Translation of Jin Yong's Laughing in the Wind (Smilling, Proud Wanderer)

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

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