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-<- tenwa:tenwa-chapter4|Buddha on the Yangtze ^ tenwa:tenwa|Tenwa ^ tenwa:tenwa-chapter4|The Source of the Yangtze ->
+<- tenwa:tenwa-chapter4|Buddha on the Yangtze ^ tenwa:tenwa|Tenwa ^ tenwa:tenwa-chapter6|The Source of the Yangtze ->
 ====== Adventures up the Yangtze ======
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 Tsu Tsi volunteers to join the Jabaloo so we can try to learn what is going on. After the initiation procedure he learns that there is a second form of the triangular Mon which was far more sinister.
+> **Evils**
+> (1) Family
+> (2) Wasting Time
+> (3) All Gods
+>
+> **Truth**
+> (4) Society of Fellows
+> (5) Dark Follows Light
+>
+> **Loves**
+> (6) Victory Over Enemies
+We talk to the Cedar spirit about the situation, and he agrees that he will help unconvert any party members who come under the influence of the Jabaloo while we destroy the cult, so under thought's conditions we decide to help the Cedar sort out his current problems.
+==== Week 5 / 8 (Year of the Dog) ====
+Krappi does a very good painting of the Cedar tree while we prepare for the attack on the Jabaloo. We also explore more of the island, to see if there is anything to help in the coming battle. We discover two things of interest.
+  * A Monk who was a self confessed follower of the true Jabaloo, not the current perversion.
+  * A Faceless ghost or 'Muj-ina'.
+==== Week 5 / 9 (Year of the Dog) ====
+At dawn we investigate the 'Muj-ina', and find a paddy 'Killing' field, field with spirits of dead monks. There is a sword sticking out of the centre of the paddy field, but the spirits defend the field stoically, to prevent anybody retrieving the sword. The spirits in the fields are those of monks. Lee Ho finds it very hard to exorcise / lay to rest the monks spirits. As they do not want to go, they have some unfinished business.
+While we are at the ship a fish delivers a message from the 'Dragon of the West', which was :-
+> **Fish Murders you have five days to leave the river"**
+Krappi send's his apologies to the Dragon, and we then return to the island. Where we are attacked by a group of islanders!. We are protected by the Cedar tree, who made us invisible, once we have eluded our attackers, we launch a attack on the Governor pagoda. We fight our way past the guarded outer doors, and get to a inner door, which is magically protected. We decide to go over rather than though, so we cut though the ceiling, which they seem to have forgotten about. While we are exploring someone sets fire to the pagoda, we escape.
+==== Week 5 / 10 (Year of the Dog) ====
+We return to find the pagoda destroyed, but after some examination we find a trap door in the floor, which leads to a full grain store. and a newly build entrance down into a new set of rooms and corridors, that seemed to lead of the island. We post guards at the entrance and return to the ship to collect equipment for underground exploration, and then return to the tunnels. We change the guards and start to explore the tunnel. The tunnel runs to the left and down until it get close to one of the cliffs, then are then stairs that descend. We then proceed for a further 10 minutes under the river and find a T junction in a chamber. There are also stairs going up. We go up and find a small hut in the middle of a island, that is covered in paddy field. The fields are being tended by black robed monks. we are attacked by the monks, and after a fight we prevail. We then return to exploring the tunnel system which is quite extensive, but only find some more paddy fields with no monks, and a tunnel that seems to have been collapsed.
+We return to the Cedar tree and appoint a temporary leader for the village, who is then blessed by the tree, and told to recover the sword and ring of office from the haunted paddy field. The spirits let the new leader enter the field unharmed, and once he has retrieved them most of the spirits depart for the next life. Lee Ho move the more resistant spirits on.
+We then ask the Cedar tree if we have completed the job against the Jabaloo, but he does not respond. We conclude from this that there is more to do.
+==== Week 6 / 1 (Year of the Dog) ====
+We continue our exploration of the tunnels, and decide to clear the rockfall. Beyond the rockfall there are more black robed monks, who attack us, and are defeated. The tunnel then leads to a volcano, that is inhabited by a monovalent Kami. There is a pagoda on a gravel bar, that is unreachable, and in the cone of the volcano there is a big jar that contains main souls - "those possessed by the Jabaloo perhaps?"
+Extract from **"Discourse of the Jabaloo"**
+> **The Cult of the Jabaloo is potentially a great threat to the provinces of this part of china. In its many guises and 'laws, evils and truths' it presents and acceptable face to Buddhists, Shin'to, Taoists and the bureaucrats alike. It is this acceptable, but untruthful face that hides it's many evils... If we are to avoid the subjugation of the populace, and the honoring of many devils and spirits of monovalent intent, we must find a way to defeat this scourge.**
+We attempt to release them while them, while the volcano Kami attacks us with lumps of very hot rock. Our first attempt is driven off. We try tying a rope around the top of the jar, and pulling it over. After some struggle we succeed, in pulling the jar over, it rolls and breaks and releases the spirits contained within. we can now gain entrance to the pagoda. Inside there are 3 Shugenja who give us a very hard time. After a long struggle 2 die, and one escapes leave very fast.Lee Ho goes astral to track the escaping Shugenja. The escaping Shugenja is engaged in combat by Gadunga-Myoo and killed. Lee Ho tanks him for his assistance. He then returns to the physical world and preforms a segati rite on the remains of the Shugenja. We return to the original island and find the inhabitants are now all right (there souls have returned).
+==== Week 6 / 2 (Year of the Dog) ====
+At dawn we revisit the Cedar tree, who is pleased with out work. He has been talking to the Great Dragon of the West on our behalf.. He also tells us of location of the 'Old Dog of Tsai Ti' who we need to visit. The Old Dog is located at Mount Ti. The Great Western Dragon grants use one journey up or down the river. Mount Ti is down stream, and the source of the Yangtze is up. We decide to walk up stream, so we can use our one river journey to return to Mount Ti. We say good-bye to the boat and crew, a long acquaintance is over!
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