After a round of questioning,
everyone finally learned that the princess of the Baoxiang Kingdom was no ordinary mortal... She had once been a jade maiden serving incense in Pixiang Hall, and while in Heaven, she had carried on a secret affair with Kui Mulang. The two had descended to the mortal world together.
But after descending,
Kui Mulang had transformed into a mountain demon and become the Yellow Robe Monster, while the jade maiden had become a princess clad in fine silks and surrounded by wealth and luxury, long since forgetting the love they had shared in their past life...
That was why Kui Mulang had kidnapped her!
Hearing this, Zhu Bajie spoke sourly from the side:
"So that's how it was..."
Just then, the princess suddenly said:
"Venerable elders, I do not remember anything from my past life, nor do I share any affection with the Great King... Now, I only wish to return to the Baoxiang Kingdom and serve my royal father. I have been missing for thirteen years. I do not know how many tears my father has shed for me!"
Kui Mulang was instantly dumbfounded.
"Ah?"
"But that wasn't what you said before..."
The princess let out a faint sigh.
"I was trapped here. If I had not humored the Great King... how could I have survived until now? I fear the Great King would have beaten me to death long ago..."
Kui Mulang still found the scene before him impossible to believe.
"But... we have two children!"
"Right, where are my children?"
As he spoke, Kui Mulang looked in horror toward Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. After the two had emerged from the cave, there had not been the slightest sign of life within. Could it be... could it be that his two children