The Great Huang Di decided: you need to meet all the demons and spirits at once, so as not to get to know them one by one. The meeting place was determined on the Great Western Mountain. The ground suddenly became quiet and calm. After all, every single local terrorist-werewolf, devil, robbing graves, luring those who could not swim into the pool, throwing stones from cliffs at travelers, committing countless other dirty tricks, rushed off to their universal congress!
Huang Di appeared in all his majesty before his subjects. The spirit of Chiyu with a pack of wolves and tigers paved the way for him. Feng-bo, the master of the winds, swept away dust from the road, and Yu-shi, the lord of the rains, moistened the path. The great ruler was seated on a golden chariot drawn by elephants. The charioteer was a stork-like bifan. He had a human face with a white beak, blue plumage with red spots. He jumped on his only leg and continuously shouted “bifan-bifan.” The honorary escort consisted of six flying dragons. So Huang Di arrived at the Great Western Mountain, where the demons gathered. Some had bird bodies and dragon heads, others had horse bodies but human faces, and others had human faces but snake bodies. Some looked like pigs with eight legs and snake tails. There were also demons here, similar to people, but so hairy that their faces were invisible. Phoenixes danced in the sky. The winged snakes respectfully clung to the ground. Everyone was jumping, some on a single leg, and some on all
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Oh, what an amazing and beautiful sight it was! Huang Di rejoiced so much that he composed music so moving that it touched heaven and earth, agitated spirits and demons.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru