Zhong Kui’s Connections

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Serves

• Jade Emperor

  After Zhong Kui's spirit ascended to heaven, the Jade Emperor pitied his unjust death and appointed him King of Ghosts, commanding him to hunt down and subdue the evil spirits that plague the mortal world.

Associated with

• Du Ping,Zhong Mei

  Zhong Kui's ghost returned from the underworld to give his sister Zhong Mei in marriage to Du Ping, rewarding the loyal friend who had buried him with full honors after his suicide on the palace steps.