Dongfang Yun sat cross-legged on a mat, his eyes closed, his face calm. His breathing was even and deep, as if he had merged with the surroundings. However, if you look closely, you can see that his body was covered with a layer of light black mist. This layer of black mist was sometimes thick and sometimes thin, and seemed to be constantly flowing and changing. As time went by, the black mist gradually became clear and visible, forming black air currents surrounding Dongfang Yun's body. These air currents danced like snakes, giving people a mysterious and weird feeling.
Dongfang Yun's forehead wrinkled slightly, his brows knitted, as if he was enduring some kind of pain or pressure. His hands were clenched into fists, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, showing his inner tension and anxiety. Above his head, a black light gradually emerged, burning like a flame. The black light became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a huge black hand, grabbing Dongfang Yun's head. At this time, the hunched figure waved his hand, grabbed the corpse below, and placed it above Dongfang Yun. The corpse was grabbed by the black hand and refined in an instant!
Just like that, after a while, the bodies below disappeared, all of them were fed to the evil hand. Not long after, Dongfang Yun exhaled a breath of black air, slowly stood up and bowed to the hunched figure.
"Thank you, Master, for protecting me! I can feel the energy in my Dantian getting stronger and stronger, and there are signs of a breakthrough!"
Then he moved his body and released a wave of breath. The hunched figure saw it and grinned and said in a hoarse voice:
"Very good! Yun'er, you are already in the late Jindan stage. With the help of this Heart Devouring Technique, you will be able to reach the Great Perfection in less than a month, and entering the Yuanying stage is just around the corner. Hehehe~, go find some hostages, the younger the better, suck their essence dry, and then use their corpses to help you block the black air."
Dongfang Yun bowed again and agreed, "Understood, Master!"
Then he walked out of the secret room very proudly, and the hunched figure also entered the shadows and gradually disappeared...
In Meishan Academy, Zhou Youniang was flipping through a book with great interest. On the cover of the book, the words "The Return of the Condor Heroes" were written in large letters. The author's name was marked in small letters next to it, which was "Ning Yue".
If Mr. Jin saw this, he would probably be so angry that he would cry, and he would also have to pay a lot of money.
At this time, Song Yu slowly entered the room carrying cakes and tea. You Niang turned to the girl and complained: "This Yin Zhiping deserves death! He actually flirted with my aunt. If you don't believe me, I will be mad to death! My aunt is such a good woman, but she was..."
In an instant, the blood rushed up, and her pretty face turned red and white with anger, like a steam princess.
"Okay, okay, Yin Zhiping deserves to die, but later..."
Halfway through her words, You Niang picked up the cake and blocked her mouth.
"Da-me! Don't spoil the story!"
"Aren't you afraid of choking me to death?" Song Yu said unhappily as he spit out the cake, and then the two of them started fighting.
During this time together, the two gradually became familiar with each other and have become good sisters. Zhou Youniang also likes to read books, especially the novels released in recent years, which she can't put down. She is a die-hard fan of this writer. For example, she has "The Return of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and many famous works such as "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The Story of the Stone", "The Three Kingdoms", "The 108 Generals of Liangshan", etc. These books are all written with the same name - Ning Yue
The publication of these books attracted many scholars and scholars in Beijing. They were like the brightest stars in the night sky, attracting the attention of countless people. Men were immersed in the world of "Three Kingdoms", lamenting the era of heroes and wars; while women were deeply moved by the love story of Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying in "Romance of the West Chamber", and their hearts were full of yearning and expectation for beautiful love. They longed to find their own happiness like Cui Yingying, and also hoped to have a partner as gentle and considerate as Zhang Sheng. The ministers in the court also loved these books. For example, the scenes describing the officialdom in "The Ming Dynasty" made them feel empathetic, and the ways of dealing with the world were very beneficial.
Before this, the books sold in bookstores were all traditional classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, which were basically must-reads for scholars preparing for the imperial examinations and pursuing fame and fortune. However, now the emergence of these new books seems to have brought a breath of fresh air to this originally dull world. With their unique charm and profound thoughts, they attract readers' attention and make people re-examine their pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. These books are no longer limited to traditional Confucian classics, but cover a wider range of fields and topics, such as emotions, strategies, wars, etc.
Even the great scholar Li Si from the most prestigious Tiangong Academy was amazed by the book "A Dream of Red Mansions" and praised it as a masterpiece. He once spent a lot of money to find the author of the book and wanted to study under him, but unfortunately, his wish was not fulfilled.
In fact, seeing this, everyone guessed that the writer was Xiao Ning, and this incident started three years ago when Xiao Ning’s family moved to Beijing and lived there for a while. During that time, he happened to sign in to the system, and signing in to Beijing ~ the reward for opening the system store, which contained martial arts, weapons and some things from Blue Star. Xiao Ning happened to see these books, and Xiao Ning had a lot of points at the time, so he exchanged a lot of books, all to kill time, and then showed them to Xiyue and Chu Qian. At that time, they had never tasted these fine books, and they were all addicted to them. One day, Chu Qian and Xiao Ding found Xiao Ning, thinking about publishing these books and letting other people see their son’s works, so they did it, and Meishan Academy was established.
Xiao Ning thought of taking a pen name, so he connected the "Ning" in his name Xiao Ning and the "Yue" in Xiyue, and started publishing under the pen name Ning Yue. Unexpectedly, it became a big hit in Beijing, and almost every book he published became a hit. Now, scholars pay homage to this great writer, and the daughters of princes and nobles are so eager to meet this young man Ning Yue that they have no appetite. Some even said that they would not marry anyone else but Ning Yue. Everyone marvels at his charm!
One day, Song Junwan found Xiao Ning and introduced her niece Song Yu to him. Then she taught Song Yu to manage Meishan Academy. Xiao Ning had some tricks to make money. He published a few completed works at the beginning. After they sold well, he began to promote them in the form of serials. However, it was not a technologically advanced Blue Star after all, so he published one issue every month, with about 20 to 30 chapters per issue. In this way, he could make a lot of money in a long run! (In fact, it was mainly because Xiao Ning let them taste the pain of updating!)
However, only five people knew that Xiao Ning was Ning Yue: Xiao's parents, Song Yu, Song Junwan, Xiyue and others. Even Zhou Youniang didn't know. Moreover, the latest chapters of the book were only available in the capital. Other places would be one or two months late due to the distance. Many people from other places came to read the new chapters. Some people even spent a lot of money to invite storytellers to read the chapters and then return to their local areas to tell the stories. They were not stingy at all.
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