Tathagata Bleeds Heavily, Almost Collapsing

Hearing this, the Jade Emperor said, "Laojun, wait a moment. Let's see how Tathagata explains himself. If he can't explain this clearly, then Spirit Mountain... Hmph."

Laojun stroked the Vajra Bracelet on his hand and thought, The Jade Emperor's temperament is still a little too soft. If my second or third brother were sitting in this position, hmm... Spirit Mountain would already have been torn apart by now.

Back on Flower-Fruit Mountain, Tathagata was completely dumbfounded by Sun Wukong's move. His chubby face shifted through countless expressions in rapid succession as he said, "Monkey, since you claim that you'll listen to this seat, then this seat orders you to send all the peach trees back to the Peach Garden. Are you willing to obey?"

Sun Wukong chuckled and raised a middle finger. "You told me to steal them, so I stole them. Now you're telling me to send them back, so I should send them back? What do you take Old Sun for? Of course I won't do it. Also, don't even think about betting with me. I'll fight you, but I won't make any bets."

Hearing this, Tathagata's expression froze. He transmitted his voice to the Jade Emperor. "Your Majesty, this Monkey can't be tricked into the Buddha Kingdom in Palm. If we fight him head-on, the East Sea will probably suffer. How about... we don't capture this little monkey?"

The Jade Emperor chuckled. "Tathagata, if you don't want the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Lords to join forces and march on Spirit Mountain to exterminate the Buddhist sect, your Buddhist sect must deal with this Monkey. Otherwise, I'll make sure you regret it."

Hearing this, Tathagata pressed his palms together. "Sun Wukong, you don't want Flower-Fruit Mountain to suffer an undeserved calamity, do you? Do you