When I was watching "The Passionate Swordsman" as a child, I couldn't understand two points. The first was that since Li Xunhuan loved Lin Shiyin so much, why did he give up Lin Shiyin to the disguised king Long Xiaoyun? ? The second one is why Long Xiaoyun avenged his kindness to Li Xunhuan?
Who is Li Xunhuan? Li Xunhuan is the protagonist of Gu Long's martial arts novel "The Sentimental Swordsman". He was originally a young master from an aristocratic family, but in his family, he was only the third child in the family. Li Xunhuan was the second eldest child in the family. After he was selected as the third child, he was known as Little Li Tanhua. Li Xunhuan was lazy and unrestrained, remote and calm, and had the temperament of a poet.
Li Xunhuan is famous for his flying knives. Since his nickname is Xiao Li Tanhua, his weapon is also called Xiao Li's flying knives. The knives are very light, short (seven inches long) and very thin. , almost like a willow leaf. The evaluation of "Little Li's Flying Knife" is: "Little Li's magical knife is the best in the world. Every time he takes a knife, he never misses it." This means that Li Xunhuan's flying knife is never easy to shoot, but as long as it is launched, every shot will hit. Absolutely no one can evade the target.
Li Xunhuan grew up with his cousin, Lin Shiyin, the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world. The two were childhood sweethearts, and their relationship was like Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu in "Dragon Babu". However, one time Li Xunhuan was raped When the enemy was chasing him, he was rescued by Long Xiaoyun. Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun had a tacit understanding of each other, and the two became close friends.
Li Xunhuan introduced Long Xiaoyun into Li Garden, but he didn't expect that the moment Long Xiaoyun saw Lin Shiyin, he didn't know that Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin were already engaged. In desperation, in order to fulfill his own moral principles, Li Xunhuan turned to having fun and wandered in wine shops, which broke Lin Shiyin's heart and finally prompted Lin Shiyin to marry Long Xiaoyun. On the day of Lin Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun's wedding, Li Xunhuan put himself The house was given to Long Xiaoyun as a gift, and he wandered around the world from then on.
Many people say that Li Xunhuan is a "Holy Father Bitch". In order to satisfy his brother, he gave his wife and house to Long Xiaoyun, thus breaking Lin Shiyin's heart. What a scumbag. Man, then is Li Xunhuan a scumbag?
Those who have carefully watched "The Passionate Swordsman" may find that Li Xunhuan has always had a protective relationship with Lin Shiyin. In Li Xunhuan's eyes and heart, Lin Shiyin has always needed to be protected. object. And because Li Xunhuan had made many enemies in the world, these enemies could not harm Li Xunhuan, so they instead harmed Lin Shiyin, who was closest to Li Xunhuan. In this way, Lin Shiyin suffered a lot of harm because of Li Xunhuan. This point, Li Xunhuan always felt that it was his fault.
Long Xiaoyun was not a member of the martial arts world and had no enemies. When Li Xunhuan knew that Long Xiaoyun liked Lin Shiyin, he felt that Long Xiaoyun was actually the most suitable for Lin Shiyin, and Lin Shiyin had always liked a stable and peaceful life. Li Xunhuan, on the other hand, is a man in the world, and turbulence is the norm. From this point of view, Li Xunhuan is not just acting randomly.
On the other hand, Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin do not understand each other. Even if they get along day and night, there are two things in "The Passionate Swordsman" that are enough to explain everything. The first thing is that Li Xunhuan wants to Lin Shiyin was saddened, and her temperament suddenly changed, and she turned to wandering in the fireworks willow alley. As a person who grew up with Li Xunhuan, Lin Shiyin, like most people, just thought that Li Xunhuan had changed his mind, and did not pay attention to it. He wanted to be the source of Li Xunhuan's drastic change in temperament.
Another thing is that when Li Xunhuan was regarded by everyone as the notorious plum blossom thief, Lin Shiyin, who had grown up with Li Xunhuan since childhood and who should be fully aware of his nature, still went to Asking Li Xunhuan face to face "whether he is a plum blossom thief" is really the most ridiculous thing in the world. From these two incidents, it can be seen that Lin Shiyin actually does not understand Li Xunhuan very well.
The ancients said, "The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring of water." Long Xiaoyun's life-saving grace to Li Xunhuan, Li Xunhuan had no way to repay him, so he could only cede Lin Shiyin to him.
People thought that Li Xunhuan loved Lin Shiyin so much, but that was not necessarily true. The main reason was that in Li Xunhuan's heart, Lin Shiyin had always been a protected weakling. Moreover, Li Xunhuan wandered around the world and needed someone to take care of him. In the first half of his life, the only woman around him was Lin Shiyin, so it was natural for him to think of her when he was feeling depressed, which did not necessarily mean how much he loved Lin Shiyin. In addition, "what you don't get is always turbulent." Lin Shiyin has always belonged to others. From this point of view, Li Xunhuan later never forgot Lin Shiyin. A large part of the reason was because he didn't get it. It's always better to see flowers in the mist.
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Why did Long Xiaoyun want to avenge Li Xunhuan's kindness?
Gu Long has great thoughts on human nature. As the saying goes, a great kindness is like a great hatred. This is a cold and incisive saying of Chinese people about human nature. It is the same in ancient and modern times, it is the same at home and abroad, and it is applicable to all countries. . In our eyes, small favors are commonplace. You treat me to a meal, and I treat you to a meal. The giver feels like a spring breeze, and the recipient does not feel cold when it blows on his face. It seems that there is a harmonious atmosphere between the glasses. However, big favors are not the same. Those who receive it are condescending, and those who receive it feel sad. They all know that the kindness is as heavy as a mountain and it is not easy to repay it. In the long run, it will become a burden for both parties. When dealing with friends, who doesn't want people to respect each other? At least they must be equal. Who wants to meet an old friend who is three points shorter than himself? The feeling of receiving great favor from others is generally like this. Avoiding great benefactors is like avoiding great enemies. The ancients said: If you receive a drop of kindness from someone, you should repay it with a spring of water. But what if you are temporarily or even permanently unable to repay even a drop of water from a spring? It is not enough to turn into resentment if you have no shame, avoid it, have the pressure of repaying kindness, and have the psychological suggestion of being inferior to others. Strangely, the darker ones even hope that the benefactor will disappear forever before their eyes, so a great favor becomes a great hatred. In ancient times, upright and upright people showed kindness without expecting repayment. They often moved their families into seclusion or moved far away to avoid the embarrassment of meeting each other. In fact, these sensible people who knew the world were doing this in the name of avoiding the world, but in fact they were avoiding disaster. They were deeply praised. Great kindness is like the samadhi of great hatred.
The same is true for Li Xunhuan towards Long Xiaoyun. In order to repay Long Xiaoyun's life-saving grace, Li Xunhuan gave up all his women and family. At this point, the status of Long Xiaoyun and Li Xunhuan was completely reversed. Li Xunhuan became the benefactor, and Long Xiaoyun became the benefactor. Long Xiaoyun could not repay Li Xunhuan's kindness throughout his life. A great favor is like a great revenge. Therefore, it is completely understandable that Long Xiaoyun would avenge his revenge later on, because as long as Li Xunhuan died, he would feel no guilt in this life.
Regarding the view that great kindness is like great enmity, Gu Long has laid the groundwork before. In the first few chapters, in a small town inn, Ah Fei rescued the "Golden Lion Escort Agency" who was driven to death by the evil forces of black and white. Zhuge Lei's "Rapid Wind Sword", but he didn't expect that the moment he turned around, he would be plotted by Zhuge Lei. At this critical moment of life and death, he was fortunately saved by Li Xunhuan with a flying knife.
But Ah Fei was still very puzzled. Li Xunhuan said, "A great favor is like a great hatred."