Shen Gongbao's arrival
had naturally been arranged by Wu Tian!
He had promised to have Sun Wukong's back, so naturally he had to step in at a crucial moment... Shen Gongbao's visit not only resolved the Karma of Sun Wukong "borrowing treasures," but also made the Dragon Clan owe Sun Wukong a great favor.
As for having the Dragon Clan govern the rivers, lakes, and seas...
that was only proper.
It was simply going with the flow!
Sun Wukong knew nothing of this.
He merely carried his spoils and happily followed the connection between the East Sea and Water Curtain Cave waterways, traveling upstream on his return!
Once he reached Water Curtain Cave,
Sun Wukong leaped from the water!
Not a drop clung to his armor. It gleamed with precious light, making him look incomparably imposing. Delighted, Sun Wukong shouted:
"Little ones!"
"Your Old Sun is back!"
"Take a look! How does your Great King look in this outfit?"
Hearing him, the little monkeys all gathered around. Sun Wukong's armor dazzled their eyes, and one after another, they cheered and jumped about, all saying it looked good, all saying it was beautiful.
Sun Wukong laughed and said:
"Good!"
"From now on, your Old Sun shall also be called the Handsome Monkey King..."
Sun Wukong naturally loved beauty.
His taste was not bad, either...
He had even worn a tiger-skin skirt on the journey west!
After the little monkeys circled around him and chanted "Handsome Monkey King, Handsome Monkey King" for a while, Sun Wukong took out the weapons and armor he had obtained from the East Sea and let them put them on!
He also selected several outstanding monkey descendants and ordered them to lead the monkeys of Flower-Fruit Mountain in training.
Sun Wukong knew that people had long had