After a Few Days Off, He Couldn't Understand His Coworkers' Routine Anymore

Mount Luojia in the South Sea!

Riding his Somersault Cloud, Son Goku reached Guanyin Bodhisattva's sacred ground in the blink of an eye. He had originally wanted to pull some strings through the Bull Demon King, but he had only fallen out with Old Bull recently. If he went over now, he would most likely get beaten up.

"Monkey, why have you come to me instead of protecting Tang Monk on his journey to Western Paradise for the scriptures?" Guanyin naturally knew why Monkey had come, but the formalities still had to be observed. Otherwise, how could she pad the... ahem, advance the plot?

Son Goku wore a bitter expression as he recounted what had happened in Seven Absolutes City. Naturally, Monkey focused on the most pitiful parts, emphasizing Tang Monk's suffering and his own inability to bear it. As for the part about eating without paying, he casually glossed over it.

Guanyin shook her head. "Impudent monkey, do not try to deceive me with lies. Since you committed an offense, you should endure this trial. Complaining to me is useless."

Son Goku nodded repeatedly. "What the Bodhisattva says is right, but seeing my master suffer, Old Sun truly cannot bear it."

"If you had possessed such filial devotion earlier and obediently listened to Tang Monk, how would he have suffered?"

Son Goku did not dare continue on that subject and changed his tack. "Bodhisattva, just who is that city lord? Back when Old Sun befriended other demons and caused Havoc in Heaven, I never heard his name. To say something discouraging, that bird demon is so powerful that Old Sun has never seen anyone stronger than him."

Guanyin intoned Buddha's Name. "This monk does not know the origins of Seven Absolutes City's Demon King. This monk only knows that