Previously...
Sun Wukong first defeated Giant Spirit God, then the Third Prince. He won battle after battle, and in a single fight, he displayed all the grandeur and dominance of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
The Heavenly Court's punitive army had no choice but to sound the gong and withdraw.
Two flowers bloomed, each telling its own branch of the tale.
The Buddha's side, meanwhile, was in misery. Even the voices preaching scripture on Spirit Mountain had grown choked with emotion.
The budget had been spent clean!
In the Celestial Palace Realm, whether it was Havoc in Heaven or Journey to the West, it had all been arranged by the Emperor of Heaven personally. When the monkey wreaked havoc in Heaven, the Emperor of Heaven was slapping his own face—he could blame no one else. Naturally, there was no such thing as compensation for wounded pride.
The Dry Abyss Realm was different. The Jade Emperor curled his lips into a smile and said cheerfully to the Buddha, "Righteous of us, isn't it? To set off the Buddha sect's great, glorious, and righteous image, we of the Heavenly Court have thrown our faces away entirely. Buddha, look how much this slap hurts. Shouldn't we settle the expenses or something?"
Clatter!
Mountains of gold and silver flowed into the accounts. The Jade Emperor beamed, then continued, "The Buddha truly handles matters forthrightly. Rest assured, there's still another Havoc in Heaven to come. The Heavenly Court will definitely give your Buddha sect all the face it needs. Go back and make preparations. I'm preparing to crawl under a table, the Old Lord is preparing to take a tumble, and there's also arson in the Peach Garden, theft at Doushuai Palace, and the smashing of the Peach Banquet. None of those are small