Jin Yong's most chivalrous spirit and historical sentiment is the shooting trilogy, and in the trilogy, the person who can be called the first hero is Guo Jing.
In the trilogy, Jin Yong uses romantic brushstrokes to tell how the Chinese chivalrous culture shines with the rare national brilliance of that era in the face of adversity.
And because it is an adult fairy tale, Jin Yong is still optimistic and avoids tragedy. Directly wrote about the second Xiangyang defense battle, killed the Mongol Khan Möngke, but only indirectly told the tragic ending of the third Xiangyang War.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong were both killed in this battle, so what was the outcome of their daughter Guo Fu and son-in-law Yelüqi? Let's analyze it.
Because Mr. Jin Yong did not directly state this, he left us with plenty of space for association. Combining the various statements on the Internet and the personalities of these two characters, they may have the following 3 endings.
The first: surrender
This seems to be the farthest deviation from the original, but it is the most widely circulated on the Internet. In many sequels to "The Condor Heroes", it is said that Yelüqi surrendered to Mengyuan, and then Guo Fu committed suicide in shame. The reason is that Yelüqi is a Khitan or the son of Yelü Chucai.
I have to say that there is some truth to this statement. Kublai Khan rehabilitated Yelü Chucai and then gave Yelüqi a high-ranking official, Houlu.
Under the circumstances at that time, the destruction of Xiangyang City was inevitable, and people all had the desire to survive, even if they did not become the leader of the beggar gang, Yelüqi could surrender in order to survive.
As Guo Jing's son-in-law, Yelüqi had great appeal in the Central Plains Martial Forest, and once he surrendered, Kublai Khan would inevitably use him well.
The reason why Zhongyuan Wulin did not reject Yelüqi was largely because he was Guo Jing's son-in-law, and if he did not die, he would inevitably be blamed by Zhongyuan Wulin, so it was reasonable for him to surrender.
Although Guo Fu was arrogant, after all, she was deeply influenced by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, she was nearly half a hundred years old at the time, there was really no need to surrender and be humiliated, and suicide was also reasonable, which was really admirable.
The second type: death in battle
Considering Yelüqi's loyalty to Guo Jing, his master was still the old naughty boy Zhou Botong, and he himself was the leader of the beggar gang. It can be said that his hands were stained with the blood of countless Mongol soldiers, and the disciples of the Beggar Gang died for this.
Under such circumstances, in the Third Battle of Xiangyang, Yelüqi and Guo Fu would inevitably lead the elite of the Cai Gang to guard around Guo Jing and Huang Rong and fight the Mongol army to the death.
By the time of the "Dragon Slaughter in the Heavens", the strength of the Cai Gang and the era of the Double Eagle were not the same, and the biggest possibility was that in the last Xiangyang Defense War, the elite of the Cai Gang were completely destroyed, thus seriously injuring their vitality.
In history, there are not a few foreign warriors who fought for China, the Tang Dynasty had Ge Shuhan, and the Ming Dynasty had Tiger Dawei. It is highly likely that Yelüqi and Guo Fu died together in Battle in Xiangyang.
The third: breakout
In order to preserve the strength, in the case that Xiangyang City could not be defended, it was very likely that Guo Jing and Huang Rong would let Yelüqi Guofu break through the city.
The first is to preserve a share of strength for the Central Plains Wulin to prepare for future counterattacks, and the other is to carry the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slaying Sword. This is not only the connection between the Archery Eagle, the Divine Eagle and the Heavenly Being, but also the Nine Yin True Scriptures, the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon, and the Wu mu Testament.
Considering that Guo's martial arts were not good at that time, Guo Xiang was traveling outside the clouds, and only her yang brother was in her heart. The only people who can count on it are her daughter Guo Fu and her son-in-law Yelüqi.
Yelüqi was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also cautious, and was more suitable for this mission. After escaping from Xiangyang, Yelüqi and Guo Fu knew that they could not go to Taohua Island, because the Mongol army was bound to attack Taohua Island. What's more, the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slayer Sword could not be placed in one place, it was not safe.
Therefore, the couple could only find Guo Xiang, and after that, Guo Xiang changed his mind and created the Emei Sect.
Yelüqi and Guo Fu have since lived in seclusion and cultivated the next generation of talents for the Gang. This may be the most consistent with the martial arts temperament of the ending.