Chapter 65 The Bald Man Is Very Excited
The women, who were doing the laundry, stopped and looked up at him;
The ones cooking stopped as well, coming out with large ladles to get a look at him;
Whether buying groceries, selling vegetables, chopping wood, delivering goods, guarding doors, walking dogs, tending horses, or running inns, it seemed every household flung open their doors, pairs of eyes gazing at the bald head!
At this moment, the bald man actually felt a bit intimidated.
The White Horse whispered, "Master, something's not right here."
Tang Sanzang hummed, "What if it's not right? What's there to be afraid of? It's just a bunch of women, isn't it? Can they really eat us?"
Just then, a woman rubbed her eyes and then asked a question, "Are you a man?"
Tang Sanzang nodded instinctively, "Yes..."
"A man... He's a man!"
The woman shouted excitedly.
The next moment, the entire street erupted, "A man! He's a man!"
"Wow, this man is really good looking!"
"So men are bald, the books are all lies!"
"Look at his chest, it's flat!"
"Really, it's even flatter than mine!" a woman exclaimed as she patted her own 'airfield.'
...
Just then, a woman had a stroke of genius and stepped forward, "Handsome Guy, meeting you must be fate, take this pear as a gift."
Tang Sanzang was taken aback; he hadn't expected the women here to be so enthusiastic and hospitable. He didn't hesitate to reach out and take it.
As a result, the woman took the opportunity to touch his hand, then blushed with extreme excitement, shouting, "His hand is so warm!"
"Wow!" A wave of excited, envious gazes and screams surrounded them.
And then...
"Handsome Guy, have a strawberry!"
"Handsome Guy, I've got some steamed buns."
"Handsome Guy, have my apple instead!"
"Handsome Guy, want some seafood? Our abalones are really fresh!"
"Handsome Guy, come to our restaurant, I've got something for you to eat!"
Cries rose one after another as the women surged forward like a tide.
At first, Tang Sanzang's eyes lit up, thinking it didn't matter who took advantage of whom, as he felt that he was getting the better deal!
So, Tang Sanzang dismounted his horse and laughed, "This poor Monk comes from the Great Tang of the Eastern Land, preparing to travel to the Western Heaven to obtain the True Scriptures. Passing through this treasured place. According to the customs of my Great Tang, one must hug the opposite sex when meeting! If no one minds, please line up orderly, and we'll go one by one!"
Upon hearing these words, the neighboring streets exploded, countless women flocking over!
The women shouted, "Hug me, hug me!"
"I want one too!"
"Give me a hug!"
At this moment, the women went wild!
Tang Sanzang was beyond thrilled, thinking to himself, "It was worth it, totally worth it! The tens of thousands of miles traveled were not in vain. I made up for all of it today, hahaha..."
Amidst his laughter, Tang Sanzang looked down, lifted his leg, and swung off his horse!
However, in just that brief moment, as Tang Sanzang turned around, he was instantly dumbfounded!
From within the crowd, a group of elderly aunties were yelling at the top of their lungs, "Make way, make way! If you knock us down, you won't be able to afford it!"
Then these old aunties and grandmas, while shouting that they couldn't stand steadily and telling others not to bump into them, had incredibly fierce moves—pulling hair, yanking whips, stepping on dresses, each one forcefully breaking through a group of young girls. Then, one by one, their faces glowing red, they beamed with toothless grins that barely had a full set of teeth among them.
And even those that were intact shone golden!
These old aunties were not like the girls, who still had a sense of modesty; they plainly didn't care about that anymore.
So, these old ladies were unstoppable, quickly breaking through from the periphery to the inner circle, leaving the young girls and mature beauties squeezed to the outside.
"How can you old folks be like this? Normally, you're all in a carriage, each one of you complaining about bad legs and needing space, and now you're stronger than anyone at the sight of a man!"
A young girl scolded.
Tang Sanzang deeply agreed!
But the old folks immediately retorted, "Can sitting in a carriage compare to this? If there were such a pretty boy standing in the carriage, we certainly wouldn't be sitting. This is the power of love, what do you kids know?"
"Love? Who the hell is in love with you guys!" Tang Sanzang wailed in his heart.
The girls shouted, "At your age, if you're looking for men, shouldn't you be looking for someone your own age?"
"Someone our own age? Little girl, you just don't understand. Our love is very loyal; no matter how old we are, we'll always like those who are fair and tender, hehe... Pretty boy, come here, let us give you a hug, don't be shy!"
An old grandma with a face full of wrinkles, whose smile made her mouth unable to close, stretched out her arms and lunged for a hug!
Seeing this, Tang Sanzang's face turned green!
As the aunties opened their arms wide and came in for the hug, Tang Sanzang clenched his fists, contemplating whether he should throw a punch at these seniors!
Just then, an angry shout came, "That's him, catch him for me!"
The crowd turned to look, only to see a squad of soldiers charging over. These soldiers were decidedly more burly than the girls, clad in armor, wielding long spears, and with one big sweep, they parted the crowd and charged towards Tang Sanzang.
Tang Sanzang immediately spotted the familiar figure among them, the city gate's Sima!
The city gate's Sima stood beside a tall sorrel horse, on which a middle-aged female general with an even more robust figure was seated. Most importantly, this woman seemed to have a heavy amount of facial hair, or something of that sort—she looked as though she had a beard! Her cheeks bloated with flesh, making her appear even uglier than the city gate's Sima by several degrees!
The city gate's Sima whispered, "General Xu, this is the person I told you about..." Experience tales at empire
General Xu's eyes sparkled as she nodded slightly before asking Tang Sanzang, "Are you the monk from the Great Tang?"
Tang Sanzang nodded, "Yes."
General Xu surveyed Tang Sanzang up and down, then nodded in approval, "Indeed, not bad at all. Men, take down this spy from the Great Tang and bring him to my mansion for a thorough interrogation!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Sanzang didn't hesitate, turned, and mounted his horse, "Let's go, White Dragon Horse!"
The White Dragon Horse started its escape, prompting General Xu to shout furiously, "Bold thief, do you dare to run? After him!"
The soldiers pursued in a chaotic rush, some taking detours, others scaling walls, some chasing on horseback, and some shouting to set up blockades. In no time, the capital of the Women's Country was in complete disorder.
Operating on the principle of trying to score a date without resorting to violence too early, Tang Sanzang had not yet taken action. Luckily, the White Dragon Horse was exceptionally quick, and regardless of how the soldiers gave chase, they could not catch up, instead getting run in circles by the fleeing horse.
However, running through the city streets, the situation gradually grew tense as more soldiers joined the chase, confining them into an ever-shrinking area.
Soon, Tang Sanzang was cornered in a plaza.
General Xu approached, laughing heartily, "Pretty boy, no one eyed by this general has ever managed to escape. You might as well surrender without a fuss!"