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from　his　place　and　went　and　leaned　over　the　railing　to　look　at　the　man。　He　saw　a　Taoist　priest　in　snowy　garb　leaning　on　his　staff　in　the　middle　of　the　road；　while　the　crowd　about　him　burnt　incense　and　made　obeisance。

〃What　wizard　fellow　is　this？　Bring　him　here！〃　said　Sun　Ce。

〃This　is　Yu　Ji；〃　said　the　attendants。　〃He　lives　in　the　east　and　goes　to　and　fro　distributing　charms　and　draughts。　He　has　cured　many　people　as　everybody　will　tell　you；　and　they　say　he　is　a　saint。　He　must　not　be　profaned。〃

This　only　angered　Sun　Ce　the　more；　and　he　told　them　to　arrest　the　man　at　once　or　disobey　at　their　peril。　So　there　being　no　help　for　it；　they　went　down　into　the　road　and　hustled　the　saint　up　the　steps。

〃You　madman！　How　dare　you　incite　people　to　evil？〃　said　Sun　Ce。

〃I　am　but　a　poor　priest　of　the　Langye　Mountains。　More　than　half　a　century　ago；　when　gathering　simples　in　the　woods；　I　found　near　the　Yangqu　Spring　a　book　called　'