Things raced in a direction Six Eared Macaque had never imagined.
He and Wang Yuan landed on Little Mount Sumeru, staring at each other.
"Go knock."
Having no other choice, Six Eared Macaque stepped forward and knocked on the temple gate.
Before long, a novice monk came out through the gate.
"Amitabha Buddha. Greetings, you two... Eh, Great Sage?"
Six Eared Macaque asked, "little monk, is Lingji Bodhisattva home?"
The novice monk pressed his palms together and replied, "Great Sage, the Bodhisattva has always been in the temple."
"Fine. Tell him Sun Wukong requests an audience."
The novice monk stared at Six Eared Macaque in surprise. Did the sun rise in the west?
Sun Wukong could speak like this now?
"Please wait a moment, Great Sage. This humble monk will go announce you."
Before long, the novice monk returned.
"Great Sage, benefactor, the Bodhisattva invites you in."
Six Eared Macaque and Wang Yuan entered the temple and went straight to the Great Hero Hall.
Lingji Bodhisattva, draped in a yellow kasaya, sat upon a prayer cushion and looked at the two of them.
"Wu Kong, why have you come here instead of continuing your pilgrimage for scriptures?"
"Lingji Bodhisattva, to be honest, I came here to borrow something."
"Oh? What is it?"
"The Wind Fixing Pearl."
Lingji Bodhisattva nodded. "I thought as much."
Helping Sun Wukong also meant getting a share of the Merit from the Journey to the West Great Calamity.
Though he had already helped Sun Wukong before, nobody ever thought they had too much Merit.
Without hesitation, he took out the Wind Fixing Pearl and handed it to Six Eared Macaque.
"Go, Wu Kong."
Six Eared Macaque had just accepted the Wind Fixing Pearl and was about to leave when Wang Yuan spoke up.
"Bodhisattva, might you