Chapter 48 "For giving birth".
Meanwhile, the pilgrim went to find water, but returned halfway, saying that the Ruyi Immortal was not easy to deal with, and that he needed Sha Wujing to be his helper, while Bao'e would stay to look after Sanzang.
The two of them went straight to Juxian Temple, and after a great struggle, they finally retrieved the spring water. They gave it to Sanzang to drink, and only then did the pregnancy end.
The traveler gave the remaining spring water to the old woman, who thanked him and prepared a vegetarian meal for the group of travelers.
The next day at dawn, the master and his disciples thanked the old woman's family, left the village, and arrived at the border of the Western Liang Kingdom.
The women of Xiliang Kingdom truly did not distinguish between young and old; they were all women.
As soon as the four of them entered the city, they attracted a crowd of women who jostled them so much that it was difficult for Sanzang to rein in his horse, and even Wukong and Sha Wujing looked embarrassed.
Zhu Bao'e was overjoyed. She led a young girl on the left, calling her "good sister," and pulled an older girl on the right, calling her "mother." As she walked along, her hair was adorned with countless pearl hairpins and flower hair ornaments.
Fortunately, a female official guided them and helped them exchange the travel documents.
Unexpectedly, the Queen of the Western Liang Kingdom wanted to marry Sanzang and wanted to keep him here.
Tripitaka naturally refused.
However, the official document had not been changed, so the Monkey King devised a plan. He instructed the Tripitaka Master to feign agreement, saying that he could stay, but his three disciples would continue their journey westward. If the Tripitaka Master agreed, they would get married, and the King would see them off together.
At that time, the official documents were exchanged, and they were outside the city. The Monkey King used a spell to freeze the group of officials and ministers, so that the master and his disciples could continue their journey westward.
Upon hearing this, Sanzang expressed his gratitude and praised it as a brilliant plan.
This plan was brilliant, and at first everything went smoothly; the king indeed agreed.
But as they were seeing them off, just as the group reached the outskirts of the city, a Taoist priest suddenly appeared by the roadside, conjured a whirlwind, and abducted Sanzang and Bao'e together.
Bao'e was caught in the whirlwind and felt dizzy. When she regained her senses, she could no longer see the king and his ministers of the Western Liang Women's Kingdom, nor could she see Wukong and Sha Wujing. Instead, she found herself in a flower pavilion.
Before her was only a young man with black hair and black eyes, whose posture was alluring and seductive.
The monster saw her gripping Sanzang's arm tightly and suddenly laughed: "You ungrateful thing, I'm capturing him, and you're making a rope to tie him up for what purpose?"
Bao'e was furious: "You insolent beast! If you want to arrest my master, fine, but how can you use the wind to capture him? She just gave birth, what if she catches a cold and gets postpartum illness!"
Sanzang was too ashamed to speak, and whispered a rebuke to her: "You wicked mouth, talking nonsense again!"
The monster knew that Sanzang had drunk the water of the Zimu River and the water of the Abortion Spring, but he deliberately teased her, saying, "The elder is right, he is a man and has some postpartum illness."
"Yes, yes!" Bao'e kept talking nonsense, which made the elder grab her and scold her for talking too much.
Just then, a servant came in carrying two plates of noodles and said, "Your Majesty, the noodles are ready."
For some reason, the two plates of steamed buns smelled delicious, making one's mouth water.
Bao'e stared intently at the steamed bun, and even the elders couldn't help but glance at it frequently.
The strange man looked at Bao'e and Sanzang with a smirk and asked, "Tell the two distinguished guests what kind of filling this noodle dish has?"
Servant: "Your Majesty, it is a plate of vegetarian steamed buns made with red bean paste."
Upon hearing this, the master and apprentice's cravings intensified, and they began to drool.
Another servant said, "A plate of meat buns made from human flesh."
Upon hearing this, Sanzang was greatly alarmed and broke out in a cold sweat.
But Bao'e kept staring intently.
Sanzang said, "Wumiao, it's made of human flesh, what are you staring at?"
Bao'e: "It smells quite nice."
"When did you start eating human flesh?"
She finally regained her composure and dared not look again.
The strange creature laughed and said, "Elder, don't try to persuade me. If one cannot even satisfy one's appetite, one is not worthy of being human."
He glanced at the two servants.
The servant understood and stepped forward with the plate.
The aroma intensified, especially from the dish of human flesh filling, its fragrance almost penetrating one's very soul.
Bao'e had never been so hungry before. It felt as if her stomach had been emptied out. She stared blankly at the meat-filled bun.
Even Sanzang couldn't bear the hunger, so he gritted his teeth and kept his eyes straight ahead.
“Elder,” the monster said, “I know you have never eaten vegetarian food in the Kingdom of Women. Why not use some steamed buns to quench your hunger and thirst?”
“Amitabha,” Sanzang said with his palms together, “This humble monk does not eat meat, only vegetarian food.”
Sanzang hurriedly said, "Excellent, excellent! My disciple also only eats vegetarian food."
Bao'e stared intently at the human flesh bun and nodded, "I only eat vegetarian food, brother, is this a vegetarian human flesh bun?"
The monster couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The elder's face turned pale and ashen as he scolded her in a low voice, "You idiot! How could steamed buns made of human flesh possibly be vegetarian?"
Bao'e buried her head, only her eyes showing as she stared at the steamed bun.
After a while, she said, "Master, I'm a little hungry."
“If the little bodhisattva is hungry, you may eat this steamed bun,” the monster asked. “Do you want this meat bun made of human flesh, or a vegetarian bun filled with red bean paste?”
Bao'e: "Let's make it plain."
The monster said, "Alright, alright! Then please have this elder eat that meat bun."
Tripitaka hurriedly replied, "This humble monk does not eat meat."
“You have no choice, Elder. I can let you go, but only on one condition: you must eat these two steamed buns.” He said, “One for each of you. Once you’ve eaten them, I’ll open the cave door and let you go.”
Bao'e remained motionless, letting Sanzang argue with her.
Suddenly, a servant came to bring tea.
Bao'e then lost her temper and stormed forward.
"You scoundrel, you're not even human!" she said, getting close to him. "You're trying to make my master break his vows, how utterly disgraceful!"
Just as she was speaking, she reached for the kettle in the dish.
The servant blocked her hand, managing to avoid the attack in time.
"Don't rush, don't rush." The monster took the water handed to him by the servant, drank it all, and laughed, "Your master is a true monk, how could he eat meat? If you feel sorry for him, then eat this steamed bun for him."
Just then, he suddenly heard a voice: "You rude beast, take this beating!"
Suddenly, the Great Sage appeared out of thin air and swung his staff down.
It turned out that when he saw Bao'e and Sanzang being carried away by the whirlwind, he transformed into a bee and secretly followed them.
Seeing that the strange man had brought out two plates of steamed buns, he was afraid that Bao'e would break her vegetarian diet and couldn't resist, so he revealed his true form.
Upon seeing the traveler, the monster spewed out a cloud of smoke that enveloped the flower pavilion, then brandished a three-pronged steel fork and began to fight the traveler.
The two of them fought their way out of the cave.
In the flower pavilion, Bao'e, in a fit of rage, killed a group of lesser demons, picked up the vegetarian steamed bun, broke it in half, handed one half to Sanzang, and said, "Master, eat up, so you can leave in peace."
Sanzang looked distressed and refused to eat: "He has covered this pavilion with a barrier. Even if Wukong defeats him, how can he escape?"
Bao'e thought to herself that this old monk talked too much and was still hungry.
She put the two vegetarian steamed buns together and swallowed them by herself, mumbling, "Don't panic, he's going to suffer."
Just as Sanzang was about to ask her what she meant, the monster returned.
He looked arrogant and laughed, "That monkey is quite arrogant, but he can't take a beating."
When the elder heard that the pilgrim had been defeated, his face turned ashen, fearing that he might lose his life there.
Bao'e suddenly said, "Brother, do you have any hot water? Bring some for my master to drink, and some delicious steamed buns too."
Upon hearing this, the monster asked, "You're eating meat now?"
“Yes, yes.” Bao’e nodded. “Let me give you some too.”
"What are you going to do for me? I'm not thirsty."
"I don't want you to drink it, but I want you to use it."
The monster asked, puzzled, "What's the use?"
The idiot bluntly replied, "For giving birth."
The monster suddenly felt a slight pain in its abdomen.
His smile faded: "Who's having the baby?"
Bao'e said, "Brother, it must be you."
It turns out that this fool had heard the old woman say that the water in the Zimu River could make people pregnant, so he secretly went and fetched some to carry with him.
She had pretended to be angry, but secretly sprinkled some water into his water.
Suddenly, the monster felt an unbearable pain in its abdomen, and its belly slowly began to swell.
He clutched his stomach and roared, "You vile demon, you plotted against me?"
Bao'e stared at him blankly: "Brother, how could someone as honest as me scheme against others? Don't misunderstand me. I'm a pilgrim on a pilgrimage, but I'm also a half-medicine practitioner. I just found out you're pregnant, but my senior brother came to visit, so I didn't have time to congratulate you. Congratulations! Congratulations! When the baby is born, we can make steamed buns together."
The monster was so angry that it bared its teeth and was about to retaliate, but then it was in so much pain that it rolled around in agony.
He endured the pain and got up, then hurriedly sent a little demon to fetch water from the Abortion Spring.
Bao'e grabbed Sanzang and said, "Master, let's go. Don't look anymore. Even if it's born, it won't call you grandpa."
Sanzang: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Unexpectedly, the monster suddenly stood up and grabbed Bao'e.
His belly grew larger and larger. Enduring the excruciating pain, he sneered, "Tianpeng, where are you going!"
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