The monkey froze for a moment. He understood—his master did not want Big Brother to draw too much attention.
"This disciple understands," the monkey replied without any hesitation.
Subhuti was very pleased by this. "If one day you leave the sect, what plans would you have?"
"Hm?" The monkey was startled. Why was he asking this?
Subhuti smiled. "Do not panic. Your master is not telling you to leave the sect. I am merely asking."
The monkey let out a breath of relief. "Master, if I were to leave someday, I would definitely return to Flower Fruit Mountain. I would keep my monkeys safe and grant them immortality, so they could roam freely between heaven and earth just like me."
Subhuti nodded. "Have you not thought of anything else? I remember when you knelt outside the cave to beg me to accept you as a disciple, you said that once you had mastered your studies, you would overturn heaven and earth."
The monkey looked at Subhuti, his expression still blank. "If Master tells me to do so, then I will do so."
Subhuti's expression changed. This monkey seemed to be becoming more and more different. It seemed he could no longer see through his thoughts.
"Enough. Go back." Subhuti finally waved a hand and stopped asking.
The monkey left, his face expressionless from beginning to end.
Wuchenzi walked over from behind and sat down beside him.
"What do you think?"
Wuchenzi said, "Junior Brother Goku may have changed in temperament after coming here."
"That is possible. That arrogant and overbearing monkey becoming like this is rather..."
At that point, Subhuti suddenly froze.
"Master, what is it?" Wuchenzi asked.
Subhuti said, "This monkey has not changed in temperament. His nature has always been the same; he has merely hidden it. That