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Then, Lee-chang, an old lady famous for her ability
to drink 8 bottles of rice wine in one sitting,
suddenly burst out laughing, He's not wearing
any trousers' she screamed hysterically.
All the eyes of the Bai people averted to Heng
hui's lower half-as did his. He realized, to his
horror that in his hurry to please the emperor,
Tangtaizong – he had forgotten to put his trousers
on. The Bai people could no longer contain themselves
and burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter.The
Emperor's Giant has no trousers, they scornfully
mocked. Then we will always be free!!, Ha.! Ha!
Ha! The more the Bai people laughed the more Giant
Heng Hui went red, at first with embarrassment,
which quickly turned to a colossal rage. He bellowed
at his top voice RAAAAAARGH, with this mighty
roar he pursed his lips and bent down low to drink
Erhai Lake. Within seconds the huge lake was dry
and the Giant's belly full The Bai people retreated
in fear. But the Erhai Lake held a lot of water
and proved too big for even the largest Giant.
Weighed down by hundreds and hundreds of tones
of water, Heng Hui fell into the dry lake, the
water gushing huge waterfalls from his ears, nose
and mouth. Heng Hui, lay unconscious for days
and the Bai people once again celebrated. This
time on the Giant's belly.!!
The Bai people declared independence and called
their land The Nanzhao Kingdom. Heng Hui was led
once again humiliated and defeated to Cang Mountain
On The Side Of Dali Town. They found a great hole
at the top of Cangshan Mountain and slowly tipped
his oversized body into the belly of Cangshan.
They put mighty rocks over the hole, so the Giant
would never break free; The Nanzhao Kingdom was
now complete. At first, Heng Hui was dazed and
confused by the chain of events. Eventually, regaining
strength the mighty giant unleashed his infamous
wrath. He huffed and puffed and crashed and smashed.
But try as he would he could not escape the prison
of Cangshan mountain. However in his fury, he
had hollowed out most of the mountain with his
fists and thus creating more room for himself.
As time went on, the story of Heng Hui went from
being a legend to a hazy myth.
Weeks, Months and Years passed.
Now Juyin was a very well respected man in the
Dali community. Not only was he a monk but also
he was a Taoist master and teacher. He and his
loyal friend & apprentice Baimei would advise the
town of Dali in its day to day business and would
often lead expeditions with local people to the
great mountain of Cangshan. There they would teach
meditation and the people would find solace in
the mountains great silence and wisdom.
 
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