When Sun Wukong learned that Yang Xue had woken up, he was playing chess with the fox fairy. He dropped the chess pieces and rushed straight to the stone cave.
"Xue'er!" Before he even arrived, his voice drifted into Yang Xue's ears.
She was sitting in front of the dressing mirror. After changing into the clothes Qingqing had found for her, she was comfortably enjoying Qingqing styling her hair.
"Xue'er, you're finally awake. How do you feel?" Sun Wukong anxiously squatted in front of Yang Xue, carefully staring at her expression. He placed his hand on her wrist to check her body. "Hmm... You've recovered. You've slept for quite a while. You should rest for a while before moving around. Why did you get out of bed so soon?"
Saying this, he got up and pushed Qingqing aside, preparing to carry Yang Xue back to bed to rest.
Yang Xue watched his flustered look in the mirror and couldn't help but reach out and hold his wrist. She said helplessly, "Great Sage, I'm not a mortal now. I'm not that fragile."
Qingqing stood in the corner with a comb in her hand, staring at Sun Wukong resentfully. She thought that Yang Xue was anything but fragile. Her grandma had said that Yang Xue was more powerful than her now. There were probably only a few people in the Three Realms who were stronger than her.
Although she didn't know how she compared to Sun Wukong, his naive look was really just like her distant cousin who had just gotten married. He couldn't wait to revolve around his wife, doing nothing but sticking together all day.
She pouted. Thinking of the God of Wealth she had liked for so many years and hadn't even seen a shadow of now, her heart ached with bitterness.
When his wrist was held by his wife, Sun Wukong suddenly calmed down. Seeing her smiling and watching his anxious self with great interest, he actually blushed.
"Don't look at me like that. Your fainting really scared me. You've always been so powerful in front of me, so overbearing and aggressive. I've never seen you so weak before. I was so anxious that I almost carried you to find the Supreme Lord Lao Jun," Sun Wukong squatted down in front of her, still feeling lingering fear when he recalled the situation.
Qingqing opened her mouth in surprise. She never thought she would see the Great Sage Equal to Heaven so affectionate and gentle.
These days he had been listless, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Even though her grandma said not to worry and that Yang Xue would wake up soon, he still couldn't rest assured. In just half a day, he had found several celestial doctors.
Yang Xue raised her hand and stroked his cheek. She smiled and comforted him, "I'm awake now. I just overexerted myself at that time, and I was in a bad mood. I was so angry with that Roc..."
"By the way, after I slept for these two days, did the Tathagata go to the Lion and Camel Ridge later? Is he crazy with anger? I disabled his uncle directly. Won't he be issuing a wanted order for me in the Three Realms now?" She quickly began to think about what to do next.
"No. I've talked to the Avalokitesvara. He didn't say anything. He just took the Roc's soul to the Spirit Mountain. He probably has other ways to revive him," Sun Wukong didn't care about this at all. He got up and pulled her into his arms, let out a long sigh, stared at the stone slab on the ceiling and said slowly, "It's good that you're awake."
Qingqing quickly covered her eyes and rushed towards the door in a hurry. "Then I'll leave first."
Yang Xue got up and lazily nestled in his arms. "The Great Sage's heart is beating so fast. You've worked hard. I heard from Qingqing that you were very worried about me."
"Yes, I was worried that you would leave," Sun Wukong swallowed hard, closed his eyes and kissed the top of her head. "You're not the White Bone Demon, but you came here in her identity. And now Bai Xue has appeared. I'm worried..."
Since he knew there was another White Bone Demon, Bai Xue, who looked exactly like her, Sun Wukong had been worried all the time that Yang Xue would suddenly disappear.
He never knew that he, too, could have the seven emotions and six desires of mortals, and that they could be so torturous.
Yang Xue gently stroked his back. "Great Sage, don't be afraid. I'll always be here."
Actually, she was also scared.
It was not easy for her to have such a warm embrace. She was reluctant to leave.
She wouldn't miss anything else, but the Great Sage who cared so much about her. Just thinking about the possibility of separation made her heart ache.
"Yes, you wouldn't come here for no reason. The Book of Heaven is still in your hand. You definitely won't leave easily," Sun Wukong showed a bright smile, hugged her tightly with a hearty laugh and said, "How could you leave?"
Yang Xue was extremely hungry. Sun Wukong knew that she was picky about food, so he found a well - reputed restaurant in the mortal world, bought a table full of delicious dishes and placed them in front of her.
"Wow! Great Sage, you're so considerate. I love you so much!" Seeing that all the dishes on the table were her favorites, Yang Xue was deeply touched. She grabbed the Great Sage's collar and kissed him on the cheek, then picked up the chopsticks and buried herself in eating.
"..." Sun Wukong beside her froze in a daze. He blankly touched the cheek she had kissed.
What she had just said made Sun Wukong turn as red as a cooked shrimp. He stood there blankly.
"By the way, Great Sage, where are your master and your junior brothers? I've been in a coma for two days. You've been here accompanying me. Won't they be delayed?" She tore off a piece of steamed bun, mixed it with the braised pork and ate it. The delicious taste filled her mouth and made her feel refreshed.
Sun Wukong pulled over a stool and sat down. He said gently, "We're not going on the pilgrimage for scriptures anymore. Tang Seng is missing. The Golden Cicada has returned to his position. We can't get the scriptures."
"Burp~" After taking a sip of tea, Yang Xue suddenly let out a loud belch and stared at him blankly.
Sun Wukong smiled slightly, reached out and wiped the oil from the corner of her mouth. "Although our master has become the Golden Cicada, I think he's still Tang Seng. Because of what happened that day, he didn't want to return to the Spirit Mountain either. He left Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng behind and is going to walk back to the Tang Dynasty on foot."
Yang Xue swallowed the food in her mouth. She thought that things had really gotten out of hand this time.
...
The Palace of Incense and Fire.
Yang Jian came to the Moon God's palace. He saw the Moon God writing something with his head down under the marriage tree. He slowly walked over.
"God Erlang?" The Moon God quickly got up to greet him. He said with a smile, "What brings you here? If you have anything to ask for, you can just send someone to tell me."
"Nothing. I'm just taking a look around," Yang Jian sat down casually and waved his hand. "You go on with your work. I'm just strolling around when I'm free."
The Moon God forced a smile. He thought that all the gods who came to his place said they were just strolling around when they were free. But in fact, which one of them wasn't thinking deeply and having ulterior motives?
However, he never expected that Yang Jian, the God Erlang, would come.
Not long after the Moon God sat down, he heard Yang Jian say softly, "Can I take a look at the marriage thread of the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming?"
"Hmm?" The Moon God looked up, a bit puzzled.
Yang Jian tapped his finger on the table lightly. He said seemingly casually, "I heard that she once asked for a red thread from you."
After leaving the Palace of Incense and Fire, Yang Jian's back looked a bit desolate.
Everyone says that being a god is good, but even gods have their helplessness.
...
Yang Xue came to Yue Bai's room. Seeing her so thin on the bed that she was just skin and bones, Yang Xue felt a pang of heartache.
"Don't get up. Just lie down," Yang Xue saw Yue Bai trying to get up and quickly pressed her back on the bed.
"You..." Yue Bai stared at her. Her eyes were filled with tears. She bit her lip and said hoarsely, "You look exactly like her. If it weren't for the different expressions, even I would have a hard time telling you apart."