After returning to the shore of Aolai Kingdom, Sun Wukong took out the jade pendant Huang Tian had given him earlier. Silently invoking Huang Tian Daozun in his heart, he was anxious to redeem Flower and Fruit Mountain.
After reciting the name three times, the strange white mist rose around him once more, and Sun Wukong vanished from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he found himself in the strange space where he had previously met Huang Tian Daozun. Taking two steps at a time, Sun Wukong rushed into the courtyard and shouted, "Daozun, Daozun, I, Old Sun, have come to redeem Flower and Fruit Mountain!"
Huang Tian, who had been lazily reclining on a lounge chair, immediately sat up and looked toward Sun Wukong. At the sight of him, he could not help praising him inwardly.
Sun Wukong now wore a Phoenix-Feather Purple-Gold Crown, Chain-Linked Golden Armor, and Lotus-Root Silk Cloud-Stepping Boots. He looked imposing and majestic, utterly unlike his former self, naked from head to toe and able only to cover himself with a grass skirt.
"As expected, clothes make the man, just as gold adorns the Buddha! Wukong, that outfit of yours is truly eye-catching," Huang Tian praised.
"Daozun thinks Old Sun's getup is good too, right? I just borrowed it from the East Sea Dragon Palace. The Dragon King of the East Sea was generous and kindhearted. Seeing how poor I looked, he kindly gave me this whole set."
With his hands on his hips, Sun Wukong boasted proudly.
"Are you sure that old Dragon King really gave it to you?"
Huang Tian could not help rolling his eyes. If the old Dragon King heard that, he would probably be furious enough to die on the spot.
"Of course! If he didn't give it to me,