The Western Sea was thousands of miles away from Chang'an, but for Sun Wukong, this distance was only a moment's time. He shrunk Xu Milu, put her in his palm, and she floated away like smoke, arriving at the Eastern Sea in an instant.
For Xu Milu, it was almost the blink of an eye before the scenery in front of her changed, from the bustling and prosperous Chang'an Avenue to a boundless and vast sea.
Clouds gathered and dispersed on the horizon, and golden light shone through the clouds onto the sea, creating layers of golden ripples, as if gilding the azure waters. Snow-white waves rolled in, accompanied by the cries of seabirds. On the golden sand, some fishermen were drying their nets, enjoying a peaceful moment.
Sun Wukong tossed Xu Milu to the ground, and she instantly returned to her original size. This sudden change in form gave Xu Milu a different perspective, and she couldn't help but exclaim:
"Great Sage, please teach me this transformation technique! It's incredibly interesting!"
"I'll teach you when I get back, but I'm too busy today!"
The Monkey King scratched his head, plucked a hair from the back of his head, and asked:
"Do you have the little dragon's dragon ball with you?"
Xu Milu reached into her sleeve and pulled out a round, shimmering dragon pearl:
"Great Sage, what do you need this bead for?"
Sun Wukong flicked his hand, and the monkey hair seemed to come alive, curling up with the dragon ball into a sleek bracelet that clung to Xu Milu's wrist.
"This dragon pearl will be useful to you. With this dragon pearl, you will be immune to water, water will not get on your body, you will not sink in the sea, and you will not drown in the lake. It is a good treasure."
Xu Milu raised her wrist and twirled it; the shimmering dragon ball looked just like a large pearl, a precious gem to anyone who saw it.
"Is it inappropriate for me to wear something like this to a dragon clan banquet today?"
Although Mo Xuan is the son of the Dragon King of the East Sea, today is the Dragon King of the West Sea's birthday banquet. There might be some relatives who are not related to him, and they might be frightened when they see the beads in her hand, thinking that she has done something to Mo Xuan.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. It's no secret that I captured that little dragon and punished him in Chang'an. Even if someone saw it, they wouldn't dare to ask. Just follow me, Old Sun. Today I'll take you to the old Dragon King's palace to have some fun."
Sun Wukong chuckled, pulled his golden cudgel from his ear, recited an incantation, and the cudgel grew from small to large. He pointed it at the sea, and the waves split into several streams as if through transparent glass.
The colorful fish swam about in the sea as if unaware of the danger, and the ground was covered with huge seashells of various colors. Crabs fluttered by with their large pincers, and the corals, which refracted the sunlight into a rainbow of colors, were all different shapes and had a unique charm.
A waterway leads straight to the deep sea, and a golden, bright crystal palace sits at the end of this waterway.
Xu Milu was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, picking up a big crab and putting it into the system slot. Sun Wukong already knew that she was not human, so it was normal for her to know some "sleeve universe" magic.
A palm-sized clam shell opened wide, revealing a crystal-clear pearl inside. A long-legged octopus tried to escape, but she grabbed it back. A meter-long tuna swayed its tail and shook its head, but she knocked it unconscious with a slap and put it inside. There were also plump, clumsy crabs, fist-sized mussels, and abalone lying on the sand bed basking in the sun...
Even the seaweed she passed by suffered; she cut it off right by the root, intending to tie it into knots and take it home for hot pot.
In the end, she simply took out the silver pot that Sanette had made for her and started throwing the pearls she had collected into it one by one. The crisp and melodious "ding-ding" sound brought a sense of joy from the harvest.
Sun Wukong didn't stop her. He just watched her walk and pick things up, occasionally reminding her which ones were sentient sea creatures that couldn't be eaten, and which clam shells had round beads inside that she could pick up and play with.
—It's obvious to outsiders that this is the elders indulging the younger generation's misbehavior.
A group of soldiers emerged from the seabed, all of them strangely shaped, with shrimp heads and human bodies, crab heads and human hands. They floated up carrying small flags with red borders. The leader was a dashing man with a golden crown on his head, seven treasures hanging from his waist, a red mole between his eyebrows, and a golden mace in his hand, exuding an imposing aura.
The flag had a long string of characters written on it, and Xu Milu could only barely make out the words: "Xihai Crown Prince Moang Xiaoshuai".
Moang?
In Chapter 43 of Journey to the West, the Dragon Prince captured the little alligator dragon of the Blackwater River.
According to calculations, Moang should be the son of Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, and the older brother of the White Dragon Horse.
Xu Milu perked up and observed carefully for a while. Seeing that Moang was dashing and handsome, and his armor made him look particularly spirited, she couldn't help but sigh that there were indeed no ugly dragons.
Upon seeing Sun Wukong, Moang sheathed his weapon, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and smiled:
"So it's Grandpa Monkey! No wonder the wind is so strong on the Western Sea today. It turns out it's Grandpa Monkey leading me here to play! I didn't know you were here, Grandpa Monkey. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"
Sun Wukong waved his hand slightly and pointed to Xu Milu beside him:
"This is the little girl who came with me, Old Sun, to celebrate the Dragon King's birthday. Her common name is Xu Milu. I brought this little girl along to join in the fun for the Dragon King. I wonder if the Crown Prince would welcome me, Old Sun?"
"Welcome, welcome."
As Prince Moang spoke, he muttered to himself.
Everyone in heaven and earth knows that Sun Wukong is a mischievous monkey who stirs up trouble. In the past, sending out invitations was just to fulfill the proper etiquette. Who knew that the Great Sage would actually come, and even bring a little one with him.
He looked at Xu Milu and saw that her skin was extremely white, her eyes were round and bright, her appearance was beautiful, and her expression was charming. Although he couldn't tell what her background was, her spiritual aura made her seem like an ordinary person.
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