Now, the Yellow-Browed Old Demon offered treasures to Wukong in exchange for the Holy Buddha Sarira.
Wukong had thought the Yellow-Browed Old Demon would bring out Bundle.
Instead, the Yellow-Browed Old Demon pulled a kasaya from his body, its intricate ornaments glittering brilliantly. It was none other than Tang Sanzang's Brocade Kasaya.
The Yellow-Browed Old Demon said, "How about this? This is a Buddhist treasure, a kasaya. Wear it, and it can dispel calamities, ward off misfortune, and keep you from sinking into perdition. I'll trade it for your Śarīra!"
At the sight of it, Wukong hurriedly took it, confirmed that it was indeed the Brocade Kasaya, and draped it over himself.
Delighted, the Yellow-Browed Old Demon held out his hand. "Hand it over!"
"What?" Wukong asked.
The Yellow-Browed Old Demon flew into a rage and raised his Wolf-Tooth Club. "You treacherous monk! We agreed to a trade, but now that you've taken my kasaya, you mean to renege? No one has ever dared cheat Lord Yellow Brows!"
"Who's reneging?" Wukong said. "It's just that, fine as your kasaya is, it still isn't worth my Buddha Treasure, Śarīra."
"Why isn't it?" the Yellow-Browed Old Demon demanded.
"Your kasaya is a treasure, true enough," Wukong said, "but in the end, it's merely an external possession. Eat this Śarīra of mine, and you can become a Buddha. You want to exchange an external possession for a treasure that can make me a Buddha? Where in the world would you find a bargain like that?"
Yellow Brows found this reasonable. After some thought, he summoned a lesser demon under his command and had Tang Sanzang's Nine-Ringed Monk's Staff brought over as well, handing it to Wukong along with the kasaya in exchange for the Śarīra.
Wukong was after Bundle, so how could he