the reply was : " our master is a dragon . the dragons are powerful through the power of water . they can cover hill and dale with a single wave . the priest is a human being . human beings are powerful through fire . they can burn the greatest palaces by means of a torch . fire and water fight each other , being different in their nature . for that reason our master is now talking with the priest , in order to find a way in which fire and water may complete each other . " before they had quite finished there appeared a man in a purple robe , bearing a scepter of jade in his hand . the warrior said : " this is my master ! " liu i bowed before him . the king asked : " are you not a living human being ? what has brought you here ? " 
the king .
who was the man in a purple robe, bearing a scepter of jade in his hand ?
who was the man in a purple robe, bearing a scepter of jade in his hand ?