Preface: This book tells the tale of rivalries and friendships among a group of basketball fans. It's the bestselling book in the streetball world, highly recommended by the Eight Elders and the captain, and the fortune-telling book of choice for Blind Jin. A wild and rambling history of the Ji'an team's gossipmongers, it has become famous across the land. For a time, A Secret History of Ji'an became a hot read among streetball players. The Streetball Association has repeatedly sent invitations to the Eight Elders, the captain, and others, hoping all the Ji'an players will put on a countywide basketball tour to promote sportsmanship, spread basketball culture, and create another Ji'an legend. To that end, the Eight Elders, the captain, the minister, and others have provided the court historian with material from all corners. The historian has lived up to everyone's expectations, pouring his heart and soul into the work. He consulted more than a dozen historical texts and traveled across half the county, from the Eight Great Mountains in the north to the Nine Heavens Cave below, enduring every hardship before finally completing the first volume of the Secret History. His trials and tribulations are admirable, and have become a fondly remembered part of the Ji'an team's story. Ever since the Secret History became a bestseller, Blind Jin has kept a copy on his fortune-telling table for everyone to read. He often tells passersby tales of the Ji'an team's gossipmongers, making him something of an official adviser to the team. To capture the spirit behind this epic work, the author's feelings can be summed up in a poem.
The Hu fight for dominion, cloud chariots cross Yinshan.
Books record the rise and fall, the Secret History, truth and lies entwined.
The historian reads past and present, Blind Jin tells fortunes with gold.
Second Master writes wuxia, Ji'an's fame spreads far and wide.
Everywhere is a world of heroes, everyone roams the ends of the earth.
