公孙玉

Gongsun Yu was a wuxia novelist active in the 1960s. Public information about his life is limited: his real name, birthplace, and dates of birth and death are all unknown today, and what survives is chiefly the three works published under his name—Nine-Dragon Golden Lock (also titled Nine-Dragon Golden Chain and The Golden Lock Calamity), Thunder Monster Sword, and Devil's Palm Dragon Ring. These novels belong to the popular wuxia fare of the Hong Kong and Taiwan market of the time, typically built around exotic weapons, interlocking suspense, and feuds of the martial world, with titles that already suggest a strong flavor of hidden mechanisms and treasures. Notably, Gongsun Yu's works were often reissued in altered form under other authors' names, leaving their authorship confused and their original appearance largely obscured. Publishers today have collected and released electronic editions of his old works, making this once-buried body of wuxia fiction readable again.