Welcome to my translation of Dragon King with Seven Stars by Gu Long. The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance and death of multiple figures in Jianghu, and contains a lot of foreshadowing, so pay attention to the details and see if you can figure out what is going on before the truth is revealed.
Other translators rendered the title as Seven Star Dragon King, but after reading the whole book, I think my version is a bit more applicable. This is one of Gu Long's later works, and I really enjoyed it. For those of you who didn't like the ending of Kung Fu, I can tell ahead of time that this story is much more light-hearted, even more so than Heroes Shed No Tears, although it does have its fair share of the drama and heartbreak you might expect from a Gu Long story. A previous translator started working on it but didn't get past the first chapter. You can check that out here. Similar to Heroes Shed No Tears, I've started my own translation from scratch. Please do not hesitate to point out mistakes of any sort.
This story actually has a connection to my first translation 7 Killers. If you haven't read that one you can find the unedited version on spcnet or the edited and updated version on wuxiaworld.com.
The story is 100% translated as of 2015-05-02.
Covers from various versions of the book:
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Table of Contents
(Every chapter starts with a date. I'll include that as well for easy reference)
Chapter 1 - The Death of a Multi-Millionaire (April 15)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Chapter 2 - Ingot (April 16)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Chapter 3 - Flowered Flags (April 16, afternoon)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Chapter 4 - An Old Man Playing a Sanxian (April 16, night)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Chapter 5 - Silver Lightning (April 17, before dawn)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 6 - Den of Immortals (April 17, morning)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 7 - Wisp of Smoke (April 17, high noon)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 8 - A Sword Which You Cannot Drop (April 17, before dusk)
Chapter 9 - Wagering People Not Lives (April 17, night)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter 10 - The First Star (April 17, night)
Part 1, 2
Chapter 11 - Ingot's Adventure (April 17, late night)
Part 1, 2
Chapter 12 - Ingot's Seven Stars (April 18, dusk)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 13 - A Silent Funeral Song (April 18, night)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter 14 - A Silver Mask (April 18, deep night)
Part 1, 2.1, 2.2, 3
Chapter 15 - A Dark Night on Lake Hu (April 19, before daybreak)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 16 - Big Boss Tang's Adventure (April 19. Daybreak.)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter 17 - Congratulations! (April 19)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter 18 - A Red Flower in a White Head of Hair (April 19. Late Morning.)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 19 - A Hand and a Foot (April 19. Afternoon)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Chapter 20 - The Second Star (April 19, before sunset)
Part 1, 2, 3
Chapter 21 - A Small Star, Glittering (April 19, before dusk)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 22 - A Story (April 19, night)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 23 - Applause (April 19, night)
Part 1, 2, 3, 4
Chapter 24 - Cause and Effect (April 19, before dawn)
Part 1, 2
Chapter 25 - The Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Stars (April 20, dawn.)
Part 1, 2, 3