Now, Nine-Headed Bug returned.
When Old Dragon King Wansheng heard that his visit to Bull Demon King had gone poorly, his heart turned half cold.
Princess Wansheng said, "Husband, I've often heard you say your roots lie in the North Sea, but how powerful are they?"
"Very powerful, of course," Nine-Headed Bug said. "Why?"
Princess Wansheng said, "How do they compare to the Queen Mother of the West in Heaven?"
Nine-Headed Bug asked cautiously, "Why bring this up?"
Hearing this, Princess Wansheng slipped her arm around his, led him to sit comfortably on the throne in the Dragon Palace, offered him fragrant tea, and said sweetly:
"Husband, a few days ago, a cousin of mine said he'd won the favor of the Queen Mother of the West at Yaochi. He invited me to Heaven, saying there are grand gatherings year-round at Yaochi, and I'd have no shortage of benefits to enjoy if I went. I thought I ought to discuss it with you. What do you think?"
Nine-Headed Bug was delighted. Slapping his thigh, he said, "Oh! Our good fortune has come! Why haven't I heard you mention such a relative before? You even kept it from me! Hurry and reply to your cousin. You mustn't slight him. Give him my Sarira too, to secure your passage to Yaochi."
Princess Wansheng said, "Husband, is all that necessary? Don't you have a foundation in the North Sea?"
"Princess, it's true that I have roots in the North Sea," Nine-Headed Bug said. "But as the saying goes, 'The world changes and the times shift; the days of glory have passed.' Our old clans have long since declined and gone into hiding. In today's world, how could we compare to the Jade Pool Immortal Realm?"
Princess Wansheng smiled. "So that's how it is.