The Twelve Zodiac Signs in Heaven sacrificed themselves for the greater cause, leaving their positions vacant. As the God of Justice, Yang Jian felt duty-bound to find suitable animals to join the celestial bureaucracy, so he decided to descend to the mortal realm himself.
He arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain first. "Sun Wukong, come on. Let's go up to Heaven and have a fight."
A fight, and then an official certification while they were at it. Refused.
Sun Wukong: "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven already has a government job. How can I work two jobs?"
Just as they were about to leave, Nezha suddenly ran over. "Count me in!"
Yang Jian: "I'm looking for suitable little animals..."
Nezha: "I'm made of lotus root. Does that make me a... plant person?"
After some arguing, the three decided to search together for the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig!
Along the way, they came across animals that weren't zodiac signs, but cats were so cute, and fox fur was so soft... Before they knew it, they had brought them all back to True Lord's Temple. The temple was now overrun with fluff.
Xiaotian Dog: First of all, I'm not jealous, but there really are a lot of little animals. Secondly, I'm not jealous, but is a puppy's fur really not as nice to touch as a fox's? Lastly, I'm not... No, I'm jealous!
Theme: All creatures beneath the frosty sky compete to live free.