"Chronicle of Dragons Across the Four Seas" is a wuxia novel by Yao Min'ai. Set against the jianghu landscape from the mid-to-late Qing dynasty up to the founding of the Revive China Society, it tells the story of Jiang Boxian establishing anti-Qing groups such as the Three No's Society and the Thousand-Person Society. The novel offers an insider's perspective. Drawing on his deep knowledge of jianghu secrets, Yao Min'ai vividly portrays the feuds and friendships of the jianghu's heroes, as well as the inner workings of its secret societies, presenting readers with a sweeping wuxia world. Yao Min'ai was consequently hailed as the "founder of secret-society wuxia." His novels are not only literary works, but also vivid and detailed sources for later generations seeking to understand the secret societies and brotherhoods of the Ming and Qing periods.
