A minute later a horde of brigands of ferocious aspect rushed up to the temple of Hsiang Shan.
Miao Shan had learnt by revelation at Hsiang Shan all that was taking place at the palace.
In 1278 Canton was taken, and the heroic Wen T'ien-hsiang was captured through the treachery of a subordinate.
A legend says that the spots on the bamboo-leaves which grow on the Hsiang River were caused by the tears of these two queens.
Miao Shan had returned to Hsiang Shan, leaving in the palace the bodily form of the priest.
