Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Most of the celestial maidens were experts in singing, with clear and penetrating voices. They shouted all the way, and suddenly everyone could hear them clearly. Many celestial maidens walked out of their houses and talked about it.

"Ramba? She has been dead for more than 20 years. Who is Shakuntala?"

"Don't you know? She is the daughter that Menaka gave to the immortal Zhongyou. Menaka missed her so much that he was distracted during performances, which is why he fell out of favor with His Majesty. I heard that she is going to be the queen of Xiangcheng recently."

"Is that so? I don't know if that fairy came to pick up her mother on behalf of Shakuntala. If Menaka could become the queen mother of Elephanta, she would be much more honorable than being a fairy."

"What are you thinking? Can our Majesty be defeated by a female fairy?"

"That's right... Actually, if it were me, even if my daughter could really take me to be the queen mother, I would not go. When she still needed her mother, I was not by her side. How should I face her now?"

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They discussed for a while, then gradually felt bored and resumed their dance. His Majesty Indra was challenged again, so what did it have to do with them? Whoever sat on the throne would be flattered by them.

Who knew that when the dance was only halfway through, Surya, who was torn to pieces like a beggar chicken bitten by a dog, came limping and said, "His Majesty orders all of you to gather at Xilin Garden as soon as possible. The Demon-Subduing Goddess wants to see you. Especially Menaka, His Majesty has granted you permission to come down to earth and accept the care of your daughter."

After a brief silence, the celestial maidens fell into uneasy whispers.

Who is the demon-conquering goddess? Is she the fairy who came to challenge His Majesty? Why did His Majesty Indra summon them all to the Xilin Garden? Menaka was actually allowed to reunite with his daughter. Did His Majesty Indra lose to that fairy?

At the same time when Surya was delivering the message, Wukong stretched himself, put his hands on the awning and looked at the sun: "Hey, it's still early. With Bajie's laziness, he can plow 200 miles at most. I'll hurry back to Xishixiang and walk another 500 miles."

Wen Jiao was surprised and said, "Why don't you wait until they leave before returning? If we go back now, we will have to smell the stench for another five hundred miles. Wouldn't it be a waste of the Monkey King's trip?"

After a pause, he suddenly came to his senses, shook his head and said, "I was confused. Is the Great Sage the kind of person who would flee from a battle?"

Xishixiang corresponds to the sense of smell among the six senses, but at this level, the six senses are not exhausted. Even Xuanzang could see this, so how could Wukong, who was born with intelligence, not know this? It’s okay to find an excuse to go out for a walk and get some fresh air, but the arrogant Wukong would never cheat and get away with it.

After realizing this, Wen Jiao said, "Great Sage, please wait." Then she flew out of the hall, pulled out some soft vines to weave a flower basket, and picked the fragrant flowers. Soon, the basket was filled with clusters of flowers.

All the fragrant flowers in Renlitian are rare and wonderful, with long-lasting fragrance and strong aroma, which are rare in the world. Putting together such a full basket of flowers, it is a strong and fragrant breeze that fills the air.

"Only when there is smell and fragrance can we see the state of no smell and no thought, right?" Wen Jiao said.

Wukong's eyes lit up and he quickly took it. He imagined the pain of his master and two fellow apprentices being torn between flowers and the smell of shit, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Master, you are so playful. If you were born six hundred years earlier, I would have become your sworn brother."

Wen Jiao lowered her eyebrows, finally letting go of the murderous aura that had been shrouding her body, and revealed a faint smile: "Great Sage, you are too kind."

Soon after Wukong left, Surya returned to the Palace of Supreme Victory and said, "The celestial maidens have gathered at Xilin Garden. Please go and inspect them."

Wen Jiao nodded slightly: "Lead the way." Then she ignored Indra who was still gasping for breath on the ground and walked out.

As if by accident, she left the snake sword far away.

Surya had intended to rescue Indra while she was away, but after being told this, he could not get away and had to lead the way.

Fortunately, a few celestial beings had recovered from their injuries and witnessed Surya being taken to the Palace of Supreme Victory by the fairy An Lao Yin. They limped to the outside of the Palace of Supreme Victory to inquire about the situation. When they saw Surya respectfully leading the fairy An Lao Yin out, they all stepped back and held their weapons tightly.

Wukong's brutal and ferocious fighting attitude before really dealt them a double blow both physically and psychologically, and the psychological trauma was almost a thousand miles thick.

Surya quietly pointed his hand into the hall and gave them a look.

After the two flew away, all the gods and immortals rushed into the Palace of Victory. They were all horrified when they saw Indra being nailed to the throne by the snake sword. The fire god Agni was his twin brother, who had always been loyal to him. Seeing this, he hurried forward to draw the sword to help him escape. But as soon as his palm touched the hilt of the sword, a short-horned electric python jumped out, and its forked snake tongue composed of two electric seedlings almost licked his eyeballs.

Amid Indra's painful cries, Agni quickly stepped back and touched his forehead, which was covered with sweat.

There was a gloomy atmosphere in Shusheng Palace, but there was bright spring sunshine in Xilin Garden.

Most of the Indian women are gorgeous, and the celestial maidens are the most beautiful among the Indian women, and they are even more beautiful. When nearly ten thousand celestial maidens gather in the Shusheng Hall, it is like more than ten thousand burning flames burning together, so beautiful that it is simply dazzling.

Wen Jiao looked at all the beautiful faces one by one, and when she saw that there was no one who looked like Shakuntala, she couldn't help but frown. She flew into the air, waved her sleeves, and the sound of bells rang nine times in a row, successfully focusing everyone's attention on her.

"I am Yin Wenjiao, the Lord of Qingmiaoyuan in the Southern Continent, the Goddess of Subduing Demons and the Lord of Guangming in the East. I now vow to save all the goddesses." She said loudly, and her voice turned into a breeze, blowing past the ears of every goddess.

"If you ladies are willing to follow me, you will serve as fairy maids in my fairy palace. Your food, clothing, accessories and supplies will not be reduced in the slightest. You can practice singing and dancing, and perform at banquets. Everything will be the same as before. But you don't need to please the fairy or seduce others."

If she had not ascended to heaven, she would have had a hard time solving the problem of re-employment for so many musicians. But as a deity widely worshipped in various countries, it was easy for her to solve this problem.

Besides, what these celestial maidens wanted was not much. The supplies they enjoyed and the life they lived were not as good as those of the lowest-ranking fairies serving as servants in the heavenly palace.

At least, Wen Jiao had never heard of any fairy maiden being ordered by her superiors to seduce practitioners.

Well, maybe there is an atypical one. Her name is familiar to people in later generations, but the male protagonist is not the one that people in later generations often associate with her.

Although the male protagonist is also well known to the world.