Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

A handsome and brave young man chased after the goblin, but was frightened away by a weak and pretty maid. This scene is so funny.

Wen Jiao was so happy that she even forgot about the worry that Chen Guangrui might make trouble. Seeing Mingxin looked tired, she said, "You have been busy all day, you must be tired, go to bed. You too, Suxin, we don't need you two to wait on us here. If you don't get enough sleep, you will have dark circles under your eyes, which will not look good."

After hearing what she said, the two maids also felt sleepy, yawned twice, and went to sleep obediently. Wen Jiao said to Huo Ling'er: "You have been running for half a day, so tired, you must be hungry. It's not time to order food yet, but there are ready-made snacks, you can eat some first."

After Mingxin and Suxin went to rest, Liucui and Bitao made up for the empty stomach. Hearing this, they quickly brought the snack box. Wen Jiao loved snacks in modern times, and she still loved them after traveling through time, so there were always snacks in the house so that she would not be hungry when she thought of them. Today, the kitchen prepared three kinds of dry and wet snacks: Guifeihong, Jushengnu and Hangongqi.

As soon as the lid of the box was opened, Huo Ling'er's eyes lit up. The Royal Concubine Red pastry was the color of lychee, and it was filled with some unknown filling, sour and sweet, and you would never get tired of it no matter how much you eat; the Jushengnu was fried very crispy, and it was embedded with star-like sesame seeds; the Han Palace chess pieces were only the size of chess pieces, and were printed with lotus and lotus leaf patterns, and had a refreshing taste.

Without any time to be polite, Huo Ling'er gobbled the food up. It was not until she burped that she realized there was a circle of snack crumbs stuck around her mouth, and she couldn't help but giggle.

Liu Cui gave her a towel and said disdainfully, "Hurry up and wipe your mouth. You should eat slower. If you eat too much at once, your stomach will be full. How are you going to eat later?"

Huo Linger couldn't stop burping for a while, so she could only laugh while burping: "These are enough, I am a foodie, not a glutton. I really don't have much appetite, I can't eat much even if I'm dying of greed. If there is anything else good, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to eat it."

"She's easy to feed." Wen Jiao laughed. She likes food but doesn't overeat. She likes jewelry but doesn't covet it. Huo Ling'er's personality is quite mysterious.

Huo Ling'er's eyes sparkled, and kept sliding towards the top of her hair: "That Ruyi Pearl..."

Wen Jiao said calmly, "I promised you to sleep with it every night, and I won't break my promise. It's still broad daylight, why are you in such a hurry? The embroiderer from the mansion will come over later to measure your size and make clothes for you. If you can make spring clothes in time, you can get them the day after tomorrow. There's still more than a month before summer, so you can make summer clothes at your leisure."

Huo Linger sighed from the bottom of her heart: "It's so comfortable to be kept by someone!"

Wen Jiao held her forehead and said, "If you don't know how to speak, don't talk nonsense."

That night, when the lights were gradually dimming, Wen Jiao took off her makeup, took off the lotus Ruyi treasure hairpin, and put it into the makeup box. Then she waved to Huo Ling'er and said, "This box is very big. Change back to your original form and squat inside. You will live here at night from now on. You can stay with the Ruyi Pearl all night every night. I promise you."

Huo Ling'er: ...

Wei Zheng is currently serving as the fourth-rank Shangshu Zuocheng, and his wife, Mrs. Pei, has been conferred the title of fourth-rank county lady. Compared with Mrs. Yin, who is the first-rank state lady, even compared with Wen Jiao, who is the county lady of Guichuan, her status is a few points lower. Therefore, it is said that when the mother and daughter came to visit, Mrs. Pei personally went to the hall to greet them. She is about forty years old, with a well-maintained face as white as sheep fat. It is obvious that she was an extremely stunning beauty when she was young.

Wen Jiao was dazzled by Madam Pei's beauty as soon as she saw her, and she almost forgot her purpose. Madam Yin saw her silly look and fanned her face with a fan: "Come back!"

Wen Jiao came back to her senses, feeling very embarrassed: "I've heard from my mother that Madam is a famous beauty of her generation. Seeing her today, it's true that her reputation is well-deserved. She makes me fall in love with her at first sight."

Madam Pei smiled, revealing two deep dimples, and patted her face: "Alas, you are already an old woman, how dare you say you are a beauty. You are in the prime of your youth, and you look like a real beauty."

Wen Jiao was proud of her beauty, but compared to Madam Pei, she thought she was still a little inferior to her when she was young. Upon hearing this, she immediately humbled herself: "Madam, if you continue to belittle yourself, I will have to dig a hole and bury myself in it."

Madam Yin had long been fed up with the two of them flattering each other: "If you keep praising me like this, you won't be able to stop until the sun sets. Let's get down to business! Ah Pei, I dare not hide it from you. I brought my Mantangjiao here today because I have something important to ask for your help."

Mrs. Pei became excited: "I don't deserve to be asked to help, but if anything happens, I can help. I just hope that the Duke can say a few good words for my husband in the court." Wei Zheng has been like a madman these days, reporting on everyone he meets, and the one who has been reported the most harshly and scolded the most is the current emperor. It is said that once he scolded the emperor so much that he was furious. If it weren't for Empress Changsun's timely appeasement after returning to the palace, he would have almost killed Wei Zheng. Mrs. Pei was so scared that she couldn't sleep well every night. She often dreamed that her husband was dragged away by the furious Li Shimin and chopped off. She was worried day and night, and there were two more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

"You still say that! I will be grateful if your old Wei doesn't go to the extent of slandering my old Yin. Everyone in the old Jiancheng party behaves timidly, but your old Wei is the most arrogant. Who is not afraid of him?" Madam Yin pushed Madam Pei and said, "Don't laugh. The matter I asked you for help is really related to your old Wei. My Mantangjiao is being entangled by a crazy little guy. That person probably wants to hire a monster to harm her. You also know my family. We are very familiar with collecting heads in battle, but we are immediately dumbfounded when we encounter these gods and ghosts. I heard that your old Wei is a civil official, so please ask him to protect my Mantangjiao who has a miserable fate!"

Madam Pei said at a loss, "My husband learned Taoism when he was young. He usually only practiced breathing exercises and fasted occasionally. Apart from that, he didn't have any extraordinary supernatural powers. The Human Officials are very lucky and can judge demons in the morning and ghosts at night. They must reveal some of their activities. If my husband is really a Human Official, how could I not know about it? It's not good to deceive you whether he is or not."

Wen Jiao's heart immediately rose to her throat: "Madam, are you kidding?"

Madam Pei looked determined: "This matter involves your safety, and I don't want to harm you, so I have to tell you the truth. My husband is really not an official."

"Really?" Mrs. Yin was also panicked.

"It's really not." Mrs. Pei said firmly.

There was a sudden thunder in the sky, and a few breaths later, raindrops like white beads rushed down from the clouds.

In the uneasy silence in the room, Wen Jiao felt her heart was in turmoil. Even the hairpins on her temples were so heavy that her head and neck felt heavy. She reached out and adjusted the lotus and wish-fulfilling hairpin that shone in her hair.

The sound of the raindrops hit Wen Jiao's heart. She finally understood what she had overlooked.

In the 13th year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng, an official in the human affairs department, killed the Dragon King in his dream and brought the Tang Emperor Li Shimin back to life with a letter. His means were truly extraordinary.

But now, it is the first year of Zhenguan.