They've All Become Top Scholars in the Imperial Examinations, and You're Telling Me This is Journey to the West?

Chen Guangrui felt that he was probably the most "cowardly" among the time travelers.

After years of hard study and relentless effort, he finally achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination in the ninth year of the Wude era!

Just as he was rubbing his hands together, preparing to serve Prince Qin, Li Shimin, and become a "loyal minister" in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Xuanwu Gate Incident came to an end.

Chen Guangrui, well-versed in the ways of officialdom, said it didn't matter and quickly "bought" Wei Zheng, making a precise investment in a potential stock.

Just as this top scholar was preparing to steadily build his career and strive for wealth and glory, he inadvertently stumbled upon:

Yuan Shoucheng, whose fortune-telling was remarkably accurate, only accepted a golden carp as the divination fee.

The old dragon that was slain in a dream;

I even heard that there was a monkey with a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain?

Chen Guangrui: ? ? ?

I've been following this for so many years, and you're telling me I've entered a Journey to the West dungeon?

Wait, who was Tang Sanzang's father again...?

This book is set against the backdrop of Journey to the West, but it does not include elements of the Wilderness or the Investiture of the Gods. If you mind this, please refrain from reading.