Wukong looked at Six-Eared Macaque and said nothing for a long while.
Bajie waved a hand in front of his face. "Brother Monkey, what are you thinking about?"
Wukong pushed his hand aside. "Some old memories."
Then the corners of his mouth lifted, and he turned toward A-Hu.
"A-Hu, what about you?"
A-Hu raised her head. "Brother Monkey, I don't have anything to teach him. Hunting is what I'm best at, and I can't exactly teach him that."
Six-Eared Macaque said, "Tiger Sister, I could learn."
A-Hu drawled lazily, "What good would that do? You're vegetarian! Besides, bite off too much and you won't be able to chew it!"
Bajie's little eyes shifted, and he immediately said, "Tiger Sister, you might not have anything, but your little brother does!"
A-Hu looked at him.
Bajie gestured. "Look, once Little Six has learned some skills, he'll need a weapon that suits him, won't he? Some pills to lay a solid foundation would be best, too."
"Those things might be hard for ordinary people to come by, but for Brother Miaole, they're nothing."
A-Hu looked at Bajie. "Miaole is Miaole, and I'm me. How could I..."
Before she could finish, Bajie winked at Wukong, who had already come over with a smile.
"Oh, A-Hu~"
"Think it over. The fool does have a point."
"Your little brother comes from a wealthy household. This is nothing to them. We're not asking for much, just something suitable for Little Six."
A-Hu looked at him, then at Bajie. The two of them really were a wolf and a jackal scheming together.
Wukong continued, "How about this? Put the favor on Bodhisattva Manjushri's account. He's his disciple, after all. He can't just send him over and wash his hands of him, can he?"
Bajie nodded repeatedly. "Exactly! That