Zuo Ci Eludes Cao Cao
The Biographies of Divine Transcendents tells how Cao Cao tried to seize Zuo Ci, who vanished among a flock of sheep. When every sheep knelt, the pursuers could no longer identify him, setting political power against an uncontrollable adept.
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“曹公遂益欲杀慈。乃敕内外收捕慈，慈走群羊中”