The Nine-Lived One’s Deadly Record

The protagonist has ten tiny golden cudgels, forged by Lao Jun, which can even be used as embroidery needles. That makes him unbeatable in a fight, and he picks up every kind of skill at a glance.

His body can take a beating. Even after being beaten to death, he can come back to life if the wind blows into his nose and mouth. He has a keen sense of smell and can identify people by their scent.

He is compassionate at heart, fearless in his fun-loving ways, and dares to stand up to evil. Like a cat with nine lives, he escapes disaster time and again.

The protagonist, Leng Jun, was born into a gentry family in the 1930s and left university before graduating.

Mythological background: The Crane Immortal was punished for bringing song and dance to the human world. The protagonist's previous life was the divine beast Fengli, charged with rescuing the Crane Immortal. All of this is guided by the threads of his destiny, as intricate as a Seven-Treasure Tower. Only the masterminds, the two mute children Tianlong and Deya, and Lao Jun see the truth. He himself never learns of it, not even by the end of the story.

Though the protagonist's nine lives begin in childhood and adolescence, most of them unfold during the twenty years after he leaves university, as he travels through cities and countryside, taking part in every kind of movement.

His wild travels are the life he leads.

He has several confidantes, each of whom leaves him with memories he will never forget. The two wildest of them: one joins him in fulfilling a mythological mission, while the other continues the story of his fate after his death. Can he really bring himself to bow to her?

This novel condenses twenty years of real history with remarkable skill and artistry. A single journey through this book is worth reading ten thousand volumes.