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Introduction by Victoria Cass

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

Acknowledgments