02 The Bridge to the Tao
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Wang deciphers the beggars’ names as Chung-li Ch’üan and Lü Tung-pin and keeps their three-month appointment at the old bridge, though his wife insists robbers drugged him. The immortals reveal themselves; Lü teaches internal alchemy, eradicating ego and cultivating the true heart, then sends Wang to Shantung to gather his seven disciples, recalling the seven golden lotus flowers. Wang feigns a stroke, and a village doctor confirms a mild one.