Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 109 - 109 109 Taking Office on Horseback Eating Flat Peaches

109: Chapter 109: Taking Office on Horseback, Eating Flat Peaches 109: Chapter 109: Taking Office on Horseback, Eating Flat Peaches “Alas, Star Lord, that’s not quite how it should be said…”

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong wanted to say something more.

But the next moment, Taibai Jinxing directly interrupted Sun Wukong’s words.

“Your worries are misplaced, Great King.

When His Majesty sent this old minister to you, he had already given instructions.

Knowing that you are kind-hearted and concerned about ascending too quickly, which might cause dissatisfaction among the other Orthodox Deities in the Celestial Court, this transfer is merely a lateral move!”

“The rank is only slightly higher than your current title of Pilgrim.

So you have absolutely nothing to worry about!”

“As for your new post, His Majesty has also provided directions; it is in Queen Mother of the West’s Peach Garden.

Since you, Great King, belong to the monkey family and naturally love peaches, this Divine Position was specially chosen for you!”

Taibai Jinxing said all this in one breath, his face wearing a smile.

“The Peach Garden?”

At these words, a look of interest also appeared on Sun Wukong’s face.

After all, monkeys are naturally interested in fruits like peaches.

Now in the celestial Court, he hadn’t even tasted a peach.

If he could taste the peaches of the celestial Court, that wouldn’t be a bad option.

“In that case, if Old Sun takes up the post, wouldn’t that mean all the peaches in the Peach Garden are at Old Sun’s disposal?”

“Cough, cough, cough…”

When he heard Sun Wukong’s words, Taibai Jinxing was so choked by his own saliva that he couldn’t help but start coughing painfully.

A look of agony appeared on his face as he involuntarily coughed.

This monkey really dares to say anything.

Do you think you can eat the peaches from the Peach Garden at will?

Let alone eat them, even if he wanted to, he could only hope to taste them during the once-in-three-thousand-years Peach Banquet.

A Macaque from the lower realm, born in the wilderness and without any background, dares talk of feasting on the Peaches in the Peach Garden while merely tasked with watching over it?

Aren’t you afraid of being dragged to the Immortal Slaying Stage and executed?

But now, in order to restore order in the Celestial Court and prevent this Macaque from causing more troubles, he had to speak, “The responsibilities of managing the Peach Garden that you, Great King, are assuming indeed come with a chance for enjoyment, but that is a privilege you only earn after watching over it for ten thousand years.

If you, Great King, steal the peaches, you would be violating the laws of heaven!”

“If His Majesty were to become enraged, you might be thrown directly into the Celestial Prison.”

Taibai Jinxing slowly warned him.

Of course, the Jade Emperor had intentions of aiding Buddhism in pushing forward the Calamity of Measurement, and that’s why he gave Pagoda-Carrying Celestial King Li so much time, but he still had not caused Sun Wukong to commit any transgression.

And now, he was agreeing so easily to send Sun Wukong to the Peach Garden.

Clearly, it was to entrap Sun Wukong; eating the peaches would cause a clampdown in the Celestial Court, and Buddhism would step in.

However, Taibai Jinxing naturally understood all of this, but he certainly didn’t want to carry the blame, so he made all the rules clear to Sun Wukong.

If Sun Wukong caused any trouble, Taibai Jinxing could only act as if nothing had happened.

Hearing all this from Taibai Jinxing, Sun Wukong couldn’t help feeling a bit disheartened.

It seemed the peaches were off-limits.

He had been in the celestial Court for some time now and naturally knew from Marshal Tianpeng that the Peaches in the Peach Garden were used for the Peach Banquet, meant to entertain the various immortals of the celestial Court.

The reason he specifically asked was just a probe.

If Taibai Jinxing had not answered or said he could eat freely…

Then he would have been in luck.

Moments later, Sun Wukong and Taibai Jinxing had already approached a mansion near the Peach Garden.

From this very spot, a pair of eyes were watching the scene.

It was Marshal Tianpeng.

Deep within the Celestial River Naval Forces Mansion, Marshal Tianpeng was looking at the Mystic Light Mirror, which was currently showing Sun Wukong and Taibai Jinxing walking towards the Peach Garden.

“This monkey is truly incomparably clever, completely beyond my expectations!”

Marshal Tianpeng turned his head to look at the two celestial Horses in his secret chamber.

These were the horses that Sun Wukong had bred over the past days, perfectly combining the strengths of various celestial Horses.

The reason they could be bred so easily was because of the complete chaos recently in the Imperial Horse Censor’s office.

And the reason this piece of news had spread was specifically engineered by Sun Wukong.

After learning of this from another Star Lord, Marshal Tianpeng approached Sun Wukong, and Sun Wukong confessed the truth.

It was to create havoc in the celestial Court and then take the opportunity to breed celestial Horses.

Indeed, things turned out just as he had envisioned.

Only Sun Wukong hadn’t expected that the Jade Emperor would want to transfer him.

“This Macaque always manages to think ahead of me.

It’s no wonder he has such a skilled individual behind him!” Marshal Tianpeng couldn’t help but sigh at this moment.

Now, outside the Peach Garden.

Taibai Jinxing, pointing to the mansion ahead, spoke, “This is the residence specially constructed for you by His Majesty!”

The mansion shimmered with golden splendor before Sun Wukong’s eyes.

This mansion towered majestically, far more imposing and dignified than the one Sun Wukong had at the Imperial Horse Censor’s office.

The materials used were of the highest quality, embodying sheer luxury.

Before Sun Wukong and Taibai Jinxing entered the mansion, two rows of attendants came out to greet them.

They stood on either side, each holding a treasure in hand.

“These are gifts from the Jade Emperor to the Great King!”

Sun Wukong was indifferent to these items, but his interest was piqued upon seeing one of the attendants holding two wine jugs, which immediately whet his appetite.

Having tasted the Immortal Brew of Marshal Tianpeng the last time, its memory lingered with him, regretfully without more.

Now that there were two more jugs in front of him, it was clear they were also Celestial Immortal Brews.

Without hesitation, he moved closer to the attendant, grabbed the Immortal Brew, and began to guzzle it down.

“Good wine, good wine!”

The taste was refreshingly smooth, and the fragrance richly aromatic, rivaling the Hundred Flowers Immortal Brew given to him by Marshal Tianpeng.

Sun Wukong couldn’t help but praise inwardly as he drank voraciously.

He had quickly finished one bottle and was about to grab the second when Taibai Jinxing directly intervened.

“Great King, this is Imperial Wine bestowed by the Jade Emperor, there isn’t much even in the entire Celestial Court, so please drink it slowly to prevent waste,” Taibai Jinxing said.

Seeing Sun Wukong guzzling the wine as if it were water, a twinge of pain crossed Taibai Jinxing’s face; he himself had not even had the chance to taste it, yet here the macaque was wasting it so lavishly.

“Alright then!”

Hearing Taibai Jinxing’s words, Sun Wukong nodded in agreement.

Once Sun Wukong stopped his excessive drinking, Taibai Jinxing asked, “Great King, are you satisfied with this mansion?”

With a grin, Sun Wukong laughed and said, “Haha, satisfied, very satisfied!”

He really wasn’t lying.

This mansion truly surpassed the grandeur of the Imperial Horse Censor, even making the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave pale in comparison.

“Haha, great, great, I’m glad the Great King is pleased, I’m glad!” Taibai Jinxing couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Seeing Sun Wukong express satisfaction with his new residence, he let out a sigh of relief.

As long as Sun Wukong was willing to stay calmly here, then the currently chaotic Celestial Court should begin to recover.

“Oh, what is that place?”

Just as Sun Wukong was getting ready to enter the mansion for a look, his gaze suddenly caught something.

He noticed a vast garden near the mansion.

Not far off, there was a garden covering thousands of acres with lush vegetation.

Most importantly, within it stood several extremely thick peach trees, resembling dragons, with flourishing branches and leaves, and peaches as big as watermelons hanging from them.

The varieties were numerous and of different sizes.

Each Flat Peach was infused with dense Innate Spiritual Qi.

Even from dozens of feet away, Sun Wukong could still smell the fragrance of the peaches and sense the extraordinarily pure Innate Spiritual Qi.

“Hahaha, that is the place where the Great King will take up his duty in the future.

It is called the Peach Garden!” Taibai Jinxing explained with a laugh upon seeing Sun Wukong’s gaze fixed on the Peach Garden.

“Oh?

Let’s go, take Old Sun to have a look!” Sun Wukong eagerly pulled Taibai Jinxing toward the Peach Garden upon hearing this.

Taibai Jinxing had no choice but to allow Sun Wukong to drag him into the Peach Garden.

The attendants were left to wait outside, exchanging looks of bewilderment.

By this time, Sun Wukong and Taibai Jinxing had already entered the Peach Garden.

As soon as they stepped inside, a rich concentration of Innate Spiritual Qi enveloped them; even without trying, this intense nature’s spiritual energy would penetrate Sun Wukong’s body through his limbs and merge into him.

In just a brief moment, Sun Wukong could clearly feel a significant increase in his Mana.

“This…

what a great place, such an excellent place!” Sun Wukong couldn’t hide his surprise.

Being already at the early peak of Great Luo Golden Immortal, it was not easy for him to make further progress, but unexpectedly, he felt such an effect here without even trying to cultivate.

Ripe Flat Peaches the size of watermelons were also found throughout the Peach Garden, each brimming with rich Spiritual Energy and intoxicating fragrance.

“Great King, the outer rows here bear fruit every three thousand years.

If a mortal were to eat one, they could become an immortal and ascend to heaven!”

“The middle row bears fruit every six thousand years.

If a mortal eats one of these, they’d not only become immortal but also preserve their youthful appearance forever.”

Taibai Jinxing led Sun Wukong through the Peach Garden while explaining.

“Oh?

Is it really that miraculous?” Sun Wukong couldn’t hide his amazement.

“Naturally, the Flat Peaches are also part of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Roots, Innate Objects, and considered supreme treasures of the Celestial Court.

Ordinary people are not fortunate enough to enjoy them!” Taibai Jinxing said rather proudly.

Before they knew it, they had ventured deeper into the Peach Garden.

Suddenly, Sun Wukong saw nine peach trees towering ten thousand feet tall.

Amidst them, he could vaguely see peaches infused with rich Dao Contained Aura, although compared to the outer peach trees, these in the center were ordinary in appearance.

But even though small in size, they contained a highly pure essence, incredibly potent.

Each Peach was imbued with Innate Spiritual Qi and Daoist Rhyme.

“What is this?”