Calamities in Journey to the West? My heart and form are both void.

Summary

Xuanzang arrives at Zhuangzi's home seeking shelter for the night while on a journey to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. The elderly host welcomes him and his group, including the supernatural being Wu Kong, offering a cramped room. During dinner, the old man reveals his daughter is unmarried at nineteen and asks Xuanzang for marriage scriptures, which he cannot provide. The old man then hesitantly confides that his granddaughter is pregnant but refuses to disclose the father's identity. Xuanzang advises him to seek the man responsible, emphasizing the sanctity of life and the innocence of the unborn child.

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