“Two sworn brothers' sons, separated by war, grow up as enemies in Mongol and Jin courts.”
Shediao Yingxiong Zhuan
射雕英雄传
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Two sworn brothers' sons, separated by war, grow up as enemies in Mongol and Jin courts.
The story is set in the Song Dynasty, at the beginning of the Jurchen invasion of northern China. The first part of the novel revolves around the friendship of two young village men, Yang Tiexin and Guo Xiaotian, who became heroes in their own right as they fought the invading Jin soldiers. The bond between the two was so deep that they swore to each other their unborn children would become either sworn brothers or sisters (if both were of same gender) or be married (if they were of different genders). The story focuses on the trials and tribulations of their sons following Guo Xiaotian's murder and Yang Tiexin's disappearance. Guo Jing, Guo Xiaotian's son, grew up in Mongolia, under the protection of Genghis Khan. Yang Kang, on the other hand, grew up as a prince's son in the Jin Empire. (Source: Wikipedia)
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A Manhua Publication
- Format 136 × 38 ch × vol
- Total read 18h 08m approx
- Published Aug 1998 – Nov 2001
- Source Manhua media type
- Ref. BS-M46284 catalog