The Deer and the Cauldron, often known as The Duke of Mount Deer, is a novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the final of his works. The novel was initially printed in Hong Kong as a serial, and ran from 24 October 1969 to 23 September 1972 within the newspaper Ming Pao. Though the guide is sometimes called a wuxia novel, it isn't archetypal of the style, because the protagonist, Wei Xiaobao, just isn't an adept martial artist, however moderately, an antihero who depends on wit and crafty to get out of hassle. One other various title of the novel is On Ruding Mountains.