Yu Baosi is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "God of the Dangerous Road", he ranks 105th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 69th among the 72 Earthly Fiends. Background Yu Baosi is nicknamed "God of the Dangerous Road" because of his huge girth and awesome height of about 10 feet, or more than 3 meters. Leading a bandit gang of about 200 men, he robs travellers on roads in Qingzhou (in present-day Shandong). Joining Liangshan Duan Jingzhu steals a rare swift steed called "Jade Lion" at the northern frontier of the Song Empire, which he intends to present to Song Jiang, then second-in-command of the bandit stronghold of Liangshan Marsh. But while on his way, the horse is seized by the Zeng Family Fortress, which also verbally insults Liangshan. Mad over the humiliation, Chao Gai, the chief of Liangshan, personally leads a military attack on the fortress. But he is shot dead by Shi Wengong, the martial arts instructor of the fortress. After some distractions, Liangshan decides to avenge Chao Gai‘s death. Song Jiang's determination is further strengthened after Yu Baosi seized more than 200 horses his men have purchased and were driving back to Liangshan, and took them to present to the Zengs. This time the Zengs find the Liangshan force that comes to its gate hard to beat. After losing two of his sons and fearing the fortress would fall, Zeng Nong, the patriarch of the Zeng family, sues for peace. Song Jiang sets the conditions that Yu Baosi as well as the "Jade Lion" and the other horses of Liangshan be handed over. Zeng Nong could meet all the demands except turning over the “Jade Lion", which is possessed by Shi Wengong. Yu Baosi is sent over to the Liangshan camp as hostage in exchange for five chieftains from the Liangshan side. Wu Yong coaxes Yu to surrender, warning him that the Zengs are on their last leg. He also instructs him to dupe the Zengs to come out of the fortress to raid the Liangshan camp. Lastly he is to liaise with the Liangshan hostages, who would create havoc inside the fortress in coordination with the exterior attack. Yu returns to lie to the Zengs that Song Jiang is in panic as government troops are arriving to lend them assistance. He suggests this