The Guanghan Palace incident was no longer a secret. Surprisingly, because Yang Jian had demonstrated absolute loyalty, the Queen Mother gave him her full backing and pardoned all his offenses. However, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie kept hounding the court relentlessly. To appease the masses and with no other choice, the Jade Emperor ultimately pardoned Chenxiang as well. As for the Third Holy Mother, she could forget about escaping and simply stay put on Mount Hua.
"I bet the Great Sage ends up taking Chenxiang as his disciple."
"I wouldn't be so sure. The Great Sage gave his word to the Jade Emperor. Besides, he's a monk, and monks don't lie; the Great Sage could never break his promise."
Chapter 339