The Tale of a Marriage Made by Twin Swords (2 Volumes)

何一峰Dec 2025

2.9

Word count: 94K words
Chapters: 23

Summary

This book centers on Xingdan Xuan gu, with the other romantic knights as supporting figures. Blade flashes and sword shadows press upon the reader; gallant men and women leap from the page. And the matters left unresolved in the earlier books—The Young Hero's Revenge, Rouge and Iron, and Adventures in the Jianghu—are all gathered up and settled here one by one. Where it is forthright, it is utterly forthright; where it is fine, it is utterly fine.

There is a wondrous child with twin tufts; a sorrowing, utterly sincere filial knight; a young lord who breaks orchids and snaps lilies; a sinister and venomous bureaucrat; an eerie, bewildering swindling nun; and a stalwart, lovely maiden. The plot is exquisite and strange, the flavor rich. Its art lies in matching front and back and carrying through in one breath, so that it merits reading again and again without tiring.

Editor's review

This book is a pivotal work in He Yifeng's martial-arts series, centering on Xingdan Xuangu and gathering up the threads left unresolved in The Young Hero's Revenge, Rouge and Iron, and Adventures in the Jianghu. Blade flashes intertwine with romantic longing, and the cast is rich: a wondrous child, a filial knight, a young lord, a bureaucrat, a swindling nun, and a maiden all take their turns on stage, with a plot that prizes the exquisite and strange and a rich flavor. The author's forthright passages are thoroughly satisfying, his fine passages densely stitched, and the whole echoes front and back and carries through in one breath—best read as the series' concluding installment. Readers who love traditional martial-arts fiction and care about complete plotting and ensemble casts will find continuous satisfaction here; read alone, individual passages still shine, but the pleasure of the interconnections is diminished. Finish the earlier titles first to savor the buried threads being gathered one by one.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers of traditional martial-arts fiction who value complete, resolved plotting
Readers who have finished earlier He Yifeng titles and want the series' threads tied up
Readers who prefer ensemble casts and interwoven romance
Casual readers who enjoy intricate plots and structures that echo front and back

Not a good fit for

Readers who have not read the earlier titles and want a standalone entry point
Readers accustomed to fast modern pacing and impatient with traditional chapter-style buildup

Reading tips

Read The Young Hero's Revenge, Rouge and Iron, and Adventures in the Jianghu first to savor how this book gathers the threads.
Watch how Xingdan Xuangu's main line interlaces with the supporting romantic knights; jot down relationships as you go.
Read the two volumes in stages, reviewing earlier events after each stretch to feel the front-and-back echoes.

版权信息
《双剑缔姻记》上册
第一回买伤药，梦玉失踪遭毒手，杰民尽孝
第二回阴平道，奇人救孝侠虎泉寺，和尚变尼姑
第三回梦玉女，丹房会幼弟慧远师，赤手救娇娃
第四回听凶耗，英雄落泪谈数命，国士灰心
第五回小侠客石洞拜师癞道人禅园讨剑
第六回诠噩梦，晤对知心侣数家珍，畅谈先天功
第七回入深山，慧师采药夺荷人，冯侠逞凶
第八回余秀才灯前会仙子吴小官郊外看娇娘
第九回辛风泪雨，郊外遇奇人灰线草蛇，庙中逢故友
第十回古庙泄冤情，苍天有眼官衙刺恶少，金剪无声
《双剑缔姻记》下册
第十一回俏丫鬟多情羡凤恶公子着意怜香
第十二回出牢笼，又遭凶险全贞节，得遇救星
第十三回燕啭莺鸣，微波通款曲椽橦飞壁，黑夜探佳人
第十四回提督衙，燕儿出险纯阳庙，狄老调兵
第十五回挨毒打，英雄落水吐真情，怪侠输心
第十六回彩凤双飞，新婚传韵事灵犀一点，深夜遇仇人
第十七回连理枝头，多情遭月妒松林深处，无意见神童
第十八回泄机关，梨阶埋宝剑警凶顽，子夜掷人头
第十九回比翼文鸳，柔情争似水含沙鬼蜮，恶计辣于姜
第二十回县官惩恶痞，明断通神剑侠报私恩，全书搁笔

FAQ

Can I read this book without having read the earlier ones?

Yes, but the book explicitly gathers up matters left unresolved in the earlier titles, and many characters and suspense lines come from The Young Hero's Revenge, Rouge and Iron, and Adventures in the Jianghu. Read on its own, some of the echoes will be lost; at least learn the earlier plots first.

Who is the main character?

According to the sources, the book centers on Xingdan Xuangu, with the other romantic knights as supporting figures. Blade flashes and gallant men and women carry equal weight, and matters left unresolved in the earlier books are settled here, making it the series' concluding installment.

Is it suitable for casual reading?

Yes. The sources call its plot exquisite and strange, its flavor rich, its front-and-back echoes artful and carried through in one breath, so that it merits reading again and again. In two volumes, it suits continuous leisure reading.

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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.