Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 482 : I, Old Sun, Have Come to Bring a Gift

In Jisai Country, Jiang Liu and his group settled directly at the Golden Light Temple.

As monks on their way to Western Heaven to worship the Buddha and seek scriptures, when Jiang Liu removed his Golden Haze Crown, revealing the twelve Scars of Precepts on his head, the entire Golden Light Temple naturally received Jiang Liu and his group with the highest standard, providing for them with great intricacy in matters of food, clothing, and living.

The presence of Holy Monk Xuanzang with his twelve Scars of Precepts stopping at the Golden Light Temple as he passed through Jisai Country made the temple feel immensely honored.

Even the king of Jisai Country, upon hearing this news, personally came to the Golden Light Temple to meet with Jiang Liu.

Naturally, the matter of exchanging the travel permit plaque was also smoothly resolved.

That day, the king of Jisai Country asked Jiang Liu and his group how long they planned to stay in Jisai Country. Jiang Liu replied that it would be ten days to half a month, as they wanted to thoroughly explore the customs of Jisai Country. This pleased the king greatly, prompting him to personally assign a minister to show Jiang Liu and his group around Jisai Country, keen on showcasing the finer aspects of his country to the Holy Monk visiting from Great Tang.

For these few days, Jiang Liu and his group stayed at the Golden Light Temple, and in the blink of an eye, nine days had passed.

Jiang Liu silently calculated that Princess Wansheng's day of childbirth should have arrived.

"Master, today should be the day Princess Wansheng gives birth. I, Old Sun, have found out that the Nine-Headed Serpent and all his people have already returned to the Green Wave Pool Dragon Palace!"

After quietly spending a few days in the Golden Light Temple, Sun Wukong felt itch all over, as if it was very uncomfortable to not cause some mischief. Thus, without waiting for Jiang Liu to say anything, Sun Wukong actively jumped in front of him and said.

"Hmm, correct, by my calculations, today should indeed be the day of birth!" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu nodded.

The waters of the Child-Mother River, needing only nine days to bring childbirth, were clearly remembered by Jiang Liu.

"Master, do you still have something you need to do?" Standing by, Little White Dragon Aolie, seeing the look of Sun Wukong and his master Jiang Liu wanting to meddle in affairs, had a somewhat odd expression.

This should be a private affair, shouldn't it? He had come to understand and had no intention of meddling further, yet it appeared that his eldest martial brother and master were quite interested.

This made Little White Dragon feel as though he had oddly become an outsider.

"Xiaobai, isn't the purpose of what you did to hint to the Nine-Headed Serpent that the child in Princess Wansheng's belly is yours? Now, with just nine days passing and the child born, unless the Nine-Headed Serpent is foolish, he should be able to guess that perhaps the child isn't yours, right?" Hearing Xiaobai's words, Jiang Liu began to analyze for him.

"Huh?"

Jiang Liu's words made Little White Dragon look surprised, and after thinking carefully, he realized his master's analysis indeed made sense—something he had overlooked.

"So, Master, and your eldest martial brother here are actually covering the bases for you!" Jiang Liu said with a slight smile, adopting a very compassionate appearance.

"Then, thank you, Master and eldest martial brother..." With the conversation getting to this point, Little White Dragon thought for a moment, and seemingly could only say thanks?

"Hehehe, Master, I, Old Sun, shall take my leave now!" Following Little White Dragon's nod, Sun Wukong, somewhat impatient to watch the excitement, said to Jiang Liu.

"Wait, don't rush!" Seeing Sun Wukong's eagerly readied departure, Jiang Liu spoke up to stop him.

"Master, is there anything else you need to instruct?" Hearing Jiang Liu's call, Sun Wukong turned back around.

"Take this with you!" Jiang Liu's hand flipped, and then from his storage space, he took out a big gold ingot, weighing at least ten taels.

"What does this mean?" Taking the gold ingot handed over by Jiang Liu, Sun Wukong looked at him, puzzled.

"This, when you get to the Dragon Palace, say it's from Xiaobai as a gift to make up for the money he owed the Nine-Headed Serpent and Princess Wansheng at their wedding!" Seeing the puzzled look on Sun Wukong's face, Jiang Liu explained.

Giving a ten-tael-heavy gold ingot as wedding gift money was indeed generous.

Still, Sun Wukong continued to stare blankly at Jiang Liu and said, "They have been married for so long, why add wedding gift money now? Moreover, Master, bringing out an Immortal Dharma Treasure as a congratulatory gift at childbirth, but only a mere gold ingot for wedding money—this..."

Before Sun Wukong could finish, he suddenly seemed to understand something.

Without even stating it, he instantly looked enlightened: "Oh, that's what you meant. I, Old Sun, understand now; hehehe, Master, I'm off. I now know what you mean, indeed deft at being mischievous, you are even more skillful!"

"Nonsense!"

At Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu's expression grew stern, as he scolded, "As your master, I am the Holy Monk of Great Tang, the revered Holy Monk Xuanzang, open and honorable, how could I possibly be mischievous? I am merely sending a gift on Xiaobai's behalf. Is that being mischievous? As the saying goes, one does not strike the smiling face with one's hand merrymaking offends no one! Going to give a gift in good spirit, are we wrong?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Master, you are the most open and honorable, the purest of them all, fine!" Seeing Jiang Liu speaking without batting an eye, Sun Wukong had no intention of arguing further, and turned around to leave.

"Wukong, remember to turn on the video function when you get to Wansheng Dragon Palace!" Watching Sun Wukong prepare to leave, Jiang Liu instructed.

"Hehehe, still claiming you aren't mischievous? You want to enjoy the drama too, don't you?" Sun Wukong's words made him chuckle mischievously.

"Nonsense! I am just worried about you monkey messing things up, fearing you handle the matter poorly!" Jiang Liu, still wearing a stern expression, stared at Sun Wukong as he spoke.

"All right, all right, I understand, I'm on my way!" With a wave of his hand, Sun Wukong also knew that he was no match for his master in a war of words.

As he spoke, he leaped into the air, disappearing midflight, and flew towards the nearby Green Wave Pool.

...

At the bottom of Green Wave Pool, the Wansheng Dragon Palace was bustling with activity, and the Nine-Headed Serpent stood outside the birthing room.

However, looking at the serene expression of the Nine-Headed Serpent, it was clear that he was not in any hurry, which seemed somewhat out of place with the hustle and bustle nearby.

What could he do? The child being born wasn't his; why should he worry?

Unlike the calm Nine-Headed Serpent, the Wansheng Dragon King paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan.

Wah, wah, wah!

After being busy for a long while, suddenly, the sound of a baby crying echoed from the birthing room.

Hearing this sound, the Nine-Headed Serpent's body slightly shuddered, while the Wansheng Dragon King's face showed great joy.

After a moment, the door to the birthing room was pushed open, and a Lady Dragon came out, joyously announcing to the Old Dragon King Wansheng and the Nine-Headed Serpent, "Dragon King, Prince Consort, congratulations are in order, the Princess has given birth to a girl!"

"A girl!?" Hearing this, the joy on Old Dragon King Wansheng's face slightly faded.

Relatively speaking, he would have been more delighted had it been a boy.

"A girl? What does she look like!?" Unlike the Wansheng Dragon King who was focused on the sex of the child, the Nine-Headed Serpent was interested in how the child looked.

More precisely, he was focused on whether the child bore the features of the Dragon Clan!

"Prince Consort, the Princess is truly fortunate!" Hearing the Nine-Headed Serpent's inquiry, the Lady Dragon's face beamed with a smile, saying, "The girl born is an Innate Taoist Body!"

"Oh? An Innate Taoist Body!?" Originally a bit disappointed to hear that it was just a girl, the Wansheng Dragon King's eyes lit up, secretly delighted.

"An Innate Taoist Body, you say? Does that mean it's hard to discern her original form?" The Nine-Headed Serpent frowned slightly, clearly not pleased just because the crying girl was an Innate Taoist Body.

The Wansheng Dragon King, somewhat impatient, urged a few times, had everything in the birthing room tidied up, and was the first to rush in hurriedly.

Seeing his daughter lying weakly in bed, the Wansheng Dragon King tenderly said, "You've worked hard."

He then looked to the side.

A newborn girl was sweetly sleeping in the swaddle, breathing evenly.

"Truly an Innate Taoist Body indeed!" After carefully observing the newborn girl, the Wansheng Dragon King felt joyful in his heart.

An Innate Taoist Body, whether for demons or other races, signified top-tier aptitude. Although it was a girl, the fact that she was born with an Innate Taoist Body brought great happiness to the Wansheng Dragon King.

Following the Wansheng Dragon King into the birthing room, after a moment's hesitation, the Nine-Headed Serpent also entered.

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Looking at the infant in the hands of the Wansheng Dragon King and then at the weak Princess Wansheng lying on the bed, the Nine-Headed Serpent's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

On one hand, seeing the weak look of Princess Wansheng, the Nine-Headed Serpent felt heartache.

On the other hand, the fact that the child born wasn't his own felt like a thorn deeply embedded in his heart, one that he could never get past.

"Husband..." Lying on the bed, Princess Wansheng's eyes earnestly fixated on the Nine-Headed Serpent, her expression invoking pity.

Looking at Princess Wansheng's appearance, recalling the feelings of the past years, the Nine-Headed Serpent sighed softly, opened his mouth, and was about to speak.

"Dragon King, Dragon King, bad news, a monkey with a bearded face and thunder-like mouth has broken in, he claims he is Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven!"

Just then, suddenly, a Demon Marshal, in a rather flustered state, ran in shouting loudly.

"Sun Wukong!?" Hearing this news, whether it was the Nine-Headed Serpent, Wansheng Dragon King, or the immobilized Princess Wansheng lying on the bed, their faces changed.

What situation is this? Hadn't Sun Wukong and his party left long ago? Hadn't his issue with the Third Crown Prince of the Western Sea and the Dragon King been resolved?

Why had Sun Wukong returned at this time?