Since Wang Yue was already prepared to reveal spoilers, he had no intention of hiding anything. Smiling, he said, "There's also a demon in the Daughter Kingdom—a Scorpion Spirit!
"Come to think of it, that demon once helped the Great Sage vent his anger by stinging Tathagata Buddha too!"
Though Wang Yue sounded as if he were joking, his words indirectly revealed one fact: the Scorpion Spirit was extremely formidable.
If Wang Yue had not said anything, Sun Wukong would have been ready to kill the Scorpion Spirit outright. But after hearing Wang Yue, Sun Wukong felt that whether because both of them had grievances against Tathagata, or simply because it would save trouble, he ought to make a trip to Heaven!
Besides, Sun Wukong had promised Wang Yue to find a sword technique. Where could he find one more easily than among the Immortals in Heaven?
Thus, when the queen arranged for them to stay at Four Directions Hall, he said directly to Tang Monk, "Master, Wang Yue needs a sword technique. I want to make a trip to Heaven, and I may be gone for several days!
"I won't be able to make it back in time when you give birth three days from now!"
The reason Sun Wukong could tell at a glance that Tang Monk would give birth in three days was not because Wang Yue had told him. Tang Monk's belly had been growing so quickly that the child ought to be born within three days no matter what.
As a pregnant man, Tang Monk was actually much like most pregnant women. By this point, he was more or less nervous.
At first, when he heard that Sun Wukong was leaving, he had wanted to stop him. But upon hearing the latter half of Sun