But after hearing this, Bajie could not help asking, "What happened next?"
"After that demon stabbed the Buddha, how did she escape?"
Wukong's gaze shifted slightly. "Because of the kalpa?"
"Yes."
Guanyin nodded gently. "Golden Cicada Child had already descended to the mortal realm then, and Kalpa Qi was surging. That demon was a Karmic Demon who had manifested through the Great Kalpa."
"She was a destined part of the Great Kalpa. Anyone other than a Tribulation-Bound One would have difficulty capturing her."
Bajie frowned. "But you couldn't just leave her alone."
"Of course not."
Guanyin said, "Since that demon had manifested, she could not simply be allowed to escape, so the World-Honored One sent Vajras after her."
Bajie asked, "Why Vajras?"
Guanyin continued, "First, a Vajra's dharma body is supremely unyielding and yang in nature, directly countering that demon's yin resentment and Demonic Aura."
"Second, Vajras are supremely brave and fearless, single-minded, free of worldly attachments and deluded fixations. The demon could not easily influence them and draw them into the kalpa."
Wukong listened and nodded.
"That's true. Most Vajras are thickheaded, with one-track minds. They don't understand any of that bullshit between men and women. All they think about is subduing demons and protecting the Dharma. Romance, love, unfulfilled desire-tell them about any of that, and they'd probably just find it annoying."
Bajie turned to look at him.
"Brother Monkey, are you praising them or insulting them?"
Wukong grinned. "Praising them, of course."
Guanyin gave the two of them a helpless look.
"The Wind and Moon Demon knew that the Vajras countered her, so she never fought them head-on."
"She only kept fleeing."
"And the Vajras kept pursuing her."
"But that demon was already within the kalpa and shrouded by its energy."
"As the pursuit continued, even the