# Li - Loe — Kai Lung’s Golden Hours character guide

> Li - Loe in Kai Lung’s Golden Hours by Ernest Bramah.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Covetous Li - Loe, Li, Li - yong

**First appearance:** 0011-iv-the-inopportune-behaviour-of-the-covetous-li-loe

## Who they are

A covetous character whose inopportune behavior is featured.

## Relationships

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_professional_

Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders.

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_professional_

Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders.

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_professional_

Li-Loe is a servant or subordinate to Wang Ho, carrying out his orders.

## In the story

### [Kai Lung's Golden Hours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/kai-lung-s-golden-hours)

Delays Kai Lung with demands for stories, testing his wit.

### [The Encountering of Six Within a Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/i-the-encountering-of-six-within-a-wood)

A sandal-maker and keeper of the yamen doors who shares a meal with Kai Lung and takes three strings of cash.

### [II: The Inexorable Justice of the Mandarin Shan Tien](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/ii-the-inexorable-justice-of-the-mandarin-shan-tien)

The doorkeeper who places Kai Lung in the enclosure, warns him of the imminent trial, and accepts bribes.

### [The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-Loe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/iv-the-inopportune-behaviour-of-the-covetous-li-loe)

Li-loe persistently searches for a hidden cask of wine and demands a story from Kai Lung.

### [The Timely Intervention of the Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/v-the-timely-intervention-of-the-mandarin-shan-tien-s-lucky-day)

The covetous official who delays Kai Lung with demands for a story, causing him to be late to meet Hwa-mei.

### [The Story of Weng Cho; or, the One Devoid of Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/the-story-of-weng-cho-or-the-one-devoid-of-name)

Not directly present; no relevant appearance in this chapter.

### [Not Concerned with Any Particular Attribute of Those Who Are Involved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/vii-not-concerned-with-any-particular-attribute-of-those-who-are-involved)

Reluctantly brings Kai Lung the summons from Shan Tien, feigning concern and hinting at hidden wine.

### [X: The Incredible Obtuseness of Those Who Had Opposed the Virtuous Kai Lung](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/x-the-incredible-obtuseness-of-those-who-had-opposed-the-virtuous-kai-lung)

Secured by Hwa-mei with a flask of wine to allow the meeting at the shutter.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/li_loe
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters