A merchant was wandering down the road. There was a huge storm so he decided to stay at an inn on the side of the road. He just wanted to get some drinks and a place to stay but the lodging people opposed. But, a man took pity and let him in. They didn't have drinks or a real room, but they let him stay in a makeshift room. The merchant couldn't sleep because he was so hungry and thirsty. Next door, he saw an inn full of soldiers who were drinking and eating, and talking about campaigns he had never heard of.
After a time they began calling to each other: “The general is coming!” Then, the merchant saw them run out to get him with paper lanterns and a big procession. The general came to the inn and the guards followed and waited for his commands. The inn-keeper served food and drinks to the general. When he finished the officers told him to rest after his long journey. A young officer named Asti came and watched over the general for the rest of the night.
The merchant stole from his room and looked through the crack in the door. He saw a bed of bamboo without covers or pillows, and a lamp on the ground. The Asti pulled the generals body apart, head first, then arms, then legs, and threw the body on the bed. The merchant ran back to his room in terror. He ran away three miles to a different inn in fear. He told the new inn keeper about his journey. The inn-keeper told him,
“The whole neighborhood is covered with old battlefields, and all sorts of supernatural things take place on them after dark.”
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