Traveling Through Journey to the West: I Am the Dragon King

After Yun Chonghua agreed to the Weaver Girl's request, the two changed into mortal attire and headed straight for the Cowherd's residence.

As they approached the house, Yun Chonghua stopped and asked, "I wonder how the fairy bid farewell to her family?"

The Weaver Girl sighed and said, "What else can we do? It's a separation of life and death. Even if we have a chance to meet again after returning to heaven, it will be decades later in the mortal world. By then, the children will be old and frail, and it would be truly improper for them to see their mother, who is in the prime of her life, again."

The Weaver Girl said with some sadness, "Besides, separation by death is something everyone must experience in life. Although it's cruel for the children, a short, sharp pain is always better than a long, drawn-out one. Only in this way can they better begin a new life."

Yun Chonghua was somewhat surprised to hear this, but he didn't say anything.

Afterwards, Yun Chonghua, posing as the Weaver Girl's "younger brother," returned to that home with her and met up with the Mountain Spirit, who was disguised as her "aunt."

The "family" then had their last "reunion dinner" at the cowherd's house.

Yun Chonghua and the Weaver Girl stayed at this house for a few days.

Yun Chonghua also mentioned to the Weaver Girl the matter of using talismans to imprison the children's magical powers.

But when she talked about this, the Weaver Girl looked at her son and daughter and seemed to think of something.

Yun Chonghua also saw the changes in her eyes, from the initial realization, to the fear, clarity, pain, and finally to resilience.

Afterwards, the Weaver Girl did not use the White Crane Fairy's talisman, but chose a "once and for all" method, which was to "remove the immortal bones".

Only in this way can her children truly become "ordinary people" and truly live as ordinary people.

Although Yun Chonghua didn't know what the Weaver Girl was thinking or what she was afraid of, she insisted on removing the immortal bones from the children instead of using the simplest spells to imprison their magical power.

But since it was her biological mother's decision, he couldn't really say anything.

Despite her inner turmoil, the Weaver Girl personally destroyed the immortal bones of her two children.

Fortunately, the two children are still young and have not yet cultivated, so their immortal bones have not been awakened and their compatibility with their bodies is not very high.

After the Weaver Girl fed her children datura flowers that Yun Chonghua had gathered from thousands of miles away, and they fell asleep, the pain of this "transformation" was not too intense for them.

In the following days, the children seemed to have a serious illness, and the Weaver Girl took good care of them for several days.

After the children recovered, they were met with the worst "bad news" of their lives: their mother had fallen off a cliff and "died" while collecting herbs in the mountains.

Then the villagers of Anning Village, along with Yun Chonghua and the "couple" Shan Gui, personally arranged the "funeral" for the Weaver Girl.

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The mountain spirit, who was also the "aunt," did her best to comfort the two children who had lost their mother.

As Yun Chonghua gazed at all this, he truly understood for the first time what it meant to be "different between immortals and mortals".

Yun Chonghua and the Weaver Girl stayed in the mortal realm for half a month.

Only then was the matter completely resolved. Yun Chonghua left Niulang some gold and silver for expenses, and then left Niulang's house with the mountain spirit.

The two turned to a secluded spot on the mountain path and encountered the Weaver Girl, who had already "died".

Yun Chonghua looked at the Weaver Girl and said, "Fairy, your business is finished. From now on, leave the affairs of the mortal realm to me." He and the Mountain Spirit exchanged a glance. "As the children's 'uncle' and 'aunt,' we will take good care of them for you. You can return to Heaven in peace."

The Weaver Girl bowed deeply to Yun Chonghua again. She said, "From now on, I will have to trouble the Dragon Lord and Sister Mountain Spirit. I have no way to repay the Dragon Lord's kindness. If the Dragon Lord ever needs my help, please come to the Weaver Girl Palace to find me, so that I can repay your great kindness."

Yun Chonghua didn't stand on ceremony with the Weaver Girl's kindness, simply saying "I will." Then the two parted ways.

The Weaver Girl rode auspicious clouds and returned to Heaven in peace. Yun Chonghua also went straight back to his Sishui River God Palace.

Of course, Yun Chonghua didn't need to personally handle such a troublesome matter as taking care of children.

Although he doesn't yet know the "binding spirit" spell, Yun Chonghua has helped his colleagues subdue demons and monsters and handle many tricky matters in the mortal realm over the years. He has also accumulated a considerable network of connections.

People treat each other with kindness and goodwill. Therefore, everyone is willing to help him with anything. Through the introduction of the City God of Nanyang, Yun Chonghua got to know the mountain gods and local deities near Anning Village.

So Yun Chonghua took out some money and gave it to them, entrusting them to take care of Niulang's family in their daily lives.

The ghost immortals readily agreed to Yun Chonghua's request, along with the gold and silver they were offered.

As for the reason for the preferential treatment, no one asked much, and no one cared.

After all, "don't ask what you shouldn't ask" is a creed that grassroots ghost spirits all adhere to.

Now that we can repay the kindness of the people of Yunzhong and even receive money, everyone naturally doesn't care about the reasons behind it.

Besides, the White Crane Fairy had already made the "fake account" in the Book of Life and Death flawless, and the immortal bones of the Weaver Girl's two children had also been removed. Even if someone investigated, they would only find nothing.

More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Yun Chonghua was in his water palace, examining the petition.

I'd like to see if there's any need to accumulate merit recently.

For some reason, the water palace suddenly began to shake.

The mountain spirit then asked, "What exactly happened?"

Yun Chonghua also heard this

He shook his head and said, "I'm not quite sure. I'll go out and take a look; you stay here and guard the manor."

After saying this, Yun Chonghua flew out of the water mansion.

He initially thought it was an "earthquake," but he never expected it to be the Haihe River overflowing its banks.

"What's going on? Could something have happened in the East China Sea?" Without further delay, Yun Chonghua emerged from the water and flew straight towards the East China Sea.

He surveyed the surrounding area along the way and, fortunately, the seawater intrusion hadn't caused a major disturbance, only some tremors. Things had calmed down now.

Yun Chonghua rushed to the sky above the East Sea Dragon Palace, only to see the four Dragon Kings of the seas circling and ascending together.

Yun Chonghua stepped forward and saw the five dragons gathered together. He asked, "What exactly happened? Why did the Haihe River suddenly overflow?"

When the Four Dragon Kings saw Yun Chonghua arrive, they immediately transformed back into human form and stepped forward to pay their respects.

The Dragon King of the East Sea said, "Immortal, you have come at the right time. Please do justice for this little dragon."

Yun Chonghua also transformed back into human form and asked, "What happened?"

Ao Guang said, "Reporting to the Immortal, just now there was a demon monkey who claimed to be a born saint from Flower Fruit Mountain, named Sun Wukong. He came to the Little Dragon Palace and forcibly demanded weapons, stealing the 'Heavenly River Bottom-Stabilizing Divine Iron' from my sea treasury. Afterwards, relying on his superior martial arts, he also demanded armor from the Little Dragon."

"Xiao Long had no choice but to gather his brothers together, put together a set of armor for him, and then send him away. We were just about to go to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor when the Immortal arrived first. If the Immortal is willing to help us, my brothers and I will be eternally grateful."

Yun Chonghua was overjoyed to hear that Wukong had returned. He hadn't expected that more than ten years had passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, Wukong had completed his studies and returned.

Despite the fact that the Dragon King of the East Sea had flattered him and given him many gifts over the years.

But Yun Chonghua hadn't forgotten about the betrayal he had suffered before. However, since Fairy Baihe had mentioned that the Four Dragon Kings were barely considered his own people, he was told to put the matter aside for the time being.

Seeing that someone was taking care of this old mudfish, Yun Chonghua couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

But though he thought this in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

Yun Chonghua asked, feigning seriousness, "Ah? It's said that your divine iron was used by King Yu to measure the depth of rivers and seas during his flood control efforts. It must weigh tens of thousands of catties. How could this monkey lift it?"