Among the household guardian spirits of Northeast China, the Willow Immortals are the most formidable, and they're cold as ice, too. I'll let you in on a secret: my grandmother is a spirit medium of the Liu family, and the one our family worships is Chang San Tainai of the Chang family. Even someone as unremarkable as me caught the Chang family's eye. I'm not exactly a prized disciple, just a little apprentice who keeps watch at the door, but not everyone gets a connection like this. What, you don't believe me? Don't rush. Sit down and let me tell you the whole story. These are true tales of household guardian spirits, passed down by the older generation.
