The day after the battle, Immortal Master Erlang came to apologize on Huaguo Mountain.
He found Sun Wukong and handed him a mirror.
Sun Wukong looked at the mirror: "What is this?"
"A Demon Mirror."
Immortal Master Erlang said, "I am giving it to the Monkey King as a gesture of apology."
Sun Wukong laughed.
"Forget it, I'm not mad at you."
He refused.
The Demon Mirror was a fine item, but with his Eyes of Golden Flame and additional Merit, he wasn't necessarily inferior to the Demon Mirror.
Immortal Master Erlang looked at Sun Wukong with some surprise.
"You're not angry with me?"
Sun Wukong nodded, "We both know the reasons behind it, why would I blame you?"
Deeply touched, Immortal Master Erlang said: "In that case, Monkey King, please allow me to move to Huaguo Mountain."
Sun Wukong nearly thought he had heard wrong.
"Guan River Mouth is no longer suitable to live in, I want to move to Huaguo Mountain."
Immortal Master Erlang continued, "I've brought all my followers with me."
Sun Wukong's eyes widened.
He looked up into the distance and indeed saw a black wind swirling over the East Sea.
Sun Wukong flew to where the black wind whirled, and saw dark crowds of Erlang's infantry, who shrank back in fear at the sight of Sun Wukong, not daring to say a word.
"What are you shrinking your heads for!"
Immortal Master Erlang stood by Sun Wukong's side, saying, "Stand up properly, the Monkey King won't lay a hand on you!"
Erlang's infantry lined up tensely, still afraid.
There was no helping it, Sun Wukong's manifestation of Dharma of the previous day was too terrifying for them not to be frightened.
Immortal Master Erlang called his six brothers over, namely Kang, Zhang, Yao, and Li - the four Grand Commandants, along with Guo Shen and Zhi Jian - the two Generals, and introduced them one by one to Sun Wukong.
The Meishan Six Saints were also afraid of Sun Wukong, but they behaved much better than Erlang's infantry and expressed their admiration for Sun Wukong in their speech.
After introducing his six brothers, Immortal Master Erlang said to Sun Wukong, "I will build a small island nearby to settle my followers, I hope the Monkey King agrees."
Smiling, Sun Wukong said, "You've brought everyone here, how could I disagree?"
He had not anticipated that by stepping into the Guan River Mouth, so many of Erlang's infantry would come running.
These were not idlers.
"Ao Luan."
Sun Wukong called Ao Luan over to entertain these Erlang's infantry for the time being.
After Immortal Master Erlang told his men not to cause trouble, he returned to Yunxiao City with the Meishan Six Saints and Sun Wukong.
In Yunxiao City, Sun Wukong held a banquet for Immortal Master Erlang, who, after a few drinks, couldn't help but slam his cup down.
"The Great Venerable decreed that I test you, and I dared not disobey."
He said, "Had he not given the decree, I would surely not have fought against the Monkey King!"
Sun Wukong nodded; Immortal Master Erlang's relationship with the Jade Emperor was not very good.
But with the authority of the Great Venerable present, no matter what, Immortal Master Erlang had to obey the orders.
"Forget about that matter, I understand all," Sun Wukong said, arranging for another cup for Immortal Master Erlang, "From now on, True Monarch, you may reside peacefully on Huaguo Mountain."
The addition of Immortal Master Erlang made Huaguo Mountain even stronger.
And those Erlang's infantry from Guan River Mouth remained at ease only long after Sun Wukong had left, eventually following Ao Luan to Liufu Island.
The sudden appearance of so many Erlang's infantry sent a wave of panic across Liufu Island, scaring away several groups of human merchants who were there to trade, especially those fierce-looking ghost judges.
With no other choice, Ao Luan had to arrange for them by the seaside, where Demons brought food to them in large pots.
Erlang's infantry dared not stray from the seaside.
At mealtime, they obediently followed the Demons' orders, queuing up to receive food.
This piqued the curiosity of a Deer Demon serving food: "Why are you all so scared?"
"It's all because of your Great King!"
Erlang's infantry replied, "He can transform into something bigger than Kunlun Mountain and crush us with a single step. Even our True Monarch grandfather can't beat him."
"That's right, that's right!"
Some ghost judges added, "You didn't see it, with one shot of his arrow, he even pierced through the South Heavenly Gate!"
The Deer Demon couldn't help but laugh: "Our Great King is not that powerful!"
Sun Wukong rarely displayed his Divine Skills on Huaguo Mountain and many Demons were unaware of his prowess.
Erlang's infantry shook their heads; this Deer Demon didn't realize how fortunate she was.
They sat by the seaside with their meals, picking up chopsticks to eat.
"Eh?"
A ghost judge was suddenly startled, "What is this?"
"Braised tofu."
The Deer Demon said with a smile, "There are too many of you, so tofu is all we've got, but you can come back for more if it's not enough."
As soon as she finished speaking, Erlang's infantry rushed to the pot.
"I want more!"
"This is mine, this is mine!"
"Don't fight; let me eat first!"
The Deer Demon was astounded by Erlang's infantry's scramble over the food.
"Have you never eaten tofu before?"
She asked in amazement.
"How could we taste such delicacies from the human world?"
Erlang's infantry were tearfully overjoyed. Although they were Immortals, they were just minor ones. Aside from occasional hunting trips, they subsisted on frugal meals during their arduous Cultivation. Immortal Master Erlang forbade them from competing with humans for food. Even if they had tasted tofu, they had never tasted tofu fried in hot oil.
"How many humans show you such generosity?"
As they wolfed down, Erlang's infantry asked, "The offerings here must be plenty; how bountiful is your incense burning?"
"Incense?"
The Deer Demon was puzzled: "What incense?"
Erlang's infantry were shocked; without incense offerings, why would the Demons give them such delicious food?
"This tofu is made by ourselves."
The Deer Demon chuckled, "You all eat food from incense offerings? No wonder you're so pitiful."
She felt some sympathy for these country bumpkins who had never seen the outside world.
Erlang's infantry were both amazed and delighted.
They asked, "Can we eat such tasty food from now on?"
The Deer Demon nodded, "If you work on Huaguo Mountain, you can even buy things a million times tastier than tofu."
"A million times tastier than tofu!"
Erlang's infantry's hearts shook.
No wonder the True Monarch Grandfather, even after losing a fight, still wanted to move them here.
Huaguo Mountain was truly a land of Immortals!
Erlang's infantry felt rooted to the spot and had no desire to leave.
"Thank you, True Monarch Grandfather, thank you!"
"I must stay on Huaguo Mountain!"
They gobbled up the tofu, swearing to live better lives from now on.
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