Project Gutenberg 2007-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 484 Liu, Zhang 劉璋 刘章 斬鬼傳 Zhan gui zhuan Produced by Shiou-Yun Lin "斬鬼傳" by Zhang Liu is a fictional novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces the main character, Zhong Kui, a scholar from the Tang dynasty, who is described as a fierce but capable individual with the innate ability to confront evil spirits. As the story unfolds, Zhong Kui's journey leads him from his examination in the capital city to his fateful encounter with the emperor, setting the stage for his subsequent role as a demon-slaying deity. At the start of the tale, we find Zhong Kui traveling to the capital for the imperial exams, where his unfortunate appearance becomes a point of contention with the emperor. Despite his talent in poetry and literature, his looks lead to confrontation with court officials and eventually a tragic turn of events. The narrative vividly details his arrival in the bustling capital, interactions with various characters, and the ominous foreshadowing of his destiny. Following his self-inflicted demise out of frustration, he is reborn as a powerful spirit tasked with vanquishing malevolent forces, thus launching a journey filled with supernatural encounters and moral lessons about righteousness and judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 239265 2025-06-10T05:28:03.695631 text/html 239086 2025-01-10T05:28:57.955928 text/html 157602 2025-06-10T05:28:07.793599 application/epub+zip 160235 2025-06-10T05:28:05.287620 application/epub+zip 160235 2025-06-10T05:28:04.245627 application/epub+zip 283623 2025-06-10T05:28:09.646598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277761 2025-06-10T05:28:07.214624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252837 2022-09-11T07:30:31.886585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227290 2025-06-10T05:28:03.447633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227222 2007-12-15T10:48:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 103997 2007-12-15T10:48:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16886 2025-06-10T05:28:09.772579 application/rdf+xml 7354 2025-06-10T05:28:04.774603 image/jpeg 2263 2025-06-10T05:28:04.507604 image/jpeg 155910 2025-06-10T05:28:03.715614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog