I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 445 "Kite" is coming to an end

"Father... Shao Xuan is... is he dead..."

Hearing this, the little girl shrank a little closer to her mother, but she still poked her head out and asked in fear.

Hearing his daughter's question, the man smiled, but did not answer directly.

At this time, the wife next to him glanced at him again,
The man coughed and restrained his smile.
"Cough... Let's continue talking. If we go on, it will be the finale of "Shadow Empire"."

The man looked at the "Shadow Empire" opened in his hand again,
The little girl shrank back and looked nervously and expectantly,

"...Shao Xuan summoned those who were the first to encounter those strange things related to the shadow..."

The man told his daughter a story again,

The little girl listened carefully, with some doubts in her eyes.

……

"...Our shadows are doing things that we don't want to do in our hearts, performing the most nasty behaviors, and speaking the most filthy and vicious words."

"Chang Mo is an introverted and reserved person with high moral requirements. His shadow is doing low moral things... Maybe these things are evil thoughts that have been revealed in his heart but have not been put into practice.

Hu Yan is a hard-working person who does not want to be ambitious, but her shadow is driving some behaviors that try to take shortcuts. She may have thought about it but never implemented it.

As for the shadow, it is easy to drive these dirty deeds, and it is easy to speak these vicious words.

Now, the shadows, behind people, in dark corners that cannot be touched by sight, can already carry out evil deeds with each other alone.

People can only passively accept the results brought by the shadows.

Ah, this is the empire of shadows. "

In a conference room, with the lights on, there are still dark corners.

And Shao Xuan stood in this dark corner and said to the other figures.

Speaking of which,

A smile gradually appeared on Shao Xuan's face,
And in front of him, the figures listening to him also had weird smiles on their faces.

Just beside this dark place, there are some figures.

They are tense and terrified.

……

The story of "Empire of Shadows" ended with the voice of 'Shao Xuan'.

The whole story begins with Chang Mo's perspective, and Hu Yan's perspective, and then to the real estate agent Xie Xian,

Then he taught Shao Xuan at the university.

The weirdness brought by the shadow seems to spread throughout the whole world in the book.

In other words, the shadow has already spread to the whole world, but it is only shown from this different perspective.

In the process, there are still many things that can be dug deeper in the details of the description in the story of the whole book.

The author uses a very meticulous brushwork to describe a creepy story.

And most importantly, what does the shadow in the book represent?
Perhaps, it should be the evil thoughts that those people in the book have not driven yet?

After telling his daughter the entire "Empire of Shadows", the man has read the entire book,
There are still many scenes in the book emerging in his mind, which makes him unable to restrain his thinking.

"...Dad, is the story over yet?"

The little girl huddled in her mother's arms, and asked with some fear.

"Well... it's over, the story ends here."

The man came back to his senses and nodded.

"Then father...if Shao Xuan had died before...who was the one who spoke last..."

The girl asked the question, and then acted like she was intimidated by herself,

Then shrink back.

Hearing his daughter's question, the man paused,
If it wasn't that Shao Xuan didn't die, then it could only be Shao Xuan's shadow...

Looking at the author's description, it is more like the latter.

"It's okay, the story is over."

The man didn't answer, he just stroked his daughter's hair and coaxed her.

"Oh……"

The girl responded, then turned her head cautiously, looked at her own shadow in the sunlight coming in from the window,

Seeing that her shadow was still there, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief and sat up.

Looking at the appearance of his daughter, the man felt a little funny.

"It's okay, it's just a story, your shadow is fine, it won't disappear, and it won't stand up."

The man coaxed his daughter and said aloud,
But as I said this, I felt an urge to see the shadow behind me.
Especially after looking at "Empire of Shadows" in my hand, I couldn't help but want to look back,

This kind of feeling is probably after watching a horror work, even if I am alone at home, I still feel that the house is very lively.

At last,
The man couldn't help but look back,
Then... my heart suddenly slowed down by half a beat.

He saw no shadow of him,

It was only after that that he realized that he was sitting in this position,

There is no sunlight coming through the window, and the shadow on the ground is only a little shallow.

"call……"

The startled man couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief,

"How big a man is, still like a child, what's there to be afraid of."

The wife next to him said something to the man angrily.

"Then if you don't look back, maybe your shadow..."

The man exhaled, then smiled and said to his wife,

The expression on the wife's face was a little unnatural, but she was still stubborn.

"What's so good...the shadow should be in front of me."

While speaking, his gaze still looked down obediently at the shadow in front of him, and then he let out a sigh of relief.

Looking up again, the wife and the man looked at each other, and both couldn't help smiling again.

The little girl, on the other hand, looked back and forth at her father and her mother,
Also looking back and forth at the shadows of the two, seeing that the shadows of my parents are still there,

Just relax.

"...Dad, is there another story behind "Empire of Shadows"? Is there a second part?"

"Gone……"

"Will the shadow in the story be the same as before, doing those bad things?"

"It should be..."

"Oh... Dad, was Shao Xuan's shadow responsible for that person falling from upstairs?"

"do not know."

Relaxed little girl with many questions,

He kept asking enthusiastically, and when his little head turned around, he asked many more questions.

The man coaxed his daughter, and answered tirelessly,

It's just that sometimes his daughter's question will make him stunned for a while.

"... That doctor, that is, the psychiatrist in front of him, did he treat Chang Mo like that because of the shadow?"

"...Well... probably."

"Then what about the interviewer Chang Mo? Is it because of his shadow?"

"Hmm... I don't know..."

……

"I am a loyal reader of the dog author, and I haven't looked at some of ABC's works very carefully."

"Although "Seven Sins" and "Empire Epic" are good works, I am more interested in "Shadow Empire", just like "Hour Hand" and "Fengdu" among the works of the author of the dog.

I have read "Empire of Shadows" before, and I picked it up and read it again today, and discovered many details in the story that I hadn't discovered before.

It is probably these details that shape the overall tense story atmosphere of "Shadow Empire".

For example, during Chang Mo's interview, he was the one who first became angry with the interviewer's behavior, and then his shadow uttered some vicious words... At least, at this time, the shadow is just like this..."

After updating "Kite" as usual today,

In the evening, Ji Zhuo went out for dinner.

After getting the news, Yun Qingmu rushed over, and now she was sitting on the other side of the dining table, opposite to Ji Zhuo.

Having already ordered the dishes, and waiting for the dishes to be served, Ji Zhuo took his mobile phone and casually flipped through some news on the Internet.

"Shadow Empire" has been released for so long,

There are already a lot of comments from readers on the Internet.

However, even now, there are still many comments from new readers.

"I watched "The Ordinary and the Great" first, and last night I stayed up all night and finished watching "Shadow Empire".

ABC, boss, let’s have a quick talk, did Shao Xuan jump off the building and died, and was the last Shao Xuan a 'shadow'. "

"Woooooh, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that Shao Xuan was standing in front of my bed, and what was even more frightening was that he gradually lay down, and then his face changed into mine... I woke up scared."

""Empire of Shadows" doesn't seem to be very scary, but after watching it, it still left me with a psychological shadow of shadows. In the two days after I finished watching it, I suddenly walked into a dark place, Or because of the light, my shadow has changed its position, and my heart will thump."

"Are you still talking about "Empire of Shadows" here? Have you found any other books of I? Have you got any clues?"

"none……"

Even if I read the relevant comments of "Shadow Empire", some discussions about I's identity can still pop up after watching it.
Seeing Ji Zhuo felt a little numb.

It’s been several days, these loyal readers are really tireless and persistent.

I just wanted to reveal his identity.

Where is this.

Seeing that the system's main occupation level is about to increase,
After the upgrade, the incentive money should also be greatly increased.
I'm going to use this trumpet again.

The perseverance of these readers is really numbing.

"...the food is here."

At this time, the waiter of the restaurant came up with the food.

Ji Zhuo put down his phone and picked up his chopsticks.

"...Ji Zhuo, your "Kite" is almost finished."

Yun Qingmu on the opposite side also put down the phone, then looked at Ji Zhuo expectantly,

Not only looking forward to the finale of "Kite",

"When "Kite" is finished and published, is it time for you to compete with ABC?"

Yun Qingmu looked as if watching the excitement was not a big deal,
"However, I still believe that you must be the one who wins. ABC's readership is still a bit worse than yours."

Yun Qingmu has great confidence in Ji Zhuo.

Ji Zhuo is quite confident in himself.

Dog author vs. ABC, he must win...

"Yes, it will probably be finished tomorrow."

"what?"

Ji Zhuo glanced at Yun Qingmu, and replied,

Then Yun Qingmu was stunned.

She has been following the update of "Kite",

Judging by the length and the development of the plot, it seems that the end is almost coming to an end.

But I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Finish the book tomorrow."

Ji Zhuo said something more, and started to eat the food with his chopsticks.

"Oh……"

Yun Qingmu was a little dazed by the sudden news,
Some were stunned, holding chopsticks and vegetables,
But after that, I came back to my senses again,

A strong brilliance burst out from the bottom of his eyes, staring at Ji Zhuo,

"What was the ending like? Did Zhiyuan return to the original village? Did Zhiyuan..."

Yun Qingmu was curious, and kept asking questions with great interest.

Ji Zhuo raised his head,
Looking at Yun Qingmu again,
"Oh... I don't know."

Ji Zhuo snorted, and gave an answer neatly.

Yun Qingmu was silent, then lowered her head and silently took a pair of chopsticks to pick food into Ji Zhuo's bowl,
"Eat this, this is spicy, eat more, it will be so spicy that you will be squatting in the toilet and unable to get out at night!"

"Should I order you another glass of ice water!"

Yun Qingmu gradually spoke again, gritted her teeth and said,
Ji Zhuo glanced at Yun Qingmu, then said lightly,
"If I stay in the toilet and can't get out, tomorrow's finale will be changed the day after tomorrow."

"..."

"Eat some of this, it's light, it's good for the stomach. You can have one of these chicken drumsticks, tonic..."

Yun Qingmu immediately changed her tune,

Ji Zhuo manipulated it to death.

Glancing at Yun Qingmu again, Ji Zhuo ate the chicken drumstick contentedly.

The two had another meal like this.

"...Ji Zhuo, after "Kite" is finished, your new book? What are you planning to write?"

"I don't know yet."

Regarding the new book, Ji Zhuo has some ideas, but apparently they haven't decided yet.

Now, he is looking forward to another thing.

Waiting for the two main occupation experience points of "Kite" and "Shadow Empire",
After the main occupation level is raised to level five, how much can the system's wool incentive gold increase.

No matter how you think about it, there is room for expectation.

"Oh……"

Not too surprised by Ji Zhuo's answer, Yun Qingmu responded,
Then I chatted with Ji Zhuo about another matter,
"Then Ji Zhuo, do you know I? Many readers on the Internet have guessed that maybe I also know you."

Yun Qingmu asked, and became interested again, and moved closer to Ji Zhuo,
"After all, you are all excellent writers in Huaguo, and your books have achieved good results all over the world."

"..."

Yun Qingmu's question made Ji Zhuo silent,
"What makes you think that we know each other because we are also writers from Huaguo. Which writer do you know if you have met me?"

"You know ABC."

"..."

What Yun Qingmu said casually was silenced by Ji Zhuogan.

If you think about it, it's pretty much the same.

Ji Zhuo chose to shut up, saying more and making more mistakes.

"So, Ji Zhuo, you and I don't know each other?"

Ji Zhuo didn't speak.

Yun Qingmu's eyes showed some disappointment, but she didn't ask again.

"By the way... This year's Shuren Literary Award in China seems to be going to you and ABC...at least the Internet thinks so."

Yun Qingmu remembered something again and said to Ji Zhuo.

"Um……"

Ji Zhuo responded indiscriminately.

He didn't pay much attention to this matter.

In fact, pretty much every once in a while, an award falls to a dog author, ABC,

Even I won a few more awards after the Europa Writer Award, but the weight is not heavy. I asked Ayer Press to help him collect it, and he never showed up.

……

"Grass in the canyon: I feel like the dog author's "Kite" is almost finished.

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Finish the book soon, I can't bear it anymore, I saved dozens of chapters and didn't read them, so I just waited to finish the book.

Zeng Canghai: Good guy, ruthless person, I saved the author’s one-day update the day before yesterday, and it’s not yet yesterday. I got up to pee in the middle of the night the night before yesterday, and suddenly remembered it, couldn’t help it, and read it.

Canyon Grass: ? ?What do you call saving?
Zeng Canghai: Why didn’t you bark? The author of the dog updated it and I didn’t read it right away. That’s saving money!It's just that I haven't saved it for long, so can you blame me?
Eating cakes will make you fat: Hmm... makes sense.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Well, it makes sense..."

After dinner,
He and Yun Qingmu went back to their respective homes.

Walked into the community, while walking towards the house,
Ji Zhuo casually watched the exchange of these sand sculpture netizens in the book friend group.

The topics of discussion mainly focused on the imminent completion of "Kite" and the speculation about I's identity.

But in the end, I still entered the re-reading.

but,

Before Ji Zhuo took the trumpet to fish in troubled waters in the book friend group, he repeated a sentence,
Before Ji Zhuo walked back into the house.

Just got another call.

There is no note on the phone number, which looks familiar.

However, in general, Carol, editor-in-chief Lou, and editor-in-chief Al all use Penguin chat to contact him.
I rarely call him,
who is it?

Curious, Ji Zhuo picked up the phone,
Just got the bad news.

(End of this chapter)