The title of this book is from the protagonist' name, Hu Fei, and Syueshan means Snowy Mountain. It has been translated into English as Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain: Martial Arts Fiction in Contemporary Chinese Literature by Yung Chin and Olivia Mok.

      A fight for a mysterious iron box starts this story. Five wugong masters, including Yin Ji, Ruan Shihjhong, Cao Yunci, Jhou Yunyang, and Tian Cingwun, chase Tao Baisui and his son Tao Zihan, because they believe that Baisui and his son killed Tian Guinong for the iron box. They are joined by Syong Yuansian, Liu Yuanhe, Jheng Sanniang. But they are all defeated by Bao Shu. Bao Shu takes them to a mountain lodge owned by Du Mengsi who is a friend of the well-known wugong master's friend Miao Renfong. Each individual coming to the lodge has some connection with the box which is evidence concerning a secret which can solve the misunderstanding between Syueshan Fehu and Du Mengsi. The misunderstanding had been continuing for a few generations. As a result, Syueshan Feihu is coming to challenge Du.

      Bao Shu and Miao Ruolan start talking about the secret that the iron box carries. It stores a precious sword, which used to be owned by Li Zihcheng at the end of the Ming Dynasty. When Wu Sangui led the Cing troops and took over the Chinese land, three of Li's four body guards, Generals Miao, and Fan, Tian, believed that the other guard General, Hu, killed Li then turned to Wu Sangui. So they chased Hu and killed him. When Hu's son grew up, he explained to the three Generals that his father did not kill Li and Li was in fact still alive; in addition he explained that his father turned to Wu for revenge.