Chapter 1001: Chapter 928: Aerobic_2 Chapter 1001: Chapter 928: Aerobic_2 “The opening was really slow, only Chu Kuang would dare to write like this, yet the readers still buy into it.”
“Because everyone knows his strength.”
“The strength is indeed abnormal, do you all still rember the problem with the first chapter? Why did Shaolin suddenly appear?”
“This chapter has now clearly explained the reason.”
Shaolin Temple, as the Martial World’s Mount Tai and the North Star, had an inadequate role in both ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ and ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes.’
For such a heavyweight sect, it was really not appropriate, so when the first chapter was released, there were readers who criticized it, saying that using Shaolin Temple as the entry point of the new book was sowhat unreasonable.
However, in the second chapter of the novel, Chu Kuang’s writing took a turn and provided an explanation.
It turned out that during the tis of ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ and ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes,’ an incident involving a “Fireworker Toutuo” had occurred in Shaolin.
At that ti, a fireworker Toutuo who was oppressed by the supervising monks held a grudge, so he secretly learned Shaolin’s martial skills.
And during a certain Shaolin Mid-Autumn Festival,
This Fireworker Toutuo demonstrated extraordinary might, shocking everyone, and even killed Shaolin’s leading Zen Master Kuzhi, among others.
As a result, Shaolin suffered internal strife, leading to the departure of another top expert, Zen Master Kuhui, and from then on, Shaolin declined.
By the tiline in the novel when Guo Xiang passed by Shaolin and encountered Jueyuan and Zhang Jun Bao, Shaolin Temple began to recover.
This reasonable twist explained why Shaolin was absent from ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ and ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes.’
And where Jin Yong truly excelled was that this plot did not end there; the Shaolin foreshadowing led to the story of ‘Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer’:
The Fireworker Toutuo fled to the Western Regions and established the Vajra School.
He then took three disciples, naly the three experts who followed Zhao Min, Ah Da, Ah Er, and Indians.
Among the Seven Disciples of Wudang, Yu Daiyan was crippled by Indians, directly laying the groundwork for the suicide of Zhang Cuishan and his wife, thereby giving the true main character, Zhang Wuji, a motive for revenge.
One could say:
It was this fireworker’s rebellion that sparked the story of ‘Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer.’
The foreshadowing was so deeply buried, ticulously laid out since the previous works, it’s no wonder Old Man Jin could achieve the martial arts classics of the Condor Trilogy.
Of course.
The readers did not know the subsequent plot at this point.
However, the revelation of the Fireworker Toutuo incident greatly impressed the readers, who exclaid in admiration at the old rascal’s impeccably plotted story.
“This old rascal is slipperier than an eel; just when you think you’ve found a supposed ‘flaw’ in his book, it’s imdiately resolved perfectly in the second chapter of his new book, even slapping back at the skeptics. I was even ready to mock him for a setting mistake, for forcibly binge-reading his book.”
Lin Yuan did not release the third chapter next.
There was no need to write too fast in this type of online serialization; two chapters were enough for the readers to digest for a while.
However,
The next day,
When Lin Yuan saw that the majority of readers thought that Zhang Jun Bao was the protagonist of ‘Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer,’ he finally revealed a mischievously amused smile for the second ti.
Lovely readers,
Don’t underestimate the capriciousness of a martial arts grandmaster!
It seems this serial could be drawn out a bit longer.
Lin Yuan pondered to himself, then quickly copied and pasted the content he had already finished.
And at exactly noon, the third chapter of ‘Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer’ was released:
The Dragon Slayer shines brightly after a hundred refinents!
The chapter began with these words: “Flowers bloom and wither, wither and bloom, the youth of the rivers and lakes grow old. The young girls eventually see white hair by their temples…”
At the start of this chapter,
Zhang Sanfeng was already over ninety years old!
Faced with this turn of events, even the famous martial arts novelists could not help but be astonished.
Zhang Sanfeng being over ninety years old ant that Guo Xiang would also be over ninety, if she were still alive.
And how many readers idolized Guo Xiang, and yet, with a stroke of his pen, Chu Kuang turned the youthful maiden into an old woman with white hair!
“Can’t keep up with his pace at all!”
Many martial arts writers who read Chu Kuang’s new book with a learning mindset began to smile wryly.
How in the world could they learn from this!
Isn’t there a saying in the industry, “Following Chu Kuang’s coattails will give you sothing to drink”?
Without the foundation of two top martial arts masterpieces, try writing a new book starting with two chapters unrelated to the main character?
Still want to drink soup?
Readers’ spit could drown you!
…
On the other side.
Readers who thought Zhang Jun Bao was the protagonist were all dumbfounded upon reaching this point, and then they burst into an outraged cursing frenzy!
“Damn!”
“Old rascal!”
“What the heck!”
“Give back the youthful Guo Xiang!”
“We agreed on Zhang Jun Bao as the male lead, and Guo Xiang as the female lead, how can she be the protagonist at over ninety years old!”
“What kind of devilish plot twist is this, was my great Guo Xiang’s entrance just for you to transition the story!?”
“Where’s Guo Jing! Huang Rong! What about the characters from ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ and ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes’! Have they all died of old age? Who was the one who said to bear with Chu Kuang’s big pit, that to just endure it a bit? This is too big, I can’t stand it!”
“Looking at the direction of the plot, could the real protagonist be this Zhang Cuishan!?”
“The old rascal really excels at slapping the readers’ faces, how can a novel’s protagonist enter the stage so late!”
The readers were dumbstruck!
It felt like the previous two chapters were utterly lonely!
No wonder this old rascal kindly serialized it online for everyone to see first!
Saying the first two chapters are the beginning of the new book is actually less appropriate than calling them foreshadowing, or even a prologue!
With a gentle and elegant deanor and a frail-looking body, yet possessing powerful martial skills, the real protagonist seems to be this Zhang Cuishan who only appears in the third chapter!?
The third chapter wasn’t the most terrifying part.
The most terrifying thing is, Chu Kuang is unlike other authors!
Other authors’ chapters are often short and lack impact, while Chu Kuang’s chapters are big, thick, and long, about twenty thousand words each!
By the ti Zhang Cuishan made his appearance, the novel actually had around fifty thousand words already!
A trap!
A huge trap!
The internet exploded!
Readers had all sorts of complex emotions—so dissatisfied, so contemplative, so sighing, so helpless.
But this ti, the plot couldn’t be said to be terrible.
Readers who had been through the Dragon Maiden Incident had a decent level of acceptance.
It could only be said that this old rascal still didn’t like to play by the rules.
He had once again played with all the readers with a misleading plot, elegantly!
At this mont, only those readers who were extrely fond of Guo Xiang felt a profound sadness and a sense of helplessness.
Their “Guo Xiang protagonist dream” and the “Guo Xiang as the main female lead dream” had completely shattered with the release of the third chapter.
The saying “To see Yang Guo and to err all one’s life” beca her most vivid life footnote.
She indeed couldn’t fall in love with Zhang Jun Bao as she did with Yang Guo, even though Zhang Jun Bao was just as outstanding.
However, this also precisely preserved the image of Guo Xiang.
If she fell in love with soone else, perhaps other readers would feel grief again.
Readers themselves had so internal conflict about this.
Chu Kuang’s clever skimming over the tiline did dilute a lot of the emotions that should have been intense.
By comparison.
The main storyline revealed in the new chapter firmly captured the readers’ attention, even creating an eager anticipation for the following plot:
The main storyline kicks off!
To summon the Dragon Slayer, just click…
In short, the Dragon Saber has made its appearance!
For the first ti, the famous saying that traveled the world of martial arts debuted:
“In the Martial World, the supre Dragon Saber commands; no one dares disobey under heaven!”
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ps: Mighty typers sit up in shock, another robust and hefty chapter, this one’s huge, bear with it, and if you really can’t, throw your monthly ticket in my face, no need to worry about not taking it, if it soothes everyone, I’m all okay with that.
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