Qijian Xia Tianshan
| Author | Liang Yusheng |
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| Original title | 七劍下天山 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Publisher | Ta Kung Pao |
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Publication date
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15 February 1956 - 31 March 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Saiwai Qixia Zhuan |
| Followed by | Jianghu San Nüxia |
| Qijian Xia Tianshan | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 七劍下天山 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 七剑下天山 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Seven Swords Descend from Mount Heaven | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Qījiàn Xià Tiānshān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Cat1 Gim3 Haa5 Tin1 Saan1 |
Qijian Xia Tianshan is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was first serialised between 15 February 1956 and 31 March 1957 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao. It is also closely linked to the novels Saiwai Qixia Zhuan and Baifa Monü Zhuan, also by Liang Yusheng.
The prologue serves as a continuation of Yang Yuncong and Nalan Minghui's story in Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, set in the early Qing dynasty. Nalan is forced to marry the Manchu prince Dodo even though she loves Yang and has borne Yang a daughter. Yang shows up on the night before Nalan's wedding and seizes their infant daughter from her. He is mortally wounded in a fight against Prince Dodo's henchmen. Before his death, he entrusts his daughter to the youth Liang Mulang, who was attempting suicide after being mistakenly accused of betraying his comrades. Mulang brings Yang's daughter back to Yang's teacher Reverend Huiming on Mount Heaven.
Mulang spends 18 years training under Reverend Huiming's tutelage and he becomes a formidable swordsman. He returns to the jianghu under a new name, "Ling Weifeng", and does a series of chivalrous deeds. Yang Yuncong's daughter, Yilan Zhu, has mastered the 'Mount Heaven Swordplay', and she swears to kill Prince Dodo and avenge her father. On Mount Wutai, members of the anti-Qing secret society Heaven and Earth Society and some Southern Ming rebels attempt to assassinate Prince Dodo but their plans are interrupted by Yilan Zhu's untimely appearance. During the ensuing chaos, Yilan Zhu unintentionally causes Zhang Huazhao to be captured by Qing soldiers. She goes to Prince Dodo's residence to rescue Zhang later.
Meanwhile, Fu Qingzhu and Mao Wanlian discover that the Shunzhi Emperor is still alive and has become a monk on Mount Wutai. The Shunzhi Emperor's son and successor, the Kangxi Emperor, secretly murders his father to safeguard his throne. On Ling Weifeng's part, he meets his old crush Liu Yufang, who wrongly accused him of betrayal years ago. Even though Ling's appearance has changed, Liu still notices that he bears some resemblance to Mulang, but he refuses to admit that he is indeed Mulang. Ling Weifeng and Liu Yufang travel to Yunnan later and befriend Li Siyong, a descendant of Li Zicheng. They also encounter Fu Qingzhu and Mao Wanlian, as well as Gui Zhongming, a new companion. Gui falls in love with Mao after she helps him recover from his mental illness.
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