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Chapter 40

The Fire That Water Feeds

嬰兒戲化禪心亂 猿馬刀圭木母空The Child's tricks throw the Chan heart into chaos; the ape, the horse, the blade and spirit run empty.
世德堂本 1592, juan 9
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went to the Fire-Cloud Cave and announced himself as the boy's uncle, sworn brother to the great Bull Demon King, and asked, in the confident tone of a man calling in a family favour, for the master back.

laughed at him.

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