Cold on the Yanbo River

If there is a definition, this is a revenge novel (?) Based on the background of ancient martial arts. Although it is a traditional martial arts, it also has some magical settings, such as hypnosis that basically never fails, a self-sustaining technique that absorbs internal energy to kill people, an assassination technique that ignores all conditions and lives in the same fate, fine iron prosthetics that are more powerful than the original body, etc. It roughly tells the story of the protagonist Jiang Chaohuan, who believes that his sect was wiped out when he was young, and lives alone. He joins the enemy's demon sect under a pseudonym, endures humiliation, and seeks revenge. However, the truth is reversed many times during the investigation. Jiang Chaohuan, like the protagonist Daogui, almost never seeks a chance of survival without self-abuse. However, this book is much lighter, the world is normal, and there is no "I can't tell the difference" setting. After all, it is a martial arts background. What makes me feel bad is that the protagonist and a large part of the characters in the book are demonic characters, and the things they do can be said to be heinous, but for the protagonist and many characters, they are already commonplace, so there is no inner fluctuation at all, but this is also a common problem in writing about demons. Moreover, the righteous path in this book is extremely weak. The famous sects in traditional martial arts, such as Kongtong, Beggar Clan, etc., Are not opponents of the demonic path, not even the enemy of Yihe. Whether it is a demon sect or a Zoroastrian sect, the survival of the right way depends entirely on the mood of the leader Gu and the relatively powerful protagonist. I really don't know what to say. Moreover, apart from the Zoroastrian Cult far away in the Western Regions, it is amazing that there is no other demonic sect in the Central Plains. However, the author has done a good job in writing the characters and plots of the Demonic Path. For example, the heroine Gu Xiang, although she is called hometown, it seems to have nothing to do with the plot. From the shaping of Lu Baiyu and Gu Yuntian in Juyizhuang at the beginning, to the subsequent plot of Xiao Jin and Lu Jiuzhuan on the Snow Mountain, and later the people of the Zoroastrian Cult in the Western Regions, etc. Everyone made the best choice they could, which is rare in my opinion. After all, in most cases it would be nice to have a complete setting. Of course, in comparison, the plot of Zhengdao is quite boring. And the clues of Xie Er's life experience connect the plots of the early, middle and late stages. There are various reversals in this aspect, which makes it particularly exciting. Another digression, I don't know why almost 90% of the characters on the stage are classified into what I call "pairs of groups". The "pairs of groups" here can be lovers, masters and apprentices, brothers and sisters, classmates, opponents, servants, etc., Etc., Etc. It will also change with the development of the plot, but no matter when, there will always be a continuous "sense of dissociation" between each group, making people feel that they should not be together. Generally it feels like other novels make me focus on the protagonist or his team so much that I don't always pay attention to others, and this is probably why.