"You... you people! Why are you so obstinate? Calm down!"
Faced with those wary, suspicious eyes, Guanyin had nowhere to vent her anger. She hurriedly drew a deep breath and lightly flicked her Willow Branch, sprinkling cool holy water over them.
"Amitabha Buddha..."
She then recited the Purifying Heart Spell and the Mind-Calming Spell for them... She knew they had been frightened out of their wits. If she wanted to communicate with them now, she first had to calm them down.
"Bodhisattva..."
"Ah, Great Compassionate Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, save our Treasure Elephant Kingdom! That demonic monk from Great Tang is about to wipe us out!"
Under the chanting of those spells, the women of the Treasure Elephant Kingdom's Imperial Clan-and especially its king-finally calmed down and let go of their wariness toward Guanyin.
"Greetings, Bodhisattva Guanyin."
"We pay our respects, Bodhisattva."
Guided by the Buddhist light, everyone else knelt in unison. Even the restless elephants and horses quieted down. The Tiger Commander, however, seemed unaffected and still held his saber.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing? Are you abandoning your Treasure Elephant Kingdom?"
Only then did Guanyin breathe a sigh of relief, putting on a kindly, compassionate expression full of sympathy for the suffering of the world.
"Guanyin Bodhisattva, you must uphold justice for us! That Tang Sanzang you mentioned earlier is a demonic monk from Great Tang! He's the vanguard sent by Great Tang to destroy our Treasure Elephant Kingdom!"
The king immediately recalled something terrifying and began pleading desperately with Guanyin again.
"Merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva, please save our Treasure Elephant Kingdom." The other civil and military officials knelt as well.
Guanyin's face twitched.
"Your Majesty, you... all of you have lost your minds! Who said Tang Sanzang was a demonic monk? Who said Great Tang wanted to destroy your