Sun Wukong had no awareness of such things, so he did not know he had caused trouble.
Sun Wukong did not even know what Spirit Stones were. With no concept of them at all, he kept scratching his ears and cheeks, unable to understand why he had brought down such a disaster when all he had wanted was to slay demons and vanquish evil.
Nuwa and Bai Suzhen left Lotus Cave, and Sun Wukong set off again, protecting Tang Monk.
After watching Tang Monk and his three companions leave, Randeng sighed inwardly.
"Ancient Buddha, why did you have to agree? Couldn't we think of another way?"
"Ah, what is there to think about? If the Buddha succeeds, five billion will be no problem. If the Buddha fails, three hundred billion alone will be more than our Buddhist Sect can bear. Why worry about another five billion?"
After hearing Randeng's reasoning, Guanyin nodded as well.
Indeed, they already had to pay three hundred billion. Why worry about another five billion?
If they could not afford those three hundred billion, what difference would another five billion make?
This was a classic case of having so much debt that repayment ceased to be a worry. Buddhism now owed three hundred and ten billion in outside debt. With such an enormous sum, they truly had too much debt to worry anymore.
Before leaving, Guanyin gave Sun Wukong a thorough talking-to, telling him not to act rashly when he encountered trouble.
Sun Wukong also sensed that he seemed to have caused a great disaster this time, and he agreed.
And so the incident at Lotus Cave passed. There were no Gold and Silver Boys, only the Green-and-White Maidens.
After Nuwa and Bai Suzhen returned to the Spirit Vine City Lord's Residence, Lin Tian immediately came