Wandering Odd-Knight Chronicles (Original Name: Beating Luohan)

"Youlang Qi Xia Zhuan" (Volumes One and Two) is a long martial arts novel by Zhang Xueqian, adapted from the folk martial-arts storytelling work "Da Luohan." It was published by Northern Literature and Art Publishing House in October 1988.

Set in the reign of the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming dynasty, the novel is divided into two volumes and ninety-four chapters. It tells how Wang Shouren, then the censor-in-chief of the Censorate and a vice minister of war, is framed by the Five Mountains Lotus Sect and the forces gathering troops at Jiugong Mountain under Prince Zhu Chenhao because of his upright nature.

The theft of the three treasures—his imperial decree, the sword granted by the emperor, and the golden token of "the emperor himself is present"—triggers a struggle in the jianghu. The story centers on the wandering chivalrous hero Cai Fang leading a band of heroes to help Wang Shouren recover the three treasures, linking together battles against villains such as Hai Xiao, the Eighteen Arhats, and Huang Yun through competition matches and breaking formations.

With the help of older generation swordsmen, the heroes endure many hardships, eventually exposing Prince Ning’s treasonous scheme and successfully returning the three treasures to the court.