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The man at the centre of a three-country police hunt considers himself a gift from the gods, the product of a miracle birth and a man destined to be the great grand master of Chinese martial arts.
In his 1998 book The pearl of wu-style taiji: the life
of Xue Naiyin, Mr Xue talks of being more a deity than a man, whose mission is to spread his style of martial arts throughout the world.
He claims he was a gift to his mother from the gods.
His mother - who was getting old, and remained childless - had gone to the temple to pray for a son. As she placed joss-sticks in an urn, the heavens opened, thunder roared, lightning struck and rain started to pour.
That night, she had a dream. A bearded man in a golden robe told her: "You will bear a son, and he will be a great man". He then blew over her.
A month later, she was pregnant. She named the child Naixi, meaning "the stamp of royalty", after a fortune teller told her the boy was destined to be a great man.
It was not explained why, but the name was changed to Nai Yin when he started school in 1961.
Mr Xue also likens himself to Zhang Fei, the military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China, a man who respected his superiors but had little respect for his underlings.
Written in the style of a Chinese folk story, the book tells stories of how Mr Xue was able to single-handedly overcome evil.
He describes himself as a very giving person, and talks of dedicating his life to others. Such was his dedication to others that when he was 25, his parents and close friends became worried that he had never done anything for his own enjoyment, including having a girlfriend.
Mr Xue said that by 1982 he was already the master of eight martial arts societies and two gongfu schools, boasting 4000 members and 20,000 others learning the art.
In order to spread his style of martial arts around the world, Mr Xue said he had no choice but to leave his home.
The book concludes with him saying his goodbyes to China.
It also credits two co-authors, Zhou Wenle of New Zealand and Li Huiming of China. Mr Xue has approached at least one person - a local martial arts exponent - to have his book translated into English, but was declined.
Excerpt From The Pearl Of Wu-Style Taiji: The Life Of Xue Nai Yin
"On a nice day in early 1953, Huang Shu Qin [Nai Yin's mother] and husband Xue Juchang [his father] went to an old temple in the mountain.
"They put down their fruit offering, lighted up the joss sticks and reverently prayed. They prayed for having a baby, and soon, a colourful cloud came from the east and engulfed the temple.
"Then thunder and lightning rolled in from the east. Soon, a rain arrived followed by a refreshing breeze ...
"After they returned from the temple that night, a long beard old man in richly ornamented clothing appeared in Shu Qin's dream. The old man told her: You will soon have a son. You are to take good care of him and bring him up well. He is going to be a great and successful man. You have to bear in mind what I have told you, and you cannot tell it to others.
"The old man blew his breath over her, and then he vanished. When Shu Qin woke up suddenly from the dream, she saw her husband also waking up startled. How strange! How strange! he said. I just dreamed of an old man who told me that ... With that, Shu Qin silenced her husband. My pregnancy is a secret gift from the gods. We must keep it to ourselves only."
