted its head. If it wasn’t so huge, just looking at this movement, it would not only not feel frightening, but even reveal a very silly look: "That future daughter-in-law... No, little queen, Wen Jiao wants to see you, come in."

The queen didn't know who Wen Jiao was, but she guessed what the lion meant, thinking that it should be the name of one of Tang Yu's parents. Her face turned red, and then quickly turned pale. After learning that Xuanzang was the son of an immortal, and that the immortal had descended to earth, the queen knew that she had caused a great disaster. She made a prompt decision, went back to the palace, took off her gorgeous clothes, washed off her makeup, and went out of the palace with a plain face, hoping to disguise the wedding as welcoming an immortal.

She herself was not sure whether she could deceive the world. But what if she could deceive the world?

The queen took a deep breath, waved away the imperial teacher and general who wanted to accompany her, and walked steadily into Yingyang Posthouse.

She thought she would see the bloody mouths of two giant beasts, but she didn't see any beasts inside the wall. There were only two people in red waiting there. The man had a charming face and the woman was heroic. The woman tilted her head and looked at her for a few times, then said, "She has a good appearance and figure, and she is the ruler of a country. She and our Xuanzang look like a perfect match. Fengji, don't you think so?"

That voice was exactly that of the lion who had looked at her coldly from the top of the wall before!

Why did she say that? Was she testing me?

The queen was shocked and quickly said in a gentle voice: "Brother Tang is a holy monk of the Tang Dynasty, devoted to Buddhism. How could I mess with him? I am here to see the immortal, the envoy must not misunderstand me."

The woman didn't expect her to deny it flatly, and was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you going to marry our Xuanzang?"

In order to see this excitement, she accompanied Fengji to travel thousands of miles to the Xiliang Women's Kingdom overnight! She could fly, but Yuan Tiangang was still a mortal. Fengji could not carry him, so he could only run on four legs.

The queen said shamelessly, "This is probably a misunderstanding. I am worried that my daughters are sentimental and that Brother Tang is handsome. If one of them does something shameful like climbing over the wall and drilling a hole, it will disturb Brother Tang's meditation and lose his dignity. That's why I sent soldiers to guard Yingyang Posthouse to prevent people from disturbing him. I think it was the gossips of that boring person that led to the wrong message and caused the envoy to misunderstand."

The red-clothed man named Fengji laughed strangely: "This morning, you were playing drums and music to welcome Monk Xuanzang into the palace, and you wanted to detain him as the king's wife, while the other three disciples went to obtain the scriptures. Is this also a misunderstanding?"

"Of course it's a misunderstanding." The queen said firmly. Although she guessed that the other party was the giant fox, the other party had transformed into a human form, and the sense of oppression from the beast was much less, so she became more calm in her response.

"I swear to heaven and earth, I was just thinking that Brother Tang Yu is the sworn brother of the emperor of our country, and I must welcome him with the emperor's etiquette to be decent. I never thought that it would cause so many gossips. If this gets out, I am a woman and at most I will be embarrassed. If the reputation of the holy monk is damaged, it will be my fault." The queen said sadly.

The woman in red was Huo Ling'er. After listening to the queen's sophistry, she felt that it made sense and believed it immediately: "Feng Ji, it seems that it is really a misunderstanding." She shook her head, and the clear water pearl beside her ear swung out an extremely bright and beautiful arc. She seemed a little disappointed and muttered in a low voice, "Actually, this is possible."

She also prepared a large plate of Ruyi beads as a gift for her new nephew and his wife.

Crystal Lion is not good at other things, but she has a good eye for jewelry appraisal. Today is different from the past. She is no longer a little goblin who would coax a mortal woman to look at a few Ruyi Pearls and was despised. Now she is the mount and protector of Miaodao Yuanjun, Fumo Tiannv, and Dongfang Guangmingxingjun. She is very majestic, and all the Ruyi Pearls that can be delivered to her are super-quality!

Fengji patted her shoulder and laughed: "This may not be true, but a certain little queen is very eloquent."

Huo Ling'er was confused: "What what?"

Fengji choked, touched the back of her head, and said, "Forget it, take this little queen to see our master."

Wen Jiao had already heard their conversation and felt both amused and disappointed. She said to Xuanzang, "The queen is quite sensible about current affairs. It seems that I won't be able to drink this cup of daughter-in-law tea today."

Xuanzang let out a sigh of relief, then suddenly became alert: "Mother, are you really here to drink the wife's tea?"

"How is that possible? I'm here to defend your innocence! How high is her status as the Queen of the Kingdom of Women? How dare she covet my son!" Wen Jiao said firmly.

Xuanzang: ...But mother, your disappointed look is really unconvincing!

"However," Wen Jiao changed the subject, "Even though I can't drink this cup, maybe I still have a chance with the next one, right?"

Xuanzang immediately broke out in a sweat: "What? There's another one?"

Wen Jiao patted his bald head, her face full of love: "What are you afraid of? How can your mother let you suffer any loss?" She squinted her eyes and looked at the beautiful face of the Queen of the Kingdom of Daughters who followed Huo Ling'er into the house, suppressing her fear and pretending to be calm, and smiled, "Lord Yin, I already know everything about your request to marry my son."

The queen's calves softened and she was about to fall. She tried to put on a smile: "My Immortal, there is indeed a misunderstanding here..."

Please give me a chance to quibble!