法苑珠林 28.45

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述征記曰。桓沖為江州刺史。遣人周行廬山冀覩靈異。既陟崇巘。有一湖匝生桑樹。有群白鵠。湖中有敗艑赤鱗魚。使者渴極欲往飲水。赤鱗魚張鬐向之。使者不敢飲。

The Shuzheng ji says: Huan Chong was the inspector of Jiangzhou. He sent men to travel around Mount Lu hoping to witness divine anomalies. Having ascended a towering cliff, there was a lake completely surrounded by mulberry trees, and there was a flock of white swans. In the lake was a broken boat and a red-scaled fish. The envoy was parched with thirst and wished to go drink the water. The red-scaled fish flared its dorsal fins toward him, and the envoy did not dare to drink.