In the drama "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", Li Xiaoyao's entanglement with fate is more complicated than the swordsmanship that twists around his fingers.
This drama is not only the favorite of Xianxia fans, but also a bright pearl in domestic dramas. It made people laugh and cry in front of the screen, and made many viewers feel the impermanence and powerlessness of fate.
In Li Xiaoyao's memory, he landed on that island for the first time and saw Ling'er for the first time, but Ling'er recognized him at first glance as the Xiaoyao brother he had been waiting for for ten years. Even though Ling'er said a lot of things about their encounter ten years ago, Li Xiaoyao didn't have any memory of this in his mind at this time.
When Ling'er's grandmother said that he would marry Ling'er, he was pleasantly surprised, and Li Xiaoyao's heart was apprehensive.
In Li Xiaoyao's eyes, Ling'er is a fairy-like existence, and being able to marry such a wife is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes. But when I calmed down, I always felt that I couldn't go, after all, I had nothing, what qualifications did I have to marry a "fairy"?
Until the two of them were about to visit the church, Li Xiaoyao turned his head and saw the happy smile on Ling'er's face, at that moment he suddenly woke up and said something to stop the wedding, he said: "I'm sorry, I can't spoil Ling'er for a purple gold pill, I'm just a little gangster, you won't be happy with me." ”
But Ling'er still firmly believes that the person in front of her is the carefree brother back then, and in the end, the two successfully got married.
Why is Li Xiaoyao able to travel through time and space, but he has never been able to escape the shackles of reincarnation?
The turning point of the story is that Li Xiaoyao embarks on a journey to reverse time in order to save his beloved Ling'er.
His goal is simple and pure: to collect the Five Spirit Beads, Phoenix Eggs, and Qilin Horns to awaken the dying Ling'er. But the rules of fate's game are always unexpected, and the opportunity he got in Nuwa Temple seemed to be doomed.
Nuwa's two taboos, one is not to show her face, and the other is not to change history.
However, the wheel of fate was spinning, but Li Xiaoyao inadvertently violated the rules and was seen by the Moon Worship Master. All this seems to imply that the wheel of history has long pressed an immutable trajectory.
In the process of trying to change history, Li Xiaoyao seems to have forgotten a simple fact - the earth is round.
He took Ling'er around in a big circle, but he still returned to Spirit Snake Island. This is not only a geographical irony, but also a mockery of fate.
An negligence on Spirit Snake Island allowed Ling'er and Grandma to see his true face, so they couldn't change Ling'er's feelings for him, nor could they change Grandma's identification of this future grandson-in-law. All this seems to tell us: the script of fate has already been written.
Li Xiaoyao's every step is like a chess piece played by fate, and every decision cannot escape the initial trajectory.
If he hadn't gone back in time, if he hadn't made those choices, maybe the cycle of history would have been different. But he has become the key to this reincarnation, and every time he struggles, he invisibly pushes the wheel of history forward.
Perhaps, Li Xiaoyao's only choice is not to make a choice. But driven by love and responsibility, how can he stay out of the situation? In the face of fate, every choice we make is a kind of courage and a kind of helplessness.