Raising Bandits

苏眠说Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. · ChinaAug 2025

3.2

Word count: 241K words
Chapters: 108

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Summary

【Worldly wanderer Xie Sui VS cold outside, warm inside female bandit Qin Nian】

【Premium novel + ancient-style romance + wuxia setting + bickering lovers + 1V1 + HE + older man + formative romance】

He raised her to adulthood; he taught her everything—washing clothes, cooking, reading, writing, killing, and living on the run.

He brought her into the jianghu, yet he left without a word.

When they meet again many years later, she has become the head of a bandit stronghold, while his smile is still as clear and bright as in her memory—"My Niannian has grown into a big girl."

Editor's review

Yang Fei braids together two threads—"formative romance" and "reunion in the jianghu"—with the emotional tension driven mainly by the complex relationship between Xie Sui and Qin Nian, which is part mentor, part family, and part love. The author does not write the heroine as a weak woman waiting to be rescued; instead, after Xie Sui leaves, she grows alone into the head of a bandit stronghold. The mismatch of identities at their reunion and the surge of old feelings make for the book's most compelling sections. Beneath the ancient-style wuxia shell, the narrative remains focused on how the two face the cracks left by separation and how they reaffirm each other's place. The language is light, with the bickering charm of lovers who are also rivals, but the undertone is not frivolous: it involves killing, living on the run, and jianghu codes, and the emotional progression has both push-and-pull and sweet relief. It suits continuous reading on weekends or commutes; the early section builds the relationship, and emotional density rises markedly after the reunion. Readers are advised to watch the clues to Xie Sui's motive for leaving without a word—that is the key to understanding the book's emotional logic. Overall it is a 1V1, HE-oriented story with a clear older-man formative-romance setup; readers who enjoy ancient-style romance and jianghu settings can enter with confidence.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy ancient-style romance interwoven with a wuxia setting
Romance readers who prefer older-man formative romance and long-separation reunion setups
Readers who can accept bickering lovers and emotional push-and-pull
Readers looking for 1V1, HE, emotional ups and downs but a reassuring ending

Not a good fit for

Readers who reject formative-romance relationship setups
Readers who want only pure sweetness with no angst and no separation
Readers sensitive to jianghu killing and living-on-the-run plot elements

Reading tips

First note the subtle groundwork laid before Xie Sui leaves; looking back after the reunion will make his choice clearer.
The relationship builds slowly early on; consider reading continuously to the reunion point before deciding whether it suits your taste.
Try reading Qin Nian's style of running things as head of the stronghold against what Xie Sui taught her.
After finishing, revisit the daily interactions at the opening to see more clearly where their emotional changes land.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 2014

Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. is a cultural enterprise focused on planning and publishing literature and social science books. Public information is limited, and the available details come mainly from its in-house catalogue. Its publishing areas cover prose and essays, foreign literature, social science classics, mystery and detective fiction, and history books, with attention to reissues and boxed sets of classic works. Representative titles include Wang Zengqi's essay collection Renjian Youwei, Wanwu Youqu, The Little Prince, a boxed set of Western philosophical classics, Mao Dun's classic works, a collection of Yasunari Kawabata's award-winning works, Cai Lan's essays, and the Eddie Flynn courtroom mystery series. Its authors include Chinese and foreign names such as Wang Zengqi, Mao Dun, Yasunari Kawabata, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, reflecting a publishing profile that brings together Chinese prose, foreign literature, and philosophical and social science classics.

版权信息
第一章大刀和小刀
1
2
3
第二章再别离
4
5
第三章念念
6
7
8
第四章十里烟花
9
10
第五章分明梦见
11
12
13
第六章朋友
14
15
16
第七章小欢喜
17
18
第八章孤岛
19
20
21
22
第九章怀毒
23
24
25
第十章回头是岸
26
第十一章逃秦
27
第十二章尘网中
28
29
第十三章不欺
30
31
第十四章沉醉
32
33
第十五章天罗地网
34
35
第十六章执热
36
37
38
第十七章极乐
39
40
第十八章嫁祸
41
42
第十九章暖香惹梦
43
44
45
第二十章王侯家
46
47
第二十一章兄弟
48
49
第二十二章悬崖
50
51
第二十三章山门
52
第二十四章人间病酒
53
54
55
第二十五章佛前
56
57
第二十六章快大夫
58
59
60
第二十七章别有情
61
第二十八章孤坟
62
63
第二十九章心结
64
65
66
第三十章无妄之疾
67
68
第三十一章旧风华
69
70
第三十二章如约
71
72
尾声
73
番外

FAQ

Why does Xie Sui leave Qin Nian?

The materials only state that he leaves without a word and do not explain the specific reason. While reading, pay attention to his words and actions before leaving and to clues in the jianghu background; the dialogue after the reunion gradually fills in the motive. Spoiler-style interpretations are not recommended beforehand.

Is the heroine Qin Nian a fragile character?

No. She later becomes the head of a bandit stronghold, cold outside and warm inside, with the ability to act independently. Xie Sui taught her washing clothes, cooking, reading, writing, killing, and living on the run; her growth arc is one of the book's important highlights.

Is the ending HE? Is it 1V1?

The materials clearly mark 1V1 and HE, so readers need not worry about love triangles or a tragic ending. The emotional process includes separation and push-and-pull, but the overall direction is reassuring.

Can I read this without having read wuxia romance before?

Yes. The jianghu background mainly serves the character relationships and action line; this is not a hardcore wuxia-research work. As long as you accept the ancient-style setting and the older-man formative-romance relationship, the reading threshold is not high.

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About the author

苏眠说 Author

Su Mian Shuo is an author in Chinese web literature who focuses on time-travel and alternate-history fiction. Reliable public information is limited, and no confirmed English name, nationality, or dates of birth and death are available. The library currently holds ten of the author's works, including The Court Jester, The Aide in the Curtain, A Thousand Miles of Promise, A Life of Fondness, The Beauty Like a Hook, How Could You Be an Old Friend, Raising Bandits, and the two-volume Su Mian Shuo Jianghu Sweet Romance Set. Judging from these titles and the common category of time-travel alternate history, the writing tends to center on martial-world grudges, court intrigue, and sweet romance in ancient or invented settings, weaving character relationships between power struggles and tender attachments. Settings such as the jester and the aide in the curtain carry tension of status, while titles like A Thousand Miles of Promise and A Life of Fondness emphasize affection and commitment. The style is generally accessible and plot-driven, suited to readers who enjoy time-travel alternate-history and sweet romance stories. Because verifiable biographical information is scarce, this introduction describes only the works and categories held in the library and makes no claims about unconfirmed personal experience.