Black Whirlwind Pretends to Catch a Ghost;   Liangshan Marsh Presents Two Heads

A poem says: The snake borrows the dragon’s majesty—this is no lie; from ancient times to the present, how could there be none who secretly do wicked deeds? Some think only that robbing travelers on the road is a fine method, and instead regard human morality and righteousness as a dangerous path. In Squire Di’s daughter’s room he removes a false ghost; on Ox-Head Mountain he cuts down evil villains. Li Kui rescues a good family’s daughter— truly he deserves to be called a great husband of Liangshan. Now, at that time Li Kui came charging wildly out of the inn, gripping two battle-axes in his hands, about to rush to the city gate and split it open. Yan Qing threw his arms around Li Kui’s waist and, with a twist, threw him so that he fell flat on his back with all four limbs in the air. Yan Qing pulled him up and led him toward a narrow side road, and Li Kui had no choice but to follow. Why was Li Kui afraid of Yan Qing? It was because Yan Qing’s wrestling skill was the best under Heaven, and so Song Jiang had specially instructed Yan Qing to keep a close watch on Li......