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In the dead of night.

The moon hung high in the sky.

Snores rose all around from the disciples on the communal beds.

Sun Wukong quietly climbed out of bed.

Using the moonlight, he felt his way to Patriarch Bodhi's quarters.

Sure enough, the back door was half-open, leaving a narrow crack.

Sun Wukong pushed the door open and entered.

Patriarch Bodhi lay sleeping on his side, facing inward.

Daring not to make a sound, Sun Wukong knelt before the bed and waited quietly.

Half a shichen passed.

Patriarch Bodhi turned over and chanted.

"Hard, hard, hard! The Dao is most profound; do not take the Golden Elixir lightly. Without a true master to impart the wondrous formula, empty words will leave your mouth parched and your tongue weary."

Sun Wukong hurriedly kowtowed.

"Master, this disciple has been waiting here for quite some time."

Patriarch Bodhi sat up and put on his outer robe.

"You monkey, why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you doing in my room?"

Sun Wukong grinned broadly.

"Master struck me three times before everyone during the day, then walked away with his hands clasped behind his back and closed the front gate."

"Wasn't that telling me to come through the back door at the third watch so Master could teach me the Dao?"

Patriarch Bodhi's gaze fell upon the monkey kneeling before the bed, and inwardly, he praised him.

This Stone Monkey truly was gifted.

One hint was all it took.

Zhunti's true self had been right. With such foundations and comprehension, failing to properly nurture him would truly be a waste of Heaven's gifts.

"You monkey, you are indeed clever."

"Since you deciphered the hidden riddle, it means we are fated."

"Come closer."

Sun Wukong shuffled forward on his