The Great Bandit of Journey to the West

Chapter 38 The Three Wonders of the Dragon Clan

After following Jiang Feng through a series of murders and robberies, Cui Ying's feelings became somewhat complicated.

If this continued, she felt she was about to turn into a female bandit.

But this feeling seems pretty good?

After distributing the money to the people of Longxugou, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Cui Ying glanced in the direction of Daxing City and asked, "Shall we go into the city?"

Jiang Feng yawned: "Let's go see what's going on with our Empress, and maybe we can sneak into the palace for breakfast."

Ao Ying exclaimed excitedly, "Great! I've never eaten anything from the palace before!"

Jiang Feng glanced at her and said disdainfully, "Who said I brought you along? Hurry up and go home, so your nephew won't worry."

Ao Ying's smile froze, and she said in disbelief, "Are you going to kick me while I'm down? I put in a lot of effort tonight. If it weren't for me, would you have been able to distribute the money so quickly?"

Seeing Jiang Feng turn to leave, she grabbed his sleeve, her eyes narrowed, and a threatening expression appeared on her face.

"Please don't force me to beg you; I'm even afraid of myself when I'm begging!"

Jiang Feng looked down at her clear, naive eyes: "Really? I don't believe it."

Ao Ying roared in fury, "You forced me to this, so don't blame me for using the three ultimate techniques of our Dragon Clan for begging!"

Jiang Feng was taken aback and asked with some curiosity, "There are unique skills for asking for favors?"

Ao Ying snorted proudly, "Of course! We dragons have three tricks for begging: crying, peeing, and threatening suicide. Don't you dare force me!"

Jiang Feng: "..."

It should be: crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, right?

Also, did the dragons in this world evolve from shrewish women?!

After a moment of confusion, Jiang Feng looked at her and took a deep breath: "Let's go."

Ao Ying jumped up excitedly: "You promised to take me with you?"

Jiang Feng hummed in agreement, rolled his eyes, and said, "I'm afraid you'll pee all over me later..."

Cui Ying: "@#￥%￥#@……"

The three used magic to travel quickly and soon arrived at the palace.

After handing over their official seals to verify their identities, they were led into the Jiaofang Palace, where Empress Dugu resided.

At this moment, Dugu Jialuo was conscious, sitting upright on the soft couch with a pale face.

Although she was over fifty years old, she still looked young and was very beautiful. Yang Guang only inherited five-tenths of her looks, yet he was still called a handsome man, which shows how stunningly beautiful she was in her youth.

Upon seeing Jiang Feng and the others being led in, she first looked at Cui Ying and smiled kindly, saying, "It's been a few years since I last saw you, and Chan'er has grown even more beautiful."

It's a pity you look down on my sons; otherwise, I would have swallowed my pride and made you my daughter-in-law.

Seeing Jiang Feng staring at her curiously, Cui Ying whispered, "My full name is Cui Ying, and my nickname is Chan'er."

Jiang Feng responded with an "oh" and performed a Buddhist salute to Empress Dugu: "This humble monk, Jiang Feng, has come to diagnose Your Majesty's illness at the request of Prince Jin."

Empress Dugu sized up Jiang Feng, smiling and nodding repeatedly: "Indeed, just as Erlang described, you possess elegant and dignified features, the appearance of a born Buddhist. May I ask which Buddhist scripture you study?"

Jiang Feng calmly said, "This humble monk grew up in a Buddhist temple from a young age, and followed the old abbot to study many Buddhist scriptures such as the Sutra Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka, Hide and Seek, Taiping Sutra, and Abhidharma Pitaka. Now there are no more scriptures to read."

Empress Dugu: "..."

I've read quite a few scriptures, but some strange things have gotten mixed in!

Seeing her in a daze, Jiang Feng urged, "Your Majesty, important matters are of utmost importance. Please allow me to examine your illness first, and we can talk later."

Empress Dugu came to her senses, rolled up her sleeves, and revealed a section of her arm.

Jiang Feng placed his fingers on her pulse, and after a while frowned and said, "Your Qi and blood are a little weak, but I can't see any other problems."

As he spoke, he withdrew his hand, stood up, and took out the Vajra Pestle.

Cui Ying was shocked and grabbed his hand, asking, "What are you doing?"

It's no wonder she was nervous, but almost every time Jiang Feng took out the Demon-Subduing Pestle, he would take a life. If he were to take away Empress Dugu, things would get really messy!

Jiang Feng knew she had misunderstood, and explained with a smile, "Let me show you another way to use the Vajra Pestle."

As he spoke, he grasped the vajra in his hand and began chanting incantations.

As the incantation resounded, the lotus flower atop the vajra emitted a milky-white Buddhist light, and in an instant, a great light shone forth!

"The sun's rays shine through darkness, and all things function within them."

After reciting the incantation, Jiang Feng explained to the others, "What I just recited was the Great Brightness Mantra. If you encounter illnesses caused by ghosts, spirits, or demons, reciting this mantra can help you find the cause of the illness."

As the bright Buddha light shone throughout her body, Empress Dugu felt as if she were completely immersed in the hot spring, and she comfortably closed her eyes.

However, the next moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain between her eyebrows, a pain that went straight to the depths of her soul, causing her to cry out and cover her forehead.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"Cui Ying, move her hand away!"

Upon hearing Jiang Feng's shout, Cui Ying immediately stepped forward to support Empress Dugu and forcibly removed her hand from her forehead.

Jiang Feng concentrated his magic power at his fingertips, wrote a swastika in the air, and pushed it with his right hand, imprinting it on Empress Dugu's forehead.

Empress Dugu let out a cry of pain and collapsed unconsciously into Cui Ying's arms.

The palace maid standing nearby was terrified and immediately sent someone to inform the emperor.

Before long, Yang Jian arrived in a hurry with his men.

Seeing the mark between Empress Dugu's eyebrows, he glared angrily at Jiang Feng: "What did you do to the Empress?!"

Jiang Feng said, "I am treating her. The Empress's soul has been corrupted by evil spirits. I can't tell what kind of evil spirit it is, so I dare not drive it away rashly. I can only suppress it for the time being."

"Your Majesty, please do not worry. The Empress will wake up on her own in a little while."

Yang Jian stared at him sharply: "You'd better have that, or I will not spare you!"

Under the guards' wary gazes, Jiang Feng walked to the side, picked up a piece of pastry, and began to eat.

Ao Ying snatched the plates away and hugged them to her arms, complaining, "What a stingy emperor! I thought I was going to get some good food, but all I got was a plate of snacks. It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

Yang Jian frowned and was about to order someone to teach them a lesson.

Before she could finish speaking, Empress Dugu, who was in Cui Ying's arms, groaned and woke up, opening her eyes to look around.

"Your Majesty, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing that she had woken up, Yang Jian immediately stepped forward and asked, "Empress, how are you feeling now?"

Empress Dugu stood up from Cui Ying's embrace and said, "I feel much lighter."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Jiang Feng.

"If Erlang hadn't found Jiang Feng for me, I don't know how long I would have suffered."

Yang Jian's expression softened slightly as he looked at Jiang Feng and asked, "Can the Empress's illness be completely cured?"

Jiang Feng said confidently, "Of course it can be cured. Have someone prepare some light ingredients and add some medicinal herbs such as deer antler, ginseng, wolfberry, and lingzhi to make a medicinal meal."

Yang Jian frowned and said, "Is that all? What are those imperial physicians doing? They can't even prescribe such a simple remedy!"

Jiang Feng glanced at him and said slowly, "The medicinal meal is for me. I'm a little hungry."

Yang Jian: "..."