Zhou Xuan was in a state of frenzied madness, his thoughts split into two streams.
One was desire, the other was instinct.
Human desires are naturally numerous: lust, craving for alcohol, gluttony, pleasure-seeking...
His gluttony had been provoked by the bizarre image of the Buddha; a sense of hunger filled him, making him want to find fulfilling food inside the Buddha's belly.
Even if his bones shattered.
Even if the food in the Buddha's belly was merely a figment of his imagination, like a mirage or empty bubbles.
Instinct, however, was his desire to survive, allowing him to clearly recognize the dangers he faced at critical moments.
This thought allowed him brief moments of clarity, but with the chanting and bewitching sounds circling his ears, the thought grew increasingly weaker.
Instinct and desire twisted together like two snakes, each trying to devour the other.
Desire took absolute initiative, while the life of instinct was nearly exhausted.
