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This story was told by Minster Xu.
Years ago, Xu, dissatisfied with his wife’s strict adherence to propriety and her lack of warmth in the chamber, took a fiery and beautiful concubine.
This concubine had a terrible temper, often bossing Xu around and showing no respect for the lady of the house. If anyone tried to talk her into adhering to manners and propriety, she would laugh and curse them until they left in disgrace. Yet, Xu found this amusing and indulged her in every way, spoiling her with affection.
One day, Xu was returning to the capital to report on his duties. Fearing that their carriage might be attacked by bandits, he hired a large boat to transport his family, servants, and belongings back to the capital. That night, the sound of fighting suddenly erupted on the boat. It turned out that a yaoguai had sneaked aboard under the cover of darkness. Soon, a terrifying figure with horns and jagged teeth appeared. He wore a tattered cloth around his waist, held a pot-shaped shield in his left hand, and wielded an iron whip in his right, glaring menacingly at everyone.
Xu and his wife trembled in fear, but the concubine stood tall and unafraid, loudly scolding the yaoguai for his rudeness. The yaoguai was taken aback for a moment, then sighed and said, “Even in human form, you are so arrogant. Truly, you are one of us, a Yaksha.”
The concubine burst into laughter and said, “Nonsense! I intended to play for a while longer, but now you’ve ruined everything. Fine, let’s kill them all and leave together.” With that, she transformed into a creature identical to the yaoguai.
Xu finally realized that he had brought a yaoguai into his home.
Just as the two yaoguais were about to kill Xu and his family, a female voice rang out, “Even though the your kingdom has fallen and you were forced to seek shelter in the east, you should not behave so rudely. Why not follow me into the mountains for your practice?” Just when the two yaoguais were ready to resist, a woman descended onto the bow of the boat, holding a precious fan. With a powerful wave of the fan, she immobilized them in the wind.
After this terrifying experience, Xu never dared to take another concubine.
Poetry
A beauty weds a beast so vile,
With horns and fangs, a facade’s sweet guile.
In love’s embrace, they form a pair,
Rolling in the haze, many lives they ensnare.
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