(5) The visit to Shaolin by Zhang Sanfeng and the young Zhang Wuji
In the original edition, the leader of the Wushan Gang appeared during the visit and asked for Xie Xun's whereabouts. The monks pointed to Zhang Wuji, and in the confrontation that followed, the leader attacked the boy. With Zhang Sanfeng's assistance, Zhang Wuji sent the Wushan leader flying into the upper branches of a tree and knocked him down with a stone. Then, the boy caught the man as he hurtled downwards and set him down on his feet, only to slam him to the ground again.
Impressed, the monks agreed to trade the Shaolin Nine-Yang for the Wudang Nine-Yang AND the Thirteen Stances of Taiji. Furthermore, they made Zhang Wuji vow not to teach the Shaolin Nine-Yang to anyone or use it against Shaolin disciples. Zhang Wuji was reluctant at first, as it was an unfair exchange that would prevent him from taking revenge. But Zhang Sanfeng pointed out that he (Zhang Wuji) would die without taking revenge anyway, if he did not agree to the terms of the trade. Then, Zhang Wuji reasoned that he could easily use other martial arts techniques to kill Shaolin disciples when the time came.
Subsequently, Zhang Wuji was sent to the monk Yuan Zhen (i.e. the man Cheng Kun), who was the only one who knew the Shaolin Nine-Yang technique. Cheng Kun hid behind a veil, and recited the words of the Shaolin Nine-Yang in a rapid gush. He did not expect Zhang Wuji to remember much, but the boy had developed (Ed
an extremely keen auditory memory after memorising a variety of martial arts mnemonics from Xie Xun.
Surprised, Cheng Kun 'helped' Zhang Wuji to unblock the Eight Extraordinary Channels ('Qi Jing Ba Mai') in his body. This would normally be very beneficial, but by clearing them out, Cheng Kun allowed the icy toxins from the Xuan Ming Palms to seep deeply into the boy's body. Later, Zhang Sanfeng indicated that he was not sure whether the act was unintentional or malicious. However, Hu Qingniu (Ed:
the Healing Sage of Butterfly Valley) pointed out that an expert in internal energy would be able to sense the toxins easily, so the act should be a purely malicious one.
After Zhang Sanfeng had finished writing out a copy of the Wudang Nine-Yang and the Thirteen Stances of Taiji, he handed the manuscript to Kong Wen, the abbot, who in turn passed it to a young secular student of Kong Zhi. This student turned out to be Chen Youliang! Chen Youliang read through the manuscript and proclaimed the contents to be Shaolin tehcniques. He recited it from memory as 'evidence' because the Shaolin monks intended to deny having learnt anything from Wudang! When the monks returned to manuscript, Zhang Sanfeng gave Kong Zhi a jolt that sent him staggering backwards and knocked Chen Youliang out of the pavilion. Then, he tore the paper to shreds. Having witnessed the power of Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts, the monks naturally hoped that Chen Youliang correctly remembered everything that was written!
Ed: All the scenes described above were deleted from the revised edition. In their place was a brief passage on the Shaolin monks' refusal to exchange the Shaolin Nine-Yang for the Wudang Nine-Yang offered by Zhang Sanfeng.
Also, Taiji (in any form or stance) was not mentioned or displayed until Chapter 24 of revised edition. Chen Youliang did not appear until Chapter 31. His position was also changed from being a student of Kong Zhi to that of Yuan Zhen (i.e. Cheng Kun).
(6) Ending
In the original edition, Zhou Zhiruo accompanied Zhang Wuji to Wudang, where Zhang Sanfeng confronted her with a sword and declared that he could not allow Guo Xiang's legacy to end in such a disastrous manner, especially after Zhou Zhiruo had so flamboyantly displayed her cruel martial arts techniques in a bid for supremacy. Zhou Zhiruo then turned and asked Zhang Wuji which clan he belonged to. Zhang Wuji admitted having learnt martial arts from many sources, but he did not really belong to any clan. So Zhou Zhiruo invoked the single wish that Zhang Wuji owed her, and asked him to take over the leadership of the E-mei School.
After Zhang Wuji agreed, he received a manual of Guo Xiang's martial arts techniques and the two broken halves of the Heaven Sword. Then, he moved to Mount E-mei and resigned from the leadership of the Ming Sect. Zhou Zhiruo became a nun. The story ended with Zhao Ming (Ed:
see item #7 below) invoking her third and last wish, i.e. to have Zhang Wuji draw her eyebrows.
Ed: In the revised edition, Zhou Zhiruo did not give up her leadership of the E-mei School. Zhang Wuji resigned from the leadership of the Ming Sect after being tricked by Zhu Yuanzhang (the alleged Ming Sect freedom-fighter who eventually became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty). As Zhao Min (Ed: see item #7 below) invoked her third and last wish of having her eyebrows drawn, Zhou Zhiruo appeared and told them that she would use her single wish on the day of Zhang Wuji's wedding with Zhao Min.
(7) Miscellaneous
(a) The (Ed
female Mongolian prefect who fell for Zhang Wuji was named Zhao Ming (meaning "bright/clear") in the original work. Her name was changed to Zhao Min (meaning "quick/intelligent") in the revised edition.
(b) Zhou Zhiruo was the daughter of failed Ming Sect revolutionary, Zhou Ziwang, in the original.
Ed: In the revised edition, she was the daughter of a hapless boatman on the River Han.
(c)
Ed: The sixth disciple of Zhang Sanfeng was named Yin Liheng in the original, but Yin Liting in the revised. 'Liheng' came from a phrase in the Book of Changes ('Yi Jing' or 'I-Ching'), which roughly meant "smooth profits". During a revision of the text, Jin Yong changed the name to 'Liting' (meaning "Pear Pavilion") to match the poetic names of the other Wudang disciples (Yuanqiao - "Faraway Bridge"; Lianzhou - "Lotus Boat"; Daiyan - "Formidable Rock"; Songxi - "Pine Stream"; Cuishan - "Emerald Mountain" and Shenggu - "Sounding Valley").
(d) The "Thousand-Spider and Ten-Thousand-Poison Hand" (Ed:
'Qianzhu Wandu Shou' used by Yin Li) in the revised edition was originally called the "Thousand-Spider Household-Terminating Hand" (Ed:
'Qianzhu Juehu Shou').
(e)
Ed: The "Dark Yin Finger" (or 'Xuan Yin Zhi') used by Yuan Zhen in Chapter 19 of the revised edition was originally called "Illusionary Yin Finger" (or 'Huan Yin Zhi').
(f) Yang Dingtian (Ed:
the 33rd leader of the Ming Sect) in the revision edition was originally named Yang Potian.
(g) The name originally assigned to Zhang Wuji by Zhang Cuishan was "Zhang Nianci", the same "Nianci" as Mu Nianci, the wife of Yang Kang and mother of Yang Guo in LOCH and ROCH respectively.
Ed: In the revised edition, Zhang Cuishan did not name his son at all. Instead, he requested Xie Xun to name the child.
(h)
Ed: In the first edition, Yin Susu called her son "little hero Xie Wuji" after the boy struck the beggar who tried to threaten him with a poisonous snake. As a result, Zhang Cuishan had to explain to Yu Lianzhou that his son had taken Xie Xun's surname after being adopted.
This passage was removed in the revised edition. Instead, Xie Xun uttered these words to the boy before he and his family left Ice-Fire Island: "Wuji, when you get home, remember to call yourself 'Zhang Wuji'. The name Xie Wuji is only to be kept in your heart, and you must never ever say it with your mouth."
(i)
Ed: In the first edition, Zhang Wuji caught and ate red frogs from the pond in the nameless valley. These frogs helped to reduce the toxicity of the Xuan Ming Palms in his body before he found a complete cure in the Nine-Yang Manual. In the revised edition, there were no red frogs. Instead, the boy caught and ate an ordinary type of white-coloured fish from the pond.
(j)
Ed: The first edition was titled "Tian Jian Long Dao", or "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre". It contained 112 chapters in 28 volumes of 4 chapters each. The revised edition was called "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji", or literally "Relying on Heaven for the Slaughter of the Dragon". The content was re-arranged into 40 chapters in 4 volumes of 10 chapters each.
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