hooklinebooks Chapter 124, "The Eagle Shooting the Condor Heroes," premieres.
Chapter 124, "The Eagle Shooting the Condor Heroes," premieres.
"What's wrong with Madi? Everyone else saves their trump card for the finals, but he's used it all upfront!"
"I thought the music scene was about to produce another Xu Jinyan!"
Hearing her brother's words, Xu Xiaoqian laughed dismissively: "Him? Xu Jinyan?"
"It looks like a bear!"
Xu Xiaodong didn't dare to refute, muttering, "I know you're a fan of Xu Jinyan. Xu Jinyan is perfect, okay?"
He was beaten by his older sister from childhood to adulthood, and his bloodline was severely suppressed.
But his suicidal instincts still led him to say cheekily, "However, I'm truly happy for you to be able to admire my face so often."
"Snapped!"
As expected, I got slapped.
"Don't you dare insult my idol, get out!"
Xu Xiaoqian never thought this was Xu Jinyan's embarrassing past; on the contrary, she thought...it's so cute!
She just felt that her ugly younger brother's imitation was particularly "repulsive".
Xu Xiaodong covered his face, took a deep breath, and roared, "Fine, I'll get out!"
A short while later, he followed his father back to the living room.
Mr. Xu looked at his daughter helplessly: "You're a grown woman now, stop hitting her all the time."
Xu Xiaoqian pouted, "Next time for sure!"
Then the family started watching TV. Seeing that no one was fighting over the remote today, Mr. Xu got a little restless: "How about we... watch the game today?"
Normally, he is the third in line to inherit the remote control.
"No!" *2
Seeing the siblings speaking in unison, he chuckled and said, "It's rare that you two have reached the same agreement today! What do you want to watch later?"
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" *2
Mr. Xu asked curiously, "What kind of show is this? You two both like watching it?"
Xu Xiaodong immediately perked up and began to talk at length about how good and wonderful the TV series was, adapted from a novel.
While introducing the product, he also made sure to gesture with "hey" and "ha" to indicate its name.
Mr. Xu then looked at his daughter and asked, "You like watching this kind of stuff too?"
Xu Xiaoqian: "The song you listen to every day now, 'Iron-Blooded Loyal Heart,' is the ending theme song of this drama."
Mr. Xu exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, I'm actually quite interested now."
He really loves listening to the song "Iron-Blooded Loyal Heart". It's very similar to "Shanghai Bund" that he listened to last year. They both have a familiar feel to them, just like the old songs he listened to when he was a child!
Soon, it was 8 o'clock.
The screen dimmed, and the words "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" slowly appeared in the center, with the title also displayed below.
— Adapted from Lin Yuan's novel of the same name, The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Suddenly, the prelude began.
The Xu family members were all jolted awake, their attention immediately drawn to the prelude.
Accompanied by the sounds of brass pipes and drums, the listener feels as if they are standing on the summit of Mount Hua, with the wind whistling through the air, and a grand martial arts event is about to begin.
With a clang, the sword was drawn!
"Roar~ Ha~"
The interspersed voices and the sharp, piercing sound of the pipa are like masters exchanging blows, swords clashing, back and forth.
"Is this the highest mountain in the world?"
"Roar~ Ha~"
"Or perhaps there is another place higher than the sky."
"Roar~ Ha~"
"There are always mountains in the world that are higher than this one."
"But love cannot find anyone better than you."
Watching the images of various characters flash across the screen—the golden dragon splitting the field with the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the falling petals of the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm, the sword energy crisscrossing the Big Dipper Formation…
Listening to such energetic music, Xu Xiaodong gasped, "Holy crap, this is getting me hyped!"
"No one can compare to you (there's always someone better)."
True love is as high as the sky and a thousand times better (love is even higher).
Xu's father didn't beat him when he heard the swearing; he just stared intently at the screen, as if he were watching a ball game.
And this song is similar to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," it's great!
Xu Xiaoqian's face also flushed red. She was mainly there to hear the opening theme song, and sure enough, Xu Jinyan did not disappoint.
"In the secular world, who is the best at martial arts?"
"Or perhaps the ultimate techniques are the same but taken a different path."
"But I know that there is no better way to express love."
"May my heart always be with you, and may the world always treat you well."
As the song ended, the words "Episode 1" appeared in the center of the screen.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the sofa in unison.
As if remembering something, Xu's father gave Xu Xiaodong a tap on the head: "Did you just swear?"
Xu Xiaodong scratched his head and didn't argue; the beating was much lighter than his sister's.
All he wants to do right now is watch TV.
Xu's father did the same; he just did it on a whim without even turning his head.
Xu Xiaoqian had already started chatting with people in the fan group at this point.
Congratulations to Jinyan! You've won again!
"That's right, just like 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' this song will definitely be able to take the championship for another month."
"Jinyan is really amazing, even my dad loves listening to his songs."
"Yes, yes, my grandpa loves to listen to that too."
"They didn't originally intend to watch TV dramas, but once they heard the songs, they all sat down."
"My family too, my family too."
Xu Xiaoqian glanced at the father and son, who were engrossed in their work, and couldn't help but chuckle:
"My dad and my brother now move, express themselves, and breathe in exactly the same way, hahaha."
"Why is everyone in your family like this? Is this show really that good?"
"Is it even better than 'The Journey of Flower'?"
"This is a man's romance~" a guy in the group said, "You guys don't understand the place that the martial arts world holds in a man's heart."
As expected, he was met with a barrage of criticism.
The boy added, "Jinyan really likes him; she promoted him and even wrote the theme song."
"..."
Xu Xiaoqian suddenly realized that what he said made sense.
She didn't want to watch it at first, but if she didn't even know what Jin Yan liked, people would think she was a fake fan.
So she put down her phone and watched TV with her family.
Having established the background of national and familial history and depicted the war scenes, the story has now progressed to Niujia Village, where Qiu Chuji is engaged in a fierce battle with a group of government soldiers.
Under the moonlight, in the dense forest, I walked through the snow.
A middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a long sword, moved nimbly among the soldiers. Every time he struck, a life was taken.
In addition, he is graceful, his swordsmanship is agile, and he can even fly briefly in the air.
This immediately made the male viewers in front of the screen gasp for breath and widen their eyes.
Where did these things used to be?
Audiences are no strangers to scenes of gods battling in magic, such as in "Journey to the West," where a simple hand gesture or a flick of the robe can produce a dazzling display of light.
It's not like I haven't seen scenes of chivalrous fighting in works like "The Three Heroes and Five Gallants," where characters climb walls, ascend heights, and exchange martial arts skills, but these are generally more realistic.
But what is this?
Martial arts?!
Is this what martial arts is?!
After watching two episodes of a TV series, I felt so engrossed that I couldn't stop watching, and my whole body felt itchy.
Concepts such as Jianghu, martial arts, lightness skills, and internal energy completely overturned their understanding;
The appearance of various characters, including the Taoist priest of Quanzhen Sect, Master Kumu, and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, against a backdrop of real history, is truly captivating!
As expected, The Legend of the Condor Heroes became an instant hit upon its premiere!