Looking at her suddenly approaching face, the clearly visible pores on her flawless skin were as smooth and delicate as a baby's, so fair and tender that it seemed to break at a touch.
When their eyes suddenly met and he caught a glimpse of her sly look, the Avalokitesvara's breath caught in his throat. Then he quickly turned his head away.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and his full, slightly thick lips moved. His voice was tinged with helplessness. "Miss Yang, don't use this face to deliberately get close to me. After all, I've been presenting myself as a man for the past three years. I'm sure you can imagine that although I'm a bodhisattva, I'm not made of wood."
Yang Xue took a shy step back and awkwardly scratched her nose. The Avalokitesvara was so honest and gave her just the right amount of a hint that she felt embarrassed.
"Yeah, it's my fault. I apologize to you. As a young lady, I should show more respect to men." Suddenly, she straightened up and bent over seriously to apologize to him.
"Hehe~" Seeing her reaction, the Avalokitesvara couldn't help but laugh. His clear and bright eyes curved into an arc. He tilted his head slightly and said, "You're really..."
"Really what?" Yang Xue asked sincerely. "I've often behaved like this in the past three years. I'm sure I've caused you some trouble. In the future, you can point it out clearly. Although my cultivation is okay now, my attainments and self - cultivation really need improvement."
"No need," the Avalokitesvara shook his head repeatedly. His smile became even more hearty. He met her gaze and seriously corrected her, "That's not what I meant. It's okay to tease you occasionally. It's just... forget it." He pursed his lips, lowered his eyelids, and helplessly massaged his temple. "Well, sometimes you're really like a child playing around, but you ignore a fatal characteristic you have for others."
Yang Xue was puzzled. She squinted her eyes and sincerely asked for advice, "Please enlighten me, Bodhisattva."
"..." The Avalokitesvara was helpless. Why did she act so innocent and naive at this moment, staring at him with those seemingly smiling but actually affectionate eyes, constantly testing his will?
She didn't seem like a demon who had lived for more than 500 years at all. Instead, she resembled a girl in her twenties in the mortal world, cute and yet charming.
"What are you two doing?" Suddenly, an unknown flying object flew towards them. Along with a familiar voice, someone appeared behind them in a fit of rage!
Yang Xue immediately widened her eyes. She looked at the figure in front of her in surprise and joy. "You, you, you... Great Sage!"
"Xue'er!" The Great Sage scooped Yang Xue into his arms with one hand and snatched his Golden - Hooped Rod back from the Avalokitesvara with the other. He stared at the Avalokitesvara unhappily. "Bodhisattva, your appearance is really uncomfortable to look at. Since you're a man now, please stay away from my wife!"
The Avalokitesvara looked at Sun Wukong kindly. "You're here."
"Don't look at me with that kind of look," Sun Wukong took a step back with Yang Xue in his arms and sized him up disdainfully. "You've been here all this time, keeping my wife company?"
Yang Xue stared at Sun Wukong without blinking. She felt the warmth and the weight of his arm on her shoulder. Listening to his long - awaited voice in her ear, her heart and eyes were filled with nothing but the Great Sage.
When he really appeared beside her, Yang Xue realized how aggrieved she suddenly felt.
In the past three years, she wasn't as strong and free - spirited as she had imagined. She missed this person every moment, but for the sake of the overall situation, she hadn't even seen him once.
At this moment, she really regretted it.
She was so stupid back then. Why did she make such a decision and leave so hastily?
In response to Sun Wukong's challenging questions, the Avalokitesvara suddenly saw Yang Xue shed emotional tears. She hugged Sun Wukong tightly and cried like a child. He suddenly stopped talking.
"You must have had some ill intentions. Stay away from my wife in the future!" Following the Avalokitesvara's gaze, Sun Wukong looked down at the sobbing Yang Xue. He quickly held her in his arms lovingly. "What's wrong, Xue'er? Why are you crying? Did the Avalokitesvara bully you? Did he threaten you again to go to the Spirit Mountain to meet the Tathagata? Let me tell you..."
"No," Yang Xue tightened her arms around his waist. Her tears fell like broken beads and she couldn't stop crying. "Don't talk. Just stay with me for a while."
"Okay," he clumsily reached out to wipe her tears, but found that the more he wiped, the more she cried. He was suddenly at a loss. "Why are you still crying? You were the one who left without saying goodbye back then. You made this Great Sage have to come and secretly see you a few times but didn't even dare to come forward and talk to you."
Seeing this, the Avalokitesvara left quietly, leaving the space for the two of them.
Yang Xue buried her head in Sun Wukong's arms and cried loudly. "I missed you so much, Great Sage. Since you came to secretly see me, why didn't you come out and meet me? I was worried before that you would be reluctant to leave and delay the journey to fetch the scriptures... Wuwu, what's the use of just writing letters? I couldn't see or touch you. I even thought that the time I spent with you before was just an illusion."
Sun Wukong comforted her in every possible way, hugging, kissing, and coaxing her. It took him half an hour after they returned to the room to calm her down.
Feeling the little person in his arms sticking to him like a cat, Sun Wukong couldn't help but feel a flood of emotions.
It felt so good to have a wife.
The journey to fetch the scriptures was not over yet, and Sun Wukong had come here during his spare time. Both of them didn't dare to kiss too passionately for fear that they might not be able to control themselves and something else might happen.
This was on the territory of the Patriarch Bodhi, and they felt embarrassed.
"Great Sage, where are you on your journey?" Yang Xue leaned in his arms, closed her eyes, and asked softly, "Are you almost done fetching the scriptures?"
"Almost. We'll be able to reach the Spirit Mountain next month." Sun Wukong stroked her soft, black, and shiny hair, suppressing his inner impulse. His voice was deep and hoarse. "Stay away from the Avalokitesvara in the future. He was sent by the Tathagata and has impure motives."
"Okay, I'll be careful." Yang Xue opened her eyes. As her mind cleared, she calmly asked, "Why did you suddenly come to see me? Did something happen?"
"I heard that Xuan You has rebelled and intends to become the king of demons, wanting to be on equal footing with the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata. I'm worried that he will use you. After all, he has always been mysterious and knows a lot about you." At this point, Sun Wukong looked worried.
"Moreover, I also heard that someone has seen you on the Great Green Mountain more than once." At this point, his voice turned cold. He analyzed extremely calmly, "I went to take a look. That person looks seven or eight points like you, but her behavior is perverse and ruthless. Although she looks similar, she's not you."
Alarm bells went off in Yang Xue's mind. For some reason, her heart suddenly started beating faster.
She sat up straight and said in surprise, "You mean she looks very much like me. Then doesn't it mean..."
Could the real White - Bone Demon have come back?
She hadn't left the Northern Continent of Jambudvipa during this period. How could she have appeared on the Great Green Mountain?
Moreover, when she traveled here, she really didn't know where the real White - Bone Demon had gone.
Although she had some of the White - Bone Demon's memories, she didn't know why the White - Bone Demon's body had been replaced by her.
In that case, there was another possibility. The real White - Bone Demon hadn't been replaced. Instead, she had just awakened in this world?
"No, there can't be any more troubles. I've endured humiliation for three years, not for such an ending." Yang Xue stood up and said seriously, "Great Sage, how about we go and meet the Tathagata in advance?"