In the end, the Great Sage broke the rules.

Sun Wukong somersaulted to the Dragon Palace gate, and as soon as he landed, he saw a little demon hurrying into the palace.

Does the West Sea Dragon Palace have such a powerful demonic aura? There's definitely something fishy going on!

In the blink of an eye, Sun Wukong flashed and blocked the little demon's path.

The little demon was caught off guard and was startled.

Before he could react, Sun Wukong struck with lightning speed, delivering a powerful punch that knocked the little demon unconscious.

Sun Wukong snatched the invitation from the little demon's clutches, unfolded it, and frowned upon reading it.

The crocodile monster was actually the nephew of the West Sea Dragon King. He had come to deliver the invitation to the West Sea Dragon King to go to the Blackwater River and enjoy Tang Sanzang's flesh together.

Sun Wukong was furious. He thought to himself, "How dare the Dragon King of the West Sea collude with a demon to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh! He's incredibly audacious!"

Without saying a word, he grabbed the Dragon King of the West Sea and was about to go to the Jade Emperor to seek justice.

Upon seeing this, the Dragon King of the West Sea turned pale with fright and hurriedly cried out, "Great Sage! Great Sage! This humble immortal truly knows nothing about this matter!"

Sun Wukong snorted coldly, his eyes wide with anger as he questioned, "Hmph! You don't know about this? Then why would this demon invite you to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh?"

The Dragon King of the West Sea was sweating profusely with anxiety. He hurriedly raised his hands to the sky and swore, "Great Sage, please calm your anger! If I have uttered even the slightest lie, may I be struck by five thunderbolts! I truly know nothing about this!"

Seeing that Sun Wukong still looked suspicious, the Dragon King of the West Sea hurriedly explained the origin of the monster.

It turned out that the crocodile monster was actually his sister's eldest son, and his brother-in-law was the Jing River Dragon King outside Chang'an City.

Unfortunately, the Jing River Dragon King made a mistake and violated the heavenly rules, and was eventually ordered to be executed by the Jade Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong became interested. He released his grip on the Dragon King's hand, found a place to sit down, and said, "Oh? Quickly tell this Great Sage the whole story."

Remembering something, Sun Wukong suddenly said, "Oh right, give me two water-repelling pearls."

The Dragon King of the West Sea looked troubled.

Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes, looking at the Dragon King of the West Sea with a half-smile, and said unhurriedly, "What? Don't want to give it?"

The Dragon King of the West Sea inwardly groaned, but quickly replied, "Give it to me! If the Great Sage wants it, how could this humble immortal refuse?"

"But Great Sage, I only have one water-repelling pearl, this..."

Water-repelling beads aren't like cabbages that are everywhere, you can't just have as many as you want. This arrogant, ignorant monkey is really...

Sun Wukong waved his hand and said generously, "Oh, one is fine too."

The Dragon King of the West Sea took out the water-repelling pearl from his robes and handed it to Sun Wukong with a pained expression.

Sun Wukong rarely showed a smile and said, "Thank you!"

This water-repelling bead is a wonderful treasure. It allows the holder to walk freely in water. Even ordinary people can use it to travel to the East Sea and enter the Dragon Palace. It is the perfect gift for the little monk.

It's just a bit short; he originally wanted to get one for his brat at home too.

Then, Sun Wukong released Chen Yi and put the water-repelling pearl into his hand.

Chen Yigang was choked by seawater and felt dizzy and disoriented. The next second, he felt as if he had been reborn and could breathe freely again.

Chen Yi looked at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression and stammered, "Great Sage! What's wrong?"

He was still in the sea, why did you release him? He almost drowned!

Feeling the changes in his body, Chen Yi was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.

Sun Wukong lowered his voice and whispered in Chen Yi's ear, "Quickly put away the water-repelling pearl, or that old man will snatch it back."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice: "Okay~"

Hearing the two whispering, the Dragon King of the West Sea thought: ...Could you two please speak louder? Are you pretending I don't exist?

Sun Wukong put his arm around Chen Yi and sat down, then said to the Dragon King of the West Sea, "Come on, continue your story."

West Sea Dragon King: "Alright..."

The Dragon King of the West Sea began his narration.

It turns out that all of this was due to the Jing River Dragon King's competitive nature. One day, he learned from his shrimp soldiers that a fisherman gave a fortune teller a golden carp every day, and the fortune teller had a way to make him accurate every time.

The Jinghe Dragon King was furious when he heard this. If things continued like this, all of the fisherman's descendants in the river would be wiped out.

Upon seeing this, the eldest son, Tuolong, told his father that he would go ashore first to investigate.

The alligator dragon disguised himself as a fisherman and asked an old man on the shore why he had caught so many fish.

The old man was honest; after drinking the alligator's wine, he revealed the secret.

The result was exactly as the shrimp soldier had predicted; it was all thanks to the fortune teller.

The Dragon King of the Jing River was naturally dissatisfied, so he transformed into a white-robed cultivator and went to find the fortune teller Yuan Shoucheng to settle the matter.

Yuan Shoucheng immediately recognized him as someone from the riverbank, but the Jing River Dragon King was unimpressed and asked Yuan Shoucheng to divine the weather for the next day.

Yuan Shoucheng held the copper coin in his hand, muttered something to himself for a moment, and then threw it onto the table, having already given his answer.

Yuan Shoucheng: "Clouds gather at dawn, thunder rumbles at noon, rain falls at midday, and the rain stops at 3-5 pm, bringing water..."

Jinghe Dragon King: "Is what you say true, sir?"

Yuan Shoucheng: "Hahaha... How can I not take it seriously?"

The Dragon King of the Jing River smiled slightly after hearing this, and then made a bet with Yuan Shoucheng.

If Yuan Shoucheng's calculations are correct, he will send gold tomorrow; if his calculations are incorrect, he will smash Yuan's signboard and drive him out of Chang'an.

After returning to his palace, the Dragon King of the Jing River bluntly stated that the fortune teller was not very capable.

However, just as he was feeling extremely pleased with himself, the Jade Emperor suddenly issued an imperial edict.

The Jade Emperor decreed that the Dragon King of the Jing River should bring rain, and the exact time and location of the rain were exactly as the fortune teller had predicted.

The Dragon King of the Jing River immediately collapsed to the ground.

Just as the Dragon King was at a loss, the alligator dragon, thinking itself clever, told the Jing River Dragon King to change the time and the hour.

The next day, the Jinghe Dragon King indeed listened to the alligator dragon's advice and changed the time and amount of rain.

After the rain stopped and the sky cleared, he went to settle accounts with Yuan Shoucheng.

The Dragon King of the Jing River smashed Yuan Shoucheng's stall and even tried to drive him out of Chang'an.

Yuan Shoucheng, however, revealed his true identity in a single sentence.

Yuan Shoucheng: "Jinghe Dragon King, you have committed a capital crime, yet you still dare to act wildly here."

"You disobeyed the Jade Emperor's decree by being half an hour late, thus reducing the rainfall. Don't you know that this is a violation of heavenly law?"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon King of the Jing River panicked and immediately knelt down, begging Yuan Shoucheng to save him.

Seeing this, Yuan Shoucheng pointed him in a way out.

Yuan Shoucheng: "Tomorrow at noon, you will be executed by Wei Zheng at Rencao Pass. You must hurry to the Emperor to plead with him."

"Wei Zheng is the emperor's prime minister. If the emperor intercedes on your behalf, you may be spared."

Sun Wukong interrupted, asking, "Did Wei Zheng save him?"

The Dragon King of the West Sea sighed and said that the Emperor had indeed shown compassion, but Wei Zheng had killed the Dragon King of the Jing River in his dream.

Sun Wukong: "This is all your nephew's fault. You two should deal with it yourselves."

The Dragon King of the West Sea then sent Prince Moang to subdue the alligator dragon monster.

Before leaving, Sun Wukong said to Prince Moang, "You go first, I will follow shortly. I will take the little monk to play in the Dragon Palace for a while."

Anyway, he's fast, so it's not too late for him to go after Moang reaches the Blackwater River.

Since we're already here, let's take the little monk to play in the Dragon Palace for a while.

Without waiting for the father and son to react, he enthusiastically led Chen Yi on a tour of the Dragon Palace.

West Sea Dragon King: "??" Aren't you going to save your master?

Prince Moang: "..."