Originally Posted by
ani411
But is it only the fifth book that is different (the ending)?
The changes in the 3rd edition of DGSD are found throughout all 50 chapters.
A summarised list of the most significant changes is found here:
http://wuxiapedia.com/novels/jin_yon...3rd_ed_changes
Other (and not necessarily insignificant) changes and amendments of factual error are noted in the various sections of the Facts and Figures of DGSD. Here is an example from: http://wuxiapedia.com/novels/jin_yon...figures/people
Gan Baobao: Married Zhong Wanchou in the 6th lunar month during the year of Yi-Mao [乙卯年六月] and gave birth to Zhong Ling six months later (in the 12th lunar month) (Chapter 9, 3rd edition only). In the 2nd edition, the wedding was erroneously written as having taken place in the 5th lunar month during the year of Yi-Wei [乙未年五月], a whole 25 years before Zhong Ling's 2nd edition birth-year of Geng-Shen!
Zhong Ling: Born during the Chou hour (1.00 a.m. to 3.00 a.m.) on the 5th day of the 12th lunar month in the year of Yi-Mao [乙卯年十二月初五丑时] (Chapter 2, 3rd edition only). In the 2nd edition, she was born in the year of Geng-Shen [庚申年] instead.