While on the road again, the Sanzo Party gets a little distracted and Hakuryuu dumps the lot of them in a river. Shunrei, a girl near the river finds them and can't conceal her laughter. She invites the sopping wet Sanzo party back to her house for food and dry clothes. While she's out hanging clothes on the line, her friendly neighbor, Aunty Pan tells the boys about Shunrei's fiance, a demon named Jien that's been missing for some time.