Are there any practices of cryptology in wuxia world?

[rabadi]

Well, are there any practices of cryptology in wuxia fiction novels?

[CFT]

In Linked Cities, there is the secret that is hidden in the book of 100 T'ang Dynasty poems. The words in secret message are accessed via a list of numbers indicating the character position in the book of poems.

[kidd]

Does the Ode To Gallantry poem in the Xia Ke Island count?

[Candide]

The final chapter of 9 Yin Zhen Jing could be one example.

[CFT]

Originally posted by kidd
Does the Ode To Gallantry poem in the Xia Ke Island count?

Yes, although this is a case of steganography which is hiding messages in pictures, texts or objects.

[rabadi]

Originally posted by Candide
The final chapter of 9 Yin Zhen Jing could be one example.

But that is *merely* translating the part into Sanskrit, isn't it? I mean, WCY did not really encrypt that part right?

[ChronoReverse]

I thought that it was written in Sanskit but actually is Chinese, kinda like using english letters to write japanese using romanji