Daohen Ji

"On this day, the North Star does not move, and the stars are solidified like a mosaic. Looking at the sky at night, it is a cold, complete black jade." ——"Si Tianjian Duty Log" "Three hundred miles east of the royal capital, the 'Silent Plateau' began to emit ceaseless mourning overnight; while the 'Echoing Valley' swallowed up all sounds, becoming as silent as a tomb." ——"Extraordinary Report from the Border Patrol Captain" "The ancestral tripod of Taimiao suddenly weighs as much as a feather. Three animal sacrifices are suspended on the table. The green smoke of incense hangs straight down and sinks like an iron pillar." ——"The Surprising Notes of the Ancestral Official Early in the Morning" "My right hand touched the fire and felt a bone-piercing cold; my left arm explored the well and was burned by the flames. The doctor said that my pulse was half like boiling and half like frozen." ——"The Last Writings of an Anonymous Scholar-official" "The watchman in the city reported that midnight lasted for a full three hours. But the leak in the palace was flowing as fast as usual, and it didn't miss a moment." ——"Ye Lao Chat·Collection"