The woman looked at Little White Dragon in considerable surprise. She had thought that among Xuanzang's disciples, he would be the easiest to tempt—especially by using Jade Rabbit. Yet she had not expected him to refuse so firmly.
"Are you really not going to reconsider?" the woman asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"No. Jade Rabbit is the person I love most, but going to Western Heaven to worship Buddha and seek the scriptures is not just for Jade Rabbit alone. It is for the entire Three Realms, so that the new destiny may govern the Three Realms. If Jade Rabbit and I were together now and caused the new destiny to fail, leaving the two of us to live in an even more corrupt and unbearable Three Realms, that would be worse than death. Jade Rabbit would not agree to me doing that, either.
If I want to save Jade Rabbit, I will do it through my own efforts. I will make you help me. One's fate must be held in one's own hands." Little White Dragon's tone was calm, yet resolute.
After hearing this, the woman smiled and nodded. "I believe you will certainly be able to do it."
Then the woman vanished.
The four women returned to the courtyard once more. They had tested Goku and the other three, and all had failed, yet they were in exceptionally good spirits. Failure was precisely what they wanted; had they succeeded, they would not have been pleased.
"These people truly are remarkable. They have not followed Xuanzang for very long, yet I never expected them to be so steadfast. Other immortals simply could not accomplish what they have. I really wonder how they did it," Lianlian said in surprise.
Madam Jia said, "Goku and the others are different