Borrow a Weapon, Return It Tomorrow

The palace before them truly lived up to its reputation as the residence of the Dragon King of the East Sea; it was magnificent and splendid, radiating light as if the entire palace were a treasure.

When Sun Wukong led Xiao Hong to the Dragon King's palace, they found a plaque above the palace gate with three characters written on it: Crystal Palace.

"Halt! Who are you? What are you doing in our Dragon King's Crystal Palace?"

Sun Wukong walked straight into the Crystal Palace, but was stopped by two shrimp soldiers and crab generals at the entrance, who asked Sun Wukong about his origins and purpose.

"I live in the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, about a hundred miles from here, and I can be considered your neighbor, the Dragon King of the East Sea. I have come here today to ask the Dragon King of the East Sea for a suitable weapon."

Sun Wukong politely told the two shrimp soldiers and crab generals about his origins and purpose.

"Neighbor? We, the Dragon King of the East Sea, don't have such a poor neighbor. If you want to steal our Dragon King of the East Sea, just say so. Get lost before we get angry."

These two lowly soldiers and crab generals were clearly used to bullying others and started to swagger at Sun Wukong.

"I'm here to borrow weapons, not to cause trouble."

Sun Wukong silently told himself this.

Seeing their appearance, Sun Wukong restrained himself. After all, he had come to borrow weapons and couldn't afford to attack someone else's guard dogs.

"Get lost! Our Dragon King of the East Sea would never give a weapon to someone like you. Don't get in our way."

Seeing that Sun Wukong had not left, the two shrimp soldiers and crab generals cursed and urged him to leave quickly. Then they pointed the long spears they used to guard the gate at Sun Wukong, as if they might stab him at any moment.

"Leave? Or shall I see you two off?"

Upon hearing their outrageously arrogant remarks, Sun Wukong flew into a rage. He took two steps forward, snatched the spears from their hands, and then reversed the spears, thrusting them at the two men.

The two shrimp soldiers and crab generals were then pierced through by Sun Wukong's spears, lifted up, and then thrown aside by Sun Wukong along with the spears.

After finishing these tasks, Sun Wukong stepped straight into the Crystal Palace and walked inside.

After walking for a while, he met an old tortoise and asked it where the Dragon King was.

After the old tortoise pointed him in a direction, Sun Wukong put him down and ran straight towards the direction where the Dragon King was with the Little Red Sparrow.

"This is bad, something bad might happen."

After all, anyone would worry about something happening if they encountered a monkey with such fierce-looking markings.

After saying this, the old tortoise immediately retracted its entire body into its shell, and then rolled vertically like three discs, taking a shortcut straight towards the direction where the Dragon King was.

"Dragon King, something terrible has happened! A monkey with a hairy face Duke of Thunder's mouth is trying to cause you trouble."

Before the old tortoise even reached the Dragon King's location, his voice had already reached them. Then they saw the old tortoise's tortoise shell roll in, upright like a disc, before crashing into a Zhuzi and coming to a stop.

However, the turtle's shell was flipped over by the impact. After the old turtle stretched its limbs and head out of the shell, it found that it could not stand up. It shook its body and struggled for a long time, but it still did not work.

"Go and help me turn the Prime Minister Turtle over."

The Dragon King, seated at the head of the table, casually pointed to someone and asked him to help turn the Prime Minister Turtle over.

This Prime Minister Turtle was really heavy. It took that person a long time and two helpers to finally flip the Prime Minister Turtle over.

"Prime Minister Turtle, what did you mean by saying a monkey with a hairy face Duke of Thunder mouth was coming to cause me trouble? Explain yourself clearly."

After the Prime Minister Turtle turned over, the Dragon King asked him what he had been talking about.

"May I ask, are you the Dragon King of the East Sea?"

Before the Prime Minister could speak, Sun Wukong had already entered the palace where the Dragon King was and asked him a question.

Upon seeing the person he had spoken of arrive, Prime Minister Gui remained silent and quietly stood beside the Dragon King.

"I am indeed the Dragon King of the East Sea. Who are you, and what business do you have with me?"

The Dragon King revealed his identity and asked Sun Wukong the purpose of his visit.

"My name is Sun Wukong. I live in the Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain, about a hundred miles from here. I'm practically your neighbor. I've come to you today because I have a favor to ask. Since I became your apprentice and started learning medicine, I haven't yet obtained a suitable weapon."

"I learned from the Jiaolong King that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas have an extremely comprehensive collection of things, including everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, and is buried in the earth. So I wanted to come here to borrow a handy weapon to play with."

Sun Wukong very politely told the Dragon King of the East Sea about his origins and purpose.

"Are you the Sun Wukong who fought that Jiaolong King so fiercely a few days ago?"

The Dragon King of the East Sea asked with a hint of doubt.

"It is I."

Sun Wukong humbly admitted to this.

"That Jiaolong King has cultivated for thousands of years and his strength is almost catching up with mine, yet Sun Wukong was able to influence him so easily. Therefore, his strength must surpass mine."

"It's still not advisable to confront him directly. He's just asking me for a weapon; I have so many in my collection. I can just give him any one and send him on his way."

At this moment, the Dragon King of the East Sea had already found a good solution to the problem of Sun Wukong disarming him.

"Sun Wukong, you just said you came to borrow a weapon from me, right? Since we're neighbors, there's no reason for me to refuse. I just don't know what kind of weapon you want, or what your requirements are for the weapon you're borrowing?"

Without a second thought, the Dragon King of the East Sea readily agreed to Sun Wukong's request to borrow a weapon, and even asked Sun Wukong what kind and what type of weapon he wanted.

"I have no other requirements for weapons; this one condition is enough for me."

"If your weapon weighs less than 10,000 jin, then you don't need to bring it over; those are too light for me."

Sun Wukong didn't waste any time and directly told the Dragon King of the East Sea his requirements for weapons.

"Someone, go to my armory and fetch the heaviest weapons."

Without further ado, the Dragon King of the East Sea ordered his men to bring over the heaviest weapons from his armory to Sun Wukong.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho!"

After about half an hour, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under the Dragon King finally brought over the weapons while shouting slogans.

"This spear weighs about 36,500 jin (approximately 18,250 kg). Try it on and see if it suits your hand. If it does, then take it."