However, though sex and politics made for good material, the mix sparked yet more attacks. The 1997 Everyone Sticks Their Incense in the Beigang Incense Burner was especially controversial, setting off a battle between Li and political pundit Sisy Chen.
只是，披著政治外衣的性文學，雖然豐富了創作題材，卻也因此惹來更多的撻伐，其中尤以 1997 年的《戴貞操帶的魔鬼系列：北港香爐人人插》，更引發李昂和政壇才女陳文茜之間、兩位「主席情人」的戰爭。