Tang Sanzang suddenly felt that the queen was somewhat pitiable, and his expression softened along with his feelings, as he scratched his bald head and said, "Actually, it's not that I look down on you."
The queen's body trembled, and she turned to look at him, "Then why won't you marry me?"
Tang Sanzang said, "Umm… how should I put it. In the outside world, it's a male-dominated world, where only men marry women. If a man marries into a woman's family, that's called 'méngha' and it's very shameful. I may not care much for face, but after all, I still need to keep a tiny bit of it…"
Having said that, Tang Sanzang suddenly asked a question, "Do you really like me? I mean, besides physically."
The queen was stumped by that question.
Then the two of them continued to lock gazes.
After a long while, they both sat on the roof together, looking up at the starry sky…
