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 Prisoner
- 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
Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance
Mount Hua Sect
- Qi faction
- Ning Zhongze (寧中則|宁中则|Nìng Zhōngzé), nicknamed "Heroine Ning" (寧女俠) or Jade Maiden of Huashan (华山玉女). She is Yue Buqun's chivalrous and kindly wife. She regards Linghu Chong as a son and is also the only person who believes his innocence in the theft of the Evil Resisting Sword Art Manual. She loses her will to live after seeing her husband reveal his true colors and learning of her daughter's death, and eventually commits suicide out of guilt of her husband's actions.
- 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
- Zuo Lengchan's juniors:
- Deng Bagong (鄧八公|邓八公|Dèng Bāgōng), nicknamed "Divine Whip" (神鞭).
- Gao Kexin (高克新|Gāo Kèxīn), nicknamed "Bright Hair Lion" (錦毛獅).
- Zhong Zhen (鍾鎮|钟镇|Zhōng Zhèn), nicknamed "Nine Sections Sword" (九曲劍).
- 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.
- Bu Chen (卜沉|Bǔ Chén), nicknamed "White Haired Old Immortal" (白頭仙翁). He is about fifty years old. He and Sha Tianjiang were sent by Zuo Lengchan to acquire Evil Resisting Sword Art Manual from Lin Family's old house in Fuzhou. He is killed by Linghu Chong.
- Sha Tianjiang (沙天江|Shā Tiānjiāng), nicknamed "Bald Eagle" (禿鷹). He is about fifty years old. He is killed by Linghu Chong in Fuzhou.
(North) Mount Heng Sect
- The "Three Elder Nuns" are the leaders of the Mount Heng Sect (恆山派). They are:
- Dingjing (定靜|定静|Dìngjìng) is the most senior of the trio, but she willingly gives up the position of leadership to her junior, Dingxian. Zuo Lengshan sends his henchmen to ambush her and force her to let the (North) Mount Heng Sect be absorbed into the Mount Song Sect. She refuses to capitulate and dies from her wounds before Linghu Chong can save her.
- Dingxian (定閒|定闲|Dìngxián) is the benevolent and wise leader of the sect. She is mortally wounded by a masked attacker (later revealed to be Yue Buqun) in Shaolin Monastery. Before dying, she passes on her leadership position to Linghu Chong.
- Dingyi (定逸|Dìngyì) is the most junior of the trio and the most hot-tempered one. She and Dingxian are murdered by a masked Yue Buqun in Shaolin.
- Qin Juan (秦絹秦绢|Qín Juàn) is a secular apprentice of Dingjing. She is between 15 to 16 years old making her the youngest apprentice of Mount Heng Sect. She is clever and bright and loved by her master.
- Yihe (儀和|仪和|Yíhé) is the most senior of the sect's members of the Yi generation. Linghu Chong thought her temper does not match with her Buddhist name (peaceful).
- Yiqing (儀清|仪清|Yíqīng) is Yihe's junior and Linghu Chong's chosen successor in leadership.
- Yizhi (儀質|仪质; Yízhì) is Dingjing's apprentice.
- Yizhen (儀真|仪真; Yízhēn) is Dingjing's apprentice. She delivers medicine to Yue Lingshan in Fuzhou.
- Yiling (儀靈|仪灵; Yílíng) accompanies Yizhen to deliver medicine to Yue Lingshan. She and Yizhen were held captive by Yue Buqun afterward.
- Yu Sao (于嫂|Yú sǎo) is a forty years old middle-aged woman. She was originally Dingxian's servant from Mount Heng's Baiyun Temple. Later, Dingxian saw that she was capable and accepted her as a disciple.
- Zheng E (鄭萼|郑萼|Zhèng È) is a secular member of the Mount Heng Sect. She had a round face and was always carrying a smile. She was good at talking and very likeable. Whenever the nuns had to deal with people on the road, Zheng E was always the one to do it. She is about twenty-one or twenty-two years old.
(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.
Divine Sun Moon Sect
- The following elders of the cult defected to Dongfang Bubai when Ren Woxing was overthrown. Ren Woxing returns to confront them after he escapes from captivity in Hangzhou's Plum Manor.
- Bao Dachu (鮑大楚|鲍大楚|Bào Dàchǔ)- at Plum Manor, he was fed with Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxing.
- Qin Weibang (秦偉邦|秦伟邦|Qín Wěibāng)- he was the sect's master of Jiangxi headquarter. Under Dongfang Bubai, he is the current sect's Ten Elders.
- Wang Cheng (王誠|王诚|áng Chéng) - he was fat and short. Ren Woxing force him to take the Divine Three Corpse Brain pill.
- Sang Sanniang (桑三娘|Sāng Sānniáng)- a middle-aged woman forced to take Divine Three Corpse Brain pill by Ren Woxong at Plum Manor.
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. His name was taken out of the first temperament of the “Twelve Temperaments” used in ancient music. Huangzhonggong is the lowest out of the twelve and all other temperaments are derived from it. He is proficient with "Seven String Invisible Sword" (七弦无形剑) martial art. He is forced to commit suicide by Ren Woxing.
- Heibaizi (黑白子|Hēibáizǐ) is a weiqi fanatic with a pale face and dark hair. He is an expert in "Profound Heavenly Finger" (玄天指) martial art. He becomes a handicap after Linghu Chong uses the "Divine Art of Essence Absorbing" on him. He was killed by Ren Woxing.
- Tubiweng (禿筆翁|秃笔翁|Tūbǐwēng) is a calligraphy fanatic who challenged Linghu Chong to a duel but lost. Proficient in "Stone-Drum Acupoint-Hitting-Brush" martial art (招石鼓打穴笔法); he is a bald, short and stout looking man. He is forced by Ren Woxing to surrender and consume a poison pill.
- Danqingsheng (丹青生|Dānqīngshēng) nicknamed "Lord of the Three Arts" (称三绝). He is an alcohol addict and swordplay expert who befriends Linghu Chong over their common interest in alcoholic drinks. His name means "born to paint". 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 with his "Straight Line Lightning Sword Art" (一字电剑)
- 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.
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.
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).
- Ping Yizhi (平一指|Píng Yīzhǐ) is a physician nicknamed "Famous Killer Physician" (殺人名醫). He believes that life and death are predestined, so saving a life is equivalent to violating the law of nature. As such, he makes a rule that for every life he saves, another must die. He fails to cure Linghu Chong of his internal injuries and commits suicide in shame at the Wuba Ridge gathering.
- 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 (回雁楼喝酒) - a famous wine house located in Hengyang (衡阳). Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang had their "seat-fighting" contest to rescue Yilin witnessed by Qu Yang and Qu Feiyan. In here Tian Boguang killed Chi Baicheng and injured Priest Tainsong. Luo Renjie was also killed by Linghu Chong at this location.
- Hengshan Jade House
- Cliff of Contemplation
- Buddha of Herb Monastery
- Bamboo Green Alley
- Nianbapu (廿八铺) - an important town for transportation between Zhejiang and Fujian province for people traveling through the Xianxia mountain range. Mount Song Sect's men set trap by kidnapping Dingjing's apprentices to force (North) Mount Heng Sect to merge five mountains sword schools alliance into one.
- 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.
- Plum Manor (梅庄) - situated at Lone Hill (孤山) surrounded with plum forest by the outer West Lake (西湖) in Hangzhou (杭州市). Ren Woxing was imprisoned in a dungeon underneath the West Lake thru a hidden tunnel from Plum Manor.
- Black Woods Cliff (黑木崖) - the headquarter of Divine Sun Moon Sect.
- Dragon Spring Sword-forging Valley (龙泉铸剑谷) - located near the city of Longquan (龙泉) in the Zhejiang (浙江) province. This valley that has creeks running through it that was known to forge legendary forge. Dingxian and Dingyi of the (North) Mount Heng Sect along with dozens of their apprentices were trapped by Mount Song Sect men disguising as Divine Sun Moon Sect.
Skills
- Divine Art of Essence Absorbing (吸星大法)- better known as Xi Xing Dafa. This martial art was derived from both Hua Gong Dafa (化功大法) and Northern Sea Divine Skill (北冥神功) created by the Carefree Sect (逍遥派). Left behind by the Duan Family of Dali Kingdom and Xingxiu Sect (星宿派) then over few centuries later the martial art was combined into Xi Xing Dafa. It's Ren Woxing's martial art, which later in the novel Linghu Chong accidentally studied it during his imprisonment in the Plum Manor's dungeon prison.
- Ten-thousand Blossoms Sword Art (萬花劍法) - an exquisite swordplay art from (North) Mount Heng Sect.
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