Inviting the Wolf into the House

However, there were other people in the Peach Garden who kept a close watch on him, making it impossible for him to steal peaches to enjoy.

But then Sun Wukong had a sudden inspiration. When he reached some pavilions, he told his entourage that he wanted to rest there for a while and asked them to stay outside.

After they all left, Sun Wukong took off the cream puffs, quickly climbed up the tree, picked two ripe peaches, and ate them one after another. After he was full, he returned to the pavilion he had been in, put on his clothes, and left the Peach Garden with the others.

Ever since this method proved effective, Sun Wukong used it every few days to steal peaches. Who would have thought that the immortal peaches, which could only be eaten at the Peach Grand Gathering, could be eaten to his heart's content by Sun Wukong?

On this day, the Queen Mother Niangniang held a banquet, opened her treasure pavilion, and held a "Peach Grand Assembly" in the Yaochi. She then sent the fairies in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, and I myself, carrying flower baskets, to the Peach Garden to pick some peaches to organize the Peach Grand Gathering.

The strange fairy was about to enter the gate of the Peach Garden when she was stopped by the local earth god.

"Land, why are you doing this?"

The fairies asked in unison, sounding puzzled.

"Previously, this Peach Garden had no manager, and you could come and pick peaches as you pleased. But now, the Jade Emperor has only assigned one manager here, and no one can enter without his permission."

The landowner of the Peach Garden explained why he had stopped them.

"Then I'll trouble you to go and inform them so we can go in and pick the immortal peaches to hold the Peach Banquet that the Queen Mother Niangniang spoke of."

At this moment, the fairy in red spoke to the earth.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

The local deity immediately took the pavilion where Sun Wukong was sleeping, but found no trace of Sun Wukong there. So he returned and told them that Sun Wukong was not in the peach orchard, but had probably gone out to seek immortals and friends. He advised them to pick peaches here first, so as not to delay the preparations for the Peach Banquet.

The Seven Fairies entered the Peach Garden. They first picked two baskets of peaches in the front area, then three baskets in the middle area. But when they entered the back area, they found that there wasn't a single ripe peach there.

It turns out that Sun Wukong ate all the ripe peaches in the back area, leaving only the unripe ones.

The seven fairies didn't believe it and looked around. Finally, they found a peach that was half red and half white on a tree branch. Just as the fairy in red picked the peach, Sun Wukong, who was sleeping on the tree, was awakened.

He pulled out his Jingu Bang, pointed it at the fairy in red, and roared, "Who dares to steal my immortal peaches!"

"Great Sage, please calm your anger. We are Seven Fairies in Colored Robes sent by the Queen Mother Niangniang the West to pick the immortal peaches and open the treasure pavilion to hold the 'Peach Grand Assembly'."

"Furthermore, when we arrived at the entrance of the Peach Garden, we did not find anyone from your side, Great Sage. In order not to delay the Peach Grand Gathering, we took it upon ourselves to enter. We hope the Great Sage will forgive us."

At this moment, all seven fairies knelt down, and it was the fairy in red who spoke these words to Sun Wukong.

"Oh, I see. Please rise. May I ask who the Queen Mother Niangniang invited?"

Sun Wukong immediately became interested in the Peach Grand Gathering hosted by the Queen Mother Niangniang.

"We invited all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Luo Han from the Western Heaven Paradise, Guanyin of the South Pole Guanyin from the South, the Holy Emperor of Exalted Grace of the East, the Immortals of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, the North Pole Mysterious Spirit of the North Pole, the Central Yellow Pole Yellow Horn Great Immortal, and the Five Dipper Star Lords."

"The Three Purities, the Four Emperors, and the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal of the Upper Eight Caves; the Jade Sovereign, the Ninefold Immortals, and the Sea and Mountain Netherworld of the Middle Eight Caves; the Earth Immortal and the Earthly Immortals of the Lower Eight Caves; the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas; and all the deities of the Thirty-Three Heavens Palace and the Seventy-Two Treasure Halls in the Heavenly Court —all went to the Queen Mother Niangniang of the West's Peach Grand Gathering."

The fairy in red gave Sun Wukong the answer she knew.

"Do you know if they invited me or not?"

Sun Wukong asked the question with a sense of wishful thinking.

"I'm sorry, I haven't heard of inviting the Great Sage."

The fairy in red sincerely told Sun Wukong.

"I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven; why shouldn't you ask me to do this?"

Sun Wukong said, somewhat puzzled.

"All the people I just mentioned came from the last Peach Grand Gathering. I just don't know if your name will be at this year's Peach Grand Gathering, Great Sage."

At this moment, the fairy in red said something to Sun Wukong again.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

After saying this, Sun Wukong used Immobilization Incantation to freeze the Seven Fairies in place, and then headed towards the location of the Peach Grand Gathering.

Sun Wukong did not go directly to the location of the Peach Grand Gathering, but instead looked for someone he could impersonate along the way.

However, a Barefoot Great Immortal arrived shortly afterward. Wukong quickly stopped him and said, "This year's Peach Grand Gathering has been moved to the Hall of Perfect Brightness. Only after that can you go to the Jade Yaochi to attend the gathering."

The Barefoot Great Immortal didn't doubt the truth of Sun Wukong's words. He rode his auspicious cloud, changed direction, and headed towards the Hall of Perfect Brightness.

After the Barefoot Great Immortal had gone far away, Sun Wukong activated his magic Law Power, transformed himself into the Barefoot Great Immortal's appearance, and headed straight for the Yaochi.

When Sun Wukong arrived, he was immediately captivated by the abundance of fine wine and delicacies, which made him unable to move. He longed to eat, so he used his Law Technique to put everyone to sleep and indulged in a feast. In the end, due to his drunkenness, he wandered aimlessly and ended up in the Thirty-Three Heavens, in front of Taishang Laojun's Tushita Palace.

He originally intended to leave directly, but the aroma of the pills emanating from the room captivated him, and he couldn't resist entering the Alchemy Chamber of the Tushita Palace. He devoured almost all the pills there, consuming them like candy.

After a while, Sun Wukong sobered up and realized just how big a mess he had made.

"Oh no, oh no! First, I ate all the immortal peaches from the peach tree in the Peach Garden that only ripens once every 9,000 years, disrupting the Queen Mother Niangniang's Peach Grand Gathering. Not only that, I also ate all the elixirs in Taishang Laojun's Alchemy Chamber. The trouble I've caused this time is bigger than the sky. I have to run!"

Thinking of this, Sun Wukong immediately took action. Instead of leaving through the Southern Heavenly Gate, he used his Movement Method to escape through the Western Heavenly Gate.

After escaping from there, he rode his Somersault Cloud through the clouds until he saw the banners on the top of Flower-Fruit Mountain. He then quickly descended, rode his Somersault Cloud, and flew straight into the Water Curtain Cave.

"Everyone, I'm back."