Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 110 - 110 110 The Old Man of the Moon Chang'e in Arms How Will You Endure

110: Chapter 110 The Old Man of the Moon: Chang’e in Arms, How Will You Endure 110: Chapter 110 The Old Man of the Moon: Chang’e in Arms, How Will You Endure Upon seeing these flat peaches, a hint of astonishment couldn’t help but flash across Sun Wukong’s eyes.

“These nine are the mother trees of the peach trees; all other peach trees have been birthed from them!”

“These peach trees bloom once every nine thousand years, and bear fruit every nine thousand years.

If a mortal were to eat one, they would share the same longevity as the heavens.”

Taibai Jinxing explained with a smile.

“Oh, is it really that magical?”

Wukong asked, somewhat shocked.

“Of course, why would I, Taibai Jinxing, deceive the Great King?”

Taibai Jinxing spoke as though the answer was self-evident.

“Did His Majesty really say that if I, Old Sun, guard these peaches for ten thousand years, I can receive one?

Why not give me one of these peaches in advance, so that Old Sun can have a taste first?”

After seeing the full garden of flat peaches, even Sun Wukong couldn’t contain himself anymore.

As he spoke, his form began to move towards the nine mightiest peach trees.

“Alas, Great King, you mustn’t, you mustn’t!”

Taibai Jinxing exclaimed in alarm.

While he was waiting for Wukong to make a mistake, it wasn’t supposed to happen in his presence, or else he too would have a hard time explaining to his superiors.

Immediately, Taibai Jinxing’s eyes twisted, and then he said: “These, these peaches, they, they are poisonous!”

Originally striding towards the peaches in front of him, Wukong couldn’t help but stop in his tracks, turning to look at Taibai Jinxing.

“Poisonous?”

The peaches seemed to overflow with spiritual energy and Daoist rhyme, hardly appearing poisonous.

“Great King, do you know why these peaches must grow for so many years?

It is to expel their toxicity, and the reason why the Queen Mother of the West would hold the Peach Banquet is precisely to detoxify these peaches with an antidote, making them beneficial rather than harmful when consumed!”

Taibai Jinxing’s thoughts whirled wildly, and after a long time, he finally came up with this explanation.

“So it is!”

Sun Wukong frowned slightly.

Although this explanation seemed odd, as the saying goes, better safe than sorry.

Even though the peaches before him were irresistibly tempting, his own life was still of the utmost importance.

“If that’s the case, then this subordinate shall return to report!”

Seeing Wukong give up on picking the peaches, Taibai Jinxing couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.

After taking Wukong around the garden for another round, he let out another sigh of relief.

And then he hurried to report back.

After Taibai Jinxing had left, Wukong started to feel bored.

However, the spiritual energy within the Peach Garden was rich beyond compare, making it an excellent place for Wukong to practice seclusion and meditation.

It had been some time since he had reached the early peak of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he could attempt to see if he could make a breakthrough to the mid-stage of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

With this thought, Wukong simply couldn’t be bothered to return to his own residence, opting instead to practice cultivation right there in the Peach Garden.

With the help of the Daoist rhyme and innate spiritual qi emitted by the peaches, he might be able to break through faster.

Before beginning his cultivation, though, Wukong still went to the trouble of laying down some formations.

Then, he transformed a strand of his monkey fur into his own likeness to handle his daily affairs.

As Wukong entered his meditation, the entire Celestial Court quieted down.

Apart from the Seven Fairy Maidens who came to the Peach Garden to pick peaches every day, hardly anyone else would visit the Peach Garden.

“Your Majesty, peace has returned to the Celestial Court as of late—deities each attending to their duties, no longer worried,”

Taibai Jinxing said with a smile, “Your Majesty truly has wise strategies, stopping the Celestial Court deities from continuing to fraternize with Wukong crazily.”

“Oh?

What about the Peach Garden?

Any situations there?”

The Jade Emperor was naturally well aware of the happenings within the Celestial Court, but he was more concerned about whether Sun Wukong would make a mistake because of this.

Taibai Jinxing shook his head and said: “Your Majesty can rest assured, that macaque has also kept everything in the Peach Garden impeccably organized!”

Initially, Taibai Jinxing thought the lies he told Wukong would be exposed quickly, but unexpectedly, the macaque truly hadn’t done anything to the peaches.

Now that the Jade Emperor was asking, he could only give an honest answer.

“Hmm?

Impeccably organized?

A macaque not eating peaches?”

On hearing Taibai Jinxing’s words, the Jade Emperor furrowed his brow and said.

“This…”

Taibai Jinxing, who had taken Wukong to the Peach Garden initially based on conjecture, now had no doubt in his mind.

The Jade Emperor had agreed to arrange for Wukong to go to the Peach Garden precisely to bait him into making a mistake—not to ensure he managed the garden properly.

“I wanted you to put that macaque in the Peach Garden on purpose, so he would steal the peaches and make a mistake.

Why is there no trouble?”

The Jade Emperor looked at Taibai Jinxing with a scrutinizing gaze.

“This…”

Taibai Jinxing gave a wry smile.

Initially, the Jade Emperor hadn’t made his intentions clear, and Taibai Jinxing didn’t want to carry the blame himself, especially since it was he who had suggested that Wukong be sent to the Peach Garden.

He then proposed the idea of celestial rules and poisonous peaches, hoping that even if Wukong were to err, it would happen when he wasn’t around.

After a mistake, if the Jade Emperor asked whether Wukong knew he was violating celestial rules, Wukong would have nothing to say, and Taibai Jinxing wouldn’t be implicated.

But now it occurred to him that he had forgotten how cautious and timid this macaque always was.

Under the twin pressures of celestial edicts and toxicity, how could such a macaque possibly go wrong?

However, in front of the Jade Emperor.

Taibai Jinxing didn’t want to directly say that it was because of him that Sun Wukong hadn’t made a mistake.

“Your Majesty, perhaps it’s because he’s afraid of making a mistake, of violating the celestial decrees.

After all, he’s been in the Celestial Court for some time now, and naturally, he knows about the Peach Banquet!”

Taibai Jinxing said somewhat awkwardly.

“This is also possible, but it will be troublesome!”

The Jade Emperor glanced at Taibai Jinxing, and he didn’t really suspect Taibai Jinxing.

Taibai Jinxing had been by his side for some time and had almost always done things to his satisfaction.

“If that is indeed the case, then we can only let nature take its course!”

Taibai Jinxing nodded and continued, “Your Majesty, rest assured, this macaque might be cautious, but when faced with the flat peaches, I estimate he will surely have moments when he can’t hold back, and by then, we will certainly be able to catch him making a mistake!”

Taibai Jinxing could only say so much.

If the Jade Emperor knew that it was he who deliberately mentioned the celestial decrees, and that he used the threat of poison to scare the macaque, he figured he would be doomed, with demotion to the lower realm being the least of his worries.

…

Within the Temple of the Old Man of the Moon in the Celestial Court.

Inside the great hall.

The effigy representing Marshal Tianpeng had long since been restored.

However, the Old Man of the Moon was still staring at the effigy of Marshal Tianpeng, furrowing his brow, seemingly lost in thought.

By now, half a month had already passed.

If it were in the lower realm, more than a decade would have gone by.

Yet he still looked upon the figure of Marshal Tianpeng, at a loss for what to do.

“What to do?”

The Old Man of the Moon showed hesitation on his face, like a persistent nightmare.

After all, the golden core had already been accepted, and if he couldn’t handle the matter for Grand Dharma Master Xuandu, he feared he would offend him.

If Grand Dharma Master Xuandu became unhappy and sent him straight to Hell, even the Jade Emperor would likely be unable to save him.

Thinking of this, the Old Man of the Moon couldn’t help but shiver.

No matter what, he must create a marital bond between Marshal Tianpeng and Chang’e.

But relying on Marshal Tianpeng to proactively approach Chang’e seemed already unlikely, so he would have to start from…

Chang’e’s side.

Considering Marshal Tianpeng’s current attitude towards affection,

If he simply relied on the Marriage Bond Tree to draw out the affections in Chang’e’s heart, making her admire Tianpeng and then take the initiative to strike, it seemed unlikely to succeed.

Therefore, he needed to use a strong remedy.

After all, he was doing all this for Grand Dharma Master Xuandu, and he believed that if anything went wrong, Grand Dharma Master Xuandu would definitely help him.

With that thought, he no longer hesitated and began to act.

Inside the Lunar Palace.

This was the place where the Ancient Lunar Goddesses Xihe and Changxi had taken on their forms, but since the Calamity of the Ancient Witch Demons, Xihe and Changxi, both of the Great Lunar Goddesses, had perished along with Di Jun.

The status of Taiyin Star among the celestial bodies had plummeted.

Even some ordinary stars were incomparable to it.

In the Lunar Palace, a woman in a Rainbow Feathered Dress, slender and graceful, stood slowly by the window, her gaunt silhouette adding a touch of desolation and stunning beauty.

At that moment, she furrowed her brows slightly, her gaze somewhat hazy as she looked into the distance, holding a Jade Rabbit in her arms.

The rabbit was snow white, its eyes like rubies.

“Why am I thinking of Tianpeng?

Could it be that just a few looks make me unable to forget him?”

Chang’e looked towards the distant sky, puzzled as to why she frequently thought of Tianpeng lately, finding it impossible to forget him.

Especially today, Tianpeng’s every smile and frown, his valiant appearance leading troops against the Demon Race, had disturbed the calm of her heart.

Making her somewhat out of control.

It was as if a voice kept telling her to seek out Tianpeng.

No matter how much Chang’e tried to suppress it, the voice remained ineradicable.

Gradually, she seemed to see Tianpeng’s figure, where Wu Gang, clear as day, could be mistook for Marshal Tianpeng himself.

Wu Gang felt energized by the unwavering gaze upon him as he chopped the laurel trees.

If he heard the words of the fairy in his dreams, he probably would go looking for Tianpeng to cause trouble.

Meanwhile, back at the Temple of the Old Man of the Moon, the Old Man of the Moon wiped the sweat from his brow.

“That was close to tangling the wrong thread; this Wu Gang is really troublesome!”

Just now, the Old Man of the Moon was manipulating Chang’e’s effigy and nearly caused her to collide with Wu Gang.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and separated the two, otherwise not only would Tianpeng’s situation be compromised, but Chang’e might have developed affections.

If that had happened, his life would likely have reached its end as well.

So he had to be more careful.

And then he began wrapping the red string around Chang’e, extending it toward Marshal Tianpeng.

Since Marshal Tianpeng had cut the threads of sentiment with his Wisdom Sword, I refuse to believe that having a beauty in his arms, he wouldn’t be moved!

“Marshal Tianpeng, you are not a monk; let’s see how you resist this time!”