The Eleventh Son: A Novel of Martial Arts and Tangled Love

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Homa & Sekey Books, 2005 - Fiction - 366 pages

On one of his missions, Xiao Shiyi Lang (the Eleventh Son, known as the Great Bandit) meets Shen, the fairest woman in the martial world. By the will of fate, he rescues Shen several times, which plants the seed of love in both of them. However, Shen is married to a rich young man who is also an outstanding martial artist. As if things were not complicated enough, Xiao has his own secret admirer, Feng, an attractive swordswoman with a quick temper.

Xiao is drawn into a messy fight for a legendary saber, the Deer Carver, and is accused of stealing it. Xiao finds out that the person who has set him up is a mysterious young man with an angel's face and a devil's heart. Before he can pursue any further, Shen's grandmother is murdered, and Xiao is named the killer. It appears that things are spinning out of control....

 

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Contents

1 The Hands of a Lover 1
1
2 Legs of Flying Doctor
13
3 The Sound of Singing in the Night
23
4 The Deer Carver
33
5 An Extraordinary Beauty
44
6 The Heart of a Pretty Woman
61
7 Aweinspiring Lady Shen
77
8 The Hawk Kings Secret
89
14 Gods of Thunder and Lightning
171
15 A Wanderers Home
193
16 Time to Bid Farewell
215
17 The Heart of an Ideal Gentleman
230
18 Hunted Down
248
19 Brilliant Strategies
267
20 Doll Manor
284
21 True Feelings Revealed
299

9 Beauty of Beauties
107
10 A Murderous Look in the Eye
119
11 The Lady and the Bandit
128
12 A Marriage Made in Hell
142
13 The Lamp in Autumn
158
22 The Longest Day
317
23 A Stunning Bride
327
24 An Affair to Remember
342
25 Splendid Sunset
357
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