晚清鄭觀應纂輯的《續劍俠傳》，主要選錄清代劍俠小說精品，因不專主於少數特定書籍，更能突顯鄭觀應編選的意識，補足王世貞《劍俠傳》專主收錄唐宋作品的空缺。此外，書裡對於劍俠形象之陳述，除較《劍俠傳》具體外，還以仙幻道術揭示因果報應、勸人行善主題，回應儒家強調的濟世精神與人倫道德，呈現儒道兼修的思想傾向。賦予劍俠有協助維持社會秩序、彌補法律不足的責任，讓兇禽猛獸、貪官惡霸、妖魔鬼怪都受到應有制裁，藉此安撫社會人心。同時由於其劍俠較具有人間性，就化身為是非仲裁者的角度來看，較諸於神仙、佛菩薩等之虛緲抽象，和人間官吏或未能主持正義，乃更顯得親民和具有說服力，使編纂意蘊的教化功能得更有效發揮。

＂Sequel of Knights-Errant Stories＂, compiled by Zheng Guan-Ying in the late Qing Dynasty, was mainly a collection of masterpieces of Knight-Errantry novel in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not bias in any specific books, it not only manifested Zheng Guan-Ying's thought in compiling, but also covered the deficiency that Wang Shi-Zhen's ＂Knights-Errant Stories＂ concentrated solely on collecting works in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In addition, the description of knights-errant images in the book was more concrete than that in ＂Knights-Errant Stories＂. It also revealed the themes of karma and exhortation to good deeds via fairy spells to respond to the spirit of helping mankind and ethics and morality that Confucianism emphasized. Therefore, it presented the mental tendency of laying stress on both Confucianism and Taoism. Furthermore, knights-errant were endowed the responsibilities to maintain social order and make up for the shortage of law. Since the fierce beasts, corrupt bullies, and evil demons were subject to the deserved sanction, people in the society could be appeased. From the viewpoint of being mediators, knights-errant were more humanistic and considered to be folksier and more persuasive compared to the illusory images of immortal and Bodhisattvas and the real world officials who failed to administer justice. In light of this, the educational function of exhortation that the compilation implied could be more effectively exerted.