In Fiction
In the classical novel Water Margin, Li Shishi encounters the outlaws from Liangshan Marsh on two occasions; on the second, more important encounter, she befriends Yan Qing and agrees to become his sworn older sister. She then promises Yan Qing then she will tell the emperor about the outlaws' plight and desire to be granted amnesty.
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