I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Yuanxi Mountain, Mountain God's Mansion.

The Marshal of Ventilation and the Marshal of Exorcism led the demon soldiers and carried Ao Yan into the palace, reporting directly to the Yuanou Mountain God "Xuanling Hou".

I saw Marquis Xuanling walking out from behind the screen in the hall. He was wearing a robe with auspicious qilin and a green ribbon and white jade belt around his waist. He had a fair face, clear eyebrows and bright eyes, and his hair was tied up with a high hairpin, carrying a scent of wind.

This person is actually a sixth-rank immortal official, which is considered a high-ranking position for the position of mountain god.

When Marshal Fengtong and Marshal Qushen saw him, they immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

Marquis Xuan Ling nodded slightly and looked at Ao Yan who was drunk on the sedan chair. He took a step forward, checked Ao Yan's condition first, then reached out and pinched Ao Yan's mouth open, and took out an elixir from his sleeve and put it into Ao Yan's mouth.

Ao Yan opened her lips slightly, and a sweet fragrance with a hint of wine came out of her mouth, but Xuan Linghou was indifferent to it. He just put the elixir into Ao Yan's mouth and then let go and walked back.

"Have you seen that person?" Marquis Xuan Ling asked Marshal Fengtong and Marshal Qushen.

The two looked at each other, then shook their heads and said, "My Lord, when we arrived, we saw Dinghe Dragon King sitting cross-legged on a large rock, and there was no sign of any enemy around."

Xuan Linghou nodded and said, "So that person recognized the Thunderbolt and fled before you arrived."

Marshal of Ventilation and Marshal of Exorcism nodded. At this time, a moan was heard from the side. Everyone turned their heads and saw that Ao Yan was sweating all over. Even her clothes and the sedan chair under her were soaked.

The alcohol turned into sweat and was forced out of the body. Ao Yan gradually woke up. She looked around confusedly at first, and saw that Marshal Fengzhi and Marshal Qushen were both looking at her with a dull look.

Ao Yan was puzzled. She slowly stood up, only to find that Marquis Xuan Ling was also looking at her in astonishment.

Ao Yan also felt her body was a little wet and sticky. She quickly looked down, and her face instantly turned blood red.

It turned out that her robe was soaked with sweat and stuck to her body, revealing her graceful figure vaguely.
"Ah!" Ao Yan exclaimed, and then quickly scolded: "Don't look!!!"

Marshal Tongfeng, Marshal Qushen and a group of soldiers and generals around them turned around, and even Marquis Xuanling quickly turned around.

Ao Yan hurriedly used her magic power to evaporate the sweat on her body, then stood up and said shyly to the Xuan Linghou in front of her: "My Lord, I didn't say you can look."

"Ahem." Marquis Xuan Ling coughed and said, "Since no one can watch it, it's better for me not to watch it either."

After that, Marquis Xuanling asked again: "Dinghe Dragon King, can we turn around now?"

Ao Yan bit her lips lightly and said, "It's OK."

Then everyone turned around. Although Ao Yan's face was still blushing at this moment, as the Dinghe Dragon King, his ability to regulate his emotions was still outstanding.

She calmed herself down, then bowed to Marquis Xuan Ling and said, "Ao Yan greets you, my Lord."

Xuan Linghou waved his hand and asked, "Who attacked you?"

Ao Yan thought about it, and then reported to Marquis Xuan Ling everything about Xiao Yao going to her water palace to complain and her going to find Jiang Han. Finally, she took out the confiscated Zhuang Yan talisman from her sleeve and handed it over.

"Sir, I heard from the Taoist priest that this was the talisman given to him by Lingtai Zhenjun, but I confiscated it." Ao Yan said.

When Xuan Linghou heard the words "Lingtai Zhenjun", he frowned. After he took the talisman and checked it, he sighed, "This talisman is real."

Ao Yan nodded, not showing much surprise on her face, and just said: "Even if it is true, Lingtai Zhenjun should not interfere in the affairs of our lower world divine palace."

Xuan Linghou said: "That's what I said, but I can't say that. Lingtai Zhenjun is not easy to mess with."

"He has already been demoted to the lower world, so why is there anything wrong with him?" Ao Yan asked doubtfully.

Xuan Linghou said: "Although he was demoted to the lower world and became a wandering god, he still has his Taoist magic powers. He once captured the Monkey King alive. In addition, his position as a true lord and his rank of immortal official have not been stripped. He is still a fourth-rank god in the heavenly court."

Ao Yan said, "So what? He is just a wandering god now. We have nothing to do with him. Besides, he interfered with our lower world's divine palace this time. Even if we argue with him face to face, we are in the right."

Xuan Linghou glanced at Ao Yan, and after a moment's silence, he said, "For a person with great magical powers, one cannot just think so simply."

"My lord, what do you mean?" Ao Yan asked with a bow.

Seeing that she could not comprehend the meaning of his words, Marquis Xuan Ling did not explain further, but waved his hand and said, "Do you know about those demon caves slaughtering mortals?"

Ao Yan shook her head and said, "I don't know. We, the Water Palace Gods, basically don't ask about the affairs of the human world."

Marquis Xuan Ling nodded. Apart from the gods of the land, kitchen, door and other rural and household gods, the gods of mountains and water basically did not care about worldly affairs.

Ao Yan then continued, "But those 45 cave monsters can pay more than 100,000 purple coins in taxes to Yuanou Divine Palace every year. Now that all the 45 cave monsters have been killed by the Taoist priest, this annual income will be gone next year."

Marquis Xuan Ling looked up at Marshal Tongfeng, Marshal Qushen and others. His Yuanou Divine Palace was the largest divine palace in the entire Xiangling Prefecture. All the mountain gods, water gods, land gods and others in Xiangling Prefecture obeyed his orders.

It can be said that the status of Yuanou Divine Mansion in Xiangling Prefecture is just like that of Lingtai Divine Mansion in Guangci Prefecture. The demon kings, demon generals, and demon soldiers in his mansion require a large amount of purple money to support them every year.

The fact that forty-five caves and one hundred thousand purple coins were cut short was indeed a huge blow to Yuanou Divine Mansion.

Thinking of this, Xuan Linghou put the talisman into his sleeve, and then said to Ao Yan: "Don't make things too awkward with Lingtai Zhenjun for now, I'll send someone to contact him when I have time."

Ao Yan cupped her hands and replied, "Yes, my lord."

Then she asked, "Then where can we make up for the annual income of 100,000 purple coins?"

Xuan Linghou smiled slightly and said, "Mortals must bleed the New Year pig before slaughtering it. Now is the time to bleed the New Year pig."

At this point, Xuan Linghou said to Ao Yan: "Go to the ghost market and ask the Lion King and his wife for punishment."

"Personally charged?" Ao Yan was stunned. What crime had they committed?

Xuan Linghou said, "Didn't Lingtai Zhenjun's subordinate say that they bought the blood and qi of the forty-five cave monsters at the ghost market? I guess they found out the caves where these monsters were when they bought the blood and qi. Isn't that a crime?"

Ao Yan's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes, Guiji should bear the responsibility for letting a person of unknown origin enter Guiji, which led to the disclosure of the 45 caves of the great demon's cave and their death."

Xuan Linghou nodded and said, "I'll let Marshal Fengtong and Marshal Qushen go with you."

Upon hearing this, Marshal Fengtong and Marshal Qushen immediately bowed and said, "Yes."

Yinfeng Mountain, Ghost Gathering, Golden Lion Tower.

The leader of the Ghost Assembly was so anxious that he kept muttering, "I have to hide. I must not let the Ventilation Marshal and the Exorcist Marshal see me, otherwise my identity will be exposed."

The proprietress Yu Jing asked, "Could they be the original 'Ventilation Great Saint Macaque King' and 'God-Exorcist Great Saint Yu Ape King'?"

"That's right." The leader of the Ghost Gathering said, "In the beginning, we became sworn brothers with the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and we know each other very well. If they see me, they will recognize me at a glance."

Yu Jing was somewhat surprised and asked, "Why aren't they afraid of being discovered by the Heavenly Court? Why do they dare to openly serve at the Yuanou Mountain God's Mansion?"

The leader of Ghost Gathering said: "It's not that they are not afraid of being exposed, but they have taken a different path from me. I hid under a false name, and they sought shelter in the Heavenly Court." "Shelter? Can a mountain god shelter them? Even if he is a sixth-rank mountain god, in the entire order of gods in the Heavenly Court, a sixth-rank god is nothing." Yu Jing said puzzledly.

The leader of the Ghost Gathering said, "You are a woman, after all, you have long hair but short knowledge. The Yuanou Mountain God is not just a sixth-rank god, he has a great background."

Yu Jing was surprised and asked, "What is his background?"

The master of the ghost gathering said: "The Great Emperor Tianqi Rensheng of Dongyue and Empress Shuming Kunde of Dongyue have five sons and one daughter. Their eldest son, Marquis Youling, is the official in charge of the Five Thunder Court of the Thunder Department and a fifth-rank god. The second son, Marquis Huiling, is the official in charge of the Exorcism Court of the Thunder Department and a fifth-rank god. The third son, Duke Bingling, is the Marshal of Fire of the Thunder Department and a fifth-rank god. The fourth son, Master Juren Jinjian, is also Master Jingjian, a disciple of the Southern Ratnasambhava Tathagata. The fifth son, Marquis Xuanling, is the Yuanou Mountain God, a sixth-rank god."

After hearing this, Yu Jing was shocked and asked, "So, the Yuanou Mountain God is actually the fifth prince of the Emperor Dongyue?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's him." said the Lord of Ghost Assembly.

Yu Jing then asked, "Who is that 'one woman'?"

The leader of the Ghost Gathering glanced at Yu Jing and said, "Don't you know this? She is the famous Bixia Yuanjun."

Yu Jing suddenly understood and said, "I know."

At this point, Yu Jing looked at the leader of Ghost Gathering and said, "Since this Yuanou Mountain God has such a powerful background, why don't you follow the example of your two sworn brothers and join the Yuanou Mountain God? It's better than hiding, right?"

The leader of the Ghost Gathering sneered and said, "We demons should not deal with these officials, otherwise we will be sold out without knowing it. The Emperor Dongyue is doing well in the Southern Continent, but he sent his son to the Eastern Continent to be a mountain god. I dare not think too much about what is going on."

Yu Jing nodded and said, "No matter what, I will only listen to you, my husband. Now, the Yuanou Mountain God sent Dingjiang Dragon King here. I wonder what it is for?"

The master of the ghost gathering sighed and said, "Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind do not come."

"Do you want to meet him?" Yu Jing asked again.

The leader of the ghost gathering said: "Of course we have to meet them. If we don't, it will be even more weird. But I have to hide first. You go to meet them. If they ask, just say I went out for a trip."

"Okay." Yu Jing nodded.

After saying that, the Ghost Gathering Lord turned into a gust of black wind and disappeared in the Golden Lion Tower. After the Ghost Gathering Lord was hidden, Yu Jing used his magic power to dispel the Ghost Gathering Lord's aura here, and then led people to the outside of the cave to greet Ao Yan and his party.

After welcoming Ao Yan and the other two into the Golden Lion Tower, Marshal Fenglu and Marshal Qushen looked at each other with some confusion in their eyes.

At this moment, Yu Jing invited Ao Yan and the other two to take a seat, and ordered the female servants in the hall to serve them spiritual tea and cakes.

After they sat down, Marshal Fengtong asked first, "Madam Boss, why is this building called 'Golden Lion Building'?"

Yu Jing smiled and replied, "Marshal Fengtong may not know that my husband has always loved to watch lions and beasts, so he named this building 'Golden Lion Building'."

Marshal Feng nodded when he heard this, and Marshal Qushen asked again: "Why did the boss disappear?"

Yu Jing smiled again and said, "My husband went out to travel half a month ago, so he is not in the cave."

Marshal Qushen also nodded, and then said, "Madam, your husband is quite mysterious. The Ghost Fair has been held for so many years, but there are only a handful of cultivators in Xiangling Prefecture who have seen your husband."

Yu Jing smiled and said, "My husband likes solitude and quietness, so he doesn't like to see people."

"I see." Marshal Ventilation and Marshal Exorcism nodded slightly.

At this time, Yu Jing bowed and asked, "I wonder what instructions the Dingjiang Dragon King and the two marshals have for coming to the small cave?"

Hearing this, Ao Yan immediately stood up and said, "I am here at the order of Yuanou Mountain God to question you in the cave."

"Ask me for my crime?!" Yu Jing was stunned for a moment. The smile on her face disappeared in an instant, replaced by panic. She quickly stood up and asked, "May I ask Dingjiang Dragon King, what crime have I, Gui Ji, committed?"

So Ao Yan informed Yu Jing about the death of the forty-five cave monsters, and reprimanded her for putting people of unknown origin into the ghost gathering, which led to the killing of the forty-five cave monsters.

Although Yu Jing tried her best to defend herself, she said that her Guiji only provided a place for everyone to trade and collected a little tax from the purple money earned by everyone, and she was not responsible for anything.

But Ao Yan came with the decree of Marquis Xuan Ling, so no matter what she said, no matter how Yu Jing defended herself, she always determined Gui Ji's guilt in just a few words.

After an incense stick of time, Yu Jing's mouth was dry, and his heart was tired and exhausted. He just stood there and listened attentively to Ao Yan's reprimand without making any more excuses.

After Ao Yan finished scolding, Yu Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then she heard Ao Yan say, "In view of this, Yuanou Mountain God decrees that Gui Ji be fined 100,000 yuan, and the fine will be paid immediately."

"What?! One hundred thousand purple coins!" Yu Jing exclaimed, "Why is the fine so high?"

Ao Yan said coldly: "This is the order of the mountain king, what? Do you want to resist?"

When she thought of her husband, Yu Jing calmed down immediately, suppressed her anger and said, "Can the fine be reduced?"

"No." Ao Yan shook her head decisively and said, "One hundred thousand purple coins, not a single one less, you must pay it now."

After that, Ao Yan added: "If you resist the decree, we will have no choice but to arrest you and take you back to Yuanou Mountain, and confiscate your ghost collection."

Yu Jing took a deep breath, and then begged, "Can you give me some more time?"

"I don't believe that you have been running the Ghost Fair for so many years and you can't even come up with 100,000 purple coins?" Ao Yan said coldly: "You must pay it now."

As Ao Yan finished speaking, Marshal Ventilation and Marshal Driving the Gods behind her had already released their powerful aura.

Yu Jing's face changed. She lowered her head first, then raised it again, biting her lip and saying, "Dragon King, wait a moment. I'll go get the money."

Ao Yan nodded and said, "As soon as possible."

Yu Jing lowered her head and walked out of the Golden Lion Tower, then quickly came to the hiding place of the Ghost Gathering Lord. She first briefly conveyed the situation to the Ghost Gathering Lord, and then the Ghost Gathering Lord used his magic power to send out a mustard seed bag, which fell into Yu Jing's hands.

Yu Jing carried the heavy mustard bag, sighed deeply, then turned around and quickly returned to the Golden Lion Tower.

After handing the mustard seed bag to Ao Yan, Ao Yan checked the purple coins inside and confirmed that there was no difference. Then he stood up and said, "This 100,000 purple coins are just the punishment for this mistake. Remember not to make the same mistake again in the future. If there are people with unknown origins who want to enter the Ghost Market again, they must be carefully identified and allowed in."

Yu Jing gritted her teeth, suppressed the anger in her heart, and bowed, "Yes, I will obey the Dragon King's order."

Ao Yan nodded slightly, then put away the mustard seed bag and left with Marshal Ventilation and Marshal Driving the Gods.

After Ao Yan and the other two came out of the Yinfeng Cave, left Yinfeng Mountain and returned to the Yuanou Mountain God's Mansion, the leader of the Ghost Gathering finally came out of his hiding place and returned to the Golden Lion Tower.

At this moment, there was silence in the Golden Lion Building. When the leader of the Ghost Assembly walked into the lobby of the Golden Lion Building, Yu Jing looked up at him and said blankly: "How could they do this? How could they do this?"

“Those things have nothing to do with us.”

"How could this be?"

The leader of the Ghost Gathering came forward and hugged Yu Jing, stroking her back with his hand while sighing: "Now you know, these immortal officials are not easy to mess with. Officials have two mouths, and some things are up to them to say whatever they want." (End of this chapter)