Gu Long’s novels tend to be named with numbers in order to highlight the characteristics of the characters. The use of more odd numbers or ancient dragons is also influenced by the "odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin" in the Book of Changes in my country, because odd numbers represent masculinity and are also full of mystery, which was favored by the ancients.
Characters named with numbers such as Xiao Siwu. His characteristics are in his name: "Invincible with flying knives, killing countless people, ruthless when he falls out, and ruthless even when he doesn't fall out." These four "no's" sum up his personality, temperament and martial arts.
There is also Yan Shisan, whose unique skill is the "Thirteen Deadly Swords" passed down from his family, and Xuanyuan Yiguang, who can win or lose at once, and always loses everything.
Others such as Wang Xiaoqi, Li Erjie, Wu Sanye, Yang Bamei, etc. are because these people are not very important, and it is simpler and easier to name them with numbers.
The characters named with odd numbers in Gu Long’s novels, such as Xiao Shiyilang, would lack a bit of masculinity if they were changed to Xiao Twelvelang or Xiao Shishilang, because Xiao Shiyilang was originally such a character. He is a stoic person like a wolf, and he is very lonely. Using the odd number eleven can not only highlight the loneliness in his character, but also express the loneliness in his heart.
There is also a character named Gong Jiu with an odd number. Nine is a supreme number in ancient China, because "nine" can represent the strongest yang energy. The ancients also used odd numbers to symbolize heaven and even numbers to symbolize earth, and regarded "nine" as the symbol of heaven. Therefore, there are "Nine Heavens", "Nine Heavens" and "Nine Heavens", and the emperor is called the Nine-Five Lord.
It is appropriate to name Gong Jiu with this number, because Gong Jiu’s martial arts skills are so high that he is almost invincible and can be regarded as the supreme martial arts king.
There is another saying about the nine in his name in the novel:
"Shaman said: "Some people say that he is made of nine things. "
Lu Xiaofeng said: "Which nine types? "
Shaman said: "The liquid of the poisonous snake, the heart of the fox, the ice and snow in the North Sea, the rocks on the Tianshan Mountains, the bravery of the lion, the cruelty of the jackal, the patience of the camel, the wisdom of man, plus The previous article comes from the ghosts under the eighteenth level of hell. ""Lu Xiaofeng"