The joy of regaining what had been lost made Sun Wukong involuntarily embrace Zixia, feeling as relieved as one does upon wake from a nightmare.
The death of all the monkeys and descendants at Flower Fruit Mountain, even witnessing Zixia die in front of him, was like a terrible nightmare to Sun Wukong.
Yet, to Sun Wukong, it seemed entirely possible for such a nightmare to become reality.
Feeling Sun Wukong's genuine embrace, Zixia also hugged him back, cradling his head against her chest, equally filled with relief and satisfaction.
Indeed, the Holy Monk's Book of Inquiry was useful after all. The monkey truly recognized his feelings now and had embraced her willingly and openly.
How wonderful!
The world within the Book of Inquiry, with its experiences, truly felt like a dream. After coming out from that world, Zixia understood everything.
"Zixia, just now, everything we went through was..."
