Part 1
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Part 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18
Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24
Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30
Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36
Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42
Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48
Glossary
Ba gua – http://www.eightbranches.ca/bagua/
Bai Tian – Xuan Luo’s best friend
Biao tou – The owner of a store that helps deliver people’s valuables safe for a price. People will come redeem their items after.
Bu fa – Footwork
Che – 1/3 of a meter, the length of a ruler, it is how Chinese people measure “feet”
Chun Yang Palace – the group that focuses nei li, while using style to assist
Chun yang wu ji gong – the strongest nei gong xin fa from Wu Dang
Da ge – big brother or a polite way of addressing a male that is older than you
Dang Jia – somewhat like the boss of the household (usually the eldest is the boss)
Dao – direction/path/principle/truth/reason
Di zi – disciple
Dong Fang Yu – One of the most powerful person in Qian Deng Zhen (a woman)
Du Cheng – One of the major cities
E mei – One of the big Clans
Feng Sao Mei Hua – Literal translation: Wind spread plum blossoms (usually, people chant their spell when they fight)
Feng Shui – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui
Gai Bang – One of the big Clans
Ge – older brother or a polite way of addressing an older guy
Gong zi – a polite way of addressing a male
Guan Shan Jue – Xuan Luo’s stepfather
Hu Han – one of the bad guys/ the one who beat Guan Shan Jue
Hu xin gong – most basic nei gong xin fa from Wu Dang
Jian fa – sword spell
Jian qi – sword energy
Jiang hu – society/fighting world
Jiang hu zhong ren – a person that is part of the society, usually referring to the fighting world
Jie jie -older sister or a polite way of addressing a lady that is older than you
Jin – weight equal to 0.5 kg
Jing mai – where all the blood/energy flows to in the body
Jun Zi Tang – One of the big Clans
Ke guan – a polite way to address a guest to a restaurant or hotel
Kung fu -Martial Art skills
Lao san – 3rd eldest (san means 3)
Lao tou – an impolite way of addressing an old man (could be father or any old figure)
Liang yi gong – the second level nei gong xin fa from Wu Dang (out of 3)
Luo Cha Men – One of the big Clans
Luo Cun – a village near Qian Deng Zhen
Mei zi – a polite way of calling a younger girl
Mi hun biao – Literal translation: hallucinating darts
Nei gong – Internal strength/ability
Nei li – Internal power
Qi -Energy/state of mind
Qian Deng Zhen – The town Xuan Luo has lived in since he was 8
Quan fa – Fist spell or fists (it’s not really boxing. The online dictionary says boxing …)
Shang Hua – Hu Han’s eldest brother
Shao Lin – One of the big Clans
Shen Tui Men – One of the Clans
Shi di – junior male fellow student (The shi indicates that they are under the same Clan or follow the same master)
Shi jie – senior female fellow student
Shi mei – junior female fellow student
Shi xiong – senior male fellow student
Shi Zi Yao Tou – Literal translation: Lion shaking its head (spell)
Shuang Han – The name of one of the two who fought in the air
Shu – It means uncle. It doesn’t have to be someone who is biologically related to you. It’s also a polite way to address an older man you don’t know
Tai He Dian – Hall of Supreme Harmony
Tai Ji Jian Wu -Literal translation: Tai Chi Sword Dance (spell)
Tang Men – One of the big Clans
Tian Yu Zi – Xuan Luo’s master
Wai gong – Outer strength/martial arts (wai means outer in Chinese)
Wu Dang – One of the big Clans
Wu xiu – A person who studies Martial Arts ( Wu = Martial, Xiu = study)
Wu zhe – A true Martial Artist (Wu = Martial, Zhe = person)
Xiao jie – lady
Xiao xiong di – little brother or a polite way of addressing a boy that is younger than you
Xin fa – The spell
Xuan Luo – The main character of the story
Xuan Yuan – Xuan Luo’s two-character surname
Ye ye – Grandfather or a polite way of addressing an elderly man
Zhang gui -shopkeeper or inn keeper
Zhang lao – the elder (lao actually means “old” in Chinese)
Zhang Men – the Clan keeper/the one in charge
Zhang Ri – The name of one of the two who fought in the air
Zhen fa – This is very hard to explain. It has something to do with the positioning of the fighters. Everyone has a part and they have to work together in order for it to be effective. Here, watch this youtube video: what zhen fa looks like <– It’s something like that. (so you have an idea). But in the novel, they’re not in armours.
Zi Yang Palace – the group that focuses on style, while using nei li to assist
NOTE: Although there are so many “Zhang” (above), it’s actually a different character in Chinese. It is spelt the same in English, but the intonation is different.
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