"All encounters in this world are reunions after a long separation."

Zhang Yu had heard this saying before, but it was not until he met Wu Xiang that he realized the truth of these words.

Wu Xiang was indeed to his taste!

"Outside the Three Realms?"

At the summit of the Chess Institute, Zhang Yu, sipping on wine, listened to Wu Xiang talk about this place, and couldn't help but feel curious, "What place is that?"

"Probably... maybe it's the universe."

Sun Wukong answered uncertainly.

"What is the universe?"

Zhang Yu asked again.

"'Yu' refers to infinite space, 'zhou' refers to infinite time."

Sun Wukong responded, suddenly feeling a strange sensation.

Why would humans, forty-nine thousand million years later, call it the universe?

He calculated briefly, and it felt as though a thread was connecting him to something.

However, immediately after, a severe headache overcame Sun Wukong, forcing him to abandon his calculations and free himself from the pain.

Extrapolating things forty-nine thousand million years later was an impossibility for him.

Sun Wukong couldn't continue his explorations and instead continued drinking with Zhang Yu.

The outcome of the chess game was still Zhang Yu's victory, even though Sun Wukong had greatly improved, Zhang Yu had progressed even more.

It seemed that Sun Wukong could never catch up to him in this regard.

Zhang Yu stayed at Huaguo Mountain.

It didn't take long for the Ten States and Three Islands to discover his whereabouts, sending several groups of immortals to rescue him, yet they ended up falling into a trap and were either imprisoned or subdued by Sun Wukong.

After several failed attempts, the Dual Immortals could only temporarily cease their operations and began plotting slowly.

As time passed swiftly like a white steed fleeting by, half a year had gone in the blink of an eye.

On New Year's day, Zhang Yu attended the celebration banquet at Huaguo Mountain.

"It's such a rare festival, and that fellow actually didn't come."

Zhang Yu pondered to himself, then returned the toasts to each person who toasted him.

He didn't recognize these toasting individuals, yet he felt an inexplicable familiarity.

Meanwhile, on the side, the immortals were secretly observing Zhang Yu.

"How is he not finding it odd that so many people are toasting to him?"

Immortal Zhenyuan asked Sun Wukong, "Is he about to regain his memory?"

"I don't know."

Sun Wukong answered.

Regardless of whether the memory returned or not, he was not worried.

But in his view, the Jade Emperor's current state was the best; unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to awaken the Jade Emperor from his sweet dreams.

"If he could just sleep peacefully for fifty years, that would be good."

Sun Wukong thought to himself, knowing the Jade Emperor was a strong ace up his sleeve, but his search for the Jade Emperor wasn't solely for leveraging his power.

If possible, he hoped the Jade Emperor could spend these fifty years carefree.

"She could be without worries as well."

Sun Wukong looked toward the stage at the banquet.

A group of dancing girls walked up.

Seeing them, all the immortals were surprised.

"Why is a mortal leading the dance?"

The immortals asked, "Where is Miss Daji?"

Every year at the banquet, it was Daji leading the Fairy Chang'e in the dance, but this year, although Fairy Chang'e was present, the leader was not Daji but a human woman.

"Daji made some mistakes, so I made her reflect behind closed doors for a few days."

Sun Wukong said lightly, "This woman dances no worse than her."

The immortals' faces were full of disbelief.

However, as the music played and the woman began her graceful dance, all the immortals were captivated by her swirling figure.

As the woman moved to the rhythm of the music, her long sleeves fluttering, a burst of Immortal Energy emanated, overshadowing the radiance of the Fairy Chang'e.

"Who is this person?"

Water Virtues Star Monarch asked, "Her dance is not a dance from the Mortal World. Why haven't we seen her before?"

"We've never seen her either."

Other immortals did not know the identity of the dancing girl.

But Ao Luan quickly noticed something different about the woman.

Her dance was graceful, but her gaze always lingered on one place.

That was Zhang Yu.

"Brother, could she be..."

Ao Luan became suspicious.

"Just as you suspect."

Sun Wukong responded.

Ao Luan was shocked: "Is she the Queen Mother?"

The surrounding immortals, hearing this, widened their eyes in surprise.

"Donghua, is that really the Queen Mother?"

Immortal Zhen Yuan asked Emperor Donghua: "How did you find her?"

Emperor Donghua first nodded, then shook his head, turning his gaze towards Sun Wukong.

Immortal Zhen Yuan looked at Sun Wukong: "Younger brother, was it you who found the Queen Mother?"

"Yes."

Sun Wukong nodded.

Immortal Zhen Yuan looked at Sun Wukong as if looking at a monster.

The Jade Emperor was his design to bring here, and now the Queen Mother was also found by him, this was somewhat too astonishing.

The immortals were quite moved.

"Great Saint, I toast to you on behalf of everyone."

Water Virtues Star Monarch toasted Sun Wukong.

Although they had already left the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor was after all their former master.

The fact that Sun Wukong showed him respect made the immortals very pleased.

They joyfully watched the woman and Zhang Yu, waiting until the end of the dance when Water Virtues Star Monarch immediately went to arrange for the two to meet.

Late at night, the celebration banquet finally ended amidst a lively atmosphere.

After the crowd left, the residual warmth of the venue was quickly blown away by the wind.

Ao Luan followed Sun Wukong walking away from the venue, not knowing why, it was eerily quiet along the way, with no one to be seen.

"It must be Immortal Zhen Yuan's doing."

Ao Luan thought.

Only Immortal Zhen Yuan could use the Sleeve Universe to clean the streets so thoroughly.

Recently, for some reason, Immortal Zhen Yuan seemed to consciously want to bring Ao Luan closer to Sun Wukong.

Ao Luan looked at Sun Wukong from behind.

Unfortunately, Sun Wukong as always, seemed to not notice anything unusual.

"This might be the last banquet."

Ao Luan took the initiative to speak, saying: "Next year, who knows if it's still possible."

Lingshan had already found the seventh relic, and clues for the eighth relic had emerged.

The conflict between Sun Wukong and Buddha had become unavoidable, and it was impossible to delay another year.

Furthermore, this conflict was so significant it would affect the Four Great Continents, making it hard for Huaguo Mountain to remain unscathed.

"No, the banquet will still be held..."

Sun Wukong said.

No matter what happens next year, he would do his utmost to protect the people of Huaguo Mountain from harm.

If not for this, he could not have waited so long.

"The banquet is not just for the people of Huaguo Mountain to see."

Sun Wukong looked up at a distant lighthouse emitting light.

The banquet of Huaguo Mountain was being conveyed to the Northern Continent, where households were watching it.

Sun Wukong could feel the popular sentiment in the Northern Continent gradually stabilizing.

Not just the Northern Continent, but the other three continents could also sense some gradually brewing popular sentiment.

"Between us and Lingshan, it is definitely our victory."

Sun Wukong said to Ao Luan.

No matter what trump cards the Buddha plays, as long as the Heavenly Dao continues, he won't be afraid.

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