Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

In the early autumn of the 21st year of Zhenguan, it was a normal day with clear and sunny weather for the little demons in Lion Camel Ridge thousands of miles away. Some of them were patrolling, some were guarding the mountain gate, some were making fire and cooking, and everyone was busy. Ten little Zuanfengs each led a hundred little demons, carrying soil, rocks and wood, and set out from the warehouse towards the third mountain gate.

There are three gates in Lion Camel Ridge, each of which is guarded by 10,000 little demons, making it as solid as a rock. But the unscrupulous Monkey King, Sun Xingzhe, tricked the little demon guarding the outermost gate into fleeing, breaking the gate with a stick.

When the three demons, Lion, Elephant, and Peng, captured him, they realized something was wrong and sent their trusted demons to inspect the defenses in all directions. They found out that the monkey had destroyed one of their three gates without a sound. When they found out, the demons had already run away and could not be caught. The three demons had no choice but to draw a thousand demons from the second mountain gate to rebuild the third mountain gate.

The first team of little demons shouted slogans and walked for a long time before they saw the mountain gate. They were immediately refreshed and were about to move forward when they saw a figure outside the mountain gate.

To be precise, it was the figure of a giant as tall as the city wall.

"Oh my god, what did this guy eat to grow taller? He's almost as tall as half a mountain!" The little demon walking in front said foolishly.

"You can't grow so tall no matter what you eat. The people coming here are not friendly. Come on, guys, grab your weapons!" The little Zuanfeng in this team was more knowledgeable. He saw something was wrong at a glance. His face changed drastically. He shouted and struck the gong in his hand, using the harsh gong sound to send out the enemy attack signal to the little Zuanfeng and the little monsters behind who had not caught up yet.

At the moment when the gong sounded, the giant seemed to be awakened by something, like a mad bull that saw scarlet, he raised his big feet and trampled on the little demons.

His weight was more than a thousand pounds. When he moved his foot, the ground rumbled and trembled. The little demons immediately lost their balance and staggered. Seeing that the huge foot was about to reach their heads, they would be turned into meat paste if it landed. The little demons did not panic, but decisively dropped the wood, and several of them turned over and scattered. Then they each drew their weapons, formed a formation and attacked the giant.

The outcome of a giant who was so huge against a group of small demons that were only as tall as his feet should have been obvious. However, the guarding demons at Lion Camel Ridge were carefully selected and trained by the three demons, Lion, Elephant and Peng. They were well-trained, extremely brave, and able to form a battle formation, making them very difficult to deal with.

When the giant stepped eastward, a demon from the west poked his hamstrings; when he swung his feet westward, a demon from the south took the opportunity to climb up his trouser legs and stabbed him with his weapons. Some were so ferocious that they turned back into beasts, opened their mouths wide, and hugged his body tightly and bit him, and even when his body was thrown into the air, he still refused to let go.

The White Tent King thought he could easily pass through this mountain gate, but he didn't expect this group of little demons to be so difficult to deal with. He was trapped further and further away from the third generation mountain gate, and the more he fought, the more anxious he became. After all, he was a demon king who once led a country, and he was still sane. Unlike ordinary resentful ghosts who were dominated by evil nature, he had to think of a way to break the deadlock after a long battle. Suddenly, he thought of something, and shook his head in annoyance. His body suddenly became translucent, and he turned from a flesh and blood body into a ghost body.

Crackling.

The little demons suddenly missed their target and fell from his body like dumplings. The lighter ones had bloody heads, while the heavier ones had broken limbs. The little demon who climbed the highest even broke his neck.

The White Tent King let out a deep laugh from his throat, and his body instantly turned from virtual to real. He raised his big feet high and stepped towards the dazed little demon who was rolling on the ground.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere.

"Report to the king, a giant as tall as a city wall has rushed in from the third pass, and trampled or crushed all the brothers who were sent to repair the mountain gate. A tall little Zuanfeng turned back into a beast and tried to bite off his throat, but he tore him in half alive and stuffed the pieces into his mouth to eat! The three kings must avenge our brothers!" The little demon who came back to report the news was covered in dust and had tears in his eyes.

The three demons, Lion, Elephant and Peng, looked at each other. The Green Lion asked in confusion, "Could it be that the monkey's reinforcements have arrived? Zhu Wuneng, Sha Wujing, who knows which one this is?"

The white elephant spirit spoke, his voice as beautiful as a beautiful woman's singing voice: "Since these two surrendered to Tang Xuanzang, I have never heard of them eating meat, which is not like it."

Dapeng raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "Ever since the demons in the thousand miles knew that my three brothers are the kings of Lion Camel Ridge, they have sent little demons to pay respects to the mountain with heavy gifts every year during the New Year. They have never dared to be so tactless. This demon is either being instigated by someone, or he is just passing by without knowing the situation."

The Green Lion Spirit made the decision: "Brother, I will go and meet him right away. No matter how small his stature is, I will punish him until there is not a trace of his body left!"

The white elephant spirit laughed and said, "Thinking about how big brother swallowed up 100,000 heavenly soldiers with one lion's mouth, who can compare with big brother?"

The Green Lion Spirit shuddered and lowered his voice: "Second brother, you also know that it is just a lie made up when bragging. Brothers, please don't make fun of it."

For the Green Lion, it was not difficult to devour 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers alive, but whether it was difficult or not was one thing, and whether it could be done was another. For the mounts, it was easy to do such a thing in the lower world, but in the sky, they had to behave themselves.

Swallowing 100,000 heavenly soldiers? Swallowing any of the soldiers under the Jade Emperor would be a great act of treason. If he really dared to do it, he would be suppressed by the Jade Emperor as soon as he swallowed them. By then, even Manjusri Bodhisattva would lose face.

What's more, Manjushri Bodhisattva is extremely wise and will not be held responsible for his suicidal behavior.

The reason for such boasting is that more than 500 years ago, there was a daring monkey who caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace and fought off countless heavenly soldiers and generals. It took the intervention of Lord Erlang and the Jade Emperor Laozi's sneak attack with the Vajra Bracelet to barely subdue the monkey.

Once the story of this monkey spread, it immediately caused a sensation throughout the world, naturally including the world of mounts.

That day, all the divine beasts gathered together to drink and talk about the monkey's deeds. Some showed contempt, some mocked him, and some had hidden envy and admiration.

The Green Lion Demon was one of those who were envious. He was drunk and blurted out: "Isn't it just fighting off a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers? If it were me, I could swallow him up in one mouthful after changing my original form!"

Of course, the four heavenly kings who participated in the monkey hunting, Li Jing, Prince Nezha, Erlang Zhenjun, the twenty-eight constellations, the nine stars, the twelve zodiac signs, the five directions of Jie Di, the four guards, the east and west stars, the two gods of the north and south, the five mountains and four rivers, the stars of the sky...

He didn't even mention it.

After this was said, it was spread around, and it was really spread that he was dissatisfied with the Peach Banquet for not inviting him and made a scene, swallowing up 100,000 heavenly soldiers in one gulp. It was clearly a direct copy of Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and the Green Lion Demon never refuted the rumor, after all, it was also very useful to deter the demons in the lower world.

But some words may be used to appease younger brothers, but it will be embarrassing if brothers use them to tease them.

"Just joking. Besides, it's not like big brother doesn't have the ability." The white elephant spirit laughed.

Dapeng also said: "We even put Sun Wukong into the Yin Yang Qi bottle and left him outside the door to turn into pus. A mere little demon is not worth mentioning."

After the Green Lion Demon led a group of little demons away, Xiang and Peng continued to drink and did not notice when the little demon who had previously reported the news disappeared.