Hong Qigong agrees and teaches Guo Jing the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. She then makes a deal with Hong Qigong for him to train Guo Jing in martial arts in return, she will prepare fine cuisine for him. Huang Rong examines his physical appearance, notices his missing finger and Dog Beating Staff, and concludes that he is the 'Northern Beggar'. Attracted to the fragrant scent of the dish, he asks to taste it. Hong Qigong makes his first appearance when Huang Rong is preparing a dish, beggar's chicken, for Guo Jing. He is nicknamed 'Northern Beggar' ( 北丐 běi gài) after emerging as one of the top five champions of a martial arts contest on Mount Hua, and is also known as the 'Nine Fingered Divine Beggar' ( 九指神丐 jiúzhǐ shéngài) after he cut off his right forefinger in remorse for failing a mission, which cost a man's life, due to his gluttony.

Hong Qigong was formerly a slave of Jurchen officials of the Jin Empire before he escaped and joined the Beggars' Gang and eventually became the gang's chief. In the second novel, he makes a brief appearance and teaches the protagonist Yang Guo the Dog Beating Staff Technique before dying together with his old rival Ouyang Feng.įictional character biography The Legend of the Condor Heroes Huang Rong also succeeds him as the Beggars' Gang's chief. He plays a significant role in the first novel by imparting his skills to the protagonists, Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Best known for his most powerful martial arts (the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dog Beating Staff Technique), Hong Qigong is the chief of the Beggars' Gang and one of the Five Greats, the five most powerful martial artists in the jianghu (martial artists' community) of his time. Hong Qi, better known as Hong Qigong, is a fictional character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and its sequel, The Return of the Condor Heroes, by Jin Yong. In this Chinese name, the family name is Hong.

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