At the sound of that voice, Lin Qiye's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look.
The one who had arrived was none other than Taibai Jinxing, whom he had met once before.
Monkey King narrowed his eyes and set down the immortal brew in his hand. In a flash, he appeared before Taibai Jinxing. Half a Kasaya fluttered in the wind as he reached out, seized Taibai Jinxing by the collar, and fixed him with an oppressive glare.
"Who did I think it was? So it's you, you old fossil..."
"Great Sage? It really is the Great Sage?" Taibai Jinxing's eyes widened. "Great Sage, you're back?!"
"Old fossil, don't ask what you shouldn't. Pretend you never saw me today. You can't tell anyone... understand?" Monkey King said viciously.
From afar, Lin Qiye stared blankly at Monkey King's back. Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Monkey King now seemed different from the Victorious Fighting Buddha who had just opened his ward door, bathed in Buddha's Light... There was now more of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven in him.
"Understood, understood."
Taibai Jinxing nodded repeatedly.
Only after Monkey King released him did Taibai Jinxing let out a faint sigh of relief. "Great Sage, it has been a hundred years. How did your temperament revert to that old unruly... ah, that old carefree self? And since you've returned to Heavenly Court, why didn't you go to the High Heaven Palace? Why come here instead?"
Taibai Jinxing walked past Monkey King, his gaze falling upon the two inscribed wooden boards. He suddenly froze.
He turned to Monkey King. "Great Sage, did you come here to erect memorials for them?"
"Can't I?" Monkey King frowned slightly.
"You can, of course, but..." Taibai Jinxing hesitated.
"But what?"
"Sigh, Great Sage, and young