List of characters from The Book and the Sword

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The following is a list of characters from Louis Cha's debut Wuxia novel The Book and the Sword. Many of the characters are featured again in Other Tales of the Flying Fox.

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[edit] Main characters

  • Chen Jialuo (陳家洛) – the protagonist of the novel. He is the leader of the Red Flower Society and a disciple of the martial arts master Yuan Shixiao. He likes to present himself as a young scholar and nobleman by dressing formally. He is the son of Chen Shiguan, an imperial official who lived in the Haining region of Jiangnan.
  • Huo Qingtong (霍青桐) – the elder daughter of Mu Zhuolun. She haShe falls in love with Chen Jialuo when he helps the tribe recover the Qu'ran, which has been stolen from them. She is an expert in martial arts as well as a resourceful military tactician.
  • Princess Fragrance (香香公主) – her birth name is Kesili (喀絲麗). She is the younger sister of Huo Qingtong. She meets Chen Jialuo while he is in disguise and falls in love with him. She is captured by Qianlong, who forces her to be his concubine. She agrees but when she discovers that he is going back on his word, she commits suicide to warn Chen Jialuo.
  • Qianlong Emperor (乾隆皇帝) – the ruler of the Qing Empire. He desires to be remembered in history as a wise and great ruler. He oppresses the people under his rule and persecutes the Red Flower Society. He is revealed to be actually the elder brother of Chen Jialuo due to a switch at birth with the Yongzheng Emperor's daughter and raised as Yongzheng's son and eventually inherits the throne.

[edit] Red Flower Society (紅花會)

  • Taoist Wuchen (無塵道長) – nicknamed "Soul-Chasing, Life-Taking Sword" (追魂奪命劍). He is arguably the most powerful in terms of martial arts of all the leaders.
  • Zhao Banshan (趙半山) – nicknamed "Thousand Arms Buddha" (千臂如來).
  • Wen Tailai (文泰來) – nicknamed "Thunderbolt Hand" (奔雷手). He is captured by imperial forces at the start of the novel because he knows the truth behind the Qianlong Emperor's ethnicity. The other heroes try to save him several times and succeed after several failed attempts. He is the husband of Luo Bing.
  • Chang Hezhi (常赫志) and Chang Bozhi (常伯志) – twin brothers who are nicknamed "Black Wuchang" (黑無常) and "White Wuchang" (白無常) respectively.
  • Xu Tianhong (徐天宏) – nicknamed "Military Zhuge" (武諸葛). He is the mastermind behind all the society's plans and activities. He is originally at odds with Zhou Qi and often argues with her but they are married eventually after having gone through danger together.
  • Yang Chengxie (楊成協) – nicknamed "Iron Pagoda" (鐵塔)
  • Wei Chunhua (衛春華) – nicknamed "Nine Lives Colourful Leopard" (九命錦豹子).
  • Zhang Jin (章進) – nicknamed "Rock Daring" (石敢當). He is a hunchback. He is killed by imperial guards during the incident at the end of the novel.
  • Luo Bing (駱冰) – nicknamed "Mandarin Ducks Saber" (鴛鴦刀). She is the wife of Wen Tailai and she fights bravely to defend her wounded husband from enemies at the start of the novel.
  • Shi Shuangying (石雙英) – nicknamed "Devils' Wrath" (鬼見愁)
  • Jiang Sigen (蔣四根) – nicknamed "Copper-Headed Crocodile" (銅頭鱷魚)
  • Yu Yutong (余魚同) – nicknamed "Golden Flute Scholar" (金笛秀才). He has a crush on Luo Bing but at the same time Li Yuanzhi is also in love with him. He feels ashamed of having such immoral thoughts on his brother's wife and he feels sorry for having treated Li coldly that he decides to become a monk. He comes out of his monastic life later and reunites with Li Yuanzhi. They are married eventually.
  • Xinyan (心硯) – Chen Jialuo's page. He becomes one of the leaders of the society at the end.
  • Yu Wanting (于萬亭) - Chen Jialuo's godfather who precedes him as the leader of the society. He does not appear in the story as he is already dead at the start of the novel.

[edit] Wudang Sect (武當派)

  • Zhang Zhaozhong (張昭重) – nicknamed "Fiery Hand Judge" (火手判官). He is a treacherous villain who collaborates with the imperial forces to persecute the Red Flower Society. He is defeated by Chen Jialuo and knocked into an arena of ravenous wolves and meets his end.
  • Ma Zhen (馬真) – the leader of the Wudang Sect. Although he is senior to Lu and Zhang, he is less powerful in terms of martial arts than his two disciple brothers. He is murdered by Zhang Zhaozhong.
  • Lu Feiqing (陸菲青) – the younger disciple brother of Ma Zhen. He disguises himself as a scholar to evade from his enemies and hides in Li Kexiu's residence, becoming a private tutor to Li's daughter Li Yuanzhi. Once, Li Yuanzhi discovers his expertise in dart throwing and learns that he is actually a powerful pugilist. Lu decides to teach her some martial arts after she keeps pestering him.

[edit] Imperials

  • Fu Kang'an (福康安) – the illegitimate son of Qianlong. He bears a similar appearance to his uncle Chen Jialuo. Qianlong appoints him as the head of the security forces in the capital city. He is taken hostage by the Red Flower Society who use him to force Qianlong to come to a truce with them.
  • Bai Zhen (白振) - a pugilist from the Songyang Sect who is nicknamed "Golden Claw Iron Hook" (金爪鐵鉤). He serves as Qianlong's chief bodyguard and the leader of the imperial secret police.
  • Zhaohui (兆惠) - the commander of the Qing army stationed in the northwest. He is very experienced in warfare and military strategy. He is calculative, cruel and ruthless and maintains firm discipline in his army.
  • Heshen (和珅) - a high-ranking imperial official who is one of Qianlong's favourite close aides.

[edit] Scholars, poets and artists

[edit] Allies and associates of the Red Flower Society

[edit] Iron Courage Manor (鐵膽莊)

  • Zhou Zhongying (周仲英) – the master of Iron Courage Manor. He is a righteous and morally upright person. He kills his son in anger and regrets after that. He tries to hide his remorsefulness to contain his pride. He joins the heroes on their noble quest and becomes one of their most valuable allies.
  • Zhou Qi (周綺) – the daughter of Zhou Zhongying. She is originally at odds with Xu Tianhong and often bickers and argues with him. However, both of them manage to escape death together and forge a close bond. They are married eventually.
  • Zhou Yingjie (周英傑) - the 10-year-old son of Zhou Zhongying. The imperials taunt him when he refuses to reveal Wen Tailai's hiding place. The indignant boy responds to the taunts and unsuspectingly spilled the secret. His father kills him in anger when he learns that his son has disgraced him.

[edit] Pugilists from Mount Heaven

  • Yuan Shixiao (袁士宵) – nicknamed "Heavenly Pool Eccentric Hero" (天池怪俠). He is the martial arts teacher of Chen Jialuo and imparts his famous "Hundred Flowers Fist" (百花錯拳) to Chen. He loves Guan Mingmei but Guan married Chen Zhengde. He has never given up his love for her and often bickers with Chen Zhengde.
  • "Twin Eagles of Mount Heaven" (天山雙鷹)
    • Chen Zhengde (陳正德) - the "Bald Vulture" (禿鷲). He dislikes Yuan Shixiao for his flirtatious attitude towards his wife and often bickers with him.
    • Guan Mingmei (關明梅) - the "Snow Condor" (雪鵰). She is the wife of Chen Zhengde and Huo Qingtong's teacher. She is the subject of a love rivalry between her husband and Yuan Shixiao.

[edit] Others

  • Li Yuanzhi (李沅芷) – the daughter of a military officer named Li Kexiu. She is in love with Yu Yutong but he always gives her the cold shoulder. Towards the end of the novel, Yu finally realises that she truly loves him and they are married happily.
  • Mu Zhuolun (木卓倫) - the chief of the Islamic Uyghur tribe. He is the father of Huo Qingtong and Princess Fragrance.

[edit] Other characters

  • "Four Tigers of Hulun" (忽倫四虎)
  • "Six Devils of Guandong" (關東六魔) - a group of six pugilists from the Guandong region. They are hired by Bai Zhen to carry out the emperor's secret orders to eliminate the Red Flower Society.
    • Teng Yilei (滕一雷) - the most fearsome of the six. He is determined to slay any enemy at the expense of his own life.
    • Xian Jinbiao (顧金標) - a former bandit. His movements cannot be traced and he appears unpredictably.
    • Jiao Wenqi (焦文期) - killed by Lu Feiqing. The Red Flower Society is thought to be responsible for his death.
    • Hahetai (哈合台) - a former shepherd from Mongolia.
    • Yan Shizhang (閻世章) - killed by Huo Qingtong.
    • Yan Shikui (閻世魁) - the brother of Yan Shizhang. He is killed during the fight for the Qu'ran.
  • Luo Yuantong (駱元通) - nicknamed "Holy Saber" (神刀). He is the father of Luo Bing.
  • Bei Renlong (貝人龍) - a pugilist nicknamed "Jade Judge" (玉判官).
  • Wang Weiyang (王維揚) - the leader of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency. He is nicknamed "Rocks the Riverbank" (威震河朔).
  • Han Wenchong (韓文沖) - owns a swift steed. The horse is stolen by Luo Bing when he stops to take a break.
  • Yang Pengju (楊鵬舉) - the leader of the Wuhui Escort Agency. He is nicknamed "Golden Wings Brushing Against the Clouds" (摩雲金翅).
  • Sixth Master Tang (唐六爺) - a pugilist nicknamed "Candy with Frosted Arsenic" (糖裡砒霜).
  • Chu Yuan (褚圓) - nicknamed "A Reed Crossing the River" (一葦渡江).
  • Luo Xin (羅信) - nicknamed "Iron Armed Arhat" (鐵臂羅漢).
  • Wu Guodong (吳國棟) - a famous constable from Beijing.
  • Yu Ruyi (玉如意) - a famous singer from Hangzhou. The Red Flower Society enlists her help to capture Qianlong. She performs during the meeting between Chen Jialuo and Qianlong. Qianlong is captivated by her beauty and falls in love with her. She lures him into a trap later.
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