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''Blood and Plum Blossoms'' () is a short story by Chinese writer Yu Hua, first published in 1989, that is an unconventional parody of the classic martial arts novel. Ruan Jinwu was killed 15 years before the main story by persons unknown. His wife charges their son, Ruan Haikuo, with the task of taking revenge on his murderers. The plot of the story revolves around his quest to take revenge. ==Characters== *Ruan Jinwu - The greatest swordsman of his generation, Ruan Haikuo's father, and the first named owner of the Plum Blossom Sword. *Ruan Haikuo - Ruan Jinwu's son and the protagonist. He is not a swordsman, but is presented with the Plum Blossom Sword by his mother at the age of twenty and tasked with hunting down & killing his father's murderers. *Master Blue Cloud - One of the two people Ruan Haikuo's mother tells him will probably know who killed his father. He was once an active martial artist but has since retired and become a recluse, meditating most of the time. *White Rain - One of the two people Ruan Haikuo's mother tells him will probably know who killed his father. He also lives as a recluse. *Lady of the Rouge - An exceptional martial artist, she kills people with poisonous perfume and makeup at a distance. She asks Ruan Haikuo, if he ever runs into Master Blue Cloud, to ask on her behalf where Liu Tian is. *Black Needle Knight - An amazing martial artist, he is an expert with hidden weapons. When he plucks hair from his head, it immediately hardens into needles, which he throws at his opponents. He asks Ruan Haikuo, if he ever runs into Master Blue Cloud, to find out for him where Li Dong is. *Liu Tian - A martial artist whom the Lady of the Rouge has a grudge against; he is killed by her. He was one of the two people who murdered Ruan Haikuo's father. *Li Dong - A martial artist whom the Black Needle Knight has a grudge against. He is killed by the Black Needle Knight. He was one of the two people who murdered Ruan Haikuo's father. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blood and Plum Blossoms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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