"This humble monk will take his leave."
"If the Queen has the seal affixed, you need only have someone deliver it to this humble monk."
Xuanzang could not bear to see the Queen grieving and shedding tears.
So he left.
This, too, was something he had no choice but to do.
The problem before him now was more troublesome than everything he had encountered before put together.
If what he had run into were a demon that had committed every evil deed under heaven, Xuanzang could simply think of nothing at all and only keep throwing punches.
But faced with the Queen's honesty, with her true feelings laid bare, Xuanzang truly could not withstand it.
He also felt a little... unworthy of receiving it.
Xuanzang left.
The Queen did not stop him.
After Xuanzang had gone, the Grand Tutor walked out from the shadows and, with an aching heart, put an arm around the Queen's fragrant shoulders, patting her lightly in comfort. "Your Majesty, you and he... are ultimately not people of the same path."
"A monk is not the obstacle between you. The Heavenly Mandate of the Pilgrims is."
The Grand Tutor had watched the Queen grow up, as though she were her own daughter. Now, seeing the Queen grieve to this extent, how could the Grand Tutor not feel heartache?
Beyond the heartache, she could not help but blame Xuanzang for not knowing what was good for him.
Where was my Queen lacking?
Wasn't she more interesting than going to fetch scriptures?
That damned monk had no taste.
"Give up."
The Grand Tutor said, "If you truly wish to take a husband, I can send people to the Heavenly Dynasty's Great Tang and carefully select a man for you. He would absolutely know how to read the times