Chinese novel written by
Jin Yong, the story of a young schemer, Wei Xiaobao who joins the
Heaven and Earth Society, who are dedicated to overthrowing the
Qing dynasty- there are also a lot of
chinese-
language movies made from this book and that is what I am more familiar with, particularly the
Steven Chow version, which is totally exaggerated and includes lots of silly dialogue and made-up martial arts moves not included in the original book.
Wei Xiaobao's filthy mouth (he grew up in a brothel) tends to get him in trouble but he always manages to weasel out of things by using his quick wits- in many ways he is similar to Edmund Blackadder in the British TV series Blackadder