New Book, Spring Festival Release

"Who? Who attacked you?"

Lu Xiaofeng tightly gripped Lin Xian'er's hand, channeling his true qi into her. Lin Xian'er's paper-pale face finally showed a hint of color.

"It was... a man in black... I heard... he called... Gin..."

A man in black?

Gin!

It was like a thunderclap exploding in Lu Xiaofeng's mind. Could it be them!

Those two men in black who shrunk him!

And... Gin... that name!

"Tell... tell Li Xunhuan, they... they won't let him go..."

The color on Lin Xian'er's face faded, her beautiful features turning pale again. Trembling, she uttered this last sentence before her life extinguished like a candle in the wind...

"Good! Excellent!"

Boss Wen closed the book he had just bound, praising repeatedly, "Young Master Zhou's writing has improved. This final case is full of mysteries, yet Lu Xiaofeng unraveled them all. Crucially, it even hides so many secrets! Once this book is released, it will surely be a sensation across the land, an instant hit!"

Zhou Ming nodded with satisfaction, "Boss Wen is experienced and discerning. I trust your judgment! If it doesn't achieve this, I'll hold you accountable in the future!"

Boss Wen chuckled, "Young Master Zhou, rest assured. I'll bet the reputation of my Wenzong Bookstore on it, this book... will be a hit!"

Seven days later, Zhou Ming made significant revisions to 'Famous Detective Lu Xiaofeng', adding much more content.

The book could roughly be divided into three volumes. The first volume detailed Lu Xiaofeng's cleverness in solving cases. Then, during the Lantern Festival, while accompanying his childhood sweetheart, he encountered two suspicious men in black and pursued them.

He was knocked unconscious with a blow to the head and, in a daze, was forced to swallow a poison.

When he woke up, he discovered he had been turned into an eight-year-old child. He then experienced several cases before moving into the home of his childhood sweetheart, Mao Xiaolan.

The second volume described Mao Xiaolan's father, Mao Wulang, a constable in the Six Doors, who was inept at solving cases. With Lu Xiaofeng's help, he consecutively solved several bizarre cases, gradually gaining renown.

This volume primarily relied on the intricate and suspenseful narratives of those bizarre cases, also introducing several new characters.

Furthermore, it revealed the existence of the Black-Clad Organization to Lu Xiaofeng, especially identifying the person who had knocked him out – Gin!

The most crucial part was the third volume, where Mao Wulang was invited to Xingyun Manor to investigate the Plum Blossom Thief case!

Although it was a single case, Lu Xiaofeng uncovered four major mysteries within it.

First was the mystery of the Plum Blossom Thief, which wasn't particularly engaging, as the Jianghu Monthly Report had already covered it in detail.

However, the subsequent three mysteries were each more significant than the last.

When Li Xunhuan returned, he was accompanied by two people: one was his loyal servant, Tie Chuanjia, and the other was a friend he had made, the Flying Swordsman A'Fei.

It could be said that these two, as friends of the protagonist, each held secrets.

The secret of the Flying Swordsman A'Fei was the mystery of his parentage.

It turned out his father was none other than Shen Lang, a great hero renowned throughout the jianghu ten years prior, and his mother was the equally famous Ghost Palace Master, Bai Feifei.

Tie Chuanjia's secret required telling the stories of another eight people.

These eight were strangers initially, but they shared similar temperaments and became sworn brothers, known as the 'Eight Heroes of the Central Plains'. They were all chivalrous heroes, generous with their wealth, but where did their money come from?

It was acquired through robbery by Weng Tianjie, the leader of the Eight Heroes of the Central Plains, who had turned to banditry.

Tie Chuanjia, to uncover the truth, pretended to approach Weng Tianjie and discovered the facts. However, Weng Tianjie's actions were all for his brothers, and he only robbed ill-gotten gains.

But the law showed no mercy, and Tie Chuanjia eventually reported the matter, leading to Weng Tianjie's death.

However, if this incident were to spread, Weng Tianjie's reputation would be ruined. Tie Chuanjia kept the secret entirely hidden, known only to himself.

But because he didn't speak of it, outsiders were unaware, and they assumed he had betrayed and harmed Weng Tianjie. Weng Tianjie's wife and his seven sworn brothers then pursued Tie Chuanjia, never ceasing for over a decade.

This great mystery, whose truth was unknown to anyone, was revealed by Zhou Ming and written into the book.

Finally, there was the decline of the Li family, the death of Old Scholar Li, and the mystery of Li Xunhuan's ten-year exile beyond the frontier!

This was the real bombshell!

Shen Lang and Bai Feifei were figures from ten years ago.

Tie Chuanjia and the Eight Heroes of the Central Plains had only minor reputations in the jianghu.

The secrets surrounding them couldn't compare to the universally renowned Little Li Flying Dagger, Li Xunhuan!

This was the true major highlight!

Of course, Zhou Ming wasn't foolish enough to name Zhu Wushi as the mastermind, instead attributing it to the Black-Clad Organization in the book.

At the end of the story, Lin Xian'er's death was also attributed to the Black-Clad Organization.

As for why the Black-Clad Organization targeted her? What secret had she discovered? What were the organization's objectives?

All will be revealed in the next book!

To complete this story, Zhou Ming reluctantly consumed a wisp of Perfect Qi and studied for an hour to improve his writing.

He made this story exceptionally captivating.

Paired with the already compelling narrative, even Boss Wen, upon reading it, praised it repeatedly and definitively declared it a good book!

"Young Master Zhou, was Lin Xian'er truly harmed by people from the Black-Clad Organization?" Boss Wen couldn't help but ask curiously.

Zhou Ming chuckled, "Boss Wen, the Black-Clad Organization is just a fabrication in my book. How could Lin Xian'er have died at their hands?"

"That's true!"

Boss Wen nodded and then asked, "Then the death of Li Xunhuan's father… that should be fake too, right?"

"Heh heh, that one is actually true, though it was something that happened over ten years ago."

"Oh, I knew it was fake. How could Old Scholar Li… huh???"

Boss Wen's words trailed off, and he cautiously asked, "What do you mean, Young Master…?"

"What do you think?"

"This humble one knows nothing!"

After leaving the manor, Boss Wen reached behind him, his back drenched in sweat.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

He unceremoniously slapped himself several times, his face turning red. He cursed, "Serves you right for being so talkative! Serves you right for being so talkative!"

When it came to matters like these, even if Young Master Zhou had written them clearly in his book, as the owner of a bookstore, you couldn't say an extra word about them!

Boss Wen made up his mind that from now on, in front of Young Master Zhou, he would absolutely have to curb his curiosity and never ask any questions out of turn.

Piracy was rampant in ancient times. Even though Wenzong Bookstore was the most influential bookstore in the Ming State, it still suffered greatly from pirated copies.

The book "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" described many secrets and solved numerous mysteries. The story itself was intricate and was almost guaranteed to be a massive hit.

To prevent pirated copies from encroaching on their profits, Wenzong Bookstore decided to fully stock the book, ensuring that genuine copies would be directly available in all major cities across the country.

The official release date was set for the first day of the first lunar month!

During the Spring Festival, it had always been the hottest market period, both in ancient and modern times. It would only gradually decline after reaching another peak on the Lantern Festival.

Releasing it at this time was enough to ensure maximum profit.

And before the official release, various promotional activities naturally couldn't stop.

The promotional strategy was also very simple: piggyback on hot topics.

Piggyback on the Plum Blossom Thief, piggyback on Li Xunhuan, piggyback on Lu Xiaofeng.

In short, just piggyback on everything!