The Divine Constable of Wuxia

Ziyi JushiQidian2018

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Male-Oriented Fiction Eastern Fantasy FantasyWuxiaConstableCourt and JianghuSystem FlowComprehensive CoverageWeb NovelAge FifteenModern Youth

Summary

The Divine Constable of Wuxia is a wuxia fantasy web novel by Zi Yi Ju Shi. It began serialization on Qidian in June 2018, concluded on December 26, 2019, and runs to about 2.656 million characters in 1,244 chapters. At the start, the modern young man Xiang Yang transmigrates into a world of ancient high martial arts, taking over the body of a fifteen-year-old constable in Anyuan County. The original body's father, Xiang Dani, has just died, and after the funeral he inherits his father's post, becoming the lowest-ranking constable at the county office. On the night of the wake, Xiang Yang confirms from his reflection in a water vat that he has indeed transmigrated, and at that moment awakens the "Wordless Heavenly Book" in his mind. This book can reveal the martial arts from wuxia novels of his previous life, and by completing the tasks it issues, he obtains the corresponding techniques and rewards. Starting from the crudest Iron Crotch Skill, basic breathing exercises, and the Hu Family Saber, Xiang Yang solves cases and catches criminals at the county office while accumulating martial skill, gradually learning such arts as the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, the Divine Illumination Scripture, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, the Little Li Flying Dagger, the Three-Part Primordial Qi, the Silkworm Divine Skill, and the Bride's Garment Divine Skill, integrating the various schools of martial arts and forging his own path. The world he inhabits is ruled by the Great Zhou dynasty, where the jianghu and the government coexist; the court has established the "Divine Constable Gate" to handle disputes and crimes among martial artists, with internal ranks rising from Wood Seal, Bronze Seal, Silver Seal, and Gold Seal up to Red-Robed and Purple-Robed Chief Constables and titled Divine Constables; on the other side is the heretical power centered on the thirty-six branches of the Demon Sect, which covertly intervenes in court politics. Starting as a lowly constable in Anyuan County, Xiang Yang passes through case investigations, bandit suppression, and conflicts with the Demon Sect and various factions, repeatedly weighing lawful order against jianghu force as his rank and cultivation rise together, until he becomes a powerful figure known across the nineteen provinces. The saber is the book's central image: from the original goose-feather saber to later Quexie, the Snowdrink Mad Blade, and the Heavenly Saber, the changing weapons mirror the protagonist's shifting nature. Known for its brisk pacing, sprawling martial-arts system, and fight scenes, the work is one of the more representative entries in the constable-themed wuxia system genre.

Editor's review

如果你怀念那种“翻开就能一路看下去”的武侠爽文,这本书值得放进书架。 它的第一个好处是设定讨巧。主角的身份是捕快——一个既有公权力、又混迹江湖的复合角色,因此查案、缉凶、护民这些具体事务,天然为升级提供了理由;武功不是为了炫技而练,而是为了解决眼前的麻烦。天书的任务可以选择,成功有奖、失败无罚,读起来没有那种被系统牵着鼻子走的憋屈感。 第二个好处是“武功百科全书”式的乐趣。铁裆功、胡家刀法、紫霞神功、神照经、降龙十八掌、小李飞刀、三分归元气、天蚕神功、嫁衣神功……熟悉的名字一个接一个出现,看主角把不同来源的绝学拆开、重组、融会,是这本书最上瘾的部分。 第三个好处是主角性格。项央不是圣母,也不算纯粹的狠人:他精明、谨慎、恩怨分明,有底线也有手段。面对魔门摆好的酒菜宁肯啃干粮,这种细节让“聪明”落到了实处。 当然也要说实话:这是典型的男频长篇章回爽文,节奏在中期为了更新量有过拖沓,旁白解释偏多,后期套路重复、结尾略仓促。它不负责深刻,只负责让你在通勤和睡前愉快地翻过几百章。作为捕快流武侠系统的早期代表作之一,它带火了一个题材,这个位置是站得住的。

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  1. 把它当作长篇连载来读,按卷或按阶段(县衙—府城—神捕门—魔门)分段推进,比一口气硬啃更舒服。
  2. 前二十章节奏偏慢、主要在铺设定,若开头觉得平淡,可以读到主角离开安远县再判断是否合口味。
  3. 可随手记下主角获得的武功与来源,既能看懂功法融合的思路,也能体会到作者“武功百科”式的趣味。
  4. 后期出现重复套路时不必勉强,读到主线收束、主角与魔门了断处即可收尾。

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

FAQ

《武侠之神级捕快》完结了吗?一共多少字? 已完结。作者紫衣居士,2018年6月起在起点中文网连载,2019年12月26日更新完毕,全书约265.6万字、共1244章。
这本书有实体出版或纸质版吗? 目前可查到的信息显示,该书以起点中文网等网络平台连载为主,未见正式出版的中文纸质版及ISBN信息,市面上的多为网友整理的电子文本。
主角项央的金手指是什么? 是脑海中觉醒的“无字天书”。天书可显现前世武侠小说中的各种武学,主角完成任务后即可获得相应功法奖励,从而从铁裆功一路修习到降龙十八掌、小李飞刀等绝技。
没看过武侠小说能读懂吗? 可以。书中出现的武功虽多取自金庸、古龙等作品,但作者会交代来历与特点,不熟悉原著的读者也能顺畅阅读,只是少了一层“认招式”的乐趣。
这本书和作者的《我有一座藏武楼》有关系吗? 没有情节关联,是同一作者的两部独立作品。《我有一座藏武楼》是紫衣居士在本书完结后推出的新书,本书末尾留有新书宣传。

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About the author

Ziyi Jushi Author

Ziyi Jushi is a web-novel author about whom little public information is available. The library holds four of the author's works, spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, premium fiction, and wuxia novels. Representative titles include Myth Begins with Child Prodigy Skills, Wuxia: The God-Level Constable, and The Great Tyrant System. Judging from the existing works, Ziyi Jushi tends to write within fantasy and wuxia genres, building coming-of-age and adventure stories in Eastern imaginative settings, where protagonists often rise step by step through distinctive premises. Wuxia: The God-Level Constable appears twice in the library, indicating its representative place in the author's output. Because the author's nationality, birth and death dates, and personal history are not clearly recorded, further biographical details cannot be provided at present; readers may learn about the author's creative direction through the themes and categories of these works.