In the novels of the Three Kingdoms, there were many examples of the main character's surname being Ji but changing it. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's original surname was Liu, but later changed to Ji. In Water Margins, Song Jiang's original surname was Song, but later changed to Ji. 3. In Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Baoyu's surname was originally Jia, but later changed to Ji. The main characters of these novels all had the surname Ji, but later changed back to their original surnames. However, there were also some novels where the protagonist's surname was not originally Ji but was changed to Ji in the story. For example, the white snake in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was originally surnamed Bai but was changed to Ji in the story.