Duanmu Huai led Sun Wukong forward and indeed saw that all around them, women were fast asleep, whether they were shopkeepers or merchants, or even guards and ministers; they currently lay sprawled on the ground, deep in slumber. Even the birds and beasts were silent and still, making the whole place resemble a realm of death.
Continuing their journey to the King's Palace, they saw the Queen too was sleeping soundly, leaving Sun Wukong without a choice but to say,
"Master, what shall we do now? Why don't we take the royal seal ourselves, stamp the document, and continue westward on our own? Since they're so fond of sleeping, just let them sleep."
"Hehe, what nonsense. Let me try."
