Chapter 88 A White Fish from the Yellow River to the Dragon boat Zhang Kui became frustrated when he knew that Chang Hao had marched his troops to Meng Ford. Thus Gao, his wife, proposed that they should just stay within the city defending it resolutely, and so not go outside to open fight. Gao wondered that in the case of Ziya's troop running short of supplies, their only option would be a withdrawal. Meanwhile Krakucchanda,15 the master of Earth Traveler Sun, sent a messenger bringing an incantation and a letter to Ziya, explaining to him how to use the spell and how to trap Zhang Kui and take the city. Thus in the following day, Ziya and King Wu trotted strong horses to look around the city. When Zhang saw them scouting in the surroundings, he dashed out the gate to hunt King Wu. Nezha and Thunder-quaker waited until Zhang had galloped far away, and then flew into the city to kill Gao Lanying, and opened the gate. Then, Ziya's troop attacked. At that time, Nezha returned flying to rescue King Wu from Zhang. When Zhang Kui realized that he could not win, he ran for reinforcements diving dived into the earth and returning to the city. When he perceived that the city had been taken, he decided to rush to Meng Ford to confront Chang Hao. But Yang Ren used his eyes to track down Zhang's route and directed Yang Bliss and Wei Hu to follow Zhang. When Zhang reached the bank of the Yellow River, Yang was waiting there, and burning the enchantment. Without any warning the earth became iron hard and Zhang could not move at all through it. That being so he had to come out and try to escape on the ground. But when his head just projected out of the earth, the club of Wei Hu fell down on his head smashing down it. In the aftermath, Ziya bought boats from some anglers to cross the Yellow River. With the King Wu's boat already in the middle of the river, a white fish jumped into the boat. King Wu wanted to return the fish to the water but Ziya explained to him that this was an auspicious omen pointing out —someone from the boat— that the Zhou lineage would be established as the ruling family. Then Ziya provided to himself to first step down the boat and then went tell ahead all the feudal lords not to address King Wu as king. But when still some feudal lords wanted to set up a new king, Ziya without delay dodged the subject of conversation in order to avoid any suspicion of King Wu.
15. In some accounts the master of Earth Traveler Sun is called Ju Liusun.
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