Today, we can still see the shadow of Jin Yong's martial arts novels on the screen, e-books and games. On the other hand, martial arts authors such as Gu Long and Liang Yusheng, their works seem to have disappeared.
What makes Jin Yong's martial arts writings so enduring so long? The author believes that it is Jin Yong who skillfully combines martial arts with history, so that readers can not only appreciate the happiness and enmity of the rivers and lakes, but also feel as if they are in the picture scroll of history.
However, Jin Yong has a novel that is very special, the two protagonists in the book have become demons, and the plot is also forcibly ended, but it has been praised as a classic by readers.
1. Good and evil
Jin Yong's rivers and lakes are by no means as simple as grudges and vendettas, as the author, Jin Yong takes the protagonist as the perspective and throws a question to the readers, namely: what is good and what is evil; What is decency and what is evil?
is like Yang Guo, the protagonist of the Condor, whose parents died when he was a child, and he can only beg around for a living. Even if he went to Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong's eyes were still unnatural when he looked at him, and the wise Yang Guo was still able to capture Huang Rong's weirdness keenly even though he was young.
In addition, Yang Guo found out through the investigation that Yang Kang's death was inextricably linked to Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Therefore, when Yang Guo wanted to assassinate Guo Jing to avenge his father, was he really wrong?
Coincidentally, when Zhang Wuji, the protagonist of Yitian, also turned into a demon, he became the 34th generation leader of the Ming Sect by chance, and practiced the mysterious martial arts on the Jiuyang Divine Skill, the Great Shift of Qiankun, the Taijiquan Sword and the Holy Fire Order.
It can be said that in addition to Zhang Sanfeng, who can compete with Zhang Wuji? However, this Ming Sect was a notorious Demon Sect before, and Zhang Wuji became the leader of the Ming Sect, so he naturally became the leader of the Demon Sect.
At the same time, because Zhang Wuji had cultivated the martial arts on the Holy Fire Order, he had signs of blackening into demons. At that time, in order to rescue Xie Xun, Zhang Wuji broke into the King Kong Demon Circle for the third time.
Although Xie Xun said that he was unwilling to leave the Shaolin Temple and wanted to listen to the Buddhist scriptures and confess here, Zhang Wuji still forcibly took Xie Xun away. Just when Zhang Wuji and Sandu fought, Zhang Wuji suddenly used the martial arts on the Holy Fire Order, the book wrote, Zhang Wuji practiced at the beginning, but he didn't feel how, at this moment he met a strong opponent, and the subtleties of this martial arts were brought into play, and his heart was gradually sensitized, and suddenly he laughed at the sky, and his voice was full of evil and treacherous meaning.
At the same time, Xiao Feng, who was killing in Juxian Village, and Ah Qing, who cut off Bai Gonggong's arm, all had a time when they turned black into demons.
It can be seen that under Jin Yong's setting, the protagonist in the book often wanders between good and evil. In Jin Yong's other novel, the two male protagonists have also become demons, which has made countless readers feel emotional.
Second, the two protagonists of the fall
For readers, when they first read "Smiling Proud Jianghu", did they mistakenly think that Lin Pingzhi was the hero in the book?
Indeed, throughout the whole "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Jin Yong's pen and ink left to Lin Pingzhi is no less than that of Ling Hu Chong. In addition, Lin Pingzhi occupied a lot of space at the beginning of Xiao Ao, and the male protagonist Ling Hu Chong was late.
Therefore, we can think that "Smiling Proud Jianghu" actually has two protagonists, one is Lin Pingzhi and the other is Ling Huchong.
Lin Pingzhi's character creation is indeed very similar to the male protagonist, he encountered earth-shattering changes and was bullied. In order to take revenge, Lin Pingzhi embarked on a long road of revenge, in order to improve his martial arts cultivation to endure humiliation, he finally practiced the swordsmanship to ward off evil spirits, and avenged the blood of his parents who died tragically.
Such a counterattack road, where is it not like the protagonist? It's just that at the end of the book, Lin Pingzhi got carried away after his revenge, and even turned black into a demon, not only killing Yue Lingshan, who was obsessed with him, but also pulling out his sword and trying to kill Ling Hu Chong, who had helped him many times.
On the other hand, the other protagonist Ling Hu Chong, he is actually blackened.
First of all, Ling Hu Chong is the chief disciple of the Huashan faction, why did he have to "make eyebrows" with Tian Boguang?
Secondly, Yue Buqun regarded Ling Hu Chong as his own, why didn't Ling Hu Chong tell all about his experience of practicing Dugu Nine Swords from Feng Qingyang? Could it be that staying with a stranger for a few days is better than a master who has lived with him for decades?
But Ling Hu Chong was still tight-lipped and did not tell Yue Buqun about the clear wind.
After being kicked out of the division by Yue Buqun, Hu Chong became even more "presumptuous", he and Ren Yingying developed a romantic relationship, and followed Ren Yingying to kill Heimu Cliff.
Let me encircle and suppress the undefeated Dongfang is nothing more than to compete for the position of the leader of the Sun and Moon God Sect, Ling Hu Chong is not a disciple of the Sun and Moon God Sect, but he is involved in this dispute. Therefore, in a sense, he is so close to the people of the Sun and Moon God Cult, it can be regarded as a fall.
With Ren Xing regaining the position of sect leader, Yue Buqun also died. How does the story end at this point? Indeed, Ren Yingying is Ren Yingying's father and Ling Hu Chong's quasi-father-in-law, could it be that at the end of the story, Ling Hu Chong wants to kill Ren Hu Chong?
Jin Yong also thought of this, and in order to cater to the appetite of readers, Jin Yong chose to forcibly close it.
3. Forcibly wrap up
The original work is written like this, the sun shines on the face and body of Ren Xing, and the leader of the Sun and Moon God Sect is majestic, like a god. Let me do laughed and said, "I hope that for thousands of years, forever ...... now" When he said the word "today", his voice suddenly became hoarse. As soon as he was lucky, he wanted to say the word 'day' below, but he felt his chest twitch, and the word "day" couldn't be said anyway. He pressed his right hand to his chest, trying to lower the hot blood pressure that rushed up to his throat, and he felt dizzy and the sun was shining.
We all know what happened later, Ling Hu Chong took Ren Yingying out of Heimu Cliff and lived in seclusion in the picturesque Meizhuang. On the other side, Ren Wuxing suddenly died violently when attacking Huashan, and died in a daze.
Let me go can be described as a hero of "Smiling Proud Jianghu", he has high martial arts, ruthless means, far-sightedness, everything is carefully arranged, and even can see the undefeated conspiracy of the East, and gave the "Sunflower Treasure Book" to the East Undefeated, leading the East to be undefeated "want to practice magic skills, lead the sword from the palace", and turn the East Undefeated into a monster that is neither male nor female. Such a powerful person as Let Me Do is the most terrifying person, and the depth of power and deception is so deep that it is impossible to guard against. Jin Yong's characteristics in this aspect of letting me do it are vividly brought into play, and it is chilling to watch.
However, none of the above has affected "Smiling Proud Jianghu" to become a classic, and its profound character building, intricate plot design, and unique martial arts worldview are all amazing.
At the same time, the novel takes the word "laughing proud" as its soul, and explores multiple themes such as power, desire, friendship, and love, which deeply reflects the complex and multifaceted aspects of human nature.
In terms of plot, "Smiling Proud Jianghu" skillfully integrates elements such as grievances and grievances in the rivers and lakes, martial arts cheats, and sect struggles to build a treacherous martial arts world. The interpretation of the word "laughing proud" in the book is not only limited to martial arts, but also lies in a kind of life attitude that is detached from the world and laughs at life, giving readers profound thinking and enlightenment.
To sum up, Mr. Jin Yong, with his profound literary skills and unique creative style, has made "Smiling Proud Jianghu" unique among martial arts novels and has become a classic that is difficult to surpass in later generations.