The enthusiasm of these female soldiers was more than Jiang Liu could bear.
All this twittering and bustling around him—how could he endure it!?
Even though he had encountered warmly enthusiastic female demons like Second Sister Luan and the Fox Demon who once troubled her along the way, those encounters were one-on-one.
But now, with seven or eight female soldiers staring at him with gleaming eyes, Jiang Liu felt he couldn’t hold up.
"Cough, cough, ladies, actually, I am an old pig and a disciple of the master. You can direct whatever you need towards me!"
Jealously admiring the female soldiers bustling around Jiang Liu made it a struggle for him to cope. Zhu Bajie loudly wished he could be in the same situation. Clearing his throat, he stepped forward to speak, hoping to take some of the burdens off his master.
However, the female soldiers didn’t even turn their heads at Zhu Bajie’s words and completely ignored him.
As for the cheesy lines Zhu Bajie had just attempted? They had no effect whatsoever and even made people disgusted.
Of course, if those words had come from Holy Monk Xuanzang’s mouth, the result would naturally have been different!
"That’s right, Holy Monk, since you’ve come to the Women’s Kingdom, you should naturally go to the Royal Palace to meet our queen! How about I take you there now?"
Looking very enthusiastic after sizing up Jiang Liu for a moment, the female soldiers then spoke up.
Without waiting for Jiang Liu’s response, they surrounded him and headed towards the Royal City.
Obviously, since Holy Monk Xuanzang had arrived in the Women’s Kingdom, this matter naturally had to be promptly reported to the king. So, a few female soldiers played rock-paper-scissors.
The loser, very annoyed, slapped her own hands, then took another serious look at Jiang Liu, as if trying to imprint his appearance in her mind, before she turned and ran swiftly towards the Royal City.
"Master, I’ve followed you for over a year now, and I thought I had learned quite a bit. It’s a shame I now realize I haven’t even learned the basics!" Watching the flock of female soldiers clustered around Jiang Liu, Zhu Bajie nearly let tear drops fall from his eyes.
"Fool, tell me, do you think the master and these people of the Women’s Kingdom are old acquaintances?"
Sun Wukong, observing the scene of Jiang Liu surrounded by seven or eight female soldiers, paused to think, then suddenly asked Zhu Bajie.
"Old acquaintances!?" Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Zhu Bajie paused slightly.
After thinking it over, he nodded, feeling that Monkey Brother’s words seemed to make some sense.
"Exactly! If they weren’t old acquaintances, why would these female soldiers be so enthusiastic towards the master!? Plus, the master seems to have known quite a bit about the Women’s Kingdom early on—like the Child-Mother River, the Abortion Spring..." Zhu Bajie thought more and more, finding the situation very likely.
"Hmm, both Big Brother and Second Brother are right!" Hearing the conversation between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, who was nearby, nodded as well, feeling their points were valid.
...
While Jiang Liu was being escorted by several female soldiers towards the Royal City of the Women’s Kingdom, in the Royal Palace, the King of Women’s Kingdom was sitting on her throne wearing a Phoenix Crown.
The civil and military officials in the grand hall ranged from young to old, each reporting their work issues in succession.
"Ah..." Though sitting upright on her throne, after listening for a while, the King of Women’s Kingdom couldn’t help but yawn.
This gesture made the civil and military officials below exchange glances, looking at each other in stunned silence.
"General, did Her Majesty the Queen not rest well last night? How late did you play mahjong?" the female general sitting next to another who had played mahjong last night quietly asked.
"Not at all, I remember we called it an early night! Her Majesty should have rested well," the female general replied softly.
Not just the military officials, but also the civil officials were inquiring about the previous night with the female Prime Minister who also played mahjong, and her answers were alike to those of the female general.
Even though they played several rounds of mahjong, it hadn’t gone on till very late.
One would think the Queen should have gotten enough sleep.
"Sigh..." But next to the throne, the young woman who had played mahjong with Her Majesty last night glanced at the King of Women’s Kingdom and silently sighed.
This woman, responsible for the internal affairs of the Royal Palace, knew well that Her Majesty had scarcely slept at all the previous night, constantly repeating certain phrases.
So, she was quite clear about why the Queen hadn’t rested well.
"These are all Lord Chancellor’s responsibilities!"
Thinking back to how all night the Queen had expressed her worries about whether Holy Monk Xuanzang might encounter dangers on his Journey to the West, the young woman glanced at the female Prime Minister below.
"Eh? Why is she looking at me like that?" The female Prime Minister seemed to notice the young woman’s gaze, inwardly perplexed for a moment.
"It’s settled, report early if you have matters, withdraw if you do not..."
Leaving aside the thoughts of the civil and military officials in the grand hall, who were closely observing as affairs were being handled, the King of Women’s Kingdom, genuinely tired by now, signaled to the young woman by her side to speak up, uttering this sentence.
Usually, with these words spoken, if there were no pressing matters, today’s court session would effectively be concluded.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
However, just at this moment, suddenly, a female soldier clad in armor burst into the grand hall shouting loudly, instantly drawing the attention of all the officials present.
"What is it? Why such a panic?"
The King of Women’s Kingdom remained calm on her throne, looking at the female soldier who rushed into the hall and asked with a calm demeanor.
Her calm words, however, exuded an aura of regal authority.
"Your Majesty, we, we have encountered Holy Monk Xuanzang!" Upon hearing the Queen’s question, the female soldier didn’t waste words and hurriedly spoke up.
Boom!
This statement, upon reaching the ears of the King of Women’s Kingdom, sounded like thunder, stunning her entirely.
Similarly, the civil and military officials in the grand hall quieted down abruptly.
Immediately, many eyes fell upon the King of Women’s Kingdom.
The importance the monarch placed on Holy Monk Xuanzang was known to these officials, who had been informed that Holy Monk Xuanzang would pass through the Women’s Kingdom on his Journey to the West. Accordingly, they had been monitoring his movements a year in advance.
Who could have expected, today of all days, Holy Monk Xuanzang would actually appear and had already arrived in the Women’s Kingdom?
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"Holy Monk, where is he now!?" After being stunned for a long time, the King of Women’s Kingdom regained her composure, and stood up excitedly from her throne, urgently asking the female soldier.
"Your Majesty, several sisters have already led Holy Monk Xuanzang and his companions towards the Royal Palace. I believe it won’t be much longer before the Holy Monk arrives!" Upon hearing the Queen’s query, the female soldier responded.
"He will arrive soon?" Upon hearing this, the King of Women’s Kingdom seemed momentarily frantic.
This feeling, she noted, was something she had not experienced since she ascended the throne, quite a long time ago.
It was akin to the nervousness one feels as they near their hometown, though the King of Women’s Kingdom had long cherished everything about Holy Monk Xuanzang, and had even fantasized countless times about how their meeting would unfold...
But upon suddenly hearing news of Holy Monk Xuanzang, and realizing they would meet soon, the King of Women’s Kingdom was at a loss for what to do.
"Wait, I, I did not sleep at all last night, my appearance must be quite unsightly right now!?" At this moment, the King of Women’s Kingdom thought of her appearance, suddenly recalling her personal grooming issue.
"Someone, bring me a bronze mirror quickly!" With some nervousness, the King of Women’s Kingdom commanded loudly.
A bronze mirror!?
Hearing the Queen’s command, the civil and military officials in the grand hall exchanged glances, each looking bewildered.
To suddenly need a mirror in the grand hall?
Although it was well known that the Queen deeply valued Holy Monk Xuanzang, had they underestimated this?
"Someone, quickly fetch a mirror for Her Majesty!" The young woman beside the King of Women’s Kingdom responded quickly and spoke loudly.
Before long, a large bronze mirror was brought over, and the King of Women’s Kingdom picked up the mirror to closely inspect her reflection within.
The smooth bronze surface successfully reflected the King’s appearance.
Upon a close inspection, while her makeup was not too bad, due to a lack of sleep from the entire night, her complexion didn’t look good, and there were bloodshot in her eyes.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, it seemed her under-eye bags were bigger than usual!
"It will not do, I, I can’t meet ’Imperial Brother’ looking like this!" Seeing her own reflection, the King of Women’s Kingdom felt nervous and agitated, silently shaking her head.
It was somewhat similar to going on a first date with a man she admired, wanting to present her best self, seeing her own appearance, the King of Women’s Kingdom shook her head.
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So, after looking in the mirror, the King of Women’s Kingdom declared, "Someone, lead the Holy Monk to the Eastern Hall to rest for a day! I, I will personally meet him tomorrow!"