Heavenly Court

At Taibai Jinxing's words, the tension in his heart eased, and a smile had only just begun to spread across his face.

Then Sun Wu Kong's tone abruptly shifted, turning icy.

"However, let me make one thing clear first!"

With a thud, the Golden Cudgel in his hand struck the ground heavily once more. He fixed Taibai Jinxing with a sharp stare. "I, Old Sun, have a straightforward temper and can't stand any grit in my eyes! You invited me to Heaven to become an official—I didn't beg to come!"

"If the position you give me doesn't suit me, if it's too low, too stifling, and has me doing nothing but pointless crap..."

He bared a mouthful of white teeth, but there was no warmth in his smile. "Or if I find out you're fooling me and treating me like some monkey to be toyed with..."

He paused, enunciating every word clearly.

"Then don't blame Old Sun for turning hostile! When that time comes, this new staff of mine and all this strength I've got will happen to have never been used in Heaven before!"

His words were utterly blunt, practically a naked threat!

He looked nothing like a minister accepting a favor. He was clearly a crow about to flip the table!

Taibai Jinxing's smile instantly froze. The weight he had just set down in his heart was suddenly hoisted back up, sinking even deeper than before.

This wild monkey really wasn't someone to be taken lightly!

How was he going to take office? He was clearly going to become an ancestor!

Before even ascending to Heaven, he was already laying down three rules—no, issuing an ultimatum outright!

But on second thought, what the hell did it have to do with him?

He was merely an envoy, an old