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Ah-Keung is a character in the 2009 historical fiction novel Red Lotus (first published in the US as The Concubine's Daughter). He exclusively appears in Part Two: Red Lotus.
Biography[]
Part Two: Red Lotus[]
Ah-Keung was abandoned by his parents at birth for having a birth defect. He grew up in a temple and was bullied by village children. After hearing about To-Tze, a skilled medic and martial artist, he asked to be To-Tze's disciple. To-Tze then took him in and taught him martial arts.
In the present day, To-Tze and his cousin Kwai-Tzing-Tze "the Fish" take in Siu-Sing, the daughter of recently deceased Li-Xia and then-missing Ben Devereaux. This leads Ah-Keung to resent her for the remainder of the story for replacing him. He seeks a new martial arts master and joins the Yellow Dragon triad, then murders both the Fish and To-Tze. After he and Siu-Sing leave for Macao, he sells Sing into indentured servitude at the Double Happiness meat processing plant under the pretense of being her friend. As Sing changes occupations and searches for her missing father around Macao and Hong Kong, Ah-Keung follows her and harasses her.
Ah-Keung and Siu-Sing eventually duel. Sing defeats him, leaving him incapable of combat.
Personality[]
| “ | There is courage and great resolve in his soul . . . but nothing of humility or compassion. It did not take me long to see the seeds of selfishness and impatience. The need for violence grows within him like a sickness. | „ |
| ~ To-Tze |
Ah-Keung is known for great bravery and physical strength, but is also very petty, entitled and prone to violence. He resents Siu-Sing and is determined to jeopardize her life; notably, he murders his own caretaker and mentor To-Tze with snake venom for taking in Sing as a new disciple. Due to his stubborn personality, even his employer J. T. Ching claims to be unable to reason with him.
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Part One: Children of the Moon Part Two: Red Lotus | ||