Episode 13 recap: Linglong Tower is going to save the Flower Neck Mountain.
After listening to the advice of the Mole Strategist, Linglong Tower stopped speaking. When the Mole Strategist's gaze fell on the Pink Wind Monster, the Pink Wind Monster hastily declared to him that he didn't want to take on this mess. They could find whoever they wanted to be their king. After saying that, the Pink Wind Monster walked down the mountain, and Pang Zong Guan was infatuated with the Pink Wind Monster's enchanting words and followed him down the mountain. Seeing this, the other monsters dispersed and went their separate ways, and Linglong Tower took this opportunity to leave.
Linglong Tower arrived at a deserted place, lit the Dream Incense given to him by Fantian Yin, and a fairy appeared on the screen. Linglong Tower asked the fairy if his undercover mission was over and if he could return to the Heavenly Court. However, the fairy checked all the records and couldn't find any information about Linglong Tower. Angered, Linglong Tower cursed them for being useless, but the fairy pretended that the signal was bad and disappeared from the video.
Linglong Tower was feeling frustrated when the Divine Lord appeared on the screen. After listening to the Divine Lord's explanation, Linglong Tower learned that his file was the highest secret of the Heavenly Court. Because Linglong Tower had performed his mission exceptionally well, the Divine Lord praised him first and then pointed out his shortcomings, saying that he shouldn't have emotional attachments to those monsters. Finally, the Divine Lord read out the appointment letter from the Heavenly Court, officially appointing him as a celestial being in the heavens.
Linglong Tower returned to the Heavenly Court and waited for his superiors to assign him work. He also asked the Divine Lord if he could work at the Wenqu Star, but the Divine Lord told him that, considering his outstanding performance, Shangfeng decided to send him to the Xiaoleiyin Temple for undercover work. After saying that, the Divine Lord gave him the game props. The Divine Lord was worried that Linglong Tower would make other requests, so he pointed to the somersault cloud and told him that it was different from the previous one. However, Linglong Tower could tell at a glance that what he meant by "different" was just that it had been repaired.
After the tasks were assigned, the Divine Lord told Linglong Tower some gossip about the Heavenly Court and the great demons encountered by the Journey to the West team. Most of them had backgrounds in the Heavenly Court, and after their identities were exposed, although they were able to save their lives, they all received varying degrees of punishment. Linglong Tower's ability to escape unscathed was enough to prove his wisdom. If he had left Flower Neck Mountain any later, it would have been difficult to avoid being mistaken for an enemy by Sun Wukong.
Upon hearing the Divine Lord's words, Linglong Tower immediately realized that the demons on Flower Neck Mountain were in trouble. Without hesitation, he rode the somersault cloud and set his destination as Flower Neck Mountain. Director Hu and others were settling the wages of the departing little monsters when they saw that their friend, Little Mushroom, was also leaving. Da Ji wanted to persuade him to stay, but Little Mushroom had a mournful face and said that the Great King had already left, and there was no future for him if he stayed.
When Tang Seng and his disciples arrived at Flower Neck Mountain, only the Mole Strategist and Da Ji were left on the mountain. Because they were all literati, everyone thought they were doomed. Suddenly, Tu Ye appeared, wielding a long spear, ready to challenge Sun Wukong.
Bold prediction about the ending: So far, this drama has been presented from the perspective of the antagonists, so whether it's a happy ending (HE) or a bittersweet ending (BE), there will be a new antagonist that will be taken down by the Heavenly Court.
As for whether it's a BE or HE, it depends on how many of the demons from Hua Neck Mountain are left at the moment. It's likely that the new antagonist will be played by Jiang Shi Meng, taking on the role of the second team from the Spider Cave.
Her expression in the latest episode was off.
Personally, I hope for a HE where everyone is present, but I'm rather pessimistic about that.