Ao Bing: You're the One Who Wanted to Fight

When Sun Wukong saw Ao Bing suddenly put away his weapon and soften his attitude, he did not understand why, but hearing that there was a weapon to be had, he immediately beamed and scratched at his ears and cheeks. "Heh heh, that's more like it! You Dragon King really know what's what! Lead the way, lead the way!"

Listening to this monkey's impudent words, Ao Bing's eye twitched. He forcibly suppressed the urge to smash him with a hammer, snorted, turned, and led the way. "Follow this king."

They passed through the crystal palace, went around the coral gardens, and arrived at a side courtyard deep within the Dragon Palace that seemed to be used for storing odds and ends. Sure enough, in the courtyard stood a rusty, utterly unremarkable iron pillar, tangled with seaweed.

Ao Bing casually pointed at it and said irritably, "There, that one. Who knows which ancestor left it behind? It's an eyesore. If you want it, take it."

Sun Wukong stepped forward, circled the iron pillar twice, and knocked on it with his hand, producing a dull sound. Disdainfully, he said, "Old Dragon King, are you trying to toy with Old Sun? What kind of weapon can this broken iron rod be?"

Following Ancestor Bodhi's instructions, Ao Bing lazily replied, "A broken iron rod? You monkey really don't know quality when you see it. This was a measuring rod used by King Yu when he controlled the floods to gauge the depths of rivers and seas. It is called the Sea Calming Divine Needle Iron. They say it has intelligence and can grow or shrink as it pleases. That depends on whether you can handle it."

But inwardly, he thought, *I have no idea why Ancestor Bodhi made up such nonsense. Anyway, I know