A faint smile touched Lin Tian's lips as he watched the figure recede. Only after he was certain the monkey had gone far away did he shake his head.
When would this foolish monkey learn to be a little smarter?
Seeing no one around, he swept his long sleeve across his face and transformed into a kindly old man with snow-white hair and beard.
With a flick, the Bamboo Staff in his hand became a fly whisk.
He looked exactly like Venus Star.
Chuckling, he rode a cloud toward a certain part of the Heavenly Palace.
Meanwhile, the monkey rode his cloud straight toward the Southern Heavenly Gate.
Before long, the outline of the Southern Heavenly Gate appeared in the distance.
He rejoiced inwardly. Once he passed through that gate, he would have the boundless sky for a bird to soar through, the vast sea for a fish to leap in.
Just then, his back suddenly burned. Golden light burst from his body in towering rays, illuminating the nine heavens and drawing the attention of the entire Heavenly Palace.
The Four Heavenly Kings guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate were startled at once. Seeing the golden light, they could not help asking, "What happened?"
At that moment, Wen Zhong had assembled the twenty-four Heavenly Lords and was searching desperately for Lin Tian and the monkey. When the golden light erupted, he reacted immediately. "That's Spirit Vine's light! Heavenly Lords, follow me! We must stop him before he passes through the Southern Heavenly Gate!"
He turned his Ink Jade Qilin and led the Heavenly Lords in pursuit.
The instant the golden light burst forth, the monkey realized what had happened, and his expression changed sharply.
"Senior Brother set me up!"
As he spoke, he reached behind his back and tore off a