The five Zhu Tongs had barely appeared before they turned Northern Garden Manor upside down, leaving heavy casualties in their wake. Although Northern Garden Manor responded swiftly, their enemies were no pushovers either. This chaos was doomed not to settle anytime soon—unless some powerful savior appeared.
While Northern Garden Manor was "lively beyond compare," Pilgrim Sun sat in the distant Jade Temple, eating tempting peaches, drinking "Wine of Immortality," and enjoying the scene displayed in midair within the golden hall. What the image showed was precisely everything happening at Northern Garden Manor. From time to time, Pilgrim Sun clapped and cheered, thoroughly entertained.
As for the Jade Warlord, he stood anxiously to one side, scarcely daring to breathe. He was afraid—afraid that Sun Wukong would kill him outright. Only the hairpin in his hand gave him the slightest sense of security. Beside the Jade Warlord stood another man. If Yin Kuang and the others had been here, they certainly would have recognized him: Zhuge Lian. At that moment, Zhuge Lian was also staring unblinkingly at the scene in the void, his face betraying neither joy nor anger.
It turned out that after Zhu Tong joined up with Zhuge Lian earlier, she threatened him with death and forced him to devise a way to kill everyone from Class 1239. After thinking for a long time, Zhuge Lian could only helplessly offer one idea: defect to the Sun Wukong from another world! This had two benefits. It could satisfy Zhu Tong's desire for revenge while also completing this world's mission—as long as Sun Wukong agreed to let Zhu Tong kill the Jade Warlord. Naturally, none of this could be allowed to reach the Jade Warlord's ears.
The premise, however, was that the otherworldly Sun Wukong would accept Zhu Tong's surrender. As for