The timer slipped
It was originally scheduled for tomorrow at 12 noon, but I forgot to check the time.
Just so happens that this plot is controversial, so I'm going to open a separate chapter to discuss it, mainly to share my thoughts with you all.
There is one thing I have to say in advance, Li Yuan will die, and he will be killed by Li Nuo himself. This arrangement is not made on a whim, but was decided before the book was opened.
But some readers are right, this treatment is indeed awkward.
If there was more time to conceive, it should have been handled more smoothly, the emotions more precisely, and the visual effect would have been better, but not having time is indeed a big problem.
For online novels that are updated daily, it is impossible to always stop and wait for inspiration. We can only ensure that the general direction remains unchanged. Not every detail can be handled smoothly in every plot.
I actually rarely open a single chapter to discuss the plot with readers, but it is indeed very important here.
I said in my remarks on the release that I would not write a saintly protagonist, because I was afraid that readers would expect the protagonist to be a saint.
If the protagonist is absolutely upright and virtuous, when the children of the rich and powerful were fighting, he should not hide behind and arrest people, but should stop it in advance with awe-inspiring justice, should not use fishing enforcement, and should not fan the flames...
But novels obviously cannot be written like this.
It's impossible to write like this.
I can understand some readers' thoughts on this plot.
After all, we live in a society ruled by law. Everything must comply with the laws and regulations of modern society. Retaliation is not encouraged, and we should trust law enforcement agencies.
This is positive energy, which is of course good.
But the book is set in ancient times.
A feudal era where the powerful and wealthy have privileges.
The law enforcement agencies in the book are not as trustworthy as those in modern society.
A murderer who regards human life as worthless can be exempted from all guilt because of a sign, and can walk away after arrogantly laughing at the law enforcers.
This is very negative energy.
So he had to die.
The protagonist chose legal means at the beginning, but it was of no use. He could only watch the other party leave gracefully. When his life was almost over and he was faced with a choice between the two, I think he could kill.
Of course, it can be written this way.
Leave Li Yuan alone for now, and wait for him to commit a capital crime next time. If he commits five or six capital crimes, his title will be demoted from first-class marquis to second-class marquis, third-class marquis, first-class earl, second-class earl, viscount, commoner... and then he can be executed according to the law.
This way you can add a lot of extra words, but it is obviously not the right way to write.
My original design here was magic confrontation.
If you can escape death, so can I.
Therefore, the protagonist is not a small detective, but the son of the most powerful official from the beginning.
Looking back at previous plots, many of them are actually like this.
You are expensive.
I am more expensive than you.
The powerful and wealthy who are beyond the reach of the law.
Fight evil with evil and fight violence with violence.
Duan Xiaorong is a vulgar person. When he sees injustice in real life, like most netizens, he can only feel angry through the screen of his mobile phone.
But in the book I wanted to have some fun.
There is a scale in everyone's heart.
I still have to say that you should not use saints to demand the protagonists of online novels. In fact, I think the protagonists I wrote are kind enough. I am even worried that someone will call me a saint...
The same goes for the supporting characters.
Prince Chun can be nice to the protagonist, or he can calmly kill the entire family of his opponent.
You can't give a character a single label.
In fact, when I was doing the settings in the early stage, I anticipated that such a situation would definitely occur. It just so happened that the setting of this book infinitely magnified this possibility. I could only lay more groundwork in the front. Some readers can get it, but some seem not to.
Of course, the readers are not wrong, this is still not handled well, and such controversial plots will be avoided in the future.
There will be no update during the day tomorrow because my mindset has changed a little due to these controversies. I need to think about the protagonist's changes in mindset. I don't know if I can update on time the day after tomorrow at noon.
If it is to be divided into volumes, this is almost the end of the first volume. According to the convention of starting point, I should ask for leave.
But I still won’t invite you.
It hasn’t reached an unknown state yet, I’m not stuck in any writer’s block, and asking for leave won’t cause me to write better.
If you need to ask for leave in the early stages, you will probably need to ask for more leave later, and you may fall into an uncertain situation early.
That’s all. Good night everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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