《太平广记·卷七十一·道术一》
人们就看到好像有人牵着巫师出去似的，那个巫师到了院子里抱住柱子，把衣服脱下扔到地上，人们只听见鞭子声，看到巫师血流淋漓。巫师故作鬼语乞求饶命，葛玄说： 赦免你的死罪，你能让主人的病好吗？ 巫师说： 能。 
即见如有人牵精人出者，至庭抱柱，解衣投地，但闻鞭声，血出流漓，精人故作鬼语乞命。玄曰： 赦汝死罪。汝能令生人病愈否？ 精人曰： 能。 
People saw as if someone was leading the wizard out. After the wizard reached the courtyard, he hugged the pillar, took off his clothes, and threw them to the ground. People only heard the sound of whips and saw the wizard bleeding profusely. The wizard pretended to speak in a ghost's language, begging for mercy. Ge Xuan said, "I will pardon your death sentence. Can you cure the master's illness?" The sorcerer said, "I can."