Goku said, "Old man, we've been waiting for you forever. What took you so long?"
"Brat, if I hadn't used this method to pass information to you, do you think I'd have made it out alive?"
"You're the Grand Ancestor of the Dao. What are you afraid of?"
"Even at my strongest, I can't take on a whole crowd." Taishang Laojun responded.
"What about your Daoist priests?"
"They'll be a key force in the future. How could I risk them?"
"Enough of this. I've uncovered some major intelligence today."
"Spill it!" Goku responded.
"For some time now, I've been watching the Heavenly Court's movements. I spent my days wandering around at ease, and sure enough, I discovered something."
"What did you discover?" Tang Sanzang asked.
"I discovered the Heavenly Court is about to stage a major revolt. The Heavenly Emperor has turned evil."
"The Heavenly Emperor? Why?"
"I don't know the specifics yet. It seems to have something to do with Western Heaven. You should continue your Journey to the West while I keep investigating." With that, he turned to Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
"Come on, my disciples. I'm sorry to put you through this. I'll make it up to you properly when we get back."
Then he left with them.
Tang Sanzang pondered. "It seems there's something fishy about our Road to the West."
Ye Chen stood up and said, "This is much more complicated than I thought. Guanyin is acting strangely too, and I suspect she's involved."
Goku said, "Why has fetching the scriptures become such a hassle?"
"We'll have to wait and see what happens," Ye Chen said. "Otherwise, we won't know what lies ahead. We have fresh forces from the demon tribe now, and Shi Yan is training them, so they'll only get stronger. Let's continue west