The night was deep.
All was quiet. The people in the Guanyin Zen Temple were almost all deep in slumber, yet today, Jinchi found himself without the slightest inkling of sleep.
The events of the day—the jealousy he felt towards Master Xuanzang, which almost drove him to madness—tormented him, and he rose, donning a kasaya and knelt before the statue of Guanyin, repenting for his own actions.
"Bodhisattva, I have not cultivated enough. Today, jealousy arose within me, leading to anger. If not for Master Xuanzang's stern warning, the consequences would have been unimaginable…" He murmured softly, his head bowed in repentance before the statue of Guanyin.
Although he had received Master Xuanzang's forgiveness, he could not forgive himself.
As he knelt in repentance, Jinchi suddenly felt the temple light up with a radiant glow. He looked up and saw that the statue of Guanyin was emitting a brilliant golden Buddhist light.