Recalling previous difficulties, he immediately had an idea. He wanted to get the thing but couldn't take the blame himself!

"Brother Monkey, Brother Monkey!"

After a lot of fuss, one fruit fell to the ground, and the group was finally able to eat the Ginsengfruit to their heart's content.

Zhu Bajie, after eating one, only felt a surge of Spiritual Energy. If he went back to cultivate for a while, his Mana would certainly increase significantly. So, he used the excuse that he didn't taste much to try and get Sun Wukong to fetch a couple more.

He knew that someone else would take the blame, and whether he ate one or two, it wouldn't matter, so why not eat more to restore his cultivation?

But his whining was overheard by Qingfeng and Ming Yue, who became even more furious. They had always been defaming their generous second master, and now they were eating stolen fruit?

At Wuzhuang Temple, they'd never seen someone so brazen!

Upon turning around, they found four fruits missing.

"You thief monk, we kindly offer you fruit, and instead, you urged your disciples to steal!"

Xuanzang was dumbfounded for a moment but immediately understood what happened. Surely, these disciples were the calamities he faced on his journey west!

"Immortal children, please don't be angry. I'll call them over. If they really stole it, we'll return it to you."

Ming Yue was very angry.

"Our master's Immortal Fruit blooms once every three thousand years, bears fruit every three thousand years, matures every three thousand years, and takes ten thousand years to be consumed. You're a poor monk, what can you repay with?"

Xuanzang was also a bit dumbfounded. Was that baby-like fruit really that esteemed?

Sun Wukong thought that since it was eaten, it was eaten. Nothing happened after he ate all the peaches, so he admitted to eating three.

Qingfeng and Ming Yue became even angrier. Clearly, four were missing, and he wouldn't admit it. Usually, at Wuzhuang Temple, who wasn't respectful except for Zhen Yuanzi, and now these unruly Sun Wukong and his companions were spouting nonsense.

The more Sun Wukong listened, the more annoyed he became. The lofty attitude of Qingfeng and Ming Yue completely infuriated him, reminding him of his rebellion in the Heaven Palace when he felt the Immortals looked down on him.

He left behind a decoy and sneaked into the backyard to kick down the Ginseng Fruit Tree. If you're going to insult, then none shall eat!

Well, in this matter, truly not much justified for Tang Seng and his disciples.

Qingfeng and Ming Yue scolded Xuanzang until he was red-faced, vented their anger, and let them go. Eating was eating; there wasn't much else they could do. But upon returning to the backyard, they found the Ginseng Fruit Tree had been toppled.

The freshly released anger was again stuck in their chests. They knew this wasn't the real Ginseng Fruit Tree, but facing such bullying in their own home was like a cow riding an airplane — unprecedented.

The two didn't voice it, but at night they secretly locked Xuanzang in a side room.

Receiving this, Wukong realized he caused a big trouble, knocking open the lock in the middle of the night, and took the dazed Xuanzang and fellow disciples, fleeing overnight.

Midway, Xuanzang realized the monkey caused another big mess!

He wanted to stop and go back to admit his mistake, but the three disciples kept their silence and just lowered their heads, running away.

Watching all this, Zhen Yuanzi was also incensed. Is this really the Sutra Collector sent by the Buddhist Sect? Why is his character so poor?

He intentionally let the four run for a while and appeared at dawn when they were at their most exhausted.

"You destroyed my fruit tree, where do you think you're running?"

Sun Wukong turned back, seeing the rapidly approaching Zhen Yuanzi, immediately understood this wasn't someone to mess with, and quickly instructed his disciples to run while he stayed to block him.

He swung his staff down, but Zhen Yuanzi lightly parried it with an ordinary duster, the force reverberating back with tremendous power, and the Jingu Bang flew from his hand.

Wukong was dumbfounded. When had anyone ever knocked his staff away since he débuted?

Even Erlang God merely suppressed him.

"Not good, run!"

He shouted, summoning his Somersault Cloud to flee, but Zhen Yuanzi waved a wide sleeve, capturing Xuanzang's group all at once.

When they saw daylight again, they were back at Wuzhuang Temple, tied up tightly to a column.

With small whips in hand, Qingfeng and Ming Yue each laid into the three disciples. Sun Wukong's iron-like skin felt nothing, seeing Zhen Yuanzi was helpless against him, his confidence suddenly returned.

Breaking free from the ropes, he was ready to take on Zhen Yuanzi again, but Zhen Yuanzi waved his sleeve, and Wukong found himself bound once more, neatly back with his master and disciples.

In extreme speechlessness, monkeys could genuinely smile.

No, my friend, didn't Tathagata himself need to trick me into his palm to suppress me? And here you just wave your sleeve and it's over?

How about letting Tathagata move over, Buddha, and let you do it!

Another round of whipping ensued, Qingfeng and Ming Yue finally vented their anger.

Sun Wukong, unfazed by their futile attempts, adopted a demeanor of indifference, while Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie cried out repeatedly but were helpless.

Xuanzang sighed deeply, the Sutra collection journey was truly difficult!

Zhen Yuanzi looked at Wukong's "what can you do?" look and said, "Sun Wukong, I kindly had disciples treat your master with Ginsengfruit, and in return, you stole my fruit and toppled my tree."

"You have great Divine Skills; I am unable to subdue you, but your master is a mere mortal, can he endure being fried in oil?"

Though flawed, Sun Wukong was resolute in his determination, such as protecting Xuanzang on his journey to the Western Heaven. Upon hearing that his master might suffer, he immediately retorted.

"Isn't it just a worthless fruit tree? I, Old Sun, will heal it for you!"

Zhen Yuanzi smiled.

"Alright, let's set a seven-day deadline. If you can heal the tree, I will entertain your master and disciples graciously. If not, there's no need for you to return; your master and disciples will be buried beneath the tree with my fruit tree!"

"Release Sun Wukong."

Disciples stepped forward to unbind Sun Wukong, and instead of leaving immediately, Sun Wukong said, "I will go seek the antidote. In this period, you must take good care of my master."

Zhen Yuanzi agreed decisively, "Alright."

Sun Wukong, seeing his master and disciples unbound, took to the clouds and left directly.

First, he found Lu, Fu, Shou, the Three Immortals. Upon hearing that Sun Wukong toppled the Ginseng Fruit Tree, they were a bit stunned. Did this monkey still need to find a way to heal trees with such abilities?

Hearing about Sun Wukong's escapades at Wuzhuang Temple, the Longevity Star's face darkened even further. He had expended so much effort for Yanshou, and here you are eating several Ginsengfruits not worth his centuries of toil — is that fair?

And you're still complaining!

"Alas, we can't help it; the Ginseng Fruit Tree has been there since the opening of Chaos. It's a top-tier Spirit Root in the world; which of us has such capabilities?"

Sun Wukong was also surprised by this.

"How does it compare to the Peach Tree?"

"How many Peach Trees are there? How many Ginseng Fruit Trees are there?"

This directly rendered Sun Wukong silent.

Leaving the Three Immortals, he wandered along the East Sea and came to the Three Immortals Island, where the monkey brazenly visited the Purple Mansion Immortal Palace.

"Where's this monkey from, seeking an audience with our Emperor?"

Seeing the majestic Immortal Palace and auspicious aura, Sun Wukong knew this wasn't a place to act wild, and hurriedly said, "I am Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. I've come to seek help."

The immortals at the gate took a glance at Sun Wukong and headed inside to report. Inside, Yunxiao, donned in a blue and red Emperor Robe, was busy with work. It wasn't always like this, but since the Divine Enthronement, Heavenly Court's Divine Positions neared saturation, and Primordial Spiritual Energy made a substantial return.

With a significant rise in those achieving Immortal Ascension, if these immortals weren't managed, they could greatly impact mortals. Hence, the Heavenly Court collaborated with the Three Immortals Island to create a Taiyi Loose Immortal position.

Those in the Mortal World who achieved Cultivation and Immortal Ascension and gained distinction could, though devoid of a Divine Position, register at the Three Immortals Island under Emperor Donghua as Taiyi Loose Immortals, sheltered by the Heavenly Court to avert tribulations.

Currently, the title of Emperor Donghua was assumed by Yunxiao. This matter needed broad dissemination in the Primordial World through a process similar to the legendary tale of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.

Having inherited the title of East King and Emperor Donghua along with its legacy, Yunxiao amassed a debt of cause and effect. Once the legend of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea completed, aiding the reincarnated East King Lv Dongbin to rejoin the Immortal Class, she could sever her Second Corpse.

However, she awaited not the Eight Immortals, but a monkey.

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