Bi An was born blind, but later had a pair of ox eyes transplanted. They could not see the malice in people's hearts, but they could pierce the boundary between life and death. Whenever tears ran from the corners of his eyes, it was a deadly omen that disaster was close at hand.
He had an exceptionally delicate, feminine appearance, with a deathly pale face. For years, he curled up beneath his bed like a damp insect avoiding the light. Though he had a knack for fortune-telling, his nature was as naive and childish as a young boy's. His constitution was unusual, and he could endure hunger for an incredibly long time: one full meal could sustain him for years. But if he went hungry too long, his flesh would wither away until all that remained was a weightless, soft human skin.
Because he looked like that, time and again, his withered body was mistaken for a finely crafted "doll" and picked out of the trash by people who took him home to play with as they pleased.
For a hundred years, two women, one human and one ghost, loved him deeply. They remained entangled with him through countless separations and reunions, acting out a bizarre romance that crossed the boundary between life and death.
The vast sea of suffering has no bounds, and countless lost fish sink into the dark abyss. I cast my golden hook to fish for those destined to catch me; without resolute determination, one cannot find peace. ༺࿈Zhuangzi, "Free and Easy Wandering"࿈༻
Creation arises from nothingness, and harmony arises from the interaction of Kan and Li. Knowing emptiness, one ceases a single thought; when the time comes, one becomes a skeleton. (Zhuangzi, "The Qilin Sword")
Once I lived in the capital, carefree and dreamless. The vast ocean held me humble, all streams flowed smoothly. The lotus root grows in the mud, yet rises from the green mud. Born in China, I sought the path to immortality early on. (Zhuangzi, "Free and Easy Wandering")
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