水靈光(guang),夜帝(di)與水柔頌之女。水柔頌懷(huai)孕時被婆婆盛大娘打落懸(xuan)崖,于(yu)深谷絕壑中(zhong)生下(xia)水靈光(guang)。
水靈光(guang)心(xin)思(si)純良,起(qi)初(chu)因常(chang)年不與人說(shuo)話有口吃(chi),后入江湖(hu)逐漸痊(quan)愈。年少時她曾悉心(xin)照料墜(zhui)崖(ya)殘廢(fei)的鐵(tie)毅(yi),從(cong)鐵(tie)毅(yi)手中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學習大旗門武功,輕功卓絕。多年后救助墜(zhui)崖(ya)的鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠并與鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠相(xiang)愛。母(mu)親(qin)去世后,水靈光(guang)與鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠找到出谷的方式,一同進入江湖(hu)。
在誤(wu)以為(wei)自己(ji)的(de)生父(fu)乃(nai)是鐵(tie)青箋,自己(ji)與鐵(tie)中(zhong)棠是堂兄妹時,水靈光因害怕兩(liang)人的(de)感情發展下(xia)(xia)去而拜入九子鬼母門下(xia)(xia),暫(zan)別鐵(tie)中(zhong)棠。
水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)光難忍相思之苦只好(hao)告(gao)別鬼母,獨自去尋鐵中(zhong)棠(tang),卻落(luo)入(ru)司(si)徒笑(xiao)(xiao)手中(zhong)。受司(si)徒笑(xiao)(xiao)要(yao)挾,鐵中(zhong)棠(tang)為救水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)光正(zheng)要(yao)自廢武(wu)功時朱藻前來救走(zou)水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)光,將水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)光安置府邸,悉心照料并用金銀珠寶相誘,但水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)光對(dui)鐵中(zhong)棠(tang)癡心不悔,只等到鐵中(zhong)棠(tang)前來救她。
后鐵(tie)(tie)中棠(tang)、朱(zhu)(zhu)藻、水(shui)靈(ling)光三(san)人(ren)(ren)(ren)成(cheng)為朋(peng)友,鐵(tie)(tie)中棠(tang)希望促成(cheng)癡情的朱(zhu)(zhu)藻與水(shui)靈(ling)光,獨自(zi)離去。水(shui)靈(ling)光本明確告知鐵(tie)(tie)中棠(tang)自(zi)己此生既不能(neng)嫁(jia)他也(ye)絕不嫁(jia)他人(ren)(ren)(ren)。后因大旗(qi)門(men)衰敗(bai),與朱(zhu)(zhu)藻聯(lian)姻可以助長大旗(qi)門(men)勢力,水(shui)靈(ling)光身(shen)為鐵(tie)(tie)青箋后人(ren)(ren)(ren)理當為大旗(qi)門(men)盡責,百般矛盾下只好答應(ying)嫁(jia)給朱(zhu)(zhu)藻。
水(shui)(shui)靈(ling)光與朱藻(zao)的(de)婚禮(li)上,盛存(cun)孝得知水(shui)(shui)靈(ling)光是水(shui)(shui)柔頌的(de)女兒,大驚之下(xia)拆穿當(dang)年往事(shi),原來水(shui)(shui)靈(ling)光是夜(ye)帝之女,與鐵(tie)中棠并無血(xue)緣關系,與朱藻(zao)才是親兄(xiong)妹。
水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)光(guang)歷經艱險(xian)尋找鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),終于(yu)與大(da)(da)旗門(men)眾人挖開鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang)被(bei)困的洞穴(xue),卻沒有見(jian)到(dao)鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),全書至此(ci)完結。在連載版《楚留香傳奇》里鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang)成為(wei)鐵(tie)血(xue)大(da)(da)旗門(men)掌門(men),是(shi)數百年來天(tian)下第一(yi)(yi)俠義無雙的大(da)(da)英雄,而(er)且(qie)還(huan)說到(dao)水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)光(guang)與秋(qiu)(qiu)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)素(su)是(shi)譽為(wei)「天(tian)地(di)雙靈(ling)(ling)(ling)」的絕色(se),兩(liang)女(nv)都是(shi)天(tian)下一(yi)(yi)等一(yi)(yi)的絕世美人,只(zhi)不(bu)過水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)光(guang)不(bu)怎么(me)行走江(jiang)(jiang)湖,直(zhi)到(dao)水(shui)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)光(guang)嫁給(gei)(gei)鐵(tie)血(xue)大(da)(da)旗門(men)掌門(men)鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),更是(shi)很難(nan)看(kan)她出門(men)。而(er)秋(qiu)(qiu)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)素(su)因(yin)為(wei)待秀(xiu)閨中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)因(yin)此(ci)被(bei)譽為(wei)武林第一(yi)(yi)美人,并(bing)且(qie)是(shi)江(jiang)(jiang)湖第一(yi)(yi)夢中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)情人。后來秋(qiu)(qiu)靈(ling)(ling)(ling)素(su)突然(ran)嫁給(gei)(gei)丐幫(bang)幫(bang)主,結束了“天(tian)地(di)雙靈(ling)(ling)(ling),艷(yan)絕江(jiang)(jiang)湖”的時(shi)代。