Lin Qiye rode the Somersault Cloud, close behind the golden figure draped in a Kasaya.
Kasaya, Somersault Cloud... The only one Lin Qiye could think of who possessed both was Monkey King after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
Lin Qiye had never known much about Monkey King's condition. Now that he had the chance to directly encounter Monkey King himself from a century ago, it was naturally a good opportunity to understand it. He wanted to see what had truly happened to Monkey King back then.
As though he had sensed Lin Qiye's presence, the figure riding the Somersault Cloud far ahead suddenly stopped in midair.
He turned around. An Ancient Ape draped in a Kasaya was staring at Lin Qiye with a frown, confusion flickering through his brilliant golden eyes.
It really was Monkey King.
Seeing his true face only made Lin Qiye more certain of his guess.
Compared with Monkey King in the hospital, the Monkey King before him seemed more sacred. He lacked that faintly discernible Demonic Energy, and there was none of that sharp, chilling gaze. His golden fur radiated a faint halo, while his eyes resembled an autumn lake, ancient and utterly still.
He stood there like a true Victorious Fighting Buddha... rather than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
"Who are you? Why do you know the Somersault Cloud as well?" The Victorious Fighting Buddha studied Lin Qiye with a frown.
Lin Qiye fell silent for a moment and was just about to say something when the Victorious Fighting Buddha continued, "Are you also Patriarch Bodhi's disciple?"
Lin Qiye froze, then quickly understood and nodded.
"Indeed."
Monkey King's master had been Patriarch Bodhi of the Slanting Moon Three-Star Cave. Nearly all of his divine abilities had been taught by the Patriarch, and the Somersault