The Imasurable Kalpa was known to be terrifying, and Golden Hair Lion knew it too. However, what could be done? The Bodhisattva had insisted he face this calamity. Could he possibly refuse?
As the coordinator of the Journey to the West, if the Bodhisattva herself did not lead by example, how could she convince others to face their calamities?
On this Journey to the West, beings of imnse power had faced their fates—one after another, succumbing to death and vanishing, which Golden Hair Lion knew well.
Thus, as he ventured to face this calamity, his heart was sowhat flustered, and he continually reassured himself.
"Great King..."
Just as Golden Hair Lion was sitting alone, murmuring reassurances to himself, a beast-headed demon marshal rushed over with an extrely sleazy expression, and said, "That Empress of Jinsheng Palace, I took the liberty of putting her to sleep. Now, she awaits your favor, Great King!"
Smack!
The demon marshal thought he was being clever, but as soon as he spoke, Golden Hair Lion raised his hand and slapped him, saying irritably, "Who asked you to take initiative? Who told you to be smart?!"
The slap bewildered the beast-headed demon marshal, who looked at Golden Hair Lion, utterly confused about what he had done wrong.
Hadn't the Great King urgently abducted the Empress of Jinsheng Palace from Zhuzi Country because she had consistently refused to comply, leading to his sitting here sighing heavily?
Why then, after he helped resolve the matter for the Great King, did he react this way?
"Get lost, just get out!" Still feeling unsatisfied, Golden Hair Lion kicked and shoved the clever demon marshal away.
On the Journey to the West, among the immortals and Buddhas, many had perished, each eting their death as destined.
For instance, Star Monarch of Warring States had overstepped his bounds with Fairy Zixia, Envoy Muzha secretly troubled Sha Wujing, and Tiger Conquering Arhat covertly made life difficult for the Journey to the West team.
Simply put, these individuals had committed misdeeds, which led to their demise at the hands of the Journey to the West Team.
If he had truly laid hands on the Empress of Jinsheng Palace, wouldn't that be a misdeed as well? Then, the likelihood of him being killed would have been even greater.
That is why, even though he had abducted the Empress of Jinsheng Palace, Golden Hair Lion dared not lay a finger on her.
He rely thought about how he could protect himself, finish this act quickly, and then return to the Purple Bamboo Forest.
After sitting through the night, drowning his sorrows with liquor, he drank several pots of fine wine. As dawn slightly broke, guessing that the Empress of Jinsheng Palace might have awoken, Golden Hair Lion stood up and walked toward his bedroom.
Pushing the door open, indeed, he saw the Empress of Jinsheng Palace lying unconscious on the bed.
Her stunning beauty inadvertently made Golden Hair Lion lick his lips, his throat bobbing slightly.
However, suddenly, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart, and the fleeting evil thought vanished completely.
Golden Hair Lion quickly shook his head, scared.
The Imasurable Kalpa was truly terrifying—he had almost been tempted by this beauty into committing a dreadful act. Too horrifying.
Just as Golden Hair Lion was recovering his senses and feeling relieved, the woman lying on the bed, Empress of Jinsheng Palace, also slowly opened her eyes.
Ah!
Seeing Golden Hair Lion by the bedside, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace cried out in alarm, clutching the blanket tightly and scooting to a corner of the bed. Had she fainted last night? This demon creature, he, he couldn't have already...
Ah!
However, just as the Empress of Jinsheng Palace cried out, Golden Hair Lion also got a fright, instinctively yelped, and then quickly retreated to a corner of the bedroom.
He hurriedly explained to the Empress of Jinsheng Palace, "Don't, please don't scream, I, I didn't do anything, I haven't touched you! Don't be afraid!"
If soone had been there to see this, they would probably have laughed out loud.
Because both the Empress of Jinsheng Palace andGolden Hair Lion were startled, each looking at the other in fear.
"You didn't do anything to ?" Hearing Golden Hair Lion's words, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace certainly did not believe him, and her tears started falling instantly: "You, you demon, I will never believe you!"
"You abducted from the Royal Palace, had your underlings knock unconscious, and yet claim you did nothing? I won't believe you!"
"This, you must believe , I really didn't do anything to you!" Seeing the Empress of Jinsheng Palace's disbelief, Golden Hair Lion beca anxious.
How could this be? If she didn't believe him, even if he had indeed done nothing, he couldn't clear his na!
"No, I will never believe you!" However, to these words of the demon, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace simply did not trust him.
Demons are inherently cunning, deceitful, and evil. He coveted her beauty, abducted her, and then drugged her, yet did nothing? It seed impossible.
"You must believe !"
"I don't believe you!"
"I really didn't do anything!"
"I don't believe you, it's impossible!"
"Then what can I do to make you believe !?"
"I'll never believe you no matter what!"
...
Empress of Jinsheng Palace wept even more bitterly, feeling that her body had been defiled by the demon, sunk into despair, and even harbored thoughts of death.
And the Golden Hair Lion? He too was on the verge of tears.
Despite all he had said, the other party still didn't believe him. He really couldn't clear his na, even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
When Master Xuanzang and his companions arrived and found that he had tarnished the princess consort's purity, would they kill him then?
Just thinking about it made the Golden Hair Lion tremble with fear.
"Empress, think about it. I am an evil demon. If I really had assaulted you, why wouldn't I admit it? I truly didn't do anything!" After a long silence, the Golden Hair Lion spoke earnestly, trying to explain to the Empress of Jinsheng Palace.
"Oh?" The Golden Hair Lion's words slightly shifted the Empress's thoughts.
Thinking carefully, that did make sense.
He had outright abducted her, without any intention of playing the good guy. If he had indeed taken advantage of her, why wouldn't he admit it?
Drying the tears on her face, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace carefully felt for any discrepancies, and it seed, indeed, that nothing was amiss?
Moreover, the clothes on her body were all intact?
Could it be that nothing really happened last night?
"Since, since you didn't assault , then why did you knock out last night?" After a mont of silence, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace asked the Golden Hair Lion.
"Last night's incident was not my doing, it was one of my subordinates, the Little Demon, acting clever!" Seeing that the Empress seed to be sowhat believing him, the Golden Hair Lion quickly explained.
"That, I don't believe. Without your command, would your subordinate really dare to do such a thing?" Shaking her head, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace felt this was unlikely.
After a brief contemplation, the Golden Hair Lion appeared to make a certain decision, and said, "Don't worry, I will prove it to you!"
"Prove?" The Empress of Jinsheng Palace looked at the Golden Hair Lion even more puzzled, completely unaware of how he could prove it.
Without further ado, the Golden Hair Lion called over the very Demon Marshal who had acted clever last night.
"Great King, Great King, what are your orders?" The Demon Marshal trotted over, wearing a docile expression, and asked obsequiously.
Click!
The Golden Hair Lion did not utter a word, instead, he grabbed the Demon Marshal's head and twisted it right off.
"How about that? Do you believe now?" After twisting off the head of the Demon Marshal, the Golden Hair Lion asked the Empress of Jinsheng Palace.
"Ah!" Witnessing this scene, the cruel act of the Golden Hair Lion made the Empress of Jinsheng Palace scream.
"You should rest here for a while, let's talk again when you've cald down a bit!" Knowing that he had frightened the Empress, the Golden Hair Lion quickly said.
Between speaking, he told the two female demons in the cave to take good care of the Empress of Jinsheng Palace. Then, after dealing with the Demon Marshal's corpse a bit, he left the bedroom.
After watching the Golden Hair Lion leave after handling the body, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace's initial shock began to subside slightly.
The two female demons then ca up to her, quietly offering a few words of comfort.
"Wait a minute, sothing seems off here!"
Being the Princess Consort of Zhuzi Country and not a common woman, after spending so ti calming her fears, the Empress of Jinsheng Palace recalled the developnts and felt sothing was amiss.
Just now, the Golden Hair Lion had proven his innocence by killing the Little Demon who had knocked her out last night—indeed, it had made her sowhat believe him.
However, upon reflection, why was the Golden Hair Lion so eager to prove his innocence, to prove he hadn't done anything to her?
Seeing his deanor, which even seed sowhat fearful, afraid she might misunderstand him?
Why would he fear her misunderstanding? There seed to be no reason. It seed she would have to probe indirectly to find out more.
...
"Ah, what a ss this has all turned into!" Having dealt with the body, the Golden Hair Lion felt even more agitated.
If only the Empress of Jinsheng Palace believed him, that would be fine; he hadn't done anything wrong, and revealing he was Guanyin's mount should suffice.
But if the Empress of Jinsheng Palace didn't believe him, and Xuanzang and his group thought he had done sothing wrong, even if he revealed himself as Guanyin's mount, they probably wouldn't believe him, would they?
It was said that this happened with Muzha and the Tiger Conquering Arhat; because they had done sothing wrong, even revealing their identities didn't make Xuanzang trust them.
"Great King, the Empress says she wants to eat the Dragon's Beard White Fish from Lingyuan Lake, 800 miles away..."
"Is that so? I'll go catch it for her myself!" Hearing this, the Golden Hair Lion imdiately got up, harboring so thoughts of pleasing the Empress of Jinsheng Palace, and spoke thus.
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