Ruan Xiaowu

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ru n Xi ow aka Ruan-the-Fifth, is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 29th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Short-lived Second Brother". The Water Margin describes Ruan Xiaowu as having eyes resembling bells, arms like iron staffs and a tattoo of a leopard on his chest. Although Ruan always wears a smile on his face, one can detect his murderous advances. His nickname "Short-lived Second Brother" does not imply that he is short-lived. Rather, it means that his enemies are short-lived when they meet him and his murderous smile. Ruan Xiaowu is the second of the three Ruan brothers (Ruan Xiaoer, himself and Ruan Xiaoqi). The brothers live together in Shijie Village and earn a living by fishing on the river.... Mehr