The red‑faced beggar, ninety‑nine coins—where yang reaches its height and turns to yin, the Ghost Gate opens. …
The red‑faced beggar, ninety‑nine coins—where yang reaches its height and turns to yin, the Ghost Gate opens.
(Master Pu's note: Find the ferryman's contact, a small red‑faced beggar just inside the main gate on the right. Give him ninety‑nine coins and he'll point you toward the next clue.)
Four directions, the watchman's drum, echoes answering in the dark—that's how you'll find the ferryman.
(Master Pu's note: This explains how to read the beggar's message. The "four directions" tell you where the ferryman is. The number of drumbeats tells you how many times to knock. The rest is the password you must trade with him.)
At the Crossing of Yellow Springs, the fare is never fixed. One boat, one passenger—the living should remember this.
(Master Pu's note: Pay the ferryman the "price" he asks for, which may not always be money. Go to see him alone.)