Bai Shan Zi

Narration recalls that he was captured and put into a prison. He feigned madness, smeared his own stool onto his body, cut off his fifth limb, and became a eunuch. His enemies believed he had gone crazy, loosened their vigilance, and gave him a chance to flee. He later returned to take revenge and massacred his enemies’ whole family, including the old and the young. ^{ch. 228}

The same stretch places him among historical figures who bided their time and were not attached to fleshly appearance. ^{ch. 228}

Appearance

He smeared his own stool onto his body. He cut off his fifth limb and became a eunuch. ^{ch. 228}