The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Ruyi arrived at the company early in the morning and found that Li Changle had already released a new book, and it was indeed a martial arts novel.

She was instantly dumbfounded. Was he really that willful? He just released a new book without even telling anyone from their Chinese Web Novel Platform, and just published it directly. This...

We didn't even know you were releasing a new book, big shot.

Don't you need promotion? Don't you need to build anticipation beforehand? Don't you need to tease the readers?

Ruyi hadn't even had time to read the novel that was just released. She quickly went to find the editor-in-chief, Qinghe, to ask about the situation.

Seeing the utterly bewildered look on the editor-in-chief's face, Ruyi immediately knew that Great God Xiaoyao hadn't told the editor-in-chief about his new book either.

Oh dear... this is too outrageous.

"Editor-in-chief, didn't Great God Xiaoyao contact you? How did he just release the book directly?"

Qinghe was clearly also dumbfounded. He had thought Li Changle had already informed Ruyi in advance about releasing a new book.

He had even wanted to reprimand Ruyi for not arranging any publicity in advance for a newly promoted Platinum God releasing a new book.

But he hadn't expected that it was Li Changle's own decision, and he hadn't informed anyone from their Chinese Web Novel Platform.

"He didn't tell me. I thought he had already told you."

"Forget it, forget it. That's not important now. The urgent task is to arrange a recommendation slot for this novel called The Legend of the Condor Heroes."

"Oh, and homepage promotion. Let's see if we can finalize it by tomorrow..."

"Okay."

Ruyi also started making arrangements with great efficiency. Don't let Ruyi's big-eyed cute girl appearance fool you; she is quite capable at work.

The office immediately buzzed with chatter about Li Changle's new book.

"He's really willful, releasing a new book without even communicating with us..."

"Even if that's the case, he's actually writing a martial arts novel. There's really no one else like him..."

"In this day and age, who writes martial arts novels seriously? Do you?"

"Terrifying!"

"Instead of being sarcastic, why don't you guys take a look at how he writes novels? I think this novel is actually pretty good..."

"The first chapter alone is twenty to thirty thousand characters. I've rarely seen such a willful author..."

"This guy is a freak among web novel authors. Others can't wait for their stories to never end, writing tens of millions of characters. But look at him, Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 was only a little over a million characters and finished in just over a month!"

"Hey, if it hadn't been for being only a little over a million characters, the plot and pacing wouldn't have been so tight. I think Legend of Sword and Fairy being a little over a million characters was just right! That's what a masterpiece should be like."

"This shows he has great ambition and isn't just focused on this royalty fee. I also heard that many capital firms have started contacting our Chinese Web Novel Platform, saying they want to adapt Legend of Sword and Fairy into a TV series!"

"Is that true or not? Can current TV shows still be watched? They better not turn the world of Legend of Sword and Fairy in my mind into garbage."

"Holy crap, this novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, gives me the feeling that it's not a web novel at all..."

"I have that feeling too. Isn't this the style of writing for traditional martial arts novels?"

"Hey, don't say it, I feel like this opening is very good. It reminds me of the feeling of reading martial arts novels when I was in class..."

"To be honest, regardless of how the story is, the writing style is genuinely good. It's not inferior to the novels written by the great martial arts masters I read when I was little."

"That's true. This writing style is much better than Legend of Sword and Fairy. It's amazing!"

"You guys, is there a possibility that he used Legend of Sword and Fairy as practice?"

"Hiss~ Terrifying! If that's really the case, then he's too amazing, this guy named Li Xiaoyao."

"You still don't know, right? Last time Ruyi visited him in Wangcheng, she came back bragging to us that the guy named Li Xiaoyao is a young man in his twenties, and a handsome young man at that!"

"Holy crap, is that true? Someone in his early twenties can have such writing skills? I don't believe it!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Believe it or not, that's what Ruyi said. Besides, isn't there a writer's conference at our Chinese Web Novel Platform at the end of the year? You'll know then."

"Damn it, are you trying to make us live or not? He's handsome and writes books well. Did this person save the Milky Way in his past life..."

"What are you guys whispering about?"

Ruyi walked in and saw a few people chatting in the office, seemingly discussing Li Changle.

"Ruyi, didn't you say last time that the author named Li Xiaoyao is very handsome? Do you have any photos? This guy doesn't believe you."

"Ahem, Ruyi, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that we all want to see how handsome someone you praised so highly actually is."

Speaking of this, Ruyi regretted it. She was too happy when she took a photo with Wang Siyi last time and forgot to ask Li Changle for a photo.

It made her regret it every time she thought about it.

"What the Li Xiaoyao in your heart looks like, that's what he looks like."

Ruyi pondered for a moment and said directly.

"I'm not talking to you anymore. I have work to do..."

These people are quite boring. She rolled her eyes at everyone and returned to her seat to slack off and read The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

After all, this is a martial arts novel written by Great God Xiaoyao, so it's definitely worth reading. Ruyi had full confidence in Li Changle.

"The plum blossoms bloom without a master, amidst vast tobacco fields and evening crows. A few ruined walls surround an old well, where once, one by one, stood human homes."

As expected, a familiar opening, another poem. Great God Xiaoyao really liked to write poems in his novels, his literary talent was truly impressive…

Among all the authors on the Chinese Web Novel Platform, he was one of a kind. The writing style of this novel had reached a new level, even surpassing Legend of Sword and Fairy, Ruyi thought to herself.

The first chapter, "Wind and Snow Shocking Change," with only tens of thousands of characters, had already portrayed the chivalrous spirit and unwavering righteousness of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin.

Qiu Chuji's divine martial arts, his upright and incorruptible character, and Bao Xiruo's kind yet weak nature.

A spectacular martial arts world, encompassing both home and country, slowly unfolded. Ruyi was engrossed in the story when it suddenly ended.

"It's over?"

Ruyi blinked in surprise. This was too short, not enough to satisfy her. She felt this novel was even better than Legend of Sword and Fairy.

Having read all sorts of martial arts novels since childhood, she particularly favored these traditional ones.

"Sigh..."

She let out a sigh and reread it. Earlier, she had been too caught up in the plot, so now she would go back and read it carefully.

She felt that the beginning of "Wind and Snow Shocking Change" had already laid down many foreshadowing clues.

The smooth plot, the grand and sweeping prose, it was a martial arts novel with a very authentic feel. While many readers might not like this kind of novel, Ruyi truly loved this style.

She glanced at the comment section, and it was indeed lively, with opinions divided.

"That's it? It's over 30,000 characters and I still don't know who the protagonist is. I initially thought it was Yang Tiexin and Guo Xiaotian, but then those two were written off… This opening is too slow-paced."

"Are you guys not reading carefully? The protagonists are clearly those two newborn babies..."

"This opening isn't as direct as Legend of Sword and Fairy. Although the fight scenes are written brilliantly and the writing is good, I can't quite get used to this style..."

"Now this is what you call a martial arts novel. You guys don't know anything. I love this novel, the author is amazing."

"Exactly, I finally feel that sense of reading martial arts novels from my childhood. It has that authentic vibe."

"I feel like this author isn't like a typical web novel writer, but the book is still good."

"I won't talk about anything else, I just want to know if this dog author will write a tragedy again this time. Legend of Sword and Fairy made me cry so much, damn it, give me my money back!"

"Looking at this opening, I feel like this dog author is up to his old tricks. But it's undeniably good."

"Can't this author write a Power Fantasy Novel for once? I want to read a Power Fantasy Novel..."

"Can't get into it, not my type. Goodbye..."

The comment section was polarized, with some loving it immensely and others unable to get past the beginning.

However, Ruyi paid no mind to the negative comments. This was a situation where not only readers were filtering web novels, but authors were also filtering readers.

You could say a novel with this writing style isn't your preferred genre, or that it's not good, but you couldn't say it's bad.

Ever since Li Changle decided to publish The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he never expected everyone to like it.

Its popularity might not be as high online, but The Legend of the Condor Heroes had high literary value. Once the novel was adapted into a TV series, it would likely become a sensation once more.

Qingfeng, a great god of Xianxia, was also paying close attention to Li Changle's new book.

After reading the ending of Legend of Sword and Fairy, even as a web novel author and a great god himself, he couldn't help but want to mail Li Changle a Razor Blade.

He was too daring. He never dared to "cut" his readers like that, but this Li Xiaoyao dared.

And even after "cutting" his readers and getting cursed, he was still followed by readers when he released a new book.

"A role model for our generation..."

Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh. He had already finished reading The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and he was clearly an expert. The writing style of this novel...

Even if he wrote novels for another hundred years, he wouldn't be able to achieve such a writing style. The plot was very smooth and compact. Qingfeng felt he had learned something new again.

Watching this guy named Li Xiaoyao write novels was truly amazing...

Qingfeng checked the author chat group, and it was already buzzing.

"Have you guys read that guy Li Xiaoyao's new book?"

"Read it. This guy is amazing. I could never achieve this writing style even if I wrote for a lifetime..."

"Indeed. Putting the plot aside for a moment, just this writing style, this genre is enough for me to study for a long time."

"Has this guy gone mad? He's writing a martial arts novel. Readers aren't really into martial arts novels anymore..."

"I see the comment section for this book has already fallen. Some people don't like it, but no one is cursing the novel..."

"Are these even readers? My books don't just get cursed, my readers curse me along with it..."

"If you had this writing style, your readers would worship you..."

"As expected, I'm still just a piece of trash who can only write simple, easy-to-read novels. I can't learn this."

"My feeling about this book is that it's aimed at a TV adaptation. Although I don't know how the plot develops later, just the structural design of this first chapter is enough to be made into an episode of a TV series."

"You're not wrong, it really is. This can be used directly as a script, without much modification," a web novel great god who came from a screenwriting background said quickly.

"Reading this novel has made my dormant heart start pounding again. Damn it, I want to write a martial arts novel too!"

"I don't know if this Li Xiaoyao is from the physical book version or not, but his writing gets better with every book. He probably used Legend of Sword and Fairy to practice his skills."

Qingfeng didn't say anything. He was rereading the first chapter of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, studying its writing style and technique.

After reading it several times, he finally confirmed that he couldn't write novels like this. He couldn't even match Legend of Sword and Fairy.

Qingfeng sighed, feeling discouraged again. They were both human, so why was the gap so huge?

"Damn, I forgot to write again. Oh well, I'll just ask for leave..."

Qingfeng felt like he had no mood to write today, so he decided to slack off and just post a Single Chapter Announcement.

He used being too engrossed in reading The Legend of the Condor Heroes and forgetting to update as his reason. He also reminded his readers that they should check it out if they hadn't read it yet, saying it was worth it!

Then, readers flooded the comment section, calling the author outrageous.

"I've never seen such a shameless person."

"But I think the beginning of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is really good, it has that wuxia feel..."

"I can't get into wuxia novels..."

"I couldn't get into this novel at first either, but after reading it carefully, I realized it's really got something special. It's a good book, unlike the mainstream novels on Chinese Web Novel Platform right now..."

"I'm a Chinese major, and I've read this novel. You can't write a book like this without life experience. This author is probably a big name bestseller offline, I just don't know who it is..."

The Legend of the Condor Heroes had only been released for one day, with only one chapter published. Furthermore, Li Changle hadn't communicated with Chinese Web Novel Platform before its release.

Even so, it had generated quite a bit of buzz on Chinese Web Novel Platform. Li Changle's new work was being closely watched by many, whether they were editors, readers, or fellow authors.

However, Li Changle was completely ignoring all of this. He was just an unfeeling tool for moving content.

He was currently writing. Ever since Wang Siyi sent him a selfie and told him she was going out to record a song, she hadn't replied to him.

"Life is truly lonely as snow..."

Li Changle, diligently writing at his computer desk, felt a bit tired. In just one morning, he had already written another twenty thousand characters. He stood up and stretched.

Then, he heard his phone ring on the desk. He picked it up and was stunned to see it was Wang Weimin.

Li Changle felt a little guilty, wondering if Wang Siyi had asked Uncle Wang to find him.

Why was he feeling guilty? He had done nothing wrong and acted properly; he hadn't bullied Wang Siyi.

He pressed the answer button and cautiously asked:

"Is there something you need, Uncle Wang?"

Wang Weimin's stern voice came from the other end:

"What did you promise me before?"

Huh? Promise what? He seemed to have promised to take care of Wang Siyi? Did he really think he had bullied Wang Siyi?

"What... what is it, Uncle Wang?"

"You rascal, I asked you to submit your entry for the Poetry Competition before. Where is your submission? Today's the deadline, are you submitting or not?"

Thanks to Cheng Shi Mei and Ka Luo Di Po for their rewards, thank you!

I've seen quite a few readers urging me to update, and I'm very happy. I apologize to everyone who's been urging me. Before the book is put on shelves, I can only update four thousand characters daily. Although it's only one chapter, the author is long...

I'll definitely update more once it's on shelves, depending on how many drafts I have. I can say my drafts are currently sufficient, and I'm still working hard to save them up.

I'm not sure when it will be put on shelves yet. The main reason is that this book is already twelve thousand characters long and hasn't received a single recommendation yet (crying). That so many people are reading it without recommendations means they must be true fans. I'm very grateful!

Lastly, as usual, I'm asking for collections, recommendation tickets, and Monthly Tickets~