Bajie finished asking his question.
Sha Wujing had yet to grasp his meaning. "Second Brother, what do you mean?"
"Isn't it a good thing that the Wind and Moon Demon is gone? The poison in the Mother-Child River has been cleared, too. The people of the Kingdom of Women will no longer be controlled by that demon. They can live freely."
Bajie turned to look at him. "Oh, Old Sha, you fool. Didn't the Bodhisattva just tell us? That demon had long since rooted its Wind and Moon arts in the Fetus-Reflecting Spring, tangling itself up with the spring."
"If the spring were gone, the demon would die."
"But now that the demon is gone, what happens to the spring?"
As Bajie spoke, his own expression changed. Troubled, he said, "Don't tell me we've gone to all this trouble to destroy the Wind and Moon Demon, only to cut off this kingdom's means of survival. Wouldn't that be doing harm with good intentions?"
Then he felt that wasn't quite right either and scratched his head. "Ah! But I suppose we can't put it that way."
Bajie looked around as he spoke.
This time, no one contradicted him.
The Queen, the Grand Tutor, and the female officials around them already wore grave expressions.
Wukong and the others had fallen silent as well.
Sha Wujing finally understood, and immediately grew anxious. "Ah! Master, Bodhisattva, what are we to do?"
After a moment of silence, Guanyin said slowly, "The waters of the Fetus-Reflecting Spring will not disappear along with the Wind and Moon Demon."
Only then did the Queen's expression ease a little.
Guanyin continued, "That spring was originally formed from the Rakshasa Woman's Soul. It was not one with the Wind and Moon Demon. Their relationship was more like that of a