Sun Wukong was right. Zhu Bajie was indeed waiting in desperation. Seven days had passed, and that old woman had nearly squeezed his entire piggy body dry. If A Bei and the others did not come to rescue him soon, he feared he would die in the Daughter Kingdom and have to reincarnate all over again.
Hearing the monkey's words, A Bei said nothing about that. Instead, he introduced the handsome young man beside him. "This is Zhao He, the Daughter Kingdom's King's heaven-appointed husband."
"What?" The monkey was startled, then realization dawned on him. So his grandmaster had gone to the Heavenly Court for help to find the queen a husband who would satisfy her. That made sense. Once the queen was satisfied, she would naturally stamp their travel papers and let them leave.
Understanding this, Sun Wukong cupped his hands toward A Bei and said admiringly, "Grandmaster, you really do think far ahead!"
"Your grandmaster wasn't thinking that far ahead. I'm simply used to relieving people's troubles. All right, let's go see the queen." With that, A Bei led the group toward the palace gates.
As soon as they approached the gates, the guards' expressions changed dramatically. Tightening their grips on their weapons, they surrounded the group, while several others hurried into the palace to report to Feng Yue.
"Ladies, there is no need to be nervous. This humble monk will not run away this time. I have come on the orders of the Old Man Under the Moon to bring the queen her heaven-appointed match." A Bei addressed the guards surrounding them, then stepped aside to reveal Zhao He.
At the sight of Zhao He, the female guards all froze.
A man, and such a handsome man at that. This...
They could barely stop themselves from swooning.