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Gongsun Sheng
Gongsun Sheng is a fictional character in "Water Margin", one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Dragon in the Clouds", he ranks 4th among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
Background.
The novel describes Gongsun Sheng as an eight "chi" tall Taoist priest, with eyebrows slanting apart like the Chinese character for "eight" (八), almond-like eyes and a noble appearance. Hailing from Jizhou
the Liangshan outlaws are attacking Gaotangzhou (高唐州; around present-day Gaotang County, Shandong) to rescue their ally Chai Jin, who has been imprisoned by the governor Gao Lian. Although Gao Lian's forces are no match for Liangshan, he manages to hold them off using his dark magic. Frustrated and distraught, Song Jiang sends Dai Zong to go find Gongsun Sheng and bring him back to help them. Li Kui insists on tagging along. After they find Gongsun Sheng, they cannot win Taoist Luo's consent