Aftermath

"Jade Emperor Majesty, today is such a joyous occasion, this banquet should also have a name."

Suddenly someone suggested that the gathering be given a name.

"Since we have suppressed the Sun Wukong, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, in the mortal realm today, restoring peace to our Heavenly Court, then let this assembly be called the Heaven-Pacifying Assembly. What do you all think?"

After pondering for a while, the Jade Emperor told the people present the name he had chosen.

"Well."

Upon hearing the name chosen by the Jade Emperor, everyone present applauded enthusiastically, indicating that it was a good choice.

After the Jade Emperor named the banquet, everyone began to celebrate.

Several hours later, the banquet finally came to an end, and the Buddha Tathagata was about to return to his Thunderclap Monastery.

When the Buddha Tathagata was about to leave, the Jade Emperor was still somewhat reluctant to part with him and saw him off outside the Western Heavenly Gate.

Ever since Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha Tathagata, the entire Heavenly Court has become a peaceful and tranquil place without Sun Wukong disturbance.

In that Peach Garden, the peach trees that had suffered from Sun Wukong's poison for 9,000 years and only borne fruit once a year were beginning to show signs of ripeness, even though their fruits were not yet mature.

The Great Hall of Complete Clarity, which had been reduced to ruins by Sun Wukong and was almost completely destroyed, has been restored by the Jade Emperor and is now almost better than the original Great Hall of Complete Clarity.

Meanwhile, in the Alchemy Chamber of Taishang Laojun's Tushita Palace above the Thirty-Three Heavens, after Sun Wukong had cleared out the inventory, it was once again filled with many different kinds of pills.

The buildings in Yaochi that were destroyed by Sun Wukong have been repaired by people sent by the Queen Mother Niangniang the West.

Throughout the entire Heavenly Court, all traces left by Sun Wukong seem to have been erased by people or by time.

However, the only one who wasn't erased was Nezha, who had become good brothers with Sun Wukong.

Nezha since Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha Tathagata, Nezha often thought about him. At first, he wanted to visit Sun Wukong at the Five Elements Mountain, but the Jade Emperor kept people monitoring the situation there, fearing that Sun Wukong would cause some more trouble.

When Nezha discovered that someone was monitoring Sun Wukong, he gave up the idea of going there. He didn't care if he was discovered when he secretly went to visit Sun Wukong, but he had a father who worked in the Heavenly Court. Even if he didn't think about himself, he had to think about his father Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.

Nezha whenever Nezha thought of Sun Wukong, he would come to Sun Wukong's territory, the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain, to find those little monkeys and relieve his worries.

After Sun Wukong was suppressed, the Jade Emperor held Heaven-Pacifying Assembly to celebrate his victory. Sun Wukong Nezha also on the guest list.

When Nezha learned that Sun Wukong had been suppressed, he remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was deeply saddened. His good friend, his brother who acknowledged his nickname "Ou Ba," had been suppressed. Nezha wanted to do something for Sun Wukong, but he was powerless to do so.

The only thing he could do for Sun Wukong was to take care of the little monkeys in the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain.

So at the banquet, Nezha ordered a lot of rare celestial wines, sometimes twenty or thirty bottles at a time. After getting the wines, he would immediately uncork them and pour them into his mouth. Throughout the banquet, Nezha did nothing but drink; when others spoke to him, he could only respond with a smile.

During this banquet, Nezha ordered nearly three hundred bottles of celestial wine, but he only drank about twenty or thirty bottles. After indulging in a feast at the Heaven-Supporting Assembly, Nezha was helped back to his residence.

After returning to his lodgings, Nezha was placed on his bed and then left. Nezha, who had been completely drunk, suddenly sobered up. He stared blankly at the ceiling, feeling a sense of oppression and pain as he thought of his newly acquainted brother.

He then took out more than 10 bottles of rare and precious liquor to drink, hoping to numb himself with it.

However, Nezha didn't know how he got drunk. When he woke up, it was already the next day. He thought that, given his relationship with Sun Wukong, he should visit him no matter what.

Without hesitation, Nezha immediately rode on auspicious clouds toward the direction where Sun Wukong was suppressed. However, when he arrived there, he discovered the people from Heavenly Court.

He roughly guessed what these people were up to, and then left without looking back. He suddenly thought of Sun Wukong's dwelling place, the Water Curtain Cave on Flower-Fruit Mountain, and all those little monkeys. They probably still didn't know that Sun Wukong had been suppressed.

Thinking of this, Nezha rode his auspicious cloud eastward again. After some time, Nezha arrived at the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain on his own auspicious cloud.

"Ou Ba, it's Ou Ba! Our King's good brother, Ou Ba, has arrived!"

"Go and report to the clan chief immediately."

When the little monkeys standing at the cave entrance saw Nezha arrive, they excitedly shouted, and one of them even ran to inform the original clan chief.

"The clan leader is here! He's here!"

This is what the little monkey shouted excitedly to the clan leader after running into the Water Curtain Cave.

"What's coming? Has our King returned?"

When the old clan chief heard the little monkey's words, he thought Sun Wukong had returned.

"No, it's our king's good brother Ou Ba has arrived."

The little monkey named the person who had come.

"Oh well, since they're already here, let's invite them in."

When the old clan chief learned that the visitor was not Sun Wukong, he was somewhat disappointed, but he did not leave Nezha standing outside. Instead, he personally went out and invited Nezha in.

"Everyone, come here for a moment. Your king has asked me to convey some information to you."

After Nezha entered the Water Curtain Cave, he immediately called out to the little monkeys around him.

"Did the King send you with a message, Ou Ba?"

Upon hearing Nezha's words, the old clan chief excitedly addressed Nezha.

That's right.

Nezha gave the old clan leader a positive answer.

"Your king lost a contest and, realizing his own weakness, began traveling to various places to seek fortuitous opportunity to improve his strength. Before leaving, he asked me to take care of you, but I was delayed up there for a day due to some matters in Heavenly Court. I didn't expect to be delayed on Earth for so long."

"You don't need to worry about his safety; he'll probably be back in a while."

After Nezha saw that all the little monkeys had gathered, he told them the story he had made up.