Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

It turned out that the man and the lion had traveled to the Wudang Mountain area and bought a small house owned by a herbalist to live in. Huo Ling'er quickly finished the cakes and pastries she brought with her, and had to go down the mountain every two or three days to buy some food and daily necessities.

Huo Ling'er's declaration of "I will support you" did not come true, because after taking the fire dates, Wen Jiao was so light that she was as light as smoke. In order to practice as quickly as possible, she stopped eating worldly food, and practiced to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. When she ate occasionally, she only ate pine nuts, polygonatum, tuckahoe, cypress fruit, etc., which made Huo Ling'er afraid.

Huo Linger was still frightened: "You two don't know how cruel Wen Jiao is. She said she would stop eating meat, and she really didn't touch it at all. For twelve years, she was eating grass like a rabbit every day. This lion's eyes turned green just by looking at her."

Yuan Tiangang looked at the dishes he prepared and was in a dilemma. In the past, he had always left the entertainment to Fengji and never worried about it. It was not easy for him to personally decide the menu this time. Thinking that it had a different meaning, he decided on the dishes from these restaurants, but he forgot that these dishes were all meat dishes. Wen Jiao had already been a cultivator, so it was very likely that she was a vegetarian.

After not seeing each other for twelve years, they finally met again, and he treated her with meat dishes that she couldn't eat?

Yuan Tiangang was embarrassed for a moment. He looked around silently and placed the only meatless jade dew ball in front of Wen Jiao. He said hesitantly, "Cheese is also used here..."

"It's not that particular." Wen Jiao saw that he was embarrassed and said hurriedly, "At that time, I got a magic pill by chance. In order to clean the furnace as soon as possible so that I could take the pill, I avoided eating. Now that I have made some progress in my practice, I don't need to be so taboo."

To prove that she was not lying, she picked up her chopsticks and picked up a ball of yulu. It melted in her mouth, refreshing and sweet like nectar.

"It's delicious. I haven't tasted this in twelve years." Wen Jiao praised, and protested weakly, "Besides, Sister Huo, how could I eat grass? I clearly ate pine and cypress fruits and Polygonatum."

Yuan Tiangang saw her pouring cup after cup of green plum wine while she was talking, and he kept it in mind.

Wen Jiao was frightened by his gaze and quickly pointed to the sky and swore: "I really don't eat grass, I also eat fruit. I have never been a person who would eat short food. Yuan Banxian, if you don't believe me, I can't do anything. If you say it's difficult, at most I suffered a little bit of hardship."

It turned out that the hut was simple, leaking rain in summer and drafty in winter. In addition, it was sparsely populated, with foxes and rabbits roaming around, and bears and jackals knocking on the door from time to time. If Wen Jiao had not been very determined and Huo Ling'er had a stone head, they would have been scared and returned home long ago.

The most thrilling moment was when Wen Jiao went into the forest to pick cypress nuts and heard Huo Ling'er calling her name from behind. She turned around subconsciously and saw a figure standing under the shadow of a tree. The figure could not be seen clearly due to the mottled light and the tall and short vines. The only face that was revealed was undoubtedly Huo Ling'er.

"I slashed it with my sword." Wen Jiao said, "Who does that demon think I am? Hasn't she even heard the story of the beautiful snake? I didn't see her body, but the smell of the snake came to my head and face from a distance."

Huo Linger interrupted, "In less than a cup of tea, someone came to rescue it. It turned out that the little snake was the great-granddaughter of Zhu Guangji. She heard that there was a female cultivator practicing in the mountains, so she came to test her. Unexpectedly, Wen Jiao picked up the sword and attacked without saying a word. If Zhu Guangji hadn't arrived in time, the snake's gall would have been dug out."

Zhuguang Ji is the name of a snake general under the command of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord. There are tens of thousands of spiritual snakes in the East, and almost all of those who are practicing are his descendants, including Zhu Fangsi, who temporarily took over the position of the Dragon King of Han River.

Feng Ji didn't expect Wen Jiao to be so cruel now. He only felt the pain in his fox pill and moved himself three points away without making a sound: "You hit his blood, and he could bear it?"

Wen Jiao said calmly, "Ignorance is not to blame. He scolded the beautiful snake girl and made her collect herbs for me for three years to make amends."

"The snake general is really wise and can distinguish right from wrong." Feng Ji couldn't help but sigh.

Besides, it was naturally because her backing was stronger than that of the beautiful snake. After all, the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord was the one stepping on the backs of the two generals, the turtle and the snake, not the other way around.

Naturally, Wen Jiao held back the latter part.

Yuan Tiangang had also gone into the mountains to practice cultivation when he was young, and he knew the hardships and dangers of it. It was definitely not as light as Wen Jiao said. If it weren't for his mental fortitude, the hardship repeated day after day would drive him crazy. Besides, Wen Jiao was the daughter of the prime minister, how could she have suffered such hardships? She had lived like this for twelve years in a row, and she was still full of interest, which made her even more respectable and lovable.

He gazed at Wen Jiao lovingly, making her confused. She hesitantly stretched out her chopsticks and picked up another jade dew ball to eat: "Don't just listen to me, eat too."

Huo Ling'er had already rushed in as soon as she sat down to eat, and ate until her belly was full. Upon hearing this, she agreed, "That's right, wasting food is bad for one's virtue."

Yuan Tiangang lowered his head and laughed quietly, then he adjusted his expression and raised his face: "Eat it when you are lucky."

Feng Ji looked left and right, knowing that he was destined to be the desktop cleaning master, so he had to accept his fate and started eating. He said unhappily, "Yes, I'll eat. After all, someone is full just by looking at it."

Yuan Tiangang turned a deaf ear to his servant's sarcastic words and said to Wen Jiao in a good-tempered manner, "Don't force yourself if you can't eat." Before the other party could hear the gentleness behind his words, he quickly changed the subject, "What are your plans next?"

When a wanderer who has not been home for a long time finally returns to his hometown, the first thing he does is naturally to reunite with his family. However, the thoughts of a cultivator cannot be judged by common sense. If he still misses his parents, he will naturally go home to reunite with them and continue to live a secular life; if he intends to do something great, he will do as he and Li Chunfeng did, seek a position in the court, and help the emperor to protect the country; if he is free and easy, he will naturally travel around; if he has the heart to save the world and the people but has no intention of achieving success, he will travel around the world, exorcise demons and save people.

I don’t know which path Wen Jiao wants to take.

Wen Jiao said, "I want to go back to the Xiangfu first. I promised them in a letter twelve years ago that after I succeed in my cultivation, I will definitely come back to reunite with my parents and brothers."

As he was talking, Feng Ji had already cleared all the dishes on the table and stood up to clear the cups and plates. Wen Jiao also stood up: "I should go too. If I am late, there will be more people entering the city."

Yuan Tiangang said: "I'll take you there."

Wen Jiao pointed at the white donkey tied outside the courtyard and said, "Sister Huo and I have livestock, how are you and Master Fengji going?"

"Of course it's the same as you." Yuan Tiangang said as he took out two paper horses from his arms and threw them out. Immediately, two white horses came running to the white donkey, neighing and looking very handsome.

The two men, a fox and a lion, got on their respective mounts. Feng Ji pulled Huo Ling'er's reins and fell one step behind, allowing Yuan Tiangang and Wen Jiao to go along.

In order to avoid a dull moment, Yuan Tiangang tried desperately to find a topic to talk about: "Prime Minister Yin begged to retire two years ago, and the emperor approved it, conferred him the title of Grand Tutor, and retired with honor."

"Mrs. Yun is in good health."

"The prince was promoted to General of the Jinwu Guard last year, and his reputation among officials is very good."

"Your son, Master Xuanzang, is now a famous monk in Chang'an. His eloquence in debate is unmatched."

They rode their mounts and chatted in low voices, feeling that the years were peaceful and tranquil. Before they knew it, they had reached the intersection of Suzaku Street.

Suddenly, a huge dragon head fell from the sky, covered in blood and full of resentment, and died with its eyes open.