The ending of "The Condor Heroes" is not a happy one, even if the Central Plains heroes held Xiangyang, and in the third Huashan Sword Duel, a new generation of five uniques was elected, and even Long Yang and the two had lovers who finally became married, but this work still left readers with countless regrets.
For example, in the "Zhen Zhibing Incident" that year, Xiaolongnu lost her innocence, although her love with Yang Guo was touching, but it always made readers feel like a fish in their throats.
However, what makes the author feel more regretful is not the main plot of "The Condor Heroes" itself, but that this work is worth being continued, because the book is obviously foreshadowed.
(Guo Jing, Huang Rong stills)
For example, the protagonists in the last episode of the original work are actually not Yang Guo, Guo Jing and others, but Jueyuan, Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang, when Jueyuan took the teenager Zhang Sanfeng to the stage, readers have already begun to look forward to what kind of sparks will be sparked between the teenager Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang, but it is regrettable that Jin Yong did not complete the story of the two of them until the pen was closed, but directly wrote "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", which was set on the main stage decades after "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", why is this?
1. Guo Jing's death
In fact, if you want to write the sequel to "The Condor Heroes", you will inevitably mention one thing, that is, "Guo Jing's death", after all, the main plot of the entire "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" is based on "Guo Jing's legacy", Guo Jing does not die, and there will be no "Heaven and Dragon Slayer Plan".
However, for the last battle of Xiangyang, Jin Yong only mentioned such a sentence in the thirty-eighth chapter of the original work of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
"On the day of the destruction of Xiangyang City, Guo Daxia and his wife were martyred at the same time as Guo Gongpo, and the whereabouts of the dragon slayer knife are unknown. Patriarch Guo was in Xichuan at the time, and he wanted to save his parents and relatives, but it was too late. ”
(Guo Jing Chuangong stills)
This news is certainly distressing, but on second thought, Jin Yong is not without foreshadowing Guo Jing's death, and even as early as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he has hinted that the ending of Guo Jing and Huang Rong is destined to be a tragedy.
For example, this dialogue is very intuitive: "Guo Jing said with a straight face: 'Rong'er, this is not true. We have learned the art of war in "Wu Mu's Testament", how can we not be taught by Yue Wumu's four words of 'serving the country with loyalty'...... Although we are weak, we must do our best to defend the country. Even if he sacrifices his life on the battlefield, it is not in vain to be raised by his parents and teachers. Huang Rong knew what he was thinking and sighed: "I knew that this day would inevitably happen." Come on, you live and I live, and if you die, I will die!'"
It is equivalent to saying that "Guo Jing will die in battle" is not the reason why Jin Yong did not write "The Sequel to the Condor", and the real problem may be related to the plot after Guo Jing's death.
Second, the inheritance of chivalry
Guo Jing and his wife had already expected that their end was destined to die in battle, so they had already thought about the future before they died, that is, the "Heaven and Dragon Slaying Plan".
Regarding the plan, the book reads: "Guo Daxia and his wife hid this secret of the art of war in a top secret place, and engraved the map of this location on two pieces of dark iron and iron, and indicated the method of entry, and hid the iron pieces in the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slayer Knife. To obtain this secret of the art of war, you must first find the iron piece, and how to cut the sword to obtain the iron piece must be used interchangeably, and all of them are indispensable. ”
And the sword was handed over to Guo Poyu and Guo Xiang respectively, from the bright side, it is not easy for future generations to get the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slayer Knife at the same time, and even they should not know about the existence of the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Slayer.
(Huang Rong stills)
However, for Guo Jing and his wife, Guo Poyu and Guo Xiang at that time may not be the people who can take on the heavy responsibility, after all, Guo Xiang was still a little girl with a love brain, and once fell into the hands of the Golden Wheel Dharma King because of the search for Yang Guo, and almost caused the loss of Xiangyang City.
Therefore, if you were Huang Rong or Guo Xiang, would you give the sword to your children and then die with peace of mind?
Naturally not, they should also have an alternative plan in case Guo Xiang or Guo Poyu encounters accidents, in fact, the later plot is indeed that Guo Poyu died in Xiangyang with his parents, and there was a 24-character rumor in the rivers and lakes that "leaning on the sky and not coming out, who will compete with the ......", so far, Guo Jing and his wife's plan has failed halfway.
Huang Rong must have expected this result, so they must have a second-hand plan, that is, to accept another heir, so as to ensure that the "Nine Yin True Scripture" and "Wu Mu's Testament" can be passed on to future generations.
Who could that person be?
Needless to say, it can be seen from the materials they used to cast the sword that it can only be Yang Guo.
(Yang Guo stills)
It is clearly mentioned in the book that the materials used by Guo Jing and his wife to melt the Yitian Sword and Dragon Slayer Sword are the Xuantie Sword, the Gentleman's Sword and the Lady's Sword sent by Yang Guo, and Guo Jing and his wife will naturally reveal their plans to Yang Guo when they accept the sword.
At the same time, they will also hand over a heavy task to Yang Guo.
3. Antecedents and consequences
Yang Guo's task is naturally not to keep the sword, but to escort the cheats, and also practice the martial arts in the cheats, so most of the "Nine Yin True Scripture" and "Wu Mu's Testament" were escorted to Peach Blossom Island by Yang Guo.
After all, in addition to Guo Jing's family, only Yang Guo is familiar with the organs on Peach Blossom Island, and he is also Guo Jing's most trusted person, after the Xiangyang War, even Huang Rong, who has always hated him, recognized him, he is undoubtedly a person worthy of being trusted.
And the woman in the yellow shirt who appeared later can also prove this, Zhang Wuji said that the martial arts in "Nine Yin True Scripture" are difficult to control without decades of accumulation, and blindly seeking quick success will only harm yourself.
And what do you think of the nine yin and white bone claws of the woman in the yellow shirt?
The original book said: "The woman in the yellow shirt has a pair of empty hands, Zhou Zhiruo whips in her right hand and a knife in her left hand, but she falls to the upper hand. The martial arts of the woman in the yellow shirt seem to be the same as Zhou Zhiruo, fluctuating and flexible, but between raising her hands and feet, she is righteous but not evil, such as Zhou Zhiruo's appearance is like a ghost, and the woman in the yellow shirt is a fairy. ”
Obviously, the yellow-shirted woman's Nine Yin White Bone Claw was not practiced in a short period of time, as if this martial art had already been inherited in the Tomb Sect for a long time, otherwise where would she have the time and conditions to practice this stunt? This is naturally inherited by Yang Guo, and if Zhang Sanfeng sees Yang Guo, he will naturally bow down, after all, he had Yang Guo's guidance back then, and he was considered a disciple of Yang Guo.
But this is also the problem, if Jin Yong writes all the later stories of Yang Guo, it will inevitably make the plot boring, and sometimes leave some suspense, but it is a smarter approach.