(v.) The Listener

One of the most talented disciples of the Daoist magical arts was Han Xiangzi. Now Han was not only skilled at transcending his mortal coil, he was also quite an accomplished flautist. So much so, in fact, that one day while playing his flute on the shore, he attracted the attention of Long, the seventh daughter of the Dragon King, who was so captivated by his playing, she turned herself into a silvery eel to dance in the shallows and listen. Unbeknownst to the immortal musician, she returned, day after day, transfixed and transformed by his melody…