This entry explains idiom “Mo ni zhi jiao” originating from Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi. It refers to bosom friends with perfect spiritual accord, whose friendship rests on shared philosophical insight rather than worldly gains.
At the first beginning of the story “Tian Qilang”, Wu Chengxiu had a dream. He dreamed someone said to him: “You have made lots of friends across the land. But you make friends without discrimination. Now there is a man with whom you can share weal and woe. Why don’t you make him your…