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What to do if the post is blocked?

Suddenly, this group of Net Fans who were reading pirated copies on Xin Man Net thought of this consequence and panicked.

Xin Man Net blocking pirated posts of a certain work was no joke. Once blocked, you absolutely wouldn't find another pirated post of this work on the entire Xin Man Net.

"What else can we do? We can only stop reading!"

"You say it so easily. Don't come begging for private messages for resources on Xin Man Net later."

"I've already added the Poster as a friend. If the post really gets blocked, I'll ask the Poster to send it to me privately."

Under this reply, a group of people left their emails without asking for permission to forward them, and uniformly added a message: "Layer Owner is a good person, thank you Layer Owner."

However, as they scrolled down, one reply attracted many comments.

"I'm also from Luo Province, and I own a bookstore in Ming City, the capital of Luo Province. I also work as a Tianmao Seller part-time, mainly selling Four Treasures of the Study. If this post really gets blocked, you can search for 'Ming City Old Wang' on Tianmao. I can mail the issues of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal serialization to friends who need them on Tianmao... Man Ying. Of course, I will also charge a small handling fee..."

Ming City Old Wang, a simple and memorable name, rhyming with a hint of green.

Below this layer, there were a group of replies.

"Got it, Old Wang. If this post really gets blocked, I'll come to you to buy the issues and read the official version."

"I didn't like reading pirated copies in the first place. The Poster's phone camera quality is so poor, it hurts my eyes. Since you, the Layer Owner, don't mind the trouble, I'll come to you to buy issues and follow the manga after the post is blocked..."

"That's good. This way, it's considered supporting the author..."

"Don't be naive, upstairs. You're only supporting the Manga Company. The author of this work, Shui Xin, won't get a single extra cent..."

Soon, another week passed. The sixth chapter of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal was released with the new issue of Man Ying. This chapter also marked the end of the "Lost Cat" arc.

The story reached the point where Kenshin's location was surrounded by the Shinsengumi. After a fierce battle, Kenshin escaped the encirclement with Tomoe. Under Gui's arrangement, the two would temporarily live in seclusion as a couple in a place arranged by Gui...

And in the final panel of this chapter, Xuedai Ba walked behind Kenshin, but couldn't help but grip the sword at her waist...

What the heck?

Teacher Shui Xin is going to stir up trouble again?

It was another familiar cliffhanger that left people wanting more. However, the fans of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal in Luo Province, while cursing, opened their phones and computers, logged into the voting page, and decisively voted for Rurouni Kenshin.

Friday was a good day, both the release day of Man Ying magazine and the last day of the school week.

Chu Yu hurried home after school, and soon, his assistant Zhao Qinyin followed.

Although they could have met at school and gone to Chu Yu's house together, Chu Yu considered the Rumor-mongering Ability of the Gossipers at school and never did so.

However, today was quite unusual.

In the past, Su Ruo would have already arrived at Chu Yu's place early on the weekly publication day for Man Ying, not to mention other days. But today, Chu Yu was almost done cooking, yet there was still no sign of her.

Chu Yu checked his phone, but Su Ruo hadn't sent any messages.

He looked at the time; it was almost seven in the evening... Given Su Ruo's personality, if she couldn't make it, she would have notified him on Weixin. But with no news at all, had something delayed her?

"Zhao Qinyin, are you hungry?" Chu Yu asked, looking at Zhao Qinyin, who had immediately thrown herself onto the manga desk upon entering his home.

But she seemed too engrossed in her work. Chu Yu called out to her a few more times before she finally responded.

"No, not hungry... Let's wait a bit! We'll eat together when Sister Su arrives..."

"That works too..." Chu Yu thought for a moment, then went to the desk himself and began drawing the original manuscript for the eighth chapter of Rurouni Kenshin.

Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal was divided into four parts. The first part, Executioner, primarily focused on the protagonist Kenshin's background and upbringing, and at the end, introduced the key character Xuedai Ba.

The second part, Lost Cat, provided a more in-depth portrayal of the environment and era in which the protagonist and Xuedai Ba lived.

The third part, Yoshioka, was the crucial chapter for the development and deepening of their relationship. Gui had arranged for them to be in the countryside, posing as a married couple. Through prolonged contact, they fell in love with each other.

However, it was also in this part that the truth of Xuedai Ba's fiancé being killed by Kenshin was revealed in her memories. Her initial motive for approaching Kenshin was solely for revenge... The seeds of their tragedy were sown here...

The first two parts of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal could only be described as brilliant, but they were far from reaching classic status. The reason Chu Yu was confident enough to tell Su Ruo and Zhao Qinyin that he would reach the top on Man Ying was because he understood the brilliance of the latter two parts: Yoshioka and Cross Scar.

These two parts elevated the entire story of Trust and Betrayal, in terms of content, depth, and brilliance, by several levels compared to what came before.

When Su Ruo submitted the serialization proposal for Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal, Chu Yu drew nine chapters of manga name for Su Ruo to use in securing an opportunity at the serialization meeting.

After that, because the first issue of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal increased its page count for its initial serialization, the original chapters one and two were combined into the first chapter and published in the first issue.

Therefore, Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal, originally planned for sixteen chapters, was effectively reduced to fifteen issues on Man Ying.

And now, the eighth chapter that Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin were about to complete together was the finished product of the ninth chapter's manga name that Su Ruo had presented at the serialization meeting.

Since he had drawn enough manga name in one go back then, Chu Yu hadn't drawn any more since.

The plot of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal beyond this point was known only to Chu Yu in the entire world.

Since Chu Yu was already drawing the content for this chapter, it meant that more than half of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal had already been drawn.

In another two months, this work would also conclude...

As Chu Yu was contemplating these issues, a knocking sound echoed.

He opened the door, and indeed, it was Su Ruo.

Her light red down jacket was covered in snow scraps, and her face was red from the cold.

As soon as she entered the room, she went straight to the stove.

"I'm starving, starving!"

"Have you guys eaten yet?"

"Not yet? The dishes are ready, but we haven't started eating," Chu Yu replied.

"Perfect then, let's eat first. There's something I need to talk about, and it's a bit complicated, so we can chat while we eat," Su Ruo said, letting out a long sigh.

At the dinner table.

"You said you had something to talk about, what is it?" Chu Yu asked.

Su Ruo took a sip of hot tea and looked up at Chu Yu.

"I don't know if you've heard of... the Dragon Star Award!"