The soldiers fled and reported the matter of the demonic monks up through the ranks.
The King of the Jisai Kingdom soon learned that demonic monks had entered his realm and hastily ordered the Imperial Guards to arrest them.
Their commander received his orders and surrounded the Golden Light Temple with his troops, but dared not enter. He asked the soldiers who had encountered the demonic monks earlier what they looked like.
The soldiers said fearfully, "One has a long snout and huge ears, carries an Iron Rake, and can change his appearance!"
"What does he change into?" the commander asked.
"A huge wild boar, bigger than a tiger! Arrows can't hurt him, and he's terribly fierce!"
The general did not know how to deal with this. The Jisai Kingdom had enjoyed peace for so long that they scarcely ever fought a battle, let alone dealt with monsters.
One of his subordinates offered a plan. "General, wild boars fear fire. If we wrap our spears and lances in oiled cloth and set them alight, then beat gongs and drums, we're sure to cow the monster."
The general thought this reasonable and adopted the plan. He ordered his soldiers to wrap their spears and lances in oiled cloth and light them, and had fire arrows prepared as well, ready to go and arrest the demonic monks.
The soldiers who had seen Tang Sanzang and his companions spoke up. "General, don't go! There are other demonic monks inside!"
"Other demonic monks?" the general asked in alarm.
The soldiers said:
"There's one carrying a monk's spade, with a blue-black face that looks nothing like a human's."
"There's a hairy-faced one with a mouth like the Thunder Duke's!"
"There's an old one who seems to be their leader, an old demon who's already cultivated