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Don't you love it when villains casually reveal their biggest weaknesses?

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Got any medicine for wind-induced eyesore?

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We explain a pun and why you shouldn't work in the Yellow Wind Cave.

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Did that tiger just...rip his own skin?

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Disciples, please stop frightening everyone we meet on the journey.

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About the Pig, food and another correction!

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The Gao family finally got rid of their son-in-law.

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When your supposedly fragile wife suddenly has the power to throw you against the wall, does it ever occur to you that maybe she's no longer who you think she is?

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