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Lóng Zhí
蠪侄
Lóng Zhí – Fox
Background
A fox-like man-eater with nine heads, nine tails and tiger claws, crying like an infant.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Eastern Mountains
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A further 500 li south stands Mount Fúlì [鳧麗]. Above are plentiful metals and jade, below many needle-stones. There is a beast like a fox, with nine tails, nine heads, and tiger claws, called Lóng Zhí [蠪姪]. Its voice resembles an infant's, and it eats people.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
有兽焉，其状如狐，而九尾、九首、虎爪，名曰蠪侄，其音如婴儿，是食人。Game card text
First Strike, Desecrate, Vigilant, Feed (Human)
When Lóng Zhí deals Physical Damage to a Human, destroy it.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.