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Births
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Deaths
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| 997
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| 1000
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| 1003
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| 1004
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| 1005
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| 1016
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| c. 1020
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- Wang Jiantong
- Xuanci
- Zhao Qiansun
- Tan Gong
- Tan Po
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| 1022
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| 1023
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- Tianshan Tonglao is distracted by Li Qiushui and goes out of control during practice.[2][TianLong Ch.36]
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| 1033
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- Tianshan Tonglao returns to her youth for the first time.[3]
- Shenshan Shangren requests to join the Shaolin Sect but is refused.[TianLong Ch.39]
- Shenshan Shangren is accepted into Qingliang Monastery.
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| c. 1045
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| 1046
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| 1048
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- Huangmei boasts about his martial skills in front of Murong Bo and his mother.[TianLong Ch.9]
- Murong Bo severely injures Huangmei.
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- Emperor Xingzong of Liao
- (Murong Bo's father)
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| 1050
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| 1056
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| 1058
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| 1060
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- Tianshan Tonglao massacres the One Character Hui Sword Sect members. The sect is destroyed.[TianLong Ch.37]
- Zhuo Bufan escapes and seeks to avenge the other sect members.
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| 1061
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| 1062
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- A group of 21 Han Chinese pugilists led by "Leading Big Brother" ambush Xiao Yuanshan and his family near Yanmen Pass. [5][TianLong Ch.16]
- Xiao Yuanshan's wife is killed.
- Xiao Yuanshan, in a rage, slays most of his enemies.
- Xiao regrets his actions, carves his last words in the Khitan language on a rock and leaps off the cliff with his wife's dead body and their son.[TianLong Ch.21]
- Xiao throws his infant son up the cliff during his fall.[6]
- The infant Xiao Feng is saved by "Leading Big Brother" and adopted by Qiao Sanhuai and his wife.[7][TianLong Ch.16]
- Xiao Feng is named "Qiao Feng" in accordance to his adoptive family's name.
- Murong Bo goes into his reclusive life.
- Murong Bo hides in the library of Shaolin Monastery and starts practising the skills in the manuals.
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| 1063
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- Tianshan Tonglao returns to her youth for the second time.[9]
- Ding Chunqiu attempts to murder his teacher Wuyazi by pushing him off a cliff.[10][TianLong Ch.31]
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| 1064
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- Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo first meet in the library of Shaolin.
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| 1066
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- Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo spar with each other.
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| 1068
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| 1069
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| c. 1070
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- Tianshan Tonglao uses the "Life and Death Talisman" to force several sects in the Wulin into subservience.
- Political unrest in Dali Kingdom:[12]
- Yang Yizhen stages a rebellion and murders the Shangde Emperor.
- Crown prince Duan Yanqing, the son of the Shangde Emperor, disappears.
- Duan Shouhui crushes the rebellion and becomes the Shangming Emperor.
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- Duan Lianyi (Shangde Emperor)
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| c. 1071
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- The Shangming Emperor of Dali abdicates and becomes a monk.[12]
- Duan Zhengming ascends to the throne as the Baoding Emperor.
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| 1072
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March
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December
[TianLong Ch.48]
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| 1073
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- Duan Zhengchun has an affair with the 17-year-old Kang Min.
- Cui Baiquan massacres the family of Cai Qingtu to avenge his senior's friend.[TianLong Ch.9]
- Cui Baiquan meets a couple in the garden of the Cais' house.
- Murong Bo implants three abacus beads into Cui Baiquan's chest and paralyses him for a period of time.
- Cui Baiquan, in fear of meeting Murong Bo again, secludes himself in Dali and uses the alias "Mr. Huo".
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- Cai Qingtu
- (Wang Yuyan's father)
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| 1075
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- Duan Zhengchun has an affair with Gan Baobao.
- Gan Baobao is forced to marry Zhong Wanchou.[16][TianLong Ch.9]
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| 1076
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- Elder Xi Shanhe of the Beggars' Sect rushes to reports news of a potential Liao invasion, buying time for the Song armies to prepare in defence.
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| 1077
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| 1081
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- Ma Dayuan marries Kang Min.
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| 1082
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- Duan Yanqing, Ye Erniang, Yue Laosan and Yun Zhonghe form the "Four Evils".[TianLong Ch.48]
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| 1083
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- Qiao Feng becomes chief of the Beggars' Sect after completing tasks set by Wang Jiantong.
- Murong Bo fakes his own death.
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- Murong Bo (apparent death)
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| 1084
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| 1085
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- The You brothers of Heroes' Gathering Manor stop teaching You Tanzhi martial arts.[TianLong Ch.28]
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| 1086
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- Wang Jiantong writes a poem on a fan and presents it to Qiao Feng on Qiao's 25th birthday.
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| 1089
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- The Hundred Flowers Gathering is held in Luoyang.[TianLong Ch.24]
- Qiao Feng meets Kang Min at the gathering but ignores her.
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| 1090
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Duanwu Festival
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- Kang Min discovers the letter by Wang Jiantong kept in her husband's possession and finds out about Qiao Feng's ethnicity.
- Kang Min instigates her husband to reveal Qiao Feng's ethnicity, but is refused by him.[18]
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| Mid-Autumn Festival
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- Beggars' Sect Discipline Affairs Elder Bai Shijing murders Ma Dayuan with the help of Kang Min.[TianLong Ch.24]
- Sima Wei of the Qingcheng Sect and Qin Boqi of the Qin Family Stronghold are murdered.
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- Ma Dayuan
- Sima Wei
- Qin Boqi
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| 1091
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- Duan Yu, the prince of Dali Kingdom and son of Duan Zhengchun, departs Dali upon refusal to learn martial arts.[19][TianLong Ch.1]
- Duan Yu meets Zhong Ling near Mount Wuliang.
- Zhong Ling is held captive by the Wuliang Sword Sect members.
- Duan Yu escapes and chances upon the beautiful statue of "Fairy Sister" Li Qiushui in a chamber at the foot of a cliff.[TianLong Ch.2]
- Duan Yu is motivated to learn the martial art skills "Graceful Wave Steps" and "Six Meridians Divine Sword" in the chamber by the statue.[TianLong Ch.2]
- Duan Yu requests for help in Wanjie Valley.
- Duan Yu meets Mu Wanqing, who helps him rescue Zhong Ling from the Wuliang Sword Sect.[20]
- Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing are captured by three of the Four Evils.
- Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing fall in love with each other.
- Duan Yu rescues Mu Wanqing from the Evils and returns to Dali with her.
- Qin Hongmian, one of Duan Zhengchun's lovers, visits Dali to look for her daughter Mu Wanqing.
- Mu Wanqing learns of her parentage and leaves Dali in grief.
- Duan Yu is held captive in Wanjie Valley by Duan Yanqing and is rescued later by Duan Zhengchun's bodyguards.
- Zhong Ling's parentage is known.
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- Gan Guanghao
- Ge Guangpei
- Sikong Xuan
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April
[TianLong Ch.11]
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- Xuanbei of the Shaolin Sect is murdered in Dali.[TianLong Ch.9]
- Jiu Mozhi of Tibet kidnaps Duan Yu.
- Jiu Mozhi takes Duan Yu to the Murongs' residence in Jiangnan, accompanied by Cui Baiquan and Guo Yanzhi.
- Duan Yu abandons Jiu Mozhi on a boat in a lake and follows A'zhu and A'bi.
- Duan Yu enters Mantuo Manor.
- Duan is held captive and made the gardener to take care of the flowers in the Manor by Mrs. Wang.[TianLong Ch.12]
- Duan Yu meets Wang Yuyan in Mantuo Manor and is attracted by her beauty and resemblance to the statue of "Fairy Sister".[TianLong Ch.12]
- Duan Yu meets Qiao Feng in a tavern in Wuxi.
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- First incident at Apricot Forest
- Quan Guanqing of the Beggars' Sect attempt to incite rebellion against Qiao Feng, but fails.
- Quan Guanqing and the Four Elders of the Sect are arrested.
- Reverend Zhiguang, Zhao Qiansun, Tan Gong, Tan Po and the Shans arrive on the scene.
- Reverend Zhiguang recalls the attacks at Yanmen Pass 30 years ago and reveals Qiao Feng's ethnicity as a Khitan, but refuses to divulge the identity of the "Leading Big Brother".
- Qiao Feng is forced to leave the Beggars' Sect.
- Second incident at Apricot Forest
- The Beggars' Sect members are captured by Western Xia warriors from First Class Hall.
- Qiao Feng saves A'zhu and A'bi.
- Duan Yu narrowly defeats Murong Fu in disguise while protecting Wang Yuyan.
- Duan Yu and A'zhu disguise themselves as Murong Fu and Qiao Feng respectively to rescue the Beggars' Sect members.
- Qiao Sanhuai and his wife are murdered.[21]
- Xuanku is mortally wounded and wrongly accuses Qiao Feng of being the attacker before dying.[21]
- Qiao Feng brings A'zhu to Heroes' Gathering Manor to seek medical treatment from the renowned physician Xue Muhua.
- Qiao severes all ties with his former friends and associates at the manor. He kills several Han Chinese pugilists in the ensuing fight.[TianLong Ch.19]
- Qiao is rescued by a masked man in black while cornered by the pugilists.
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- Qiao Sanhuai and his wife
- Xuanku
- Tan Qing
- Qi Liu
- You Brothers
- Shan brothers
- Shan Boshan
- Shan Zhongshan
- Shan Xiaoshan
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- Qiao Feng travels to Yanmen Pass and finds A'zhu there. He confirms that he is a Khitan. [TianLong Ch.20]
- Qiao receives emotional consolation and support from A'zhu.[22]
- Qiao begins his hunt for the "Leading Big Brother", the murderer of his foster parents and his saviour who led him out of Heroes' Gathering Manor.
- Xu Chongxiao, Tan Po, Zhao Qiansun and members of the Shan family are murdered, with the blame put on Qiao Feng.[21]
- Reverend Zhiguang dies after giving Qiao Feng a piece of cloth imprinted with Xiao Yuanshan's last words.[TianLong Ch.21]
- Qiao Feng renames himself "Xiao Feng".
- Xiao Feng and A'zhu trick Kang Min into revealing the identity of the "Leading Big Brother".[23]
- Xiao Feng and A'zhu arrive at Ruan Xingzhu's house.
- Xiao Feng witnesses a fight between the ministers of Dali and the Four Evils.[25]
- Xiao Feng schedules a duel with Duan Zhengchun.[TianLong Ch.22]
- A'zhu eavesdrops on the Duans' conversations and finds out about her own parentage.[26][TianLong Ch.23]
- A'zhu, lost between her lover and her father, disguises herself as Duan Zhengchun to save him from death.[27]
- Xiao Feng fatally wounds A'zhu before mistaking her for Duan Zhengchun.[TianLong Ch.23]
- Xiao confirms that he has been tricked by Kang Min.
- Kang Min reveals the truth behind the deaths of Ma Dayuan and Xu Chongxiao to Xiao Feng.
- Xiao Feng's saviour from Heroes' Gathering Manor kills Bai Shijing in the dark.[28]
- Kang Min is mutilated by A'zi and dies of grief.[29][TianLong Ch.24]
- A'zi follows Xiao Feng on his journey north. She is injured by Xiao accidentally.
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- Xi Shanhe
- Xu Chongxiao
- Zhao Qiansun
- Tan Po
- Tan Gong
- Shan Zheng and his family
- Reverend Zhiguang
- A'zhu
- Bai Shijing
- Kang Min
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| 1092
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- Xiao Feng meets Emperor Daozong of Liao and they become sworn brothers. [TianLong Ch.27]
- Xiao Feng helps the emperor suppress a rebellion. He is appointed as the Great Prince of the Southern Palace.
- You Tanzhi arrives in Liao and attempts to kill Xiao Feng for revenge.
- Xiao Feng releases You Tanzhi. You is captured by A'zi later and subjected to her sadistic and torturous "games".
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| 1093
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- A'zi practises the "Energy-Sucking Skill". You Tanzhi is poisoned and survives after practising the skills from the Sinew-changing Classic.
- Xuzhu solves the Zhenlong weiqi puzzle by luck.
- Wuyazi transfers 70 years worth of inner energy to Xuzhu and names him as the new leader of the Carefree Sect before his death.
- Tianshan Tonglao returns to her youth for the third time.[30]
- Tianshan Tonglao is captured by Wu Laoda, who mistakes her for a servant girl.
- The lords of the 36 Caves and 72 Islands arrange a meeting to discuss how to deal with the servant girl Wu Laoda has caught.
- Xuzhu interrupts the meeting of the Lords of the 36 Caves and 72 Islands and rescues Tianshan Tonglao without recognising her true identity.
- Tianshan Tonglao captures Wu Laoda with the help of Xuzhu.
- Tianshan Tonglao reveals her identity and teaches Xuzhu some of the Carefree Sect skills during their escape from various enemies pursuing them.[TianLong Ch.35]
- Xuzhu and Tianshan Tonglao hide in the ice cellar in the Western Xia palace to escape from Li Qiushui.
- Tianshan Tonglao brings Princess Yinchuan to make love with Xuzhu in the dark every night.
- Tianshan Tonglao and Li Qiushui die after a fatal fight.[TianLong Ch.36]
- Tianshan Tonglao names Xuzhu as her successor to the rulership of Lingjiu Palace and its subjects before her death.
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- Wuyazi
- Tianshan Tonglao
- Li Qiushui
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- Duan Yu and Xuzhu becomes sworn brothers. They honour Xiao Feng as their eldest brother.
- A'zi leaves the palace and wanders into Song.
- A'zi is blinded by Ding Chunqiu and rescued by You Tanzhi.
- You Tanzhi removes his iron mask and his face becomes scarred.
- Quan Guanqing manipulates You Tanzhi into becoming the new puppet chief of the Beggars' Sect under the new alias "Zhuang Juxian".
- Quan forces Zhuang to issue a challenge to the Shaolin Sect and call for a Wulin gathering in Shaolin.
- Xuzhu returns to Shaolin to resume his life as a monk in Shaolin.
- Xuzhu accepts his punishment for breaking the Buddhist code of conduct.
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- The great battle at Shaolin:[TianLong Ch.42]
- Ding Chunqiu holds A'zi hostage and forces Zhuang Juxian to submit to him.
- Xiao Feng arrives in Shaolin and saves A'zi. He returns her to her parents.
- Xuzhu defeats Ding Chunqiu and has Ding imprisoned in Shaolin.
- Duan Yu fights with Murong Fu.
- Xiao Feng defeats Zhuang Juxian and Murong Fu.
- Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo expose themselves.
- The truth behind all the mysterious murders and Xuzhu's birth is revealed.
- Murong Bo admits to instigating the attack on Xiao Yuanshan's family at Yanmen Pass.
- The Sweeper Monk defeats Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo. He enlightens them and accepts them as his disciples.
- Duan Yu is wounded by Jiu Mozhi.
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| 1094
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- The Contest for a Spouse held in Western Xia:
- Princess Yinchuan recognizes Xuzhu as her mysterious lover. They are married.
- Xuzhu becomes the Prince Consort of Western Xia.
- Duan Zhengchun and his lovers are ambushed by Duan Yanqing and his cronies. They are captured and brought to Mantuo Mountain Manor.
- Murong Fu kills Bao Butong after engaging him in a heated argument regarding his allegiance.
- Deng Baichuan, Gongye Gan and Feng Bo'e refuse to continue serving Murong Fu and leave him.
- Murong Fu stabs Duan Zhengchun's lovers to death to coax him to give up his future throne as Emperor of Dali to Duan Yanqing.
- Duan Yu breaks free and defeats Murong Fu, who escapes.
- Duan Zhengchun commits suicide to join his lovers.
- Dao Baifeng reveals the truth behind Duan Yu's birth before committing suicide.
- Duan Yu becomes the new ruler of the Dali Kingdom as Emperor Xianzong.[31][TianLong Ch.50]
- Duan Yu instates Wang Yuyan as his empress[32], while Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing become his concubines.
- Xiao Feng is held captive in Liao by Emperor Daozong after refusing to lead the Liao army to attack Song.
- Duan Yu, Xuzhu and several other pugilists infiltrate Liao and rescue Xiao Feng.
- Xiao Feng commits suicide after coercing Emperor Daozong to swear never to invade Song for as long as he lives.[TianLong Ch.50]
- A'zi commits suicide to join Xiao Feng. You Tanzhi follows suit as well.
- Murong Fu becomes insane. Wang Yuyan[33] and A'bi decide to stay behind to continue serving him.
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- Duan Zhengchun and love interests
- Duan Zhengchun
- Ruan Xingzhu
- Qin Hongmian
- Gan Baobao
- Li Qingluo
- Dao Baifeng
- Bao Butong
- Yue Laosan
- Yun Zhonghe
- Xiao Feng
- A'zi
- You Tanzhi
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Citations
- ^ The novel only states Li Qiushui to be at least 80 years old in 1093, thus her real age is unknown. This date is taken from the 2003 TV series adaptation of the novel, where Li Qiushui inadvertently reveals her age to be 88.
- ^ This incident caused Tianshan Tonglao to remain in her child-like size for the rest of her life, without being able to grow up.
- ^ The period of change lasts 30 days.
- ^ Murong Bo did this as part of his plan of re-founding the fallen kingdom of Yan, in the hope that he will be able to rebuild his kingdom when the Jianghu enters a state of Chaos.
- ^ The pugilists believed the false information provided by Murong Bo that a group of Khitan warriors are on their way to steal martial arts manuals from Shaolin Monastery. They mistook Xiao Yuanshan as one of the warriors in disguise and attack him.
- ^ When Xiao Yuanshan falls down the cliff, he inadvertently wakes his infant son, whose cries make him instinctively throw his son up the cliff, in the hope that the child will be taken of.
- ^ After some careful decision by the "Leading Big Brother" and his group, they decided to rename Xiao Feng to Qiao Feng and raise him as a citizen of Song. Because of his ethnicity, Qiao Feng is closely watched by the group and he had to take a series of difficult tests later to prove himself to be the chief of the Beggars' Sect.
- ^ Xiao Yuanshan landed on a tree that blocked his fall down the cliff at Yanmen Pass. Having survived the fall, he vowed to seek revenge on the pugilists that were involved in the attack and those that concealed his son's true identity. Thus, he hid in the library of Shaolin Monastery and started to practice the martial arts in the manuals, in the hope of improving his skills and take his revenge.
- ^ The period of change lasts 60 days.
- ^ In the latest revision of the novel, it is mentioned that the planned murder of Wuyazi is plotted by Ding Chunqiu and Li Qiushui together. After the attempted murder, Ding Chunqiu founded his own Xingxiu Sect. See post number 9 of this thread.
- ^ Murong Fu is 10 years older than Wang Yuyan.
- ^ a b According to historical records, the period of political unrest happened in 1080 and the crowning of Duan Zhengming in the following year. The dates are brought forward by several years to fit Duan Yanqing's involvement into the plot of the novel.
- ^ Duan Yanqing's injuries include a serious cut along his throat, which paralysed his face and made him unable to speak with his mouth for the rest of his life.
- ^ This is Dao Baifeng's form of revenge against Duan Zhengchun.
- ^ Duan Yu is 19 years old at the start of the novel.
- ^ Gan Baobao had to hide her pregnancy and love affair with Duan Zhengchun from her parents.
- ^ Zhong Ling's birth date is in the twelfth month of the year Yimao (乙卯) i.e. 1075, making her sixteen years old at the start of the novel. Also note that the year is incorrectly recorded as Yiwei (乙未) in early revisions of the novel.
- ^ Kang Min is still upset with Qiao Feng for ignoring her at the gathering the year ago and finds this as a chance to teach Qiao a lesson.
- ^ Duan Yu is heavily influenced by Buddhist ideals and believes that martial arts are used as weapons to cause the demise of others, making him unwilling to learn.
- ^ Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing are disguised as maids of Lingjiu Palace, to which the Wuliang Sword Sect is subordinate.
- ^ a b c The murderer is later revealed to be Xiao Yuanshan, whose appearance is mistaken for Qiao Feng, thus letting Qiao Feng receive all the blames.
- ^ Although Qiao Feng has no interest in women, the support he received from A'zhu when the whole world seemed to turn against him brings about his romantic relationship with her.
- ^ At this point of time, the last known surviving person who knows about the identity of the "Leading Big Brother" is Kang Min. To coax information from Kang Min, A'zhu disguises herself as Bai Shijing and engages in a conversation with her.
- ^ Bai Shijing had a romantic affair with Kang Min on the same day a few years ago. When Kang recalled the incident, A'zhu's awkward response caused Kang to see through her disguise. Knowing that Qiao Feng was hunting for the "Leading Big Brother", she took the chance to use Qiao to get rid of her old love rival (Duan Zhengchun).
- ^ Duan Zhengchun displayed selfless acts during the fight, as shown through his brotherhood with Chu Wanli and his involvement in the fight. This made Xiao Feng change his mind about killing Duan Zhengchun's family and in turn, schedules a duel with Duan.
- ^ The Duans mention about the two daughters that they had to give away to others at a young age. A'zhu realises that Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu are her parents and A'zi is her sister.
- ^ A'zhu's motive in doing such is to advise her lover not to get into trouble with his "enemies" if they have offended him unintentionally, just like how the alleged "Leading Big Brother" Duan Zhengchun caused the death of his parents, even if doing so means her death.
- ^ In the latest revision of the novel, this incident is replaced by Bai Shijing's execution by the Beggars' Sect members.
- ^ While Kang Min is half-paralysed, A'zi made deep gashes on Kang's body and pours honey on them to attract ants to bite her. When Kang Min sees her own reflection in a mirror, she dies instantly from shock as she was a vain person for her whole life.
- ^ The period of change lasts 90 days.
- ^ Historical sources state Duan Yu's coronation year to be 1108. It is moved to this year to fit with the plot of the novel.
- ^ In the latest revision of the novel, Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan are not married as a happy couple eventually.
- ^ Wang Yuyan stays behind to serve Murong Fu in the third revision of the novel.
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