水(shui)靈光,夜帝(di)與水(shui)柔(rou)頌之(zhi)女。水(shui)柔(rou)頌懷孕(yun)時被婆(po)婆(po)盛大(da)娘打落懸崖,于深谷絕壑中(zhong)生下水(shui)靈光。
水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)心思純良(liang),起初(chu)因常年(nian)不(bu)與人說話有口吃,后(hou)入江(jiang)湖(hu)逐漸(jian)痊愈(yu)。年(nian)少(shao)時她曾悉心照(zhao)料墜崖殘廢的鐵(tie)(tie)毅,從(cong)鐵(tie)(tie)毅手中學習大旗門武功,輕功卓絕。多年(nian)后(hou)救助(zhu)墜崖的鐵(tie)(tie)中棠并(bing)與鐵(tie)(tie)中棠相愛。母親去世后(hou),水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)與鐵(tie)(tie)中棠找到出谷的方式(shi),一同進(jin)入江(jiang)湖(hu)。
在(zai)誤以為(wei)自己的(de)生父乃是鐵(tie)青箋,自己與(yu)鐵(tie)中棠是堂(tang)兄(xiong)妹時,水靈光因(yin)害怕兩人的(de)感情發展(zhan)下(xia)去而拜入九子鬼母門下(xia),暫別(bie)鐵(tie)中棠。
水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)難忍相思之苦只(zhi)好告別鬼母,獨(du)自(zi)去(qu)尋(xun)鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)棠,卻落入司(si)徒(tu)笑手中(zhong)(zhong)。受司(si)徒(tu)笑要挾,鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)棠為救水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)正要自(zi)廢(fei)武(wu)功(gong)時朱(zhu)藻前來(lai)救走水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang),將(jiang)水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)安置(zhi)府(fu)邸,悉心(xin)照(zhao)料并用金銀珠(zhu)寶相誘,但水(shui)靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)對鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)棠癡(chi)心(xin)不悔,只(zhi)等到鐵(tie)中(zhong)(zhong)棠前來(lai)救她。
后(hou)鐵中(zhong)棠、朱藻(zao)(zao)、水(shui)(shui)靈光(guang)三人成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)朋友,鐵中(zhong)棠希望促成(cheng)癡情的(de)朱藻(zao)(zao)與(yu)水(shui)(shui)靈光(guang),獨自(zi)離(li)去。水(shui)(shui)靈光(guang)本明確(que)告知鐵中(zhong)棠自(zi)己(ji)此生既不能嫁他也(ye)絕不嫁他人。后(hou)因大(da)旗門(men)衰(shuai)敗(bai),與(yu)朱藻(zao)(zao)聯姻可以助長大(da)旗門(men)勢力,水(shui)(shui)靈光(guang)身為(wei)(wei)鐵青箋后(hou)人理當為(wei)(wei)大(da)旗門(men)盡責,百般矛盾下只(zhi)好答應嫁給朱藻(zao)(zao)。
水靈光與朱(zhu)(zhu)藻的婚禮上,盛存孝得知水靈光是水柔(rou)頌的女(nv)兒,大驚之(zhi)下拆穿當年往(wang)事,原來水靈光是夜帝之(zhi)女(nv),與鐵中棠并無血緣關系,與朱(zhu)(zhu)藻才是親兄妹。
水靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)歷經艱險尋找(zhao)鐵中(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),終于(yu)與大旗(qi)門(men)(men)(men)眾(zhong)人(ren)挖開鐵中(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang)被(bei)困的(de)洞穴,卻沒(mei)有見到(dao)(dao)鐵中(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),全書(shu)至此完結。在連載版《楚留香(xiang)傳奇》里鐵中(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang)成為(wei)鐵血大旗(qi)門(men)(men)(men)掌門(men)(men)(men),是數(shu)百年(nian)來天(tian)(tian)下第(di)(di)一(yi)俠義(yi)無(wu)雙的(de)大英雄,而且還說到(dao)(dao)水靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)與秋靈(ling)素是譽(yu)為(wei)「天(tian)(tian)地(di)雙靈(ling)」的(de)絕色,兩(liang)女(nv)都是天(tian)(tian)下一(yi)等一(yi)的(de)絕世美(mei)人(ren),只不(bu)過水靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)不(bu)怎么(me)行走江(jiang)湖(hu),直到(dao)(dao)水靈(ling)光(guang)(guang)嫁給鐵血大旗(qi)門(men)(men)(men)掌門(men)(men)(men)鐵中(zhong)(zhong)棠(tang)(tang),更是很難看她出門(men)(men)(men)。而秋靈(ling)素因(yin)為(wei)待秀閨中(zhong)(zhong)因(yin)此被(bei)譽(yu)為(wei)武林第(di)(di)一(yi)美(mei)人(ren),并且是江(jiang)湖(hu)第(di)(di)一(yi)夢中(zhong)(zhong)情人(ren)。后來秋靈(ling)素突(tu)然嫁給丐(gai)幫幫主,結束了“天(tian)(tian)地(di)雙靈(ling),艷絕江(jiang)湖(hu)”的(de)時代。