No-cha

No-cha is one of the most frequently mentioned heroes in Chinese romance; he is represented in one account as being Yü Huang's shield-bearer, sixty feet in height, his three heads with nine eyes crowned by a golden wheel, his eight hands each holding a magic weapon, and his mouth vomiting blue clouds.

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"Yes," replied No-cha, "he called, but I took no heed of him."

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At the time of his father's visit No-cha was absent from the temple.

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"Have no fear," replied No-cha superciliously; "his son's sinews are still intact; I will give them back to him if he wishes."

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There, in standing up to No-cha and Huang Fei-hu, he had his left arm broken by the former's magic bracelet, but, fortunately for him, his subordinate, T'u Hsing-sun, a renowned magician, gave him

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There emerged a new No-cha full of life, with a fresh complexion, purple lips, keen glance, and sixteen feet of height.

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So he gave instructions regarding the defence to No-cha, and went off in his spirit chariot to K'un-lun.

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He spread these on the ground in the form of a human being and placed the soul of No-cha in this lotus skeleton, uttering magic incantations the while.

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No-cha, but during his boyhood he was known as Yin Chiao, _i. e.

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Lung Wang took the form of a small blue dragon, and followed No-cha to his father's house, upon entering which Lung Wang resumed his normal form, and accused No-cha of having belaboured him.

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