John Zhu
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8 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 24 Aug
John Zhu’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Welcome to the Chinese lore podcast, where I retell classic Chinese stories in English.
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This is episode 56 of Journey to the West.
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Last time, Sun Wukong and his reinforcements from heaven had no luck against the Rhino King, whose magic ring snatched away all their magical goodies.
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So Wukung sneaked into the demon's lair a couple times to try to steal the ring.
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He had no luck with that, but he was able to cause a ton of havoc, start a fire that killed the majority of the demon lackeys, and retrieve the celestial army's magic weapon.
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Once they got their weapons back, they all decided to go have a showdown against the Rhino King.
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The Rhino King was understandably pissed.
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He came out with his remaining lackeys and cursed Wukong.
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You thieving arsonist monkey, what skills do you have that you would dare to disrespect me so?
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Wu Kung laughed and cursed back.
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Damn demon, you want to know my skills?
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Well, listen closely and I'll tell you.
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And then he launched into a little monologue, singing his own praises, and recapping basically the first part of this novel that included all his former feats.
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When the Rhino King heard that, he pointed at Wukong and cursed again.
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Turns out you're a thief who will steal heaven.
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Stand still and taste my spear.
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So the two of them now went at it again, and the various celestial generals also joined the fight, hoisting their recently regained weapons.
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But the Rhino King chuckled, pulled out his magic ring, tossed it into the air, and shouted Strike!
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And just like that, everybody's weapons were snatched away once again.
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