
In a fractured kingdom where rival lords vie for power, a loyal minister named Hu Yan Ting is falsely accused and executed, his family brutally slain by the treacherous officials of the Northern Han court. Amid the carnage, his concubine Liu and their infant son escape death by fleeing into a remote inn, where a mysterious stranger named Wu Wang offers a desperate warning before disappearing into the night.
The child is soon taken in by the seasoned warrior Ma Zhong, who raises him in a secluded mountain village. Under Ma Zhong’s guidance, the boy—renamed Ma Zan—receives both scholarly tutoring and rigorous martial training, growing into a striking young man whose iron‑gray eyes and fierce skill hint at a destiny beyond ordinary life. When he learns of his true lineage and the betrayal that destroyed his family, a burning desire for justice awakens, setting him on a path that will pit him against the very men who shattered his world.
Language
zh
Duration
~2 hours (157K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2008-10-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Known mainly through the historical sagas he compiled in the late Ming period, this Chinese writer helped shape popular storytelling around famous heroes and dynasties. His books mixed history, legend, and dramatic pacing in ways that kept readers turning pages.
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