Jin Yong's stories adhere reliably to the course of historical events, but in Chengbang, history is recreated anew-albeit with a veneer of plausibility.
金庸的特色在依附歷史，千變萬化中，自有其規律可循；《城邦暴力團》則自創歷史，表面上黏附野史奇譚，而終究一派荒唐之言。