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In The Deer and the Cauldron, a 1969 wuxia novel by Louis Cha, Shi Lang is appointed by Kangxi to help the protagonist Wei Xiaobao to bombard the Mystic Dragon Cult. Shi Lang succeeds in the mission, but Wei is captured during the battle by Hong Antong – the leader of the cult – and taken to Russia. Shi Lang's capture of Taiwan is also briefly described in later chapters.
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