The story of "Chivalrous Girl" comes from "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai". The original work is only a few thousand words, and it was expanded by Hu Jinquan into a masterpiece of nearly three hours. The adaptation of the script should be said to be very successful: Hu Jinquan likes to read the "History of the Ming Dynasty", so he put the background of the story of "Chivalrous Girl" into the Ming Dynasty that he is familiar with; after arranging the chivalrous woman as a loyal minister Yang Lian, her revenge has been enhanced. The emotional foundation that is recognized by people; the passage of Gu Xingzhai's prostitution of children is discarded, because modern audiences will definitely not accept that the male protagonist is still playing with men while chasing women; Gu Xingzhai's character has also been changed, from a lecherous disciple. Zi Yao turns into a talented man who is full of knowledge but is willing to be a hermit; the slut fox who has a leg with Gu Sheng becomes Dongchang Jinyiwei...
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