From one of the most influential books ever written on Zen Buddhism: A fascinating study of the spiritually transcending art of tea.

As a conceited scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Yangsheng believes that since life is short, one should pursue the ultimate sexual pleasure as time allows. Wei Yangsheng encounters Tie Fei the Taoist priest s daughter, Tie Yuxiang, on an occasion. With the former s talent and the latter s beauty, they fall in love at first sight, and Wei Yangsheng is later married into the Tie s family. Yuxiang is elegant and courteous under the influence of her father s faith, though her lack of passion cannot fully satisfy Wei Yangsheng s sexual needs. His disappointment is no less than his affection for her.

A recently married scholar goes on a quest for knowledge of other people’s wives, based on his philosophical differences with the Sack Monk.

He encounters the Flying Thief, who agrees to help him find women, but only if he attains an organ as big as a horse’s. The scholar has a surgeon attach said unit, and he’s off and running on his mission, only to find that there are obstacles to his new lifestyle, such as jealous husbands and treacherous females.