Wukong flew off into the distance.
Xuanzang and the others withdrew their gazes.
True Immortal Ruyi still had an arm around Pipa. After speaking for so long, her eyes were half closed, and she leaned lightly against his shoulder.
True Immortal Ruyi glanced down and shifted his arm to support her better.
"Tired?"
Pipa did not open her eyes, only giving a soft, nasal murmur. "A little."
True Immortal Ruyi said at once, "Then go and rest."
But Pipa shook her head. "No."
True Immortal Ruyi lowered his head. "Why?"
Pipa smiled. "I finally managed to wake up. I don't want to go back to sleep."
She glanced toward the Main Hall behind them. "Let's go see the Wedding Hall. It's our wedding, after all. We can't leave everything to other people."
True Immortal Ruyi paused. "The Wedding Hall?"
"Yes."
Pipa used his hand to rise and started forward as she spoke. True Immortal Ruyi had already followed and steadied her. After two steps, Pipa turned to look at him.
"I can walk."
"Yes."
His answer came quickly enough, but his feet did not slow a single step.
Pipa could not be bothered to argue and let him support her.
Seeing this, Bajie immediately called out, "I'll come help too!"
Little White Dragon cast him a sidelong glance. "What could you help with?"
Bajie bristled at once, sticking out his belly. "Tsk, Little White, what kind of talk is that!"
"Your second senior brother has been married before! Back then, at Gao Village... unlike the rest of you!"
Little White Dragon rolled his eyes at that, but had no comeback.
A-Hu said from beside them, "Come on, stop wasting words. They'll have finished everything by the time we get there!"
Sha Wujing also smiled at Xuanzang and the Bodhisattva. "Master,