Because of that mortal's provocative words, the Six-Eared Macaque suddenly changed his strategy. He now intended to thoroughly infuriate the mortal and then make him angrily leave.
"Is that so? You keep saying you want to help us, but I really haven't felt at all like you're helping. Yesterday you said you were scared. We could've gone to another village, yet we stayed here instead," the Six-Eared Macaque said to Chen Nuo, "Isn't that right?"
Chen Nuo, knowing he was at fault, didn't speak.
"Look, you're not saying anything, which means you indeed know you did something wrong. And it's not just this one thing—there's also you having nightmares at night. Wasn't it my master who got up to recite the Scripture of Quietude for you so you could fall asleep?"
Seeing Chen Nuo remain silent, the Six-Eared Macaque knew his words had hit the mark.