Probably no other hero in the wuxia canon was ever injured more than Ling Wu Chung was. It seemed like he spent 80% of the story of STATE OF DIVINITY fighting one injury or another. A fully healthy Ling Wu Chung was a rare sight in SOD.
Now the heroes of the various other Jin Yong stories also took their share of lumps, but none of them was injured as often as Ling Wu Chung was. Was Ling Wu Chung just unlucky, or was he more fragile than the others?