Why are Lu Chengfeng's Guiyun Village, Murong Fu's Yanziwu, and Wuyazi's Piaomiao Peak all in Taihu Lake?
Mr. Jin Yong has written martial arts novels all his life. The knights in his novels pursue a life of quick swords, grudges, and a happy life. Mr. Jin Yong’s hometown is in Jiaxing, so in a sense, Mr. Jin Yong has a special emotion for Taihu Lake, an inland river that relies on Jiaxing. When the knights of Ruyi Jianghu live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, the calm water of Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River is the best place to stay.
In Jin Yong's novels, there is Piaomiao Peak above Taihu Lake. The Piaomiao Peak in Tianlong Babu is no longer Wuyazi's Piaomiao Peak. The owner at that time was Tianshan Tonglao. Tianshan Tonglao has a clear distinction between love and hate, as well as rewards and punishments. The seventy-two cave masters and thirty-six island masters under her command all live in fear. Originally, the calm water of Taihu Lake and the mysterious and peaceful misty peak of Wuyazi complemented each other and formed a fairy-like paradise. This is also the reason why Mr. Jin Yong decided to settle Wu Yazi, an elegant and handsome man, on Taihu Lake. Only the water of Taihu Lake can be worthy of being a place of pure cultivation for an outsider like Wu Yazi.
Mr. Jin Yong wrote Murong Fu’s Yanziwu on the bank of Taihu Lake, because Murong Fu’s family was planning how to restore the country. Yanziwu above Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River seems to be the secluded place of Xianyun Yehe, but in fact it is secretly the base for the Murong family to plan for the restoration of the country. Compared with the calm water of Taihu Lake, the Murong family is just like the lake. It looks calm on the surface, but in fact there are rapids hidden at the bottom of the lake, which is not without danger. This is also the brilliance of Mr. Jin Yong, who wrote all the ambitions of the Murong family with the calm water of Taihu Lake.
Lu Chengfeng once studied under Huang Yaoshi when he was young. He was a loyal disciple, but he was also an unlucky disciple. Because senior brother Chen Xuanfeng and senior sister Mei Chaofeng stole Huang Yaoshi's "Nine Yin Manual", Huang Yaoshi was furious and had all his disciples cut off their hamstrings and expelled from Peach Blossom Island. Later, Lu Chengfeng lived in seclusion in Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River and founded Guiyun Village. There will always be one or two frustrating things in a person's life. A lonely person can only cheer himself up by returning to his quiet hometown. That's why Mr. Jin Yong let Lu Chengfeng return to the peaceful Taihu Lake in the novel to establish Guiyun Village and start a new life.