Chapter 217 Commoner Girl, Bai Jingjing
Although Wukong didn't want to go find the Bull Demon King, Su Meng was a person who liked to join in the fun. Moreover, after learning that Ximen Chuxue and others were also in Cuiyun Mountain, she clamored to go.
Considering that Su Meng was still a child, the girls discussed and decided to let Jiang Yuyan and Qianqian accompany them, while the rest of them stayed in Xiliang Kingdom.
Wukong finally freed his shoulders at this time, because Su Meng had already disliked his hard shoulders and threw herself into Jiang Yuyan's arms.
Cuiyun Mountain, also known as Cuiyun Prefecture, is 80,000 miles west of Xiliang Women's Kingdom. Strictly speaking, it belongs to the sphere of influence of the Western Heaven Lingshan Buddhist Sect, but all the way west, there are groups of monsters gathering, especially the further west, the more monsters and evil gods there are, which further demonstrates the cruelty of Buddhism.
The four of them were having fun along the way, and they were not in a hurry. Jiang Yuyan and Qianqian treated Su Meng as their own child and took care of her meticulously along the way. Of course, Wukong was not so lucky. He was often teased by Su Meng and Qianqian. He tried to sneak away several times, but no matter how far he ran, Junior Sister Su Meng could always find him first.
"Ah, Auntie, there is a bad guy ahead."
Several people were flying in the air and rushing on their way. Suddenly Su Meng pointed to the distance and said.
Jiang Yuyan and the other two looked at each other. The three knew that the bad guy Su Meng was talking about must have had something bad happen.
"Let's go and take a look." Jiang Yuyan nodded.
Not long after flying forward, it was a large village, but it was a miserable scene at this time. All the houses in the village were burning, and there were corpses all over the ground. These corpses were dilapidated, as if they had been eaten by wild beasts.
Wukong and Qianqian flew down quickly.
"Collect." Jiang Yuyan cast a spell in the air to collect the flames below.
"Mengmeng, don't look." Jiang Yuyan then covered Su Meng's eyes, not wanting her to see this horrible scene.
"It was done by the demons." Kanan said after turning over several corpses.
"Huh?" At this time, Wukong's eyes fell on a collapsed house.
"There are still people." Wukong said, he jumped over and lifted up the collapsed beam, only to see a huge water tank upside down below.
Wukong threw the beam aside, then moved the water tank away, and there was a girl lying inside, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with traces of smoke all over her body, and she was unconscious.
Wukong hurriedly carried the girl out, and Kanan also came over at this time.
"All dead, thousands of people." Kanan shook her head and said.
"She's still alive." Wukong said, looking at the girl in his arms.
"Sometimes being alive is not necessarily good." Kanan sighed.
"Why?"
"Her relatives and friends are all dead, what do you think will happen when she wakes up?" Kanan asked.
"Damn demon, why?" Wukong said angrily.
"Let's go up first!" Wan Wan reminded.
Wukong nodded after hearing this, and then the two flew back to the sky.
"Sister Yuyan, only one girl is alive." Wan Wan said.
"Alas, dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth." Jiang Yuyan sighed while holding Su Meng, looking at the miserable situation below, even though she had seen a lot, she couldn't bear it every time.
Then several people cast the magic spell of flowing earth, and buried the entire village below with mud, forming a huge earth mound, just like a tomb.
"What should we do with this girl?" Wukong asked.
"The person you saved, naturally ask yourself." Wan Wan said.
"Uh... okay." Wukong nodded.
Then several people came to a small river nearby, intending to rest here and wake up the girl by the way.
Wukong dipped a towel in water and carefully wiped the girl's face. Because her forehead was burned by the high temperature, he took the medicine handed over by Qianqian and wiped it on the girl. Then he cast a spell, and the girl's face returned to normal.
"Ying..." After a while, the girl slowly opened her eyes.
"..." What she saw was Wukong's handsome face.
"Ah..." A shrill scream suddenly sounded.
"Well, it's so noisy." The scream woke up Su Meng who was sleeping.
"Girl, I'm not a bad person, I saved you." Wukong explained hurriedly.
The girl's shouting stopped abruptly. Then she realized something and pushed Wukong away and stood up quickly.
"Where are my parents? I want to find them." The girl's tone was a little excited.
As she said that, she ran towards the village, but she was tripped by a stone by the river after a few steps.
"Woo woo..." Perhaps she had already realized something, and the girl lay on the ground and cried bitterly.
"Why? Why? Woo woo woo..." The crying sound was so sad. Even the naughty Su Meng lay obediently in Jiang Yuyan's arms, and several people felt the same way.
"Girl..." Wukong walked over slowly, but he didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only stand aside.
Just when Wukong wanted to reach out and pull the girl up, he was stopped by Wan Wan.
"Let her cry." Wan Wan said. She understood that people need to vent their emotions at this time.
After a while, the girl cried and fell asleep again, which showed how frightened she was. After discussing it, several people decided to stay by the river tonight.
At night, the stars were twinkling, and a bonfire was lit by the river. Several big fish were grilled on it. Su Meng stared at the grilled fish obediently, and drooling unconsciously from the corners of her mouth.
"Why?" Wukong suddenly spoke.
"Huh?" Wan Wan, who was turning the grilled fish, and Jiang Yuyan, who was holding Su Meng, looked at Wukong at the same time.
"Master told me that although I was born as a monkey, I also belong to the demon clan. Why are the demon clan so cruel? Even for food... but they are just killing people indiscriminately for food." Wukong asked.
Wukong was a little depressed. He had seen too many situations like this over the years, but today especially touched him the most. Perhaps it was the girl's heartbreaking look that poked him.
"Monsters? No, Wukong, you are wrong, it is not just the demons who are cruel." Jiang Yuyan shook her head.
"I have been with the emperor the longest, and I have seen more things than everyone else. I have seen a lot of such things. The emperor described it as the weak preying on the strong, and the strong being unkind."
"The weak eat the strong, and the strong are unkind?" Wukong asked.
Huanwan also looked at Jiang Yuyan. She knew that among everyone, Jiang Yuyan was actually the most valued by Su Yu, and wanted to hear what she had to say.
"In the mortal world, the royal family and the powerful control the government and supervise the world, so they are the strong ones. If these people have evil intentions, then it will be the common people who will suffer, and the consequences will be hundreds of times more cruel than what you see today. ." Jiang Yuyan said.
Huanhua nodded in agreement.
"Why are these demons so cruel? It's because they have a lifespan and strength that far exceeds that of ordinary people. Extraordinary strength can easily make people arrogant, and a long lifespan can erase a person's humanity and make them forget what kindness is. Evil only acts based on likes and dislikes. In fact, it is not just demons and demons, but also those gods, Buddhas and immortals who see everything in the sky as ants. "
"Your master, why do you stop everyone from staying in the Seven Treasures Pagoda every once in a while and instead let everyone return to the mortal world? This is because you are afraid that we will get lost and lose our true nature." Jiang Yuyan said.
When Wukong heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.
"Hmph, do you know that this place is closest to Lingshan Mountain, don't those gods and Buddhas know about it?" Huanwen continued. She has never had a good impression of Buddhism.
"It... seems so." Wukong nodded. He also didn't understand why Buddhism ignored these demons.
"This is what Buddhism wants to see. Only when people are in desperate situations will they pray more devoutly and believe in them." Hanhan said.
"Pa..." A pebble in Wukong's hand was crushed by it.
At this moment, the girl sleeping next to Wukong was awakened. She opened her eyes and looked at the sky, her mood seemed to have calmed down a little.
"Girl, you're awake, come and have something to eat." Wukong said quickly.
The girl looked at Goku beside her and slowly straightened up.
"Daughter of the common people, Bai Jingjing, thank you benefactor for the rescue." The girl stood up and knelt down again facing Wukong.
"..."
Several people present were stunned. Bai Jingjing? What a familiar name. Wukong has been talking about it a lot these years.
"Your name is Bai Jingjing?" Wukong asked in surprise.
"Well, the girl is from Baijia Village. Is there anything wrong with my benefactor?" The girl named Bai Jingjing was a little confused.
"Ah... no, but didn't Master say that Miss Jingjing is a bone spirit?" Wukong scratched his head and asked.
"You idiot, she's not dead, how can she turn into bones, and how can she become a spirit?" Huanwan said.
"That's right." Wukong suddenly realized.
"Miss Jingjing, don't call me my benefactor. My name is Supreme Treasure. Just call me Supreme Treasure." Wukong said happily.
"Uh... Supreme Treasure." Bai Jingjing was a little shy under Wukong's hot gaze.
"By the way, Miss Jingjing, can you tell us what happened during the day? We are immortal cultivators and we may be able to avenge you." Jiang Yuyan said.
"It turns out they are some great immortals." Bai Jingjing was about to kneel down again when she heard this, but Wukong quickly stopped her.
"It doesn't have to be like this, Miss Jingjing, tell me who did it?" Wukong said.
At this time, Bai Jingjing's eyes were filled with mist again.
"There is a place five hundred miles away called Baihuling. Many monsters gather there and govern all places within a radius of five hundred miles. Our village is also within this range. A few days ago, a little monster came to the village and said, The White Tiger King wants the village to double the tribute this year, but the village can’t afford it, and the annual tribute is already overwhelming the whole village.”
"As a result, the Demon King's people came back yesterday and found that the tributes were not only less than the amount, but also a little less than in previous years. Then they... they... my parents immediately hid me in the water tank, wuwu..." Bai Jingjing said again. started to cry.
"Asshole." Wukong said angrily. How could he not be angry if he was so cruel just because the tribute amount was wrong.
"Senior sister." Wukong said to Su Meng.
"Ah?" Su Meng, who was eating grilled fish and had a mouth full of oil, raised her head and said.
"Lend me the sea-fixing needle." Wukong said.
"Wukong, are you going to Baihu Ridge?" Huanwan asked.
"That's right, I won't be happy if I don't destroy them." Wukong nodded.
"Take it, remember to return it to me." Su Meng said and took off a hairpin from her hair. It turned out to be the Dinghai Needle from the East China Sea. Su Meng finally took it away. Of course, it was just a word, and the Dinghai Shenzhen left obediently. Ao Guangda was overjoyed that the fate of the East China Sea no longer had to be suppressed.
"Girl, wait for me." After Wukong finished speaking, he picked up the Sea Ding Needle and turned it into a rainbow light and disappeared.
"Supreme Treasure." Bai Jingjing shouted worriedly to the night sky.