Now, after eating the filthy food, Tang Sanzang felt the urge to empty his bowels. But after hearing the old woman's words, he feared he might lose the child, so he forced himself to hold it in.
But how could diarrhea be held back? The harder he tried, the worse it became. Tang Sanzang felt his guts rumbling, his face alternating between green and white.
Seeing how badly his master hurt, Wukong hurriedly asked the old woman, "Elder benefactor, women elsewhere have ways to abort a pregnancy. Does your Western Liang Women's Kingdom have any such remedy?"
"Yes! Yes!" the old woman said. "Due south of here stands Mount Jieyang. On that mountain is the Birth-Cancelling Cave, and inside the cave is the Birth-Cancelling Spring. Just one mouthful of its water will dispel the pregnancy. Only nowadays you cannot take it for nothing. Some years ago, a Daoist called True Immortal Ruyi came and claimed the spring, renaming the place the Gathering Immortals Hermitage. He refuses to give the water away for free. Anyone who wants it must bring gifts. I see that you elders from afar have some money. Buy some flowers, red silk, fruit, and other gifts to offer him, and ask for some spring water. Give it to your master, and he will be well."
"Easy, easy," Wukong said. "Master, don't worry. Old Sun will go right away."
"Wukong, do hurry!" Tang Sanzang said.
"Rest assured, Master," Wukong said.
As Wukong prepared to leave, he glanced at the old woman, called Sha Wujing over, and quietly instructed him, "Junior Brother Sha, while I'm away, look after Master carefully. Don't leave him. I fear that old woman's body may be feeble, but her desires aren't, and she might take liberties with him."
Sha Wujing hastily agreed.
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