Word of Honor

**Word of Honor** (山河令; *Shān Hé Lìng*), previously titled **A Tale of the Wanderers**, is a 2021 Chinese streaming television series, loosely adapted from the novel *Faraway Wanderers* by Priest. It stars **Zhang Zhehan** and **Gong Jun** in the leading roles.

## Release

*Word of Honor* was announced to be in progress since the start of 2020, however, due to the pandemic, the production was temporarily suspended, leading to some actors dropping out of the project. By June 2020, the new leads were announced, and promotional material was being published. The production officially started by June 3 and ended on September 23 2020.

The first episode was released on February 22 2021 until May 5 2021 on YOUKU platforms, such as their official website and YouTube, premium members had access to episodes before they were aired. Other platforms hosted *Word of Honor*, such as Viki, Amazon Prime and Netflix.

The epilogue for Word of Honor is strictly behind paywall on YouTube and Viki, it is not available on Netflix for unknown reasons.

On 24 December 2021, a Japanese dub was announced by CinemaArt and a Blue Ray DVD Box was published with both the original Mandarin and Japanese dub.

As of 2022, all streaming services minus the official YOUKU website is hosting *Word of Honor*.

## Synopsis

The leader of assassin organisation Tian Chuang, Zhou Zishu, quits his position in pursuit of freedom with drastic measures. In his travels, he meets Wen Kexing, the leader of Ghost Valley who wants nothing but revenge. The two become entangled in various machinations within the martial arts world, and eventually become soulmates instrumental in each other's redemption. One conspiracy, two soulmates, five pieces of treasure, twenty years of grievances, and thousands of years of *jianghu* dreams have linked these two's destinies closely together.

## Cast

### Main Characters

Yang Chengjin (young)
 Wen Kexing | Gong Jun
Xiaoli Zhenzhen (young)
Suwabe Junichi (japanese)

### Supporting Characters

Zhao Xiaokun (adult)
 Gu Xiang | Zhou Ye
 Cao Weining | Ma Wenyuan
Motohashi Hayato (japanese)

### Five Lakes Alliance

##### Five Brothers

Zhang Jiahang (young)
 Zhao Jing | Wang Ruolin
Tian Muyang (young)
 Lu Taichong | Yang Han
Zhou Taiheng (young)
Chang Yuanjia (young)

##### Yue Yang Sect

 Deng Kuan | Yang Wanli
 Zhu Yaozhi | Yang Zhen

### Jianghu Sects

##### Mount Changming

 Rong Xuan | Li Mingxuan

##### Beggar Sect

 Tao Hongpo | Ma Lan
 Lu Liuweng | Zhou Xiaopeng

### Scorpions

 Du Pusa | Zhao Qian
 Qin Song | Liu Yuetao
 Jiang Lao Guai | Pan Jian

### Lord Seventh

 Wu Xi | Fan Jinwei
 Ping An | Zhao Qihang

### Miscellaneous

##### Allied Sects of the Five Lakes Alliance

*Hai Sha Brotherhood*
*Cao Brotherhood*
*Tie Mao Brotherhood*
*Bao Po Brotherhood*
*Bao Po Brotherhood*

## Artbook

*See: Word of Honor/Commemorative Artbook*

## Web-Series Divergence

*Word of Honor* loosely follows the Faraway Wanderers's plot and eventually abandons it in Episode 21, while there are characters that share the same name, or supposedly a counterpart, they diverge heavily from the novel's content.

The reason for this as the scriptwriter had stated, is that she wanted to make the web-series more connected to each other, and make all of the characters motives align with each other. This direction created drastic changes in the characterisations and relationships between the characters and overall atmosphere of the story.

## Gallery

**Official Covers**

**Promotional Material**

**Promotional Drama Stills**

**Promotional Character Posters**

## Trivia

* The title of the web-series is directly taken from *Faraway Wanderers* Chapter 15, where *Shān Hé Lìng* was referenced for the first time.
* The series was originally supposed to air during winter, however due to the delays, it was aired in summer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Esquire Studio, Interviews with Ma Tao and Xiaochu