I am hoping to start a discussion of JY's last novel soon. I am half way through it myself and deeply impressed with WXB's pimping skills.
WXB has an interesting character, excellent streetsmartness as well as luck that rivals DY and XZ.
There's is also some interesting martial arts to be discussed. The shaolin chapter is rather fascinating esp. for the likes of PJ - there are evidence of sealing/unsealing pressure points from distance (and with ease and nonfussed), there is an explanation why Shaolin arts 'seem' inferior to that of great arts even though they are equal, there is a sequence of shaolin arts to be learned as a Shaolin disciple, one of the monks learned one of the arts 2nd= fastest, also the fact that DGQB and LHC were reported as undefeatable in their era.
I also wonder how his blade and armour (reminds me of Frodo) compairs to trilogy weaponary.
Just wondering how many have read DOMD in this forum, because there are so few discussion on this masterpiece.