The young man was none other than Lin Tian.
While at Jixia Academy, Lin Tian had calculated that Tang Sanzang would soon reach Five-Finger Mountain, so he had come ahead of him to make preparations.
"Me? Lin Tian of the Human Race. With your cultivation, you aren't qualified to befriend me yet."
Lin Tian spoke casually, handing a gourd of fine wine to Monkey.
Monkey Sun froze. He caught the implication in Lin Tian's words.
Over all these years, not one of his old friends had dared come to Five-Finger Mountain to look after him. Yet this Lin Tian had swaggered right up, and no one had called out to stop him.
Although Five-Finger Mountain held Monkey Sun down, the Buddha had clearly left other instructions. Quite a few Mountain Gods, Earth Gods, Buddhist Disciples, and Sangharamas resided on the mountain.
Even with his divine abilities sealed, Monkey still had his Fiery Golden Eyes, so naturally, he could see everything clearly.
Fortune rose above Lin Tian like a magnificent canopy. This was no aura an ordinary cultivator could possess.
"Since you're so powerful, exalted immortal, why not free me? Old Sun will surely reward you handsomely afterward!"
Monkey Sun had suffered terribly beneath the mountain. He actually swallowed his pride and changed his tone, begging Lin Tian to free him.
After all, none of those Buddhist Disciples and Sangharamas dared stop Lin Tian. That alone demonstrated his strength.
"Freeing you would be effortless. But there's still a fine play waiting for you to perform, so naturally, I won't interfere."
Lin Tian's words made Monkey, who was drinking, freeze.
"A fine play? Please explain, exalted immortal. I really don't understand!"
Lin Tian kept shaking his head. Looking at Monkey, he found him truly pitiful. This monkey had been made a fool