Most of the time, I write in silence.
That is because an author I like holds this view: an author's work should be the only platform for communication with readers, and ideally, there should be no direct interaction.
I understand that everyone's perspectives, thoughts, and opinions differ, but personally, I believe it is best not to rush into making hostile remarks before seeing the ending, especially when reading a novel with elements of mystery.
Similar things have happened before, and I did not pay much attention, because I knew everyone would naturally understand once that part of the story was finished.
But this time, it happened again.
Some people even turned it into a question of values, taking it to another level, saying female characters were not allowed their moments to shine and that I always killed off female characters.
Readers who have read my books should know that my stories either have a single female lead or no female lead. I have written about female characters' dedication, sacrifice, resourcefulness, courage...
As for the Snow Mountain storyline in this instance, perhaps I buried the setup too deeply, but I think some readers must have noticed this detail: so far, throughout this entire ghost story, [Wu Tiansheng]'s is the only corpse of a player to have appeared.
I also only wrote the protagonist's inner thoughts when facing another character once: when he formed the impression that [Wu Tiansheng] was "steady and dependable."
Yet I left out almost all of the protagonist's "inner thoughts" when he faced the other players, which differed from how I wrote before.
This is the most deeply hidden and most important point of this instance. I originally intended to reveal it once the instance ended, but some comments have seriously affected the reading experience, as well as