Water-Wood Beast Yaoguai Chiefs
Description
Long ago, there was a camphor tree that had grown for a thousand years, its branches lush and verdant. One day, a natural disaster uprooted it, casting it into a river.Due to its immense size and weight, the narrow river could not carry it, leaving it stranded. A few days later, the villagers planned to drag it away and use it for lumber. Suddenly, the camphor tree began to stir, transforming into a massive four-legged wooden beast that lurked in the water.From then on, any craftsman with ill intentions who approached would be sprayed into the water by the beast, terrifying them to their core. However, when children came to play in the river, it never frightened them. Instead, it would sometimes use its wooden branches to rescue those who were drowning. Over time, the villagers grew accustomed to its presence and called it the “Water-wood Beast.“One year, a wandering Daoist passed through the area and, hearing about the Water-wood Beast, called out to it from the riverbank, “Aren’t you bored being stuck here? There are many of your kind out there. You should leave.“The Waterwood Beast remained unmoved, and two more years passed. Then, during a period of continuous heavy rain, the river’s water level rose higher and higher. The Waterwood Beast repeatedly crashed against the riverbank, scaring the villagers into fleeing to a neighboring village. That night, the upstream riverbank burst, flooding the downstream village. When the floodwaters receded, the villagers returned to find the Water-wood Beast had vanished from the river bend.
Poetry
Fortune or misfortune, hard to foresee,
Blaming heaven and earth, you can’t break free.
Better to seek joy in a simple way,
Ride the waves, your dawn will come one day.
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