[The king of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom could hardly be called a good king.]
[Nor could he be called a good father.]
[But no matter what, he was still a very responsible king.]
The Heavenly Venerates in Three Pure Ones Hall approved of their disciple's idea.
The king of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom had been willing to hand over his kingdom to save his daughter, yet even after rescuing her, he had been unable to properly resolve her true problem or see through the heart of it all.
Calling him a responsible old father was not wrong at all.
Tang Sanzang's plan had been quite good.
He had roughly taken the changes in human hearts into account.
Though Tang Sanzang knew nothing of love, he could write a good romance script.
Unfortunately, he had persuaded the entire court, even Bai Huaxiu, yet he still failed to convince the king of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom. He fell short at the very last step.
"Since Your Majesty has moved me with such sentiment, if I were to brush you off with worldly schemes and political calculations, I would only seem pretentious."
Tang Sanzang's smile faded. His gaze slowly swept over the Yellow-Robed Monster kneeling on the ground, then fell upon the sobbing Bai Huaxiu at the side, before finally settling on the two innocent, bewildered children.
His tone became utterly calm, as though he were stating the simplest truth in the world.
"Since this thirteen-year ill-fated bond, whether through separation in life or parting in death, cannot ease Your Majesty's mind or truly wash away the princess's humiliation."
He paused.
"Then I shall take another approach—rather than letting them cling to life with hatred, it would be better to grant them complete release."
"King, you may not know this, but the Dao