The Deer and the Cauldron
by Jin Yong
A brilliant wuxia-adjacent political comedy, but its harem and rogue protagonist are not for everyone.
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A roguish antihero survives court intrigue, secret societies, and imperial politics through wit rather than martial virtue.
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