Hu Shu - The Ghost Banquet of the Great Tang by Samadhi Konghai [Volume Three]

Author: Meng Po
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: During the An Lushan Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong, fleeing Chang'an, finds himself in a dilemma where he must avoid his ministers' betrayal by considering punishing his beloved concubine, Yang Guifei. At this moment, the Hu Taoist Huang He proposes an astonishing solution. He suggests using the body dissolution method to place the concubine in a state of apparent death to avoid this disaster. Later, she would be sent to Japan (Wajō) to escape the clamor of the world. However, this suggestion leads to a horrifying outcome.
Forty years earlier, Kōhei (also known as Abe no Nakamaro) left a letter for Li Bai, describing this chilling event in detail. Kūkai interprets this letter, written in Japanese, for Liu Zongyuan. Meanwhile, around the master Hēguo of the Dragon Well Temple, strange shadows appear, inviting Hēguo to participate in a destructive banquet.