Sun Wukong said haughtily, "Hmph. I'll take you to Mount Huaguo to see for yourself."
"Hmm, you're quite impressive, Great Sage," Lingling said, still smiling.
Of course, she knew all about the Great Sage Sun Wukong's eventual fate: being pinned under the Five Fingers Mountain by the Tathagata, accompanying Monk Tang to the Western Heaven to retrieve scriptures, fighting demons, and protecting his master through many adventures. But she didn't say it out loud. She didn't want the Sun Wukong of this moment to feel the weight of his future. Right now, he dared to defy Heaven and Earth. If he knew what was to become of him, who knew how he might change.
Sun Wukong suddenly stood up and grabbed Lingling's hand. Without waiting for her to agree or object, he summoned his Somersault Cloud, pulling her aboard and shooting off toward Mount Huaguo.
