"How should we handle this?"
Seeing how anxious the emperor was, the Empress naturally wanted to help. She turned her gaze to Wang Yue and noticed how calm his expression was.
She felt that Wang Yue might know something and immediately asked, "Young Taoist priest, did the three Immortals say anything before they left?"
This was exactly what Wang Yue had been waiting for. He immediately borrowed the tiger's might to intimidate others. "The three Immortals said that you may have the monks from the Tang Dynasty pray for rain. If they cannot bring rain, then do not let them leave!"
"This..."
The Empress was clearly tempted, but she also knew that rainfall was a major matter for the Chechi Kingdom and that she could not make the decision herself. Thus, she quietly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, it must be because we treated the monks from the Tang Dynasty too well that the three Imperial Advisors became somewhat angry. Why don't we follow the Imperial Advisors' wishes and make things difficult for those Tang Dynasty monks? Once the three Imperial Advisors' anger has subsided, they will surely return."
"It will definitely work!"
Though the Empress was not entirely certain herself, she hurriedly gave her assurance.
The emperor consequently made up his mind and sent someone to summon Tang Monk.
Before Tang Monk entered the palace, Sun Wukong told him that if the emperor asked him to pray for rain, he only needed to agree.
Though Tang Monk did not know what his eldest disciple was planning, he knew how capable his eldest disciple was and thus agreed.
However, after agreeing, he was still rather uneasy. When he returned, he nervously asked, "Wukong, I have done as you said, but I do not know how to pray for rain.