A Playful Tale of the Five Tigers

The jianghu sighs, and we sigh for the jianghu. No matter how many storms it endures, the clash of blades and swords cannot be silenced, nor can the bonds of love be severed. Even the greatest warrior under heaven cannot defeat the passing years. In the end, the world changes and people come and go, while the jianghu remains the jianghu...

During the Zhengde reign of the Ming dynasty, corrupt officials held sway at court, and the jianghu under the Zhu family's rule was rife with turmoil. First, a treasured cup concealing a shocking secret sparked a bloodbath. Then a lecherous criminal ran rampant through the martial world...

See how Fang Zhou, a crafty strategist who waves a white paper fan, hides soul-stealing needles in his sleeves, and possesses strange skills, leads the Five Tigers Hall as it claws its way up from the bottom of the jianghu. Then, in the pursuit of fame and fortune, he stumbles upon a hidden conspiracy to overthrow the world...

The full story is divided into seven installments, each a tale of its own: The Thousand-Mile Manhunt, Tiger Hunt at Half-Ridge, Bloodshed in Yangzhou, Bonds Among a Hundred Flowers, The Two Young Masters of Impermanence, Fist King of the Nine Provinces, and The Guanyin Puzzle Map. Each tale links to the next and builds upon what came before, together telling a stirring legend of the jianghu.