The Monkey King

The Prince Consort's Mansion, located next to the palace, had already been besieged by thousands of troops.

The crowded alley was filled with heavily armed sergeants, and groups of cavalry were patrolling back and forth on horseback. They only nodded silently when they met each other.

On the roof of the private house and beside the window sill, there were all archers standing with their crossbows fully drawn. Arrows glowing with cold light were pointed directly at the closed door of the Prince Consort's Mansion.

The entire area has been tightly cordoned off. A gust of wind blew by, raising the fallen leaves all over the sky. All residents were ordered to stay at home, not allowed to go out, not allowed to talk, and not allowed to spread the news.

The atmosphere was solemn.

In the Prince Consort's residence, by the window on the second floor of a three-story attic, a handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was quietly opening a crack in the bamboo curtain and looking outside carefully.

The man wore a black suit with gold inlay, and a huge purple gemstone hung from his bun. Although he is dressed as a scholar, his burly figure is not inferior to that of a military commander.

After a long while, he sighed lightly and lowered the bamboo curtain.

"how's it going?"

Sitting on the couch behind him was a beautiful woman.

She has snow-white skin, a long pink dress that looks like a blooming pink lily, and a white jade hairpin in her long hair. There is an indescribable grace and elegance in that temperament. But his face looked slightly haggard, and there was a lingering melancholy between his brows.

Around her, there were two children.

The older one looks to be more than ten years old. He was so young that he looked about five or six years old.

There was a baby in the swaddling clothes in the woman's arms.

At this time, the woman and the children were looking at the handsome man longingly.

The man hesitated for a moment and sighed lightly. He said softly: "It's still the same. The entire Prince Consort's Mansion is surrounded. Your Majesty has even called back the troops from the border areas."

With that said, he turned around and walked to a bench nearby and sat down. He picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, brought it to his mouth, but just sipped it. He seemed to be thinking about something. Those eyebrows were frowned tightly.

"Then... what should we do next? How about I go into the palace and talk to my father."

"It's useless. I have already said what I need to say before. He will only think that I cast a magic spell to confuse you. As soon as you enter the palace, you will most likely be put under house arrest by His Majesty. By then, our family will be separated. Two places.”

With that said, the man drank the tea in one gulp.

The woman blinked blankly. Lowering his head, he found that his three children were all looking at him eagerly, and the older one stretched out a hand to tug on his sleeve tightly.

The woman smiled quickly, hugged them together, and whispered: "Don't worry, mother won't go. We, a family of five, will not be separated."

"Why did grandpa want to arrest father?" the younger child asked in a low voice.

"Grandpa was just deceived by the slanderous officials. He will definitely wake up in a few days."

These two people. The boy is Zhuanglang, the third prince-in-law of Baoxiang Kingdom, and the girl is Baihuaxi, the third princess of Baoxiang Kingdom. As for the three children, they were all born to them.

After a moment of silence, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the house. The prince-in-law got up again and walked towards the window sill, opening the bamboo curtain and taking a look.

"How is it?" the princess asked again.

"Nothing. Just a patrolling guard."

The princess said softly: "If we continue like this, worrying about everything every day is not an option."

"There are many ways to do it, but they just don't work."

"The ____ does not work?"

The prince-in-law looked back at the princess, and said with a smile: "If we want to fight, all the troops of the Baoxiang Kingdom are gathered in one place, and they are no match for me. Even if I don't use magic, as long as I write a letter and send it to the military camp, tomorrow, there will be a mutiny. . Even General Xi Yun who besieged the Prince Consort’s Mansion secretly sent me a secret letter long before the siege here, asking how to deal with His Majesty’s decree.”

As he said that, the prince-in-law shook his head helplessly, and continued: "These generals were all promoted by me. How could your majesty believe that I am a monster and fight against me with just a few words? If I hadn't nodded that day, where would your majesty have been?" Get soldiers and horses to surround the Prince Consort’s Mansion and protect the palace?”

The princess lowered her head slightly and sat motionless.

"Don't worry, I won't do that."

Hearing this, the princess forced a smile. After hesitating for a long time, she whispered again: "Are you...really a demon?"

"Why, you still don't believe it? Didn't I tell you this the first time we met?"

"At that time... I thought you were joking. How could there be such a good monster in this world?"

Looking at the princess, the prince-in-law said softly: "Actually, strictly speaking, I am not a demon. I should be regarded as... a god who secretly descended to earth. A demon who is recruited by the heaven is no longer a demon. That scene more than 600 years ago After the great war, the vitality of Heaven was severely damaged, and there were many empty seats in the immortal seats, so they had to fill the vacancies with demons recruited from the mortal world. In your previous life, you were the maid of the Pixiang Palace in Heaven. You were sentenced to be banished to the Immortal Well, and I am chasing you. Came here for you."

The princess didn't answer.

Lowering her head, she gently touched her eldest son's forehead with her hand.

On the forehead, there is a small tuft of wolf hair.

Not only that, the child's ears also look like wolves, but they are covered under a special wig and cannot be seen clearly on ordinary days.

The same was true for the other two children, including the swaddled baby.

More than ten years ago, Baoxiang Kingdom was just a little-known small country in Hezhou, Xiniu. It even had to pay tribute to other surrounding kingdoms to survive.

However, this man who suddenly appeared brought earth-shaking changes to the country.

He first joined the troops of the Baoxiang Kingdom in a crisis, took the heads of enemy generals from the army, turned the tide with his own efforts, and pulled the country back from the brink of destruction.

Immediately afterwards, the young general who had just received a reward proposed to the king that if he gave him five thousand soldiers and horses, he could directly take the enemy's capital. The condition is that after the event is completed, he will marry the third princess as his wife.

Everyone thought he was overwhelmed by victory. It’s crazy to want to be a prince-in-law.

Not to mention five thousand soldiers and horses, even fifty thousand. No general in the whole country dared to take on this task.

Like everyone else, the king of Baoxiang Kingdom did not believe this young general who spoke arrogantly. Declined his request.

As a result, he attacked overnight with 500 of his own soldiers.

With no backup, no food, no baggage, he went deep into the enemy's territory alone. However, he really succeeded. The enemy's 30,000-strong army was caught off guard. A collapse of thousands of miles.

Just one month. He ended the fifteen-year war and sent back the heads of all members of the enemy's royal family. From then on, no one dared to underestimate Baoxiang Kingdom.

Thinking of the first time she met her consort, the princess couldn't help but smile sweetly.

That day, he rode a tall horse and returned victorious with a blood-stained flag. The entire capital was cheering for the god of war.

She wore a veil, changed her make-up, mingled in the crowd and shouted hoarsely, clapping her hands red, like an enthusiastic little fan.

They had never met, yet he recognized her immediately.

Riding a horse, he broke away from the team and galloped towards her. He knelt down on one knee and held a scroll in front of her with both hands. That's the enemy's map. It was also the betrothal gift he prepared to present to the king of Baoxiang Kingdom - a territory equivalent to three times the size of Baoxiang Kingdom.

At that moment, everyone was looking at the princess, and she felt like she was going to melt under the hot gaze.

He said in a voice that only he and the princess could hear, that he was a wolf demon, one of the twenty-eight stars in heaven, the heavenly general Kuimulang. The princess is the maid of Pixiang Palace. He made a mistake and was sentenced to be banished to the Immortal Well, so he followed him. He said he wanted to marry her and asked her if she wanted to marry him?

In fact, she didn't hear anything clearly at that time, and her blood surged up. She had already been overwhelmed by the sudden love, and she only remembered that he asked her if she wanted to marry him. So, she nodded desperately, no longer reserved.

Immediately afterwards, the king also agreed to their marriage. Every house in the capital was hung with red silk to celebrate. The banquet was held for three months, and the whole country celebrated.

At that moment, she was undoubtedly the happiest woman in the world.

After his marriage, he was entrusted with important tasks, like magic, to rectify the official system, strengthen military control, and build water conservancy... Every policy was just right, and every move was effective. He knew exactly what crops should be planted in which year and never missed anything.

In just a dozen years, he turned an originally poor and weak country into a dominant country. Because of this, he has far more prestige in this country than the king. Some people dare to disobey his orders, but no one dares to disobey his orders.

Because anyone who disobeys him will be despised by everyone.

If the story ends here, maybe it will become a story that will be sung throughout the ages.

Unfortunately, nothing is ever so perfect in this world.

The birth of the first child that day had already frightened everyone in the Prince Consort's mansion. They have always tried every means to prevent their children from contacting the outside world. At that time, everyone who knew about it, including the princess herself, thought that this peculiar appearance was just a coincidence. Who knows, the second child will be like this, and then the third child will be like this again.

After all, paper can't cover up the fire. There have been various rumors in the market for a long time, but until a few days ago... finally, things became what they are now.

"What?" The prince-in-law slowly walked towards the princess and asked in a low voice, "Do you regret marrying me?"

The princess slowly shook her head: "I have enjoyed the glory and wealth, so I should spend this hardship with you."

"You don't mind if I'm a monster?"

"It does not matter."

"Then what's important?"

"The important thing is that you are my husband."

After saying that, the princess looked up at the consort and smiled lightly.

The prince-in-law was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand, and hugged the princess into his arms.

"Don't worry, no one can separate us. Not even the Jade Emperor."

…

At this time, in the palace, the much older King of Baoxiang Kingdom was pacing back and forth in his study, mumbling incessantly.

"The monster used his magic to confuse almost everyone more than ten years ago. Even I, the king, fell into his trap and made the third princess who married me become the consort of our Baoxiang Kingdom. Over the years, he has been We, the Baoxiang Kingdom, are domineering and prosperous. One person is subordinate to ten thousand people... No, it is not just that one person is subordinate to ten thousand people. Sometimes he even dares not to listen to the king's will. Those ministers, one by one It’s a double act, and it’s obvious that I’ve been deceived by him! If I don’t get rid of this monster, I can’t let go of the hatred in my heart!”

"Then why did he do this?" Xuanzang asked softly.

"Why? Why else is this?" King Baoxiang was furious and shouted: "It must be for my throne! For the country and country inherited from the ancestors of Baoxiang!"

"And coveting the beauty of the third princess." The minister on the side agreed.

"Yes, yes! It must be so!" King Baoxiang nodded sharply, looked at Xuanzang, and repeated heavily: "It must be so!"

Xuanzang and the canopy beside him looked at each other.

Tianpeng coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something else going on in this matter."

"What's the secret, tell me!"

Taking a deep breath, Tianpeng said: "I have seen this monster a lot. But throughout the ages, monsters have always returned to the mountains and forests, and would run to the city-state for beauty and royal power. It is really rare. If he is really as described by your majesty, If you know the art of change and know how to predict the wind and rain, then you are at least in the state of becoming a god. Such a monster will be the overlord wherever it is placed, so there is no need to take risks and come here to be a consort."

"What?" King Baoxiang raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Do you think I am lying, or do you think my consort of Baoxiang Kingdom is worthless?"

"Don't dare."

The minister on the side whispered: "Even if it is not for the beauty and royal power, it is also for the mountains of treasures in the treasury of our Baoxiang Kingdom."

Gritting his teeth, King Baoxiang spat heavily: "Yes! It must be so! As long as you get rid of this monster for me, I will give you whatever you want! The prince-in-law of my majestic Baoxiang Kingdom turned out to be a monster. If If it spreads, how can I lose my face? How can I face my ancestors of Baoxiang Kingdom?"

Immediately afterwards, King Baoxiang cursed again, the more he cursed, the more unpleasant it became, and the more he cursed, the more incredible it became.

Xuanzang and Tianpeng on the other side listened quietly and remained silent.

At the end, King Baoxiang raised his head and glanced at the gray sky outside the window, and hummed heavily: "It's getting late today, so I won't embarrass you, so just rest first. Get enough energy, and I'll slay the demons for you tomorrow! Listen! understand?"

After that, he threw away his hands and left.

Without waiting for the two of them to answer, the attendants on the side had already invited them out of the study.

Along the way, Tianpeng and Xuanzang looked at each other several times, but they were just silent. The guards around them looked at them quietly from time to time, with something strange in their eyes.

When they arrived at the palace gate, they saw the black bear spirit and the little white dragon waiting outside. They were led by the guards to a secluded courtyard in the city. After settling in, the soldiers who led the way left the courtyard, but they did not leave completely. Instead, they surrounded the other courtyard, as if they were afraid that they would run away.

As soon as the soldier closed the door, Xiao Bailong asked hurriedly: "Don't you want us to subdue the demon? Where is the demon?"

"The Great Sage is not here, and what King Baoxiang said sounds unreasonable..." As he said that, Xuanzang turned to look at the canopy on the side.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Bailong looked at the two of them with some doubts and said, "Is there still some great demon that needs the Great Sage to take action? Is it possible that the three of us combined are not enough to fight him?"

After a moment of silence, Tianpeng said softly: "There is something fishy about this matter, and we can't draw a conclusion yet. Tonight, I will visit the Prince Consort's Mansion to check the truth." (To be continued ~^~)

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