Amidst the mist, there was a ghostly figure, likely chilled by the yin wind, huddled around a campfire for warmth.
Chen Shi involuntarily followed the ghost forward, only to come to his senses by the roadside campfire, thinking: "I've been enchanted by some force!"
Shivering, he stepped out from the ghost's path and squatted by the campfire, extending his hands for warmth.
The ghost near the fire was of unknown breed, with a bird's head and a human face, a long bird beak with nostrils on it, blue skin, red hair floating upwards, looking curiously at Chen Shi as he warmed himself.
It had wings, struck by ice crystals borne by the yin wind; an ice crystal was lodged in its wing, and the wound was bleeding.
It noticed that Chen Shi was of a different kind but did not stop him from warming himself. Instead, it groped in the mist, drew several "firewood" sticks, and fed them to the flames.
