[Answer] Did Ji Xiaofu Have to Die?

[Answer] Did Ji Xiaofu Have to Die?

Judging from Jin Yong’s writing style, he is highly restrained in his treatment of life and death. That restraint is also why many readers define Jin Yong’s novels as fairy tales for adults. The jianghu he writes is filled more with idealism and imagination, and is completely different from the blood-soaked, unpredictable world of constant mortal danger found in Gu Long’s fiction.

From this perspective, the number of characters who die in Jin Yong’s works can be counted on one’s fingers, and almost every one of them has a compelling reason to die within the story. In terms of character construction, the story of Ji Xiaofu and Yang Xiao can be seen as an extension of the relationship between Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, as well as another possible version of it. Therefore, from any point of view, her death was unavoidable.