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Zhang Lao张老

Archaic / OtherFiction

An old gardener from Yangzhou, actually an immortal, who married a woman from the Wei family and resides in the celestial realm of Mount Wangwu.

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DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Zhang Lao, and the people around them.

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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Sources: Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙十六; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙四十九; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 龙七

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