The Greats of LUK SIU FUNG

[Ken Cheng]

Jin Yong's Greats of the CONDOR HEROES TRILOGY get plenty of coverage, but Gu Long's LUK SIU FUNG world also offers its share of Greats who are clearly many cuts above the wulin average.

In a discussion between Luk Siu Fung and Princess Seung Gwoon Dan Fung of the Golden Roc Kingdom (actually, Seung Gwoon Fei Yin in disguise) of the wulin Greats of the time, Luk Siu Fung identified the following as wulin's then-current Greats:

1. The Chief Abbot of Shaolin Temple
2. Ngor Mei Sect Leader Dook Goo 1 Hok
3. Mo Dong Sect Elder Wooden Taoist
4. The Lord of White Cloud City, Yip Goo Sing
5. The Lord of 10,000 Plums Manor, Sai Mun Chui Sheut

Out of modesty, Luk Siu Fung excluded himself, though it was clear to both Seung Gwoon Fei Yin and Fa Mun Lau that LSF also belonged in that group.

But they were discovering new Greats of which wulin had been previously unaware: Yim Teet San, Fok Teen Ching, and Fok Yau...none of whom would survive the first LSF story, THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN ROC KINGDOM'S TREASURE.

In later stories, they would also discover additional Greats such as the mysterious Yuk Lor Saht (SILVER HOOK CASINO) and the most powerful of them all, the seemingly invincible Gung 9.

So in additional the five Greats whom Luk Siu Fung named, the remaining Greats were:

6. Four Eyebrowed Luk Siu Fung
7. Sky Lyre Sect Leader Fok Teen Ching
8. Yim Teet San of the Pearls and Jewels Pavilion
9. Fok Yau, the World's Wealthiest Man
10. Yuk Lor Saht
11. Gung 9