Chapter 47 She noticed his belly seemed a bit bigger. ...

After drinking the water, the monk handed the alms bowl to Bao'e.

Bao'e took it, intending to scoop a bowl for herself as well.

Unexpectedly, the riverbank was lined with stones that had been submerged in water for years, and with some damp wild grass. The path was very slippery, and she slipped and fell forward as soon as she took a step.

She swayed unsteadily, on the verge of falling.

He hurriedly called out, "Master, Master! I'm feeling unsteady and dizzy."

Sanzang hurriedly reached out to pull her up, but who would have thought that the fool was so strong that not only did he fail to hold her steady, but he also fell backward with her.

The two rolled around in a heap, with Sanzang cushioning her fall. He saw stars and was in excruciating pain.

Bao'e's skin was tough and she could withstand falls, and with him acting as a cushion, she didn't suffer any injuries.

Hearing his cries of pain, she quickly got up and said anxiously, "Master, don't fall and die! How are you?"

Tripitaka, enduring the pain, said, "It's alright, Wumiao, help me up, lest I break the alms bowl too."

Bao'e pulled him up and helped the monk sit down on a nearby rock. She picked up the alms bowl, carefully washed away the dust, and went straight to Sanzang without even drinking water.

The monk frowned and said, "Wumiao, you usually walk steadily, why are you swaying and unsteady today?"

"Master, those stones on the ground are so slippery, you'll fall if you walk on them." She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "To tell you the truth, not only is the road slippery, but it also feels like someone pushed me, deliberately trying to prevent me from drinking water. How hateful!"

Startled, Sanzang hurriedly said, "You fool, don't talk nonsense! In broad daylight, besides you and me, master and disciple, who else could there be?"

Bao'e giggled, "Master, are you afraid of ghosts?"

Sanzang remained silent, focusing only on massaging and rubbing the injured area, his brow furrowed in worry.

Bao'e jumped up and down, trying to pinch his face and arms, treating him like a piece of mud.

Before long, the elder's brows furrowed even more, and his face and lips turned pale.

He helped Bao'e up and cried out, "Wumiao, I have a stomachache."

Bao'e immediately let go of him: "Go ahead, find a secluded spot to relieve yourself, I won't laugh at you."

“It’s not like that kind of pain.” Sanzang pulled at his clothes to wipe away the sweat, bent over, and was in unbearable pain. “Wumiao, Wumiao, it really hurts a lot.”

Bao'e panicked immediately: "Master, could it be that you've hurt your stomach? What should we do? What should we do? In this desolate place, where can we find a doctor? Don't move, I'll go and call my senior brother."

Unexpectedly, the elder was in so much pain that he grabbed her, his fingers tightening as if they were about to dig into her flesh.

He said breathlessly, "Wumiao, it feels like there's a lump of blood and flesh moving around in my stomach."

"Oh no, oh no, you've shattered all your internal organs!" Bao'e rushed forward, brushed his hand away, and was about to look at his stomach.

Even through his monk's robe, she could tell his belly was bigger.

She laughed at him, "Master, you always complain about my gluttony, but you've been eating a lot lately too, and your belly has become as round as a ball."

The elder broke out in a cold sweat and cursed her, "You stubborn fool, you're in real pain now. It wasn't like this before."

"Is it really so, Master? Please unbutton your robe and let me take a look."

Sanzang hurriedly said, "You're confused, this won't do. Go and call Wukong, and have him fetch some hot water for me to drink, that will be fine."

"You're the one who's confused. There's no one around, so where can we get hot water? Don't stop me, let me see." Bao'e was about to pull at his clothes.

Sanzang tried to stop her, but she was too strong and tore his robe open in one swift motion.

The elder's clothes were wide open, revealing a fair and tender body, but now his belly was slightly bulging and his chest was also slightly swollen, just like a pregnant woman.

“Master,” Bao’e pressed down on his arms and brought her head close to his stomach, “you look like you’re pregnant.”

“She’s really pregnant! There’s something moving inside.” Bao’e leaned closer, put her ear to his belly, listened for a while, and suddenly, out of nowhere, she said, “Master, this baby seems to be mine.”

“Feel it yourself, there’s a baby moving inside.” Bao’e was overjoyed and hugged him tightly with both arms. “Master, it must have been when I bumped into you that I accidentally released a wisp of demonic energy into your belly. Don’t be afraid, it’s a very capable child. Others carry their babies for ten months, but it’s only been a short while and it’s already grown this big.”

Sanzang was so angry that he was dizzy and kept pushing her, saying, "Go away, go away, call Wukong here, go, go!"

Bao'e refused.

"I'm not leaving. I'll take good care of you." The fool lay on top of him, pressing one hand against his chest. "Master, are you having a baby? It's fine if your belly is big, but why is there a bulge here too?"

She patted or pinched him, causing waves of throbbing pain, making Sanzang so ashamed he almost fainted.

He shouted, "You beast, get down here right now!"

The simpleton mumbled incoherently, "I know, the baby needs milk too. Master, don't be afraid, it will be fine once it's rubbed out."

As she spoke, she actually started to rub it.

This frightened Sanzang so much that his eyes widened in anger, and he felt ashamed and indignant to the point of wanting to die.

Just then, the traveler, having not seen the two return for a long time, mounted his somersault cloud and hurried there.

Sanzang heard him call out "Master" from afar and hummed, "Wumiao, Wumiao, Wukong is here. Quickly invite him here, go find a doctor, and ask for a bowl of medicine."

Bao'e asked him, "Is it the medicine to prevent miscarriage? Master, we still need to find a trustworthy midwife."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Sanzang said in a trembling voice, "If it's an illness, you need medicine to cure it. If it's a pregnancy, buy an abortion pill and take it to get rid of the fetus."

"No, no!" the fool exclaimed. "Don't you treat my son like a treasure, and don't beat him either."

Sanzang no longer had the strength to scold her, and cried out in pain.

The traveler called out from afar, "Wu Miao!"

Startled, Bao'e immediately stood up.

She thought to herself that the monkey was heartless and might even have an abortion, so she quickly picked up Sanzang and hurriedly looked around for a hiding place.

The elder was in unbearable pain, sweating profusely and groaning incessantly.

Seeing this, the traveler thought it strange and quickly rode on a cloud to catch up.

"Wumiao, why are you running away?" He descended from the clouds to catch Bao'e.

Bao'e: "Brother, I ate a little too much just now. I'll walk around a bit to help with digestion."

She panicked and dared not turn around, but she was no match for the traveler and was caught red-handed.

The traveler saw her carrying the monk Sanzang, whose clothes were wide open, horizontally in her arms. The elder was also heavily pregnant and was panting heavily.

Even if this monkey had trespassed through the underworld and caused havoc in the heavenly palace, it had never seen such a scene.

The Great Sage scratched his ears and cheeks and said, "You idiot, even if this old monk is thirsty, he wouldn't be thirsty like this. If you fill him up like a water bucket, how will he walk?"

“Brother, I’m telling you the truth, but you have to do one thing for me: don’t hit me or Master.”

“Speak the truth.”

“Master, you’re pregnant,” Bao’e said blankly. “It might be my child.”

Startled, Sun Wukong exclaimed, "This fool must have been drowned; he's talking in his sleep."

“He wasn’t talking in his sleep. Listen, the baby in his belly is still moving.”

The pilgrim said, "You fool, what nonsense are you spouting! Master is a man, how could he have conceived a child!"

He grabbed Sanzang and roughly straightened his clothes, then went to call Sha Wujing to bring the white dragon horse, and they went to find a village to seek out a doctor.

Along the way, the idiot kept muttering nonsense like "Don't disturb the fetus."

Upon arriving at the village, the group of master and his disciples bumped into an old woman.

The old woman saw that Sanzang was a man with a large belly, so she asked him a question.

The traveler told him the truth, saying that Sanzang had drunk water from the upstream river and suffered from unbearable abdominal pain, which caused him to look like this.

Upon hearing this, the old woman couldn't help but laugh heartily. She first led them into the village, then called over several middle-aged women to join in laughing at the elder.

This enraged the traveler, who then clenched his teeth and bared his teeth, finally managing to frighten the old women into telling the truth.

This place was originally called the Western Liang Women's Kingdom, a kingdom entirely populated by women.

The monk drank the water of the Zimu River. After drinking the water, he became pregnant and would soon give birth.

Bao'e laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Hahaha! I knew it! I'm pregnant! Senior brother, you still blame me for talking nonsense, but you don't know that I'm an honest person and I only ever tell the truth."

The pilgrim said, "You unruly fool! Even if Master is pregnant, he won't recognize you as his mother like you say."

Bao'e lowered her head, wishing she could tuck it into her bosom, and muttered, "You can say whatever you want. Once it's born, can you control who it calls 'mother'?"

Sanzang trembled, tears welling in his eyes: "Grandma, old woman, do you know where there is a doctor? Tell my disciple to go and buy a dose of abortion medicine, I want to take it. Wukong, Wukong, don't delay, go quickly!"

The old man explained that ordinary medicine was ineffective, and that one should go to the Broken Child Cave in Jieyang Mountain, find a "Fetal Abortion Spring" inside the cave, scoop up a mouthful of spring water to drink, and only then could the fetus be expelled.

Hearing that a true immortal had transformed that dilapidated cave into the Juxian Temple, making it difficult to obtain spring water, the Great Sage immediately asked the old woman for a large earthenware bowl and flew away on a cloud.