No matter what story, it seems that "the hero and heroine will eventually overcome all difficulties and come together" has long reached a consensus in the hearts of readers. Although the ending is similar, the author can make a fuss about their experiences, but who would have thought that Jin Yong will make a fuss about the ending.
Jin Yong certainly wrote many scenes of "lovers finally get married", such as Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo , but Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan in " Tianlong Bazi " failed to get together. Moreover, judging from the settings in the book, it can be said that Duan Yu abandoned Wang Yuyan. Why is this?
(stills from Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing, Zhong Ling)
When reading "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", I always felt that Duan Yu was in love and should not be humble to pursue a woman, but his later action of giving up this relationship was even more puzzling. Is everything he had done to Wang Yuyan fake? If you carefully read the original work, you can actually find a reasonable explanation.
1. The two who parted ways
You may be surprised about the parting between Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan. After all, most people come into contact with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" through the Hong Kong version of TV series. In that version of TV series, Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan did come together. The camera was given to the crazy Murong Fu and the whole drama ended, but this is just the ending in the old version.
In the new century revised version, Duan Yu did part ways with Wang Yuyan.
is actually ridiculous. The reason why Wang Yuyan turned to Duan Yu's arms back then was not because she loved Duan Yu so much, but because Murong Fu, whom she loved, chose to abandon her. Even if she threatened Murong Fu by jumping into the well, Murong Fu was not moved. She was completely disappointed and cursed her in the dry well. Duan Yu could also be said to be unhappy. Facing a woman who always regarded herself as a backup tire, she accepted it like this.
(stills from Wang Yuyan)
But the ending of the new version is not like this. At the end of the new version, there is a plot where Wang Yuyan is looking for the old Changchun Valley, but how can there be such a thing in the world? Naturally, she couldn't get what she wanted, and because of this, she left Duan Yu angrily.
However, on the surface, Wang Yuyan left Duan Yu, but from the plot presented in the book, it was Duan Yu who abandoned her, because Duan Yu did not make any move to retain Wang Yuyan. After all, as the king of a country, if he did not let go, Wang Yuyan would not even be able to escape from the Dali country, so naturally Duan Yu was able to see it.
But why did he give up the love he finally gained so easily?
2. The true love in Duan Yu's heart
In fact, it is not difficult to find a fact after reading the original plot. Duan Yu never loves Wang Yuyan.
The reason why Duan Yu fell in love with Wang Yuyan was because of his adventure in Langhuan's blessed land. There, he encountered the jade statue of the fairy sister who was so beautiful that it was like a fairy, so Duan Yu called it "Sister of Fairy".
And you see what kind of emotion Duan Yu sighed when he first met Wang Yuyan, and the original work said: "'Sister God, I... I think of you so hard! Disciple Duan Yu pays homage to Master.' The appearance of the girl in the Wuliang Mountain stone cave is exactly the same as the jade statue. The lady Wang is quite similar to the jade statue. After all, she is different in age and her appearance is not as beautiful as the jade statue. But in addition to the different clothing of the girl in front of her, her face shape, eyes, nose, lips, ears, skin color, figure, and hands and feet are all different, just like the jade statue.In his dream soul, he had missed the jade statue thousands or hundreds of times. At this moment, he saw it in front of him. He really didn't know where he was, whether he was on earth or in heaven? "
(stills of Duan Yu and Fairy Sister Jade Pictures)
Wang Yuyan is just a substitute for the jade statue. Duan Yu has never loved Wang Yuyan. That jade statue has no temper and personality, but Wang Yuyan is obviously not. Apart from a skin like the jade statue, Wang Yuyan has nowhere to be worthy of the word "Fairy Sister".
Moreover, in the postscript of the newly revised version, Jin Yong also mentioned that Wang Yuyan is just Duan Yu's inner demon: "Duan Yu finally got rid of the plots of "heart demon" and other plots. The original book left a lot of space for readers to imagine and make up for it by themselves, but there are also quite some omissions and ambiguity. Chinese readers are used to reading novels. They don’t like to think out of thin air. They must write the author in a real way, so they feel relieved. "
So from this point of view, Jin Yong never intended to let Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu get together, but he left a suspense in the old version, allowing readers to feel the relationship between the two by themselves, and the new version is directly pointed out.
3. Murong Fu in Duan Yu's eyes
But it's strange. Since Duan Yu's loved one has never been Wang Yuyan, why did he pursue Wang Yuyan crazy? So many times he was trapped in a sea of swords and fire for Wang Yuyan just for a good face?
(stills of Murong Fu and his retainers)
The answer may not be the case, and Duan Yu is also It is a common man, and it is inevitable that there are various emotions that ordinary people should have, such as "jealousy". The object of his jealousy is not someone else, but his cousin Murong Fu next to Wang Yuyan.
In fact, when he first read the original work, Murong Fu showed his character like the protagonist as soon as he appeared. He was full of energy, handsome, and had a strong martial arts. He could not see any intention of becoming evil and degenerate in the future. Si is simply a "perfect" existence, at least that's what Duan Yu looks like.
What is Duan Yu's feelings when Murong Fu appears?
The original work said: "Duan Yu followed her eyes, but saw that the man was twenty-seven or eight years old, wearing a light yellow shirt with a long sword hanging on his waist, floating in a floating manner, handsome face, chic and leisurely. When Duan Yu saw it, his body became cold and his eyes turned red, and he almost burst into tears. He thought to himself: "Humanity says that Mr. Murong is a dragon and phoenix among people, and he is indeed well-deserved." It’s no wonder that Miss Wang admires him so much. Alas, I am destined to suffer for the rest of my life. ’”
After all, a large part of the reason why Duan Yu was so persistent in Wang Yuyan was that he was jealous of Murong Fu. On the surface, Murong Fu was indeed much better than him. With a beauties like Wang Yuyan around him, Duan Yu was naturally dissatisfied.
(stills from Murong Fu)
And after Murong Fu went crazy in the later stage, what was Duan Yu's attitude? The original work said: "Duan Yu knew that Murong Fu was in a state of confusion, and his dream of wealth and honor became deeper and deeper, and he couldn't help but feel sad. again saw Wang Yuyan and Abi with Murong Fu, and his thoughts of pity were rising. He only hoped to call her and Murong Fu to go to Dali with him and settle down. However, he saw Abi and Wang Yuyan looking at Murong Fu's eyes with infinite tenderness, and Murong Fu also looked proud and satisfied. He suddenly felt trembling in his heart: ' each has their own fate. Brother Murong, Yuyan and Abi are like this. I think they are pitiful. In fact, how can they know that they are not satisfied? They may not be happy when they go to Dali, so why should I be troubled? ’”
This can also prove the previous point of view. Judging from the ending, Duan Yu has surpassed Murong Fu. As for Wang Yuyan, the woman is brainless and doesn’t love herself. If she likes to leave, just leave. Duan Yu is too lazy to care about it.