《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪十四》
这时，方士和各类神巫多聚集在京师长安，大都是以左道旁门的奇幻邪术迷惑众人，无所不为。
是时，方士及诸神巫多聚京师，率皆左道惑众，变幻无所不为。
By this time, numerous sorcerers and shamans had congregated in the imperial capital, Chang'an, mostly captivating the masses with bizarre and malevolent side-door unorthodox magic, and committing all kinds of evil.