Chi Yu reunited with his wife.
But the plot still had to continue, didn't it? He told his wife all about the Journey to the West.
Like Chang'e, she was dumbfounded with shock.
As for cuckolding Chen Scholar, ahem, who was Chen Scholar? That had clearly been Chi Yu's transformation.
There had never been any Chen Scholar. How could she not accept it?
Before long, the two became lovey-dovey.
"Wife, the greater tide cannot be reversed. Our child must still drift down the river."
"But... but..."
"Ah, it's fine. Did you forget? I'm an immortal. I'll protect him."
"Besides, he is Golden Cicada's reincarnation and bears a mission. The gods and Buddhas are watching over him. How could anything happen? Don't worry."
Hearing this, she finally set her mind at ease.
Thus, the same scene from the original plot played out again. Chi Yu casually wiped out the original bandits, then transformed into one and chased after them from behind.
Lady Chen—no, she should now be called Lady Chi—pushed the foot basin, and the infant drifted down the river.
The bald Westerners observing in secret were relieved. They flashed away to the west to report to Tathagata.
Back at the manor, Lady Chi wept like a pear blossom drenched in rain. Chi Yu comforted her with a stick, and she finally let go of her grief.
"Wife, it's all right! Don't we still have Gu Er with us?"
Lady Chi nodded faintly upon hearing this.
The baby in the basin drifted along the river and was spotted by a young monk by chance. He called his Master over to rescue the child, and from then on, the infant formed a bond with Buddhism.
Time passed swiftly, and seventeen years flew by in the blink of an eye.
With nothing better