Bajie brought the guards to the inn to find Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong said to them, "Officers, please be patient. Once my master returns, we'll go together to treat the king."
Tang Sanzang returned before long, so Sun Wukong explained what had happened. Tang Sanzang had no choice but to follow him to the palace once again.
When they reached the palace, the king saw Sun Wukong and trembled with fear. He didn't dare let Sun Wukong treat him.
Tang Sanzang said softly, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. My disciple may look a little ugly, but he's highly skilled in medicine. You can put your mind at ease."
The king nodded.
Sun Wukong asked the king to stretch out his hand. He plucked three hairs from the back of his head and blew on them. They turned into three exceedingly fine threads, which he laid across the king's wrist.
The king had never seen this method of diagnosis before, so he asked Sun Wukong what it was. Sun Wukong said it was called Suspended Thread Pulse Diagnosis.
Holding the ends of the threads, Goku spoke through the curtain. "Your Majesty has been overthinking things. Prolonged fear and excessive longing have caused an illness called Two Birds Lost Flock Syndrome."
The king nodded repeatedly and asked Sun Wukong to prescribe medicine.
Sun Wukong shook his head. "As for this illness, it's both easy and difficult to treat. It depends on Your Majesty's wishes."
The king was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Sun Wukong said, "My prescription can treat it, but afterward, Your Majesty will need to keep a good frame of mind, or the illness may return. I can also leave you some extra medicine, just in case."
"Very well. I'll do as you say, sir. Just tell the Imperial Hospital