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- 101 From the Start, I Snatch the Righteous Alliance Leader's Bride and Set Out to Become the Greatest Demon Lord 开局抢亲正道盟主，势做第一魔头 [Fantasy wuxia, System and transmigration, hilarious wish fulfillment, high-martial world, villainous demon, otherworldly continent, fast-paced] After a decade of training by a hundred elite specialists from different worlds, Lu Xuanze arrives with Xiaoya, a mysterious intelligent System known as the Otherworld Conquest System. He transmigrates to a fascinating fantasy wuxia world where the righteous and demonic paths are at odds. This is a high-martial continent where might makes right and con 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Max-Level Iron Shirt from the Start, with the System Refreshing Every Year 开局满级铁布衫，系统每年刷新 Shen Mo woke up to find that he had transmigrated into a wuxia world, and a new System would appear every year. Year One: [Bounty Hunter System]. Kill wanted criminals to obtain peerless martial arts manuals, miraculous pills, rare treasures, divine weapons, and more. [Killed the thief Windchaser Rat, reward: Iron Shirt at max level] Year Two: [Escort Agency System]. Successfully escort a shipment to receive rewards. [Escort mission successful, reward: Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms at max level 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Great Yan Immortal Martial Path 大炎仙武 Gods and demons set the stage, wuxia gives it form. Prove the Way with the sword, and slay immortals with martial might! At its core, this is traditional wuxia, with smaller stories of mystery, horror, and crime solving woven into the plot. Expect plenty of martial arts battles and a story full of twists and turns. —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 104 Chronicles of the Heroes of Jiuzhou 九州侠客录 Alone, he travels a hundred thousand miles; with a slash of his blade, he shakes the Nine Provinces. Ten years ago, two prodigies who made a name for themselves at a martial arts tournament drew the hostility of the Carefree Sect, one of the Four Great Sects. Before the tournament had even ended, a band of black-armored death soldiers ambushed them. Despite their grave injuries, the two worked in perfect sync and narrowly escaped death. But the Carefree Sect's retaliation that followed changed t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Successor of a Century-Old Jianghu 百年江湖之传人 The realm is in turmoil, with the court at odds with the countryside and officials estranged from the people. The martial world is rife with conflict, where gratitude and grudges coexist, and love walks hand in hand with hatred. As the saying goes: “When the world is peaceful, heroes keep to the shadows; when it falls into chaos, heroes rise!” She is brilliantly talented and travels the martial world in search of an old friend. He suffered a calamity in childhood, was rescued by someone, and lat 334Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 106 Wuxia: My Infuriating Luck with Women in the Martial World 武侠：我那该死的江湖女人缘 [No System + no transmigration + scheming protagonist + wuxia romance + living off others while holding your own] Without a System or transmigration, we can tell a truly exciting story. Lin Youle was born into a prestigious sect, but had no interest in martial arts from childhood. Then, on a long journey down the mountain, he began a fantastical life in the jianghu... Want to see the protagonist slaughtering everyone in sight? Sorry, his martial arts are terrible. Even against a rooster, he onl 160Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 107 My Peerless Talent Made Me the Empress's Right-Hand Man 天资绝世的我成为女帝的肱骨之臣 [Genius]+ [The Martial World]+ [The Imperial Court]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Nearly Invincible] “When the people are cast aside, heaven and earth become the board.” Court intrigue clashes like cold iron, grudges and passions in the martial world thread like silk along a blade, and the joys and sorrows of common folk rise and fall like drifting dust. Billions of lives are porcelain pieces on a vast scale, moved across a board of deep black and vermilion. Each time jade fingers set a piece down, spa 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Blood-Red Candles 红烛饮血 [Wuxia] [Revenge] [Schemes] [The Jianghu] [Multiple Heroines] I, Chu Chen, swear to heaven: if I do not avenge this grudge, I am no true man. But who destroyed the Chu family army? Who ruined my family and killed my wife? The truth emerged one step at a time, as the killing continued and blood kept flowing. It turned out the matter ran far deeper than I had imagined. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: A Side Story 天龙八部外传 Xiao Feng falls into a deep ravine but survives against all odds, turning disaster into fortune. Xiao Feng, Ruyi, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and the others join forces and fight through hardship to wipe out the forces of evil in the martial world, finally restoring its former peace. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Dawn's Sword Rainbow 破晓剑虹 When Li Qiuhong came to his senses, the boy stood right in the center of his field of vision. The boy looked a little unusual, though Li Qiuhong couldn't say exactly what was off. He wore a felt hat at a slant. He was fairly tall but thin, with a willowy waist and shoulders. His face was only palm-sized and covered in dust, though his eyebrows were fine and well-shaped. His dry, pale lips were small, but a date-stone-sized mole at the corner caught the eye. The most astonishing thing about his f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Get the Sunflower Manual 天龙：开局赠送葵花宝典 [Traditional wuxia + leveling up and fighting monsters + time travel + a villain’s descent into darkness] He transmigrates into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The System gives him the most powerful golden finger from the start: the Sunflower Manual. “To master this divine art, castrate yourself with a blade.” Will he grit his teeth, sacrifice his manhood, and become the strongest master, focusing on his career, or keep a low profile, level up, and fight monsters? Will he roam the martial world freel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Young Wanderer: Tong Jing 少年江湖之童璟 [Wuxia + political intrigue + comedy + multiple protagonists + fictional setting + fast-paced story] In a young man's heart: If you cannot steady your own mind, how can you settle another's? If you cannot walk a straight path yourself, how can you set another on the right road? 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 113 The Bashan Sword Arena 巴山剑场 One day, when Wang Jingmeng entered Changling with his sword on his back, he witnessed the dawn of a golden age. He also saw the many heroes ranked on the Sword List, and realized that they were no better than mutts. 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 114 A World of Dust, Yet Not a Speck Touches My Robes 红尘万丈不沾衣 "Back then, in the wilderness, I was nothing more than a piece of meat in the eyes of all those beasts." "It was she who turned me from a rotting piece of flesh into something human, brought me back to the Cloud Sword Sect, gave me the surname Yun, and prayed to the gods for my safety and well-being." "Whether it's the Red Lotus Society or the various factions of the martial world, anyone who stands in my way will face my Yunying Sword Umbrella. I'll shatter their schemes and rescue Mother and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Picked Up an Emei Girl from the Start 开局捡个峨眉妹子 [High-martial arts + alternate setting + wuxia + cultivation. This isn't pure wuxia, and the martial arts and cultivation methods differ somewhat from traditional wuxia and cultivation stories. This is my first time writing, and I wasn't fully prepared, so I welcome any advice from my esteemed readers. Thank you 🙏] 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Martial Arts: Starting with Max-Level Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms 武侠，开局满级降龙十八掌 Starting with the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms at max level. Pure wuxia + slow burn + no levels + internal cultivation + the martial world Chen Ping had just completed a mission when he was dragged into trouble in the martial world. Peacock Plume? What kind of name is that? Never heard of it! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 As It Was Before 应如旧 People are always transformed by time. How much more so those whose bones have been scorched by hatred, whose bodies have been buried beneath the ashes of a fallen nation, who have wallowed in the mire of political schemes and had their throats cut by the blade of love? The years carve the marks of hardship between their brows, grind calluses into their palms, and wrap even their laughter in the dull sound of calculation, turning them into strangers unrecognizable to those around them. Yet if yo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Sword Immortal’s Poetry Lies in Wine 剑仙诗在酒 Li Qingxi stretched and yawned. “Dad, I want to see the martial world, to see all the romance and beauty of life, climb Kunlun Mountain, see the Qiantang River tides, see...” “We’re broke. You’re not going anywhere,” his father said, sounding a little angry. Li Qingxi first offered incense to his mother, then knelt and kowtowed. “Mother, today your son is setting out to roam the martial world on horseback. Please watch over me along the way. I’ll only be gone for a year or so.” A sudden breeze b 861Reads—Score10014d adds
- 119 The Legend of Lu Xiaoyao 1: The Cherry Blossom Thief 陆小妖传奇1樱花大盗 What is the martial world? Perhaps it isn’t all fighting and killing, but it really can be a madhouse. That’s why there will always be someone guarding the righteous principles of heaven and earth. Such a person is called a hero, even if it’s a little demon… Lu Xiaoyao! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Heavenly Dragon Armor: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说天龙甲 Introduction to Tianlong Armor, a wuxia novel by Wolong Sheng: On a lush plain south of Mount Mang in western Henan stands Xuanji Fort, renowned throughout the martial world. Pines, bamboo, and flowering trees line the grounds outside the fort, while rare flowers and plants spread across the landscape, creating a feeling of peace and elegance. The fort's master, Zhuang Guanyu, the famous hero of the Heluo region, has a daughter named Xuanji. She is a peerlessly beautiful woman whose dazzling loo 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sectarian Intrigues 神雕后记：教派风云 What happened between the later years of The Return of the Condor Heroes and the early years of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? How did the rise of the Ming Cult and the founding of Wudang and Emei shape the martial arts world of the Central Plains? What stories lie behind Zhang Sanfeng, Baisun Daoren, Yanbo Diaosou, Guo Xiang, Yang Dingtian, Dujie, and the others? Come and find out! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Maple Snow Sword Song 枫雪剑歌 With the first sword, the winds rise; with the second, clouds and sun ascend; with the third, snow falls cold! “Just as you’d expect from the youngest Sword God. You slaughtered the disciples of all three of our sects by yourself. That’s a record worth boasting about!” “Do you still have the strength to strike again!?” “Come and fight!!!” Maple Leaf refused to let himself fall just like this... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Overlord Reborn 再世霸王 This is the Southern Song, an age of decadence and corruption, ruled by treacherous officials, where fine clothes abound but few people are truly human. The rightful dynasty of China is secretly manipulated by an assassin organization skilled in assassinations, wiping out entire families, human experimentation, and using capital to hijack politics. The one destined to rid the world of this scourge is a royal grandson whom Genghis Khan exiled from the start. He merges with Xiang Yu’s thousand-yea —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 124 Invincible Flying Rainbow 飞虹无敌 The Invincible Flying Rainbow: During the reign of the Jianwen Emperor of the Ming dynasty, Prince Yan captured Nanjing, and the Jianwen Emperor fled in haste, disguised as an ordinary man. Sima Chang'an led the seven hundred death warriors under Prince Yan Zhu Di. He was ordered to find and capture Emperor Zhu Yunwen at any cost, to eliminate any future threat. Marquis Sheng Beichuan offered Na Feihong a fortune to help him deal with Sima Chang'an. Three years earlier, Sima Chang'an had killed 19Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 125 The Marquis's New Book: Tales of Immortals and Heroes on the Sacred Mountain 王侯的新书，仙山侠客传 This is a wuxia novel adapted from real history. At the end of the previous dynasty, the emperor died, the ministers fought for power, and natural and man-made disasters struck one after another, leaving the people in misery. Fu Jian, a treacherous rebel from Northern Qi, seized the opportunity to launch a rebellion and claim the throne. War swept the land, and the dynasty splintered apart. Wang Mingyue, a disciple of the Longmen branch of the Quanzhen Sect, was a master of martial arts with his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Upholding Justice Across the Realm, Starting at the Dali Temple 匡扶天下从大理寺开始 (Xianxia, transmigration, alternate world, no System, ensemble cast) (Not invincible, growth, investigations, mystery, lighthearted, adventure, playing the pig to eat the tiger) A mysterious jade pendant brought him to an alternate world. After his father offended Prince Jing, Xu Yuan became a Grade D clerk at the Court of Judicial Review as an intern. He unexpectedly met a cold, beautiful female assassin, then went on to become the youngest vice minister in the Court through a series of strange 399Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 127 Wuxia: Wang Yuyan’s Attendant, Getting Stronger Without Lifting a Finger 武侠：王语嫣侍读，躺着就变强 Across the land of Jiuzhou, ten kingdoms wage war, and the people suffer. To let their people recover, the kingdoms sign a peace treaty, shifting the battlefield to the jianghu. The kingdoms respond by establishing intelligence agencies, each seeking control over the martial world. The Great Qin's Black Ice Terrace, the Great Han's Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Great Tang's Unworthy Ones, the Great Ming's Two Depots and One Guard… As the various powers devise one scheme after another, the Song 617Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 128 The Great Zhou's Top Divine Constable: You Call Him a Lackey? 大周第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ [Martial arts] [Invincible] [No harem] When he first arrived in this world, Ye Wuyou was already burdened with a beast that subdued evil. Though he had placed third in the imperial examinations of the Great Zhou, he refused an official post and resolved to join the Demon-Suppression Bureau, cleanse the world, and wipe out every evil spirit. He would reach the peak of the four corners of the world through martial arts, and with his long sword, bring peace and justice back to all under heaven. Hum 90Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 129 The Li Clan's Ruthless Bandit: Forging a Superpowerful China! 李氏悍匪，缔造超级华夏！ [Multiple heroines + history + high martial arts + wuxia + invincible protagonist + golden finger] Two people transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, stumble into the jianghu, and make their way through the imperial court… They crush the Manchus with a casual flick, annihilate the barbarians, and unify the world… Martial arts realms: acquired, innate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… They establish an everlasting legacy and gather three thousand beauties from across the land… Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Rushi, Kou B 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 One Man, One Sword, One Martial World! 一人，一剑，一江湖！ [Wuxia jianghu + humor and comedy + one female lead + political intrigue] In an age when the Dharma has declined, spiritual energy has dried up, and the path to immortality has vanished from the world. Are there still immortals in this world? How can one become immortal? How can the path to ascension be opened again? In a single night of slaughter, the entire Lin family of Weicheng was wiped out. Only the young Lin Jiangxian survived. With just himself and his sword, Lin Jiangxian ventures into 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Spring and Autumn Pavilion 春秋阁 [Traditional xianxia] [One heroine] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Ensemble cast] [Sword cultivators] Beyond the martial world and the imperial court lies a little-known power called the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Its master, Chen Zipao, is peerlessly charismatic yet little known to the world. From the shadows, he commands intelligence and decides who lives and dies. What no one knows is that there is another person behind the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, its true master. A young sw 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I Was Crippled from the Start, but My Master's Wife Taught Me Peerless Swordsmanship 开局被废，师娘传我绝世剑法 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Love Beneath a Cold Sword 寒剑情 One is invincible, with a pure and devoted heart. The other is peerlessly beautiful, with the grace of a fairy. The martial world is treacherous, and love runs deep. They face life and death together, sharing every rise and fall. Willing to brave danger and stand against the whole world, they ask: What is love, really? 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 134 I Have a Cauldron That Can Refine Ten Thousand Medicines 我有一鼎可炼万药 (Alchemy + Imperial Exams + Defending the Nation) Though born into poverty, he harbors ambitions that reach for the heavens. He never meant to fight for supremacy, yet somehow found himself on the path to kingship. A simple, kindhearted young man emerges from the mountains, living by the teachings of the sages. He ventures alone into the martial world, enduring hardship as he grows stronger and stronger. With a hoe of dark iron in hand, he champions the weak and sweeps through every corner of th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Twin Phoenix Banner: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说双凤旗 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 Isl 389Reads—Score10614d adds
- 136 Spring's Surprise Pavilion 惊春台 On the night of the Flower Festival, blood is spilled aboard a wedding boat at Taoye Ferry. The missing half of the Startling Spring Invitation, gone for eighteen years, happens to fall into the hands of Liu Xuanling, a young woman from Spring Letter Station. The bride is abducted, and a survivor is made to look dead. Yet the old bell cord left behind by her sister, Liu Shuangyi, leads her step by step into an even deeper trap: the Startling Spring Society is about to reconvene, and the Nine Lan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Ninety-Two 九二 Hexagram Qian, line nine in the second place: The dragon appears in the fields. It is beneficial to meet a great person. The heroes of the world ought to be scattered, and the champions of the jianghu ought to be alone. Yet these great heroes and champions often find themselves brought together by one person. So they drink together in the wilds, share their deepest secrets, and pledge to live or die together after only a brief conversation. That person is Xie Tingwu. Perhaps he is the great —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Young Master Long Qi Receives an Imperial Order to Solve a Case 龙七少领旨破案 Introduction to Long Qishao Takes an Imperial Decree to Solve a Case, a traditional wuxia novel by Dugu Hong: The prince's daughter suddenly disappears. The prince sets a deadline for solving the case, then goes back on his word, and eventually kills himself out of guilt. The seventh young master of the foremost martial arts family, the Longs, disguises himself and slips into the capital, but his identity is exposed all the same. Long Qishao receives an imperial decree to solve the case, only to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Chang'an Demon-Slaying Chronicles 长安伏妖记 After his divorce, Zhang Xingyun accidentally became a professional demon hunter and began living a triumphant life of turning his fortunes around. Promotions, wealth, a meteoric rise, and beautiful women everywhere... Suppressing demons is easy. Winning people’s hearts is not. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Chronicles of Xuanwu’s Splendor 玄武风华录 (A plot-driven story, no System, not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, with a vast world.) This is an age when spiritual energy has reached its peak, and an age when spiritual energy has begun to decline. This is an age when the divine order is crumbling, and an age when everyone longs to become a god. I raise the Xunwind Sword in my left hand and summon the Thunderclap Saber in my right. I sever the threads of fate and shatter the bridge of injustice. I break free from worldly shackles and see —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Sword's Roar Across the Vast Waves 剑啸沧浪 [Fantasy xianxia, heroic jianghu, no System, no transmigration] In the third year of the Jianwen reign of the Ming dynasty, undercurrents stir through the jianghu. The smoke of war has yet to clear above Jinling, as Prince of Yan Zhu Di leads his forces south. Powerful courtiers and jianghu factions maneuver against one another in secret. It is the age when the peerless swordsman and saber master stand side by side. Shen Yunfei guards Nu Jiao Island alone with his Canglang Sword, his Nine Cangla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Blade and Sword in the Martial World 刀剑入江湖 A turbulent dynasty, a realm of heroes and intrigue. A host of champions take the stage: wandering swordsmen, constables, generals, scholars, beauties, and warlords. As one group exits, another makes its entrance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Divination Across the Heavens, Starting with The Return of the Condor Heroes 诸天神算，从神雕开始 [Due to copyright issues, much of this book has been cut, and the content is incomplete. If you come across it, please scroll past and don't waste your time.] Ten taels of silver can settle a thousand matters under heaven, while thirty thousand copper coins can dispel every worry in the world! This is the story of a fortune-teller who travels through the Myriad Worlds, turning tragedies around! It's also the story of Jiang Cheng telling fortunes to earn points and striving to regain his sight! T 73Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 144 The Condor Heroes: The Nangong Family 金庸群侠之南宫世家 Before Yun Botian, a great hero of Mount Hua, disappeared, he entrusted a mysterious jade pendant to his friend Qiao Feng. This led to A Zhu being kidnapped. The young hero Zhang Wuji meets Qiao Feng while investigating the murder of the entire Ding Taijia family by the Thunderbolt Sword. With help from Nangong Min, the current head of the Nangong family, the two successfully rescue A Zhu. Four notorious criminals who had been imprisoned in Yingtian Prefecture for fifteen years are broken out. T 287Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 A Young Man's Dream of Fortune and Misfortune 少年白衣沉浮梦 On the eve of the empire’s collapse, rebel kings rose across the land. Smoke and flames filled the skies as heroes vied for power. Yet within the palace, the singing and dancing continued as merrily as ever. The emperor still lived in the illusion of peace throughout the realm, woven by his ministers. Thousands of years earlier, the capital was brand-new; thousands of years later, another dynasty would rise and fall, and flowers would bloom, wither, and bloom again. Every age has its extraordina 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 This Blade Never Misses 这一刀不歪 [Plot-driven] + [No brainless characters] The winds of the northern frontier cannot blow the stench of blood from a blade. Here, law and order have collapsed. Only the blade reigns supreme. As blades flash and fall, the insignificant perish, while ambitious warlords hide their true faces. This is a reeking, foul world of martial arts. Collect one old debt, and incur ten new grudges! What has a lonely ghost to fear from the road to the underworld? I seek justice in the world of the living! Come o 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Shen Shengyi: The Death Bird 沈胜衣·死亡鸟 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Tales] A story from the Shen Shengyi series, a new-school wuxia novel: In “The Bird of Death,” Shen Shengyi and Yangzhou’s famous constable Cha Si encounter a strange bird on their way back to the city after solving a case. Its behavior is suspicious, and it attacks first. When the two strike its wings, they feel as though they have hit iron or stone. The bird escapes by flying into a deep ravine, leaving behind a b 322Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 148 The Jianghu Between Light and Shadow 幽明江湖 “Look up to observe the patterns of the heavens, and look down to examine the features of the earth; thus one understands the workings of darkness and light.” From the Book of Changes. In the martial world, there are matters of darkness and light. Look up to observe the world's shifting tides, and look down to examine its affairs, and only then can you understand the causes behind the changes of darkness and light in the martial world, and unravel its upheavals. Witness the changing tides of the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Purple Lightning and Green Frost 紫电青霜 At his master's behest, young hero Ge Longxiang visits the Cold Cloud Immortal, Ge Qingshuang, to discuss the upcoming sword tournament on Mount Huang. On the way through Tianxin Valley, he happens upon the black-clad Dragon Maiden Bai Qingqing, and the two gradually fall for each other. Purple Lightning and Green Frost are the names of two ancient treasured swords. It is said that Sun Quan, ruler of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, possessed six treasured swords, two of which were called Pu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Iron Flute Divine Sword: A Wuxia Novel 武侠小说铁笛神剑 Synopsis of The Iron Flute and Divine Sword: It is said that Zhong Gang, an old man from Mount Huang; Zhou Tiansheng, the Cloud-Riding Swordsman; and Ji Feng, the Thousand-Folly Scholar, were known together as the Three Friends of Mount Huang. Their iron flute, divine sword, and folding fan were renowned across the land, their fame eclipsing all the heroes of the realm. Though the three were sworn brothers and close friends, each had mastered a different style of martial arts. They had not learn 512Reads7.1Score10014d adds
