Jieyin: It Happened Right After I Said There Would Be No Trouble?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yan was dumbfounded. With a puzzled look, he asked, "Cloud Emperor, this... Flower-Fruit Mountain is just a bunch of ordinary monkeys. You want me to be their Monkey King? Why arrange this?"

Yun Ting coughed and said, "Ahem, this concerns the Kalpa Tribulation. Don't ask too many questions. Just know that I can definitely keep you safe."

Zhu Yan pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Rest assured, Cloud Emperor. Leave everything to me." With that, he turned into a streak of light and headed for Flower-Fruit Mountain...

Watching Zhu Yan depart, Yuan Hong asked with a puzzled expression, "Master, why send Zhu Yan? I could go too... When there's something beneficial, shouldn't you think of your own disciple first?"

Yun Ting shook his head. "This is a test for the Buddhist Sect, so there's some danger. The scheme to seize the position of Monkey King is divided into two stages. The first carries greater risk and only average rewards, so I sent Zhu Yan to test the waters first. I'll let you go next time. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hong thought, Poor Zhu Yan. So Master is using you to test the Buddhist Sect... Well, I'll see just how much trouble comes with occupying the Monkey King's position. If the risk is too great, then when Master sends me, I'll have Jingwei take me to Huo Yun Cave to visit family and hide there without coming out. At worst, my father-in-law will scold me a few times. He won't hit me too hard.

Before long, Zhu Yan slowly descended from the clouds over Flower-Fruit Mountain. After speaking in monkey chatter for a while and gathering all the monkeys, he announced, "My name is Zhu Yan, and my nickname is the Vajra Great Strength