I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 180: A Clear Mind Will Bring Disaster

Li Zhen's family is an outsider to Dingtang Town. Eight years ago, their hometown suffered from famine. His parents took him and fled to Dingtang Town, and settled down outside Dingtang Town.

As for why they did not settle down in Dingtang Town, it is very simple. First, they could not afford to buy a house in the town. Second, they were outsiders who had fled here, and the people of Dingtang Town did not allow them to settle down in the town.

Six years ago, Li Zhen's father met with an accident while working for Mr. Ding's family in Dingtang Town. In order to settle the matter peacefully, the Ding family compensated them with a piece of land.

This piece of land, which was bought with Li Zhen's father's life, has become the mother and son's means of survival over the years.

But the good times did not last long. Two years ago, Li Zhen's mother fell seriously ill. Li Zhen sold all the assets in the family to pay for his mother's treatment. He even sold the land to get the money for his mother's treatment.

In the end, his mother only lasted three months before passing away. Since then, Li Zhen's family has become penniless again. Except for the house, everything else is no different from when they were refugees.

If there is any difference, it is that Li Zhen is now alone and his parents are no longer around.

Now that Li Zhen has no land, he can only do menial jobs in the town to make a living, such as helping wealthy families to remove manure, turning tiles for others, digging canals, carrying sand, etc.
Today I just helped a family in the county to flip tiles and earned thirty cents, which is enough for them to spend for ten days.

After Li Zhen left the county town, he walked along the official road towards his home. After walking for about ten miles, it was already dark and he suddenly saw a house in front of him.

Li Zhen was a little surprised. Such a nice house was brightly lit at this moment, which showed that the owner was a wealthy man. Why didn't he live in the city but lived outside the city?

However, he seldom walked on this official road to the county town, so he didn't know that there was no one living here, otherwise he would definitely have some suspicion.

When Li Zhen passed by the gate of the mansion, he suddenly saw an old woman walking out of the door tremblingly carrying a wooden barrel.

The old woman was struggling to carry the wooden bucket and had to take a breath every two steps. Li Zhen saw her and immediately stopped, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Old lady, I am from Dingtang Town. I came to the county town to work today and am going home now. Don't be afraid, old lady. I will help you pour the water and then leave."

After saying that, Li Zhen stepped forward, walked onto the steps, and took the wooden barrel from the old woman.

The old woman let go of her hand with a smile, and watched Li Zhen pick up the wooden barrel and walk towards the woods on the side of the road ahead. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"Although this man looks ordinary and simple, he has a kind heart. He should be able to do it." This old woman was exactly what Liu Jin had transformed into.

Li Zhen came back carrying the stinking swill bucket, placed it in front of Liu Jin and said, "Old man, I have finished emptying it. I am leaving now."

"Wait." Liu Jin called Li Zhen.

Li Zhen turned around and asked, "Old man, do you have any other instructions?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Young man, you have done me a great favor. As an old man, I have nothing to repay you. There is still some hot food in the kitchen. It is getting late. Young man, why don't you eat before leaving?"

"No, no, I'm not hungry yet." Liu Jin smiled and said, "No, you are hungry."

After saying that, Liu Jin grabbed Li Zhen and pulled him into the mansion.

Li Zhen didn't expect that the old woman's grip was so strong. He didn't dare to struggle, for fear that he would pull the old woman down if he struggled, which would be a disaster.

Liu Jin pulled Li Zhen all the way to the front hall. Li Zhen looked at the luxurious living room in front of him and was a little at a loss for a moment.

I saw the scented curtains in the hall fluttering in the breeze, the fish lanterns emitting the moonlight, the nanmu tables and chairs, the faint scent of sandalwood, and the golden splendor.

"Isn't the county magistrate's house so luxurious?" Li Zhen murmured.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Of course, my young lady's background is much more impressive than that of the county magistrate."

"Oh? Your lady?" Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Jin.

Liu Jin nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, my daughter's name is 'Hui Lian'. She is from a wealthy family in Beijing. Because the family fell into poverty, we moved back to our ancestral home to settle down."

At this point, Liu Jin quickly added: "By the way, my young lady hasn't had dinner yet, what's your name, young master?"

Li Zhen quickly said, "I don't deserve the title of Young Master. My surname is Li and my given name is Zhen."

Liu Jin nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Li, please sit down. I will go and ask the young lady to come over for dinner."

"Ah?" Li Zhen asked in surprise, "Will you let me dine with the young lady?"

"Yes." Liu Jin said, "My young lady hasn't eaten yet either."

Li Zhen waved his hands and said: "How can I do this? I am a lowly person, how dare I eat at the same table with the young lady? I dare not, I dare not."

Liu Jin said, "You are a person who eats when you are told to. We don't have so many rules in our family. Come and sit down."

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then sat down stiffly. Soon he saw two figures slowly approaching through the jade curtain in front of him.

Li Zhen stood up again in a hurry. After a while, he saw Liu Jin lifting the jade curtain, and then he came out supporting a pretty girl who was wearing a dress with brocade cloud pattern and white lotus, and pearl necklaces.

As soon as the girl appeared, Li Zhen's eyes were stunned. He felt that the glow from the surrounding fish lanterns was dimmed by the beautiful face of the girl.

The fox demon Huilian looked at Li Zhen and frowned subconsciously, just because Li Zhen was too ordinary.

He was wearing an old cloth shirt, his hair was tied up with a cloth strip, his skin was dark, and except for his pair of bright eyes, he looked ordinary everywhere else.

"Mr. Li, this is my lady." Liu Jin said with a smile.

Li Zhen came back to his senses, and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, young lady."

"Mr. Li, please take a seat." Hui Lian said lightly.

Li Zhen also quickly replied: "Miss, please take a seat."

Huilian nodded and sat down, and Li Zhen also sat down slowly.

At this time Liu Jin immediately turned around to serve the dishes. Soon a table full of sumptuous dishes was placed in front of Li Zhen. Li Zhen was drooling as he looked at the dishes in front of him. When had he ever eaten such a delicious meal?

Then Liu Jin looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Miss, Mr. Li, you guys eat first. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."

After saying that, Liu Jin turned around and left. She went to the kitchen and sat down to wait, but only half an hour later, Liu Jin's mind sensed that Li Zhen had walked out of the living room.

"So fast?" Liu Jin muttered, then quickly got up and walked towards the living room.

Li Zhen was already full and satisfied. Seeing Liu Jin coming over, he immediately smiled and said, "Grandma, thank you for your hospitality tonight. I will never forget it. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now."

"Ah? Oh." Liu Jin nodded and said, "Okay, have a safe trip, young master."

"Thank you." Li Zhen thanked him and left.

Then Liu Jin entered the living room and found Huilian was also missing. She immediately went to Huilian's room and saw Huilian sitting in the Nuanxiang Pavilion in a daze.

"Hui Lian, are you done?" Liu Jin asked.

Huilian quickly raised her head and looked at Liujin, then stood up and pulled Liujin and said, "Good sister, I came back after dinner, and I didn't do that with him..."

"Ah?" Liu Jin asked in surprise, "Why?" Hui Lian sighed and said, "He is so ugly, I...I don't want to."

"But he has a good character." Liu Jin said, "And this Mr. Li is just plain-looking, but he can't be called ugly, right?"

Hui Lian shook her body and said, "Oh, can't I find a handsome man before I die? I don't want to settle for that, dear sister, please help me, help me find a handsome man."

"This" Liu Jin was also helpless and shook his head and said, "Okay."

“Hehe, that means there are more sisters.” Huilian said quickly with a smile.

Liu Jin smiled and turned to leave. At this moment, she seemed to remember something. She walked to the front hall, picked up a fish lantern and handed it out. Seeing that Li Zhen had not walked far, she chased him and gave him the fish lantern.

"Mr. Li, it's difficult to travel at night, so take this lantern." Liu Jin said to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen did not refuse after hearing this. He took the lantern and said, "Thank you, Grandma. I will return the lantern tomorrow."

"No hurry." Liu Jin said with a smile, "I'll return it when I'm free."

Li Zhen bowed, then turned around and continued on his way. Liu Jin watched Li Zhen leave and thought to himself: "This is fine. It's just a fleeting relationship. Why bother wasting time with a good girl?"

Thinking of this, Liu Jin suddenly realized that Huilian was going to die anyway, and if she really had a fleeting romance with Li Zhen, it would be Li Zhen who would be harmed in the future.

After returning to the mansion, Liu Jin was about to close the door when he suddenly saw another figure walking towards him in the night distance.

Liu Jin was stunned. Is there anyone here in the middle of the night?
At this moment, the figure in the night came up quickly and shouted, "Grandma, wait a minute to close the door."

Soon the man came to him. Liu Jin took a closer look. Wow! Good, good, good, it is better to come at the right time than to come early. The man in front of him was dressed in brocade clothes, handsome, elegant, and led a good horse. He was obviously a rich young man.

"Mother-in-law, my name is Qin Yue. I'm on my way home from visiting my relatives. It's already dark when I pass by here. May I ask if I can stay here for one night?" Qin Yue said to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Since you are here to visit your relatives, why not? Please come in, sir."

So the same process happened again. Liu Jin arranged for Hui Lian and Qin Yue to meet. At first sight, the two fell in love with each other and couldn't take their eyes off each other.

Liu Jin knew that this time the matter was probably settled, so she turned around and left. This time she left the mansion directly and returned to Lingtai Temple.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Liu Jin returned to the mansion early in the morning and saw Qin Yue and Hui Lian sitting together and eating breakfast together.

Seeing this, Liu Jin did not disturb them and went about his own business.

Huilian and Qin Yue stayed together for three consecutive days. On the fourth day, Qin Yue wanted to go home. Huilian shed tears and reluctantly saw him off.

Qin Yue promised to come back to see her in seven days, and Huilian felt less sad.

As soon as Qin Yue left, Li Zhen appeared in front of the mansion gate. He came to return the lantern.

Liu Jin warmly entertained Li Zhen, but Hui Lian was sad about leaving someone at the moment, so naturally she didn't have a good face towards Li Zhen.

It is said that Qin Yue was the son of the prefect of Tianyao Mansion. When he returned from visiting his relatives, his pregnant wife had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time.

The couple reunited after a long separation, and naturally embraced and laughed. Afterwards, Qin Yue's wife said, "My husband, I guess you haven't eaten yet?"

Qin Yue hugged his wife and said with a smile: "I haven't eaten yet. I want to eat with my wife."

Qin's wife smiled gently, and the maid beside her said with a smile: "Young Master's visit to his family this time lasted three days longer than expected."

Qin Yue smiled and said, "I encountered something on the way, which delayed me for some time. Okay, Madam, let's not talk about this. Let's go eat first."

"Okay." Qin's wife nodded in response.

Three days later, Qin Yue accompanied his wife to the Xiangji Temple in Tianyaofu City to burn incense. Because he was the son of the prefect, the "Elder Queming" of Xiangji Temple personally received Qin Yue and his wife.

However, Elder Queming frowned when he saw Qin Yue, but he quickly calmed down and greeted everyone with a smile.

When Qin's wife and her maids went to burn incense, Elder Queming called Qin Yue aside and asked with a smile, "Young Master, have you met a beautiful woman recently?"

Qin Yue was stunned for a moment, and quickly glanced at his wife in the hall. Seeing that she was sincerely praying to Buddha, he smiled and asked, "How did the elder know?"

Qin Yue knew that Elder Queming had great magical powers, so she did not hide it and admitted it generously.

But after hearing this, Elder Queming said, "What the young master encountered that night was a fox demon."

"Fox demon?!" Qin Yue's face changed, and he asked quickly, "How did the elder know this?"

Elder Queming smiled and said, "Young Master, you naturally don't know, but I can see the evil spirits with my eyes, and there is a lingering smell of foxiness about you."

Qin Yue quickly sniffed herself, then said blankly: "No."

Elder Queming smiled and said, "Mortals can't smell it." After that, he raised his hand and gently waved it in front of Qin Yue's nose, saying, "Smell it again, young master."

Qin Yue smelled it again immediately, and this time she immediately smelled a pungent fragrance, which was definitely not the fragrance of an ordinary woman.

Qin Yue frowned immediately and said, "Damn it, I thought she was beautiful and wanted to take her as my concubine, but I didn't expect she was a witch."

At this point, Qin Yue hurriedly asked Elder Queming: "Elder, do you have any method to get rid of the demon?"

Elder Queming smiled and said, "Of course there are ways to get rid of demons, and they have benefits."

"Oh?" Qin Yue asked quickly, "What are the benefits?"

Elder Queming said: "This fox demon should be a Heavenly Fragrance Fox. If the inner elixir of the Heavenly Fragrance Fox is specially refined, it can be taken and has the magical effect of prolonging life. If a mortal takes it, it will be no problem for him to live for 200 years without any disease or disaster."

Hearing this, Qin Yue's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Elder, please help me get this demon's inner elixir."

Elder Queming smiled slightly and said, "I can help you refine the inner elixir, but you have to get it yourself."

Qin Yue's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "But that's a monster. How can a mortal like me fight a monster?"

Elder Queming smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master. Fox demons are most distracted when they have sex with humans. This is also when they are at their weakest. It is easiest to use a sharp knife to cut open their abdomens and take out the elixir. Oh, my lady is here. You can come here alone to see me tomorrow."

Qin Yue looked back and saw that his wife had finished worshipping Buddha and was walking out of the hall with the help of maids. He stared at her and then smiled at Elder Queming and said, "Okay."

Two days later, Qin Yue took two servants from the mansion and left the city. On the agreed seventh day, Qin Yue brought the two servants to the outside of the mansion where Liu Jin and Hui Lian were.

After hearing the news, Huilian ran out like a gust of wind. As soon as she saw Qin Yue standing at the door, she threw herself into his arms and they immediately became affectionate and affectionate.

Liu Jin watched this scene from a distance, walked away with a smile on his face, and did not disturb them.

(End of this chapter)