Sun Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain just as Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad descended to the mortal realm.
"You're still upset about the Flat Peach Tree incident?"
Seated on his azure ox, Lord Lao Zi said to him, "It's just a single Flat Peach Tree. You can just go and ask the God of Longevity for another."
Sun Wukong shook his head, he wasn't that petty, and had stopped being angry once he'd left the Immortal Peach Orchard.
But having watered that Flat Peach Tree with Jade Liquid for four straight days, seeing it chopped down still brought a sense of loss.
Time was so undervalued in heaven, Sun Wukong began to miss home.
The first thing Lord Lao Zi did when he descended was to head to the Daoist Temple.
Sun Wukong followed as well; he returned to Huaguo Mountain every year, mainly to gather some food, and he was curious about how Zhang Liang's alchemy practice had progressed.
The two arrived at the entrance of the Daoist Temple.
"Great King."
