Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Chen Guangrui wants someone to catch a demon? Or is this demon herself?

Wen Jiao's eyes narrowed.

Of course, she was not a demon, but she couldn't really tell whether this kind of soul-crossing could be considered a wandering soul taking over another body. If someone hired by Chen Guangrui discovered that she was not Yin Wenjiao and forced her out of this body, then both she and Yin Wenjiao would be finished.

Who would Chen Guangrui invite? According to the original book, apart from the Dragon King of Hongjiang and his colleagues he met while working in the Dragon Palace, he should not have the opportunity to meet other masters, right?

Dragon... Although Sun Wukong easily bullied the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, for mortals, the Dragon Kings were definitely gods that they could not afford to offend. Didn't you see that it was just the spirit of the Dragon King of the Jing River that disturbed Li Shimin's sleep at night, and he even had to have the famous generals Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong guard the gate?

The news that Li A'man brought was indeed crucial. Otherwise, if she was caught off guard and hit hard by Chen Guangrui, she would really be dead.

After a moment's silence, she asked Li Aman, "I have to thank you this time. What do you want in return?"

Li A'man's idea was very simple. Regardless of whether Yin Wenjiao was a fox spirit in disguise, it was clear from the fact that Chen Guangrui was demoted to the bottom that he would not have the slightest chance of turning the tables against Yin Wenjiao. If he failed to catch the demon and was beaten up, Chen Guangrui himself would not have a good ending, not to mention that she was a concubine? Her sister, who depended on her for survival, was missing, and she was pregnant, but she didn't want to be sold again. But even if she had made up her mind, when she was really asked, she still blushed with shame: "I just want a place to settle down."

Wen Jiao thought for a moment and said, "The music class at home is currently short of a teacher. I remember you are good at singing?"

Li Ah Man was stunned. Su Xin frowned and interrupted: "The teachers in the mansion are all famous masters. They receive ten strings of cash a month. Food, clothing and other expenses are all covered by the mansion, not to mention the rewards for festivals. Li Xiaoniang can sing a few songs, so she can be a teacher..."

Mingxin looked indignant and said bluntly: "I'm afraid Miss Li can't even sing as well as the actors in the troupe."

Li A'man lowered her head in shame, wishing she could hide her head into her chest.

Wen Jiao didn't seem to notice the undercurrent between them: "Liu Cui, go and arrange a place for her to live. Instructor Li ran away secretly, and Chen Guang's family might report to the authorities to find her. Tell everyone in the mansion to be careful and don't let the news leak out."

Li Aman realized at this time that Wen Jiao had arranged a good job for her, where she could earn a salary without doing anything. As long as Chen Guangrui did not bring soldiers to the Prime Minister's Mansion to arrest the escaped concubine, she could just lie down and enjoy herself. She left immediately with great gratitude.

Wen Jiao then said to Su Xin, "Remember this, you don't have to go through the government account to pay for her flowers, I will pay for all of it. Ming Xin, don't be so sullen, she was a little frivolous in the past, but what she said is indeed life-saving news. If you have any concerns, just think of it as an extra flower in your home and don't go to see her. If she doesn't remind you, if Chen Guangrui really plays tricks, I really can't resist him. Don't forget, he saved the life of the Dragon King of Hongjiang."

"Even a strong dragon will suppress a local snake, let alone a dragon from Hongjiang, thousands of miles away from Chang'an." Mingxin muttered.

"We must not take dragons lightly no matter where they are. You don't know that there was a wise king who promised the Dragon King a favor but didn't do it, so the Dragon King sued him and dragged him to the underworld. He was an emperor at that time, how can a weak woman like me compare to him?" Wen Jiao sighed, feeling a headache.

"Which emperor is so unlucky?" Mingxin asked sympathetically.

Wen Jiao coughed lightly and smiled without saying anything.

Which emperor? It was Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, who was nearly killed by the Dragon King of Jinghe River thirteen years later and who ascended the throne just last year.

That night, Li A'man fell asleep peacefully in the warm and soft quilt, while the Chen family, whose concubine had escaped, was in chaos.

Old Madam Zhang grabbed her son's sleeve and burst into tears: "It's all my fault that I didn't take good care of her. That restless bitch is the same kind of person as her sister. My unborn grandson is so pitiful. I don't know where he was kidnapped. I reported him to the authorities, but the short-sighted bailiff extorted a tael of silver from me. How could such a thing happen when Mantangjiao was still at home!"

Chen Guangrui had a wooden expression, and only moved when he heard the three words "Mantangjiao" and murmured, "It's all Mantangjiao's fault. If she hadn't gone back to her parents' home and complained to Yin Xiang, Yin Xiang wouldn't have forced me to divorce, and my career wouldn't have been ruined, and my family wouldn't have been separated. I want to take her in, I must take her in..."

As for Wen Jiao, who was being targeted, she was working late into the night, thinking hard about how to deal with Chen Guangrui's revenge. Li Chunfeng seemed to have some skills, but she really didn't dare to show any intention of contacting him. She remembered that Journey to the West clearly recorded that there were two branches of gods and immortals in the Tang Dynasty. One was the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord of Wudang Mountain, also known as the True Martial Emperor, who had sent a god to help Wukong fight the Green Bull Monster; the other was the State Master Wang Bodhisattva of Xuyi Mountain, whose little Prince Zhang also helped Wukong in subduing the Green Bull Monster. These two great gods and Bodhisattvas could crush the Dragon King of Hongjiang to death with just a hair plucking, but it was a pity that she was just a mortal and didn't know any of them, nor could she invite any of them.

Mortals... Wen Jiao's eyes lit up. In Journey to the West, there really was a mortal with extraordinary abilities, and it happened in Chang'an!

The diviner Yuan Shoucheng could easily calculate the number of rains that the Jade Emperor would rain with a single divination, accurate to the last digit. The human official Wei Zheng could kill the Dragon King in his dreams, let alone when he was awake? Especially the latter, it would be difficult for others to ask Wei Zheng for help, but Yin Wenjiao's father Yin Kaishan was on the same duty as him.

Wen Jiao decided to ask Madam Yin to take her to visit Wei Zheng's wife, Mrs. Pei, early tomorrow morning. Middle-aged and elderly women have always had a special liking for the drama of beating their unfaithful lovers, and Mrs. Pei is believed to be no exception.

After making up her mind, she relaxed and the sleepiness suppressed by her excited brain washed over her rationality. Wen Jiao stretched her stiff neck and was about to ask the maid to blow out the lights, wash her face and go to sleep when she heard a very subtle strange sound seeping into her ears. The sound was like the soft and thick claws of some large beast stepping on the green grass.

It's outside the window!

Wen Jiao suddenly woke up from her sleepiness, pushed open the screen window in front of her, and met a pair of dark green animal eyes from afar.

The faint moonlight outlined the shape of the beast crawling on the open space in front of the building. It was a lion as tall as a man, with red mane and gleaming eyes, like two will-o'-the-wisp fires floating in the dark night.

It blew a "huff" at Wen Jiao, its lips tilted to the sides with its eyes facing each other, revealing a smile that looked very much like a human. It raised one of its front paws and shook it like a lucky cat.

Wen Jiao was stunned.