Chapter 175

"Since we are ready, let's set off." Dapeng leaned against a tree to the side and said indifferently.

The reason Xuanzang wanted to leave Qilin Mountain was mainly because the next stop was the Women's Kingdom. Whether in his past life or this life, he was very curious about the Women's Kingdom. Although he now knew the secret of the Women's Kingdom, this did not hinder him from appreciating beauties. Therefore, if he was going to rest, he should go to the Women's Kingdom to rest, rather than resting in this wilderness.

After hitting the road, Xuanzang still maintained a very weak appearance; only Yang Jian and the others knew how strong the current Xuanzang was.

Not long after Xuanzang and the others hit the road, Juliusun came to them again.

"Why not rest for a few more days?" Upon seeing Xuanzang, Juliusun asked softly.

"Replying to Buddha, this poor monk has no major issues. The matter of seeking scriptures in the West is of the utmost importance and cannot be delayed." Xuanzang endured the nausea, put his hands together, and said to Juliusun.

"Very good. Then this poor monk will wait for your arrival at Lingshan. By the way, this poor monk has already sought justice for you from Mount Kunlun." Juliusun said with a smile.

"Many thanks, Buddha!" Xuanzang bowed.

"Hmm!" Juliusun nodded and then left.

After Juliusun left, Xuanzang let out a long breath. This kind of acting like a grandson was truly stifling, but in order to give Tathagata and the entire West a grand gift, Xuanzang had to keep acting.

Although he was confident in his ability to confront the entire West and the Heavenly Dao with his own strength, there were still many hidden dangers, namely the Ren Sect disciples and the Changxi sisters. Once he did this, he would have no way to protect them, so Pan Huang chose the safest way.

"When we arrive at the Women's Kingdom, I must see if the Queen of the Women's Kingdom is truly stunning." A smile appeared on the corner of Xuanzang's mouth.

In the Women's Kingdom, Changxi and Xihe looked at Xuanzang's appearance in the water mirror, and they looked at Pan Huang with resentment.

"This is the clone's own thinking; this doesn't represent me. Just like the Great Golden Crows and the others, I have never interfered. I won't interfere with Xuanzang either, so this matter has nothing to do with me." Pan Huang hurriedly said.

"Husband, are you also curious about the Queen of the Women's Kingdom?" Changxi asked.

"No, this Xuanzang is Husband's clone. Isn't Husband also curious about the Queen of the Women's Kingdom? He is curious himself; otherwise, we wouldn't have settled in this Women's Kingdom." Xihe suddenly said.

"Hahaha, let's not watch, let's not watch, it's meaningless. You go to the front to greet the guests, I'll take a nap." Pan Huang laughed it off and then walked into the room in the back hall.

Seeing Pan Huang like this, the Changxi sisters showed a smile on their faces. They were not actually blaming Pan Huang; they were just purely curious. If Pan Huang were truly interested in the Queen of the Women's Kingdom, they would even help Pan Huang take her in.

Back to Xuanzang's side, because Juliusun had restored Xuanzang's cultivation, he appropriately increased their speed quite a bit, and it only took a few days to arrive within the territory of the Women's Kingdom.

The territory of the Women's Kingdom was not large, with only a few prefectures under the capital, much smaller than the Chechi Kingdom. But strangely, they were able to survive in this country surrounded by enemies. It seemed that the Women's Kingdom still had some foundation.

Because they knew there was a problem with the water of the Child-Mother River, Xuanzang and the others did not drink the water of the Child-Mother River outside the city, and they entered the royal city of the Women's Kingdom safely.

The scene he imagined did not happen, which made Xuanzang very puzzled. In his past life, when Xuanzang and the others passed through the Women's Kingdom, they attracted countless onlookers, but in this life, after they entered the royal city of the Women's Kingdom, there was no phenomenon of onlookers.

Although the Women's Kingdom was all women, they were not without experience of men. After all, the Women's Kingdom was not a closed country; they had seen men, but they did not allow men to live here.

After arriving at the royal palace, Xuanzang and the others met the Queen of the Women's Kingdom. Actually, it couldn't be considered meeting, because at this time, the Queen was still separated from them by a layer of gauze, and this gauze could also block divine sense, which showed that there were cultivators in the Women's Kingdom.

"Are you the monks who came from the East?" The lazy voice of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom rang out.

"Exactly!" Xuanzang nodded.

At this time, their group only had five people; the rest were buried by Xuanzang outside the city. It was like this before, and there was another reason for it being like this now: fear of being watched.

"What business do you have coming to my Women's Kingdom? My Women's Kingdom will not entertain you men." The Queen said.

"We came here only to have our travel permit stamped, and then we will leave." Upon hearing the words of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom, Xuanzang was stunned for a moment, then said indifferently.

Since the Queen of the Women's Kingdom was not what he imagined, he had no intention of meeting her.

"Alright!" The Queen of the Women's Kingdom nodded.

Subsequently, Xuanzang handed the travel permit to the maid beside him. After the maid picked up the travel permit, she came to the Queen's side. There was a desk beside the Queen. Seeing the travel permit and the seals on it, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom stamped the seal of the Women's Kingdom on it without a second word.

"Farewell!" After obtaining the travel permit, Xuanzang put his hands together and bowed, then took Dapeng and the others and left.

However, just as they walked to the palace gate, they were stopped by an anxious voice.

Upon seeing the person who came, Xuanzang frowned slightly, because this person was exactly the person who appeared in the main hall just now. The State Preceptor of the Women's Kingdom—it seemed she was called the State Preceptor.

"I don't know what other business the Benefactor has?" Xuanzang asked puzzledly.

"Is the Holy Monk leaving?"

Upon hearing the State Preceptor's words, Xuanzang's eyes changed instantly. He looked at the State Preceptor before him with a look like he was looking at a fool.

"If we don't leave, are we supposed to stay?" The Black Bear Spirit rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Her Majesty just said to let the Holy Monk stay for now; Her Majesty still has some things she wants to discuss with the Holy Monk." The State Preceptor said with a smile.

"Amitabha, Benefactor, just now we heard it clearly; the Queen had no intention of entertaining us at all!" Xuanzang said with a smile.

"Just now, Her Majesty was not thoughtful enough. Holy Monk, please don't blame her!" The State Preceptor hurriedly said.

Subsequently, without waiting for Xuanzang and the others to say anything, she had people take them to the post house. Looking at the slightly dilapidated post house, a smile appeared on Xuanzang and the others' faces. It seemed that this Women's Kingdom was truly rarely visited!

On the other side, after the State Preceptor returned, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom hurriedly asked: "Have they stayed?"

"Your Majesty, the Holy Monk and the others have already stayed." The State Preceptor nodded.

"That's good!" Upon hearing this, the Queen nodded.

"Your Majesty, why let these men stay in our Women's Kingdom? Our Women's Kingdom has no such precedent!" The State Preceptor was somewhat puzzled.

"Because they are very likely the people who will change the current situation of our Women's Kingdom." The Queen said.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, our current situation is very good; there is no need to make any changes." The State Preceptor shook her head.

"You don't understand!" The Queen of the Women's Kingdom shook her head. She did not explain anything to the State Preceptor; some things were better known by fewer people.

"State Preceptor, for the next period of time, please work hard on the Holy Monk's side. When I have finished dealing with things here, I will personally go to see the Holy Monk." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom said to the State Preceptor, then left the main hall.

Arriving at the back hall, the Queen entered a secret room. After arriving in the secret room, she knocked on the walls of the secret room for a while. In the next second, a passage leading to the underground appeared on the floor of the secret room.

After the passage opened, a faint resentment drifted out from the passage. Upon feeling this resentment, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom sighed, then walked into the passage.

The walls of the passage were inlaid with night-luminescent pearls the size of fists, illuminating the entire passage. At the end of the passage was a very large underground space.

In this underground space, there was a pool of water as black as ink. In that pool, countless infants' souls floated, their faces full of pain and helplessness. When close, the sounds of crying reached the depths of the soul, making people very uncomfortable.

"Wait a little longer, it's almost time, it's almost time. I have already found someone who can help you. You will be liberated very soon." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at the painful souls before her and muttered to herself.

After speaking, she came to the side of the pool. Beside the pool, there was something similar to a chime bell. The Queen of the Women's Kingdom came to this chime bell and began to knock on it. With her knocking, ripples invisible to the naked eye spread to this pool of water. In the next second, the souls in the water began to calm down.

About the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the pool water returned to calm, and those souls also vanished in the water. Looking at the calm water surface, unknown emotions flickered in the Queen of the Women's Kingdom's eyes. After staying for a while longer, she turned and left.

After coming out of the secret room, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom's face returned to the coldness from before.

Xuanzang and the others stayed in the post house for three consecutive days. Every day, except for the State Preceptor coming to deliver food, they did not see anyone from the royal palace. It was not until the morning of the fourth day that the State Preceptor brought news from the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

"Holy Monk, our Queen invites you!"

"Please!" Xuanzang nodded.

After arriving at the royal palace, Xuanzang and the others were invited to the Imperial Garden, and then they met the Queen of the Women's Kingdom by the pond in the Imperial Garden.

This was the first time they saw the true face of the Queen of the Women's Kingdom. Before that, there was a screen blocking everyone's sight and divine sense.

"Greetings, Holy Monk. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality; I have been busy with some things these past two days." Upon seeing Xuanzang, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom bowed to him and said.

"I don't know if Your Majesty has any business keeping us here?" Xuanzang looked at the Queen of the Women's Kingdom and asked.

"There are indeed some things I want to discuss with the Holy Monk." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom nodded.

When she finished saying this, she cast her gaze on Yang Jian and the others.

"No matter, these are all my disciples, and they are all Ren Sect disciples." Xuanzang knew that the Queen of the Women's Kingdom wanted to send Yang Jian and the others away, but he did not want to do so.

"Ren Sect disciples?" Upon hearing Xuanzang's words, a flash of surprise, and also a flash of panic, crossed the Queen of the Women's Kingdom's eyes.

Dapeng discovered this trace of panic at the first moment, which made him frown slightly. Why would there be a look of panic in her eyes when she heard they were Ren Sect disciples? Could it be that there was something wrong with this Queen of the Women's Kingdom?

"Since you are Ren Sect disciples, then I will not hide it." After pondering for a moment, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom sighed.

Since she had already decided to tell Xuanzang about this matter, then a few more Ren Sect disciples didn't matter.

"Does the Holy Monk know the situation of my Women's Kingdom?" The Queen looked at Xuanzang and asked.

"I know a little." Xuanzang nodded.

"Is the Holy Monk not curious why my Women's Kingdom only has women and no men?" The Queen looked at Xuanzang, then looked at Yang Jian and the others, and then said.

"I would like to hear the details!" Xuanzang signaled for the Queen of the Women's Kingdom to continue.

In fact, he really knew some of the situation here. In his past life, because Xuanzang and the others drank the water of the Child-Mother River and became pregnant, they learned about the situation of the Women's Kingdom at that old woman's house.

After the women of the Women's Kingdom reached adulthood, if they wanted children, they would go to the Child-Mother River outside the city and drink a bowl of the Child-Mother River water, and they would become pregnant that day. This was the source of the population of the Women's Kingdom.

If they gave birth to a girl, they would raise her, and if they gave birth to a boy, they would drown him. Of course, this was the old woman's statement in his past life. In this life, the Queen of the Women's Kingdom brought this matter up, so this matter was definitely not that simple.

"After the people of my Women's Kingdom reach a certain age, they will go to the Child-Mother River outside the city to take a bowl of river water, and then they will become pregnant. But if it is a girl, we will give birth to her, and if it is a boy, we will use the water from the Fetus-Falling Spring to abort it." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom said this to Xuanzang and the others.

When she said this, she sighed. It looked like there should be some other things involved here.

"Originally, there was no problem with all of this, until the arrival of the Ruyi True Immortal, and the situation in my Women's Kingdom changed instantly."

Xuanzang did not speak; he just looked at the Queen of the Women's Kingdom quietly.

"Everyone, please follow me." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at Xuanzang, then stood up and led them to the outside of the secret room.

After entering the secret room, after some operations, a passage leading to the underground appeared on the floor.

"Such thick resentment inside, what do you mean by this?" The moment this underground passage appeared, Dapeng felt an extremely thick resentment, and his face immediately turned ugly.

"Everyone, please follow me first." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom said with a bitter smile.

After arriving in the underground space, Xuanzang and the others' eyes immediately widened, and an incredible look appeared on their faces.

"This is?" Xuanzang looked at the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.

"That's right, here are the souls of those boys."

"How bold! You actually dare to enslave human souls? And they are infants' souls! What crime should you be guilty of?" After Dapeng received the Queen of the Women's Kingdom's answer, he roared, and the aura on his body was released instantly.

In the next second, a Golden Dragon of Fortune appeared on the Queen of the Women's Kingdom, blocking Dapeng's aura.

"You listen to me finish first." The Queen of the Women's Kingdom looked at Dapeng and said indifferently.

"Hmph! I would like to see what you can say." Yang Jian also let out a cold snort at this moment.

(End of chapter)