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manifested and encircling the Tzu wei
star as a wall of protection. I opine that
in the west there must be a sage who
can control the threatened evil; would it
not be well for your Majesty to send a
messenger to enquire, in obedience to
the heavenly portents?”
The Emperor then said: “At midnight I
dreamed of a turbaned man and a
demon which had a black face, red hair,
large and prominent teeth, and was of
very evil appearance generally. The man
in the turban, with his hands clasped
and murmuring prayers, pursued the
demon closely. To look on, he (the
turbaned man) indeed had a strange
countenance, totally unlike ordinary
men; his face was the colour of black
gold, his ear lobes reached his
shoulders, his whiskers stood outward,
his moustache and beard were cut off,
short and even; he had phoenix
eyebrows, a high nose and black eyes.
His clothes were white and powdered, a
jewelled girdle of jade encircled, on his
head was a plain hat, and around it