Infinity Wine Gourd, Summoned to the Heavenly Court

After Sun Wukong returned, he shouted, "Little ones, bring out all the fruit to entertain your Second King."

"Yeah, yeah, yes, yes!" The little monkeys immediately cheered. They had a very favorable impression of Su Yu, who had allowed them to speak and officially begin cultivating.

Soon, the little monkeys brought over plenty of fruit. Su Yu suddenly spotted a wine jar and picked it up curiously, giving it a sniff. "It really is wine! Junior Brother, do the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain drink wine too?"

"Yes, this is Monkey Wine, fruit wine brewed from the fruits of Flower Fruit Mountain. It’s delicious, Senior Brother. Give it a try." Sun Wukong smiled.

Su Yu smiled. "Then I won’t stand on ceremony."

As he spoke, Su Yu poured himself a bowl of wine and drank the entire large bowl in one gulp.

Su Yu’s eyes lit up. "It really is good—countless times better than beer!"

Su Yu had assumed he often drank beer. In that society, there were always people who needed to drown their sorrows in alcohol. Unable to afford good wine, they could only drink beer.

Sun Wukong did not care what kind of wine beer was. He was simply delighted to hear Su Yu say it tasted good, and laughed heartily. "Senior Brother, if you like it, drink as much as you want! Flower Fruit Mountain may not have much else, but we have more than enough fruit for making Monkey Wine!"

Su Yu smiled faintly. "Then I won’t stand on ceremony."

Su Yu immediately continued drinking. As he drank, he realized that he had not had alcohol in over a hundred years. Though he could no longer get drunk and could not recapture the feeling of being thoroughly intoxicated, he still loved the taste of wine—especially good wine.

After Su Yu and Sun Wukong had eaten and drunk for who knew how long, both of them were full, satisfied, and sleepy. They found a patch of grass and fell sound asleep.

After a night had passed, Su Yu woke up. Looking toward the horizon, he murmured, "That old man Taibai should be arriving soon. Should I let Sun Wukong go to the Heavenly Court or not…"

Su Yu fell silent and thought for a moment, then smiled. "Forget it. Let the plot develop according to the original story. It would be good for Junior Brother to be imprisoned for five hundred years. Otherwise, he won’t work hard at cultivating."

Sun Wukong and Su Yu were both the sort who disliked cultivating. If no one forced them, they would never take the initiative to cultivate.

Not long after, Sun Wukong woke up as well. The moment he awoke, he was immediately full of energy. He was like someone with hyperactivity; aside from sleeping, he could not stay still for even a moment.

"Senior Brother, let’s go to the East Sea. I got a whole set of great treasures from there before. I’ll go get some for you too." Sun Wukong looked at Su Yu.

Su Yu gave a bitter smile. "The Four Seas Dragon Kings have already gone to the Heavenly Court to report you. You still want to go rob them of their things?"

"Report me? Report me for what? They gave me those things themselves!" Sun Wukong said righteously.

"The As-You-Wish Golden Cudgel, Phoenix-Winged Purple Gold Crown, Chainmail Golden Armor, and Lotus Root Silk Cloud Walking Boots are the treasures of those four old men. You took them just like that, and since they couldn’t beat you, they could only report you to the Heavenly Court." Su Yu smiled.

Sun Wukong said angrily, "Those four old fools! They obviously gave them to me themselves! Hmph! If I see them again someday, I’ll give each of them a blow from my cudgel!"

Su Yu smiled and said, "You mustn’t. No matter what, you took their four magical treasures. How can you go beat them afterward? For the sake of those four treasures alone, you shouldn’t hit them."

Sun Wukong thought Su Yu made sense and nodded. "Fine, then. I, Old Sun, will spare them."

Three days later

A white-haired old man suddenly descended from the sky. The moment he arrived at Flower Fruit Mountain, a group of monkeys surrounded him.

"Who are you? What are you doing at Flower Fruit Mountain?" one monkey asked.

Taibai Jinxing looked at the monkey in astonishment. "It has actually opened its spiritual aperture. It seems it was opened with external help."

"White-bearded old man, who are you?" the monkey continued asking.

Taibai Jinxing immediately remembered the purpose of his visit and said with a smile, "I am an immortal from the heavens. I have come to see your king. Quickly take me to meet him."

"An immortal? All right, but I need to ask whether the king will see you." Little Monkey thought for a moment.

"Then go ask him quickly." Taibai Jinxing said without the slightest impatience.

Little Monkey immediately turned and ran toward the Water Curtain Cave. Before long, he arrived inside it.

"Great King, there’s a white-bearded old man outside. He says he’s an immortal and wants to see you." Little Monkey looked at Sun Wukong and Su Yu.

Su Yu smiled faintly. "Looks like they’re going to summon you to the Heavenly Court."

Sun Wukong chuckled. "Senior Brother, then I’ll take a trip to the Heavenly Court. I’ll have to trouble you to look after Flower Fruit Mountain for me."

"Fine. I promised you long ago anyway." Su Yu took a sip of Monkey Wine.

At that moment, Su Yu held a wine gourd in his hand. He had transformed it from a Reality Stone based on the appearance of the Infinity Wine Gourd from Fox Spirit Matchmaker, though it was much smaller than the Infinity Wine Gourd. Inside was an inexhaustible supply of Monkey Wine.

When Sun Wukong had first seen it, his eyes had shone brightly. But it belonged to his senior brother, so he had been too embarrassed to take what he loved. In truth, Sun Wukong was overthinking it—Su Yu could create as many of these things as he wanted.

Sun Wukong and Little Monkey left the Water Curtain Cave. The moment Sun Wukong saw Taibai Jinxing, he said, "Old man, let’s go. We’re heading to the Heavenly Court."

As he spoke, Sun Wukong grabbed Taibai Jinxing’s hand and rose into the air, Riding the Clouds and Mist. He looked down at his monkey children and grandchildren and said, "Children, your king is going to the Heavenly Court to become an immortal. From now on, you must listen to the Second King. I’ll return soon."

After saying that, Sun Wukong and Taibai Jinxing flew away.

The monkey children and grandchildren immediately waved as they cried, "Waaah, goodbye, Great King!"

"Great King, you have to come back!"

Taibai Jinxing was utterly bewildered. What was going on? He had not even started persuading him yet. Why were they already rushing to the Heavenly Court?

Before long, Taibai Jinxing came to his senses and immediately asked, "Monkey, how did you know I was taking you to the Heavenly Court?"

Sun Wukong shrugged. "Why do you care how I knew? You brought me to the Heavenly Court, so doesn’t that complete your task? Why ask so many questions?"

Taibai Jinxing froze for a moment, then nodded. "That’s true. Then let’s go to Lingxiao Palace now."

After saying that, Taibai Jinxing focused on hurrying onward.

Back on Flower Fruit Mountain, Su Yu was truly troubled over what cultivation technique to give the little monkeys. Ya Er had many techniques for him to choose from, but he did not know which one suited them.

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