Description: Although the flow of events is generally similar to that in the novel, Yu Wanting’s role is greatly emphasised, with him being the primary antagonist instead of the Qianlong Emperor. “Yu Wanting” is actually the alter ego of the exiled prince Yintang, a younger half-brother of the Yongzheng Emperor. The power-hungry Yintang seeks vengeance and wants to usurp his nephew (the Qianlong Emperor)’s throne. Yintang knows the truth that the Qianlong Emperor is not the legitimate successor to the throne and he constantly threatens the emperor with the evidence he holds. Yintang rallies a group of martial artists in the jianghu and establishes the Red Flower Society. He instigates the society’s members and some tribal peoples in northwestern China to rebel against the Qing government.
Yintang fakes his death at one point and allows his godson, Chen Jialuo, to succeed him as leader of the Red Flower Society. However, within the society, the Chang brothers, Wei Chunhua and Shi Shuangying are the only ones who know that “Yu Wanting” is still alive, and they serve as his spies by watching over Chen and the others. The series also feature a different ending from the novel, with many of the society’s members meeting their ends at the hands of Yintang. The surviving ones, under Chen Jialuo’s leadership, confront Yintang to put an end to his ruthless ambitions.
Language: Cantonese
Country: China
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 40
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 39
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 38
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 37
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 36
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 35
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 34
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 33
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 32
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 31
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 30
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 29
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 28
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 27
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 26
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 25
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 24
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 23
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 22
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 21
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 20
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 19
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 18
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 17
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 16
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 15
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 14
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 13
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 12
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 11
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 10
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 09
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 08
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 07
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 06
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 05
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 04
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 03
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 02
- The Book and the Sword (Cantonese) – 書劍恩仇錄 – Episode 01
