Many people who have seen "Crouching Tiger" are choking on Yu Xiulian. She has waited for Li Mubai for so many years, and she has wasted the best years of a woman. But after watching "Crouching Tiger 2", I felt that Yu Xiulian was happy. She has someone she cares about, and someone who silently cares about herself.
In "Crouching Tiger 1", many people think that Li Mubai has unreasonable thoughts for Yu Jiaolong, and Yu Xiulian loves the wrong person after all. But I don't think so. For Yu Jiaolong, he may cherish his talents, or he may be moral. But I don't think it's tenable to say he's just doing it for his own desires. For Li Mubai, he is no longer his own Li Mubai, but the world's Li Mubai, just like Bai Zihua in "Flower Thousand Bone", what to do or not to do may no longer be his own decision. At this point, Yu Xiulian never felt sorry for him, she waited, waited all the time. As a woman, she is so demure and generous, and as a senior, she is tolerant and caring to the younger generation. Such a woman is worthy of Meng Sizhao's incognito to fulfill her, and she would not hesitate to fake death. And Li Mubai would not fail to understand this, so it was impossible for him to empathize for the little girl he had met several times.
Yu Xiulian loves Li Mubai. From the look in her eyes and the tone of voice, she could feel that she was always thinking about him, doing things for him, and never asking or taking care of him. Even before Li Mubai died, Yu Xiulian didn't cry and even forgave Yu Jiaolong. Perhaps it is because one person is used to it for so many years, or perhaps it is because he is used to seeing life and death on the rivers and lakes. So for her and for Li Mubai, life and death were nothing to fear in their eyes.
So, what kind of feelings does Yu Xiulian have towards Meng Sizhao? Some friends told me that they were childhood friends, and Yu Xiulian and Meng Sizhao were just friendship, and they were friends of life and death. Maybe, maybe not only. Because the moment Meng Sizhao appeared in front of her, the line of defense in her heart collapsed. I could clearly feel the turbulence in her heart. There was no such panic even when Li Mubai died. That's why she said goodbye in a hurry, and when she faced Meng Sizhao, she sat sideways and didn't look him in the face, and there was something in her tone... um, I felt angry. Like a woman scolding her husband who is far away, "Why did you come back now?". Yu Xiulian seems to have affection for Meng Sizhao, but she doesn't seem to be in love, and she bears it very well.
I always thought that Yu Xiulian was a very powerful woman. From her emotions, it was almost impossible to see what she was thinking, so she was not sure about Meng Sizhao's emotions. But what is certain is that Meng Sizhao loves Yu Xiulian. With a deep and selfless love, he can hide his name for Xiulian and Mu Bai, making everyone think that he is no longer alive. Away from home, wandering everywhere. I can't help but think of Pang Yong in "Painted Skin" (which happens to be a book, also played by Donnie Yen, fate always likes to joke...), also to fulfill the love away from home, and to stand up when the heroine suffers.
Therefore, when Yu Xiulian was assassinated, she was fully protected, and when she was troubled by protecting the Qingming Sword, she brought experts to help her. Therefore, although Yu Xiulian has been lonely for most of her life, she is spiritually rich. Some people let her remember her life, and some people silently guard her. For her, this may be the best ending. It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes.
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