From the side, the Buddha couldn't help but snicker to himself, shaking his head in amusement, "This monkey is quite interesting."
The Tathagata wore a solemn expression, calculated with his fingers, and said, "So that's how it is."
Wukong then asked, "So that's how it is? Could it be that you, Buddha Ancestor, know this fellow? In the past, there were a few troublesome mounts of Bodhisattvas that nearly met their end at my hand, could it be that this Rhinoceros King is also the mount of a Bodhisattva?"
The Tathagata didn't want to admit that this was Laojun's mount because if Wukong just went to Doulu Palace like that, it would be bound to end in failure; Laojun would surely avoid him and not show himself.
"This bracelet is so formidable that even if I went myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it! I'll have the Eighteen Arhats go with you to take a look; if they can beat him, then beat him, if not, we'll have to find another way," said the Tathagata.
