| The title literally means The
Mandarin Duck Sword. This comparably short story starts with a pair of Yuanyang swords
being delivered to the emperor of the Cing Empire by a Governor-General, Liu Yuyi. The
chief escort, Liu Weisin, took this mission, and many outlaw wugong masters were trying to
gain the precious swords. The group Taiyuesicia wanted the swords to give to their friend,
Siao Banhe, as a birthday present. So they blocked the escort. Then four masters and
mistresses, Jhonghui, Yuan Guannan and Lin Yulong with his wife Ren Feiyan also came for
the Swords. They all defeated by Jhuo Tiansyong, an excellent wugong master from the
Forbidden City with the emperor's command to bring back the swords.
Fortunately they got the swords and fled to a Buddhist
convent in order to hide away from Jho Tiansyong. Ren Feian with Lin Yulong taught Siao
Jhonghue and Yuan Guannan, a wugong practiced by husband and wife, because using Mandarin
duck swords to practice this wugong the result would be extremely powerful. Subsequently
Siao and Yuan defeated Jhuo.
Ren Feian and Lin Yulong gave Siao Banhe the swords as
presents at Siao's birthday party. Siao promised to marry his daughter, Siao Jhonghue, to
Yuan Guannan. When the wedding ceremony started the truth came out that Yuan was Siao's
first wife's son. In other words he and Jhonghue were half-brother and sister. |
