Chapter 35: The Gathering of the Seven Kings
Sun Wukong and Tai Bai Jin Xing once again left the Murky Water Cave of Kan Yuan Mountain and continued northward until they reached the Palace of the Sea Cover located at the bottom of the North Sea.
The Demon King Jiao was their second oldest sister among the seven kings sworn in brotherhood, and she was the first one to become acquainted with Sun Wukong among them.
Although the two had started off with a fierce fight, as the misunderstandings were cleared away and they became sworn siblings, Sun Wukong gradually discovered that the Demon King Jiao was the most sincere among them.
The Demon King Jiao was not as experienced in worldly ways as the Lion Camel King, nor as cruel or honest as the Peng Demon King. She wasn’t as calculating as the King of the Monkeys and the Yu Ruyi King either.
She acted impulsively and rashly, which often got her into trouble, but she also valued loyalty and fellowship.
From the six demon kings to their sworn brotherhood of seven, it was not only because each had their own interests or the Demon King Niu’s proposal, but also because the Demon King Jiao got along with everyone, acting like the thread that tied them all together.
Now at the North Sea and with clues pointing to the Palace of the Sea Cover, it was natural for Sun Wukong to seek out the Demon King Jiao first.
In the empty grand hall of the Palace of the Sea Cover, the Demon King Jiao, dressed in green, was already drunk to the point of insensibility.
She lay sleeping with her upper body sprawled on the desk, her teal outfit tightly fitted, tracing her body’s perfect curves.
In a faint voice, as if complaining in a dream, she muttered, "You clearly knew, clearly knew what was on my mind... Damn East Sea Dragoness, why did you have to snatch..."