▁the ▁stranger ▁is ▁van qu ished . ▁The ▁general ▁dedu ces ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁g host ▁and ▁press es ▁Ma ▁Ch eng ▁for ▁details . ▁Ma , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁possessed ▁by ▁an ▁under ling ▁from ▁Hell , ▁elabor ates ▁that ▁the ▁stranger ▁was ▁an ▁un fil ial ▁scholar ▁ ▁a ▁we i qi ▁add ict ▁who ▁lost ▁massive ▁amounts ▁of ▁money ▁g amb ling ▁on ▁the ▁game ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁of ▁sorrow . ▁ ▁For ▁seven ▁years , ▁the ▁scholar ▁was ▁curs ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hun gry ▁devil . ▁The ▁sentence ▁had ▁already ▁ended ▁when ▁the ▁general ▁met ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁" wei qi ▁devil " ▁failed ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁final ▁task , ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁prompt ly ▁ins cribe ▁vers es ▁on ▁the ▁stone ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Tower , ▁a ▁complex ▁in ▁Hell . ▁With ▁that , ▁the ▁g host ▁se aled ▁his ▁fate ▁ ▁condem n ation ▁to ▁the ▁deep est ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Nether world , ▁without ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁reb irth . ▁Li ang ▁l aments ▁that ▁" men ▁are ▁ru ined ▁by ▁any ▁in ordinate ▁passion ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : St ories ▁within ▁Str ange ▁St ories ▁from ▁a ▁Chinese ▁Studio <0x0A> </s> ▁Giovanni ▁di ▁Nicola o ▁Arn olf ini ▁( c . ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁– ▁after ▁ 1 4 5 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁merchant ▁from ▁Lu cca , ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁T usc