no matter however strong and brave the emperor 's soldiers were , the rebel with his magic could always escape in the end . kotei returned to his palace , and thought and pondered deeply as to how he should conquer the magician , for he was determined not to give up yet . after a long time he invented the shinansha with the figure of a man always pointing south , for there were no compasses in those days . with this instrument to show him the way he need not fear the dense fogs raised up by the magician to confound his men . kotei again declared war against shiyu . he placed the shinansha in front of his army and led the way to the battlefield .
his magic .
how was shiyu always able to escape ?
how was shiyu always able to escape ?