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Dai Zong
Dai Zong is a fictional character in "Water Margin", one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Magic Traveller", he ranks 20th among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny.
Background.
The novel describes Dai Zong as a man with a broad face, squarish mouth and lean body. A practitioner of Taoist magical arts, he can travel on foot over long distances at superhuman speed by securing to his legs a pair of
along a remote, narrow stretch of road, shouts out Dai Zong's name to ascertain if the man is indeed the famous "Magic Traveller". Dai Zong stops upon hearing his name and speaks to Yang Lin. After the two men introduce themselves to each other, Dai Zong invites Yang Lin to join the outlaw band at Liangshan Marsh; Yang Lin accepts the invitation.
Dai Zong brings Yang Lin along in his search for Gongsun Sheng. Along the way, they pass by Yinma River (飲馬川; in present