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Contents
Introduction
1. Military Finance Officer Li visits Buddha and begs for a son; an immortal lohan descends to earth and begins anew the cycle of reincarnation
2. Dong Shihong sells a daughter to bury a relative; the living lohan rescues a virtuous man
3. The arts of Chan cure illness in the Zhao home; Buddha’s laws operate in secret to end sorrows
4. Liu Taizhen is deluded by the arts of Chan; Li Guoyuan goes to breakfast and loses a prince’s tally
5. Zhao Wenhui goes to the West Lake to visit Ji Gong; the drunken Chan master explains celestial bargaining
6. Zhao Bin attempts to visit the Great Pavilion; a fearless hero is sent upon a horrible errand
7. Reunited heroes rescue a studious young man; Han Dianyuan reforms his ways with Ji Gong’s help
8. A false order from the prime minister commands that the Great Pagoda be pulled down; the vagabond saint manifests his powers to punish the evil lower officials
9. Soldiers surround the Monastery of the Soul’s Retreat and bring back the mad monk in fetters; Ji Gong’s games with the village headmen end with a drunken entrance into the prime minister’s estate
10. Prime Minister Qin sees a ghostly spirit in a dream; Ji Gong comes by night to exercise the arts of Buddha
11. Zhao Bin stealthily visits the estate of Prime Minister Qin; the guiltless Wang Xing is mercilessly punished
12. Qin Da practices a cruel deception; Qin Da seeks to separate a faithful couple
13. Wang Xing and his family leave Linan forever; Qin Da is stricken by a strange illness that Ji Gong is asked to cure
14. A subtle medicine is used to play a joke upon the prime minister’s household; a talent for matching couplets amazes the prime minister
15. Changed beyond recognition, an honored monk returns to the Monastery of the Soul’s Retreat; Ji Gong’s money is stolen by a bold ruffian
16. Spring Fragrance meets a saintly monk in a house of prostitution; Zhao Wenhui sees a poem and feels pity for the writer
17. A young woman in distress is escorted to the Bright Purity Nunnery; driven by poverty, Gao Guoqin returns to his native place
18. Gao Guoqin goes to visit a friend, leaving some verses as a message to his wife; Ji Gong is begged to foretell the absent husband’s fate
19. The searchers find the impoverished scholar; the desperate Gao Guoqin returns to familiar scenes
20. When sympathetic friends meet, kindness is repaid with kindness; resentment cherished in the heart of an inferior man brings grievous injury
21. The virtuous magistrate investigates a strange case; Ji Gong follows the robbers to the Yin Family Ford
22. The capture of the robbers solves the strange case; a plan for systematic charity is put into action
23. In the market town of Yunlan, an evil Daoist brings forth a supernatural manifestation; the benevolent Liang Wanzang suffers a calamity
24. Ji Gong hampers the defrauding of the Liang family; the merciful one amuses himself at Chang Miaoyu’s expense
25. By his uncanny arts, the vicious Daoist strives to harm Ji Gong; the Spirit Master and the Chan master duel with magic spells
26. The duel between the Spirit Master and the Chan master continues; the powers of the Chan master are observed by Chen Liang
27. Ji Gong takes pity upon the Daoist acolyte; Chen Liang makes a stealthy entrance into the mansion of Su Beishan
28. Malicious talk about the Su family gives rise to a deadly plan; Su Beishan meets old Han in a wine shop
29. Ji Gong makes it possible to distinguish true from false; the Chan master meets a hero under the bed
30. Master and monkey enter the Monastery of the Soul’s Retreat for the first time
31. Ji Gong is recalled to Linan; Cloud Dragon Hua looks into a sedan chair and sees a victim
32. The Robber Rat creeps into the nunnery; Prime Minister Qin reads the robber’s message
33. The Great Protector is called to investigate; Ji Gong catches one of three
34. The Chicken Thief tells his story; Tian Laibao sells his clothes
35. Yang Zaitian has his fortune told; jealousy brings failure to four headmen
36. The prime minister questions a false dragon; Chai and She find a hanging man
37. Juan Yoting sleeps at the roadside; Ji Gong waits in the inn
38. Ji Gong finds a private room; Cloud Dragon Hua meets an opponent
39. Ji Gong introduces two followers; Lei Ming brings wine to the forest
40. Lei Ming hears his victim’s voice; an innkeeper waits at the inn gate
41. A Phoenix Hill yuanwai reaches Country Hill Inn; a rough robber meets his match
42. Two heroes are almost killed in the Dong Family Hotel; the Chan monk brings retribution to robbers
43. Wang Gui prepares his revenge; three friends meet in New Moon Village
44. Cloud Dragon Hua goes to New Moon Village; Black Tiger teaches at the ruined temple
45. Ma Yuanzhang warns his nephew; Ma Jing asks a favor
46. Ma Jing waits in the darkness; a dragon hides behind a scroll
47. Ji Gong cracks an egg; Ma Jing has an unwelcome visitor
48. Ji Gong asks for a scroll; Ma Jing kills a temple guardian
49. The fox spirit hears a story; Ma Jing receives the monk’s instructions
50. Ma Jing parts from his guests; Ji Gong lends his robe
51. Ji Gong writes a strange order; Chen Liang observes Cloud Dragon Hua’s companions
52. A thief sees the Spirit of Night; Chen Liang surveys the Zhao Tower
53. Seeing lovely ladies arouses wicked thoughts; three outlaws plan an abduction
54. Ji Gong foretells misfortune; Cloud Dragon Hua wounds two friends
55. Cloud Dragon makes a false accusation; Yang Ming is wounded by a poisoned dart
56. Ji Gong surprises an outlaw in the forest; headmen meet the holy monk in a wineshop
57. The warrant for Cloud Dragon Hua is stolen; the holy monk lies for a banquet
58. The Longyou headmen have three cases; Ji Gong goes to the Inn of the Two Dragons
59. A waiter’s story moves the monk to pity; Ji Gong sees two unwholesome men
60. Two scoundrels accuse each other; Ji Gong teaches strange table manners
61. A reformed robber meets a false monk; Xu Za meets the Painted Lame Man
62. Xu Za describes the Iron Buddha Temple; the Daoist gives Ji Gong medicine
63. The Daoist and the monk exchange medicines; the ragged monk smells the odor of robbers
64. Ji Gong sends a gift of pickled eggs; the Painted Lame Man walks into a trap
65. The Iron Buddha falls from the altar; Sorcerer Hua has a strange visitor
66. Golden Eye visits the gentry; Cloud Dragon Hua reads a familiar verse
67. Three heroes discover a dragon; a familiar verse once more appears
68. Cloud Dragon Hua meets a ghost; the iron-shop manager talks of escorts
69. The Tangled Hair Ghost is rescued; Headman Zhou seeks his father’s advice
70. Liu Tong chases a badger; Cloud Dragon Hua escapes again
71. The murderous Black Wind Ghost is murdered; the killer, Golden Eye, is slain
72. Sorcerer Hua weaves his spell; the Chan master comes from the Iron Buddha Temple to save those in need
73. Monk and Daoist match their spells; the brethren depart for Changshan
74. Three heroes take shelter under the Jin family roof; Chen Liang questions a fellow villager
75. Yang Ming defends a country mansion; Zhou Rui is given leave from duty
76. Chai and She hear a voice from the clouds; Ji Gong buys a dog
77. Chai and She capture an outlaw at Changshan; Ji Gong reveals nine plum blossoms
78. Yang, Lei, and Chen attack the evil Daoist; Sorcerer Hua invades Ten Li village
79. Lei Ming hears a third cry for help; Chen Liang closely questions a woman’s evidence
80. Second Tiger Son accuses Lei and Chen; a chivalrous stalwart disturbs the court
81. Zhao Yuanwai inquires about cause and effect; Second Tiger recognizes Dr. Xu
82. Second Tiger explains the young doctor’s illness; Lei Ming and Chen Liang lose their pants
83. Lei Ming and Chen Liang rob the robber; a journey through clouds leaves no footprints
84. Three sworn brothers surprise the Wu stronghold; an evil star is extinguished
85. Two heroes observe three sworn brothers; the Crane’s Eye kills a man and delivers a present
86. The prefect sends out his men; Ji Gong goes with the magistrate to pay a social call
87. The magistrate calls upon the outlaw; Ji Gong cleverly seizes Cloud Dragon Hua
88. Cloud Dragon Hua joins his five comrades; two friends come to a party bringing a head
89. Two outlaws show a head to Ma Jing; Ma Jing recalls the monk’s visit
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