Journey to the West: Please Call Me the White Bone Demon

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The existence of White Tiger City has long been like a pebble thrown into a lake, its ripples subtly changing the atmosphere of the entire Baoxiang Kingdom.

Initially, Baoxiang Kingdom regarded Baihu City merely as a peculiar trading hub.

But a century later, the situation has completely changed.

Countless merchants, scholars, and even imperial relatives who returned from White Tiger City repeatedly mentioned that city where "humans and demons lived in harmony and peace" at banquets, in letters home, and in the imperial court.

Gradually, the ideas that "humans and demons must not be irreconcilable" and "demons can be friendly and humans can be hateful" began to circulate among the scholars and common people of Baoxiang Kingdom.

The first thing to change was the prevailing social atmosphere.

In the past, Baoxiang Kingdom regarded demons as monstrous floods and monsters, and in the folk tales, most of the demons were man-eating spirits. But nowadays, more and more families are beginning to accept the idea that "it's not a big deal to have a demon relative in the family."

Some daring families even went so far as to marry their daughters to Earth Immortal-level demons who did business in White Tiger City, just in hopes of longevity and wealth.

Later, even the royal family began to loosen its grip.

Upon hearing of the immense power of the "Lord" of White Tiger City and witnessing the prosperity of the kingdom's commerce thanks to White Tiger City, the King of Baoxiang Kingdom tacitly permitted demons to open shops, practice medicine, and work as bodyguards in the capital. As long as they did not harm people or commit evil, they were no different from ordinary people.

Once the atmosphere changes, the butterfly effect explodes completely.

The most direct impact of this change is on a famous romance in the original work—the ill-fated relationship between Baihua Xiu, a maid of the Pixiang Palace, and Kui Mulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

In the original story, Kui Mulang descended to the mortal realm without permission and forcibly abducted Baihuaxiu back to the Boyue Cave on Wanzishan Mountain. They lived as husband and wife for thirteen years and had two sons.

Although Baihua Xiu was a celestial maid who descended to earth, she had not awakened her memories of her past life. She felt only fear and disgust towards her wolf-headed, human-bodied monster husband, and spent her days in tears and unbearable pain.

But in this life, everything is different.

When Kui Mulang returned to the palace to abduct Baihua Xiu, he expected to see a weeping, desperately resisting woman.

But what appeared before him was a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, with beautiful features and an elegant demeanor.

Baihua Xiu looked at the burly, black-furred, wolf-headed, human-bodied Kui Mulang in front of her. Instead of screaming and running away, her eyes lit up. She looked him up and down, and a smile of interest appeared on her face.

"Where did you come from, monster, trespassing into my Baoxiang Kingdom's palace?" Her voice was clear and crisp, tinged with curiosity. "But you do look quite imposing."

Kui Mulang was dumbfounded.

He thought the woman would cry and beg for mercy, but to his surprise, her first words were to praise him as "powerful".

"You...aren't you afraid of me?"

Baihua smiled lightly, took graceful steps, and actually took the initiative to approach him, reaching out her slender hand to touch the wolf paws covered by his mane:

"What are you afraid of? You're not going to eat people."

Kui Mulang's mind went completely blank.

Is that right? He remembers that he hasn't changed his appearance.

He couldn't help but touch his face. It was indeed the wolf's head. He wasn't mistaken. What was going on? Were the people in this country so open-minded that they weren't afraid of monsters?

Even more outrageous, what followed was completely beyond Kui Mulang's comprehension.

Baihua Xiu didn't run away; instead, she pulled him down to sit and inquired carefully about his background and origins, as well as his path of cultivation. She even boldly asked, "Have you ever been married?"

Kui Mulang was taken aback by the question and stammered, "No... I never."

Upon hearing this, Baihuaxiu's eyes lit up even more.

"Then...would you be willing to marry me, the princess, and become the prince consort of my Baoxiang Kingdom?"

Kui Mulang almost fell off his chair.

He came to kidnap people, so how did he end up being kidnapped instead?

In the days that followed, Kui Mulang was completely bewildered.

Baihua Xiu was incredibly passionate towards him, inviting him to stroll through the garden, admire the flowers, and enjoy tea. She even dragged him to a cosmetics shop in Baihu City to buy rouge.

At first, Kui Mulang was a little confused, but later he was overwhelmed by Baihuaxiu's undisguised admiration and ardent gaze, and realized that he had arrived too late.

In just over a month, the two had fallen in love.

Kui Mulang even confessed directly to Baihuaxiu that the two of them were originally celestial beings descended to earth. He was Kui Su Xingjun, and Baihuaxiu was a maidservant of Pixiang Palace.

They were already deeply in love, which is why they secretly descended to the mortal realm, intending to be a loving couple for life. However, for some unknown reason, while in the mortal realm, they encountered a mishap and entered the cycle of reincarnation, thus losing their memories of the Heavenly Palace.

Upon hearing this, Baihuaxiu's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected that she was also a celestial being descended to earth. Although she couldn't remember anything about what Kui Mulang had mentioned, it didn't stop her from being very excited.

"It's alright. Even if I lose my memory, I still love you very much, and we can still be a loving couple!"

Baihua Xiu, accompanied by Kui Mulang, swaggered back to the palace to see her father—the King of Baoxiang Kingdom.

When the king saw this monstrous-looking "son-in-law," he had no prejudice against him due to the influence of White Tiger City.

Instead, after hearing his daughter's sweet words and seeing that Kui Mulang, though a demon, had a dignified manner and profound cultivation, and hearing that he was a righteous god descended from heaven, he was overjoyed.

"Since the princess desires this marriage, I hereby grant her permission."

"Your Highness, I find your demeanor and bearing to be extraordinary. Would you be willing to serve as an official in my court?"

Upon hearing this, Kui Mulang immediately refused.

He even gave up his official duties in Heaven, only wishing to spend his life in love with Baihuaxiu. Why would he want to take on any official position in Baoxiang Kingdom?

Baihua Xiu chimed in, "If my husband is unwilling to stay in the court, then let us go to Wanzishan Boyue Cave to live in seclusion! The scenery there is beautiful and the environment is perfect for cultivation."

Although the king had regrets, since his beloved daughter was willing, he said no more.

He immediately bestowed upon them gold, silver, jewels, servants, maids, and countless silks and satins, enough to fill over a hundred carriages, which were then sent to the Wave Moon Cave in a grand procession.

Kui Mulang brought Baihuaxiu to Boyue Cave, where they renovated the cave and set up an array to prevent outsiders from spying on them. From then on, the two lived in seclusion there, devoted to each other and deeply in love.

Although Baihuaxiu had not awakened her memories of her past life, she was naturally intelligent and had no reservations about Kui Mulang's demonic form. On the contrary, she felt that this wolf form was majestic and powerful, and had a strong masculine spirit.

Every day, we would compose poems and paint together, enjoy the moon and tea together, and live a carefree and happy life.

Kui Mulang went from being confused to completely falling into despair.

He had thought that Baihuaxiu had lost her memories of her past life, and that their relationship would be full of twists and turns. Who knew that he would have such a beautiful woman and so many servants to serve him? It was more than a hundred times more comfortable than heaven!

"If I had known this would happen, I should have descended to the mortal realm sooner."

He embraced Baihuaxiu, overwhelmed with emotion.

Baihua nestled in his arms and said with a sweet smile, "Now that my husband has descended to the mortal realm, he should no longer think about matters of the Heavenly Court. Let's just live our lives as husband and wife."

Kui Mulang nodded vigorously.

From then on, the thirteen years of weeping and unbearable suffering in the original story were no longer present in the Wave Moon Cave.

All they had was a loving and harmonious marriage.

During this time, Kui Mulang gradually discovered that the atmosphere around Baoxiang Kingdom was different. Humans not only had no prejudice against the demon race, but even admired them.

Humans are not afraid of demons, and demons do not eat humans.

This sight puzzled him, and he couldn't help but ask Baihua Xiu. When he learned that everything was caused by Baihu City, his curiosity grew even stronger.