Two days later, at Xiaqi Mountain.
The layout of the city within the valley had already delineated even the streets' veins, where one could see demons and humans constructing foundations everywhere.
Daji tied Elder Jin Chan with vines and walked along, staring curiously at everything.
"How long until Wanling City is finished?"
She asked the Lady Rakshasa beside her.
"Once these foundations are done, it'll be quick," Lady Rakshasa looked at the leaves on Elder Jin Chan's eyes and replied, "It might take only a few months."
This city in the valley was smaller than Yunxiao City and didn't need to float, plus with the assistance of immortals, a few months was more than enough.
After scanning the area for a while, Daji then asked, "Why haven't I seen any fields?"
"Outside."
Lady Rakshasa placed a few small red flowers on the leaves.
This valley was just a small part of Wanling City, where food cultivation was not within the valley but in a specially designated area.
"Let me take you to see."
Lady Rakshasa took Daji to the cultivation area to have a look, and also took Elder Jin Chan for a stroll.
Along the way, immortals came over to watch.
"Daji."
Elder Jin Chan, unable to bear the laughter around him, asked, "Now that we have arrived, can I open my eyes?"
"Your divine skills are too powerful; you still need to wait."
Daji and Lady Rakshasa holding Elder Jin Chan continued walking for a big round.
Only after they had their fun, they brought Elder Jin Chan to Wanling Hall and untied the vines.
Elder Jin Chan removed the leaves, and just then saw Immortal Master Erlang descending from the sky with his infantry.
"True Monarch."
Elder Jin Chan took the lead in greeting.
Seeing Elder Jin Chan, many of Erlang's infantry covered their mouths and sniggered.
Elder Jin Chan felt puzzled, "What's going on?"
He touched his smooth head - the leaves and small red flowers were already removed!
"We encountered Immortal Zhen Yuan on the road," Immortal Master Erlang answered. "He hung a hundred-meter-long portrait on his chariot and is looking for you everywhere."
Elder Jin Chan's expression slightly darkened, and he immediately headed into Wanling Hall.
He had to ask Sun Wukong to call Immortal Zhen Yuan back.
Daji didn't follow; instead, she focused on the girl with dragon horns beside Immortal Master Erlang.
"Who is this sister?"
She asked, "Why do I feel like I've never seen her before?"
"I'm not a sister."
The girl spoke, "I'm the Third Crown Prince of the West Sea."
"Crown Prince?"
Daji looked the Dragon Prince up and down and indeed noticed a slight Adam's apple.
"He really is a man."
Daji was surprised internally, then entered Wanling Hall along with Immortal Master Erlang and his group.
As soon as Sun Wukong finished seeing Elder Jin Chan, he then greeted Immortal Master Erlang and looked towards Daji.
"Did you have fun?"
His first question was whether she enjoyed herself or not.
Daji shook her head, "Not fun."
The outside world wasn't fun at all.
"Great King," Daji didn't consider herself an outsider, "May I use the bathhouse here?"
It had been many days since her last bath, and without a spell to mask it, she might have reeked.
"Sure."
Sun Wukong instructed Anning Shen to take Daji downstairs.
He also noticed the Jade Dragon Crown Prince.
"Who is this boy?"
Sun Wukong asked.
Upon hearing this, the Jade Dragon Crown Prince got excited, "How did Great King know I'm a boy?"
"The Great Saint's eyes can see through everything in the world."
Immortal Master Erlang patted the Jade Dragon Crown Prince's head and introduced to Sun Wukong, "This is the Third Crown Prince of the West Sea."
"Um."
Sun Wukong nodded, then felt something was off, "Say that again?"
"He is the Third Prince of the Jade Dragon from the West Sea."
Immortal Master Erlang repeated.
Sun Wukong was sure this time that he had not misheard.
He looked at the boy, the Third Prince of the Jade Dragon—wasn't he the White Dragon Horse during the pilgrimage?
The White Dragon Horse from five hundred years ago, so young?
Sun Wukong was quite astonished.
"Prince of the Jade Dragon, what brings you here?"
Sun Wukong asked.
"Ao Luan sister asked me to come."
The Jade Dragon Prince answered, "I am to guard the Tongtian River together with Immortal Master Erlang."
Sun Wukong turned his gaze toward Immortal Master Erlang.
Immortal Master Erlang nodded: "I will manage the Tongtian River for ten years, and thereafter pass it to the Jade Dragon Prince."
He handed a letter to Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong opened it; inside was a handwritten letter from Ao Luan, mentioning that the prince was Zhang Liang's student, loyal to Huaguo Mountain without question.
"You've studied in Huaguo Mountain for six years?"
Sun Wukong folded the letter and asked the Jade Dragon Prince.
"Yes."
The Jade Dragon Prince nodded.
He quietly clenched his hand; although he had studied in Huaguo Mountain for six years, due to Sun Wukong's ascension to heaven, this was their first meeting, making the prince somewhat nervous.
"Since that's the case, study well under Immortal Master Erlang."
Sun Wukong patted the Jade Dragon Prince's head: "If you do well, I will hand over the Tongtian River to you in ten years."
The Jade Dragon Prince nodded happily.
Due to the Heavenly Book, Sun Wukong felt a close kinship with the Jade Dragon Prince.
He happened to have a few Immortal Pills refined by Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, so he gave one to the Jade Dragon Prince, then asked Immortal Master Erlang to take him to the Tongtian River.
"Great King."
At this moment, Daji, refreshed from her bath, came out: "Where are the Water Moon Fairy and the others?"
"In Chuanyin Hall."
Sun Wukong instructed Lady Rakshasa to take Daji to Chuanyin Hall.
After Daji left, only Elder Jin Chan remained in the Wanling Hall, waiting for Sun Wukong to call back Immortal Zhenyuan.
"Immortal really..."
Sun Wukong had heard of Immortal Zhenyuan's peculiar taste, and thought to summon the division of Tranquility and Peace to find him.
However, after calling several times, he received no response.
"How strange?"
Sun Wukong was puzzled, as the division of Tranquility and Peace never disobeyed orders.
A Fairy hurried over.
"Great Saint," she reported, "both officials have fainted."
Sun Wukong was startled: "How could they faint?"
He immediately had the Fairy lead the way, with Elder Jin Chan, to the bath.
Outside the bath, the fairies were moving the division of Tranquility and Peace and other Immortal Officials out.
"What happened?"
Sun Wukong asked.
A Fairy stepped forward to respond: "They were enchanted."
Not long before, the division of Tranquility and Peace had led the Immortal Officials into the bath to clean it, but unexpectedly, they all became besotted and fainted.
"Daji had an epiphany a few days ago."
Elder Jin Chan spoke: "Maybe it's because of her."
Sun Wukong stepped into the bath; indeed, it was permeated with Daji's presence.
Her lingering presence in the bath was extraordinarily potent, faintly carrying a hint of Immortal Energy, no wonder even the division of Tranquility and Peace couldn't resist.
Sun Wukong was amazed.
"She has found her Tao."
Elder Jin Chan said.
Sun Wukong nodded: "Transforming in less than forty years, truly astonishing."
Elder Jin Chan glanced at Sun Wukong.
If he remembered correctly, Daji was much older than Sun Wukong.
Speaking of being astonishing, he was the truly astonishing one.
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