Ah, no, actually... I ran into Goku, and he was having the same problem I had earlier.

[To be entirely fair to Goku, Hakkai had been confused, too, but that is embarrassing to admit after Gojyo had driven him down off the mountain the first time. He smiles, cradling his swollen and purpling wrist against his chest; he's trying not to move too much, but the carefully upright way he's sitting gives away the bruises his clothes are hiding.]

I thought I'd be all right to get back to the temple, but.

[Then there was this tree.]