Wukong could not help chuckling twice.
Guanyin merely shook her head gently.
"But the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom was only clinging to its last breath even then."
"From the day the last male Rakshasa died."
"The Rakshasa Tribe could already be declared extinct."
Bajie murmured, "They were not meant to have descendants. The Heavenly Dao would not permit it."
Guanyin continued, "Although Rakshasa women could mate with human men, they could not perpetuate the Rakshasa bloodline."
"And those Rakshasa women had an infamous reputation. Once they left this city, they were all too likely to be hunted down by cultivators, so their numbers dwindled day by day."
Little White Dragon asked, "Didn't they try any other ways?"
"Of course they did."
Guanyin nodded. "At first, none of them would accept their fate."
"Some stayed in the kingdom, waiting for men and indulging in pleasure."
"Some slipped away in secret, searching everywhere for Immortal Pills and secret arts that could preserve their bloodline."
"Others traveled far and wide, seeking any male Rakshasa who might still exist in the world."
"But for all manner of reasons."
"Without exception, they all failed."
"Not a single new Rakshasa was ever born again."
Little White Dragon shook his head at this. "Watching your own tribe die out before your eyes-that must have been a bitter feeling."
Bajie laughed. "What's this, Little White? Have you started cherishing fragrant flowers and tender jade?"
Little White Dragon's expression changed at once.
Before he could curse, Guanyin continued, "At the time, the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom still had a Queen."
Wukong asked, "What was her name?"
"Lodikalang."
Guanyin said, "Of all those in the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom at the time, she was the least willing to accept her tribe's extinction."
"Because she also had a younger sister."
Bajie froze for a