Background:

This story comes from the novel of Water Margin and is well-known by Chinese folks. Water Margin is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literatures. Attributed to Shi Naian, Whom some believe to be Luo Guanzhong, The novel details a group of heroes, who stand for different classes of people daring to struggle against the evil. There are 105 men and 3 women in all, who are oppressed by the corrupt and unjust official and then rise up. These stories take place at the end of the North Song period, describing various vivid pictures of farmers' uprising full of love and hate, ties of friendship, kind and enmity, etc. The heroes do lots of good deeds to help the poor by blundering the evil. But later, they surround themselves to the official, obeying to fight with other kingdoms. Finally, most of them die or hurt badly.

Story

Although Li Kui was fiery-tempered, he was a filial son. He went home to fetch his mother to Liangshan and met Li Gui who pretended to be him, robbing passerbys. Li Kui defeated Li Gui after a brawl and wanted to kill him for impersonating himself and committing crimes in his name. Li Gui lied that he had a 90 year old mother to feed and had no choice but to rob. Li Kui was moved and let him off. Later, Li Kui found out that Li Gui had lied to him and was plotting to capture him. Li was furious and he killed Li Gui but Li Gui's wife escaped.