Sequel to the Tale of Chivalry and Righteousness

AnonymousQunyan Publishing House · ChinaSep 2020

3.0

Word count: 133K words
Chapters: 18

Summary

Xu Xiayi Zhuan is one of the sequels to the classic The Three Heroes and Five Gallants. Continuing directly from the original, it mainly tells how, after pacifying the army at Junshan, the three heroes and five gallants find Bai Yutang, who was rescued at Chongxiao Tower, and together storm the tower and capture the Prince of Xiangyang.

Editor's review

This book is one of the sequels to The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, picking up directly from the original. It revolves around the search for Bai Yutang, rescued after the Chongxiao Tower episode, as the heroes join forces to storm the tower and capture the Prince of Xiangyang. For readers who finished The Three Heroes and Five Gallants and wondered about Bai Yutang's fate and the unresolved Chongxiao Tower affair, it offers one complete resolution within the sequel tradition. The work continues the ensemble style of chivalric detective fiction, emphasizing collective action to crack the case; character relationships carry over from the original and the plot moves briskly, making it a useful sample of chivalric-novel sequels. Note that the sequel has its own era-bound limitations in prose and characterization, and should not be measured word for word against the original; more worthy of attention is how it handles Bai Yutang's life-or-death fate and arranges the heroes' joint effort, unresolved questions left by the original. This Qunyan Press edition is part of a series of sequels to classic novels, convenient for reading alongside the original.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who have read The Three Heroes and Five Gallants and care about Bai Yutang's fate and the aftermath of Chongxiao Tower
Lovers of classical fiction interested in the tradition of chivalric detective-novel sequels
General readers who enjoy stories of heroes joining forces to crack cases and capture the powerful
Chinese-major students needing comparative texts of chivalric-novel sequels

Not a good fit for

Readers who have not read The Three Heroes and Five Gallants and are unfamiliar with the Bai Yutang and Prince of Xiangyang threads
Readers expecting a self-contained, complete story who prefer not to rely on the original's background
Readers who demand prose and structure on par with the original

Reading tips

Read the Chongxiao Tower chapters of The Three Heroes and Five Gallants first, then enter this book, for a clearer connection to the suspense.
While reading, note how the rescue of Bai Yutang is explained, and compare how the sequel handles the original's life-or-death suspense.
Organize the plot into three stages—seeking the person, storming the tower, capturing the prince—to grasp the narrative rhythm of the heroes' joint effort.
After finishing, read it alongside other sequels to The Three Heroes and Five Gallants to observe how different sequels handle the same suspense.

About the publisher

Qunyan Publishing House China · Founded in 1989

Founded in 1989, Qunyan Publishing House has long been committed to publishing academic and educational books for mid- and high-level readers, and has built up a certain presence in Eastern philosophy, classical literature, and classic works. Representative titles available in the database include Records of the Grand Historian, Dream of the Red Chamber, Selections of Refined Literature, Complete Song Ci, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Record of Daily Knowledge, Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang, and The Collected Works of Wang Yangming, covering common categories such as ancient poetry, medicine, and examinations. Its author resources include Sima Qian, Cao Xueqin, Xiao Tong, Li Shan, Pu Songling, and Gu Yanwu. The press also offers distinctive series such as the Biographical Series of the China Democratic League and the Historical Documents Series of the China Democratic League, and publishes research on historical documents, biographies, memoirs, and textbooks and academic works by League members. Public information is limited, and its overall publishing scale and complete catalogue require further verification.

版权信息
序
第一回恨在心头寻踪觅线喜出望外诧鬼疑神
第二回一意牢笼阴谋换骨三生因果仙语藏机
第三回明忠孝妙手盗盟书救英雄无心分宝剑
第四回宴华堂弟兄谈旧事开妆阁姊妹订新盟
第五回颜巡按拜表请除奸庞太师泄机私报信
第六回襄阳王夜攻巡按府元翠绡火烧冲霄楼
第七回用火攻踏雪解重围扼水险分兵占三县
第八回拥宜城矫诏抗王师战襄河同心擒水贼
第九回首鼠两端仲元被害沆瀣一气智化遭擒
第十回南漳县内应缚麒麟西梁山神锋扫莺燕
第十一回通天狐漫天施诡计彻地鼠掘地运奇谋
第十二回铁头陀毒丸伤七将女剑侠飞刃斩双枭
第十三回鼠虎争雄鼠能搏虎江城恃险江水淹城
第十四回白玉堂单擒襄阳王魏明公巧遇展南侠
第十五回武达文通论功受赏奇男侠女奉旨完婚
第十六回三侠荣归途分吏隐五义避世迹混渔樵

FAQ

Must I finish The Three Heroes and Five Gallants before reading this book?

Reading the original first is recommended. This book follows directly from the events after the pacification of the army at Junshan in The Three Heroes and Five Gallants; its core threads are the search for Bai Yutang, the storming of Chongxiao Tower, and the capture of the Prince of Xiangyang, and both the character relationships and the old-case suspense depend on the original's groundwork. Without familiarity with the original, the heroes' entrances and the causal links between events can feel fragmented.

How is Bai Yutang handled in this book?

According to the source material, this book tells of the group finding Bai Yutang, who was rescued at Chongxiao Tower, after pacifying the army at Junshan, and then joining forces to storm the tower and capture the Prince of Xiangyang. In other words, the sequel gives a different account of Bai Yutang's fate from the original, and this treatment is precisely the main reason many readers are drawn to the book.

What is the relationship between this book and The Three Heroes and Five Gallants?

This book is one of the sequels to The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, continuing directly from the original and belonging to the tradition of sequels to classic chivalric detective fiction. It extends the original's characters and case threads, completing the follow-up to the Chongxiao Tower and Prince of Xiangyang story; it should be read as an extension of the original rather than a standalone new work.

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