Half an hour later, Sun Wukong brought Golden Palace Lady to the palace. He told her to open her eyes and step down from the straw mat. She opened her eyes, stepped down, and went with Sun Wukong into the throne hall.
The king saw her and burst into tears. He hurried down from the Dragon Throne to support Golden Palace Lady.
But the moment he touched her hand, a sharp pain shot through him, and the king cried out again and again. Only then did they realize that Golden Palace Lady was still wearing that multicolored garment.
While the emperor wept with joy, Ye Chen brought the golden-haired beast over to Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate. Seeing his master, the beast obediently lay down at Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate's feet.
Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate glanced at the beast and saw that it wasn't wearing the Golden Bell around its neck. He cupped his hands toward Ye Chen and said, "Brother Ye Chen, could you return that Golden Bell to me?"
Ye Chen nodded. He took out the three Golden Bells Sun Wukong had given him before going to the throne hall and handed them to Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate.
Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate said, "That wretched beast took advantage of the shepherd boy watching over it dozing off, secretly broke free of its rope, and came here to wreak havoc. Honestly, it's infuriating."
"Please be magnanimous, Brother Ye Chen. For my sake, let this matter go and don't pursue it any further."
Ye Chen smiled. "Fortunately, the golden-haired beast only took Golden Palace Lady away and didn't hurt anyone else. Otherwise, I couldn't have chosen to forgive it."
Demon Quelling Heavenly Venerate said, "I'm truly sorry. I'll treat you to a meal next time as thanks." With that, he took