Watching the fires burn, the monkeys happily started roasting the fish they had skewered on tree branches.
Sun Wukong looked at Bai Jingjing, a little confused, and asked, “I thought you had left.
Why haven’t I seen you all day?”
“I went to buy padded clothes for you guys.”
Bai Jingjing replied, and with a casual wave, a pile of clothes appeared in the cave.
“Uh…”
Sun Wukong was also bewildered, truly not knowing where she had bought such a pile of padded clothes.
“Huh?”
“Are these human clothes?”
“I want to try them…”
“I want to try one on too!”
Immediately, the monkeys swarmed around, grabbing clothes and haphazardly putting them on, creating a very comical scene.
After all, most of these monkeys had no idea how to wear clothes.
“Thank you so much, Miss Jingjing.”
“Yes, we were just thinking of making some animal skin coverings for the younger monkeys to keep them warm.”
The Old Monkey and a few other Old Monkeys said gratefully.
Bai Jingjing waved her hand and smiled, “It’s nothing.
If you need anything else, you can tell me, and I’ll get it for you.”
Upon hearing this, the Old Monkeys quickly thanked her, “No need.”
“Yes, there is!”
“We actually do need your help.”
Sun Wukong suddenly spoke up.
“What is it?” Bai Jingjing asked, a little confused.
I was just being polite, and you’re really going to order me around?
“It’s like this, you see, our roasted fish and food are missing something—that flavor, you understand?” Sun Wukong said.
“Oh!”
“I understand.
You want fine salt, right?
Wait, I’ll go find it for you now, I’ll be back in a moment.”
With that, Bai Jingjing flew directly away from the Water Curtain Cave.
Watching her fly away with a “whoosh,” Sun Wukong was envious!
Damn it!
Not envious!
In a little over two years, his Seventy-two Transformations of Earthly Fiends and Somersault Cloud would arrive.
By then, combined with his powerful strength and magic power, one Somersault Cloud would still cover one hundred and eight thousand li!
Heh!
In the sky, Guanyin had been observing the monkey group, hesitating whether she should transform into another monkey and infiltrate the enemy’s ranks.
To be honest, if it had been before, Guanyin would not have hesitated and would have gone directly.
However, after being inexplicably pushed to the position of Handsome Monkey King by Sun Wukong last time, Guanyin now had a bit of a phobia of transforming into a monkey.
Indeed…
Guanyin was having a tough time.
After much hesitation, Guanyin still decided that she would transform again.
As the general manager of the scripture-fetching project, Guanyin was truly worried sick about it.
…
Bai Jingjing left quickly and returned quickly.
It was just buying salt, which was much simpler than buying padded clothes.
However, after Bai Jingjing returned, Sun Wukong asked with a curious expression, “Where did you get the money?
Weren’t you just dug out yesterday?”
Bai Jingjing listened to Sun Wukong’s question and calmly said, “You don’t need to worry about that.”
Of course, Bai Jingjing wouldn’t have money; these things were probably obtained through magic.
…
The next day.
Ao Xiaomeng secretly came to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
After finding Sun Wukong, she called him to the mountain forest behind them.
Ao Xiaomeng began to explain, “My father said that Flower-Fruit Mountain and the surrounding area were frozen because of a Goldfish Monster.”
“This Goldfish Monster has incredible magical powers; only the Seventy-two Transformations of Earthly Fiends and the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang can defeat it.”
“In Western Niuhe Continent, in Fangcun Mountain, Xieyue Sanxing Cave, there is a reclusive immortal who knows these two divine powers.
You can go and invite him.”
However, Sun Wukong was instantly bewildered after hearing Ao Xiaomeng’s words.
Damn it!
Are the schemes so obvious now?
And they’re even using a naive little girl to relay the message?
No!
Sun Wukong thought carefully, Ao Xiaomeng’s father, if nothing unexpected, was the East Sea Dragon King.
The East Sea Dragon King relaying a message?
Is the East Sea Dragon King also trying to scheme against him?
Thinking this, Sun Wukong felt a surge of anger.
Oh, you old neighbor.
We kept to ourselves, and you’re trying to scheme against me, right?
Then don’t blame me for being impolite.
If others don’t offend me, I won’t offend them.
If others offend me, I will definitely flirt with their daughter.
As Sun Wukong thought, he imagined what would happen in the future…
when the East Sea Dragon King discovered that the one he was scheming against…
was his good son-in-law?
East Sea Dragon King: “You beast!
She’s still a child…”
“Alas, it’s a pity I can’t leave Flower-Fruit Mountain right now…”
“A few days ago, to protect the entire monkey troop, I fought a desperate battle with the wolf demon.
Although I killed the wolf demon, I also suffered very severe internal injuries…” Sun Wukong said with a sigh.
Ao Xiaomeng’s face changed in surprise upon hearing Sun Wukong’s words, and she asked, “Are you alright?”
Sun Wukong shook his head and replied, “Of course it’s serious.
It will take three years to recover.”
Ao Xiaomeng listened to Sun Wukong’s words, nodded thoughtfully, and then said, “Then…
how about this, we have healing elixirs at home, I’ll go back and get some for you?”
Ao Xiaomeng was very simple and kind.
Facing her newly met friend’s injury, she still wanted to help.
Sun Wukong: Are you telling me what to do?
“Cough…
no need for that.
Xiao Meng, has anyone ever told you that you are very beautiful?” Sun Wukong looked into Ao Xiaomeng’s eyes and said seriously.
“Ah?”
“What are you talking about…”
Ao Xiaomeng felt her little face flush, and she lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Sun Wukong, feeling a strange sensation in her heart.
While Ao Xiaomeng was blushing with her head down, Sun Wukong quietly grabbed a handful of snow and slipped it into Ao Xiaomeng’s collar.
Then he ran off, shouting, “Haha, come catch me!”
“Oh dear!”
“Stone Monkey, you’re so annoying.”
Ao Xiaomeng was both embarrassed and angry by Sun Wukong’s sudden attack.
She then grabbed two snowballs and chased after Sun Wukong.
In front, Sun Wukong ran while slowing his pace to let Ao Xiaomeng catch up.
When he felt the time was right, Sun Wukong pretended to look back, then faked a stumble and fell, hugging Ao Xiaomeng and rolling in the snow.
When they finally stopped, their lips were pressed together.
Thump!
Ao Xiaomeng’s face instantly turned red like an apple.
She quickly stood up, shyly saying, “You…
how could you do that?”
Sun Wukong also quickly stood up and apologized, “I’m…
I’m sorry, my foot slipped just now, and I don’t know how I fell.
I…
I’ll help you brush off the snow…”
Sun Wukong also pretended to be innocent and naive.
“Hmph, I don’t want you to brush it off!
I’m not talking to you anymore.”
Ao Xiaomeng stomped her foot shyly and ran towards the sea after speaking.
Sun Wukong stopped and called out, “Will you still come play with me tomorrow?
If you don’t come…
I’ll…
I’ll…”
“You’ll what?” Ao Xiaomeng turned her head and asked.
“I’ll miss you…”
Saying this, Sun Wukong also pretended to be a pure, innocent boy, shyly lowering his head and not daring to look directly at her.
“I won’t come at all.”
Ao Xiaomeng’s face flushed even more, and she quickly ran towards the sea.
Sun Wukong stopped and shouted, “I’ll wait for you!”