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"This temperament, coupled with that appearance, is quite endearing, but to cultivate the skills I've imparted is somewhat challenging,"
"However, when it comes to martial arts, divine skills, and techniques, he is diligent and practices strenuously. In these respects, he is on par with you before you ventured to other realms. His divine skills are also much alike. He may just fall slightly short in stamina and his Cloud Soaring Skill isn't as fast as yours, after all, I haven't taught him that particular skill. In a duel of endurance, he was no match for you even before you journeyed through the heavens, and even less so now."
The Patriarch subtly praised Sun Wukong, after all, one was a pupil he expelled without even bestowing a dharma name, the other his true disciple. Whom he would favor more was not even a question.
"So, like the other disciples who left the mountain, he has also forgotten his master?" Sun Wukong asked with a smile.
