武松天伤星 · 14
Leaf 14 of the marsh · 行者 The Pilgrim
Wu Song 武松
In Water Margin 水滸傳 (c. 1400) · rank 14 of the 108 Stars · nicknamed 行者 “The Pilgrim”
The fist that never asked twice.
The great deeds 大事記
- ch. 23
Eighteen Bowls and a Tiger
景陽岡打虎Eighteen bowls of wine and a bare-handed tiger on the ridge; the county makes him a constable for it.
- ch. 26
An Inquest Held with a Knife
殺嫂祭兄A brother's murder the magistrate sold for silver; he holds the inquest himself, with a knife and a witness list.
- ch. 29
Beating the Champion Shop by Shop
醉打蔣門神A drunk's revenge on a wrestling champion, one wine shop at a time down the road to Crossroads ridge.
- ch. 31
A Wedding Hall Washed in Blood
血濺鴛鴦樓A wedding hall washed in blood, with his name left on the wall in his own hand.
- ch. 119
One Arm and No Reward
斷臂辭封He loses an arm taking Fang La and refuses the capital's reward.
結局 The ending
The flying sword at Bangyuan took his left arm while he was still reaching for Fang La. He refused to be carried home, stayed at the Liuhe pagoda, and died there at eighty — the only one of the marsh's great fighters to finish on terms he chose.
The book itself: how it ends, and who was left — The ending