ExclusiveTraditional Chinese Tales: Disobeying the deity's guidance led to calamity
When the kingdom of Liao was about to be destroyed by the kingdom of Jin, there lived a scholar in one city of Liao. Although he didn’t conduct too many outstanding good deeds in his daily life, he was extremely devout toward divine beings and Buddhas, worshipping them daily with great piety, not only had he set up a Buddhist shrine at home but also regularly visited temples to burn incense and worship.
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AI GeneratedA devout scholar in the kingdom of Liao is warned by a guardian deity in a dream to flee the city via the east gate to survive an imminent invasion by the Jin army. However, the scholar ignores the divine instructions due to his attachment to material wealth and the skepticism of a friend. Consequently, he is killed during a sudden massacre, illustrating the fatal cost of greed and doubt.