The Waning Moon and the Parasol Tree
缺月梧桐
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.9M Words
- Genre
- Martial Arts
- Subgenre
- Traditional Wuxia
- Updated
- 18y ago
- English
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The conflict between Wang Tianyi's gentleness and ruthlessness
Some readers may think that Wang Tianyi's personality changes too much, as if he has become a completely different person. However, I personally believe that Wang Tianyi's personality development throughout the book is actually just a process of gradually shedding his disguise and shackles. Wang Tianyi is a man whose ferocity is evident in his very bones.
When the hero dies, the will of Heaven perishes.
In this book, Queyue Wutong pursues a tragic beauty as a whole. In terms of plot, he likes to lay foreshadowing and pay attention to the echoing of the beginning and end. In terms of the fighting scenes, it is like watching a martial arts movie. The visual descriptions of many scenes and plots are even quite amazing and romantic. So maybe I'm not overthinking it.
I've seen plenty of young people like you. You think you can roam the world freely just because you know a little martial arts. But the world of martial arts is a very painful thing. There are many things you can't do just because you know martial arts. You don't want to farm, you're too ashamed to rob, and you certainly don't want to show your face in public and perform on the streets. How will you live? Even if you're a master martial artist, you still need to eat.
I initially thought that once the protagonist got through the early stages, he would undergo a transformation. But after reading half the book, the protagonist was eating urine and preparing to fight back. When faced with people who had insulted him, and others wanted to kill them, the protagonist stopped them, saying, "They don't deserve to die. This is my principle."
This book is unlike any martial arts novel; it's more like a political infighting story with no principles or bottom lines, completely exposing the ugly side of human nature.
The crescent moon and the parasol tree, how come there are so few people here? Actually, Qidian is not a place to read serious martial arts novels. They mostly write mindless, easy-to-understand articles, which helps them build a base of followers. The quality of the core user base is very low, but the user traffic is the largest.
1/2 Masterpiece! A masterpiece of martial arts novels, please be sure to read it from beginning to end! The protagonist's idiotic behavior at the beginning was too long and frustrating to watch. Yes, I once shouted, "If Wang Tianyi doesn't die, it's an injustice!" While suppressing my frustration and continuing to watch. I just wanted to see how the protagonist would die.
This book actually tells the story of three people. Part 1: Wang Tianyi is a simple-minded young hero who would die for righteousness. However, his sect forces him to leave. In the second part, Wang Tianyi is a loyal dog, ruthless, opportunistic, and utterly shameless. But all of this is for loyalty—loyalty to Yi Yue. There won't be a third part.
Share your thoughts after reading.
Children care about right and wrong, good and evil, while adults only care about interests. The main characters are in three stages. A righteous young man The dragon's minions It eventually became a dragon; the future is foreseeable. The roar of the evil dragon. The dragon's farewell. The martial arts world is nothing more than a dog-eat-dog world. Kindness can kill.
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I wanted to read some martial arts novels today, and I suddenly came across this one, which stirred up mixed feelings in me. Seeing the familiar cover, all that remained in my heart was the sadness I felt years ago when I stayed up all night to watch the ending.