His real name was actually a Khitan, and later his surname was Xiao. It is found in Jin Yong's martial arts novel "Eight Dragons" and is the first hero in the book. He has a formidable appearance, is quite weather-beaten, bold and spirited, has great strength, is not angry and arrogant, is smart and brave, and is aggressive. He is one of the rare masculine men in Jin Yong's works. He used to be the leader of the Beggars' Sect, but later learned that he was a descendant of the Khitan, and was forced to dismiss from office, which was irrefutable. He became brothers with Duan Yu and Xu Zhu successively, and made friends with Arjun, a confidante. In order to save his father, Arjun finally died at the hands of Xiao Feng, and he was heartbroken. Later, he broke his arrow outside Yanmenguan and jumped off the cliff.

Historically, Xiao Feng (1030-1065) was a minister of the Liao Dynasty, the king of the Southern Courtyard, and a member of Room B of Qidan. After Daozong (Lu Ye Hongji) ascended the throne, he learned about the Privy Council through literature class. In the seventeenth year of worshiping Xi (1048), the divination was cut from Luye Renxian (Luye Renxian (10/3-1072), the word neighbor, a famous minister in Liao country and a royal official in Liao country). In eighteen years, I won the enemy's fierce department and let me make it. Twenty years of Tongzhi (1055), the school emblem of the south campus was announced and moved to Linya (official name) in the north. Northern officials in Liao Dynasty were officials in charge of Wen Han, including Du Lin Ya in the north, Lin Ya in the north, Lin Ya in the north, Zuo Lin Ya in the north and You Lin Ya in the north. ) In the ninth year of Qingning, Xiao Feng secretly attacked Lu Ye Chongyuan (Lu Ye Chongyuan, the second son of Qidan people and Liao Shengzong) and his son had a plot. Confronted with Ye Faren, he chased Ye Fachongyuan to the north desert, forcing Ye Fachongyuan to commit suicide. Feng Xiaoli made great contributions and was named the king of the South Hospital. In the first year of Xianyong (1065), he died of illness. Wen Zhong, a Taoist priest of Liao Dynasty in posthumous title, was made the King of Western Liaoning.

Historically, Duan Yu's prototype was actually Duan. He was the 16th emperor of Dali and managed Dali well. At the age of seven, he accepted the guidance of Master Liu Xuan, a monk. He succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-six, and put down the rebellion many times after he succeeded. In diplomacy, Dali and the Song Dynasty established good relations with other countries, which made Dali protected by the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Duan Yu is a king who loves his people like a son, so he is very loved by the people.