The peculiar question and answer session went on for a lengthy period of time.
In the meantime, demon beasts continually leapt down from the "stage," charging towards Wang Qi. In this dream, the "stage" represented parts of Wang Qi's soul, while the "stands" were the thoughts of Wang Qi's brain. The brain and soul are both organs of thought, and Wang Qi's clumsy partitioning had not isolated them completely; the soul's fluctuations could still affect the brain.
