Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 272: Enjoying the View of Heavenly River Clouds Together

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After receiving Jiang Liu’s nod of approval, Sun Wukong leaped into the air and directly summoned his Somersault Cloud, flying towards the Heavenly Court.

It didn’t take much time, and soon Sun Wukong arrived at the Doushuai Palace.

After knocking on the door, the gate of Doushuai Palace was opened. However, the person who opened it was not someone from Doushuai Palace but Kuimu Wolf instead.

"Eh? You? What are you doing here!?" Sun Wukong was slightly taken aback and asked with surprise upon seeing Kuimu Wolf opening the door.

"Great Sage, it’s you. The Jade Emperor has punished me to stoke the fire for Supreme Elder Lord here in Doushuai Palace, so that’s why I’m here!" Kuimu Wolf explained upon hearing Sun Wukong’s question.

Having said that, Kuimu Wolf paused for a moment, then counter-asked, "Great Sage, what about you? Do you have some business here?"

"I have some matters to discuss with the Supreme Elder Lord, where is he?" Sun Wukong nodded and spoke.

"Unfortunately!"

Upon Sun Wukong’s inquiry about Supreme Elder Lord’s whereabouts, Kuimu Wolf shook his head and said, "The Supreme Elder Lord and his two attendant boys have disappeared, saying they wanted to take a walk and are not at home. Right now, I’m the only one here keeping watch over the palace!"

"Not at home!? That makes things a bit troublesome!" Sun Wukong frowned slightly upon hearing this.

After thinking it over, since the Supreme Elder Lord was not at home and even Kuimu Wolf did not know his whereabouts, naturally, Sun Wukong had no intention of staying any longer and turned around to leave.

Just as Sun Wukong turned to leave, Kuimu Wolf called out to him, "Great Sage, wait a moment!"

"What is it? Is there something else?" Sun Wukong turned back and asked.

"Master Xuanzang values cultivation very much, doesn’t he?"

Kuimu Wolf’s gaze fell on Sun Wukong and he spoke, "As far as I know, Master Xuanzang is extremely diligent in his cultivation. I happen to have a Golden Pill here which can add somewhat to a cultivation level. Would the Great Sage be able to deliver it to Master Xuanzang for me? It would serve as a reciprocal gift for the kasaya he gave to my child!"

As he spoke, Kuimu Wolf took out a palm-sized box from his bosom.

Sun Wukong took the box with ease, opened it and looked inside, where a longan-sized Golden Core lay.

The Golden Elixir’s entirely golden body appeared semi-transparent, and within its depths, one could faintly see spiritual energy in the shape of a dragon, ceaselessly flowing and swimming inside the pill, lifelike.

"Alright, rest assured, I’ll take it back for you!" Seeing the appearance of the pill, Sun Wukong nodded, pocketed it, and then turned to leave.

Originally, after stowing away the Elixir, Sun Wukong had intended to return to the Lower Realm, but as he flew through mid-air, suddenly a series of calling voices arose, halting Sun Wukong.

"Monkey, Monkey..."

Hearing the familiar voice, Sun Wukong followed the sound, then twisted his waist and descended from the sky.

It was Fairy Zixia who was calling out to him.

At that moment, Zixia, carrying a pot of strange flowers and plants, was walking along the path and just happened to see Sun Wukong, prompting her to call out.

The Heavenly Court is a place of importance, and ordinary people are not privileged to fly around at will. Naturally, Sun Wukong’s leaping over was eye-catching.

"Zixia, what a coincidence. Where are you headed!?" Sun Wukong called out with a smile after descending.

"Oh, I’m taking this pot of plants and flowers to offer to the Empress. How about you? What brings you to the Heavenly Court again!?" Zixia asked in return.

"I came to seek Supreme Elder Lord, but unfortunately, only Kuimu Wolf was guarding Doushuai Palace, and the Supreme Elder Lord’s whereabouts are unknown!" Sun Wukong shook his head and unreservedly recounted the reason for his visit to Heaven.

"Oh, I see!" Hearing the reason for Sun Wukong’s visit, Zixia looked a bit disappointed.

"What’s the matter?" Seeing that Zixia appeared somewhat off, Sun Wukong inquired.

"Nothing, it’s nothing..." Zixia shook her head and said, "If you have matters to attend to, you should go ahead. I must also present these plants and flowers to the Empress!"

"Oh, alright, you go on with your errands as well!" Sun Wukong nodded and said without further thought.

However, as Sun Wukong turned and waved goodbye, Zixia gently pursed her lips in thought, then seemingly mustered great courage and said, "Oh right, Monkey, I’ve heard that there’s a breathtaking scene in Heaven, the Cloud Sea by the Heavenly River. It’s said to be very beautiful. Let’s go and see it together when we have time, okay?"

"The Cloud Sea by the Heavenly River, you say? I have time now!" Upon hearing Zixia’s invitation, Sun Wukong thought for a moment and, finding no pressing matters, readily agreed with a nod.

"Great, then wait for me. After I offer the flowers to the Empress, we’ll head there!" Hearing how readily Sun Wukong agreed, Zixia’s face bloomed with joy as she nodded.

After making the arrangement, Fairy Zixia, brimming with excitement, quickened her pace towards the Empress’s palace.

Being just an ordinary little fairy from the Glycyrrhiza Garden, after presenting the flowers and plants, Zixia naturally left and flew straight to the bank of the Heavenly River under the guidance of Sun Wukong.

As expected, the Heavenly River looked incredibly beautiful; the clouds at the bank from afar, where the water and clouds met, could truly be described as magnificent.

Aboard a cloud, Sun Wukong and Zixia, the two of them sat quietly on top of the cloud, without saying much, just quietly admiring the view, occasionally making conversation; the atmosphere was very harmonious and natural.

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The Heavenly Court’s Monkey had been invited by Zixia to enjoy the scenery, something Jiang Liu naturally knew nothing about. He remained in the Mortal World, quietly waiting for Sun Wukong’s arrival, passing the time by practicing Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound; his days were rather peaceful.

Although the little demons from Pingding Mountain were patrolling everywhere, searching for any passing humans,

Jiang Liu had not entered the mountain, and thus, no little demons came down from Pingding Mountain.

However, after waiting for several days without Sun Wukong’s return, Jiang Liu felt somewhat surprised. Going up to the Heavenly Court to ask something shouldn’t take too long, should it? Why then had so many days passed without his return?

Nevertheless, while he felt puzzled, Jiang Liu was not the least bit worried about Sun Wukong’s safety.

Not to mention Sun Wukong’s own strength, even if he did encounter any danger, would the Tathagata and the others really stand by and allow it?

Thus, after waiting for about a week, Sun Wukong finally descended from mid-air.

"Wukong, what took you so long!?" Jiang Liu inquired as he watched Sun Wukong descend from mid-air.

"Oh, on the way back, I ran into Zixia. She invited me to admire the clouds by the Heavenly River, so I accompanied her for a while, which is why I was delayed!" Sun Wukong replied.

"Zixia took the initiative to invite you! Did anything happen between you two?"

Although Jiang Liu was not one for gossip, hearing Sun Wukong’s words and considering that Fairy Zixia herself had extended the invitation, Jiang Liu couldn’t help but feel curious and asked with implied meaning.

"Anything happen? What could happen?" Sun Wukong looked at Jiang Liu with a puzzled face, clearly not understanding.

"This monkey, it’s not just emotional intelligence he’s lacking; could it be that he genuinely has no concept of love in his heart? A monkey sprung from a rock, could his heart also be made of stone?" Seeing Sun Wukong’s clueless expression, Jiang Liu’s face darkened slightly as he internally voiced his criticism.

Fairy Zixia had taken the initiative to invite him to see the sights — even a fool should understand what that means, shouldn’t they?

"The scenery at the Heavenly River, huh?" However, hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Zhu Bajie looked somewhat conflicted.

When he was a Marshal in the Heavenly River, Zhu Bajie had always harbored the wish to invite Fairy Chang’e to view the scenery together.

Yet this wish remained unfulfilled to this day, and to think that his eldest brother seemed to have easily obtained what he had long desired?

Shaking his head, Zhu Bajie quickly cast away the slight sentiment from his mind, his expression turning sleazy as he said, "Monkey Brother, are you truly clueless, or are you just pretending? Didn’t anything happen between you two? Like, did you hug or kiss or something?"

"Hug? Why hug for no reason? Kiss? What’s the point of lips touching lips?" Turning his head, Sun Wukong still seemed puzzled and asked in return.

"How can you be so hard to get through to?" Seeing Sun Wukong’s demeanor, Zhu Bajie shook his head inwardly while also feeling somewhat envious.

How could someone so oblivious to romantic feelings attract a fairy’s pursuit?

Why doesn’t I, Old Pig, receive such treatment? The heavens truly are unjust.

"Great Sage, did you manage to inquire about the Supreme Elder Lord during your trip to the Heavenly Court?" Sha Wujing, who had remained silent until now, suddenly interjected and asked Sun Wukong, bringing the conversation back to the main topic.

"Oh, bad luck this time, the Supreme Elder Lord was not home; I came back empty-handed!" Hearing Sha Wujing’s words, Sun Wukong turned and replied to Jiang Liu.

"Came back empty-handed, huh?" Jiang Liu murmured inwardly.

This didn’t surprise him in the least; it simply confirmed what Jiang Liu had suspected all along — that mysterious old man was indeed the Supreme Elder Lord.

"By the way, I did run into the Kuimu Wolf, and he asked me to deliver a Golden Core to Master, saying it was in return for the kasaya you gave him!" Right after that, Sun Wukong took out the Golden Core given by the Kuimu Wolf and handed it to Jiang Liu.

"Oh? A Golden Core? A reciprocal gift?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu’s eyes lit up briefly, and he reached out to take the box Sun Wukong was offering.

As the box opened, naturally, he saw the half-translucent golden core, its spiritual energy condensed into a dragon shape.

As Jiang Liu cast his gaze upon it, the core’s attribute information appeared before him, filling him with immense delight!