The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
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| Book Information | |
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| Author | Jin Yong (金庸) |
| Original Title | Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) |
| Publication Date | 1967 |
| Media Type | Hardcover |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Publisher | Ming Pao |
| Chapters | 40 |
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Contents
Chapters
There are 40 Chapters in the 2nd and 3rd editions of this work, each chapter has a two-character title:
- 灭门 Family Massacre
- 聆秘 Eavesdropping
- 救难 Rescue
- 坐斗 Seat-fighting
- 治伤 Healing
- 洗手 Hand-washing
- 授谱 Music Score
- 面壁 Meditation
- 邀客 Invitation
- 传剑 Sword Training
- 聚气 Energy Streams
- 围攻 Siege
- 学琴 Learning Music
- 论杯 Wine Cups
- 灌药 Medicine
- 注血 Gaining Blood
- 倾心 In Love
- 联手 Collaboration
- 打赌 The Wager
- 入狱 Imprisonment
- 囚居 Prisoners
- 脱困 Escape
- 伏击 Ambush
- 蒙冤 False Accusation
- 闻讯 Information
- 围寺 Besiege the Temple
- 三战 Three Fights
- 积雪 Snowmen
- 掌门 Headmaster
- 密议 Secret Meeting
- 绣花 Embroidering
- 并派 Merger
- 比剑 Sword Fight
- 夺帅 Champion
- 复仇 Revenge
- 伤逝 Mourning
- 迫娶 Forced Marriage
- 聚歼 Annihilation
- 拒盟 No Treaty
- 曲谐 Harmony
Story
Characters
Mount Hua Sect
- Sword faction
- Cong Buqi (叢不棄|丛不弃|Cóng Bùqì) is Feng Buping's junior. He is defeated by Linghu Chong during the siege at the Buddha of Herb Temple.
Mount Song Sect
- Yue Hou (樂厚|乐厚|Yuè Hòu), nicknamed "Great Yin-Yang Palm" (大陰陽手). He is about fifty years old, short and chubby with yellowish fat face. He was one of the martial artists who attack Xiang Wentian at Mount Song's roadside pavilion. Linghu Chong comes to Xiang Wentian's aid and injures Yue Hou.
(South) Mount Heng Sect
- Mo Da (莫大|Mò Dà) is the mysterious leader of the Mount Heng Sect (衡山派). His nicknamed "Night Rain of Xiaoxiang" (潇湘夜雨) because he is known for playing melancholic tunes on a huqin, where his sword is concealed. His swordplay techniques, which correspond with music themes, are very fast and unpredictable. He is the sole surviving person from his sect at the end of the novel.
- Lu Lianrong (魯連榮|鲁连荣|Lǔ Liánróng)His nicknamed "Golden-eyed Eagle" (金眼雕). He is the first generation of South Hengshan Sect.
Mount Tai Sect
- Tianyi (天乙|Tiānyì) is among the group of martial artists who attacked Xiang Wentian at Mount Song's roadside pavilion. Linghu Chong comes to Xiang Wentian's aid and knocks Tianyi unconscious.
Qingcheng Sect
- Changqingzi (長青子|长青子|Chángqīngzǐ) was Yu Canghai's martial arts master. His name means "Evergreen"
- The "Four Gentlemen of Qingcheng" (青城四秀) are four of Yu Canghai's most senior apprentices. Linghu Chong once called them the "Four Beasts of Qingcheng" (青城四獸) because of the wicked deeds they committed. The four are:
- Hou Renying (侯人英|Hóu Rényīng) is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
- Hong Renxiong (洪人雄|Hóng Rénxióng) his right hand was chopped off by Linghu Chong during the seize at the Mount Song's roadside pavilion. He is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
- Yu Renhao (于人豪|p=Yú Rénháo) is killed by Lin Pingzhi.
- Luo Renjie (羅人傑|罗人杰|Luó Rénjié) is killed by Linghu Chong in an early chapter at the Huiyan Wine House.
Plum Manor
- "Four Playfellows of Jiangnan" (江南四友) are a group of four eccentric martial artists hired by Dongfang Bubai to watch over Ren Woxing in the underground dungeon at Plum Manor (梅莊) in Hangzhou. They are:
- Huangzhonggong (黃鍾公|黄钟公|Huángzhōnggōng) is a music fanatic who challenges Linghu Chong to a duel to obtain the score of Xiaoao Jianghu. He is forced to commit suicide by Ren Woxing.
- Heibaizi (黑白子|p=Hēibáizǐ) is a weiqi fanatic with a pale face and dark hair. He becomes a handicap after Linghu Chong uses the "Divine Art of Essence Absorbing" on him.
- Tubiweng (禿筆翁|秃笔翁|Tūbǐwēng) is a calligraphy fanatic who challenged Linghu Chong to a duel but lost. He is forced by Ren Woxing to surrender and consume a poison pill.
- Danqingsheng (丹青生|Dānqīngshēng) is an alcohol addict and swordplay expert who befriends Linghu Chong over their common interest in alcoholic drinks. He duels with Linghu but lost and is forced to surrender to Ren Woxing in the same manner as Tubiweng.
- Ding Jian (丁堅|丁坚|Dīng Jiān), nicknamed "Straight Line Lightning Sword" (一字電劍), is a subordinate of the Four Playfellows. He specializes in using the sword.
- Shi Lingwei (施令威|Shī Lìngwēi), nicknamed "Five Paths God" (五路神), is a subordinate of the Four Playfellows. He specializes in using the Eight Diagram Golden Saber (紫金八卦刀). He once defeated thirteen ring leaders of the Green Dragon Clan (青龙帮) of Han River in Hubei Province.
Others
- Ji Wushi (計無施|计无施|Jì Wúshī), nicknamed "Night Owl" (夜貓子) and "There is Nothing You Can Do" (無計可施).
- Songwen (松紋|松纹|Sōngwén|) is a Taoist from the Emei Sect. He is scared away by Xiang Wentian's 'Minor Art of Essence Absorbing to the Ground' (吸功入地小法).
- Twin Swords of Diancang (點蒼雙劍点苍双剑Diǎncāng Shuāngjiàn) are a pair of swordsmen from the Diancang Sect (點蒼派). They are killed by Xiang Wentian.
- Yan Sanxing (嚴三星|严三星|Yán Sānxīng) is nicknamed "Twin Serpents Ruthless Beggar" (雙蛇惡丐). He sports green serpent tattoos on his shoulders. He is killed by Zhou Gutong and Wu Baiying.
- You Xun (游迅|Yóu Xùn) looked like a merchant prince with a nickname "Slippery and Hard to Grip" (滑不留手). He is killed by Ren Yingying.
Locations
- Huiyan Wine House - located in Hengyang.
- Cliff of Contemplation
- Buddha of Herb Monastery
- Bamboo Green Alley
- Wuba Ridge (五霸岡) - literally translated as Five Tyrant Ridge. It's a small hill located where the Shandong Province and the Henan Province bordered each other, west to Heze and Dingtao in the Shandong Province, and east to Dongming of the Henan Province. Heterodox factions and schools' members gathered at Wuba Ridge trying to heal Linghu Chong from his internal injuries.
- Twine Dragon Island (蟠龙岛) - a desolated island located in the East Sea about 200 miles off Quanzhou City in Fujian. Yingying banished dozens of heterodox men on their way from Wuba Ridge to this island. Three of them had blinded themselves upon seeing Yingying.
- Black Woods Cliff (黑木崖) - the headquarter of Divine Sun Moon Sect.
Skills
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