Legend of the Ten Thousand Li Chivalrous Lover (3 Volumes)

何一峰Dec 2025

3.0

Word count: 139K words
Chapters: 37

Summary

Young Su Tianxi and Lu Jianming are both born with extraordinary gifts, each trained by a renowned master in peerless martial arts or Daoist powers. Patriotic and righteous, they vow to drive out the Manchu Qing. Su Tianxi goes through trials in the jianghu, befriends chivalrous figures such as Zuo Cuilian, and is drawn into a series of martial-world feuds and sect conflicts. Lu Jianming, to avenge his family, ventures forth with his junior sister Jiang Guijie and runs afoul of evil forces like the White Lotus Sect and the Heaven and Earth Sect, who obstruct and scheme against them. Though their paths differ, shared ideals and fate bring them together again and again. Along the way they befriend heroes such as Red Sand Hand Jiang Ping and Flying Knight Shi Duo, thwart the cults' plots, rescue innocent people, and uphold justice amid flashing blades.

Editor's review

The book unfolds in a parallel two-line structure: the growth paths of Su Tianxi and Lu Jianming are each independent yet repeatedly intersect, sustaining the narrative bulk of three volumes. In laying out jianghu feuds and sect conflicts, author He Yifeng focuses on how the characters choose to uphold justice amid flashing blades rather than piling up fight scenes. The depiction of forces such as the White Lotus Sect and the Heaven and Earth Sect creates the tension of good versus evil and gives the characters' patriotic righteousness a concrete footing. Supporting figures such as Zuo Cuilian, Jiang Guijie, Red Sand Hand Jiang Ping, and Flying Knight Shi Duo round out the jianghu ensemble. For readers who enjoy traditional chivalric tales and intertwined multi-character threads, this set offers ample momentum to keep reading. At a moderate three-volume length, it suits volume-by-volume reading; sorting out the character relationships after each volume helps readers better appreciate the design of the converging dual lines.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Wuxia readers who enjoy dual-line narration and multi-character ensembles
Readers interested in patriotic righteousness and jianghu feuds
Adult readers who prefer good-versus-evil conflict and cult conspiracy plots
Readers who want to proceed volume by volume and pause to sort things out after each

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer tight single-line narration and dislike switching among multiple threads
Readers with little interest in historical settings and sect lore
Readers expecting short, fast-paced stories

Reading tips

Read in volume order, and after each volume briefly sort out the characters and events of the Su and Lu lines
Note how supporting figures such as Zuo Cuilian and Jiang Guijie drive the convergence of the main lines; brief notes help
Slow down at passages of sect conflict, clarify each faction's stance, then continue
After finishing all three volumes, look back at where the two lines began and trace the characters' growth in their choices

版权信息
《万里情侠传》上册
自序
第一回醇酒见交情，香浮杯斝神功运指掌，独劈华山
第二回陆剑鸣爱才斗剑法孙海鹏远道访奇人
第三回痛国耻，陆沛涵绝粒弄禅机，僧峻嵩化缘
第四回法华寺，小侠客拜师太行山，奇女子卖艺
第五回铁榔头困斗女英雄赤砂手力服群恶痞
第六回蒋桂姐中途逢怪侠苏天锡丱角显英名
第七回飞虹惊电，月下看飞梭置腹推心，灯前谈解数
第八回密语话深宵，郎痴妾爱风波生平地，燕掠蜂狂
第九回卜鉴泉漫使拿云手尤伯符巧试杀人心
第十回舌底生锋，奸言甜似蜜袖中怀箭，恶计辣于姜
《万里情侠传》中册
第十一回剑飞血溅，午夜掷人头烛闪光摇，三更惊虎帐
第十二回斗拳法，吓退万大力抖手铐，气煞苏神童
第十三回天柱山，英雄看活佛福慧寺，奇侠陷机关
第十四回剑锋到处，禅寺杀人妖灯花黄时，莲花生幻相
第十五回深闺惊怪客，星眼蒙眬魔窟泣冤情，回肠荡结
第十六回沥血割心，英雄诛恶虎改头换面，逆子变山羊
第十七回入古寺，半夜陷牢笼思往事，中途逢剑侠
第十八回剑功武术，侠士生涯海阔天空，美人肝胆
第十九回石洞拜奇人，风飘黄叶荒郊逢怪杰，泪洒青坟
第二十回侠男儿轻身入监狱伟丈夫饮恨刃刑台
《万里情侠传》下册
第二十一回窄路遇冤家，险膏虎吻狼心食人肉，惨受鸿罹
第二十二回老英雄夜半宿客店飞行侠月下破邪魔
第二十三回飞剑刺龙鳞，雄心似铁孤身入虎穴，侠气如云
第二十四回米宗恺饮剑入泉台仇玲姐挥拳击淫贼
第二十五回水牢惊奇侠，处女完贞破庙访异人，英雄聚首
第二十六回老侠客苦心诛怪杰满天星辣手劫娇娃
第二十七回娇鸟脱樊笼，春生锦帐情天增怅望，泪洒空山
第二十八回蒋桂姐巧遇千里眼酆教主威镇六盘山
第二十九回花枝怅望，暗赚广寒仙蝶梦迷离，轻碎连城璧
第三十回莲花粲妙舌，顽石点头星眼闪秋波，狂徒中计
第三十一回僧峻嵩飞剑败酆俊褚元亮设局赚剑鸣
第三十二回灵犀通一点，雨压花愁劳燕喜双飞，风吹萍聚

FAQ

Will the two main lines be confusing to read?

The book uses a parallel dual-line structure, with Su Tianxi and Lu Jianming each growing and repeatedly intersecting. The switching may take some getting used to at first; sorting out the characters and events of both lines after each volume is recommended for a clearer grasp of the convergence points.

Does the sect setting require historical knowledge?

No specialized historical knowledge is needed. The White Lotus Sect, the Heaven and Earth Sect, and others mainly serve as the background forces in the good-versus-evil conflict; the author conveys their stances and roles through the plot, so following the narrative is enough to understand.

Are the three volumes better read at once or volume by volume?

Either works. At a moderate length, volume-by-volume reading makes it easier to sort out the dual-line character relationships, while reading straight through gives a more continuous sense of the rhythm of the two lines converging. Choose according to your schedule.

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About the author

何一峰 Author · Chinese

He Yifeng was a Chinese wuxia novelist active during the Republican era. His birth and death dates are unknown, and available public information is limited; he was roughly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and is often grouped within the Southern School of wuxia, alongside writers such as Gu Mingdao and Wen Gongzhi. Many of his works were serialized in Shanghai newspapers and periodicals. Twenty-five of his titles are held in this collection, including White-Eyebrowed Hero, Chronicle of the Red-Faced and Iron-Blooded, Tales of the Strange Knight of the Jianghu, Biographies of the Five Sacred Mountain Sword Immortals, The Little Hero Avenges a Wrong, Romance of the Knight of Ten Thousand Miles, The Iron-Blooded Stalwart, and The Gallant of the Wild Mountains. His subjects center on jianghu grudges and chivalrous adventure. His style is concise and brisk, rich in everyday urban flavor, and skilled at revealing character through tightly plotted action. He is a representative figure in the circulation of Republican-era popular wuxia and offers an example of the newspaper serialization format in later wuxia fiction.