The Twin Phoenix Banner: A Wuxia Novel

Wolong Sheng’s wuxia novel, Twin Phoenix Banner The Zhenyuan Escort Agency loses a valuable shipment, so its chief escort, Wang Zifang, has no choice but to set out in person and seek help from Zhao Tianxiao, leader of the northwestern martial arts world. Rong Ge’er, just twenty years old, is ordered by his mother to ride out alone and help Wang Zifang find the missing shipment. The masters of every major martial arts sect have been poisoned. A “Plea for Life Conference” is held atop Junshan Island in Dongting Lake, and the poisoned martial heroes flock there, hoping to save their lives. The chivalrous Rong Ge’er, with his divine palm and swift sword, defeats the demons and makes his way straight to the bedroom of the “One-Day Sovereign,” who is hosting the conference. But the “One-Day Sovereign” turns out to be a puppet, with another mastermind pulling the strings. Rong Ge’er fearlessly enters an underground stone palace and discovers that Deng Yulong, the “Sword God” who vanished from the martial world twenty years ago, has been living as a ruler beneath Dongting Lake! Deng Yulong returns to the martial world to uphold justice. Following the clues, he uncovers Madam Rong, who orchestrated the calamity that befell the martial world through the Four Great Generals and the Four Young Lords. But the real mastermind is Wang Zifang, who has been impersonating the head of the Wudang Sect! Wang Zifang refuses to reveal where the antidote is hidden, and nearly a thousand martial heroes face a deadly crisis… The plot is full of twists and frequent surprises, breaking with convention and opening up a world of its own. The truth gradually comes to light as the clues are unraveled, making this a wuxia novel rich in both storytelling and artistry.