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The day Lin Yuan transmigrated into King Qin Guang, Sun Wukong happened to come smashing into the Hall of Senluo.
While everyone else was scared stiff, he simply crossed out the monkey’s name in the Book of Life and Death and took him on as a lackey.
The Nine Halls of Yama wanted to punish him? He exposed their dirty secrets on the spot, forcing the gods to bow their heads.
Ksitigarbha came to call him to account? Lin Yuan fired back with three sentences and seized control of the Underworld’s narrative.
The Celestial Court offered Sun Wukong a position? Lin Yuan gave him a spoiler in advance and helped him dodge the Bimawen trap.
The Peach Banquet? He and the monkey emptied the orchard and made off with Taishang Laojun’s golden pills.
Erlang Shen came to surround and attack them? Lin Yuan talked him around in a few words, turning Yang Jian against his own side.
The Tathagata panicked and launched the great journey to fetch the scriptures.
Lin Yuan grinned. “The pilgrimage route? I’ll walk it first and recruit every demon along the way.”
When Tang Sanzang reached Mount Lingshan, he had no disciples and hadn’t faced a single trial.
The Tathagata asked him, “Where are your tribulations?”