| Book One: Eight Dragons | |||
| Part 1. | The Distance between "Yes" and "No" | 95K words | |
| Part 2. | Though Calm May Prevail under Heaven | 77K words | |
| Part 3. | When the Enemy Opens the Gates | 71K words | |
| Book Two: The Songs of Ch'i | |||
| Part 1. | A Narrow Defile, a Deep Ravine | 79K words | |
| Part 2. | The Softest of Things | 80K words | |
| Part 3. | The Hard is a Brigand | 82K words | |
| Book Three: Spent Cicada's Song | |||
| Part 1. | Village and Well | 93K words | |
| Part 2. | A Veil Barely Seen | 70K words * |
* Incomplete (27 chapters)