The Water Margin
Season 1, Episode 8: A Man's Only Happiness
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Sung Chiang, not yet ready to join the bandits of Liang Shan Po, seeks the counsel of his friend Hua Yung, prefect of Ching Feng. Knowing of Hua Yung's fairness, Kao Chiu has appointed an additional, corrupt prefect. The new prefect's wife, Hsiu Lan, has been captured by bandits. Shih Chin - 'Tattooed Dragon' - has joined the group of outlaws, who also capture Sung Chiang. Shih Chin persuades the bandits to release their captives. However, Hsiu Lan tells her husband that Sung Chiang and Shih Chin were her captors, Lin Chung must now rescue them both, bringing them to the justice and honour of Liang Shan Po.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man
Episode 2
None Ever Escape Alive
Episode 3
Both at Last Will Reach the Sea
Episode 4
Ever Busy are the Gods of Love
Episode 5
A Treasure of Gold and Jade
Episode 6
Bandits Who Steal Are Executed
Episode 7
How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live
Episode 8
A Man's Only Happiness
Episode 9
A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother
Episode 10
Escape Is Not Freedom
Episode 11
The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest
Episode 12
Kao Chiu Loses His Heart
Episode 13
When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor