The work "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" is set in the Zhezong era of the Song Dynasty. It examines and describes life and society from a philosophical perspective through the martial arts grievances and national conflicts among the Song, Liao, Dali, Xixia, Tubo and other kingdoms. It shows a magnificent picture of life. The bizarre twists and turns of the story, the numerous characters involved, the extensive historical background, the vastness of the martial arts battles, and the richness of imagination are among the best among the "Golden Books".
"Dragon and the Eight Parts" comes from the Buddhist scriptures and means "all living beings in the world". It symbolizes all the living beings in the vast world, behind which lies the boundlessness and transcendence of Buddhism. The main theme of the book is "No one is unjust, and everyone is guilty". The style of the work is magnificent and tragic. It is an epic masterpiece that fully describes human nature and is rich in tragedy.
There is no doubt that it is Jin Yong's pinnacle work. This work also systematically integrates the martial arts system. The martial arts in it can be regarded as the source of the "The Condor" trilogy, and it is also between low martial arts and medium martial arts. In his works, the Xiaoyao sect's exercises are almost akin to cultivation exercises.
As soon as "Tian Long Ba Bu" came out and Jin Yong's martial arts system was further established, I always felt that the subsequent martial arts world view had been finalized and could not be further broken. The low martial arts world of Jin Yong's martial arts should be the martial arts in the minds of most readers. world.
The beginning of "The Legend of the Dragon" is actually more attractive than that of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" because Duan Yu, a handsome and wealthy protagonist, is still very likable. At least he will not be so bitter and hateful, and the opening chapter He has adventures and beautiful women, which makes readers enjoy the story.
So much so that some old fans of the Condor Shooting couldn't help but sigh after watching it: ""The Eight Parts of the Dragon" was so enjoyable to watch. The pace is very fast, and the protagonist is introduced from the beginning. This is faster than "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword". Much more. Although its style is similar to "Yi Tian", I always feel that it will be a very enjoyable comic..."
However, they were happy too early, because some of the plots in "Dragon" are really depressing, such as Qiao Feng accidentally killing his beloved A'Zhu, and another example of making A'Zi blind. It is said that this plot It was Ni Kuang's fault, because it was Ni Kuang who was the ghostwriter at the time...
At the end of "Dragon", the great hero Qiao Feng even tragically committed suicide. What's so cool about that?
Fortunately, it is a work with three protagonists. Among the three brothers, Qiao Feng, Xu Zhu, and Duan Yu, the experiences of the latter two are simply the plot of a classic novel.
At the beginning of the story, Duan Yu falls off a cliff to gain magical power and a hero saves a beautiful woman. Although it is cliché, it is really a classic and refreshing plot. Then Duan Yu can play the role of a pig and eat the tiger to his heart's content, because his "Six Meridians Divine Sword" is always working. Not working.
This setting is actually very clever. The so-called invisible pretense is the most deadly. I believe that when readers see Duan Yu use the laser cannon-like "Six Meridians Divine Sword" at the critical moment, he beat the tragic pretentious man Murong Fu to death. Extremely embarrassed, it will definitely be very sour...
The other protagonist Xu Zhu's experience is even more YY. After he got lucky and broke the Zhenlong chess game, he directly obtained the skills taught by Wu Yazi, and instantly transformed from a third-rate little monk to a big man with strong internal power. He also became the master of the Lingjiu Palace, surrounded by countless beautiful maids, and married a Xixia princess. He was clearly a super winner in life!
However, Xu Zhu is also very good at pretending invisibly, because after he acquired the skills of Xiaoyao Sect, he still wanted to be a young monk. However, when Jiumozhi challenged Shaolin, he stood up again and pretended well. Come on, beat Jiumozhi into a dog. All the Shaolin Temple monks, including Jiumozhi, were completely confused. This is also a very classic scene of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, because before this, who could have predicted that he would The little monk is so awesome?
Therefore, Jin Yong is really good at grasping the refreshing point. It is a pity that sometimes when writing a little depth, it must not be smooth sailing. Only by torture can the depth be revealed...
Obviously, readers who are pretending to be Duan Yu or Xu Zhu will feel very happy. Qiao Feng also has a moment when he is in the limelight. At the martial arts conference, he simply used the simplest Taizu Changquan to overwhelm many martial arts heroes. The person can't breathe, but he can also develop a new skill from the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. It's called the Dragon Claw Skill. He can directly launch a dragon to suck the opponent's weapon. At that time, the audience was all fascinated by Qiao. Feng was shocked by this incredible martial arts.
Speaking of which, Qiao Feng's martial arts talent is really terrifying. He doesn't have the adventures of Duan Yu and Xu Zhu, and his internal skills are not unparalleled magical skills such as "Nine Yin Manual" and "Nine Yang Divine Skills", but he can practice it to At that point, he is almost invincible as soon as he appears, he is very famous, his character is also very high, and he is also the leader of the Beggar Clan. After all, he is called "Murong of the South, Qiao Feng of the North". This should obviously be the character in Gu Long's works, but he But he is also one of the protagonists of "Dragon".
Looking at Jin Yong's works, we can find that most of the protagonists in his works follow the royal road of "upgrading and practicing martial arts". They are relatively depressed in the early stage. After all, their martial arts are not high. Even in the early stage of "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", they are very unhappy, but After Zhang Wuji saved the Ming Cult and became its leader, he had a great time, pretending to be cool and hitting on girls everywhere. Although he only chose Zhao Min in the end, he couldn't deny that several other beauties were deeply in love with him...
Therefore, it is relatively rare for an "invincible" character like Qiao Feng to appear as the protagonist in Jin Yong's works.
And when a character like Qiao Feng chooses to commit suicide for the sake of peace between the two countries, he is destined to be remembered at the moment of his death. When everyone mentions the most impressive tragic hero in Jin Yong's works, he must be Qiao Feng, having said that, the word "hero" is often connected with "tragedy", because heroes who die are more shocking.
While the old fans of The Condor were mesmerized by watching "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", some readers also watched "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
Compared with the works of Jin Yong and Gu Long, Huang Yi's works are undoubtedly more YY and more fast-food. In terms of text quality, Huang Yi is obviously inferior, but since it is a comic work, Xu Qingru guarantees the painting style and painting skills, so It mainly depends on whether the plot is good or not.
The plot of "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is still very exciting. The many beautiful female characters in it, such as Hanwan, Shi Feixuan, Shi Qingxuan, etc., are also one of its most attractive selling points for readers. In another world, there are "Datang" is probably second only to Jin Yong's works in terms of number of martial arts fan works. This also shows its influence on the other hand. It should be regarded as Huang Yi's pinnacle work.
Some readers even feel that the plot of this work seems smoother and more enjoyable than all Xu Qingru’s previous works!
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