Liu Jin was from Qinglu County in Changping Prefecture.
His father was a well-read scholar and his mother was virtuous and sensible, but he was a complete disappointment. Though handsome, he was frivolous and lecherous, spending his days idling about, uneducated and unskilled. He ran with a bad crowd and lived only for the moment.
His parents went to great trouble to arrange a marriage for him. In the end, not only did he continue to frequent brothels, but he also struck his future father-in-law in the street. Naturally, the engagement was called off.
His father died of anger, and his mother wasted away from grief. Liu Jin squandered the family fortune, and when he could no longer get by in the county, he was driven out like a stray dog.
But he was blessed with good looks and a silver tongue, and he caught the eye of a Martial Arts Expert who took him in as a disciple and taught him martial arts.
