In this Chinese name, the family name is Chai (柴).
Chai Xiangfei (チャイ・シャンフェイ, Chai Shanfei; Chinese: 柴香菲, Pinyin: Chái Xiāngfēi) is the estranged mother of Xianglian and Xianghua and was sent to the prestigious Ling-Sheng Su Temple to learn the art of swordplay. She diligently trained and became supremely skilled with the jian. She fell in love with a man named Xiuqiang and mothered two daughters with him. When their relationship was discovered, the monks took her daughter and she was forced to leave the temple. Xiuqiang.
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Xianghua's mother.
The Chai family is known for raising their children to be expert warriors. So, from a young age, Chai Xiangfei was sent to Ling-Sheng Su to learn the martial arts. There, she proved herself to be a talented fighter. However, she fell in love with a monk, which was forbidden by the temple. They kept their relationship a secret, and eventually a daughter was born of their union. They named her Xianglian. Unfortunately, their relationship was discovered. The temple forced them apart and took their daughter. In her despair, Xiangfei left the temple, but not before her lover, Kong, was able to present her with a sword as a symbol of their love and promise her that they would meet again. The sword was none other than Krita-Yuga, one of the temple's sacred treasures, but Xiangfei was unaware of this.
When Xiangfei departed the temple, she was already pregnant with another child. She took up residence in her family's main home and later gave birth to a daughter whom she named Xianghua. Xianghua was raised in the capital of Ming and knew nothing of her mother's past. Xiangfei taught her daughter the sword techniques she had learned while at Ling-Sheng Su and handed down to her the sword Kong had stolen from the temple. When Xianghua was ten, Xiangfei passed away due to illness. Her final words and the sword skills she taught her would directly shape the girl's destiny.
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A general's son is taken hostage and used as leverage to free a bandit leader. The general’s other offspring, Golden Swallow (Chai Xiangfei), is sent to rescue her brother. When the bandit gang encounter the Golden Swallow in a local inn, the following prisoner negotiation escalates to bloodshed and the goons are swiftly defeated.
A local drunk beggar named Kong Xiuqiang acts as Golden Swallow's guardian angel, secretly helping her avoid being ambushed at night. That morning Kong Xiuqiang, who is now known as "Drunken Cat" tips off Golden Swallow to the bandits whereabouts. They have taken siege of a Buddhist temple. Under the guise of an acolyte Golden Swallow penetrates the temple and confront the man who's taken her brother hostage. During the brawl she is injured by a deadly poisoned dart. She escapes and is rescued in the woods by Xiuqiang who nurses her back to health. While she's convalescing, Golden Swallow learns that Xiuqiang is a martial arts master and a leader of a Kung Fu society. Unfortunately, the bandits have allied with an evil abbot, who is the rival for the leadership of Xiuqiang's sect. The evil abbot is revealed to be Xiuqiang's brother who had inducted him into the Ling-Sheng Su temple. For both reasons, Xiuqiang is reluctant to fight the abbot even though Xiuqiang knows about the abbot's criminal deeds.
In order to release the General's son, Xiuqiang stages a prisoner exchange. During the exchange, the government soldiers receive the General's son, but Xiuqiang prevents the bandits from releasing their leader. As the government soldiers march the bandit leader back to prison, the bandits attack the procession. Golden Swallow, leading her female warriors, fights off the bandits. The evil abbot then forces a showdown with Kong
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Relationships[]
- Chai Xiangfei is known as Chai Xianghua's and Chai Xianglian's mother.
- Former partner and lover of Kong Xiuqiang.
- Grandmother of Leixia, Leixin and Xiba.
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- Chai Xianghua's mother once defeated many bandits. She also observed her mission from the general and she was the leader of her group of female warriors during her campaign.
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Quotes[]
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- "Fate is carved with your own hands."
- "Use that sword to open a way to a never-ending future."
Etymology[]
- Chai means "firewood" (柴).
- Xiangfei means "fragrant, perfume/perfumed, scented, spice/spiced, sweet-smelting, incense, thus" (香) (xiang) and "Philippines, humble, poor, luxurious, unworthy" (菲) (fei).
Trivia[]
- Chai Xiangfei's antagonism was taken from a 1966 martial arts action film called Come Drink with Me.
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