Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 46 Unfamiliar, Good Friends

Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Unfamiliar, Good Friends

Yang Chan descended on her cloud and arrived at the summit of Magpie Bridge Mountain.

Apparently, she didn’t recognize Deng Hua, whom she had met years ago, and didn’t immediately tend to his injuries, instead asking curiously, "Why are you lying here?"

"Yang Junior Sister? I descended to the mortal realm to subdue demons but was ambushed by a demonic fiend and suffered severe injuries..." Deng Hua was overjoyed and struggled to get up.

"You know me?" Yang Chan was surprised, hardly registering what he said next.

Deng Hua felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind went blank—Yang Junior Sister actually didn’t recognize him!

"It’s me, Deng Hua." He said dejectedly.

"Don’t know you." Yang Chan leaped up, ready to leave.

"Yang Junior Sister!" Deng Hua hurriedly called out, "Back when your second brother split the mountain to rescue our mother, I was also there, we’ve met."

Yang Chan immediately stopped, erupting in anger. Those flawless eyes filled with hatred, "So it’s one of the dog lackeys from Chan-teaching alongside that South Pole old dog!"

Deng Hua was dumbfounded, this wasn’t what he expected!

Back then, it was because the Senior Brother of the South Pole was merciful and spared Princess Yaoji, otherwise, how could Yang Jian possibly have split Mount Peach.

The Yang siblings should be grateful to the Senior Brother of the South Pole, grateful to Chan-teaching. Why would they harbor such deep hatred?

And judging by the actions of Yang Jian, it didn’t seem like they were the kind to be ungrateful, did it?

"For the sake of my second brother, I’ll spare you this once." Yang Chan’s face was cold, "Hmph, sooner or later I must convince my brother to leave this false and hypocritical Chan-teaching to avoid being reprimanded by him the next time action is taken!"

Having said that, she was about to leave once more.

Boom boom boom!

But suddenly, the nearby Milky Way stirred, churning up colossal waves, and a thunderous roar like a stampede shook the starry sky.

Both Yang Chan’s and Deng Hua’s gazes were drawn to it.

They saw a handsome Monkey King with a crown of purple gold, wearing Golden Armor, and celestial boots soaring on clouds, riding a majestic and elegant purple kirin horse, leading a thousand celestial horses in a powerful procession up from the upstream of the Milky Way.

"Sun Wukong?" Deng Hua frowned, a hint of displeasure in his expression. A demon is a demon, acting recklessly without a sense of propriety, daring to set horses loose in the Heavenly River.

"What a handsome Monkey King!" exclaimed Yang Chan.

Quickly, the herd of horses galloped towards them, and just as they approached Magpie Bridge Mountain, a whistle was heard. The thousand celestial horses neatly halted in the starry space on the South Bank of the Milky Way.

Sun Wukong rode his purple kirin horse, stepping through the air until he reached the summit of Magpie Bridge Mountain.

His gaze first fell upon Yang Chan, in her light yellow long dress, and he greeted her with a fist-and-palm salute, "Sun Wukong has seen Fairy Yang Chan."

Yang Chan was astonished, "Who are you, and how do you also know me?"

Sun Wukong chuckled, "I am none other than Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, personally titled by the Jade Emperor. It is our first meeting, Fairy."

Yang Chan grew more curious, "Then how do you recognize me?"

"I heard it from this guy." Sun Wukong pointed to the lying Deng Hua, "This wretch plotted with his Junior Brother to deceive the Fairy, injured himself to gain the Fairy’s sympathy, aiming to capture the Fairy’s heart."

Deng Hua saw them conversing happily, his heart filled with jealousy and confusion, wondering how Sun Wukong could possibly know Yang Chan.

But when he suddenly heard Sun Wukong say this, his face instantly turned pale, shocked beyond measure.

"You, you, how do you know... No, it’s not like that!" he blurted out, flustered, "Yang Junior Sister, don’t listen to his nonsense!"

"Oh, I am spouting nonsense? Haven’t you heard that if you don’t want people to know, don’t do it yourself?" Sun Wukong sneered, reaching to his ear, pulling out the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and started pounding towards the mountain below.

Before the Jingu Bang could elongate to reach the mountain base, Xiao Zhen couldn’t hide any longer, his figure was exposed as he fled towards the Heavens.

"Hehe, come back, come back." Sun Wukong beckoned with his hand.

Xiao Zhen, scrambling to escape, was horrified to discover his body uncontrollably moving backward; soon, he was back at Magpie Bridge Mountain.

"Come up here!" Sun Wukong extended another hand, reaching down, his arm elongated, his palm enlarged, and he directly grabbed Xiao Zhen to the mountain top.

"Fairy Yang Chan, who do you think is spouting nonsense?" he finally looked towards the yellow-clad Fairy to the side.

Without him needing to say more, Yang Chan’s face was already flushed with rage, her fists clenched tightly.

"Yang Junior Sister, do not listen to that demon monkey’s drivel." Xiao Zhen quickly tried to defend himself, "Deng Hua Senior Brother has long cherished Junior Sister, which is why he devised this plan."

"Demon monkey? Nonsense?"

"Cherished? Schemed?"

Sun Wukong and Yang Chan simultaneously sneered and simultaneously struck.

A staff and a sword consecutively fell, the shadow of the staff pounded Xiao Zhen into the interior of Magpie Bridge Mountain, while the blade light severed one of Xiao Zhen’s arms.

"Many thanks to Great Sage Sun for the enlightenment," Yang Chan bowed in gratitude, "if not for you, I would have been kept in the dark by these two vile men."

"It’s nothing, trivial really," said Sun Wukong with a smile, "mainly because I also found these two quite displeasing and had long wanted to teach them a lesson!"

"How detestable, if these two were not disciples of Chan-teaching Saints, I would have taken their lives!" Yang Chan pointed her sword at Deng Hua, lying on the ground, but eventually, she withdrew it.

Deng Hua was terrified beyond measure. With serious injuries and the demonic energy wreaking havoc for so long within him, another strike would likely mean the end of his life.

But fortunately, Yang Chan held back, and he let out a sigh of relief as if he had survived a catastrophe.

"A disciple of the Saint?" Sun Wukong scratched his face, no wonder she was so rampant and arrogant.

Thinking about this, his eyes shone with a piercing light as he stared at Deng Hua and demanded, "Now tell the truth, why did those low-ranking officials from the Imperial Horse Supervisor set a trap against me, Wukong?"

Frightened and feeling a chill in his heart, Deng Hua replied hastily, "I dare not again, I won’t ever dare again."

He then proceeded with an explanation.

It was only then that Sun Wukong realized that the Imperial Horse Supervisor was this rascal’s personal domain!

Officially, the Imperial Horse Supervisor was overseen by a proper steward, but in reality, all had to listen to this Wood Treasury Star Lord.

Originally, the Wood Deity Star Lord was alienated and pushed out from the Imperial Horse Supervisor to become a star lord without any real power.

The reason Deng Hua valued the Imperial Horse Supervisor so much was that these heavenly horses were all highly valuable dragon horses.

All those dragon livers and dragon flesh served at various heavenly feasts, as well as the dragon scales, sinews, and bones used to forge the weapons and magical treasures of the heavenly troops, came from these dragon horses.

This also explained why the deities of the various heavenly departments seldom requisitioned the heavenly horses.

Understanding this, Sun Wukong grew even more perplexed.

Was the Jade Emperor merely a figurehead, allowing Deng Hua to secretly control the Imperial Horse Supervisor just because he was a disciple of the Explanatory Saint?

Unable to figure it out, he did not pursue the matter further.

At least he could confirm one thing now: Wood Treasury Star Lord Deng Hua’s scheming against him was unrelated to the issue of official heavenly weapons being leaked, and it wasn’t the corrupt and smuggling deity getting back at him.

[Congratulations on completing the recommendation—making a big deal out of someone else’s scheme against you, attracting more attention, and earning a Fourth-Rank Treasure Box]

Suddenly, the system prompt for listening to advice rang in his mind, and Sun Wukong knew that many powerful beings must be watching this scene, making Deng Hua’s schemes against him public.

He bowed to Yang Chan, "Fairy Yang Chan, now that the matter here is settled, Wukong will take his leave."

Having said that, he mounted a purple kirin heavenly horse, blew a whistle, and left with the rest of the thousand heavenly horses.

"Hey, wait for me!" Yang Chan chased after him on a cloud.

"Why does the Fairy follow Wukong?" Sun Wukong asked, puzzled.

"I’m also headed to the heavenly court, it’s on my way," Yang Chan replied with a smile, as she rode atop a reddish heavenly horse heading in the direction of the heavenly court.

"Hey! That’s Wukong’s horse!" Sun Wukong immediately spurred his horse to catch up.

The two, along with the herd of horses, plunged into the Milky Way, going against the current.

Hiding in the water, Tian Peng had already sunk to the bottom. He dared not stop them, let alone show his face.

What is this trouble!

Tian Peng felt incredibly unlucky as he always avoided conflicts, yet today he had been disturbed by that troublesome monkey, having witnessed the recent clash.

He was preparing to return to his water mansion, but then he saw some commotion on the South Bank of the Milky Way at Magpie Bridge Mountain.

Xiao Zhen, who had lost an arm, emerged from Magpie Bridge Mountain, his face sullen as he took the still heavily injured Deng Hua away.

"However, it was truly satisfying to watch, really satisfying!" Tian Peng finally patted his belly, feeling elated as he returned to his water mansion as if he were the one who had taught a lesson to the two disciples of the Explanatory Saint.

Elsewhere, Yang Chan under Sun Wukong’s pursuit galloped all the way to the Northern Heavenly Gate, where she dismounted with reluctance.

She had always been cultivating in the Palace of Nu Wa and rarely ventured out, so she found everything novel.

Before parting, she asked Sun Wukong, "Sun Great Saint helped me today, and I have yet to repay you. Where shall I find you in the future?"

"What repayment? It was but a small effort," Sun Wukong laughed, "If you really consider me a friend, you may find me in the Imperial Horse Supervisor for a drink later.

But I will soon have my own Immortal Mansion. The Jade Emperor has decreed the construction of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven Mansion right next to the Peach Garden."

"The Peach Garden? I visited there many years ago; the peaches there are delicious!" Yang Chan said with a smile.

"Delicious peaches? Tell me, how delicious are they?" Sun Wukong’s eyes lit up, his saliva flowing uncontrollably.

After thinking for a while, Yang Chan said, "It’s just very, very tasty big flat peaches, um, the Peach Garden is not far from Yaochi. I’m going to stay in Yaochi with my mother for a while, I’ll take you there when I get the chance!"

"Heh heh, good, very good!" Sun Wukong was very much looking forward to it.

Afterward, they parted ways, one heading to Yaochi, and the other back to the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Sun Wukong returned to the Imperial Horse Supervisor with the herd of horses. The various officials seemed relieved, but behind Sun Wukong’s back, their expressions barely hid their disappointment.

"A bunch of scoundrels!"

Seeing this, how could Sun Wukong fail to understand what they were thinking? They wished he would cause trouble outside with the horses.

Immediately, a round of punching and kicking ensued, making those scoundrels cry for their parents.

After that, he opened the newly acquired Fourth-Rank Treasure Box.

[You have opened a Fourth-Rank Treasure Box, congratulations on obtaining physical cultivation (early stages of Daluo Golden Immortal), Primordial Spirit cultivation (early stages of Daluo Golden Immortal), understanding of staff laws (double layer), understanding of archery laws (double layer), Black Soul Demon Blade (inferior postnatal Spiritual Treasure)]

The rewards this time were good, unlike last time when after figuring out who was behind the schemes, he opened a Third-Rank Treasure Box and found only some junk.