Chapter 90: Sun Wukong Causes a Commotion in the Jade Pool

  At this moment, in the Peaches Garden of Heaven's Court.

  Sun Wukong, transformed into a peach, was hanging from the tree and sleeping soundly.

  Sun Wukong, who was sleeping drowsily, suddenly felt a hand on him. He immediately sprang up and transformed back into his true form, pulling out the Golden-Hooped Rod from his ear. With a flick of his wrist, the rod changed into an iron bar as thick as a bowl. He shouted loudly: "You monster, how dare you steal my peaches!"

  In front of Sun Wukong was a beautiful fairy wearing a green, wide-sleeved, flowing dress, with a delicate and smooth complexion, like jade. The beautiful fairy was also startled by Sun Wukong's sudden appearance, covering her cherry-like mouth with a pair of small hands as smooth as jade: "Where did this monster come from? How dare you commit murder in the Peach Garden?"

  Before his eyes was a frail woman, Sun Wukong heavily thrust the Golden Cudgel to the ground and said with an air of malevolence: "What kind of demon are you? I, the Old Monkey, am the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, personally appointed by the Jade Emperor. You, a woman, dare to steal on my territory and even scold me as a demon? Are you tired of living?"

  The fairy heard that Sun Wukong was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and instead of being afraid, she bowed to Sun Wukong and said: "Great Sage, please calm your anger. We are not demons, but the Seven Fairies sent by the Queen Mother to pick peaches for the 'Peach Festival'. The Heavenly Palace will soon open its treasure vaults. Just now we arrived here and met the local earth god, but couldn't find you. We were afraid of delaying the Queen's decree, so we didn't wait for you and picked the peaches ourselves, offending the Great Sage. Please forgive us."

  Sun Wukong's face changed, and he smiled: "So it's the Seventh Fairy Maiden. I, old Sun, have never seen you before. Since it's an order from the Queen Mother, it must be obeyed. Just now, you said that the Heavenly Palace is going to hold a 'Peach Banquet'? How come I've never heard of it?"

  The Green-clad Fairy thought for a moment and said, "The Great Sage has been in Heaven for a short time and has not heard of the 'Peach Victory Banquet'. This 'Peach Victory Banquet' is the Queen Mother's 10,000-year-old birthday banquet. On this day, the Queen Mother will invite all the great immortals to attend the banquet and enjoy the peaches in the Peach Garden together."

  Sun Wukong softly said "Oh" and paused for a moment before asking: "Which great immortals did the Queen Mother invite?"

  The Green Robed Immortal counted them one by one, saying: "I have seen the invitations sent out by Queen Wang for the 'Peach Victory Gathering', which invited the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats of the Western Spirit Mountain, Guanyin from the Southern Extreme, the Holy Emperor of Eastern Chong'en, the Immortal Sages of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, the Mysterious Numinous Being from the Northern Extreme, the Great Immortal Huang Ji from the Central Yellow Pole, these are the Five Old Ones from the Five Directions. There were also the Star Lord of the Five Dippers, the Three Pure Ones of the Upper Eight Caves, the Four Emperors and the Heavenly Immortals Taiyi, the Jade Emperor of the Middle Eight Caves, the Nine Heavens and the Sea God, the Ruler of the Underworld and the Earthly Immortals of the Lower Eight Caves. All the great and small deities from each palace and hall attended the Peach Victory Gathering."

  After listening carefully, Sun Wukong smiled and asked: "Did I miss it? Why didn't I hear the name of old Sun?"

  The green-clad fairy paused for a breath, then honestly said: "I didn't see the Great Sage's name."

  Sun Wukong heard this, and his heart was filled with anger, but on his face he still managed to force out a half-smile. He said with a laugh: "Perhaps you've made an oversight? With my esteemed title of 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven', how could I possibly not have a seat? You all go ahead and take your seats, I'll be right back."

  The green-robed fairy nodded, and as soon as she turned around, Sun Wukong pointed at her and said, "Fixed." The green-robed fairy's body stiffened and didn't move again. It turned out that Sun Wukong had used a fixation spell on her. This magic was something Sun Wukong learned from Bodhi Patriarch, who said it could only be used on people of the fourth or lower boundary, making it somewhat useless. But now he thought to himself, "Indeed, as Master said, every magic has its use!"

  After fixing the Green Dress Immortal, Sun Wukong's figure quickly flashed through the Peach Garden, and all the immortals and powerful men who were picking peaches used a fixation technique. Then, with eyes spewing fire, he held the Golden Hoop Rod and stepped on a tendon to rush straight to the Jade Pool.

  "What a great sage, it turns out that I, old Sun, was still being deceived. Is it that I, old Sun, am not even comparable to those useless laborers, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and the Eight Immortals?" Sun Wukong's head was burning with anger, he now only thought of questioning Yu Huang and Wang Mu in front of them, why even Buddhism's Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and even the humble Eight Immortals could attend the Peach Banquet, but not him, Sun Wukong.

  On the way to Yaochi, Sun Wukong suddenly saw a bare-chested and barefooted big-bellied immortal, who was none other than the Barefoot Immortal.

  After seeing the Barefoot Immortal, Sun Wukong's mind turned and he stopped the筋斗 cloud. He went forward, clasped his hands together and smiled: "Barefoot Immortal, it's been a long time."

  The Barefooted Great Immortal smiled and said: "So it's the Great Sage, rarely seen."

  After some small talk, Sun Wukong asked: "I wonder if the great immortal is going to attend the Peach Festival?"

  The Barefoot Great Immortal nodded and said: "Exactly, is the Great Sage also going to attend the Peach Blossom Party?"

  Sun Wukong smiled and said, "No, the Jade Emperor knows that my筋斗云 is fast, so he sent me to welcome you all. I told the various immortals that this time, the Peach Banquet will first go to the Tongming Hall for the ceremony, and then head to the Yaochi for the banquet."

  Because the Peach Blossom Assembly was famous for its strictness, the Barefooted Great Immortal did not suspect anything and thanked him immediately: "Thank you, Great Sage, for the notification. I will go to the Tongming Hall now." After finishing speaking, he turned his auspicious cloud and went straight to the Tongming Hall.

  But Sun Wukong waited for the Red-footed Great Immortal to leave, pinched a magic trick, and shook his body: "Change." A golden light flashed by, and Sun Wukong transformed into the appearance of the Red-footed Great Immortal, with a big belly, and went straight to Wangyuechi.

  As soon as he entered the Yaochi, Sun Wukong was shocked by the scenery in the Yaochi. He saw: the fragrance of jade and incense wafting, auspicious clouds gathering, the Jade Terrace paved with colorful patterns, and the precious pavilion emitting a misty aura. The phoenix soared and the dragon danced, their forms ethereal and indistinct. Golden flowers and jade lotus flowers floated on the surface of the water. Above, nine phoenixes arranged in a row, eight treasures and purple clouds. Five-colored golden tables, thousands of flowered green jade basins. On the table were dragon liver and phoenix marrow, bear paws and monkey lips. Rare delicacies and exotic dishes were arrayed before him, each one more beautiful than the last.

  "I thought the old cow's grand feast for all the demons at Mount Accumulated Thunder was impressive enough, but compared to this Peach Blossom Banquet, it's not even worth mentioning." Sun Wukong muttered to himself in his heart, and at that moment, he felt a tingling sensation in his palms, and suddenly a tiny desire arose in his mind to destroy everything.

  The next moment, Sun Wukong was like a possessed man, the tiny bit of desire in his heart was infinitely magnified, and he took huge strides into the Yaochi Pool. At this time, the various great immortals who had come to attend the banquet had not yet arrived, and there were only busy heavenly officials and powerful warriors coming and going in the Yaochi Pool.

  Sun Wukong gazed at the immortal officials and powerful warriors in the Jade Pool, suddenly raised his hand and sprayed out a stock of wild wind. After this wild wind swept over, all the immortal officials and powerful warriors in the Jade Pool fell down dizzily, but after a few breaths, they didn't know anything.

  Sun Wukong, however, walked stiffly over, smashing golden cups and jade butterflies, devouring delicious food with his mouth wide open, and drinking crystal clear liquor in one gulp. In just a few sticks of incense time, he had turned the elegant Peach Garden party into a chaotic mess.

  At this moment, in a secret temple of the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor was staring at a mirror with an iron face. In the mirror, Sun Wukong was eating and drinking wildly in the Yaochi Pool, fighting and smashing things randomly. From his mirror, it could be clearly seen that on top of Sun Wukong's head, a Buddhist light was appearing and disappearing.

  "Buddhism is indeed a good strategy, but I never expected that even the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet would be calculated into this grand plan of Buddhist revival. The Jade Emperor couldn't help but burst out in anger after reading for a moment."

  The Queen Mother looked at the mirror and saw that mischievous monkey who had caused trouble at his Peach Banquet, her heart was also filled with anger. After a long while, the calm Queen Mother spoke to the Jade Emperor: "Since Buddhism can plot against us, why can't we plot against Buddhism? As long as we do it elegantly, even if it gets out of hand and reaches the Heavenly Father, he won't be able to blame only us."

  The Jade Emperor heard this and was overjoyed, saying: "Then according to Queen Mother's words, what should we do?"

  The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "In the past, the Great Sage transformed into a Buddha and ordered the many treasures to break through the door and enter Buddhism, establishing Mahayana Buddhism, dividing the prosperous fortune of Western teachings. Why don't we learn from them? This monkey and Golden Cicada are destined to be great, but we can also use some means to add two more people above them. At that time, our Heavenly Court could also take a share of this prosperous fortune."

  The Jade Emperor listened and, regardless of his dignity, applauded loudly: "Wonderful, wonderful, it's really wonderful! Why didn't I think of that?"

  The Queen Mother scolded this Daoist companion of several tens of millions of years, saying in a bad temper: "I think you've been oppressed by Buddhism for too long, to the point where you've even forgotten these simple methods. It's really shameful that we've supported the Great Lord for so many years."

  The Jade Emperor's face suddenly showed an awkward expression, and he smiled wryly: "Queen Mother, forgive me, I was foolish."

  Sun Wukong, who was still wreaking havoc in the Yaochi, only regained his clarity after stirring up the entire banquet. He stared incredulously at the scattered leftovers on the ground and then looked at his greasy hands, momentarily stunned.

  "Is this what Old Sun did? Why don't I have any impression of it?" After thinking for a moment, Sun Wukong's face turned iron-blue.

  It must be said that his intention was not like this, he came to Yaochi just wanting to pretend to be the barefoot immortal to attend a peaches banquet, and did not want to ruin the banquet in such a way.

  "Never mind, even if I, old Sun, say it's not my doing, the Jade Emperor won't believe me. Might as well do nothing and take a break, then just go ahead and do everything I've been wanting to do." After a long while, a fierce look appeared on Sun Wukong's face, and he burst out of the Yaochi Pool, heading straight for the Thirty-Third Heaven, Lihentian.

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