The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 74 I'll Make You Vanish into Thin Air

The Imperial Palace, Jiaofang Hall.

Zhao Ming'er sat down next to Empress Dugu with a smile, feeding her the braised pork knuckle she had just made, calling her "godmother" repeatedly, which made Empress Dugu completely confused.

Empress Dugu took another bite of the tender pork knuckle, her face still showing an incredulous expression.

"Ming'er, how did you make this braised pork knuckle? How can there be such a delicious braised pork knuckle in the world? What will I do if I can't eat it anymore?"

Zhao Ming'er laughed and said, "My culinary skills were taught to me by the God of Food in heaven. How could anyone in this world possibly be able to do it?"

"Godmother, eat as much as you like. I made six braised pork knuckles, leaving you the two best ones. I'll take the remaining four, the failed attempts, to give as alms to the monks staying at Cui Peng's house later."

Empress Dugu: "..."

Just tell them to send it to Jiang Feng!

You mean the four with the best color and the largest size are all failures? I don't believe you!

She rolled her eyes and was about to make a joke when suddenly a cold wind rose, and countless withered yellow leaves poured into the room through the window.

Empress Dugu was startled. She glanced at the dark clouds outside the window and said with a look of surprise, "Why did the weather suddenly change?"

Zhao Ming'er's eyes sharpened. "Godmother, evil spirits have entered the palace! Stay here and don't move. I'm going to buy some oranges... Ugh, I almost got led astray by Jiang Feng. Stay by my side and don't move!"

Before the words had even finished, Gao Cheng walked in with a flippant expression.

"My little lady, what is there to miss in this mortal world? Come with me to the realm of Yin and Yang to enjoy yourselves; that is the true paradise!"

Zhao Ming'er flew into a rage: "You wicked devil, how dare you covet my beauty! Today, I will not forgive you!"

Gao Cheng was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Who are you? Who asked you?"

"ah???"

Zhao Ming'er was stunned by his question, then saw Gao Cheng leering at Empress Dugu, rubbing his hands together and laughing, "The rumors are indeed true, Empress Dugu is truly incomparably beautiful!"

"ha???"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming'er seemed to have many question marks appearing on her forehead.

She glanced at the lonely empress, who was over fifty, then picked up the mirror and looked at her youthful and beautiful self...

A moment later, she slammed the bronze mirror down in her hand, stood up, and shouted angrily.

"You blind, despicable devil! Today, I will annihilate you! No one can stop me, I swear!"

Zhao Ming'er felt that her stunning beauty had been insulted, and she released a terrifying killing intent that instantly froze Gao Cheng's body, rendering him unable to move. Even the ghostly soldiers and demons in the sky couldn't help but shudder.

The next instant, Zhao Ming'er raised her right hand, and thousands of rays of light and auspicious colors appeared in the sky, instantly piercing through the dark clouds and projecting onto the earth.

The eight thousand Yin soldiers were pierced through their bodies by the radiant light, and immediately let out mournful howls before being wiped out in an instant!

Gao Cheng was terrified. He felt an overwhelming pressure descend upon him, and his legs went weak, causing him to collapse to the ground. His pupils trembled as he stared at Zhao Ming'er, stammering, "You...you're not human?!"

"You dare to insult me?"

Zhao Ming'er was furious. With a flick of his right hand, countless rays of light pierced through Gao Cheng's body, evaporating his Ghost King form completely.

Gao Cheng was instantly terrified, and even in his death, he couldn't understand how he had angered this great deity...

High above, a majestic figure looked down at Guanyin Bodhisattva, a hint of doubt in his voice: "Did you teach her this magic?"

After a moment of silence, Guanyin Bodhisattva said, "This humble monk does not know this magic, how can I teach it to her?"

This is the magic of the Seven Fairy Maidens, and Zhao Ming'er is the reincarnation of one of them. She descended to the mortal realm to conceal the secrets of heaven with the clouds of the nine heavens, causing this humble monk to misjudge her."

Guanyin Bodhisattva was also quite helpless.

What exactly is the God of Marriage trying to do? All he wants is to tie the knot, so why does he have to cause so much trouble?

First it was the Third Holy Mother, now it's the Seventh Fairy Maiden, will it be the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden next?

All of you are making things difficult for this poor monk. Do you think I'm easy to bully?!

The imposing figure looked at Guanyin Bodhisattva with considerable sympathy and said, "The secrets of heaven are chaotic; Guanyin Bodhisattva, please be mindful. If you need my assistance, I will certainly do my utmost."

After saying this, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva rode away on his mount, Di Ting.

Anyway, he only cares about Hell. As long as those ghost kings of the Yin and Yang realms stop causing trouble everywhere and making it difficult for wandering souls in the mortal world to be reincarnated normally, that's fine.

As for the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, we'll talk about that later!

Guanyin Bodhisattva watched his departing figure with a sense of melancholy, then looked at Jiang Feng with a slight frown, seemingly lost in thought.

On Jiang Feng's side, Tuoba Tao waved his right hand, and the remaining thousands of Yin soldiers swarmed out, like a tsunami, instantly engulfing Jiang Feng's figure.

A moment later, a mushroom cloud formed from condensed Buddha light rose from the center of the black waves, and the world fell silent.

Tuoba Tao's shocked expression froze under the light of the mushroom cloud, lasting for an unknown period of time, before he finally regained control.

Looking up, all the ghostly soldiers under his command had vanished without a trace.

The sky was clear for miles, the dark clouds had all disappeared, and the last rays of the setting sun shone on the earth, turning the whole land into a golden hue.

Tuoba Tao hovered in the air, gazing at the beautiful world bathed in the setting sun. His eyes gradually became vacant, and he murmured, "Such is fate, what can be done..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body slowly disintegrated, gradually turning into nothingness from bottom to top.

Jiang Feng used the Kunyu-to-Peng transformation technique, stepping on the phantom of the Kunpeng in the void. Gazing at the gradually disappearing body, he said with a firm look in his eyes: "What destiny? Isn't it all just an excuse for you kings and generals after your failures!"

If you could treat the people well, why would they rebel against you? The fact that you ended up being killed by the eunuchs is entirely your own doing.

The people just want to survive, and you're so stingy with even that simple wish? You deserve to be utterly destroyed!

Tuoba Tao's ferocious rebuttal, filled with curses and swears, dissipated into the world with deep resentment.

At the same time, the hundreds of Yin soldiers that Master Jizang had trapped with his magic were scattered and their souls were destroyed. The remaining Yin soldiers were all slaughtered by the heavenly soldiers summoned by Wang Yuanzhi, leaving only Hou Jing to escape far away.

Realizing he had fallen into a trap, Liu Yu finally returned. With a single stroke, he cleaved Hou Jing in two as he charged towards him. Head bowed, he said with a look of shame, "I am ashamed. It has been so long since I fought a battle; I am rusty in battle and have fallen for their trick!"

Li Jing comforted him with a helpless expression, "Your Majesty, cough cough, General Liu, please don't blame yourself. It's all because the pharmacist didn't explain things properly beforehand."

"It's alright. The battlefield is ever-changing, and there will always be times when you are careless."

Sun En also offered Liu Yu advice with a kind expression, but inwardly he was filled with unease.

Damn it, what kind of evil spell did I just fall under? How did I get so carried away that I rushed out with Liu Yu?