Plot
Decades have passed since the battle on Mount Feihu in Datang Youxia Zhuan , in which Wang Yanyu killed Dou Lingkan and his four brothers, and put an end to the Dou family's reign as the leaders of the wulin (martial artists' community). Unknown to everyone, Dou Yuan, an orphan of the Dou clan, has survived and spent the past 30 years training in martial arts to avenge his clan. Dou Yuan kills Wang Yanyu and her husband, Zhan Yuanxiu. Before dying, Wang Yanyu tells her son, Zhan Bocheng, to join Chu Sui (a former follower of her father, Wang Botong), and forbids him from seeking revenge and informing Tie Mole (the current leader of the wulin) about their deaths. As Dou Lingkan was Tie Mole's godfather, the situation will become more complicated if Tie Mole gets involved.
Datang Youxia Zhuan is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was first serialised between 1 January 1963 and 14 June 1964 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao. The novel is the first part of a trilogy, and is followed by Longfeng Baochai Yuan and Huijian Xinmo.
Chu Sui favours Zhan Bocheng and plans to arrange a marriage between his granddaughter, Chu Baoling, and Zhan. However, Chu Baoling is already in love with Liu Mang, a young youxia . Liu Mang and his father are plotting to take a hoard of treasure left behind by Wang Botong to finance their outlaw activities, but Chu Sui sees them as robbers. This results in a fight between both sides. Dou Yuan takes advantage of the conflict to attempt to seize the treasure. Chu Sui dies after sustaining serious injuries during the fight. Zhan Bocheng survives with the help of Tie Mole's children (Tie Zheng and Tie Ning) while Dou Yuan retreats. Tie Mole gains control of the treasure and uses it to finance the outlaws' activities. Meanwhile, Dou Yuan becomes more ambitious and plots to dominate the wulin by allying himself with lowlifes, corrupt government officials and foreign tribes. With backing from Uyghur nobles and Tian Chengsi, Dou Yuan moves to stir up conflict in the wulin.
Youxia was a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero celebrated in classical Chinese poetry and fictional literature. It literally means "wandering vigilante", but is commonly translated as "knight-errant" or less commonly as "cavalier", "adventurer", "soldier of fortune" or "underworld stalwart".
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Zhan Bocheng, Tie Zheng and Tie Ning encounter trouble while escorting the treasure but are saved by Hua Zongdai and his daughter. At the same time, Nan Jiyun's children also join the fight against the villains. Dou Yuan makes bigger plans to control the Yangtze River and dominate the wulin. Under the leadership of Kongkong'er, the young heroes battle against Dou Yuan and his allies and eventually defeat them. Around the time, they also receive news that Chu Pingyuan and Yuwen Hongni of Shituo Kingdom are under attack by the Uyghurs, so they travel to Shituo and assist them in driving away the invaders. The Uyghurs enlist the help of Sikong Tu and his men to fight the heroes, and a battle breaks out. Dou Yuan is eventually defeated and crippled by Zhan Bocheng and Chu Baoling, thereby preventing him from using his skills to do evil again; Sikong Tu is slain by Tie Mole.
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