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Blade-dance Of The Two Lovers
''Mandarin Duck Blades'', also known as ''Blade-Dance of the Two Lovers'', is a wuxia novella by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper ''Ming Pao''. Plot The story is set in China during the Qing dynasty. A pair of precious blades known as the Mandarin Duck Blades are being transported to the Forbidden City by a security company commissioned by provincial officials. The blades are highly coveted by many martial artists in the '' jianghu'' (martial artists' community) because they are rumoured to hold a secret to invincibility. The officials have also detained the security company chief's family members under the pretext of protecting them while actually holding them hostage to ensure that he does not keep the blades for himself. In the midst of various attempts by different parties to intercept the convoy and seize the blades, eventually, through serendipity, the weapons end up in the hands of two couples: Yuan Guannan and Xiao Zhong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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