Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

This so-called letter was more like a piece of jade the size of an inkstone than a letter. It was as thin as snowflakes, jade-green in color, and as clear as lake water. When Agongcuo cast his eyes on it, the lake water rippled gently, and lines of elegant small characters appeared on it.

Agongcuo, the King of Jiadi Kingdom, personally wrote:

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the king's cry for the separation of the country is still ringing in my ears. I wonder if you are doing well since we last met? I thought that the king was young, so I didn't tell him one thing. Now that the time has come, I will tell him.

The reason why Queen Chiji was willing to go to the underworld that day was because she had an agreement with me: if she enters reincarnation, I will take responsibility for her grudges.

The death of your mother was caused by an unintentional prophecy by Manjushri Bodhisattva, which was heard by the evil spirit and deliberately played a trick on you. In the end, your mother died and your father became crazy.

These three demons are the blue lion, the white elephant, and the big peng. They are now roaring in the Lion Camel Ridge. They have killed all the people in the Lion Camel Country and occupied its cities as a demon country. They have committed countless crimes and it is difficult to list them all. My son Xuanzang has traveled west and has just arrived here recently. I want to eliminate the demons here and ensure that he continues to travel west. If the king is interested in avenging his parents, he can bring the magic weapon of Jiadi to meet me here.

It can ward off evil spirits, suppress evil and know the way, and can be used as a guard. The lion king and the blue lion are related, so you need to prevent the news from leaking out. Good opportunities are rare, so think carefully.

Written by Yin Wenjiao, Lord of Qingmiaoyuan.

Agoncuo held the jade paper in his hand and heard his own heartbeat.

"Grand Master!" she said loudly, "Qingmiao Yuanjun summoned me to Wudang Mountain in Nanzhanbuzhou to listen to the sutras. The government of the country is temporarily handed over to you."

Ji Zun was stunned and immediately accepted the order.

"Second Imperial Master." Agongcuo turned around, his eyes shooting towards the Lion King, "It is rumored that a farmer in the northern border plowed out gold from his fields. You should go there and look for gold mines. If there are gold mines in the northern border, contact local officials to explore and mine them."

The Lion King also obeyed the order.

Although the officials and guards who followed her on the hunt were very dissatisfied with her trip to Xiniu Hezhou, Agongcuo had become more and more powerful in recent years and his words were his. No matter how much they disagreed, they dared not speak out. After Agongcuo gave the order, he led everyone to rush back to the palace to pack up and arrange government affairs.

When the king travels, especially to a foreign country thousands of miles away, he naturally needs to bring a lot of luggage, servants, and guards.

Agungcuo rejected the offer of servants and guards. Now, looking at the Jiadi Kingdom, except for the Lion King, she is the best master, and with her special bloodline, she can fly and hide. If the magic weapon passed down from generation to generation in the royal family is taken into account, even the Lion King is afraid of her. Bringing guards will only hinder her. As for servants, she is not so squeamish that she cannot live without servants.

As for the luggage, it could not be streamlined. Fortunately, Bixie expressed his position in time, saying that he had the mustard seed Sumeru Ring given by Empress Yin, which could accommodate everything and was willing to give it to Agoncuo. So the luggage problem was easily solved.

After hearing this, Ji Zun looked at Pi Xie with a teasing look until he lowered his head. Then he said to Agongcuo, "My master and I haven't seen each other for several years. I miss you very much, but we are separated by the difference between immortals and mortals, so we can't meet. Your Majesty, please wait for half an hour, so that I can prepare some earthenware and send them back to my master."

Anyway, your suitcase is big, and you can take as much as you want in one box, so why not bring some things for me as well?

Although this suitcase was lent by a certain boy, this boy seemed to be very well behaved and seemed to be very pretentious, unlike his stupid brother, Tsk tsk.

Thick evil clouds hovered over the Lion Camel Ridge, dark red and dark green, like eerie shackles straddling the steep mountains.

Xuanzang stood in an inconspicuous mountain hut, staring at the demon cloud with eager eyes, muttering: "Why hasn't Wukong come back yet?"

"That's the one hundred and twenty-fourth time." Bajie muttered, "I've already told you, don't listen to the old man we asked for directions. With our skills, even if Lion Camel Ridge looks like Yama's Palace, we can easily get back even if it's the real Yama's Palace. Don't keep nagging me. If you keep nagging me, my ears will get calluses."

Xuanzang heard this and said, "That being said, Wukong is always very efficient. He always goes out and comes back quickly after gathering information. How can he be delayed for half a day and still not show any trace? Sigh, the sun is setting in the west, why hasn't he come back yet?"

"This is the one hundred and twenty-fifth time." Sha Seng said helplessly.

Xuanzang stretched his neck and saw the mist on the opposite hill slowly drifting away. He could not see any trace of the monkey head. He became even more anxious. After thinking for a while, he said, "Bajie, go to Lion Camel Ridge to get some information."

"Ah? Me?" Bahuan pointed at his pig nose, very shocked.

Xuanzang nodded resolutely: "Wukong has never been delayed like this before. If you go, you can help him if he really encounters any trouble."

"Even the monkey can do it, how can I help? It's not even New Year's Day, and they're sending pigs to be slaughtered." Bajie was immediately full of complaints.

However, he knew his master's temper well. Although he looked gentle, he was actually very stubborn. Because he had wronged Wukong in the past, Xuanzang never made decisions easily. In most cases, he just let Wukong make the decision. But in the rare cases, once Xuanzang made a decision, even Wukong could not pull him back, and Bajie naturally could not disobey him.

Bajie carried the rake and walked away cursing.

After an incense stick of time, he ran back with a pale face: "It's terrible, the little goblins inside and outside the cave all said that when the eldest brother turned into a goblin in their cave to pour wine for their king, he discovered the flaws of their three kings. The three kings came together, captured the eldest brother and threw him into the Yin-Yang bottle called something useless. He has turned into pus by now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xuanzang felt as if a hundred needles were piercing his heart. He shouted loudly, "My good disciple!" As he spoke, stars appeared in his eyes and he fell to the ground crying.

Bajie did not try to comfort him, but hurriedly took off his staff, led his horse, and prepared to divide his luggage with Sha Seng and part ways.

"This horse is a dragon colt after all, and can be sold for about a hundred taels of silver. Master will definitely continue to go to the West, and to go there he has to cross the Lion Camel Ridge, and if he crosses the Lion Camel Ridge he will die, and by then who knows what will be left. We can use half of it to buy a high-quality urn for our master, and quietly follow behind him, picking up some bone residue for burial." Bajie said.

Sha Seng: ...

Bajie said, "Master's staff is worth two thousand taels, and the purple-gold bowl is also a valuable item, which can be worth a thousand taels of silver. Together with the money from selling the horse, we brothers will each take half of it. It's a pity that the monkey took all the luggage and turned it into the jar. Otherwise, Master's cassock alone would be worth five thousand taels."

Sha Seng: ...

As Bajie was talking, he felt that a mountain of silver was already flying before his eyes. He immediately became excited, shaking his head and saying, "Not only this silver, I have another idea. Let's collect the remains of Master and send them to any temple of the Goddess of Subduing Demons. Burn some incense and cry for a while, and Master will definitely come. She will definitely give us a large sum of money for our filial piety. When the time comes, I, Old Pig, will go back to Gao Laozhuang and buy a hundred hectares of good land there in one go. I'll see if my snobbish father-in-law doesn't marry Cuilan back to me!"

"What a filial disciple! I have to think carefully about how to reward you." Wen Jiao's voice floated faintly from behind him.