Sun Wukong was held accountable by the Jade Emperor for eating flat peaches. Why could this mortal walk away?
Monkey King offended the Jade Emperor by making trouble in the heavenly court. However, Brother Monkey had offended the Queen Mother of the West before that. The reason is that Brother Monkey stole the flat peaches.
After the Brother Monkey ate the flat peaches, he was held accountable by the Jade Emperor. However, during the Journey to the West, a mortal stole the flat peach and safely retreated. What was the identity of this mortal?
After Sun Wukong pushed down Zhenyuanzi's ginseng fruit tree, Zhenyuanzi asked him to find someone to revive the ginseng fruit tree. Otherwise, Tang Monk would have to be thrown into the hot oil pot. Brother Monkey first found the legendary three stars. However, the three stars of fortune, wealth, and longevity can't cure the ginseng fruit tree. Brother Monkey took the three of them to Wuzhuang temple and let them buy time for him.
Brother Monkey drove a somersault cloud to the Donghua Emperor's palace and asked him to revive the ginseng fruit tree. The Emperor first took the monkey to the reception hall, and then a boy was behind the screen.
This boy is Dongfang Shuo.
It is said that on the birthday of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a blackbird fell from the sky in front of the palace. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know what it was. Dongfang Shuo explained that Qingluan, the mount of the Queen Mother of the West, was going to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Within a few seconds, the Queen Mother of the West came. What she carried were seven flat peaches. The Queen Mother of the West left two fruits and gave the remaining five to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After the Emperor ate them, he wanted to be self-sufficient and plant them on his land.
Then, the Queen Mother of the West mercilessly told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the peaches would be ripe after 3,000 years!
Later, the Queen Mother of the West pointed to Dongfang Shuo and said that this little boy had eaten her flat peaches three times.
When Wukong saw Dongfang Shuo, he remembered Dongfang Shuo's "good deeds." Dongfang Shuo's evil deeds are well known. Then, how does Dongfang Shuo avoid the punishment from the Queen Mother of the West?
When Wukong says that Dongfang Shuo stole peaches, Dongfang Shuo also replies: "Old thief, what are you doing here? My master doesn't have fairy pills."
Therefore, Dongfang Shuo became the apprentice of Emperor Donghua, who is also the head of all male immortals and the husband of the Queen Mother of the West. So, the Queen Mother of the West will not investigate Dongfang Shuo's crime of stealing peaches.