On this day, He Xiaoyao walked a total of six to seven hundred li before spending the night in a cave, around the entrance of which he strung a circle of vines tied with several small bells.
Though he called it spending the night, he actually rested for only two hours before the bells began to ring.
Without pausing to check whether the sound was caused by a small animal, a person, or the wind, He Xiaoyao bolted straight out of the cave, took to his heels, and fled at a run toward the mountain.
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