The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 166 Passing Away on a Crane

[Your compassion and mercy rescued Shang Mieluo, who had been imprisoned by Lord Shangguan and had no way to seek justice. Your boundless love moved Heaven, and you are rewarded with mastery of the "Immobilization Technique".]

[Your compassion and kindness helped Lord Shangguan successfully pray for rain; your boundless love moved Heaven, and you are rewarded with one hundred years of magical power.]

After receiving the reward, Jiang Feng found a shady spot at the foot of a nearby mountain and tested his immobilization technique. He found that he could easily freeze wild beasts in the mountains. Then, with a quick thought, he pointed his sword finger at Bai Suzhen.

"Certainly!"

Bai Suzhen froze, rooted to the spot, and cried out in terror, "What evil thing am I going to do by freezing me like this?"

Jiang Feng took out a calligraphy brush and said with a sinister smile, "What else can I do? Of course, I'll draw the 'Rabbit Sun God' on your face!"

Bai Suzhen scoffed, her body instantly regaining its freedom. She walked towards the nearby stream, saying, "This is boring, I'm not playing with you anymore."

Jiang Feng paused for a moment, then tried it on the White Dragon and Sha Wujing, only to find it had no effect whatsoever. He immediately scratched his head and asked, "What's going on?"

Wukong laughed heartily from the side: "Master, don't worry, even my immobilization technique can't immobilize Tathagata. If your magic power were two or three times higher, you could immobilize Wujing, uh, provided that Wujing doesn't know any protective spells."

Jiang Feng suddenly realized, "So it's because my magic power isn't enough! Wukong, teach me a protective spell!"

Seeing that he had finally learned it, Wukong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master, you learn magic so slowly. What I, Old Sun, can learn in the blink of an eye, it takes you so long to learn."

Jiang Feng rolled his eyes at him: "I'm already learning very fast. I taught you many Heart Sutras, but you haven't even learned them all yet. Isn't that because of different talents?"

Wukong thought about it and realized it was true. Just as he was about to apologize to him, Jiang Feng suddenly trembled and said to Wukong, "Wukong, the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty has died. I promised him that I would perform a ritual for him free of charge."

"Now I need to leave my body and go back. You must protect me and make sure no one gets close to me!"

"I, Old Sun, know!"

Sun Wukong put on a serious expression, drew a circle with his golden cudgel to encircle Jiang Feng, and stood guard over him with the cudgel.

Meanwhile, in the boudoir of a young girl in Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty.

Cui Ying carefully wiped a Jiang Feng puppet with a handkerchief, occasionally stroking the puppet's cheek with her fingers.

Suddenly a white light shone, startling Cui Ying. She quickly stood up from the bedside, clutching a yellow talisman in her right hand, and looked warily at the puppet in front of her.

After the white light faded, Jiang Feng looked at Cui Ying in front of him, touched his cheek, and said, "You've even developed a patina from handling it. Why do you keep handling my puppet for no reason?"

Cui Ying put away the talisman in her hand, her eyes shining as she revealed a bright smile: "I'm afraid I'll get it dirty and you'll complain to me when you come back."

Jiang Feng asked, "Have all the tenants been settled?"

Cui Ying nodded and said, "Everything is settled. They have been receiving tax-free grain for three years and are living a very prosperous life. The people of Jiangnan are all envious of them."

She gave a playful smile and continued, "By the way, Li Yuan's daughter went to your Wishing Temple and then refused to leave, saying you were her teacher and she wanted to stay and inherit your mantle. The way she threw a tantrum was quite reminiscent of your style back in the day!"

"Li Xiuning?"

Jiang Feng frowned, somewhat puzzled: "Never mind her, kids will play for a while and leave on their own once the excitement wears off."

"The new emperor is Yang Guang, isn't he?"

Cui Ying laughed and said, "Who else could it be but him? You are now the legitimate Imperial Brother of the Great Sui Dynasty. After the new emperor ascends the throne in a few days and the court stabilizes, I will go after you."

Jiang Feng complained helplessly, "I didn't even become sworn brothers with him. Let's go, come with me to the palace to pay our respects to our wise and mighty new emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and we'll also hold a religious ceremony for his father."

A moment later, Jiang Feng arrived outside the main hall of the palace, and from afar, he could hear Yang Guang's mournful cries.

"Heavens above! Father, how could you bear to abandon your child alone and bear the burden of the Sui Dynasty by yourself? Heavens above, how could you bear to take away my mother and my father—Heavens above!"

Hearing the wailing from inside the hall, Jiang Feng sighed and said, "Yang Guang actually managed to hold back his laughter; he's truly filial!"

The eunuch leading the way broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this and said in a trembling voice, "Chief Eunuch Jiang, you may go in yourselves. I still have to stay here on duty."

Jiang Feng hummed in agreement, then stepped into the main hall.

Upon seeing Jiang Feng arrive, Yang Guang stepped forward with a sorrowful expression and said, "Brother, did you come here to comfort me after hearing of my father's passing?"

It's a pity you didn't get to see your father one last time before he passed away—hahaha, he's gone!

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Finally, Yang Guang couldn't hold back his laughter and stopped acting. He pulled Jiang Feng to sit on the dragon throne and excitedly said, "Brother, what do you think we should do to improve this dragon throne? Isn't it a bit hard and uncomfortable for your buttocks?"

Jiang Feng pondered for a while, then suggested, "Replace the chair with a soft cushion and stuff it with more cotton!"

As he spoke, he took out a bag of cotton from his magic pouch and began to modify the dragon throne for him on the spot.

Before long, Jiang Feng finished his work. Yang Guang sat on the dragon throne and immediately revealed a satisfied smile: "This thing is called cotton, did you bring it back from the Western Regions?"

Jiang Feng handed him a bag of cotton seeds and said, "Cotton can be made into cotton-padded clothes, which are very effective in keeping people warm in winter."

Cotton was also grown on the borders of the Sui Dynasty, but not very well. I'll give you some superior Indian varieties and write down the planting methods for you.

Yang Guang's eyes lit up as he said, "If we can cultivate cotton on a large scale, our Sui soldiers will be able to fight in winter within three years at most."

Jiang Feng sighed and said, "You're not cut out for leading troops in battle, can't you just stay put for a bit?"

Yang Guang seemed not to hear him, and said expectantly, "Brother, you're not leaving this time, are you? Stay in the capital, and we brothers can share this great empire!"

Jiang Feng pulled off an arm and held it out to him, saying, "This is a puppet. I've returned to perform a ritual for the late emperor."

Yang Guang said with a disappointed look, "I thought you came to witness my coronation ceremony. Never mind, come with me!"

With that, Yang Guang led him to the place where Yang Jian's body was laid out, standing silently to the side, allowing Jiang Feng to concentrate on performing the ritual.

Jiang Feng recited a scripture, which helped Yang Jian's soul pass on to the underworld. Before leaving, he said to Yang Guang, "If you treat the people well and do not indulge in wine and women, perhaps I will be able to see you again when I return from my pilgrimage."

Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently: "Get out! Stop saying such discouraging things. I'm in good health. Even if I had sex with seven women in one night, I could still preside over the court the next day!"

"But you, remember to send me a message before you die, so I can send someone to collect your body!"

Jiang Feng glanced at him speechlessly, then returned to the Cui family and chatted with Cui Ying for a while before his primordial spirit returned to its original body.

Cui Ying watched Jiang Feng's primordial spirit depart, then stared at the puppet before her, lost in a profound and mysterious enlightenment.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling white light emanated from her body, as if enlightening her. Her body trembled, and she opened her eyes again.

Erlang Shen Yang Jian had been guarding her for who knows how long. Seeing her wake up, he gave her a faint smile: "Little sister, congratulations on completing your training!"

Yang Chan smiled and said, "Thank you for protecting me, Second Brother. I still have to go after Jiang Feng, so I won't chat with you any longer." After saying that, she rode away on a cloud amidst Yang Jian's stunned expression.

A moment later, the Celestial Hound whispered, "Master, what are you thinking about?"

Yang Jian was brought back to his senses by his shout, and said with a dark face, "I'm wondering if I should go to Guanyin Bodhisattva and tell her that my dog ​​got lost on the journey to the West."

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Howling Celestial Dog:

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