Author: John Zhu

Water Margin 080: Armor

The outlaws run up against a formidable foe and decide they need to “recruit” some more help.

Water Margin 079: Well

After a successful siege, the bandits go in search of the man they had come to save.

Water Margin, Supplemental Episode 004: Food

A look at food and drinks during the Northern Song.

Water Margin 078: Sorcerers

Li Kui gets put in timeout and learns a lesson about messing with Daoist priests.

Water Margin 077: Magic

Li Kui finds himself up to his rear in Daoist shenanigans.

Water Margin 076: Immunity

As it turns out, iron-pledge guarantees from long-dead emperors do not count for as much as everyone thought.

Water Margin 075: Child

The outlaws return to their tried-and-true recruitment tactics, and take it maybe just a step too far.

Water Margin 074: Punished

In a shocking twist, the ancient Chinese legal system delivers some semblance of justice and punishes constable violence, and all it took was sleeping with the magistrate.

Water Margin 073: Sack

The Xie brothers’ relatives mount their jail break, and then we rejoin the Liangshan outlaws outside the Zhu Family Manor.