Thinking this to himself, Cao Huanghe turned and left the counter. He heard a girl who liked Zhong Xiaoxing walk by and exclaim with similar delight:
"My goodness, it was recommended by Mrs. Zhong Xiaoxing. It seems to be the first time he has written a preface for someone else."
"He Chen...what a unique name. Is it his real name?"
"Dragon Ball Continent looks similar in style to my wife's Dragon Ball!"
...
These words, like demonic whispers, pierced Cao Huanghe's ears, leaving him with a sour feeling. His steps slowed, slower and slower...
He kept telling himself that buying a book that wasn't as good as "For the Dragon" was just a waste of money, but his curiosity kept growing until it took over his whole heart, making him look back uncontrollably.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, sprinted back at top speed, grabbed a copy of "Dragon Ball Continent" and rushed to the cashier, scanning the code and paying in one go, afraid that he would have no room for regret.
He thought angrily, since He Chen was so confident that he could write better than Zhong Xiaoxing, then let him see what makes him so confident in saying such a thing!
Otherwise, if you condemn He Chen to death without even looking at him, wouldn't that be admitting defeat and not daring to face the opponent's strength?
Cao Huanghe, clutching "Dragon Ball Continent," walked out of the bookstore without stopping and took the bus home.
He closed the door and eagerly opened "Dragon Ball Continent," quickly skimming through Zhong Xiaoxing's preface before jumping to the first chapter. Upon seeing the clichéd opening—a female protagonist with spiritual power born as a princess—he felt a surge of disdain.
That's it?
What a cliché plot!
He could write this with his toes, and it's actually published! The opening of "For the Dragon" is truly spectacular.
Then, when he saw the scene where the female lead, at the age of nine, created the first Dragon Ball with her bare hands, he couldn't help but roll his eyes—
It turns out the female lead is a cheater.
With such a cheat, who could possibly defeat her? It seems there's bound to be a demon king villain later on. Isn't this just a typical monster-slaying and leveling-up story? What's so interesting about it? The setting of "For the Dragon" is much more interesting, and every character is so fresh.
He forced himself to suppress his irritated mood and read a few pages. When he saw the female lead turn seventeen and suddenly create seven Dragon Balls, he finally snapped out of his daze. He saw that the female lead, out of loneliness, wanted to create some chaos, so she said to the kings of several neighboring countries:
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm offering one Dragon Ball for eight million gold coins. Would you like it?"
The kings: "...No, thank you."
Cao Huanghe: "?"
What the hell is this?
The female lead is a shrewd businesswoman, isn't she?
Can someone like that really be the female lead?
Damn it!
Just as Cao Huanghe was finding it somewhat interesting yet speechless, his complex emotions about to turn into "Cao Nima" (a vulgar expression), the story finally began to unfold its grand narrative: war broke out on the continent. The kings, dissatisfied with the increasingly frequent clashes, plundered each other's territories, and the people were plunged into misery. The heroine resolutely took the Dragon Pearl to save the world.
She scattered the Dragon Balls across various countries to protect their people, attempting to quell the war single-handedly. However, human nature deteriorated, and the Dragon Balls were stolen. To retrieve them, the heroine embarks on a journey to find them...
At 10 a.m., Cao Huanghe finally turned to the last page, his eyes dark-circled and bloodshot.
He pinched his thigh, drinking deeply as if from a spring, completely absorbed in the world of the novel, unable to extricate himself.
Suddenly, he saw the plot on the last page and was completely stunned—
The female lead died.
WTF?
The lady is dead!?
Cao Huanghe felt as if he had been hit hard in the gut, like a knife stuck in his chest, making his heart feel cold and desolate.
The female lead died, what's the difference between that and him losing his wife?!
There is! What! Difference!
Excuse me, what kind of snake-skin plot is this?!
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