After the end of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", readers know that Guo Jing's story is not over yet, because at the end of the story, Jin Yong asked Mu Nianci to hold the infant Xiao Yang to appear, and asked Guo Jing and his wife to name the child.
At the end of "The Condor Heroes", Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu retreated, and the story ended when Guo Xiang looked at their backs sadly, but Jin Yong arranged for the young Zhang Junbao to appear on the stage, and let him have a few slightly ambiguous interactions with Guo Xiang, which was obviously also an ambush.
(Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min stills)
So when "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" ends, readers will naturally think that Jin Yong will continue this series of works, after all, Zhang Wuji's story doesn't seem to be finished, and even with his obsession with those "good sisters", he will most likely have children with them, but why did Jin Yong let him die?
1. The story that should have been continued
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are collectively known as the "Condor Trilogy", but it is clear that as long as Jin Yong is willing, this series could have had a four-part or even more sequels.
And Jin Yong did lay the groundwork for the follow-up plot at the end of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
For example, when Zhang Wuji was determined to retire to the desert with Zhao Min, he also had such a conversation with Zhou Zhiruo.
The original said: "Zhou Zhiruo said slowly: 'One report and one report!'" That day in Haozhou, Zhao Min didn't let you marry me. After that, when you went to Mongolia, although you were with Zhao Min day and night, you could not visit the church and get married. ’…… Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said: "Even if you are a husband and wife and give birth to a baby, if you live for ten or eight years, you will only think of me in your heart, and you will only be reluctant to give up me, which is enough." As he spoke, his body swayed, and he drifted away, and no one was in the dark. ”
Then Zhang Wuji fell into deep thought, he didn't understand why Zhiruo said that he would miss her in ten or eight years, in fact, at this time, his heart had been pinched by Zhou Zhiruo, and the more he didn't get something, the more he couldn't forget.
(Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min stills)
And Jin Yong also mentioned this sentence in the afterword: "Zhang Wuji finally went to Mongolia with Zhao Min and never returned to Middle-earth, but if other accidental factors occur, if Zhou Zhi may go to Mongolia to find him, he may go to Persia with Zhao Min to find Xiao Zhao, he may have to go back to Middle-earth alone for the sake of Mingjiao, or he may meet Yin Li in the Western Regions...... The world is mainly man-made, and Zhang Wuji only remembers the benefits of others to him, so everyone is a good person, and everyone is very cute......"
Therefore, it is really hard to say how many beauties Zhang Wuji will be accompanied by in the end, but in any case, he should always leave his descendants.
And he already has the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Great Shift of Qiankun, Tai Chi, the Holy Fire Order, and even the "Nine Yin True Scripture" was taken away by him later, as long as he is willing, he can completely cultivate his descendants into a new generation of martial arts supremes.
(Zhao Min stills)
But what about his descendants?
Maybe he has no descendants at all, and he and his good sisters are destined to usher in a tragic end.
Second, Zhang Wuji's four lovers
Zhang Wuji's four relatives are Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min, Yin Li and Xiao Zhao, what does this have to do with what he will experience in the rest of his life?
In fact, Jin Yong has always liked to play "text stalks", and the names he gave to many characters have special meanings.
For example, the role of "Sword Demon" Dugu Seeking Defeat, it is obvious that no parent will give their children such a name, Jin Yong also mentioned in a speech that the name Dugu Seeking Defeat was later changed by the Sword Demon himself, and as a result, he was really undefeated all his life.
And in "The Condor Heroes", why did Guo Jing and his wife die in Xiangyang? In fact, it's not that they can't escape from Xiangyang, you can conclude by looking at the names of their three children.
Guo Fu, Guo Xiang, Guo Poyu, as long as Guo Fu's "Fu" is regarded as "Fu", the fate of Guo Jing and his wife will be very clear, and what they want to do is to "help Xiang Poyu".
(Yin Li stills)
Therefore, they knew that they were in an era of war, but they still had to give birth to a second child, but they borrowed the names of Guo Xiang and Guo Poyu, the same as Mingzhi, they had already made up their minds to die in Xiangyang.
So what's the mystery of the names of Zhang Wuji's four lovers?
It's very simple, the names of the four of them are connected together to be "Surrounding Yin Han", of which Zhou needless to say, is taken from Zhao Min's "Zhao", which is slightly different in pronunciation; Yin is the "Yin" of "Yin Li", and as for "Han", Xiao Zhao's father is that Han Qianye, taken from "Han".
So how should this "surrounding cold" be understood?
is also very simple, although Zhang Wuji later had the intention to retire, but there is a saying that "people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves", especially among people like him, how easy is it to retire?
He has to face threats from two sides, and Jin Yong has already laid the groundwork in the original story.
3. Inevitable tragedy
The first thing Zhang Wuji had to face was Zhu Yuanzhang's purge.
In the last chapter of the original work, it is mentioned that Zhu Yuanzhang later suppressed the Ming Sect: "Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da to lead troops on the Northern Expedition to drive Emperor Yuan Shun into the desert, and the Yuan Dynasty established by the Mongolia in China perished." Zhu Yuanzhang still remembered the Ming religion and called the dynasty he founded the 'Ming Dynasty'. However, because Mingjiao defended the people, the imperial court and government killed and suppressed it, and after a long time, the leaders of later generations were incompetent, and Mingjiao finally gradually declined. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang is not at ease, naturally he is not the second- and third-rate masters of Mingjiao, he is bound to lay a net to hunt down Zhang Wuji, this person does not die for a day, and his throne will not be able to sit in peace.
Zhang Wuji's side is naturally full of dangers, and there are cold arrows to shoot everywhere.
(Yitian Simei stills)
In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, the whereabouts of the two elders of Xuan Ming have not been explained clearly, and when the two of them left the book for the last time, they only mentioned one sentence: "The two elders of Xuan Ming were furious, and each of them struck Zhang Wuji in the chest with his right palm." Zhang Wuji didn't let him avoid it, and he was under their palm. With a bang, the second elder's arm was in severe pain, and the blood in his chest was surging, and he fell to the ground and couldn't stand up. With the martial arts cultivation of the two of them at this time, even Zhao Min's Divine Arrow Eight Heroes in the past could not catch up. Zhang Wuji no longer punished the second elder, and returned to the Shaolin Temple with Zhao Min. ”
Zhang Wuji was kind-hearted and let them go, but will they stop there? In time, they will surely make a comeback and take revenge on Zhang Wuji, their Xuanming Divine Palm is hurting people with the power of yin and cold, and it is also in line with the hint of "surrounding cold".
And Jin Yong mentioned that Zhang Wuji would return to the Central Plains to find those "good sisters", and he would most likely be hunted down by Zhu Yuanzhang and Xuan Ming, his lover might die because of this, and he himself would probably not be spared, and it was reasonable that he failed to leave a son and a half daughter.