Chapter 69 Great Tang Specialties
With those words, not only the queen but even Sun Wukong, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Wujing were stunned.
"Damn, that turnaround was too quick."
Zhu Ganglie couldn't help asking, "Master, what about your principles?"
Tang Sanzang spread his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, right? I'm just a frail scholar with no ability to defend myself. If she wants to use force, I can't resist, right? You all saw it, I tried, I fought back, I just never won, so it doesn't count as breaking my principles."
Everyone had black lines on their foreheads and thought, "You're actually talking about principles after all this? Do you even have any principles?"
Just then, a cry came, "Stop, stop!"
A woman in Jin Yi rushed in, and it was an old acquaintance, Shangguan Ling!
After dealing with the issue at Jieyang Mountain, Shangguan Ling hurried back, but with the distance of three thousand miles, she couldn't instantly teleport there.
Despite hurrying all the way, she was still half a step too late.
By the time she entered the city, news of Tang Sanzang being favored by the queen had already spread far and wide.
In Shangguan Ling's eyes, if the queen could unite with this all-powerful bald man, though she felt a bit bitter about it, it would definitely be a good thing for the Women's Kingdom of Great Liang.
But when she heard that the queen and the bald man were at odds, she became anxious right away.
She knew exactly how terrifying the bald man could be and was afraid that the queen, if she angered him, might bring great trouble to the Women's Kingdom of Great Liang, so she dashed into the imperial city and caught this scene.
"Shangguan Ling? You returned just in time, quickly assist us and grab that monk!" ordered the queen.
Shangguan Ling gave Tang Sanzang a cupped fist salute and nodded as a greeting, and then with a bitter face, she said to the queen, "Your Majesty, this high monk..."
Tang Sanzang immediately said, "I'm just a frail, powerless little monk, I'm not to be considered a high monk."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ling was taken aback, then understood Tang Sanzang's intention; he didn't want to reveal his true strength.
She immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if he didn't want to show his strength, it meant that he didn't intend to lose his temper. Your next journey awaits at empire
Shangguan Ling immediately wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
The queen asked, "Shangguan Ling, you know him?"
Shangguan Ling answered, "Your Majesty, previously..."
Tang Sanzang quickly interjected, "Previously we drank the Mother and Child River Water and got pregnant. My eldest disciple went to Jieyang Mountain to get us the abortion spring water. It seems we had some interactions there, right?"
Both Shangguan Ling and Sun Wukong were dumbfounded, watching the monk lying blatantly without blinking, both felt like slapping him and cursing, "They say monks don't speak lies, you're definitely speaking deadly lies!"
However, facing the bald man, both subconsciously nodded.
The queen frowned upon hearing this and asked Sun Wukong, "Did you really prepare a lavish red envelope wedding gift in exchange for the abortion spring?"
Sun Wukong had never been there and stared blankly...
Tang Sanzang hurriedly shouted, "My disciple is capable, why would he need any red envelope or wedding gift? He fought with some immortal on that mountain, narrowly prevailed, and only then did he manage to snatch a bit of the abortion spring water. Isn't that right, disciple?"
Sun Wukong nodded and said, "Yes, yes... The fight was fierce at that time. I struck that immortal's nest with a stick, and he ran off."
The queen looked gravely at Sun Wukong, surprised, she asked, "You managed to defeat Ruyi True Immortal?"
Sun Wukong was just about to nod...
Tang Sanzang interjected again, "By a close call, he actually sustained serious injuries, right, disciple?"
With a slap on Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang's hand showed enormous strength, and Sun Wukong immediately sat down on the ground. Noticing the winks and grimaces from Tang Sanzang, he got the hint, channeled Resentment Energy, and his face turned ashen in an instant. Then he threw himself to the ground and said, "Master, don't slap me, my old illness has relapsed; I can't even move."
Impatiently, Tang Sanzang kicked Zhu Ganglie, "Aren't you going to treat your eldest disciple brother?"
"Oh oh… Yes, Master!"
Zhu Ganglie was about to help, but he realized that Sha Wujing had already squatted down and started assisting.
Zhu Ganglie said subconsciously, "There's no need for you…"
Sha Wujing gave him a look and said, "Second Brother, we've just had an abortion and damaged our vital energy. I don't trust you to lift Eldest Brother alone. If we work together, we can prevent ourselves from vomiting blood later on."
Zhu Ganglie was astonished, "The hell would I vomit blood for? I'm perfectly healthy!"
As soon as he said this, Sha Wujing gave him a look that said, "You're as good as dead."
On the other side, Tang Sanzang tilted his head and said with an unhappy face, "Your Majesty, I've come from afar and didn't bring any gifts for you. How about I invite you to taste the local boars from Great Tang Nation?"
Hearing this, Zhu Ganglie spurted out a mouthful of blood with a "puh" and wailed, "Ahh… the miscarriage really affected me; it hurts, it really hurts…" Then he too lay down.
Sha Wujing spoke with a martyred expression, "Master, I could lift them both on a regular day. But now, I'm too weak; I'm afraid I can't do it alone."
Seeing this, the Queen's eyes shone; she grinned and said, "If you are too weak, then don't bother lifting them. Someone, carry these two elders to Fenghua Tower to recuperate!"
Immediately, female guards took the command, then supported Sha Wujing and led the White Horse away with the other two.
Watching his disciples leave, Tang Sanzang heaved a sigh of relief in secret.
The Queen also let out a sigh of relief…
An encounter with True Immortal had already left the women's country of Xiliang exhausted. Unknown to many, despite countless warnings, there were still children each year who mistakenly drank from the Mother and Child River Water and became pregnant. These children were underage, and forcing them to give birth could easily lead to life-threatening situations.
Moreover, the abortion spring was in the hands of the True Immortal. To obtain the spring water, they had to offer hefty bribes.
Wealthy families might bear the expense, but how could commoners afford it? They couldn't fight nor steal it, so in the end, they had no choice but to gape and leave it to fate.
To deal with the True Immortal, the Queen had thought of many solutions, but to no avail.
If what Tang Sanzang said was true, that a monkey alone could scare off the True Immortal, she would feel somewhat reluctant to force her will upon him.
But now that the monkey and his companions were badly injured and couldn't rise…
"Your Majesty, since Tang Sanzang's disciples are very powerful, perhaps we could…" someone started to say with concern.
The Queen said calmly, "What's done is done, even if they recover, what can they do?"
The crowd was struck dumb!
Hearing this, Tang Sanzang immediately raised his hand and declared, "I would rather die than submit!"
"What are you dawdling for, Shangguan Ling? Take him away!" the Queen ordered.
Shangguan Ling was taken aback, but then saw Tang Sanzang winking and grimacing, so with a wry smile, he and two guards began to usher Tang Sanzang forward.
When the guards pushed, they realized they did not need to exert any force at all; the man was already hurrying along swiftly!