The Seven Heroes and Five Righteous Ones, Upper and Lower

Author: Shi Yukun
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The Seven Heroes and Five Righteous is a legal martial arts novel. The entire book revolves around Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty, narrating his difficult experiences and his efforts to clear wrongful convictions. After this, the rivalry between the "cat" Xian Mao Zhan and the "mouse" Jin Mao Shu leads to the emergence of the "Five Righteous," which in turn introduces the "Seven Heroes." Together, they join forces to eliminate the rebel Prince of Xiangyang, Tang Yu. The structure is tight, the characters are vivid, and it was praised by Lu Xun as "directly continuing the lineage of Song Dynasty storytelling, reviving popular literature after seven hundred years."