When Ba Jie and the others saw Wu Kong laughing, they thought that the person he saw in the demon cave in the Bowl Mountain was the Third Princess. They couldn't help but feel strange. Even if it was, there was no need to be so happy. He wasn't that close to the Third Princess and the King!
" Brother Monkey, tell me," Ba Jie couldn't help but ask." What's your relationship with the woman in the demon cave on Bowl Mountain? You're actually so happy to see that she's really the princess of Bao Xiang Nation."”"It doesn't matter," Wukong said.”
"You'll know when you see it yourself," said Wukong.”
Ba Jie couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw the portrait. At this moment, the others were all wondering what exactly was in the portrait. "I'm sorry," the King said,"but my men took the wrong portrait."”
Ba Jie said," Yes, she looks too unique. Your country's Third Princess has grown a beard. Ahaha!"”
Wukong saw that the joke was about to end and couldn't embarrass the King too much. Seeing that the King was about to fly into a rage, he hurriedly said before he could,""Alright, Bajie, stop laughing. Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself just now. Please take out the princess 'portrait now.”
The King thought that he still had a favor to ask of him and could not offend him, so he said,""Haha! I was just joking with you. I'll get someone to bring out my daughter's portrait now. Someone, go to Wang Hou and get the portrait of the Third Princess. Tell the Queen to look at it carefully and not take the wrong one.”
The guard who had just gone to get the portrait came in and left. After a while, he brought a portrait to the King. This time, the King learned his lesson and looked at it himself. After confirming that it was a portrait of his daughter, he handed it to Wukong and said,"Elder, take a look and see if the woman you saw in the demon cave is the person in this portrait.”
Wukong did not look at the portrait first, but said to the King,""Your Majesty, did you get the wrong one this time?”
"Is that so?" Alright, let me see." After saying that, he took the portrait and looked at it.
"Really?" the King asked.
Wukong said,"It's true."
"Good!" the king said. Good! Good! That was great! I searched for her for thirteen years. I didn't know how many officials were demoted, how many soldiers, maids, and eunuchs were killed, but I still couldn't get any news of her. I didn't expect to learn from the elders that she was kidnapped by that demon. Someone, reward this elder."
When Wukong saw that the King wanted to reward him, he thought that it was nothing more than some gold and silver. It was useless for him to take it, so he said,"Your Majesty, there's no need for a reward. A monk should take pleasure in helping others. I didn't tell you the whereabouts of the princess to ask for a reward from Your Majesty. His Majesty should quickly send someone to save the princess.”
The king said,"There is still a reward. Come, look at the reward."”
Then, he said,"I wonder which family is willing to lead troops to annihilate the demons and save my third princess?"”
When the ministers below heard that they wanted a mortal like him to fight a demon, wasn't that asking him to die? Who was willing to go? Seeing that no one was willing to go, the King added a bargaining chip and said,""If anyone can save my third princess, as long as he is young and handsome, I will call him my third son-in-law.”
Still, no one was willing to come out and accept the order. Seeing that no one was willing to go, the King couldn't help but be furious. Just as he was about to flare up, the Prime Minister stepped forward and said,""Your Majesty, since the princess was captured by a demon, how can you ask us to save her?”
"Then, are we not going to save my poor daughter?" the King asked.”
"Of course we'll be saved."”
"Since you all want to save him, then I'll ask you who's going. Why isn't anyone willing to go?"”
The Prime Minister said," We're all mortals. We can't defeat that demon at all. We can't save the princess either. Wouldn't we be sending ourselves to death if we go?" However, these holy monks from the Heavenly Dynasty are different. There are so many demons and ghosts on the way to the Western Heaven, but they dare to go to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures. Moreover, they have even entered the Demon Cave to see the Princess. They must have some skills. Why don't we ask them to subdue the demons and save the Third Princess? What do you think, Your Majesty?”
"You're right," the king said."I wonder if you holy monks are willing to help me?"”
"Your Majesty," said Tang Sanzang,"I'm just a mortal, and I don't know how to subdue demons.”
The king thought that he was unwilling to save his daughter because he had not promised him any benefits, so he replied,""I see that all of you are so handsome, and you don't look old. If anyone can exterminate that demon and save my princess, it means that you are also capable. In that case, it proves that you are capable, young, and handsome. Then, my daughter won't be wronged if she follows you. Therefore, I have decided that as long as any of you can save my daughter, I will save him and call him my son-in-law. I will give him half of my Bao Xiang Kingdom.”
At this moment, Ba Jie's greed rose again and he said to the King,""Your Majesty, are you serious? If we can really save the princess, are you really willing to give up half of the kingdom?”
"What are you talking about, Bajie?" Tang Sanzang asked.”Then, he said to the King," I think the King has misunderstood. I really won't. We've encountered some demons along the way, and they were all subdued by my disciples. So, I want my disciples to save the Princess."”
The King said," I was foolish and misunderstood the Holy Monk's intentions. However, the promise I made just now still stands. As long as one of your disciples can save my daughter, I will call him as my son-in-law and give him half of the kingdom."”
"Your Majesty," said Tang Sanzang,"you can't do that."”
"It's too early to say that. Let's save the princess first."”
"Yes, Wukong is right," Tang Sanzang said."Then who do you think will go?"”
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