Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 559 Kui Mulang

Think about this.

"Have it!"

Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice:

"I've got an idea—a general who's right here in the heavens right now!"

"This person recently performed a meritorious service in saving the emperor and is now a confidant of the Jade Emperor, but he may have secretly violated the Heavenly Laws!"

Sun Wukong was leisurely sipping tea when he heard this, and his interest was immediately piqued. He put down his teacup and asked:

"Oh? Who dares to be so bold?"

Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he uttered the name in a low, clear voice:

"It is none other than Kui Mulang, the first of the seven constellations of the Western White Tiger in the Twenty-Eight Mansions!"

"Kui Mulang?"

Sun Wukong was taken aback, then chuckled, grabbed the teapot, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, mumbling indistinctly:

"Isn't that the Jade Emperor's most favored confidant and lackey lately?"

"When Donghua Dijun caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace before, he was able to protect the emperor and is now highly valued."

“At the ‘Antian Conference,’ I, Old Sun, even saw him occupying the seat of honor.”

How did he become a "lawbreaker"?

"Toad, is your information reliable?"

Xiao Chen nodded slightly, his expression calm, and slowly began to speak:

“That’s right. During the chaos in Donghua, I took advantage of the situation near Tongming Hall to ‘fish in troubled waters’.”

"At that time, as I watched the anti-Heaven army nearly break through the Tongming Palace, Kui Mulang led his troops out first from the Dou tribe to respond to the Jade Emperor and show their loyalty."

"He risked injury to kill one of Donghua's generals, thus gaining great prestige in front of the Jade Emperor."

"After the war, he became the Jade Emperor's trusted general and now holds a high position in the Heavenly Court, commanding the Twenty-Eight Constellations and enjoying the Jade Emperor's deep trust."

The Yellow Wind Great Sage's green bean eyes lit up, and he shrieked:
"Your Excellency is brilliant! Have you seized upon some weakness of this Kui Mulang?"

Xiao Chen explained:
"At that time, I did not know that the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass was in the Jade Pool."

Therefore, taking advantage of the chaos, he ran up to the Thirty-Three Heavens to "protect the emperor".

"There was a chaotic battle outside the Tongming Hall. I mingled among the crowd, using my 'Great Sun Golden Eyes' to scan the surroundings, searching for traces of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass."

"By sheer coincidence, I happened to catch a glimpse of Kui Mulang and a beautiful fairy from the Pixiang Palace secretly entwined, exchanging flirtatious glances..."

"Such illicit acts, if proven true, are a grave offense against the Heavenly Laws!"

The Yellow Wind Monkey King's high-pitched voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement:
“My lord, now that you mention it, I remember.”

"It seems that such a thing did happen. On the day when Emperor Donghua caused chaos, outside the Tongming Palace, Kui Mulang was indeed seen flirting with a stunningly beautiful fairy amidst the chaos of the army!"

"At that time, the heavenly soldiers and generals were in chaos, with swords flashing and shadows flying. Everyone else was too busy to take care of themselves. Apart from Your Majesty, who has such sharp eyes, I'm afraid no one else noticed that scene!"

He rubbed his paws excitedly, his eyes gleaming with the cunning glint of a mouse:
"Hey, that guy Kui Mulang, relying on the Jade Emperor's favor and being a 'meritorious official who followed the dragon,' he usually acts all high and mighty!"

"If he and that Jade Maiden of the Fragrant Palace truly have an affair, and this matter gets out, it would be a colossal 'illegal act'! It is a major case that the God of Justice should be the top priority to handle!"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong exaggeratedly slapped his monkey leg and exclaimed in surprise:
"I never expected that Kui Mulang always had a sour face when he met people, never smiled, and was very serious in his dealings with people."

"Turns out he's a woman who 'can't control her belt' behind the scenes!"

Xiao Chen smiled.

Kui Mulang is one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of the Heavenly Court, and is the first of the Seven Mansions of the White Tiger in the West.

Baihua Xiu was a fairy maiden who served incense at the Pixiang Palace in her previous life, a relatively ordinary fairy maiden.

The two individuals actually have a significant difference in social status.

The two belonged to very different departments; one was in charge of the operation of the stars, and the other was in the imperial kitchen.

If Xiao Chen hadn't been aware of the matter, it would have been difficult to know that the two of them would end up together.

Xiao Chen smiled and said:

As the saying goes, "It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger, but difficult to draw its bones; it's easy to know a person's face, but difficult to know their heart."

"To have two faces, one in public and one in private, isn't that just a common trick?"

"Now that Yang Jian has taken office as the new head of the Heavenly God of Justice, he is eager to make his mark and needs someone to take the lead."

"If we tell him about this, he'll have no choice but to accept it, whether he likes it or not!"

"A trusted confidant of the Jade Emperor, a newly promoted meritorious official, has fallen in love with mortals!"

"Is this major case significant enough to be the grand opening ceremony of his Judicial God's Palace?"

"Kui Mulang, a favorite of the Jade Emperor, is the best 'gift' for Yang Jian as a new official!"

"At that time, in order to capture this favorite minister of the Jade Emperor, the grass-root gods of the God of Justice will surely mobilize all their forces and lay a net to capture Kui Mulang."

"The entire Heavenly Court will be drawn into this vortex, where forces will clash and turbulent currents will surge!"

With the conflict between the Judicial God's Palace and the Twenty-Eight Constellations Palace imminent, who would care about the slight disturbances in that quiet medicinal garden on the edge of Yaochi?

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong laughed and said:
"Speaking of which, I, Old Sun, once fought against General Kui Mulang on the battlefield of Huaguo Mountain."

"His knife skills are quite good; it can withstand my old Sun's golden cudgel, and we can fight for dozens of rounds."

"Now that he's in power and commands the Twenty-Eight Constellations, he has a large and powerful army. It won't be so easy for Yang Jian's nephew to take him down, will it?"

"Using that Jade Emperor's trusted general to trip up Yang Jian's nephew! That's a brilliant move! Big enough! Loud enough!"

"Let those three-eyed beings be overwhelmed and stressed, so they won't have to stand in the Heavenly Court all day with their airs and get in the way!"

He imagined Yang Jian would be in a terrible predicament.

Sun Wukong felt completely comfortable. He grabbed the teapot and took another sip, but then added:
"However, to do this properly, we must keep it a secret and not leave any trace."

"Let the wind 'just happen' to blow into Yang Jian and his hound's ears, and there has to be solid evidence so that they have to accept it even if they have to hold their noses!"

"Otherwise, making empty promises will only backfire."

Xiao Chen nodded in deep agreement:

"The monkey is thoughtful and thorough."

"The essence of this plan lies in 'igniting' an event, not 'fabricating' one."

"However, if the 'affair' between Kui Mulang and the Jade Maiden of Pixiang Palace is true, we only need to subtly bring it up."

"Once Yang Jian is implicated in this case, whether it's a secret investigation or a swift and severe punishment, it will surely cause a huge uproar in the Heavenly Court!"

"The clash between the Heavenly Court of Justice and the Jade Emperor's trusted ministers is enough to attract the attention of the entire Heavenly Court and all of Yang Jian's energy!"

The Great Sage Huang Feng laughed:

"Your Majesty is truly brilliant! In this way, we can keep the God of Justice, Yang Jian, occupied and unable to attend to anything else."

"The dogs are all out hunting wolves, so naturally they won't be 'catching mice' or meddling in other people's business."

"When Yang Jian and Kui Mulang are locked in a fierce battle, that will be the day for me, Rat Rat, to show my skills."

Xiao Chen stared intently at Sun Wukong:

"Monkey, you have seventy-two transformations and are the Great Sage Equal to Heaven of the Heavenly Court. You can go up to the heavens and down to the earth as if walking on flat ground, and you can go to all the heavenly palaces."

"I will need you to personally go to the vicinity of the Pixiang Palace, keep an eye on the Jade Maiden of the Pixiang Palace, and secretly verify this matter."

"I will use the power of my magic weapon to bless you, conceal your aura, and ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"I recognize this Kui Mulang, Old Sun. He'll be very convenient for gathering information!"

Sun Wukong exclaimed in admiration, his golden eyes shining brightly:
"This kind of excitement is exactly what I'm looking for! Leave it to me!"

“I, Old Sun, will go and investigate this affair for you.”

Xiao Chen nodded with a smile:

“Excellent! Monkey, if this is true, we’ll set a huge ‘fire’ on this newly appointed God of Justice, Yang Jian!”

Sun Wukong laughed:

"it is good!"

"Giving Yang Jian some trouble is just what I want!"

Sun Wukong's transformation skills are so advanced that he is unharmed unless he directly encounters Yang Jian or the Demon-Revealing Mirror.

Moreover, Xiao Chen used the top-grade innate "Ancestral Dragon Pearl" to help Sun Wukong conceal his aura.

Kui Mulang could not see through Sun Wukong's transformations.

Back then, on the journey to the West, Kui Mulang failed to recognize Sun Wukong's transformation.

Sun Wukong transformed into Princess Baihuaxiu, the wife of Kui Mulang, and tricked Kui Mulang into eating the inner elixir he had cultivated after "countless hours of meditation, years of trials and tribulations, and countless cycles of male and female transformations."

……

In the original story of "Journey to the West", there are many grudges and entanglements between "Kui Mulang" and "Sun Wukong". When Sun Wukong was named the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, he addressed Kui Mulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, as "brother".

However, when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Kui Mulang, as a righteous god of the Heavenly Court, was ordered to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

From then on, the two sides became enemies.

Kui Mulang fought against Sun Wukong and was defeated by him, and from then on he was filled with fear.

Later, on the journey to the west, Kui Mulang transformed into the Yellow Robe Monster, who occupied the mortal realm, living by eating people. He was ferocious and tyrannical, and he "rekindled his past relationship" with the Jade Maiden of the Fragrant Palace in the Heavenly Realm, who was Princess Baihuaxiu in the mortal realm.

Kui Mulang fought against Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, but the two were no match for him and were both defeated.

Kui Mulang kidnapped Tang Sanzang, intending to eat him.

Later, when Sun Wukong heard the news, he was furious and sent troops to demand an explanation.

To avenge Kui Mulang and also to crush his fighting spirit, Sun Wukong ordered Bajie and Sha Wujing to kill Kui Mulang's two sons with Baihuaxiu.

From then on, Sun Wukong and Kui Mulang formed a deep-seated hatred for each other, a hatred stemming from the killing of their son.

However, from the perspective of the Heavenly Court, an illegitimate child is a "taint of ill fate" for Kui Mulang, which hinders his reputation on the path to immortality.

Sun Wukong's actions indirectly helped Kui Mulang "sever his ties to the mortal world," allowing him to return to his position as a righteous god in Heaven and regain his honor.

just like.

The Jade Emperor wanted to save his younger sister, Fairy Yunhua, and to keep her alive, he had to kill her children, Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan.

The Jade Emperor must help Fairy Yunhua remove these "taints of ill-fated relationships" and sever these ties to preserve her pure reputation on her path to immortality.

The Jade Emperor is the one who wields this sword, the one who threw "Fairy Yunhua's child" to her death.

In Baoxiang Kingdom, it was Sun Wukong who took his place.

However, Kui Mulang and Fairy Yunhua made different choices.

When confronted by the Heavenly Court's attempt to capture her, Fairy Yunhua resolutely chose to fiercely resist, vowing to protect her child.

Kui Mulang abandoned his child, severed ties with the mortal world, and did not seek revenge against Sun Wukong. Instead, he chose to apologize to the Heavenly Court, admitting his guilt.
"I am pardoned from death... Every drink and every bite is preordained, and now the Great Sage Sun has succeeded in this endeavor."

His words were earnest, and his emotions were sorrowful.

After experiencing this ordeal, Kui Mulang suddenly realized that worldly love is like a dream, fleeting and ephemeral, and should not be clung to.

Kui Mulang did not hold a grudge against Sun Wukong. On the contrary, he helped Sun Wukong overcome difficulties on many occasions during the journey to the West.

Baihua Xiu also abandoned her child, and the reasons for this are quite complicated.

Sun Wukong may have been plotting against Baihuaxiu, after all, Baihuaxiu was a princess from the lower realm, but she became pregnant out of wedlock and gave birth to two demon children, thus ruining her reputation... and the rest of Baihuaxiu's life was ruined.

In that cannibalistic feudal society, Baihuaxiu, upon returning to Baoxiang Kingdom, faced only death.

These are all shameful pasts of Baihua, stains on her life.

Baihuaxiu's Self-Narration:
"I was forced by a demon to become his wife... I had no choice but to endure it for thirteen years."

If placed in modern times, Baihuaxiu would be like a woman who was "abducted and sold" to a desolate mountain wilderness, and her two sons would also be born by a monster against her will.

Kui Mulang, on the other hand, is a "wife-capturing" and "tyrant" who wreaks havoc in the desolate mountains and wilderness.

Sun Wukong faced this situation.

Sun Wukong gave Baihuaxiu a choice, allowing her to choose her own path in the future:

"Baihua Xiu, how do you want to spend the rest of your life?"

Sun Wukong advised Baihuaxiu:
"My father gave me life, and my mother nurtured me... How can I spend my life with demons and not think of my parents? Isn't this a crime of filial impiety?"

"I will take you back to court to see the Emperor. You are to 'find a good spouse and serve your parents in their old age.' What do you think?"

To put it bluntly, Sun Wukong was thinking of Baihuaxiu's sake, wanting her to go home, find a good partner, serve her parents, and enjoy the rest of her life in peace.

The flowers blushed and tears streamed down their faces as they said to Sun Wukong:
“The elder’s words are the best. How could I not miss my parents?”

"It's all because this demon tricked me into coming here... The road is long and the mountains are remote, and there's no one to send a message... I want to commit suicide... just to prolong my life..."

In this world, not everyone is like Fairy Yunhua, who regards love and children as her life, remaining faithful until death.

There's nothing wrong with loving yourself first before loving someone else.

Moreover, Baihua Xiu did not recognize Kui Mulang's true form and regarded him as a demon. She longed to go home all day long, and her child was born under Kui Mulang's coercion.

They referred to their children as "demon offspring".

With the child born to the demon dead, Baihuaxiu's disgraceful past naturally faded away.

With Sun Wukong's help, Baihua Xiu chose to abandon her two children and Kui Mulang, and followed Sun Wukong's advice to hide in a secluded place.

Sun Wukong was allowed to use his supernatural powers.

Sun Wukong then took the blame for Baihua Xiu, having Bajie and Sha Wujing take the two boys to Baoxiang Kingdom and throw them down the white jade steps.

The two poor children were both thrown into pieces like meat patties, blood gushing out, bones shattered, a truly gruesome sight.

Sun Wukong will play the villain.

Baihuaxiu's days are over, and she will live her own life from now on.

Facing "Sun Wukong, the enemy who killed his son".

Baihua Xiu didn't actually hate Sun Wukong; instead, she expressed her gratitude to him.
"Thanks to Elder Sun's boundless magical power, he subdued the Yellow Robe Monster and rescued me to return to my country."

His words were sincere, and his feelings were genuine.

To protect her child, Fairy Yunhua was willing to fight against the Heavenly Court to the very end, enduring endless torment, and remaining steadfast until death, fully demonstrating the greatness and resilience of motherhood.

Kui Mulang and Bai Huaxiu, for the sake of their own future and the rest of their lives, both gave up their child, ending this ill-fated relationship.

Kui Mulang returned to the Heavenly Realm as a deity, regaining his position as a righteous god in the Heavenly Court and enjoying his former glory.

Baihua Xiu then lived as a princess in Baoxiang Kingdom, serving her parents and enjoying the rest of her life.

These are their different life choices.

Humans are multifaceted; concepts like good, evil, beauty, and ugliness cannot define a person...

……

Sun Wukong naturally recognized Kui Mulang.

As for the Jade Maiden of Pixiang Palace who had an affair with Kui Mulang, Xiao Chen also described in detail the appearance of the fairy maiden he had seen that day to Sun Wukong.

……

However, after leaving Mirror Sea Mountain, Sun Wukong sped back to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's palace.

Inside the palace of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

Sun Wukong moved slightly and unleashed his wondrous "Seventy-two Transformations".

In an instant.

A gentle breeze quietly escaped from the room and drifted away.

The gentle breeze swept past the towering palaces and soon landed at the corner of the white jade corridor not far from the Hall of Fragrant Breeze.

At the top of the colonnade.

An inconspicuous blue-winged fairy fly was leisurely rubbing its forelegs. Seemingly nonchalant, it was actually silently scanning the entire area around the Pixiang Palace, not missing the slightest abnormality.

Sun Wukong was already extraordinary, and his "Golden Eyes of Truth" were capable of seeing through thousands of miles.

At this moment, Sun Wukong looked down from his high vantage point, surveying the area around the Hall of Fragrant Breeze. He could see every sway of the grass and trees, and the movements of every person and object. No subtle change could escape the perception of his "Golden Eyes of Truth".

Time passes quietly.

Before you know it, a day has passed, and the dead of night has quietly arrived.

All was silent except for the twinkling stars, which cast a cool, clear light, enveloping the entire celestial realm in tranquility.

at this time.

A burly figure appeared outside the Pixiang Hall.

The man was dressed in a set of gleaming silver star-patterned battle armor, which shone brightly under the moonlight, making him appear imposing and dignified.

His steps appeared steady, yet each step carried a subtle urgency. His starry eyes darted around, revealing a hint of wariness and hidden expectation, as if he were guarding against something, or perhaps anticipating something.

He carefully bypassed the carved doorways in front of the hall, and with a flash, he silently disappeared into a secluded storeroom in the Pixiang Hall.

"It really is Kui Mulang!"

Sun Wukong was secretly surprised.

Kui Mulang usually appears very serious, but it turns out he's just pretending.

This Kui Mulang is also a "pervert".

In fact, wolves are inherently lustful, and people in the lower realms often refer to "lustful people" as "lustful wolves".

Legend has it that at night, werewolves transform from human form into wolves, revealing their ferocious and greedy nature and acting recklessly.

Dragons are inherently lewd, and wolves are inherently lustful.

This is simply human nature, just like a monkey's love for peaches, driven by its instinct.

(End of this chapter)