Chapter 2214

The old woman stood frozen in place. She saw the rice cake she had carefully prepared for Tang Sanzang divided into four portions by Sun Wukong in the blink of an eye, and then distributed to everyone. A trace of resentment appeared in her eyes.

Tang Sanzang's face was red to the roots of his ears by now. He smiled at the old woman and said, "Many thanks to the old one for the generous hospitality."

The old woman curled her lips, looking very displeased, and said, "Tsk, do I look that old? You keep calling me 'old one'."

"I'm only in my forties this year."

Tang Sanzang didn't know how to respond to her, so he simply shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Sun Wukong, Fahai, and General Juan Lian were already using their chopsticks to pick up the steaming sugar-coated rice cake and began to enjoy it.

"Mmm, I have to say, this rice cake is fried so fragrantly!"

"Indeed, this craftsmanship is truly excellent!"

Fahai wore a smile as he ate the rice cake. He turned his head and caught a glimpse of the woman's gaze; her expression was extremely complex—he really didn't know how to describe it.

On the side of the Guanshi Mirror, Wu Feng curled his lips into a smile and said faintly, "They say the barrier of love is hard to cross. This isn't a demon or monster that can be solved with brute force. Tang Sanzang is likely to encounter the most difficult Kalpa Tribulation of his life."

Xiaobai giggled, looked at Wu Feng, and said, "Does my husband mean the affection this woman has for Tang Sanzang?"

Wu Feng looked at her with a gentle gaze and said, "No. Isn't the Xiliang Women's Kingdom just ahead? You can just watch quietly and you will know."

Xiaobai glanced at Wu Feng, rested her chin on her hand, her eyes thoughtful.

The next day, Sun Wukong and the others rested at the woman's house for a night, and then prepared to set off to enter the Xiliang Women's Kingdom.

They had previously asked about the woman's situation, such as why she had no husband. The woman said that there were no men in the Xiliang Women's Kingdom, let alone husbands; every woman raised her children alone.

They were puzzled by what the woman had said earlier about seeing a man for the second time—who was the first? The woman did not answer.

They also asked why this woman lived outside the city instead of inside the Xiliang Women's Kingdom. The woman said she was ordered by the Queen to specifically guard this Daughter River.

The travelers left the door of the woman's house. Marshal Tianpeng was still sticking out his big belly, his expression painful. Sun Wukong had been using his hand to control a vortex of true Qi, keeping his figure steady on the White Dragon Horse. ===== CHAPTER 2216 =====