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Volume 3: With a blow of destiny, the king appears. Chapter 9: Xiao Li¡¯s flying sword became a dead ring, and Chu Liuxiang was no longer seen in the world.

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    Gu Long, one of the guardians of the Demonic Illustration

    Gu Long (1938©¤1985), whose real name is Xiong Yaohua, is a martial arts novelist.  Wen Guan was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and was born in Hong Kong in 1938. He lived in Hankou, Hubei Province when he was a child.  Graduated from Chenggong High School in Taipei City and graduated from the evening department of English at Tamkang College of English (now Tamkang University) (did not graduate).

    Due to the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Xiong Yaohua moved to Hong Kong with his family and studied at De Sheng Church Primary School.  In 1950, he traveled across the ocean and settled in Taiwan.  He first attended the junior high school of the High School Affiliated to the National Taiwan Normal University (now the High School Affiliated to the National Normal University).

    According to Zhu Bangfu, who was in Class 37 of the same class at that time, Xiong Yaohua was studying in Class 35 and fell in love with Gu Xifeng in Class 37, so he later adopted the pen name Gu Long.

    In the autumn of 1954, he was admitted to Chenggong Middle School (high school).  During this period, Xiong Yaohua wrote a large number of poems and submitted them to Blue Star Poetry Magazine, Successful Youth, etc.

    However, when he was in his second year of high school, his father abandoned his wife and children for no reason. Soon after, Xiong Yaohua also ran away from home, living alone on Pucheng Street and joining the Sihai Gang, a gang from another province (gangsters were very loyal in those days, but not now).

    In his second year of high school (1955), Xiong Yaohua published the novel "From North to South" in Morning Light Magazine. In 1957, he entered Tamkang British College (the predecessor of Tamkang University) and studied English in the evening department. He dropped out of school in the second year.

    In order to make a living, he began to write martial arts novels.  From 1960 to 1963, Gu Long was in his budding stage, and he published more than ten novels such as "The Legend of the Lone Star" and "Huahua Ling".

    At this time, the Three Musketeers Wo Longsheng, Sima Ling, and Zhuge Qingyun were respected in Taiwan¡¯s martial arts world. Gu Long made a special trip to make friends with them and ghostwrote several works for them.

    The most important friends are Brother Niu (Li Feimeng), Sister Niu (Feng Nani, a senior at Gu Long Middle School and Junior College), and brothers such as Zou Lang and Hu Zhengqun also take good care of Gu Long.

    Since 1963, his first wife Zheng Yuexia began to live with Gu Long in Ruifang Town, Taipei County.  A cologne that feels the warmth of home.  He has successively published six novels, including "Lovers' Arrows", "The Legend of the Flag Hero", "The Swords of Huanhua", "Famous Swordsmen", "A History of Martial Arts" and "The Peerless Two Prides".

    In 1967, "The Legend of Iron Blood" (the Legend of Chu Liuxiang) was published, integrating martial arts, literature, detectives, reasoning, and fables.  The above works are close to or exceed one million words, and their quality has also been significantly improved, which can be regarded as a vigorous stage of creation.

    "The Record of Swordsmanship" published from 1964 to 1966 draws inspiration from Japanese period novels such as "Miyamoto Musashi", explores martial arts (the way of heaven), and opens up a new path for martial arts.

    "The History of Martial Arts" established the prodigal flavor of Gu Long's martial arts novels and strengthened the modern sense of "Famous Swordsman".  "Two Prides" has a clear allegorical tendency and is a well-received long-form martial arts comedy.

    By the way, Ni Kuang, a well-known Hong Kong writer at that time, invited Ming Pao to write "Two Prides".  From then on, he and Gu Long became irreconcilable.

    From 1968 to 1969, "The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword" opened the mature stage of Gu Long's creation.  "Sentimental Swordsman", "Xiao Shiyilang", "Meteor, Butterfly, Sword", "Happy Hero", "Big Shot", "Lu Xiaofeng" series, "Seven Weapons" series, "End of the World? Bright Moon? Knife"  , "The Third Young Master's Sword", "White Jade Tiger", "Blue Blood Washes Silver Gun" and "Heroes Without Tears" are all widely welcomed by readers.

    Among them, "Lu Xiaofeng" was written by Jin Yong, the chief martial arts master, who personally invited it for his Ming Pao newspaper after sealing the pen, which means it has been passed down from generation to generation.

    In addition, "End of the World, Bright Moon, and the Knife" was cut in half by China Times because of its avant-garde concept. Gu Long often cited it as a pity!  In 1976, Hong Kong Shaw Brothers used "Meteor, Butterfly, Sword" and this book as the basis.  It created another peak in martial arts movies and also created Gu Long's movie era.  China Times later invited Gu Long to write an article, which led to the publication of "Blue Blood Washes Silver Gun".

    Gu Long¡¯s creative philosophy is to pursue innovation and change, not to be bound by tradition, and to blend Chinese and foreign classics.  From the middle to the end of creation, he continued to break through himself and repeatedly said that it was time for martial arts novels to change.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????:  For example, Wang Dulu: Crane-Iron Quintet "Crane Startled Kunlun", "The Sword and the Golden Hairpin", "Sword Qi Pearl" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2001 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee  ) "Iron Cavalry Silver Vase" and "Call of the Wild" are merged into "The Passionate Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword".

    Another example is that Steinbeck's "Pancake Flat" inspired "Happy Heroes", and "The Godfather" and the Japanese comic "Wolf" were integrated into "Meteor, Butterfly, and Sword".  He also incorporated the syntax of prose and new poetry into his novels, and wrote novels such as "End of the World, Bright Moon, and the Knife".

    It was not until the completion of "Heroes Without Tears" and "Legend of the New Moon" in 1979 that it began to decline, and its creations dropped sharply.  Ghostwriting is rampant.  At this point, Gu Long's talents were exhausted and he published no more important works in his career.

    As early as 1969, Gu Long wrote the script "Xiao Shiyilang" for director Xu Zenghong. This was also the first martial arts masterpiece to have a script first and then a novel.  However, the film received little attention when it was released in the early 1970s.

    1976 Hong Kong?? launched "Meteor, Butterfly, Sword" and "End of the World, Bright Moon, Sword".  Sensational in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, Gu Long's novels are in full swing.  Almost every one of them has been adapted into film and television works.

    Take the Hong Kong drama "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" starring Cheng Shaoqiu in the 1970s as an example. It created a martial arts whirlwind in Taiwan. It was an unprecedented event and people all over the city were talking about Chu Liuxiang.

    Therefore, Gu Long has been involved in the film and television industry since the late 1970s, often collaborating with his friend Ni Kuang and director Chu Yuan, with no fewer than dozens of works to his credit. In 1980, he even founded Powerlong Film Company.  This helps inspire and innovate the novel text, but it also distracts from the focus.

    Many of Gu Long¡¯s novels are highly favored by directors and have been adapted into TV series and movies, including "Chu Liuxiang", "Sentimental Swordsman", "Peerless Two Prides", "Lu Xiaofeng", etc.  During the Shaw era, Chu Yuan photographed the most Gu Long works.

    Gu Long has been addicted to sex and alcohol since he was young, and became even more uncontrolled when he became rich.  In 1977, he contracted liver disease and his health gradually declined.

    At the end of 1980, while having a banquet at Yinsong Pavilion in Beitou, he was stabbed by filmmaker Chen Wenhe and director Ye Qinghui at the table next to him. He lost blood and suffered from hepatitis after transfusion of blood containing hepatitis.

    Since then, his health has deteriorated, and the big-headed and fat man's body shape has been severely reduced, making him look like two different people.  The breakdown of his marriage and the failure of his film investment also caused him to feel depressed and forgetful about drinking. As a result, he became addicted to alcohol and suffered from internal health problems from 1982 to 1984.

    In 1985, he died of massive bleeding from an esophageal venous aneurysm due to liver cirrhosis at the age of 47 at 6 p.m.  During his funeral, his friends Wang Yu, Lin Qingxuan and others placed 48 bottles of XO wine in his coffin to accompany him.

    Qiao Qi wrote an elegiac couplet for him: Xiao Li's flying knife became a dead ring, and Chu Liuxiang was no longer seen in the world.

    Gu Long had many love affairs during his lifetime. Due to the problem of evading military service, he had no identity card. When he was young, he lived with Zheng Yuexia and gave birth to his eldest son Zheng Xiaolong. The marriage was ceremonial according to the civil law of the Republic of China at that time, so there was a public ceremony and more than two witnesses.  It was a valid marriage, but the desertion issue caused Zheng Xiaolong to obtain a household registration from his mother's surname. Zheng later became a policeman and was even Ma Ying-jeou's personal bodyguard.

    Later, he fell in love with Ye Xue, a Chinese-Japanese dancer. Ye Xue was also his official wife (also unregistered). They broke up soon and had a son, Ye Yikuan.

    In 1976, he used a fake identity card to get remarried to the young Mei Baozhu.  Bonhams Film Company was named after the couple.  However, Gu Long valued friendship and despised his wife and children, and was not good at managing the marriage. It ended in divorce a few years later.  I have countless late girlfriends.

    Ding Qing, a disciple of Gu Long, said: Because Gu Daxia was lonely, he pursued novelty, so his marriage could not last long.  The ancient hero was a prodigal by nature.
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