[With Amitabha Buddha no longer interfering, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't wait to go back and become sworn brothers with Monkey Brother.]
[So no matter how things turned out, Zhen Yuanzi was destined to drop a generation in seniority.]
The Heavenly Venerates in the Three Pure Ones Hall all smiled knowingly.
The backing represented by the protagonists of the Calamity had changed.
Yet Zhen Yuanzi's drop in seniority really hadn't changed at all.
The difference lay in his state of mind.
This time, Zhen Yuanzi truly wanted to swear brotherhood from the bottom of his heart.
From Qingqing's snarky remarks, they knew that in the original course of events, Zhen Yuanzi and Sun Wukong had only been brothers on the surface. After the Journey to the West, they had barely kept in touch.
The brotherhood sworn at Five Manor Temple now was absolutely heartfelt.
Without Sun Wukong's final Heaven-Equaling Strike reaching into the mythological system where Shiva resided, Zhen Yuanzi would never have been able to sit at the table with a smile now.
Sun Wukong truly had a Saint for a brother now.
Yet as they exchanged toasts and ate Ginseng Fruit together,
Zhen Yuanzi suddenly noticed the expressions of the Preaching Squad's members change.
Marshal Heavenly Canopy let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.
Little White Dragon Ao Lie's expression also shifted dramatically.
If Five Manor Temple hadn't long since been cleared of Buddhism's pawns, Zhen Yuanzi would almost have thought someone had ambushed them.
However,
those expressions vanished as quickly as they had appeared.
After Marshal Heavenly Canopy Zhu Bajie regained his usual expression, he offered no explanation. He simply slapped his own mouth, then ate a few more Ginseng Fruits.
Little White Dragon Ao Lie didn't react that way. Instead, he seemed to be muttering words