He is accompanied by Azhu, who loves him and stands by him when the wulin turns against him. Qiao Feng leaves to verify the claims that he is a Khitan and investigate the murders. He is forced to sever ties with them and engage them in a one-against-several battle, during which he single-handedly kills many opponents, including some of his old friends and acquaintances. Qiao Feng's relations with the Han Chinese martial artists worsen due to the Song–Liao conflict, and also because he is now seen as a murderer and a threat to the wulin. He becomes an outcast of the wulin (martial artists' community) of the Han Chinese-dominated Song Empire, which is at war with the Khitan-led Liao Empire. He falls from grace after he is revealed to be a Khitan, and after he is wrongly accused of murdering some fellow martial artists. Qiao Feng is the charismatic chief of the Beggars' Sect who possesses strong leadership qualities and exceptional prowess in martial arts.
#TALE OF WUXIA ROMANCE FENG SERIES#
In the latest revision of the novel, Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan's romance is marred by a series of incidents which eventually cause them to be separated and Duan Yu ends up with Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling. However, after the book was published, many readers disliked this ending as it relegated Mu Wanqing to a minor role in the story. In the original ending, his love life ends on a happy note when Wang Yuyan finally realises that he truly loves her and decides to marry him.
Towards the end of the novel, in a tragic twist of events, Duan Yu finds out that he is actually not Duan Zhengchun's biological son, hence he can marry all the three maidens. He relentlessly tries to win her heart but she does not reciprocate because she has a crush on her cousin, Murong Fu. Of these maidens, he is extremely obsessed with Wang Yuyan, who resembles a statue of a fairy-like lady he chanced upon before. However, at different points in the novel, each of them is revealed to be actually his half-sister due to Duan Zhengchun's secret affairs with other women in the past. In addition, he acquires immunity to poison after accidentally consuming the Zhuha, a venomous toad.ĭuring his adventures, he encounters five young maidens – Zhong Ling, Mu Wanqing, Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Azi – and becomes romantically involved with the first three. Ironically, for the sake of survival, he ends up mastering three powerful skills and becomes a formidable martial artist. When his father, Duan Zhengchun, tries to force him to learn martial arts, he runs away from home. His reverence for Buddhist teachings and disdain for bloodshed prompt him to defy his family's tradition of practising martial arts. The complex narrative switches from the initial perspective of Duan Yu to those of the other main characters and back.ĭuan Yu is a young and naïve prince of the Dali Kingdom. The plot is made up of separate yet intertwining storylines revolving around three protagonists – Qiao Feng, Duan Yu and Xuzhu – who become sworn brothers in chapter 41. An alternative English title is Eight Books of the Heavenly Dragon. The novel's title has been a challenge for translators for years before it was decided to be Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
Jin Yong originally modelled each major character after one of the races but, as he continued writing, the complexity of the story made it impossible for such a simplistic mapping. In Buddhism, these demi-gods and semi-devils are markedly different from the human race but are still bound to Saṃsāra by their own desires. The novel's Chinese title is a reference to the eight races of demi-gods and semi-devils described in Buddhist cosmology as the major characters are based on the eight races. The novel examines the cause and effect that form and break the inherent bonds underlying each major character's struggles on five uniquely corresponding levels: self, family, society, ethnic group, and country (dominion). Set in 11th-century China, the plot is made up of separate yet intertwining storylines revolving around three protagonists – Qiao Feng, Duan Yu and Xuzhu – and other characters from various empires ( Song, Liao, Dali, Western Xia and Tibet) and martial arts sects.
It has been adapted into films and television series in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China numerous times since the 1970s. It was first serialised concurrently from 3 September 1963 to in the newspapers Ming Pao in Hong Kong and Nanyang Siang Pau in Singapore. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).
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