Talk:Broken Shin River/@comment-10980712-20171129133011

I have heard a different version. King Zhou and Daji were on top of Lutai, their gigantic marble tower built in the middle of the Deer Terrace for them to play and pretend to be gods. From there, in the Winter, they saw an old man and a young boy attempting to cross the frozen river. The old man did it without trouble, while the young boy was afraid and did not cross.

The king was curious and asked Daji for her opinion on why that was happening that way. Daji promptly answered, pretending to be an expert, "The old man and the young boy are actually brothers. The first one was born when their parents were young and healthy, so his bones and muscles are strong to resist the cold. The second one was born when their parents were already aged, so his vital energy is deficient and his bones and muscles are weak."

The king was surprised but refused to believe Daji could know that. So she told him to summon the two and chop their legs in order to look at their bones. He agreed and did so to find out that Daji was right, and from then on he believe she was a kind of sorcerer who could predict the future and read minds. Shortly afterwards she was requested to tell the sex of an unborn child, and to prove her right the king had a pregnant woman ripped open. By luck, she correctly guessed the child was a girl.