I am a fairy in Journey to the West

"Ghost!!"

"Grandma Wei has come back to life!"

The moment they saw Wei's mother, all the villagers in Liuhe Village were terrified and turned to run away.

Some people were so frightened that they fainted, and their families picked them up and ran away.

Wei Xian tried to run after the others, but was grabbed by a hand and couldn't move. He quickly turned around and saw that it was Zhuang Yan who had pulled him back.

"Why are you running?" Zhuang Yan grabbed Wei Xian and said, "You were the one who wanted to resurrect your mother, and you even swore that you were willing to bear all the consequences. Now, just because your mother is a little ugly, you are so afraid. Is this your filial piety?"

Wei Xian pleaded, "Immortal, my mother isn't like this. This isn't even human anymore."

Then, Wei Xian pleaded, "Immortal, please turn my mother back to her original form, and I promise I won't run away again."

“No such thing happened. How can you go back on your word after making a wish?” Zhuang Yan pulled Wei Xian back and pushed him toward Wei’s mother.

Mother Wei hugged Wei Xian tightly, "Xian'er, don't despise your mother. Even though I've become like this, I would never harm you."

The stench of the corpse assaulted Tianmen, and Wei Xian almost fainted. He pushed his mother away, causing a large amount of rotting flesh to peel off her body.

"Ahhh!!!" Wei Xian was so terrified by this scene that he turned and ran away like a madman.

As if obsessed, Mother Wei picked up the two eyeballs that were dangling from her face and stuffed them back into their sockets before continuing to chase after them.

Wei Xian kept running and running, until he left Liuhe Village. He didn't know how far he had run, until he was so tired that he stopped and leaned against a rock to catch his breath.

It was already dawn, and the sky was just beginning to lighten. Wei Xian looked back towards Liuhe Village and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the terrifying figure had stopped following.

But the next moment he was caught by a rope and pulled off the rock.

Then a group of fierce-looking bandits came with knives and surrounded Wei Xian. The leader of the bandits said, "Hey, what a tender-skinned lad. Perfect to take back and make him a snack with our drinks."

"Huh? Why does this kid smell so bad?"

"This is the stench of a corpse."

"Good lad, judging from your appearance, you didn't go digging up graves, did you? Good, good, good, grandpa likes people like you the most. Eating you wouldn't be a bad thing."

In utter despair and desperation, Wei Xian could only shout, "Grandpas, spare my life! I'm from Liuhe Village, I'm a good person!"

“Who would dig up a grave if they were a good person?” the bandits said, then tied up Wei Xian and carried him up the mountain.

Upon arriving at the mountain stronghold, Wei Xian, who was being carried, saw only a sea of ​​white bones on both sides of the stronghold, and they were all human bones.

What's most chilling is that the bones weren't laid out in a regular pattern, but rather piled up haphazardly to one side, with traces of steaming, boiling, and grilling on them.

"They eat people!" Wei Xian came to this conclusion. In an instant, his hair stood on end, tears of fear welled up in his eyes, and he began to struggle violently.

The bandits showed no mercy when they saw him struggling, and beat him mercilessly until he spat out blood.

Wei Xian was then thrown into a small, musty-smelling hut. The bandits locked the door and left.

Wei Xian lay on the ground groaning incessantly, his whole body aching from the beating.

Just as he was feeling extremely uncomfortable, a soft hand suddenly reached out and gently massaged his body.

Wei Xian was stunned for a moment, then endured the soreness and looked up. In the dimly lit room, a face covered in dirt came into Wei Xian's view.

But from those eyes and lips, it's clear that this is a woman, and not very old.

"Does it still hurt?" The person's clear, bell-like voice confirmed to Wei Xian that this was a woman.

Wei Xian forced himself to sit up and leaned against the door to look at the woman. He saw that her left arm was bare, her clothes were tattered, and there were scratches and bite marks on her exposed skin.

"It's okay, it won't hurt after a while," the woman said, withdrawing her hand.

Wei Xian looked at the woman, and after a moment asked, "Were you arrested too?"

The woman's eyes dimmed, and she nodded, saying, "My whole family has been captured. My father was retiring and was going to take us back to our hometown, but we were robbed by bandits here."

Wei Xian's heart tightened, and he asked, "What about your family?"

Wei Xian was horrified. "So you're all alone now?"

Recalling that night, a numb look of extreme fear washed over the woman's face. "He was by the fire, taking advantage of me."

Hearing the woman's story, Wei Xian was horrified, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Looking at Wei Xian's terrified expression, the woman slowly said, "I was scared at first, but I'm not scared now. I just want them to eat me as soon as possible."

"But don't worry, they definitely won't torture you. Only women get tortured," the woman said softly, and gently patted Wei Xian's body with her right hand.

Wei Xian was still terrified, and even began to sob softly.

The woman didn't speak again, but moved closer to Wei Xian, placing one hand on his body and gently patting him, as if to offer silent comfort.

Five hours passed, and the sky quickly darkened again. Wei Xian felt the warmth on his left side, and his fear had lessened considerably.

The woman leaned against him quietly, the two of them relying on each other without moving, as if they were comforting each other in tacit understanding.

However, at that moment, the door of the cabin was suddenly opened, and two bandits walked in carrying torches.

Wei Xian was startled, and the fear that had subsided resurfaced, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

But the two bandits ignored Wei Xian and instead grabbed the woman and dragged her outside.

The woman grabbed Wei Xian's right hand. She didn't cry or make a fuss, nor was she afraid. She just held Wei Xian's hand tightly, looking at him with a calm and warm gaze.

"Don't be afraid," the woman said, and then their hands were forcefully pulled apart, and the woman was dragged out.

Wei Xian only then realized what was happening. He didn't know where he got the courage, but he suddenly shouted and rushed forward, "Let her go!"

He was met with a blow to the back of a knife, which knocked Wei Xian to the ground, causing him pain so intense that he couldn't get up for a long time.

With the wooden cabin door locked, Wei Xian could only grit his teeth and force himself to get up, then peer out through the crack.

Not far away, on a flat area, there was a campfire surrounded by bandits, and an extremely strong bandit leader was sitting there.

When the woman was brought before him, the bandit leader immediately stripped her clothes off, and the woman offered no resistance whatsoever.

Wei Xian couldn't bear to look at what was happening behind him, so he turned his gaze away and let out suppressed sobs in the dark wooden house.

Just then, several screams suddenly came from outside, followed by a chaotic sound of swords being drawn.

Then Wei Xian heard that familiar voice, "Xian'er, Xian'er, where are you?"

Wei Xian was startled and quickly looked out through the crack. He saw a skeleton rush in and knock all the bandits around him to the ground.

Wei Xian recognized the skeleton; it was his mother's corpse. However, after chasing it all the way here, all the flesh on her body had fallen off, leaving only a pair of eyes in their sockets.

A series of clanging sounds rang out, and Wei Xian noticed that the bandits' knives were striking the skeleton, producing sparks, but they couldn't harm the skeleton at all.

In just a few moments, five or six bandits were killed by the skeleton.

Upon seeing this, Wei Xian hurriedly called out, "Mother, I'm here."

Upon hearing this, Wei's mother rushed over immediately, smashing the wooden door with her fist before entering. Seeing Wei Xian, she quickly helped him up and led him outside.

"Xian'er, don't be afraid, Mother will take you home," Mother Wei said to Wei Xian.

Wei Xian's gaze was not on his mother, but on something not far away. At this moment, all the bandits in the mountain stronghold had gathered around, but the bandit leader led the woman into a wooden house.

Mother Wei noticed her son's gaze and asked, "Xian'er, are you looking at that girl?"

At this point, Mother Wei immediately stepped forward and said, "Xian'er, don't worry, I'll go save her. Mother is very powerful now; even swords and spears can't cut her."

After saying that, Mother Wei rushed out again. Her bones were indeed incredibly hard; a light poke with her hand bones could pierce right through the bodies of those mountain bandits.

In less than thirty breaths, Mother Wei killed all the bandits and then rushed into the wooden house where the bandit leader was.

When Wei Xian saw this, he ran up after her, but before he could reach her, he heard a loud bang, and then saw his mother's body smash through the wooden wall and fly out, crashing heavily to the ground.

The next moment, the bandit leader emerged, emanating a demonic aura. He looked at Wei's mother and sneered, "A mere zombie dares to be arrogant in front of this great king."

After saying that, the bandit leader suddenly transformed into a monster with fangs.

"Monster!" Wei Xian exclaimed, but his mother had already rushed forward again.

As soon as Wei's mother threw a punch, the monster caught it with one hand. Then, with a flick of its fangs, the monster sent Wei's mother flying again. When she landed, a tenth of the bones in her body broke off.

Then the monster rushed towards Wei Xian, opening its blood-red maw to devour him.

"Monster, don't hurt my Xian'er!" Mother Wei roared and rushed over at top speed, standing in front of Wei Xian before the monster bit off half of her body.

Wei Xian was thrown away by the tremendous force, and lay on the ground in excruciating pain, unable to get up for a long time.

As for Wei's mother, she collapsed to the ground with half of her body broken off, and remained motionless for a while.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, you're overestimating yourself." The monster sneered at Wei's mother, then walked towards Wei Xian on the ground again.

Unable to get up from the ground, Wei's mother could only pick up a burning piece of firewood and throw it at the monster.

Without turning his head, the monster hurled the firewood, which landed right in his wooden hut, and soon a fire broke out inside.

But the monster didn't notice, and simply walked up to Wei Xian and said, "What a tender-skinned lad, perfect for replenishing my blood and energy."

After saying that, the monster opened its blood-red maw again and bit down at Wei Xian.

In the blink of an eye, a peach wood sword suddenly flew through the air, heading straight for the monster's brow.

The monster hurriedly raised its head and bared its fangs, knocking the peach wood sword away with a 'clang'.

"Who? Who dares to ruin my good time!" the monster roared.

The next moment, three figures appeared in the mountain stronghold, the leader being the Four-Eyed Taoist. "It's you, Four-Eyed Taoist Master."

These three were none other than Daoist Qianhe, Daoist Simu, and Zhu Qingqiu. The monster looked at the three of them, its eyes filled with demonic energy. "So you're just three stinky Daoists. Very well, I've heard that Daoists have pure blood and energy. Today, I, the Great King, will have a taste."

After saying that, the monster put Wei Xian down and headed straight for Qianhe, Simu, and Zhu Qingqiu.

Master Four Eyes raised his hand and threw several Taiyi Thunderbolts and Wind-Fire Thunderbolts. The lightning and fire instantly blasted the monster, causing it to howl in agony, its entire body charred black.

Master Qianhe formed a sword-finger gesture, drew a thunder talisman in his palm, and then stepped out with the Yu Step, striking the monster with a palm. With a loud 'boom', a 'Yu Step Great Unifying Thunder' was released directly from Master Qianhe's palm, hitting the monster heavily.

The monster let out a miserable scream, and was immediately forced back into its original form, which turned out to be a wild boar demon more than three zhang long.

The monster revealed its true form, and seeing that the three were not to be trifled with, it turned tail and ran.

Zhu Qingqiu drew her sword, leaped forward to block the monster, and thrust her sword towards the monster's throat.

The monster's eyes flashed with ferocity, and it charged directly at Zhu Qingqiu's sword. Zhu Qingqiu felt a surge of force, and she was instantly sent flying backward.

His sword merely pierced the monster's flesh, failing to injure any vital organs. Instead, it became stuck in the monster's flesh and was carried away by the monster.

Seeing the monster rush into the woods, Zhu Qingqiu shouted, "This wild boar demon is too tough; it's not easy to deal with."

"What's there to be afraid of with lightning magic? We can just strike it dead once we catch it," Qianhe said, and then chased after them with Daoist Simu. Zhu Qingqiu called out, "Wait for me!"

Master Four Eyes turned around and said, "Don't come here. Go and protect Fellow Daoist Zhaoyan. We will help you get your sword back."

Hearing this, Zhu Qingqiu knew she couldn't follow any further and could only reply, "Okay."

So he turned back and walked to Wei Xian's side, saying, "Are you alright? I'll take you down the mountain now."

At this moment, Wei Xian pointed to the burning house and said, "There are people inside! Quick, save them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qingqiu turned to look at the house, only to find that it had already been engulfed in flames. Zhu Qingqiu quickly said, "With such a huge fire, anyone who goes there will die. There's no way to save it."

It's just that Zhu Qingqiu's Taoist practices are more inclined towards martial arts combat, and he is weaker in magic. Moreover, he is currently only a mortal, so of course he doesn't dare to go into the fire to save people.

But Wei Xian didn't care about anything else. After getting up from the ground, he rushed towards the burning house.

"Hey, are you out of your mind?" Zhu Qingqiu stepped forward to grab Wei Xian, but he pushed her away.

At that moment, a scream came from inside the house. Zhu Qingqiu turned her head and saw a thin figure struggling in the raging flames.

But he didn't do anything, and he wouldn't risk his life to save people.

Seeing that Wei Xian wouldn't listen to her advice, Zhu Qingqiu stopped paying attention to him and turned to go down the mountain to find Zhao Yan.

When Wei Xian rushed to the house, he was blocked by the fire and could not enter. After only a moment, Wei Xian felt his whole body burning up.

Just then, a stiff hand pushed Wei Xian away.

Caught off guard, Wei Xian was pushed to the ground. He looked up in a daze and saw his mother's mutilated skeleton rushing into the fire without hesitation. She turned back to look at Wei Xian, her eyes filled with loving affection.

In that instant, Wei Xian realized that his mother's body was neither grotesque nor frightening; he even saw a smile on the face of the white skeleton.

Soon, Wei's mother's body disappeared into the fire, and shortly afterward, a figure was thrown out of the flames.

Wei Xian looked closely and saw that it was indeed the woman, whose clothes were now on fire.

Wei Xian rushed over to put out the fire. After the fire on the woman's body was extinguished, Wei Xian turned his head to look again, but did not see the familiar figure.

Wei Xian hurriedly searched the fire again and finally found his mother's body. She was on the edge of the fire, but most of her bones were broken and she was kneeling in the fire and could not get out.

"No!! Mother... Mother!" Wei Xian burst into tears and hurriedly got up and rushed towards the flames, trying to save his mother.

But then another hand grabbed him. Wei Xian turned around and saw that it was Zhuang Yan.

"Immortal, please save my mother!" Wei Xian cried out.

Zhuang Yan said, "The dead have their own place to go. Your mother will go to the underworld and enter the cycle of reincarnation after her lifespan ends, starting a new life. Your life has just begun."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xian burst into tears, repeatedly crying out at the burning skeleton, "Mother, I was wrong! I should have let you rest in peace long ago! I shouldn't have been afraid of you! Your child was wrong, I was wrong, Mother!!!"

A moment later, Mother Wei's voice came from the fire, "Xian'er, I don't blame you. From now on, you must live a good life with this girl. I just saw the secret of heaven, so don't think about me anymore."

"Immortal, thank you. Now I can rest in peace."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei's mother's body was completely reduced to ashes in the flames. (End of Chapter)