The protagonist in the martial arts story will always be given a "dragon Aotian" type experience, in short, it is easy to learn all kinds of magic skills, and become a top master without effort, such a cliché plot is also common in Jin Yong's stories, of course, this is a necessary cliché, but if there are multiple protagonists in a work at the same time, should the author let the protagonists distinguish the high and low, or a bowl of water?
There are three protagonists in "Dragon Babu" at the same time, and the experiences of Xiao Feng, Xuzhu, and Duan Yu are all legendary, but until the end of the story, Jin Yong did not let these three people distinguish between them, if the three of them have a death match, who will have the last laugh?
1. The reason for the deathmatch
No brothers, no martial arts, in fact, in every story of the rivers and lakes, there is brotherhood, but the brotherhood of Xiao Feng, Xuzhu and Duan Yu is undoubtedly the most infective to readers.
(Xiao Feng stills)
At that time, Xiao Feng was besieged by the Central Plains heroes, on the surface, Xiao Feng and Xiao Feng's group of Khitan brothers were afraid that they would not escape death, but in this case, Duan Yu and Xuzhu dared to stand up and form a righteous alliance with Xiao Feng, this love is stronger than Jin Jian, and the next three brothers fought against You Tanzhi, Ding Chunqiu and Murong Fu respectively, which can be called the cool text in the cool text, cool to the extreme.
But if you carefully taste the original work, it is not difficult to find that in order to let these three brothers die, in fact, Jin Yong deliberately ignored the true emotions of the characters in the book.
For example, look at Duan Yu and Xiao Feng first, Xiao Feng listened to Kang Min's slander and regarded Duan Zhengchun as the leading brother, and then launched a revenge on Duan Zhengchun in Xiaojing Lake, although Duan Zhengchun did not die, but he killed Ah Zhu who pretended to be Duan Zhengchun, in other words, if there was no Ah Zhu, it would be Duan Zhengchun who died, and this matter really wouldn't bother Duan Yu and Xiao Feng?
(Xuan Ci, Xuzhu stills)
Looking at Xiao Feng and Xuzhu again, when Xiao Yuanshan revealed the identity of Xuan Ci's "leading brother", Xuan Ci and Ye Erniang were forced to death by Xiao Yuanshan, and Xuzhu, who had just recognized his parents, suddenly lost his parents again, and for Xiao Feng, Xuzhu also became the child of his enemy, how should they view each other?
Finally, Duan Yu and Xuzhu, there is indeed no "feud" with Xiao Feng between them, but Duan Yu fell in love with the "fairy sister", and Xuzhu has her portrait on her body, can it not be misunderstood? They also have a reason to fight.
So it's not surprising that these three people don't want to be brothers, even if they become mortal enemies, so they have a reason to come to a duel between men, if there is such a duel, who can have the last laugh?
The strength of the second and third brothers
In terms of actual combat ability, judging from the plot presented in the book, Xiao Feng is undoubtedly the most eye-catching.
Taking the battle of Juxianzhuang as an example, let alone fighting alone, even if those Central Plains masters rushed up, Xiao Feng could cope with it easily, and even turned against the guest, and "surrounded" a group of people on the other side with the strength of one person.
After all, it is written in the book: "The heroes who came to the hero's banquet have killed people with their own hands nine times out of ten, even if they have not killed anyone, they have seen a lot of murder and arson." Such a thrilling battle at this moment is really something I have never seen in my life. There is only one enemy, but he is like a mad tiger and a ghost, slashing and killing indiscriminately, rushing and striking. Many masters stepped forward to fight, and they all let him kill with faster, fiercer, more ruthless, and more refined moves. ”
(Xuzhu stills)
Relatively speaking, Duan Yu and Xuzhu are better than "adventures".
Duan Yu and Xu Zhu were originally nobodies, but the process of their martial arts practice was exceptionally smooth.
Duan Yu first learned the Northern Shen Gong and Ling Bo Weibu in the Lang Huan Blessed Land, and with the profound internal strength brought by these two moves, he practiced the six-vein divine sword that no one in the Duan clan of Dali had been able to practice for hundreds of years, and the three divine skills complemented each other.
As for Xuzhu, he successively obtained the internal strength of the three elders, and under the leadership of Meilan Zhuju, he entered the grotto in the apse of the Vulture Palace, and practiced a lot of magical secrets left by the old master hundreds of years ago, and at the end of the story, his strength had also reached its peak.
When he and Duan Yu teamed up to deal with the Liao soldiers, there was such a setting in the book: "At this time, Xuzhu not only obtained the true inheritance of Tianshan Tong's grandmother, but also practiced the secret of martial arts on the stone wall of the Vulture Palace. ”
(Duan Yu stills)
Thousands of troops are not their opponents, and this combat effectiveness is really exaggerated.
So if the three protagonists are a death match, who will survive? The answer may lie in their names.
3. The answer hidden in the names of the three people
Jin Yong often makes a fuss in the name of the character, for example, the role of "Sword Demon" Dugu is obviously endowed with the attribute of "invincible", he has indeed never been defeated in his life, so he is called such a name.
What is the meaning of the names of the three dragon brothers in that day?
In fact, Xiao Feng's name is the easiest to understand, take the "Four Uniques of the Heavenly Dragon" as an example, Gu Mo Zhiqiang is in conspiracy, so he is "Zhi", and Murong Bo is well-informed and has a variety of moves, so he is "Bo", Xiao Yuanshan's strength is strong, he is a "mountain", and Xiao Feng is the peak, he is the top of the mountain, that is, the "peak".
Therefore, Xiao Feng is indeed the strongest on the surface.
But Jin Yong said through the mouth of the sweeping monk that after the real top powerhouse cultivates to a certain level, they need Buddhism to resolve the anger in their bodies, and if they don't do this, they will inevitably enter the martial arts barrier.
(Stills of the three brothers)
And Xuzhu is a person from Buddhism, whether his name is "void" or "bamboo", it has the meaning of "emptiness", as if to say that his realm has surpassed ordinary people, and he does have the experience of practicing in Buddhism, and his realm is higher than Xiao Feng.
Looking at Duan Yu again, the pronunciation of these two words is "cut off desire", and even Jin Yong's ending in the newly revised version also arranged for Duan Yu to choose to escape into the empty door, and Xuzhu is to return to the world, so it seems that Duan Yu's later realm is higher than Xuzhu.
Therefore, if the three brothers come to a death match, Xiao Feng may be the first to die, followed by Xuzhu, and Duan Yu will most likely have the last laugh.