The Women's Kingdom

Sun Wukong paused here, noticing that Tang Xuanzang and Zhu Bajie were sweating profusely from the pain, and then continued:

There's a city just ahead; I'll find some doctors to take a look at you then.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanzang nodded, and after some time, he continued on his journey.

They then arrived at a village near another village. An old woman was sitting outside weaving clothes. Sun Wukong quickly went up to her and asked:

"Grandma, we come from the Great Tang of the Eastern Lands. My master drank water from that lake and is now suffering from unbearable stomach pain. What could be the cause?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman laughed heartily and said, "Did you drink water outside?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded. Seeing this, the old woman smiled even more broadly and said to Sun Wukong:

"Come in first, and I'll explain everything to you in detail."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong quickly invited Tang Xuanzang inside. A little while later, two old women came over and laughed heartily at Tang Xuanzang.

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong became very angry and quickly raised his Ruyi Jingu Bang, scaring the two women so much that they sat down on the ground.

At the same time, Sun Wukong said to another person, "Hurry up and boil the water, or I'll beat you to death with my staff."

The old woman quickly said to Sun Wukong, "Even if I boil the water, it won't make a difference."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong looked at the old woman with a puzzled expression. After a short while, the old woman slowly spoke to Sun Wukong:

"This is the Women's Kingdom. Our country is entirely populated by women; there isn't a single man. That's why it feels a bit strange to see you all."

"However, the water your master drank from is called the Mother-Child River. There is a pond outside our city, and only people over twenty years old dare to drink the water from that river."

After drinking the river water, she quickly felt a fetus in her womb, and three days later she became pregnant.

The old woman felt utterly helpless after saying this, but Tang Xuanzang was greatly alarmed and quickly said:

"What am I going to do? I still have to go to the Western Heaven Paradise to obtain the Buddhist scriptures. I don't want to give birth to my child halfway through the journey."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie was immediately panicked, thinking to himself, "What should I do? I haven't even gone back to Old Gao Village to settle down and start a family yet, and now I'm going to bring back some piglets instead. What am I going to do?"

After a short while, Tang Xuanzang slowly spoke to the old woman:

"Excuse me, senior, do you know if there are any pharmacies around here? My apprentice and I would like to buy some abortion pills. They should be fine after taking them, right?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady waved her hand helplessly and said disdainfully to Tang Xuanzang:

"Even if you had that kind of medicine, it wouldn't be useful. We have a mountain here with a spring in it. Only by drinking that spring water can you resolve the problem of the fetus in your womb."

"These past few years, we haven't been able to get any water at all because a Daoist priest came there, claiming to be the Ruyi True Immortal). He turned the mountain into a Daoist temple to protect the spring, and now he doesn't give any water to people."

"If someone were to actually ask for water, they would have to show even greater sincerity to receive a bowl of water."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong immediately said:

"If you're wondering whether that mountain is far from here, I'll go there now."

Upon hearing this, the old woman whispered something in Sun Wukong's ear for a short while. Sun Wukong nodded, then went outside, summoned his Somersault Cloud, and rode away.

Upon seeing Sun Wukong's appearance, everyone knelt down and bowed to Sun Wukong, saying, "Elder, it turns out your disciple is a divine being!"

Then Sun Wukong arrived at the mountain and suddenly saw a person guarding the spring outside. Sun Wukong immediately went up to the person and said:

"Hello, Daoist priest, I just came to get some water, and then I'll be leaving."

After hearing what Sun Wukong said, the man smiled and said to Sun Wukong:

"Don't you know the rules here? Do you have all the gold and silver jewelry you have? Bring it up quickly so I can get you some water."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong smiled at the man and said, "I'm just a passing monk; I have nothing to exchange with you."

The man smiled after hearing Sun Wukong's sincere words, and then the old man who entered the temple said:

"Master, there's a guy outside who claims to be the Sun Wukong, Great Sage Equal to Heaven. He wants to borrow a bowl of water. Would you give him some?"

Upon hearing this, the old man became very angry and immediately raised his weapon and walked towards Sun Wukong. When Sun Wukong saw the old man, he was about to say something kind.

The old man immediately brandished his weapon and attacked Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong didn't care anymore and fought back.

The two then began to fight. After a short while, Sun Wukong asked the old man in confusion:

"Why did you hit me without even asking what happened? I'm the Monkey Sun Wukong, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong! Don't you know my name?"

The old man sneered upon hearing this and said to Sun Wukong, "Of course I know your name. I'm the one who's going to beat you, Sun Wukong."

After speaking, the old man raised his weapon and charged at Sun Wukong again. Sun Wukong could only raise his Ruyi Jingu Bang to meet the attack. After a short while, Sun Wukong asked the old man in confusion:

What grudge do we hold that would make you go to such lengths to attack me?

"You harmed my nephew back then, and now you still have the nerve to come here?"

Upon hearing this, the old man slowly spoke to Sun Wukong. After saying this, the old man gritted his teeth and glared at Sun Wukong, as if he wanted to grind Sun Wukong to dust.

Sun Wukong looked at the old man with a puzzled expression. After a short while, the old man continued slowly:

"My brother is the Bull Devil King. He told me that it was because Sun Wukong, the eldest disciple of Tang Xuanzang, killed his son. I was just worried about where to seek revenge, but you delivered yourself to my door."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong quickly smiled and said to the old man:

"Your brother is also my brother, but now your nephew has already benefited. He's become Sudhana of Bodhisattva Guanyin, and I'm not even as good as him. Why are you blaming me?"

Upon hearing this, the old man scolded Sun Wukong, "You impudent monkey, still spouting nonsense! My nephew is naturally better off as a king, why does he insist on becoming a slave under someone else?"