Although the words were considerate, the tone was not so polite.
During Sun Wukong's time in the Heavenly Court, he felt he was not inferior to any other immortals. Plus, with the monkey's inherently strong pride, being mocked by the Seven Fairies made him furious.
He asked with a fierce expression, "I am Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. Have you ever heard of my reputation?"
Would the Seven Fairies, pampered with princess-like tempers, be afraid of him?
"What Great Sage Equalling Heaven, never heard of it."
"Yeah, yeah, isn't he just a monkey guarding the Peach Garden!"
"I have heard of the Four Imperial Emperors, the Five Directions Five Elders, and the Nine Luminaries. I have never heard of some Great Sage Equalling Heaven."
Three women can make a scene, let alone seven sisters. With everyone contributing a line, they thoroughly criticized Sun Wukong, making his monkey face as red as a monkey's bottom.
"Freeze!"
The immobilization spell specifically for bullying weaklings kicked in. Sun Wukong pulled out his stick, ready to lash out a couple of times to vent his anger. But his pride held him back from hitting them. First, bullying women isn't a skill; if he wants to find trouble, he should seek it from the old Jade Emperor. Second, although the Seven Fairies spoke unpleasantly, they meant no real harm to the monkey. The Seven Fairies, born in the Heavenly Court, embodied pure energy, unlike the demons on the journey to the West. Similarly, being born under proper circumstances, Sun Wukong couldn't possibly kill them just for saying a few words; the principles instilled during his time at Fangcun Mountain wouldn't allow him to do such a thing.
Yet, not releasing his anger made him truly annoyed. Sun Wukong, carrying his stick, went to settle accounts with the old Jade Emperor. But he had just stepped out when he turned back. He must take his peaches!
Aren't you all going to have a Peach Banquet? Without peaches, let's see how you'll pull it off!
Regardless of big or small peaches, Sun Wukong cleared them all in one go. If he couldn't eat them all, he'd carry them along!
Leaving the Peach Orchard, he met immortals along the way and spread the word about the assembly at Tongming Palace. Other immortals believed it as true, and the Jade Emperor, at that moment, simply turned a blind eye to the immortals gathering outside Tongming Palace. The Queen Mother's corpse-cutting avatar hid away in the Inner Hall of Turquoise Pool for peace, leaving the outer hall open.
And to put on a convincing act, no immortal invited last time was left out this time. Old Li, to bolster Sun Wukong's momentum, had three of the Four Great Bodhisattvas arrive: Manjusri, Puxian, Guanyin, and Ling Ji Bodhisattva came with hundreds of Arhats.
Others like Immortal Zhenyuan, Taiyi Jiu Ku Heavenly Venerate, and others also arrived. Those without abilities waited foolishly outside Tongming Palace, while those with abilities watched Sun Wukong eat peaches and drink with immortal ladies. Since they didn't lack these things, watching this grand play was much more interesting.
Among the group of immortals, even Lord came out for a stroll!
Sun Wukong indulged in eating and drinking at the Turquoise Pool, leaving in a drunken stupor, not forgetting to take some packed items. He was a thrifty homekeeper.
Strolling along, he 'accidentally' arrived at the Doushuai Temple on the thirty-sixth layers of heaven. The Lord of Doushuai Temple was out attending the Peach Banquet, conveniently not at home!
Jin Jiao and Silver Horn watched the monkey come in through the Space Gate and hurriedly put away the hotpot pots and pans.
"The monkey is here! The monkey is here! Quickly, hide!"
"Okay, big brother!"
Silver Horn hurriedly packed away the hotpot ingredients, even leaving behind a basin in his haste.
The two activated the array in Doushuai Temple and hid in a secret compartment. Soon, they saw Sun Wukong, already swaying drunk, walk in. The array in Doushuai Temple was activated, leading Sun Wukong into this Alchemy Room no matter how he moved.
This was meticulously set up by Nezha, with elixirs prepared by Nezha, not for free; they could be reimbursed at Lingshan. They were all elixirs suitable for Sun Wukong's body refinement and mana enhancement. Nezha didn't place the Lord's elixirs because he was worried Sun Wukong might eat them and turn into Sun Wukong—now that would be disastrous.
To attract Sun Wukong's attention, Nezha even specially made them fruit-flavored. And as expected, Sun Wukong followed the scent, opened the gourd, and devoured the elixirs Nezha had prepared as if eating candy.
Delighted, he saw a small basin at his feet and kicked it without thinking; immortal pills, eat extravagantly!
Then he turned and bolted back to Huaguo Mountain, with Jin Jiao and Silver Horn reappearing with pots and pans post-Sun Wukong's departure.
"Brother, that darn monkey kicked away my food bowl!"
Silver Horn, pouting, was extremely aggrieved.
Jin Jiao quickly consoled him, "Don't worry, brother, next time we run into that monkey, I'll teach him a lesson for you! Let's continue eating."
The two were more interested in the hotpot than the monkey. Ever since eating a hotpot meal with Nezha last time, they both fell in love with it and even specially crafted a copper pot magical treasure for it. The only regret was not being able to eat beef in Doushuai Temple.
Meanwhile, at Tongming Palace, two groups—those who knew everything and those who knew nothing—both received the news about Sun Wukong ravishing the peaches and clearing out Turquoise Pool.
The Jade Emperor theatrically expressed anger, "What, this demon monkey dared to ruin the Peach Garden and disrupt the Peach Banquet. Truly heinous!"
Others like Zhen Yuanzi, who enjoyed the show, quickly chimed in: Yeah, yeah, truly heinous!
They pretended to be furious, but some were genuinely angry. What Sun Wukong destroyed wasn't just the Peach Garden, but their entire existence!
A group of immortals looked around the scene left after the monkey's visit, shaking their heads in both real and feigned regret. At that moment, Lord suddenly clapped his hands, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
"Oh no, my elixirs!"
The other immortals couldn't believe it; was the monkey really that bold, daring to break into Doushuai Temple?
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