WuxiaSociety’s translation of Laughing in the Wind, also known as The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, is an on-going project that brings this classic wuxia novel to English-speaking readers with careful attention to literary and cultural nuances.
Translation
- Chapter 1 – Clan annihilation
 - Chapter 2 – Eavesdropping
 - Chapter 3 – Rescue from peril
 - Chapter 4 – Seated confrontation
 - Chapter 5 – Treating wounds
 - Chapter 6 – Washing hands
 - Chapter 7 – Passing on the scroll
 - Chapter 8 – Facing the wall
 - Chapter 9 – Inviting guests
 - Chapter 10 – Transmitting the sword
 - Chapter 11 – Gathering energy
 - Chapter 12 – Under siege
 - Chapter 13 – Learning the zither
 - Chapter 14 – Discussing cups
 - Chapter 15 – Administering medicine
 - Chapter 16 – Blood transfusion
 - Chapter 17 – Opening one’s heart
 - Chapter 18 – Joining hands
 - Chapter 19 – Making a wager
 - Chapter 20 – Prison investigation
 - Chapter 21 – Life in captivity
 - Chapter 22 – Breaking free
 - Chapter 23 – The ambush
 - Chapter 24 – Wrongly accused
 - Chapter 25 – Receiving news
 - Chapter 26 – Temple siege
 - Chapter 27 – Three battles
 - Chapter 28 – Accumulated snow
 - Chapter 29 – The sect leader
 - Chapter 30 – Secret deliberation
 - Chapter 31 – Embroidering flowers
 - Chapter 32 – Merging sects
 - Chapter 33 – Sword comparison
 - Chapter 34 – Capturing the commander
 - Chapter 35 – Taking revenge
 - Chapter 36 – Mourning the departed
 - Chapter 37 – Forced marriage
 - Chapter 38 – Annihilation
 - Chapter 39 – Refusing the alliance
 - Chapter 40 – The melodious resolution
 - Afterword
 
Changelog
13 December 2024
- Created translation index