Scandalous Tales from the Golden Book

Title: The Golden Book's Erotic Tales: The Six-Part Blind Swordsman Saga

Genre: Martial Arts, Mystery, Political Intrigue, Inspirational

Length: 300,000 words

During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song, undercurrents roil the martial world. Shang Jiu fathers a child out of wedlock with Shan Yanyan, daughter of the richest man in the land. But when Ye Erniang steals the baby in the dead of night, he is driven mad with grief and weeps until he goes blind. After inheriting the family fortune, Shang Jiu uses the "Apricot Grove Alliance for Healing" as a front to bribe powerful officials and collude with Western Xia's First-Class Hall, hoping to see his child again through a body-swap procedure. Yet when he finally finds a suitable candidate for an eye transplant, Qiao Ayuan, he discovers that the young man is his long-lost son. After the surgery, Shang Jiu regains his sight, but Ayuan is left blind forever.

The story follows Ayuan's growth, linking six standalone tales: "The Blind Man Shang Jiu," "The Blind Swordsman Ayuan," "Erniang's Yearning," "The Healer's Benevolent Heart," "The Blind Man's Heart of Love," and "Blood Medicine, Love's Ruin." Together, they reveal a martial-world conspiracy spanning twenty years. Su Xuan, a disciple of the Carefree Sect and the story's great villain, manipulates the blood-borne "Seven Emotions Gu," exploiting Ye Erniang's pain at losing her child and Shang Jiu's obsession in a bid to overthrow the martial world of the Central Plains. In the end, the blind swordsman Ayuan uses his "Wind-Listening Steps" and "Sonic Hidden Weapons" to kill his enemy atop Mount Shaoshi and uncover the truth behind every mystery.