Though it is not the Water Margin, in this novel, an eight-foot tall figure who is known for killing an attacking tiger with his bare hands avenges his brother Wu Da Lang's death and another similarity involves the seduction of Pan Jinlian.
The line, "in this world, only the heart of man is vile," is quoted exactly four times in this novel, which is attributed to the Confucian thinker Xun Zi.  One of the central characters in this novel dies from an accidental overdose of aphrodisiac pills. Though it is not the Water Margin, in this novel, an eight-foot tall figure who is known for killing an attacking tiger with his bare hands avenges his brother Wu Da Lang's death and another similarity involves the seduction of Pan Jinlian. Taking its title from the three central female characters; it chronicles the downfall of the Ximen family during the Northern Song Dynasty.  Written under the pseudonym "The Scoffing Scholar of Lan-ling," for 10 points, name this rather sexually graphic Chinese Novel by Langling Xiaoxiao Sheng.
The line, "in this world, only the heart of man is vile," is quoted exactly four times in this novel, which is attributed to the Confucian thinker Xun Zi.  
The {Plum} in the {Golden Vase} [or {Jin Ping Mei} accept The {Golden Lotus}]