List of Water Margin Minor Characters - Li Kui's Story

Li Kui's Story

• Li Gui (Chinese: 李鬼; pinyin: Lí Guǐ) is a man who impersonates Li Kui and robs passersby in the woods in Li Kui's name. He encounters the real Li Kui when the latter passed by the woods on his journey to fetch his mother to Liangshan. Li Gui is defeated by Li Kui and is placed at the mercy of the latter. However, Li Gui manages to fabricate a story to trick Li Kui into sparing his life. Li Gui later attempts to report Li Kui to the authorities and bring soldiers to arrest Li Kui, but Li Kui discovers the plot and he kills Li Gui.

• Li Gui's wife plots with her husband to capture Li Kui and obtain the bounty placed by the authorities on Li Kui's head. However, Li Kui overhears their conversation and bursts in and kills Li Gui, but Li Gui's wife escapes. She flees to Squire Cao's residence and hides there. Later, when Li Kui passes by Cao's manor after slaying four tigers, Li Gui's wife recognises him and informs Cao. She is killed by Li Kui when she is knocked out after drinking drugged wine from Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu.

• Squire Cao (Chinese: 曹太公; pinyin: Cáo Tàigōng) is a wealthy squire living in a town near Li Kui's home. He plots to capture Li Kui and hand him to the authorities for a reward after learning of Li Kui's true identity from Li Gui's wife. He pretends to be hospitable and sympathetic towards Li Kui and provides the latter with wine. The unsuspecting Li Kui indulges in alcohol to forget the sorrow of losing his mother. While Li Kui is drunk, Cao sends his servant to inform the local magistrate, who sends Li Yun and a group of soldiers to tie up Li Kui and bring him to the county office. Along the way, Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu pretend to offer food and wine to Li Yun's party. Li Yun and the others are knocked out after consuming the drugged wine, and the Zhus rescue Li Kui. Li Kui kills the unconscious Squire Cao in revenge.

• Taoist Luo (traditional Chinese: 羅真人; simplified Chinese: 罗真人; pinyin: Luó Zhēnrén) is a Taoist magician who taught Gongsun Sheng. When the Liangshan outlaws are attacking Gaotangzhou to rescue Chai Jin, they are held back by Gao Lian's dark magic, so Song Jiang sends Dai Zong and Li Kui to find Gongsun to help them. When Luo refuses to allow his student to leave with them, Li Kui sneaks up on Luo that night and kills the latter. The following day, Li Kui is shocked to see that Luo is alive and has no signs of injury. Luo agrees to allow Gongsun to leave with them.