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After graduating from graduate school and completing a seven-day meditation retreat, Da Yong decided to become a monk. The old monk ordered him to walk to a certain temple to test his willpower. On the way, Da Yong fell asleep in a pavilion and had a sensual dream. In his dream, he encountered the classically beautiful Cui Ping. Cui Ping's friend, Nana, seeing Da Yong's muscular physique, used her seductive charms to seduce him, causing Da Yong's blood to boil and his lust to overwhelm him.

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See-Man Yu
Momoko Kirishima
Tse-Hung Chou
Cheng-Yung Chang

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