[Save her—yes, save Bai Huaxiu.]
[Bring her back and let them taste the bitterness of making promises so lightly.]
"Good! Good! Good!"
The king said "good" three times in succession, his eyes brimming with admiration.
"Daoist master, your righteousness is admirable! I shall say no more."
"So long as you bring the princess back, my promise will stand!"
Tang Sanzang nodded slightly, then turned and beckoned to Little White Dragon.
"Come on. Let's go back to Moon-Wave Cave, just the two of us."
Sun Wukong pointed at himself, only to hear Three Burials slowly transmit his voice to him. "The Yellow-Robed Monster that Kui Wood Wolf has become has no fighting spirit at all. The two of us will be enough."
"You were hurt the worst earlier, so stay here and get some more rest."
"If we can't handle it, couldn't you get there with a single somersault?"
[Tsk, tsk.]
[In the original course of events, everyone had to bring in Monkey Brother as reinforcements to get through this ordeal.]
[Now look at this.]
[Our fellow Three Burials is taking Little White Dragon, Ao Lie, out to get things done himself, while Monkey Brother gets to rest instead.]
[But are we sure this isn't a scheme to make Monkey Brother give up his ranking?]
As far as schemes went, there was certainly a little of that involved.
The Heavenly Venerates in the Three Pure Ones Hall smiled.
It was also true that Sun Wukong was not needed.
They all knew one another's capabilities by now. Rescuing Princess Baihuaxiu really was just a matter of going through the motions; there was no need to invoke Sun Wukong's reputation for storming the Celestial Palace.
They could simply go themselves.
Of course.
If they really did that, it would be too resounding a