"What's wrong, Master Sha? Can't bear to part with that State Preceptor?"

Sha Wujing mumbled after holding it in for a while: "We should at least say goodbye properly."

Sun Wukong didn't pay much attention to their thoughts. He spent half a day fitting a dress with a female official, preparing to wake up his fellow travelers in the middle of the night to leave under cover of darkness.

But before he could wait until nightfall, his stomach started feeling unsettled. That night, all of them had swollen bellies and experienced pregnancy symptoms, including nausea.

Sun Wukong was utterly confused. No matter how capable he was, he'd never been pregnant. Forget about leaving; he needed to figure out how to deal with the child in his belly!

That night, the news of Xuanzang and his followers' pregnancy reached the queen, and the entire upper echelon of Daughter Country learned that four grown men were pregnant.

The queen immediately summoned the imperial physician for a check-up, and the result was indeed pregnancy. Moreover, they thoughtfully provided a fetus-preserving medicine.

The queen wasn't angry about Sun Wukong being pregnant with a daughter; instead, she was somewhat pleased. She was really worried about not being able to keep the monkey.

"Don't worry, Wukong, you just give birth to this child peacefully. I'll make her the Crown Prince of our Daughter Country in the future!"

Sun Wukong grimaced, "Who wants to give birth to a monkey?"

He still had some rogue tendencies and lied to women with ease: "I don't mind, but my master does need to travel to the Western Heaven for scriptures, and it's really inconvenient with a child. Does your Daughter Country have a solution?"

The queen of Daughter Country wasn't particularly smart; falling in love seemed to have dropped her intelligence to negative levels.

"There's a Spring of Abortion nearby, guarded by Immortal Ruyi. If anyone in Daughter Country wants an abortion, they can prepare some valuables and naturally obtain the spring water."

Sun Wukong, eager to resolve his situation, hopped on his Somersault Cloud and rushed out. The Great Sage Equalling Heaven having a baby monkey in Daughter Country was something he couldn't live down!

Following the directions, Sun Wukong soon arrived at the Spring of Abortion and saw Immortal Ruyi stationed there.

Immortal Ruyi, dressed in an elegant robe, considered himself quite impressive and claimed to be the brother of the Bull Demon King, though Nezha wouldn't recognize such an unremarkable sibling, not even in disguise.

Back in the day, Nezha established the Mother-child River and later discovered some bugs, so when disguised as the Bull Demon King, he inspired a jade to guard the Spring of Abortion.

Over the years, Immortal Ruyi cultivated here, supported by a country, living comfortably and admiring the Bull Demon King who pointed him here, claiming to be his brother.

Actually, Nezha had long since forgotten about him.

Sun Wukong couldn't care less about Immortal Ruyi; he just wanted the spring water for an abortion. How could Immortal Ruyi grant his wish?

He'd received word that Sun Wukong was the one who sent his dear nephew away!

Though Red Boy himself had no idea he had this uncle.

Red Boy: "Why does everyone want to be my uncle?"

Immortal Ruyi brandished a big blade and hacked at Sun Wukong, who dropped his bucket and drew his Jingu Bang to block.

"Monkey brat, are you the one who sent Red Boy away?"

Sun Wukong was taken aback. Going to the South Sea to study, and you talk about it like it's prison time?

"Don't misunderstand, Red Boy went to study with the Bodhisattva Guanyin. Once he attains enlightenment, you'll thank me!"

Immortal Ruyi was not very knowledgeable. In his eyes, being a Demon King was freer and better than anything else, right?

"Hmph! You're just making excuses!"

"I'm the brother of the Bull Demon King. You've harmed my nephew, today you'll pay the price!"

Sun Wukong, hearing this, didn't bother arguing with Immortal Ruyi—everyone gets a bit irritable during pregnancy, right?

With both hands, he forcefully pushed Immortal Ruyi back and charged forward. Immortal Ruyi was no match from his unorthodox background, barely holding for a dozen rounds before being outmatched.

But he still had some tricks up his sleeve. Retreating again, he pulled out a Ruyi, rubbing it while chanting: "Ruyi, Ruyi, follow my heart and show yourself quickly!"

Upon finishing, he raised the Ruyi and blew, releasing a cold wave towards Sun Wukong.

Curious, Sun Wukong was instantly frozen into an ice block as Immortal Ruyi laughed triumphantly, "Brother Niu's treasure works wonders!"

This treasure was originally a gift from the Bull Demon King when sending him here, actually just a little toy Nezha made out of boredom.

While this little toy might work on others, it certainly wouldn't work on Sun Wukong. A few seconds later, crack! The monkey broke free.

Grimacing, Sun Wukong raised his staff to strike. "Immortal Ruyi, don't you know a pregnant father fears the cold?"

Immortal Ruyi hurriedly rubbed the Ruyi again, chanting spells, and it spewed flames. Unfortunately, these flames were not even comparable to Red Boy's Samadhi True Fire.

Wukong didn't even bother with the Fire Avoidance Technique, just smashed the Ruyi with his staff. The Jade Ruyi shattered on the spot, and perhaps Ruyi could now change his name to True Immortal—though who knows if he could live up to it, not having a Saint as master like Master Taoyi.

With his Ruyi broken, Immortal Ruyi became docile. Forget revenge, he was lucky to escape alive; he fled at once.

Sun Wukong had no intention of annihilation, focusing on obtaining the Spring of Abortion water.

After filling a bucket and drinking heartily, feeling light as the fetus dissipated, he was relieved. Returning to Daughter Country, he found the imperial physician attending to the pregnant men.

The State Preceptor at Sha Wujing's side was particularly attentive, even preparing many exquisite children's clothes.

"Master, I brought the water back. Drink quickly!"

Xuanzang and the others didn't ponder if there was a life in their bellies, referring to it merely as fetal air. Without scientific complexities, having only been pregnant briefly, it wasn't much of an issue.

Xuanzang and Bajie drank the water and successfully aborted. Sha Wujing, just about to drink, was met with the State Preceptor's forlorn gaze, leaving the honest and straightforward monk unable to go through with it.

Daughter Country's trial was still one of emotional tribulation, just no longer Xuanzang's.

Sha Wujing, though resolved to get the scriptures, couldn't bring himself to drink in front of the State Preceptor, planning to do so secretly at night.

The State Preceptor smiled contentedly at Sha Wujing's hesitation. In this country, strong martial power was the pinnacle; everything else was secondary.

Bajie, seeing the beautiful State Preceptor's display towards Sha Wujing, was genuinely pained, more so than if he'd perished.

His heart was torn between fearing a brother's suffering and the envy of success, much like Bajie's sentiments now.

The arriving queen saw Sun Wukong's energetic return, guessing he'd already drunk from the Spring of Abortion, yet she wasn't angry. In the future, she could get a Crown Prince with Wukong herself!

Sun Wukong remained clueless about the queen's daunting thoughts, but his determination to leave was unwavering.

Surely no one would marry a beautiful queen, step into the marriage grave, and give up their freedom for half a nation's dowry, right?

Right?

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