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Deaths
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| c. 1120
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- Huang Shang learns martial arts from an imperial book on Taoism.[SheDiao Ch.16]
- Huang Shang challenges pugilists in the Wulin but is forced to go into hiding.
- Huang Shang lives in seclusion for about 40 years to deduce the method of defeating his opponents.[1]
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| 1142
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| c. 1155
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| c. 1160
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- Huang Shang returns to the Jianghu to seek revenge on his opponents.[SheDiao Ch.16]
- Huang Shang is appalled at the death of (almost) all of his opponents and later understands the way of life and death.
- Huang Shang compiles the Nine Yin Manual and conceals it to prevent it from instigating trouble.
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| c. 1170
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| 1173
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| c. 1180
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| 1186
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| c. 1187
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| 1188
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| November
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| c. 1190
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- The Nine Yin Manual appears unexpectedly in the Jianghu.
- Many pugilists lost their lives fighting for the manual.
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| c. 1199
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| 1200
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- Mei Ruohua, then a servant of the Jiang family, is ill-treated by the Jiang couple.[SheDiao Ch.10]
- Mei Ruohua is saved from the Jiang family by Huang Yaoshi and becomes his disciple.
- Huang Yaoshi renames Mei Ruohua to Mei Chaofeng.
- First martial arts contest held on Mount Hua.
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| 1201
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| 1202
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| 1203
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| 1204
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Winter
[SheDiao Ch.1]
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- Qiu Chuji befriends Yang Tiexin and Guo Xiaotian.
- The sixth prince of Jin, Wanyan Honglie, is injured during a fight.
- Wanyan Honglie seeks shelter in Bao Xiruo's house.
- Bao Xiruo, without knowing Wanyan Honglie's true identity, takes care of him till he recovers.
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| 1205
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Spring
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- Massacre at Niu Family Village.[9]
- Guo Xiaotian is killed.
- Yang Tiexin is severely wounded and presumed to be dead.
- Li Ping is captured by Duan Tiande.
- Bao Xiruo is "rescued" and brought back to Jin by Wanyan Honglie.[SheDiao Ch.2]
- Yang Tiexin adopts the alias "Mu Yi" in fear of being arrested.
- Mu Nianci's natural parents die of diseases.
- Mu Nianci is adopted by Mu Yi and becomes his foster daughter.[SheDiao Ch.9]
- Qiu Chuji discovers about the massacre and vows to avenge his friends.
- Qiu Chuji makes an agreement with the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" for a match between their respective students, scheduled to take place 18 years later.[SheDiao Ch.2]
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- Guo Xiaotian
- Yang Tiexin (apparent death)
- Reverend Jiaomu
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- Li Ping escapes from Duan Tiande and flees to Mongolia where she gives birth to Guo Jing.
- Bao Xiruo is forced to marry Wanyan Honglie and gives birth to Yang Kang.
- Huang Yaoshi marries Feng Heng. [SheDiao Ch.10]
- Liu Ying's son is severely wounded by Qiu Qianren. [SheDiao Ch.32]
- Liu Ying pleads with Duan Zhixing to save her son. Duan refuses and the child dies.
- Liu Ying leaves Dali Kingdom in anger and swears vengeance on Duan Zhixing.
- Duan Zhixing feels remorseful for refusing to save the wounded child and abdicates to become a monk known as Reverend Yideng. [SheDiao Ch.31]
- Liu Ying studies mathematics and later becomes known as "Divine Mathematician" Yinggu.
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| 1206[10]
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| Post Mid-Autumn Festival [SheDiao Ch.10]
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- Mei Chaofeng and Chen Xuanfeng escape from Peach Blossom Island with Feng Heng's handwritten copy of the manual.
- Mei and Chen learn the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" from the manual.
- Mei and Chen form the formidable "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind" and cause a series of havoc in the Jianghu.[14][SheDiao Ch.10]
- Huang Yaoshi, furious at the departure of Mei and Chen, breaks the legs of his remaining disciples and drive them away from the island.
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| 1207
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- Feng Heng, in her pregnancy, attempts to rewrite the stolen half of the Nine Yin Manual from memory but without avail.
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| 1208
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- Feng Heng gives birth to Huang Rong and dies of illness in the same year.[SheDiao Ch.19]
- Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng make a last visit to Peach Blossom Island.
- Huang Yaoshi wins a fight with Zhou Botong on Peach Blossom Island.
- Huang Yaoshi imprisons Zhou Botong on the island until he agrees to hand over the Nine Yin Manual.[15][SheDiao Ch.17]
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| c. 1209
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- The "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind" engage Ke Bixie, Lu Chengfeng and other Wulin pugilists in a fight.[SheDiao Ch.4][SheDiao Ch.14]
- Ke Bixie is slain by the killers.
- Qu Lingfeng is killed by imperial guards.
- Shagu becomes insane after witnessing the death of her father.
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| 1211
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- Jebe is saved by Guo Jing and he pledges allegiance to Temujin.
- Guo Jing and his mother join Temujin's tribe.
- Guo Jing learns martial arts from the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan".
- The allied forces of Temujin, the Kerait tribe and Jamukha defeat an attacking army from the Naiman tribe.[16]
- Guo Jing and the Seven Freaks fight with the "Twin Killers in the Dark Wind".[SheDiao Ch.4]
- Zhang A'sheng is killed by Chen Xuanfeng.
- Guo Jing kills Chen Xuanfeng by accident while defending himself.
- Mei Chaofeng is blinded by the Freaks.
- Mei Chaofeng escapes and vows to avenge her husband's death.
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- Zhang A'sheng
- Chen Xuanfeng
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| 1212
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| 1214
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- Wanyan Kang acknowledges Mei Chaofeng as his teacher and learns the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw".
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| 1221
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- Yin Zhiping travels to Mongolia to remind Guo Jing of the scheduled match with Yang Kang.
- Guo Jing learns inner energy skills from Ma Yu of the "Seven Immortals of Quanzhen".
- Guo Jing shoots down a couple of black condors with a single arrow and adopts a pair of white condors as his pets.
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| 1223
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Spring
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- Guo Jing gains possession of the Hanxue Baoma, a precious steed.
- Temujin defeats the Kerait tribe under Wang Khan and declares himself Genghis Khan.[17]
- Genghis Khan's daughter Huazheng is betrothed to Guo Jing.
- Guo Jing leaves Mongolia for the Central Plains.
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| April
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- Guo Jing meets Huang Rong for the first time.
- Wanyan Kang engages Mu Nianci in a fight during the contest for a spouse and they fall in love with each other.[SheDiao Ch.7]
- Yang Tiexin reunites with his wife Bao Xiruo. [SheDiao Ch.9]
- Wanyan Kang learns of his true ethnicity and parentage but refuses to acknowledge Yang Tiexin as his father.
- Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo commit suicide together.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong meet Hong Qigong and learn martial arts from him during their brief stay with him.
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| July
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- Guo Jing meets Lu Chengfeng, Mei Chaofeng, Qiu Qianzhang and Huang Yaoshi at Guiyun Manor.
- Huang Yaoshi forgives Mei Chaofeng for her misdeeds and re-accepts her and Lu Chengfeng as his disciples.
- Wanyan Kang kills Duan Tiande and adopts his biological father's family name "Yang".[18][SheDiao Ch.15]
- Guo Jing becomes sworn brothers with Yang Kang.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong travel to Peach Blossom Island.
- Guo Jing becomes sworn brothers with Zhou Botong and learns martial arts from him.
- Guo Jing wins Huang Rong's hand-in-marriage after winning Ouyang Ke in a series of tests set by Huang Yaoshi.[SheDiao Ch.18]
- Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Hong Qigong, Ouyang Feng and Ouyang Ke are stranded on an island after their ship capsized. [SheDiao Ch.21]
- Hong Qigong is severely injured.
- Hong Qigong passes his position as chief of the Beggars' Sect to Huang Rong.
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| August
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- Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Kang and Wanyan Honglie's men infiltrate the palace to search for Yue Fei's military textbook, Book of Wumu. [SheDiao Ch.23]
- Guo Jing is stabbed by Yang Kang during a fight with Wanyan Honglie's men.
- Guo Jing rests inside the secret room of the inn at Niu Family Village with Huang Rong to nurse his wounds.
- Lu Guanying, Cheng Yaojia and Yin Zhiping meet in the inn at Niu Family Village while searching for Guo Jing.
- Lu Guanying and Cheng Yaojia are married.
- Mu Nianci returns the coffins of Yang Kang's parents to the village.
- Yang Kang murders Ouyang Ke. [SheDiao Ch.25] [19]
- Yang Kang finds the Dog Beating Staff and plans to use it to seize control of the Beggars' Sect.
- The "Seven Immortals of Quanzhen" fight Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng in their Big Dipper Formation.
- Mei Chaofeng and Tan Chuduan are killed during the fight.
- Guo Jing rejects Huang Rong so as to fulfill his earlier promise to marry Huazheng.[SheDiao Ch.26]
- Guo Jing, Huang Rong and Qiu Qianren arrive at the Beggars' Sect meeting.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong are hypnotised by Elder Peng and taken captive.
- Yang Kang spreads rumours of the death of Hong Qigong and is elected as the new chief of the sect.
- Huang Rong defeats Yang Kang in a duel using the martial arts taught to her by Hong Qigong.
- Huang Rong exposes Yang Kang's evil plan and claims her rightful position as chief of the Beggars' Sect.[SheDiao Ch.27]
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong arrive at the sacred section of Iron Palm Peak.[SheDiao Ch.28]
- Huang Rong is severely injured by Qiu Qianren.[20]
- Guo Jing summons the white condors to save him and Huang Rong.
- Qiu Qianzhang falls to his death from Iron Palm Peak.[21]
- Guo Jing brings Huang Rong to a hidden cottage in the marsh, where they meet Yinggu.[SheDiao Ch.29]
- Huang Rong solves mathematical problems set by Yinggu.
- Yinggu directs the two to Yideng.[22]
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong overcome the barriers set by the four disciples of Yideng and arrive at the temple he resides in.[SheDiao Ch.30]
- Yideng heals Huang Rong and recounts his encounters with Yinggu and Ouyang Feng to his guests and disciples.
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- Ouyang Ke
- Tan Chuduan
- Mei Chaofeng
- Qiu Qianzhang
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| September
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- The six survivors of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" (except Ke Zhen'e) are murdered on Peach Blossom Island by Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang.
- Guo Jing and Huang Rong return to Peach Blossom Island and find the dead bodies of the Freaks.
- Guo Jing accuses Huang Yaoshi of being the murderer and breaks up with Huang Rong after an argument.
- Guo Jing and Ke Zhen'e fight Huang Yaoshi at Yanyu Tower.
- Mu Nianci leaves Yang Kang for good. She is already pregnant with Yang's child.
- Wanyan Honglie attempts to ambush the heroes and capture them but fails.
- Huang Rong and Shagu narrate the truth behind the deaths of the Freaks to Ke Zhen'e, Ouyang Feng, Yang Kang and Wanyan Honglie's men.[SheDiao Ch.35]
- Yang Kang attempts to kill Huang Rong to stop her from spilling the truth, but poisons himself instead and dies.[23]
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- Five Freaks of Jiangnan
- Zhu Cong
- Han Baoju
- Nan Xiren
- Quan Jinfa
- Han Xiaoying
- Yang Kang
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| 1224
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- Guo Jing joins the Mongols in the campaign against the Khwarezmid Empire.
- Wanyan Honglie is captured by Genghis Khan and executed.
- Genghis Khan invites Qiu Chuji to Mongolia to discuss about longevity.
- Guo Jing reunites with Huang Rong briefly.
- Guo Jing requests for Genghis Khan to spare the people in the conquered cities. The Khan reluctantly agrees.
- Huang Rong thought that Guo Jing is unwilling to renounce his proposed marriage with Huazheng and she leaves him in anguish.
- Mu Nianci gives birth to Yang Guo, who is named by Guo Jing.[25]
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| 1225
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- The Mongol army returns from Khwarezmia to Mongolia.
- Genghis Khan commands Ögedei, Tolui and Guo Jing to attack the Song dynasty after conquering the Jin dynasty.
- Guo Jing refuses to aid Genghis Khan in his conquest of China and attempts to flee with his mother, but is discovered by the Khan and taken hostage.[SheDiao Ch.38]
- Li Ping commits suicide to remind Guo Jing of his heritage.
- Guo Jing defeats his guards and escapes.
- Second martial arts contest on Mount Hua.
- Guo Jing reunites with Huang Rong, who forgives him for accusing her wrongly previously.
- Huang Yaoshi agrees to Guo Jing's marriage with his daughter.
- Qiu Qianren accepts Reverend Yideng as his teacher and becomes a monk known as Ci'en.
- Ouyang Feng becomes insane after an accident on Mount Hua.[26]
- Huazheng departs Mongolia for good and joins her brother Jochi.
- Guo Jing leads an army to defend Xiangyang, forcing the Mongol army to retreat.
- Genghis Khan pardons Guo Jing and allows him to return to Mongolia.
- Guo Jing and the Khan have a discussion of the meaning of "hero".
- Genghis Khan dies.[27][SheDiao Ch.40]
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- Liang Ziweng
- Li Ping
- Genghis Khan
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Citations
- ^ Historical sources indicate that Huang Shang died in 1129.
- ^ "Wumu" refers to Yue Fei; the Wumu Yishu is a fictional military textbook authored by Yue Fei and is similar to The Art of War.
- ^ Huang Yaoshi is about ten years older than his first disciple Qu Lingfeng.
- ^ Yinggu is only about 18 years old when her child died at the hands of Qiu Qianren.
- ^ a b Both Mei Chaofeng and Feng Heng are born in the year of the Monkey.
- ^ Qu Lingfeng's daughter is about 6 years older than Guo Jing.
- ^ From Chapter 3 of the novel, it is mentioned that Tolui is 3 years older than Guo Jing. This contradicts history that Tolui should be born in 1193, and his eldest son Möngke in 1208. Also see this thread.
- ^ This is a contradiction to the novel, which mentions that Qu is expelled when Mei Chaofeng is 18 years old. It is moved to this date to fit with the plot better.
- ^ This takes place during the Yuanxiao Festival.
- ^ This date is mentioned by both Mei Chaofeng (Chapter 10) and Zhou Botong (Chapter 17) to be two years before the birth of Huang Rong.
- ^ Wang Chongyang, knowing that the manual is being sought after, feigned death and waited for his opponent(s) to arrive. Sure enough, Ouyang Feng did, and was chased away by Wang.
- ^ Before Wang Chongyang's death, he instructed his disciples and Zhou Botong not to practice the skills on the Nine Yin Manual to prevent the Wulin from entering a state of chaos once more.
- ^ Historical sources indicate that Wang Chongyang died in 1170.
- ^ According to Mei Chaofeng, to practice the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" skills, she and her husband had to hide from Huang Yaoshi and other Wulin pugilists for over two years.
- ^ Because of Zhou Botong's refusal to hand over the second half of the manual, he is forced to stay on the island to guard the manual for the next 15 years to prevent Huang Yaoshi from getting it.
- ^ Historical sources indicate that the Kerait tribe's leader Wang Khan died in 1203 and Jamukha died in 1206. They were Temujin's enemies then and not allies as depicted in the novel.
- ^ Historical sources indicate that Temujin declared himself Genghis Khan in 1206 after the defeat of the Naiman tribe. The Kerait tribe was annihilated in 1203.
- ^ This is part of Yang Kang's schemes to pretend to befriend Guo Jing in order to find a chance to get rid of him.
- ^ As Ouyang Feng only passes his skills to his nephew, Yang Kang attempts to get rid of Ouyang Ke so that he can replace him as Ouyang Feng's sole successor.
- ^ As Guo Jing and Huang Rong unknowingly intruded the sacred area of Iron Palm Peak, they are cornered by Qiu Qianren, chief of Iron Palm Sect. However, Huang mistook Qiu Qianren for Qiu Qianzhang and played jokes on him, to which Qiu responded by inflicting a heavy palm attack on her. The two quickly flee into the deeper regions of the peak, where they meet the real Qiu Qianzhang.
- ^ Qiu Qianzhang attempted to get onto a condor to escape from the peak. The condor, already carrying Huang Rong on its back, is unable to bear the additional weight and Qiu falls off as a result.
- ^ All three are unaware that Yideng had abdicated and become a monk until they meet him later. Hence, they still address Yideng as the "Southern Emperor".
- ^ Huang Rong's spiky armour is stained with venom from one of the Seven Freaks' corpse. When Yang Kang hits her armour, the spikes prick him and the poison seeps into his body. Ouyang Feng, having learnt the cause of Ouyang Ke's death from Huang Rong, refuses to save Yang Kang and leaves him to die a slow and painful death in the temple.
- ^ Historical sources indicate that the war between Mongolia and Khwarezmia lasted three years.
- ^ In later editions of the book, Yang Guo is named by Huang Rong.
- ^ Ouyang Feng lost his memory of himself and his lust for powerful martial arts, but is still able to display his martial skills. He would not recover till far into the sequel novel.
- ^ Historical sources indicate that Genghis Khan died in 1227.
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