Given the speculation we now have, things should become much easier.
Sun Wukong was interested in the Sea-Calming Needle, and all he had to do was not appear too enthusiastic and wait for Wukong to take the bait on his own.
Moonlight Bodhisattva had already sent a telepathic message to the Four Seas Dragon Kings, telling them to be patient.
They just had to wait for Sun Wukong to come knocking on their door.
The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, having heard this, also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Sun Wukong didn't make a fuss about the Sea-Calming Needle and didn't blame them, it didn't matter to them whether he took it or not.
In fact, they didn't want Sun Wukong to take it, because the karmic force generated from taking the Sea-Calming Needle would fall upon them.
In the blink of an eye, several months passed.
There was no stir at Mount Huaguo.
There was none of the anticipated action of Sun Wukong coming to the Eastern Sea to take the Sea-Calming Needle.