A cat that lingers beside a saint

Upon hearing the sound, Su Bai immediately peeked out from Yang Chan's embrace.

This guy grew up reading stories in his previous life.

Now that I've met the real person, I have to take a good look at them.

The newcomer was just as described in the book: a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth, covered in golden hair, wearing a purple-gold crown, golden armor, and cloud-walking boots.

The golden headband was gone, which looked a bit strange, but his face looked very kind.

Upon hearing the voice, Yang Jian stopped and turned around, smiling as he said, "So it's the Great Sage. Why are you here instead of at the Emei Mountain dojo?"

Sun Wukong flew forward and said with a grin, "I heard that Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple is holding a ginseng fruit feast. I did try it when I passed through this place years ago, but it was just so-so."

"My junior brother just swallowed it whole and didn't get a single taste. Today I was thinking of coming here to ask for one."

Yang Jian laughed heartily.

When the monkey wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Yang Jian did intervene, but only out of necessity.

In that battle, the two fought from the sky to the ground, and then from the ground to the sea.

They could be described as having become friends after a fight.

Furthermore, after Sun Wukong was suppressed by the Buddha, Yang Jian, in order to take care of his monkey descendants, specially led his Meishan brothers to wipe out all the mountain spirits and monsters in Huaguo Mountain, and even made it look like Huaguo Mountain had been burned to a crisp.

This is why Sun Wukong's monkey followers were spared from being punished by the Heavenly Court.

Later, on their journey to the Western Paradise, Sun Wukong encountered the Nine-Headed Serpent.

Yang Jian had once lent a helping hand, and over time, they developed a mutual respect and appreciation for each other.

Now that the monkey has achieved enlightenment, Yang Jian is happy for him.

"I remember that the Great Sage and Zhenyuan Daxian are sworn brothers. If you go, how could he refuse you?"

Sun Wukong scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "True Lord, you don't know, but I, Old Sun, once knocked down this fruit tree. If it weren't for Guanyin Bodhisattva, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to attain enlightenment. Although I became sworn brothers with her, but..."

At this point, the monkey couldn't help but chuckle: "That's just for the sake of the Bodhisattva, it's all just for show."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian couldn't help but laugh out loud, and even Yang Chan covered her mouth and chuckled.

Sun Wukong was not angry. Now that he had attained enlightenment and controlled his mind, he would not be as easily angered as before.

Yang Jian smiled, and with a slight flip of his hand, the ginseng fruit appeared directly in his palm.

In fact, he originally intended to give the fruit to Su Bai.

However, Su Bai somehow managed to get six ginseng fruits in his pocket during this trip, so even if he gave them to Su Bai as gifts, it would only be icing on the cake.

In that case, it would be better to give it to the monkey, since he and the monkey have a close relationship.

Perhaps noticing Su Bai, Sun Wukong said with a smile, "You two siblings are quite interesting. One of you keeps a dog, and the other keeps a cat. I've heard that cats and dogs are naturally incompatible. Could it be that you two siblings will become enemies in the future?"

Yang Jian rolled his eyes at him and said, "Great Sage, don't talk nonsense. My sister and I could never become enemies."

Sun Wukong took the ginseng fruit from Yang Jian and said with a grin, "That's not impossible. Who can see clearly the will of Heaven? Take me for example, I used to be the king of demons on Flower Fruit Mountain, but now I've achieved enlightenment and attained Buddhahood, haven't I?"

Without wasting any words, Sun Wukong took the ginseng fruit and left immediately.

Seeing this, Yang Jian shook his head helplessly.

It must be said that since the monkey became the Victorious Fighting Buddha in the Western Paradise, his temper has changed quite a bit.

If you put on that robe, you'd really look like it.

But this impatient nature is something I just can't seem to change.

At this moment, Su Bai, who was in Yang Chan's arms, was secretly watching Sun Wukong.

It was the first time we'd met, so it was impossible not to feel shy, let alone take the initiative to say hello.

Having secretly watched Yang Chan from her arms for a while, he was already quite content.

As for striking up a conversation, that's only a matter of time, there's no rush.

……

The brother and sister did not take Sun Wukong's words to heart.

Back at Mount Hua, Yang Jian looked at Su Bai and asked, "What are your plans, Little Cat Daoist? Will you come back to Guanjiang Estuary with me, or stay at Mount Hua?"

To be honest, Su Bai quite liked being on Mount Hua, especially with his cats and their offspring.

If they just leave like that without saying goodbye, I'll feel a little uneasy.

But upon closer reflection, I realized that I had been out for quite some time.

If I don't go back, I'm afraid my master and junior sister will worry.

After pondering for a long time, Su Bai finally nodded and said, "Let's go back first. I want to take these ginseng fruits back and share them with my master and junior sister."

Yang Jian smiled and then took Su Bai, saying to Yang Chan, "In that case, I will take Little Cat Daojun back to Guanjiang Estuary first."

"Second brother, be careful on your way back. I won't go with you. There are many things to do on Mount Hua, and I can't leave."

Just as Yang Jian was about to leave, Su Bai suddenly leaned out and called out to Yang Chan, "Take care of my cats and grandchildren for me, and tell them I'll be back sooner or later!"

Yang Chan chuckled and waved in the direction Yang Jian had left.

They then returned to the Temple of Our Lady.

……

Drain the estuary.

Yang Jian and Su Bai had just returned to the Zhenjun Temple when Nezha followed them in.

Seeing the man, cat, and dog, Nezha's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "So, did you gain anything from this trip?"

Yang Jian smiled helplessly: "There was no gain at all. Zhenyuan Daxian did give us a ginseng fruit, but the monkey intercepted it halfway. On the contrary, Little Cat Daojun gained quite a lot."

When you mention monkeys, Nezha immediately comes to mind Sun Wukong.

"Even though that monkey has become a Buddha, it is still so impetuous."

"He usually says he's in seclusion and meditating on Mount Emei, but he's started doing other things again recently."

Yang Jian was taken aback and asked curiously, "What mischief has this monkey done this time?"

"During the Peach Banquet a few days ago, there was no one guarding the Lingxiao Palace, and some strange signs appeared on His Majesty's desk."

"There was a strong smell of urine in the inkstone, and the table was covered in ink stains. His Majesty was furious and said he would have the monkey arrested and brought to justice."

Upon hearing Nezha's words, Yang Jian immediately became interested: "Oh? And then?"

Nezha spread his hands: "During the Peach Banquet, that monkey was in seclusion on Mount Emei. Without evidence, the matter was naturally dropped."

Yang Jian frowned slightly: "Is it possible that there's a mistake?"

"How is that possible? There's hair on those documents. Think about it, who else could it be besides that monkey?"

In Yang Jian's arms, Su Bai silently shrank back.