The Legend of Situ Shankong.

Summary

The narrator explores a hidden mountain cave after receiving directions from a horse herder. Upon reaching the small cave, he uses soldier's incense to investigate and discovers an invisible presence blocking the smoke at the entrance. The cave is tiny, barely 10 meters deep, with scattered debris inside. He places talismans strategically and returns to report his findings to Song Zi and Qin Bu Kong. When they revisit the cave the next day, they find unexpected footprints in the previously undisturbed incense ash, suggesting an unknown entity's presence.

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