Chapter 22

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Sun Wukong's body trembled slightly. In fact, ever since entering the human settlement, she had been forcibly suppressing her emotions. She was amazed by the endless stream of cars on the streets, and again by the towering skyscrapers. She had forcibly suppressed all these feelings, but when she entered the supermarket, the last straw fell, and the emotions she had been suppressing finally burst forth.

She slowly knelt to the ground: "Five hundred years... humans have changed so much... and I, Old Sun, know nothing, have not changed at all. I'm still that foolish woman who knows nothing but swinging a big stick. Who will give me back my five hundred years?"

Tang Sen gently patted her shoulder, trying to organize comforting words in his mind, but he found that no words could match the weight of five hundred years of imprisonment. That was too long. To him, the people of Great Thunderclap Temple didn't seem like bad people. For example, Guanyin, though a bit manipulative, hadn't done anything overly wrong. Why did the Buddha of the West press down on Sun Wukong five hundred years ago? There must be some profound reason, which could only be discovered later.

He pointed to the clothing rack in the corner of the supermarket and smiled, "Come, let's buy you a new dress... The one you're wearing now is made from a sheet, it's not reliable. Let's buy a better-looking one."

Dragging the dejected Sun Wukong to the clothing rack, they saw rows of neatly hung dresses. A salesgirl smiled and asked, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"

Tang Sen pointed to Sun Wukong, "Do you have any dresses suitable for her?"

Looking at the little beauty Sun Wukong, who was less than 1.3 meters tall, the salesgirl's smile faltered, "Uh, these are adult dresses. For children's clothing, please go about ten meters forward."

Tang Sen: "..."

Xiaobailong: "..."

Sun Wukong was furious, "I, Old Sun, am already an adult."

Tang Sen, sweating, said, "Don't be silly. Even if you are an adult, you still have to wear children's clothes."

"No way, I won't! I'd rather die than wear children's clothes." Sun Wukong started rolling on the ground, and this ground-rolling tantrum made her look even more like a child. Tang Sen, looking like a father, said with a pained expression, "Don't roll on the ground, it's dirty... Get up quickly..."

"I won't get up... I won't get up... If you don't buy me adult clothes, I'll never get up." Sun Wukong continued to roll on the ground. A few kind-hearted aunts nearby couldn't stand it and looked at Tang Sen with disapproving expressions, "If your daughter wants adult clothes, just buy her some. It's heartbreaking to see such a cute girl rolling on the ground. How can you be a father?"

Tang Sen pointed to his face, "Hey, I'm only 20 years old. Do I look like someone with a daughter that age?"

The aunts pointed at his face, "Nowadays, you can't guess age by looks. Who knows if you're in your thirties, had a facelift, and are pretending to be a 20-year-old young man."

Tang Sen: "..."

The aunts of the Great Tang Empire were formidable. They had once gone to America to buy gold and later brought square dancing to Europe. The whole world would tremble at the mention of "Great Tang Aunts." How could Tang Sen stand a chance?

Xiaobailong started to tremble, clearly trying hard not to laugh. As a well-bred lady, she couldn't laugh out loud, as it would disgrace the family of the Dragon King of the West Sea. She had to cover her mouth and shake uncontrollably, her shoulders rising and falling.

Tang Sen, with a pained expression, said to Sun Wukong, "Alright, stop rolling. I'll buy you adult dresses, okay?"

Sun Wukong was overjoyed and jumped up with a somersault, "Yay, I want the sexiest one, something that highlights my mature charm."

Tang Sen mercilessly retorted, "You're less than 1.3 meters tall, with a flat chest and no curves. What mature charm? Like a sweet potato's charm?"

"Even if I'm a sweet potato, I'm the sexiest sweet potato." Sun Wukong hummed and pointed to a leopard-print tight dress on the rack, "I want this one."

"My goodness, leopard print?" Tang Sen was sweating profusely, "Isn't that too sexy? It's not suitable for you... This kind of dress is for tall, slender women with long legs and a curvy figure."

Sun Wukong hummed, "I don't care. I want this one. If you don't buy it, I'll roll on the ground again."

There was no point in arguing with this unreasonable woman. Tang Sen had to pay for it. Fortunately, the dress wasn't expensive. Supermarket prices were more affordable, and he got it for about 100 yuan. Sun Wukong took the dress and went into the changing room. A while later, she came out with a pained expression, "I can't wear it... It keeps sliding down."

"I told you it wasn't suitable for you!" Tang Sen covered his face.

"Can you help me modify it? You're good at sewing, right?" Sun Wukong threw the leopard-print dress to Tang Sen.

"Modifying it will just turn it back into children's clothes, right?" Tang Sen complained, "Why did we have to buy adult clothes?"

The three of them walked around the supermarket a few more times, buying many portable foods, seasonings, two more sleeping bags, and some daily necessities. Their luggage became quite large, and Tang Sen couldn't carry it all alone. Sun Wukong took a big backpack.

"Travel expenses are being used up so quickly!" Tang Sen said, a bit depressed, "One person's expenses have turned into three people's expenses. I don't know if the travel money my mom gave me will last until the West."

"Um... If you don't mind, I have a pearl. You can sell it for some money." Xiaobailong took a pearl from her pocket.

Tang Sen pointed to the stalls at the supermarket entrance, "Look there, clam pearls are 20 yuan each..."

Xiaobailong: "..."

"It seems I'll have to work while traveling to have enough money to reach the West." Tang Sen smiled, "I expected this. I originally planned to travel the world while working, without asking my mom for travel money. It's not a big deal."

"What is working?" Sun Wukong asked curiously, "If it's carrying bricks or lifting stones, I'm good at that."

Tang Sen opened his laptop and showed her a webpage. Unfortunately, Sun Wukong couldn't understand simplified Chinese, only traditional Chinese. Xiaobailong read it out to her, "Ways to earn money online... ghostwriting novels, Taobao order padding, writing essays, gaming leveling..."

Sun Wukong was sweating profusely, "What are these? I've never heard of them."

Xiaobailong said, "Many of these are scams, right?"

Tang Sen nodded, "Many are scams, but some are real. You need a keen eye to tell the difference..." Before he finished, Sun Wukong activated her Fire Eyes Golden Eyebrows and looked at the text seriously. After a long time, she shook her head, "Fire Eyes Golden Eyebrows are useless. I can't tell which are real and which are fake."

Xiaobailong: "..."

Tang Sen retorted, "Hey, Fire Eyes Golden Eyebrows here is just a metaphor!"

The three of them stayed at a cheap little black hotel for the night. When Tang Sen checked in with the two girls, the front desk clerk's eyes almost popped out. He only breathed a sigh of relief when Tang Sen said, "Two rooms." Tang Sen suspected that if he had said "one room," the clerk would have choked on his own breath.

They spent the night at the small hotel. Tang Sen charged all his mobile devices, including spare batteries and power banks. The next morning, they were fully charged and ready to continue their journey.

Oh, and he couldn't forget to call his mom. Tang Sen dialed the number, and his mom's familiar voice came through, "Xiaosen, where are you now? Mom misses you."

"Don't call me Xiaosen, it's embarrassing," Tang Sen said, sweating. "I'm not far from the capital, just staying in a nearby town. Mom, remember to eat on time. By the way, the gas meter reader will come in a few days. Remember to write down the numbers on the meter and put them on the form outside the door... Also, remember to pay the property management fees. If you pay late, they'll put a notice on the door, and it will be embarrassing if the neighbors see it."

His mom, annoyed, said, "I know, I know. Stop nagging. Who's the mom here, you or me? Xiaosen, don't talk about useless things. Tell me something interesting... Have you had any romantic encounters on your journey? If you get someone pregnant, you must take responsibility, don't be like your heartless father..."

There was no point in arguing with this unreasonable mom. Tang Sen quickly hung up the phone.

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