Their fluctuating political fortunes meant that the xiake were essentially tragic figures-as illustrated by the unhappy lot of the Liangshan rebels in Outlaws of the Marsh, a classic work of kung fu literature.
俠客，流轉在養與壓制之間，註定是悲劇人物，《水滸傳》梁山群雄的遭際，就是一種典型。