The Jade Emperor sent Xu Tianshi and the Monkey King to the Bullfighting Palace together, and told Simu Bird Star to descend to the mortal world to subdue the demon. Upon receiving the imperial edict, four wooden birds, namely, Star Horn Mujiao, Unicorn, Kuimu Wolf and Muan Jing, drove the clouds together with the Monkey King to the Xuan Ying Cave in Qinglong Mountain and wiped out the goblins.
Finally, the four-star gentleman took the rhinoceros horn, said goodbye to the Monkey King, and drove on the colorful clouds and returned to the Heavenly Palace. According to the Monkey King's meaning, the county magistrate of Jinping Mansion posted a notice saying that no more golden lanterns should be lit next year, and then a four-star demon-reducing temple was built, and a shrine was built for the Tang Priest and his disciples, and a stone tablet was erected and engraved with words, which was passed down to later generations.
Origin of the Lantern Festival: The Lantern Festival originated from the Torch Festival. In the Han Dynasty, people held torches in rural fields to drive away insects and beasts, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a good harvest. To this day, people in some areas in southwest China still make torches out of reeds or branches on the fifteenth day of the first month, and hold them high in groups and dance in fields or grain drying fields. Since the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been in full swing. Tens of thousands of people took part in singing and dancing, from faint to dull. With the changes of society and times, the customs and habits of Lantern Festival have changed greatly, but it is still a traditional folk festival in China, and torches have gradually turned into colored lights.