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22: 448:'s concubine, Liu Ying, and had impregnated her. However, he broke up with her without knowing about her pregnancy after Wang Chongyang forced him to. Liu Ying gave birth to an unnamed son, who was murdered by a masked Qiu Qianren. When Zhou Botong finds out the truth from Liu Ying, he runs away and disappears to avoid dealing with this troubling matter. 514:): Zhou Botong created this skill when he was trapped on the island. Feeling bored, he decided to fight with himself by using a different martial art technique for each hand. In the process, he trained himself to be ambidextrous, which proves useful in dealing with multiple opponents. He teaches Guo Jing and Xiaolongnü this skill. 517:
Nine Yin Manual : Zhou Botong was forbidden by his senior Wang Chongyang from practicing the skills in the Nine Yin Manual. However, when he met Guo Jing he decided to read the manual and teach Guo Jing in order to counter Huang Yaoshi, who imprisoned him on the Peach Blossom Island for 15
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years. Since Guo Jing required demonstrations and Zhou Botong was a fast learner, he learned the skills in the manual without intending to do so. Years later, he apparently forgot these skills after making an effort to do so, believing them to be too dangerous.
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by chance and teaches her the Technique of Ambidexterity when both of them are trapped in a cave by the villain, Jinlun Guoshi. In return, Xiaolongnü teaches him how to control the jade bees and cures him after he is poisoned by Jinlun Guoshi's ice spiders.
470:, Zhou Botong meets Liu Ying, Duan Zhixing and Qiu Qianren again. He forgives a dying Qiu Qianren for killing his infant son, and reconciles his past differences with Liu Ying and Duan Zhixing. He also briefly participates in the 433:. He becomes sworn brothers with Guo Jing and teaches him two of his skills, the Seventy-two Styles Vacant Fist and Technique of Ambidexterity, and makes Guo Jing memorise part of the 1215: 380:, the school's founder. Although he is already in his old age, he is still known for behaving childishly and constantly seeking fun, hence he is nicknamed "Old Imp" ( 1207: 803: 1318: 1310: 1302: 1294: 1278: 1270: 798: 793: 43: 36: 1231: 1191: 1183: 1175: 1152: 1144: 1136: 1128: 1120: 1112: 1104: 1415: 1430: 1425: 627: 390:). At the end of the second novel, he takes the central position of the Five Greats, the five most powerful martial artists in the 1384: 1326: 554: 1445: 1440: 885: 1246: 575: 1017: 1009: 86: 1286: 592: 58: 1450: 672: 105: 1239: 1001: 65: 498: 665: 658: 364: 358: 1353: 915: 253: 970: 267: 72: 1420: 620: 54: 419:, where Zhou Botong has been trapped for 15 years in the midst of a conflict with the island's master, 1223: 1060: 1041: 1033: 1361: 1435: 1396: 613: 32: 527:
Notable actors/actresses who have portrayed Zhou Botong in films and television series include
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Towards the end of the novel, it is revealed that Zhou Botong had a secret affair with
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Zhou Botong makes brief appearances in the second novel. He meets
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Zhou Botong, as he appeared in the 2021 mobile game adaptation
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Zhou Botong makes his first appearance when the protagonist,
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