How a Hero Is Made

I'm sorry, I didn't expect anyone to still be reading this book. I will do my best to give this story the ending I hope for. Although it may not be perfect, it will definitely have a perfect beginning. We will never say goodbye to the world of martial arts, and these are still the same people. Thanks.

These are just my personal opinions, and I'm just offering my humble opinion. Please forgive any inaccuracies. The character portrayals are somewhat simplistic. For example, Ah Bin and his friends are straightforward and honest when they're young, but Guo Changsheng, who rose to the rank of retired cadre with a secretary position, must have been a high-ranking official. People at that level are typically quite worldly and sophisticated, and it takes intelligence, magnanimity, and resourcefulness to reach that position, since, as you said, he must have earned it himself. I have to admire the principal for that. For instance, the description of Su Rongmao is so insightful! When Kunlun was tricked into going to his house by Su Qing, he was incredibly polite and attentive, giving him ample face. He smoked premium cigarettes, even cheap ones, and offered him a meal and immediately arranged a job for him. After the affair was exposed, he remained completely calm, yet had already made his move, escaping unscathed. Also, some things still need to be handled personally, like Secretary Xia. If the higher-ups wanted to target the Guo family, how could Guo Changsheng possibly escape unscathed? Even if he was purged, who can guarantee he wasn't a pawn planted by the Guo family? Therefore, this Secretary Xia is definitely unreliable. Besides, Guo Changsheng is now a powerful figure, a high-ranking official! Why would someone in power harbor resentment towards the underworld? This is just my personal opinion, please don't take offense.

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By this point in the book, countless characters have appeared, but those minor characters still leave a deep impression on me. They were of lowly status, some in the underworld, some in their families; they were constantly bullied and oppressed, whether due to their personalities or their fate… Alas, it was thought that after two years of tempering, Ah Bin would be invincible, unstoppable, but facing a powerful opponent, even without drinking, he was still easily defeated; it was thought that Bo Ruo, having become a gang leader, would have everything she wanted, but she still narrowly escaped death in violence and murder, losing an eye; it was thought that Ma Wenrou, having won over the entire West City, would be reaping the benefits, but facing constant danger to her survival, her environment seemed even more perilous than before; it was thought that Li Fusheng and Guo Yinling, who only wanted simple happiness and were indifferent to worldly affairs, would overcome all obstacles, cherish each other, and finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, but they still had to endure the ridicule of the world, the betrayal of relatives, and the departure of their lovers time and time again, until they finally perished… In a sense, they were all pitiful people cruelly manipulated by fate. However, regrets are always more memorable than perfect endings, and perhaps this is Ah Hao's brilliance. Only in this way can we truly see their choices of character when facing life's bottomless abyss and the turbulent uncertainty of right and wrong. Even the woman Ah Bin rescued in the small inn, even with her despised profession, had the right not to sell herself cheaply. These ordinary people, though suffering tragic fates, possess a noble spirit of defiance and an unwavering belief in self-sacrifice. Their indomitable will is made all the more tragic by their sorrowful destinies. I like Ah Hao's quote: "Some people are like a lone wolf (he often compares his characters to lone wolves), able to endure unimaginable humiliation and pain, but at crucial moments, they can bite off the enemy's throat—that is a true hero!"

During the holiday, I finally had time to sit down and study *Hero*, a truly worthwhile work by the author. The best literary works depict the dilemmas people face, especially those of characters on opposing sides, revealing the complexity of the world and thus possessing greater aesthetic value. For example, Jules' dilemma—weren't the impoverished Philippe and his wife also in a dilemma? Jean Valjean's dilemma—weren't Javert, loyal to his duty, also in a dilemma? Jia Baoyu's dilemma—weren't Jia Zheng, deeply loving yet critical, also in a dilemma? In *Hero*, these contradictions permeate three chapters, and the author excels at portraying the inner world of characters from different perspectives. Wei Jiu is in a dilemma—wasn't Bai Wenshan, who committed countless evil deeds, also conflicted? If Wei Jiu's death was heroic, then the poor old man, in utter despair and confusion, took his own life—was he truly deserving of his fate? No one heard his plea; only the dark muzzle of the gun knew the secret of this upheaval. In the kidnapping-style wedding that had to proceed even after a three-year delay, Guo Yinling was in a terrible predicament for her family, her friends, and herself. But weren't Guo Hongniu, Guo Qihu, Guo Bojun, Xu Qian, Qian Chengwei, Mu Feng, and Li Fusheng all in even greater turmoil? In the end, although we haven't seen it yet, haha, the author has already infiltrated my mind—he died a spectacular death. What are the others supposed to do? Is there any death more decisive, any punishment more cruel than this? Tolstoy said: "Good fictional characters are beyond the novelist's control." I think the author didn't want them to die either, even though I tried my best to stop it. But Ahao didn't want to write a "feel-good" story where readers hate him today and he's finished tomorrow, so he had to let the characters' personalities and fates unfold... That's how literature is, always showing the darkness of humanity, not the light. "Watching it rise, watching it collapse," powerless, whether it's a family or an era. Amidst the ebb and flow of prosperity, you ponder: what is goodness, what is beauty, and what kind of life a human being should have.

Will the author release a new book? Please reply.

Urban martial arts novel; hopefully, this will be a good read for those looking for something to read.

The mastermind has finally revealed themselves! What a massive and dark organization this is! We thought it was coming to an end, but it turns out there's even deeper water to be seen. Keep it up!

The ending was astonishing; how did they end up on the same side?

Bookmarked for reading