The Officially Recognized Great Sage Equal to Heaven

"Alright, plainclothes officer Taibai Cheng Gengxin at the time you mentioned. I will take this month to properly handle the allocation of affairs throughout Flower-Fruit Mountain. Once everything is ready, I will accompany you to the Heavenly Court."

Sun Wukong found Taibai Chang Gengxin's answer to be very reasonable, so he didn't argue with him too much and agreed immediately.

"Alright, then I'll wait here for the Great Sage for a month."

Taibai Changgengxing, didn't leave either; instead, he simply stayed there.

Time is like sand slipping through your fingers, fleeting and elusive. Before long, a month had passed, and as agreed, it was time for Sun Wukong to follow Taibai Changgengxing to the Heavenly Court to live out his days as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven to Heaven.

"Now that the Jade Emperor has granted my request to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, I will serve up here for a few years and then bring you all up to see the scenery."

Before leaving, Sun Wukong said these words to the other little monkeys with reluctance.

"Your Majesty, please don't overwork yourself. Take care of your health. If someone in heaven makes things difficult for you, making your official position uncomfortable, then you should return to us and continue being your mountain king."

At this moment, a little monkey looked at Sun Wukong and said reluctantly.

"Goodbye."

After saying this, Sun Wukong found his Somersault Cloud and flew towards the Heavenly Court.

Sun Wukong was incredibly fast, and he arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate in no time.

"How has everyone been these past few days?"

As soon as Sun Wukong arrived, he began exchanging pleasantries with the guards protecting the Southern Heavenly Gate.

"We're doing quite well. I wonder how about you, Great Sage?"

When these people saw Sun Wukong arrive, they quickly greeted him with smiles.

"I'm doing quite well."

After saying this, Sun Wukong rode his Somersault Cloud to the Hall of Soaring Mists, where the Jade Emperor usually resided.

Just as he abandoned his Somersault Cloud and prepared to walk into the Hall of Soaring Mists, Taibai Changgengxing Wukong, hurriedly caught up with Sun Wukong and led him into the Hall of Soaring Mists.

"Reporting to the Jade Emperor, as you wished, I have brought Sun Wukong to you."

Upon entering the Hall of Soaring Mists, the first thing Taibai Shang Gengxin was to tell the Jade Emperor about this matter.

"Okay, I understand."

"Sun Wukong, today I hereby bestow upon you the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. This is an extremely high-ranking official position, but you must remember, you must not act recklessly."

The Jade Emperor spoke these words to Sun Wukong with great earnestness.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Sun Wukong readily agreed.

Subsequently, the Jade Emperor ordered the craftsmen in Heavenly Court to build a Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Residence for Sun Wukong on the right side of the Peach Garden. Two officials were appointed in the mansion, one named Quiet Contemplation and the other Calm Spirit Contemplation. The Jade Emperor then assigned the Five Dipper Star Lords to escort Sun Wukong to his post and bestowed upon him ten bottles of imperial wine. He then instructed Sun Wukong not to act recklessly.

After arriving at the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Residence, Sun Wukong began to enjoy life there. Since it was a nominal position with little to do, Sun Wukong would invite some friends over for drinks every day. In just two or three days, he became familiar with some of the immortals.

After Sun Wukong ascended to heaven and became the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Nezha eventually learned of this. Then, on the fourth day, he deliberately passed by Sun Wukong's Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Residence, wanting to go and play with Sun Wukong again.

Just then, Sun Wukong hadn't invited any other deities to visit that day. He had just set out to invite some deities over when he happened to run into Nezha, who was deliberately passing by. So he quickly called him over.

"Oppa, come here quickly, come play with me."

Sun Wukong was very happy to see Nezha and said to him.

"Great Sage, it's you! What are you doing here?"

Nezha deliberately pretended to be clueless about what was going on.

"Not long after I defeated you, Taibai Chang Gengxin came to the Heavenly Court again with the Jade Emperor's edict. This time, the Jade Emperor kept his word and directly appointed me as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. We haven't seen each other in a long time, so let's have a good drink today."

After explaining to him, Sun Wukong waved his hand and said he would treat Nezha to a good drink, then coldly ushered Nezha into his mansion.

"Alright, let's drink to our hearts' content."

After Nezha echoed this, he followed Sun Wukong into his residence.

"Come on, Ou Ba, let's drink to our hearts' content!"

Sun Wukong brought over several bottles of fresh wine and placed them in front of Nezha, saying something to him, while he himself was already drinking from a bottle of fresh wine.

"Sigh, Great Sage, you know I've been in this Heavenly Court for a very long time, and I've tasted almost every kind of wine countless times. The wine you've served me is really too boring."

"By the way, Great Sage, do you still have any of the passion fruit wine from your Flower-Fruit Mountain? Ever since I had a few cups at your place that day, I've become addicted. It's really not comparable to the celestial wines of Heavenly Court; it has a unique flavor that's especially to my liking. I just wonder if you still have any here. I'd like to have another sip."

Nezha opened his mouth, he didn't talk about the brides that Sun Wukong brought. Instead, he lingered over the passion wine made by the little monkeys in the Water Curtain Cave of Sun Wukong's Flower-Fruit Mountain.

"I never expected that you, Ou Ba, would like the passion fruit wine brewed by my compatriots. You really enjoy it, don't you? Then let's go back to my Water Curtain Cave and have a good drink. We haven't had a proper drink before because of our factions and identities, so let's take this opportunity to satisfy your craving. I'll also have them bring you some more when we come back."

Sun Wukong was pleasantly surprised by Nezha's reaction, never expecting him to like the wine brewed by the little monkeys. So he immediately suggested going back to the Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain to have a good drink.

"Really?"

Nezha asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Ou Ba, have you ever seen me lie to you?"

Sun Wukong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

After hearing Sun Wukong's answer, Nezha became very excited.

Without further ado, Nezha and Sun Wukong, both decisive and efficient, reached a consensus. Nezha summoned his Wind Fire Wheels, and Sun Wukong summoned his Golden Dipper Cloud. The two of them rushed towards the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain at top speed.

The two of them moved extremely fast. When they rushed out of the Southern Heavenly Gate, the guards there hadn't even seen what had just flown by. After leaving the Southern Heavenly Gate, they arrived at the location of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain in about ten breaths.

Before Sun Wukong even entered the Water Curtain Cave, news of his return was spread far and wide by some sharp-eyed little monkeys.