On Flower-Fruit Mountain.
Sun Wukong reluctantly bid farewell to the monkeys. He had stayed on Flower-Fruit Mountain for quite some time, even getting to eat the first crop from the "flat peach trees"...
Just as Yunxiao had said.
Though they could not compare to the wonders of the Peach Garden, they were rich in spiritual energy, far surpassing wild fruits from the mountains. After the little monkeys ate them, the spiritual gleam in their eyes grew ever stronger!
Sun Wukong felt deeply grateful.
He also ordered the little monkeys to brew the first crop of peaches into monkey wine and pack it for him when he left. Spiritual fruits of this grade might not interest Zhao Gongming and the others, but monkey wine was another matter.
Local specialties might be humble, but the sentiment was precious!
It was not merely about cultivating connections. Sun Wukong was genuinely grateful to Zhao Gongming and the others... He even thought that if no one had plotted against him, staying in the Heavenly Court and sparring with his good brothers now and then would have been quite nice...
"But it may not turn out as I wish!"
Sun Wukong sighed softly.
With a somersault, he arrived at the South Heaven Gate atop a Somersault Cloud. The guard on duty was Juling Shen, whose face immediately darkened upon seeing Sun Wukong enter.
Yet he had no choice but to cup his fists and bow.
"Juling Shen greets the Great Sage!"
Sun Wukong immediately laughed. He hopped over to Juling Shen's side, raised a hand to pat Juling Shen's waist, and said cheerfully.
"Juling Shen... why do you look like that when you see me?"
"Wasn't it just that I captured you back then? But we were enemies at the time. Now we're both immortal officials