Heavenly Court.
Above Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
Taibai Jinxing led Sun Wukong forward, one ahead and one behind. Sun Wukong hopped about, looking curiously at the many Immortals of the Heavenly Court.
After arriving before Haotian.
Sun Wukong casually cupped his hands in greeting!
"Greetings from Old Sun..."
Many Immortals were immediately displeased, their brows rising. Seeing this, Taibai Jinxing hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying cheerfully:
"Your Majesty, please do not take offense!"
After all, he had accepted benefits from Zhao Gongming, and that monkey had even brought him local specialties. Though they were not worth much, it was still a token of goodwill. He had to see the favor through to the end!
Taibai Jinxing continued:
"Sun Wukong was born of Heaven and Earth and knows nothing of etiquette, so this is only natural. Your Majesty is benevolent and compassionate toward all living things. Taking him under the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction is precisely an act of enlightenment, is it not?"
As soon as he said this.
Haotian's expression indeed improved greatly.
With a slight shift in his thoughts, Haotian pretended not to care, as though merely mentioning it in passing, and asked with a light smile:
"Sun Wukong, you have cultivated such abilities... may I ask who your master is?"
At this question, Sun Wukong became wary. Although Old Ancestor Bodhi had not told him to keep it secret as in his "previous life," and his many senior brothers and Senior Sister Jiufeng had told him to call for them if anything happened, Sun Wukong had long since made up his mind:
He absolutely could not bring trouble to Mount Fangcun!
How could he possibly tell them?
He immediately laughed it off.
"I have no master... I just learned things at random!"
Seeing that Sun Wukong would