Here are a few synopses of some Liu Canyang novels I found online and translated. Will post some more at a later date. These will also be added to the relevant wuxia wiki pages. I am working on an article about Liu Canyang’s unique “Blood & Steel” style which will have many translation excerpts.

Right to the Heart

The “Institute of Awakening” is an assassin organization; they simply kill whoever their client pays them to kill. Its founder is Yu Weixing and Guan Gu is its chief assassin. For a long time they didn’t see eye to eye, but they forced themselves to work together despite their differences.

Guan Gu’s sword is called “Right to the Heart”, and he has already obtained perfection with it, his swordplay is without peer. But he mopes around all day, detesting killing people as a way to make a living, so much so that people call him the “Good Man Who Kills People Like Flies”.

During an assignment to massacre the mother and daughter of the Shu family, Guan Gu cannot bear to murder these good people, and finally in a fit of anger openly deserts the “Institute of Awakening”. When Yu Weixing hears of this he flies into a rage and quickly dispatching people to pursue and intercept Guan Gu and company who are escorting the Shu mother and daughter out of the country.

Guan Gu, with some help, he defeats Hu Qin, master of Emerald Tower, who wanted Guan Gu to sell out the Institute, then he defeats the “Three Nephilims” and other evil gangs. After many setbacks, he finally suffers a serious injury in order kill the great fiend, Yu Weixing.

Shu Wanyi was imprsioned in Emerald Tower, along with Guan Gu, and there, her warm nature leads her to being raped in front of Guan Gu in order to spare him from being crippled. Jiang Erning is hurt by Guan Gu, yet also admires Guan Gu, so she boldly pursues him. In the end, during the celebration after defeating the bad guys, Shu Wanyi and Jiang Erning both marry Guan Gu.

Flying Dragon of the Seven Seas

Gong Li takes Li Mo in a hurry to Many Peak Ridge to rescue their good friend He Cang, but they are a step too late and He Cang is killed. From the way he died they can guess that He Cang was assassinated by someone close to him. Before he dies, He Cang manages to dip his toe in his own blood and draw a simple symbol on the ground to hint that his killer was someone from “Gold Oxhead Manor”. Gong Li resolves to get to the bottom of it and get revenge for his friend.

On the road to Gold Oxhead Manor on Drifting Cloud Island they passed by Jade Cauldron Villa, where Gong Li is forced into a martial arts competition to marry into the family. Gong Li rescues Bao Guicai and helps facilitate his marriage with his lover. Bao Guicai and his master, Liao Chong, assist Gong Li in defending Jade Cauldron Villa, and they also help him contend with Gold Oxhead Manor.

Jade Cauldron Villa’s master, Huang Shuyan, is at odds with Gold Oxhead Manor over a treasure map. His beautiful daughter, Huang Mei, admiores Gong Li, and in the end they are united.

Gong Li and company beat back two invasions by Gold Oxhead Manor people, and experience many other hardships before sailing to Drifting Cloud Island and straight to Gold Oxhead Manor. But, will they be victorious?

Will Jing Ke, the adulterous wife of savagely murdered He Cang, and Xia Jie die under Gong Li’s blade?

And will Huang Shuyan, Liao Chong, and the others, merge the three treasures into one and gain riches?

Will Bao Guicai, who because of his love for his wife, took on her fatal “Blood Crazy” disease, survive…?

The Hitman

Xiang Zhen was a famed assassin among the jianghu, his martial arts had reached the state of perfection, and he upheld justic and had a soft side.

He went to rescue Yan Li, who was killed over his lover, and in the night he went to rescue that lover who was being dominated and waiting to be slaughtered. Due to carelessness, Xiang Zhen was poisoned and locked up in the Dragon Kind Dungeon below the lotus pond at Pine Mountain Villa, where he suffered inhuman torture. After escaping, he fought and killed Horned Tiger, Winged Elephant, The Savage, and Swarm of Snakes, and rescued Bao Yahua, Jun Xintian, and others who were imprisoned there.

He made off for the mountains and lay low thre for a time where he encountered a group of people from the “Peerless Sect”, and they became good friends. Peerless Sect had conflict with the Dark Hands gang, and Xiang Zhen generously helped them fight off the Dark Hands at Stele Mountain, but he unfortunately fell into a trap and had to retreat in defeat, then went with Savage Warrior to Niu Family Swamp to recuperate.

A month later, Xiang Zhen returned to Stele Mountain and discreetly made inquiries, and on the road where he helped settle a fight between Jing Ren and Ximen Chaowu. Once that was settled, the two of them were roused by hgis sense of justice and offered their help in punished the Dark Hands. They first made a recon trip to Tiger Hug Manor and broke through many vicious booby traps, but they were not able to free their captive companions.

The sect head of Peerless Sect, Tie Duxing, personally led thousand of men to attack the Dark Hands and their accomplice, The Red Shirts. Xiang Zhen and company were in the vanguard, and made several incursions against the enemy.

As One Wishes Manor’s Black Beard was a local tyrant and was lewd and evil and a backer of the Dark Hands. Xiang Zhen helped Peerless Sect eliminate the fiend and his base of power, and mediated with Tie Duxing so the latter would forgive Kang Yude, who eloped with his daughter, Tie Niangniang and had evoked his wrath. Then with his blade he rescued Mei Rui, but she ended up with a grudge against him.

After a scene of carnage, Xiang Zhen and Jun Xintian cast off societal norms and planned to wed, but because they had not yet taken vengeance on Pine Mountain Villa, they, along with Ximen Chaowu and Bao Yaohua went to get revenge. They got revenge for that time they were locked up in sastisfying fashion, and repaid lady Xi, who had helped him, but he tactfully declined Lady Xi’s affectionate advances…

Heavenly Kuixing

Heavenly Kuixing Chou Ren’s martial arts was superb, he was loyal and steadfast, kind and forgiving, and dashing, and very much in love with his wife, Feng Jiaqi. They lived in seclusion at Tranquil Pavilion and enjoyed a carefree, peaceful life.

The “Faithful 8 Society” killed retired official, Feng Zizheng. Qu Wuji tried to stop them, but he was pursued and injured. After being wounded, he was rescued by Chou Ren.

Tu Jicheng led the Faithful 8 in an attack on Chou Ren’s residence. Facing defeat, Tu Jicheng instigated the “Ghost Family Gang” to join him in the assault. Chou Ren and Qu Wuji had to retreat in defeat, and Chou Ren’s beloved wife fell into enemy hands and both her legs were cut off, and then she was sullied even further…

Chou Ren and Qu Wuji went to Dragon-Tiger Mountain Villa to rescue Chou Ren’s wife, but they failed, so they went to Frigid Cry River to ask the “Red & White Way” for help. Along the way, they ran into Chou Ren’s old assassin buddies, Gu Shangcai and Ling Zhong, and they rescued Gu Yingyying and stopped Sun Zhaoyue from running off with someone’s lover.

They got to Frigid Cry River and ran into the “Red & White Way” fighting with the Invincible Society. Chou Ren and company used a series of strategems and feigned surrender to help the “Red & White Way” become victorious.

Soon after, Chou Ren borrowed 50 or 60 men from the “Red & White Way”, and along with Qu Wuji and company, returned to Dragon-Tiger Mountain Villa to get revenge and rescue Chou Ren’s wife. On the way, on the banks of Summer Sun River they had an altercation with a demoness from the “Iron Eagle Sect”.

Chou Ren and company penetrated into Dragon-Tiger Mountain Villa and scouted out where Chou Ren’s wife was being held, and they ran into Gu Yingying and her husband, Cen He. Cen He was the Faithful 8’s highly-paid assassin and he clashed with Chou Ren.

As Chou Ren faced off against Tu Jicheng, Fang Ling, an assassin Ghost Mother Tong Mei hired, saw through Tu Jicheng at the critical moment and realized Tu Jicheng and Tong Mei were treacherous snakes, and she resolutely switched sides and pointed out where Feng Jiaqi was being held…

With the enemies all slain and the wrongs avenged, the humiliated and maimed Feng Jiaqi was reunited with her husband…