Chapter 39 Short Story [VIP]
The explosions continued for some time.
Luke wanted to sing for them: If you are willing to peel off my heart layer by layer, you will feel sad and shed tears...
Unfortunately, after being blown to pieces, there was only blood but no tears.
The soft eye part was previously obscured by the dark patterns condensed by the feather pen, and Luka could not see the situation outside clearly at the moment.
After a long time, the world finally became quiet.
Suddenly, Berlani said, "Don't open your eyes yet."
The actual scene was very bloody: there was broken flesh everywhere, yellow sand all around, and dried blood made the area look like a devil's cave.
In order to prevent Luke from getting unnecessary fright, Berlani transformed into a long dragon and started to move his position directly.
"You are still young, don't look at these messes."
The giant baby Luke wearing heavy armor: "..."
The dragon soared at a speed that was increasing by leaps and bounds. Finally, it was told that it could take off its armor. When Luke opened his eyes, he saw the sea.
"Now that I'm here." He opened his arms and faced the sea.
With a light sweep of the feather pen, I felt that the explosion still had some effect on my brain.
Luke was singing praises of the arrival of spring and the flowers were blooming when Berlani beside him took out a communication stone. The person on the other side seemed to be in a hurry and neither of them used the common language of the continent.
Noticing Luke's gaze, Berlani said, "It's Grover."
After the teleportation array was activated, it dimmed again. Everyone could see that something was wrong. Grover kept trying to contact them.
Blaney walked aside and talked with a cold expression.
Lujia vaguely heard something, about terminating all transactions and offering a reward for the demon spies hidden in various tribes, with a head worth ten thousand gold.
When he heard this, he took a deep breath. At this price, even his own people might betray each other.
When Berlani came over again, Luke said: "Actually..."
Berlani raised his hand to interrupt: "You continue to look at the sea."
Some time ago, people were saying that no one could carry out an assassination under the noses of the Dragon Clan, but today a series of self-explosions took place. This matter must not be taken lightly.
“…”
"In fact, we only need to confirm the spies in Hongrong City." Lu Jia finally said, "As for the other means, the mastermind was just angry for a moment."
Berlani left no room for negotiation on this matter: "The demons were at fault in this matter, and they must give an explanation."
It is ridiculous that a teleportation array in a central city has problems.
The Dragon Clan’s investment projects are spread all over the continent. Once a comprehensive cessation of cooperation is announced, it will be a severe blow to the Demon Clan’s economic lifeline.
If the devil is sensible, the benefits of this explanation should be given to Luke.
Amid the sound of the waves, Luke whispered, "Will you tell me?"
It is not difficult to see that Blaney wants the devil to give an explanation for the assassination. He prefers to find some "fun" for Princess Mary.
…
Places outside the Demon Realm that were not protected by rules were too dangerous after all, so Luke returned to Hongrong City that day.
The Lord of Hongrong City had an ugly expression on his face. If this mess happened, he would definitely be held responsible in the end.
"I have ordered my personal guards to conduct an investigation. We will discuss the relevant compensation later."
The heavy troops near the teleportation point were completely replaced.
Luka retracted his gaze: "Do we need to wait?"
Interrogations by various races usually involve direct soul searches, and since there are usually image stones near the teleportation array for surveillance, it doesn’t take long at all.
There must be a result by now.
The Lord of Hongrong City did not respond.
"You don't have to prepare a 'real murderer' for me," Lu Jia said in a barely audible voice after a moment, "I just want to ask, is this matter related to Princess Mary? I promise that the remaining troubles have nothing to do with Red Banyan City."
After a brief silence, the Lord of Hongrong City calmly handed him a photo stone.
"The rest of the participants blew themselves up immediately. Even after I took action, only one survived, and he died of his injuries."
What this means is that apart from the incomplete confessions in the photo stone, there is no other evidence now.
"No problem."
Originally, the Lord of Hongrong City was worried that he would have an attack after reading it. After all, they were blood relatives, and if his grandmother framed him, he would most likely want to go berserk.
Unexpectedly, Luke was surprisingly calm. After reading it, he crushed the photo stone and directly destroyed this only insufficient evidence.
The Lord of Hongrong City couldn't help but feel grateful.
This matter will most likely be handled coldly in the end, but with the photo stone, it may come out sooner or later that he failed to supervise properly.
He was originally a little hesitant, so he decided to vote for Luke this year.
"One vote is no big deal," he thought to himself.
Luke did not mention the photo stone. After saying hello, he returned to the guild hall where he had originally lived.
The annex is very quiet today.
After returning and resting for a while, Luke gently rubbed his temple and said, "Princess Mary should have the same last name as Alec. They have the same style of doing things."
Don't give the enemy any chance to grow.
Having said this, he suddenly paused.
In terms of chances of winning, Alex is much more likely to win than Alicia. The former's biological father was injured in the battle and he lacks top-notch support. It is obvious that investing in him is more promising.
Recalling everything about Princess Mary, Luke was curious: "Why does Princess Mary support Alicia so much?"
Although both parties were born in the same family, they were several generations apart, and Princess Mary didn't care much about blood ties.
Quill had no diary at Princess Mary's place, and had no idea about it.
"You can make use of the diamond crystals that the dwarves used to monitor you last time."
Monitor daily and you may find something.
"What a hassle." Then we have to consider how to install it and whether it will be discovered after installation.
Lujia waved his hand perfunctorily: "Forget it, just make up a reason."
Feather pen: “…”
What reasons should be made up and why should they be made up?
Many times, Luke's thoughts were harder to guess than his feather pen. After saying something ambiguous, he sat quietly by the window for an afternoon and began to show off his pen skills.
"I already have both my father and my mother. I can't favor one over the other. I want to write a story about my fierce grandmother."
There was a rustling sound of writing, and the feather pen watched quietly on the side.
Luke worked with such concentration that he never raised his head again until dusk.
At this moment, there is dusk outside the window and brilliant silence everywhere.
Luke stretched and stretched his body.
"Let's go," he said in a good mood after finishing a piece of writing, "accompany me to the newspaper office."
The quill did not move immediately, but it was the first time that it took the initiative to read Luke's work more than twice, and it seemed to be thinking about something.
At last, he smiled meaningfully and said, "It's a good story."
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There are three major newspaper companies in Hongrong City. After Lu Jia went out, he met them all one by one.
His purpose was simple: he wanted to publish his first short story in a more prominent position.
"I made my fortune by writing novels," Lu Jia said sincerely, "I need to rely on some works to keep the popularity and warm up for the release of the next new book."
There is a hard requirement for editors-in-chief of major newspapers, which is to cultivate the eye of true knowledge so that they can better distinguish the true from the false in the news.
When Lujia was speaking, the editor-in-chief kept staring at him to make sure it was true, especially when it came to promoting a new book, not a single word of it could be false.
“But my works will not be published exclusively in your company,” Luke emphasized.
The editor took a quick look at the manuscript and found it to be a story about a protagonist becoming a nouveau riche. Because there were a lot of descriptions of the environment and atmosphere, the rhythm of the story was very average.
He didn't care about this. Recently, the headlines of newspapers were all about the movie about the real and fake young master. Academic lecturers who didn't like reading newspapers in the past also took the initiative to submit articles to analyze the inscriptions in the movie.
If you include the creator's works at this time and give them a little publicity, you won't have to worry about sales.
As for whether the public will continue to call the creator rubbish after the work is published, that is none of the newspaper’s business.
"OK."
The two parties happily finalized the cooperation.
Luke did not specifically request a publication date, but he believed that these newspapers would hurry up in order to get ahead of other competitors.
His idea was correct. If it weren't for the lack of time, the editor would have been eager to publish an evening paper.
The same thing happened at the other two major newspapers. They just glanced through the manuscripts without doing any review, and in order to save time, they couldn't wait to insert it into the content for the next day.
They were conservative and just gave it a nice print run.
The editor who first contacted Lujia gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk: "Keep printing, print as many as possible, and send a copy of the manuscript to branches in other cities as well."
Since he discovered that many demons had re-painted the real and fake young masters, he felt that the public's tolerance was simply infinitely high.
The next morning, with the three major newspapers launching promotional efforts, the sales scene was extremely hot.
The newspaper's largest audience is still the general public. As the editor-in-chief speculated, they are purely masochistically curious about what kind of heaven-shattering creations the director can come up with.
"He had just been assassinated, and he was still in the mood to write an article?"
When the Lord of Hongrong City heard this, he was very surprised and immediately ordered his subordinates to buy newspapers.
Almost every high-ranking official in Hongrong City knew about the problem with the teleportation array, and the mayors of other cities had also heard about it.
The Dragon Clan suddenly announced the suspension of all transactions with the Demon Clan. After learning that the source was in Hongrong City, they sent inquiries one after another.
The overwhelming number of questions made the Lord of Red Banyan City almost greet Princess Mary ten thousand times in his heart.
"Don't print the assassination."
Then things can't be suppressed.
Openly attacking Princess Mary in the newspapers was itself a bad move.
Many of Princess Mary's old subordinates are still around and will not accept unwarranted 'slander' and will be held accountable.
Seeing the word "grandma" in the title, Lord Hongrong began to have a headache.
But as I read on, his expression began to change little by little.
At the same time, the dragon clan was also reading.
They didn't think too much about it, they just bought a few copies because it was Luke's creation.
The Green Crystal Dragon and others only care about three-and-a-half-year-old literature. After buying it, they went directly to the arena to watch the game. Grover and Blaney were both very patient and chose to sit down and read.
Stupid fellows.
Blaney shook his head. Eating breakfast with the cubs, reading newspapers and drinking tea was much better than violent competition.
The two dragons looked directly at Luke.
The story begins very simply. The protagonist suddenly receives a letter. The writer claims to be her grandmother, who is now bedridden and about to die, and wants to see her for the last time.
The protagonist had the impression that she had a grandmother whom she seldom saw. She originally did not want to go, but the letter mentioned a large inheritance, so she finally decided to go.
Lujia used the traditional opening of a cool novel, with unexpected wealth falling from the sky.
At the same time, the protagonist's identity was modified: he was humiliated and fired by his boss because of his mediocre magic level.
The beginning is quite fascinating, but it is not very attractive to the dragon people who are not short of money.
The following content focuses on healing.
The scenery of the small town is so beautiful and everything is slow-paced. Unfortunately, the protagonist, who is used to a fast-paced life, doesn't like this place at all.
When she finally met her grandmother, she showed resistance and annoyance because of the different life philosophies of the two generations.
However, the grandmother always tolerated her. When she learned that the protagonist was humiliated and dismissed, she felt even more distressed and said:
"Don't be sad. Grandma will make everyone who bullied you pay the price."
The protagonist sneered: "Stop bragging!"
However, grandma did not lie. It turned out that she was a magician who was good at taboos. In order to fulfill her promise, grandma taught her some powerful black magic for free.
Gradually, the gap between the grandparents and grandchildren disappeared, and they spent a wonderful time together.
On the first day of spring, my grandmother passed away.
The protagonist left sadly with his suitcase.
After returning, she began to cherish every day of her life. Relying on her rapidly improving magical powers, she slapped her former boss in the face and got a very good new job.
Unlike Luke's previous works, this time the writing structure is very beautiful.
Every word and sentence is carefully chosen, just like a gentle essay.
Luke asked Grover what he felt after watching it.
Grover smiled tolerantly and encouraged him, "Not bad."
I can't say the story is bad, it just doesn't have much ups and downs.
Moreover, he did not like the environmental descriptions in those stories, which were always mostly cloudy, and there was always a feeling of oppression and shadow.
Everyone started talking and laughing while drinking scented tea again.
As breakfast was almost over, Grover, who was sipping his tea, paused, turned around and picked up the newspaper again.
On the other hand, the same thing happened to Berlani.
Gradually, they frowned.
The story, which seemed calm as a dead pool in the eyes of the dragon clan, seemed more and more wrong the more they looked at it.
The grandmother, who was only breathing her last, gradually recovered after her granddaughter came, but suddenly passed away one day in early spring.
When the protagonist was learning magic, her dominant hand was her right hand. However, when describing the scene where she was standing under a cloudy sky with a suitcase in her hand, she was tightly clutching the bag with her left hand. Tears unconsciously flowed from the corners of the girl's eyes, and when she thought about her experiences of these days, a faint, happy smile appeared at the corners of her mouth. 】
Grover couldn't help but think about his grandmother's identity: a descendant of black magic.
【Cherish every day of your life】
The plain line at the end is inexplicably eye-catching.
A thought suddenly arises in my mind: Is the protagonist who returns still the same person?
Grover looked at Luke.
Luke was looking down and praising today's breakfast for its 'long lasting aftertaste'.
He was shocked when he first saw the work about soul swapping and returning to youth.
Later, he specifically looked for suspense films of the same type to watch, among which "Grandma" and "The Skeleton Key" left the most impressive impression on him.
Both works made the same treatment. Until the end, the author did not clearly state whether the exchange was actually successful, leaving only clues for the audience to judge for themselves.
So over the past few decades, audiences are still arguing over the blank space.
Luke followed this form and wrote a story set in this era.
The story begins with a windfall, and just like the movie The Young Master, the teaching process is interspersed with magic inscriptions as a highlight, leaving a suspense at the end.
So far, the results are very good.
Grover's brows were still furrowed. "This story makes me feel very uncomfortable."
The more I thought about the scene in the story where the grandparents and grandchildren studied together on a cloudy day, the more uncomfortable I felt, as if a thorn had stuck its head in my body.
He finally couldn't help but ask, "Did grandma and her granddaughter swap bodies in the end?"
Luke asked back, "It's a terrifying story when you think about it, right?"
Among all the works currently circulating in the mainland, there has never been a type of suspenseful reversal or slowly continuing horror.
The narrative tricks of classic detective works are impossible to replicate, and the reader's shock reaches its peak upon first reading.
Judging from the reaction of the dragon clan, even the strong ones would feel the terrifying effect after reading it.
Grover, who was always gentle, became anxious: "Tell me the end."
Luke answered honestly, “I don’t know either.”
He didn't have a fixed answer in his mind.
Grover and Berlani's faces suddenly became extremely interesting.
This is more confusing than watching The True and False Young Master. The other one at least has a clear answer.
If even they feel this way, you can imagine how other readers feel!
What’s the point of creating this story if even the author is not sure of the ending? Is it a nuisance?
Before asking the question, Grover's eyes suddenly fixed on the upper half of the newspaper.
The setting of the true and false young master can be substituted for the devil, the grandmother and the granddaughter... Isn't it...
Luke put down his knife and fork, and said with a half-smile, "Yesterday I suddenly became curious about why Princess Mary was mean to me but nice to Alicia, so I made up a story to comfort myself."
As for what kind of butterfly effect this fabricated story would trigger, he had no idea.
After all, possession of bodies really exists in the Holy Demon Continent. When he first saw the feather pen, the other party had wanted to steal his body. It's not his fault that he put himself in his shoes after reading this.
First, cultivate the public's reading comprehension ability so that they can continue to think carefully about "My Demon Father" later.
By the time the physical book is released, readers will be able to decipher all kinds of conspiracy theories!
The demons are fine, but how will everyone view the Holy See, a force known for its holiness?
Thinking of this, Lujia looked at the mechanical clock on the wall and said, "The newspapers should be almost sold out by now."
He suddenly put his hands together.
Quill, who had been silent the whole time, asked, "What are you doing?"
Luke: “Pray.”
Dear readers, you must, must over-interpret this!
The author has something to say:
Excerpt from Luke's diary:
Who wrote in my diary? Come out here!
Alex: A little story for you.
After Luke finished reading with suspicion, he found that the protagonist's family was destroyed. He endured for thirty years in order to seek revenge, and finally made his enemy pay with blood.
Luke: ...
Luke:! ! !
Thirty years! Why did we have to endure for thirty years! Shouldn't all vengeance be avenged immediately?
Alex [smiles] [mutes the world] [listens to the sound of Luke's defense being broken].
The short story author Mr. Lu randomly drops 100 small red envelopes~
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