One day, the Jade Emperor summoned the assembled immortals for a meeting. The Sun reported that the mortal realm was in turmoil: technology was advancing too rapidly, while people’s hearts were growing increasingly lost. He suspected that Tianlu, a celestial steed that had gone missing from Heaven a thousand years ago, was causing trouble in the mortal world. A capable minister needed to be sent down at once to investigate.
The Jade Emperor appointed Taibai Jinxing to form a team. Jinxing recommended that Wukong and Zheng He go with him, and the Jade Emperor agreed. Once these three venerable immortals descended to the mortal world, they found themselves at odds with modern civilization. Zheng He was overcome with emotion, while Wukong was irritable and eager to fight. With Jinxing’s leadership and the help of mortals Lin Xiao and Wu Yuan, they eventually completed their mission and established a permanent office to protect Huaxia.
