Kai Lung’s Golden Hours · Character
Li - Loe
A covetous character whose inopportune behavior is featured.
minor
Also known as the Covetous Li - Loe, Li, Li - yong
First appearance: The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-Loe
Li - Loe's tie to Wang Ho is one of the pressures that moves Kai Lung’s Golden Hours—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Delays Kai Lung with demands for stories, testing his wit.
Li - Loe first appears in 0011 iv the inopportune behaviour of the covetous li loe.
With Wang Ho (professional): Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders. With Wang Ho (professional): Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders. With Wang Ho (professional): Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders.
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Character Web
48 connectionsA slice of how Li - Loe sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Central and recurring characters
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it reaches the emotional peak of Weng’s silent, defiant grief a…
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- Wang Ho
professional · ambivalent
Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders. How this plays out →
- Wang Ho
professional · ambivalent
Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders. How this plays out →
- Wang Ho
professional · ambivalent
Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders. How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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See Li - Loe in The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-LoeIn the story
Li - Loe appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Kai Lung's Golden Hours
- The Encountering of Six Within a Wood
- II: The Inexorable Justice of the Mandarin Shan Tien
- The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-Loe
- The Timely Intervention of the Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day
- The Story of Weng Cho; or, the One Devoid of Name
- Not Concerned with Any Particular Attribute of Those Who Are Involved
- X: The Incredible Obtuseness of Those Who Had Opposed the Virtuous Kai Lung
Chapter companion notes
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See Li - Loe in The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-Loe