The Thousand Tribulations' Brow (The Original Novel for the Film and TV Adaptation Water Dragon Chant, Starring Luo Yunxi)

A mysterious horse carriage prowls the roads at night, killing people. Its driver is covered in spots and has a terrifying appearance, yet possesses formidable martial arts skills. The carriage kills and robs, bringing calamity to many, and the entire martial world rises up in righteous anger.

“Clouds Above” Chi Yun tracks the mysterious carriage to a ruined temple, where he meets members of a martial arts gang who are investigating the carriage killings from another direction. Chi Yun introduces everyone to a mysterious young gentleman holding a baby: Tang Lici.

They discover that Tang Lici is gentle and gracious, embodying every virtue known to mankind. They cannot find a single flaw in him. The only suspicious thing is that he must take medicine every day for an illness, though he is extremely reluctant to say what it is.