Jia Xingwen's tactics instantly made all Anxi Army soldiers feel frightened.
All the soldiers of the Anxi Army knew that Jia Xingwen could not be offended at this moment.
Because at this moment, Jia Xingwen represents not only himself, but also the entire Anxi Army.
The entire Anxi Army is quite docile.
The fact that the Protector-General was able to authorize Jia Xingwen to this extent shows that Jia Xingwen has won the trust of the Protector-General.
The fact that the Protector-General can trust Jia Xingwen so much is enough to illustrate his status in the mind of the Protector-General.
Life is so wonderful.
Maybe one moment you thought this person was a bit dull, but the next moment he showed his vigorous and resolute side.
How many minor characters can be found in the Anxi Army?
They are all ruthless characters who can survive in the bloody storm.
These people are quite powerful, so if you don't offend them, they will definitely make you regret it once you offend them.
The Anxi soldiers who were ordered to be beaten by Jia Xingwen were crying and wailing for mercy at first, but later they stopped making any move.
The reason is simple. They have been beaten so hard that they can no longer even shout.
At this moment, what Jia Xingwen wanted to achieve was finally achieved.
At this moment, Jia Xingwen finally established his prestige.
He glanced at the generals of the Anxi Army and said loudly: "I would like to say it again, the Anxi Army should be of the same mind from beginning to end. If anyone is pulling back or holding back, don't blame the ruthless military law. The Anxi Army is not for you to play casually.
Where there is fun, the military camp is the military camp. The military camp should have the rules of the military camp. Without rules, there will be no circle. Without rules, an army cannot have combat effectiveness. Our Anxi Army has been an iron army since its establishment. Everyone can do well.
Let’s take a look and see how to do it. It’s not that I didn’t give you a chance, the next step is up to you.”
Haoran Academy.
After several days of training, Zhao Xun has made some progress in the Yuan Shen Unity Technique. Although it is far from reaching the expected goal, it can be said that great progress has been made.
Progress is necessary and deserved. However, Zhao Xun has never felt the slightest bit complacent.
Because he knows that this is just the first step. He still has a long way to go.
"Third Senior Brother, after practicing this Yuan Shen Unification Technique, I found that I have become more proficient in controlling Yuan Shen. I can control each branch of Yuan Shen very delicately and accurately."
"Haha, it's like this. The current situation is like this. As long as you can skillfully control the Yuanshen Unification Technique, your mastery of the Yuanshen will become very easy. You will easily find that this is not difficult.
, as long as you are willing to put in some energy, your control of the soul and your control of the true energy will definitely be able to reach a higher level."
The words of Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan were not to encourage Zhao Xun blindly, but to tell the truth.
The essence of Yuanshen Unity Technique is actually to condense Yuanshen, Qi, etc.
What it means to condense these means to be able to bring everything together.
After gathering these, the practitioner's strength will be greatly increased.
"Tsk tsk tsk"
Zhao Xun said with emotion: "Yes, you don't know if you don't practice, but you will be shocked once you practice. Now the overall state is quite mature, and the next thing to do is to further improve the accuracy. After all, after the souls are gathered together,
The most important thing is to try your best to control all of this. If you can't control these, then everything else will be meaningless."
"Junior brother, I don't know what Taoist Master Qinglian told you. But in my opinion, if you want to control all of this accurately, the first thing you have to do is stick to your true heart. The key to your true heart is what you want.
What do you care about? I remember I told you similar questions before, and you knew what your true intention and perseverance were at that time. So these can be intensively trained in the same way as before. Junior brother, you understand.
Did I mean what I said?"
"Um"
Zhao Xun nodded.
Third senior brother Long Qingquan had indeed told him something like sticking to one's heart before.
He thought it made sense at the time, and now that he thinks about it, it is indeed true.
It is not an easy task to control all spirits.
This requires external forces to constrain the limitations of external forces.
Taoist Master Qinglian once said that the soul is actually the condensation of Qi.
At this moment, Zhao Xun has been able to deeply understand the true meaning of this part.
According to what Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan said, he must stick to his original intention and operate his vitality according to his original intention.
Although it may seem a little difficult, it's actually not that difficult.
Nothing is without difficulty. No matter what you do in this world, it is actually quite difficult.
The key is that you must be able to control your emotions as much as possible and control yourself to control everything.
The words of the third senior brother and his mentor, Taoist Master Qinglian, are very reasonable. According to what they said, Zhao Xun should basically not have any big problems.
"Well, it seems important to maintain a good state of practice now. The better my mood, the better my condition, and the better the results during training."
"Of course."
Third senior brother Long Qingquan nodded and said.
"Um"
"Junior brother, according to your current training status, your cultivation level can be improved by leaps and bounds. As long as you maintain your current status, I am sure that sooner or later you will break through to the second level."
Is this a promise, an estimate, a guarantee?
At this moment, Zhao Xun has realized it.
Indeed, if someone had told Zhao Xun when he first entered the academy that one day he might become a second-grade practitioner, Zhao Xun would not have believed it at that time. Because at that time, the second-grade practitioner was in the academy.
They are considered a minority.
Senior sister, second senior sister, third senior brother
These are all figures that Zhao Xun can hardly compare to.
It is really extremely difficult to be on par with these people and to be as famous as these people.
But now it seems that this is about to become a reality.
Zhao Xun is already at the third level, and as training progresses recently, he feels that his cultivation level has been steadily improving.
Maybe it will be a little difficult at the beginning, but once the number of orders breaks through that barrier, it will feel like a smooth road.
Maintaining restraint and maintaining regular training are really useful.
Zhao Xun is a person who has extremely strict requirements on himself.
Even in training, he will ask himself to do his best. One advantage of this is that he will not compromise.
It is really critical not to compromise during training. Because if you compromise during training, your expected goals will not be easily achieved.
Over time, if you discount a little here and a little there, it will always make people feel very awkward.
When it comes to actual combat, when you actually compete against the masters, you will notice the difference.
You cannot guarantee concentration and good condition, which makes it impossible for you to use your best tactics during the duel.
Then the defeat is obvious.
Zhao Xun is not a hypocritical person. But in Zhao Xun's view, there is actually room for improvement in many cases.
If a person locks himself in and thinks that it is difficult for him to have any chance to move up, then this person really may not have any chance.
Things like self-motivation are really crucial.
This is a very important attitude. Ensuring that you can always be the best can truly optimize the development path of a practitioner to the greatest extent.
If Zhao Xun maintains a good development trajectory, Zhao Xun's future may not only be as simple as a second-grade practitioner, but also a first-grade or even higher grade.
"Hey, to be honest, I really want to know what's above the super grade."
Although Zhao Xun is currently at the third level, it does not prevent him from thinking about his state after reaching the super level.
Just imagine, a super master is already invincible on earth. In this state, he basically thinks about the immortal realm in heaven.
How is the life of the immortals in heaven?
A capable boss would definitely want to give it a try.
For these big guys, trying hard may bring about a completely different feeling.
"Ascension? You mean ascension, right? Junior Brother."
Third senior brother Long Qingquan seemed quite excited when he mentioned the word ascension.
"Yes, if you want to achieve greater breakthroughs after reaching the realm of a super master, you can only rely on ascension. But ascension is not that simple. Ascension requires all-round improvement and all-round progress.
It is useless to simply improve in one aspect. You must ensure that your whole body is in an explosive state and your whole body is in an excited state during practice. Only then can you have a chance."
After swallowing for a while, Long Qingquan then received: "There is also a need for a little luck. If you rely solely on hard work to achieve success, but if you are not very lucky, there will basically be no good results."
luck
This is a bit difficult.
Zhao Xun thought that although his luck was pretty good at the moment, no one could guarantee that he would always have good luck.
If his luck is good now, but when he is likely to ascend, his luck suddenly drops.
Wouldn't Zhao Xun have to cry to death?
"Hey, it seems there is no use worrying about these things now."
Zhao Xun sighed and said: "From this point of view, we must ensure that we have a consistent attitude from beginning to end. Although this does not seem to have much to do with luck, at least it can let God see our attitude. God sees it
After we have worked so hard, there is no reason for us to stay in the human world so hard. The world in the sky is always curious, and people want to give it a try."
"Um"
Long Qingquan also understood what Zhao Xun meant at this moment.
Whether you can ascend and become an immortal in the sky is not easy to say at the moment, but one thing is certain, that is, to improve as comprehensively as possible and to reach the best state you can be in.
This state may come earlier, or it may come later.
If you come earlier, you need to keep it.
A strong practitioner can not only continuously achieve breakthroughs in his own cultivation realm, but can also maintain his state at a fixed stage.
The key to maintaining your condition is to maintain your original intention and maintain a normal mind.
If a person's mentality has changed significantly, it will be difficult to maintain the state.
And if his mentality fluctuates more, his state will definitely fluctuate more accordingly.
Over time, very serious problems will occur in a person's entire mentality.
This is certainly not a good thing.
For every practitioner, the stability of the state is important.
Once the state becomes unstable, let alone further breakthroughs in cultivation, the level may plummet.
After a state of decline, it is actually quite difficult to get back to the original level.
Ascension really depends on luck, to a certain extent there is no problem.
But luck is also based on strength.
For a person without strength, even if he is given incredible luck, it will not have much effect.
And for a person who is full of strength, maybe if you just give him a little bit of luck, he will be able to seize the opportunity and rise directly.
Sometimes things in life are so wonderful.
Sometimes things in life are so unclear.
Ascension may only exist in legends. Ascension may only exist in people's fantasies.
But in Zhao Xun's view, this is always a hope, and it always gives people a head start.
The most fearful thing in life is that there is no headway in life. Once there is no headway in life, there is basically no other possibility.
The same is true for practitioners.
The life of a practitioner is relatively boring.
Apart from daily training, I basically just eat, drink and sleep.
A life of clear soup and little water helps to purify the mind.
But at the same time, the boredom it brings still makes people feel very helpless.
This requires setting a small goal.
Throughout life, some people seek fame, some seek profit, and some seek both.
In Zhao Xun's opinion, it is very difficult to ensure fame and wealth in an absolute sense.
I'm afraid only the emperor can do this.
What's even more ridiculous is that even the emperor only had fame and fortune temporarily.
Once the body dies, it will completely turn into a pile of loess, and these things will be completely lost.
But cultivation is something different.
If you can ascend, if you can successfully reach the immortal realm as the legend says, everything will be different.
People can stand at a higher position and overlook everything and all living beings.
Of course, that is the treatment only the best immortals receive.
If he was just an immortal who had just ascended, he probably wouldn't be that old yet.
At least Zhao Xun feels that a step-by-step process is needed, and that’s okay, just take your time.
As long as there is hope in life, as long as there is hope in life, that is great.
"Third Senior Brother, what are you going to do after your ascension?"
"After ascension?"
Long Qingquan felt that he was thinking about something very far away now.
But this is really interesting to think about now.
"After ascension, I naturally have to think about the life of an immortal. The life of an immortal is extremely beautiful, right? It must be extremely graceful, even if it only lasts for a day and a half, it would be wonderful."
Long Qingquan thought for a while and then said: "Immortals should be able to travel among immortals, right? Wouldn't it be a pity if we can't take a leisurely tour in Taixu Fairyland?"
"Haha, that's true. Taixu Fairyland is definitely a good place to visit. I think there might be quite a few fairies there."
Zhao Xun chuckled and said, "You may have some good luck at that time, Third Senior Brother."
The third senior brother smiled lightly and said: "Haha, I'll accept your good advice."
"Actually, love luck is something that can only be met by chance. Logically speaking, according to your conditions, Third Senior Brother, it shouldn't be so difficult. It shouldn't be that we still don't have a good match."
"Hey, don't mention it. Things like love really just depend on fate. If the fate is there, then it's easy to talk about anything. But if the fate is not there, everything you talk about is empty."
"Um…"
For a moment, Zhao Xun felt that it was a bit awkward to continue talking about this topic, so he suddenly changed the topic: "Actually, the life of an immortal should not only include traveling in the fairyland, right? The fairyland should be like other places, with daily life, right? I don't know their
What is daily life like?”
"The daily life of an immortal?"
Long Qingquan was stunned for a moment, his whole person in a state of confusion.
He really didn't think about this problem carefully.
What is the daily life of an immortal like?
"Well…"
After thinking about it carefully, the third senior brother Long Qingquan nodded seriously and said: "I think immortals don't need to plow the fields or farm the land, right? These should all be achieved through immortal magic. In the same way, there shouldn't be any need.
You don’t have to do other things when you’re fishing, right?”
"Um…"
Zhao Xun thought about it carefully and felt that something similar was unlikely.
Immortals must still have the most basic style and posture. They cannot be the same as mortals with clay legs.
Not to mention that everyone is dressed in white and has long hair, but at least there should be something different from ordinary people.
"The realm of immortals is definitely different from that of mortals, so I think they can maintain a relatively free and unrestrained state, just like those hermits."
"hermit?"
"Yes, just like those hermits who live in seclusion in the mountains."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Just thinking about it, Long Qingquan found it very interesting.
What's even more interesting is that Long Qingquan actually feels that their current state is no different from hermits.
"Junior brother, I feel that our current state is no different from that of immortals. From this point of view, what else can we envy to become immortals and ascend to immortality?"
"Well…"
Zhao Xun was confused by his third senior brother Long Qingquan for a while.
But upon analysis, it seems that what Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan said has some truth.
The third senior brother is a ruthless person, but he still has the most basic ethics.
Guaranteed to be in a good condition, guaranteed to be in an outstanding lifestyle. With the current secluded life of everyone in the academy, if it is said to be in a state of ecstasy, it seems that there is no big problem?
Zhao Xun was extremely excited for a while.
Who in this world doesn’t want others to praise them for their character? Who doesn’t want others to praise them for their elegance and immortal demeanor?
Although this kind of statement sounds like it contains a lot of bragging, it can indeed make people feel quite comfortable.
I have to say that people like to hear good things.
The better the words are, the more interesting they sound, and the better the words are, the easier it is to make people happy.
It's really good to have people praise you, at least it can keep people in a state of striving for progress.
"Third Senior Brother, I think that after we truly ascend, we can completely let go of our hands and do things according to our instincts."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Third senior brother Long Qingquan smiled lightly and said: "From the current point of view, it is indeed worth looking forward to."
"Junior brother, don't think about what happens after your ascension. Do the things in front of you first."
Long Qingquan said with emotion: "We haven't had time to understand things in the human world, so what's the point of doing things like immortals?"
"That's right. We should deal with the current matters first."
Zhao Xun nodded, paused and said, "Third Senior Brother's top priority right now should be the matter of Corruptors, right? I feel that I now have a deeper understanding of Corruptors. Do you still remember what I told you?
The theory of the vast universe, right?”
"Um."
Third senior brother Long Qingquan nodded slightly.
At that time, when Zhao Xun took the initiative to mention this theory to him, Long Qingquan was shocked.
The universe is vast and boundless.
Everything in the vast universe seems like a drop in the ocean.
Everything seems so small.
"The world of the Corruptor should be one of the countless parallel worlds in this vast universe. In my opinion, this is really a small part of it. The continent of Ellen Lore... At the beginning, I thought this was a parallel world.
, but later I felt otherwise.”
Zhao Xun paused and then continued: "In other words, every world is a parallel world, and every world is within reach. There is a door in every world, and we can enter by opening the door.
.The continent of Ellen Lore is actually one of the worlds after opening a door."
"Um…"
The more Long Qingquan listened, the more it made sense.
The vast universe and the vast sea of stars are shocking at first glance.
But if you take it apart and look at it carefully, you will find that it is not as complicated as you thought.
one flower one World.
It may seem a little complicated overall, but if you look closely, it is actually very simple and authentic.
"The long river of stars, the long night."
Zhao Xun said with emotion: "In fact, each of us is a night watchman. What we guard is our hometown and our homeland. So it is not that entangled, as long as we try our best."
"Um…"
Long Qingquan was completely impressed by Zhao Xun at this moment.
Zhao Xun also unknowingly occupied a dominant position.
If someone else takes the dominant position, then Long Qingquan will definitely not do it.
But now it is Zhao Xun who holds the dominant position, so Long Qingquan actually won't say anything.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
For a time, Zhao Xun was full of energy.
Be it Corruptors or other enemies, they are all just intruders.
Since it was an intruder, what Zhao Xun had to do was to defeat it.
Facing these guys who pose a huge threat to the academy, it is very important to maintain a basic positive attitude.
Zhao Xun will not be afraid. A brave man has nothing to fear. A brave man has nothing to fear.
At this moment, Zhao Xun really has a strong heart that he has never had before.
Because he represents not only the academy, but also the scholars all over the world.
…
…
Wangcai can be said to be quite busy these days.
Because he was busy finishing the manuscript of Zhao Xun's latest "The Romance of the West Chamber" into a book and then printing it.
Zhao Xun's "The Romance of the West Chamber" can be said to be a masterpiece.
After Wangcai read the manuscript, he was immediately shocked.
"The Romance of the West Chamber" can be said to meet all the needs of readers in this era. Therefore, Wangcai concluded that this book will definitely become a hit once it is released.
Popular books can bring huge financial benefits, and of course there are other benefits besides that, such as fame.
Gaining both fame and fortune is what everyone hopes to achieve, and writing and publishing books is the fastest and most convenient way to achieve this goal.
Wangcai knew that Zhao Xun was very talented in this area.
The original "Liao Zhai" became very popular in Chang'an.
As a result, Zhao Xun became popular among the people in Chang'an City.
It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that Zhao Xun and the dog emperor Xianlong had a falling out.
As a result, Emperor Xianlong banned all books under Zhao Xun's name. Even Zhao Xun's original pen name was banned.
This was a considerable loss to Zhao Xun.
You should know that a pen name can be used to attract old fans.
Those who have read the author's previous works will basically have expectations for the next work. This is human nature.
But Zhao Xun's pen name was banned by the court.
So you no longer have this advantage.
If Wang Cai wanted to help Zhao Xun publish a book, he would have to let Zhao Xun use a brand new pen name.
This is not a difficult thing.
Because as long as the pen name is not repeated, there are no high requirements.
I am very confident about this prosperity.
As long as he changed his bookstore and changed his cover to help Zhao Xun publish his book, basically there wouldn't be any big problem.
To put it bluntly, if a book wants to be popular, it must rely on quality and strength.
As long as you are strong enough, it is basically impossible to be buried.
As long as you are strong enough, you will basically be able to get ahead.
Of course Wangcai understands very well that Zhao Xun does not attach too much importance to the success or failure of a book. But Wangcai does.
He is a businessman. There is no businessman who does not value profit.
Although the brotherhood between Wangcai and Zhao Xun is very deep, brothers still have to settle accounts. What's more, they are just brothers who are in charge.
It can be said that Zhao Xun and Wangcai made a very clear calculation, and the proceeds from the manuscript were divided 50-50 between them.
In this way, the benefits that Zhao Xun and others can obtain can be said to be quite generous.
And how much money Zhao Xun can get, Wangcai can get an equal proportion of money.
In this way, Wangcai can be said to have received great motivation, and he was full of momentum for a while.
"Oh my, I think there is nothing wrong with this manuscript, but I need to put more thought into the illustrations."
Wangcai knew that the manuscripts of this era were all accompanied by pictures and text, so the quality of the accompanying pictures may directly affect the quality of the final book.
Readers do not read a book entirely based on the quality of illustrations, but perfect illustrations can definitely enhance readers' interest in reading to some extent.
Reading interest needs to be cultivated, and reading interest also needs to be improved.
But what Wangcai hopes more is to capture the readers' appetite and interest from the beginning.
In this case, the money will not be the same as picking it up.
It feels good to make money, and it feels even better to pick up money.
Wangcaidu has already helped Zhao Xun plan the publicity strategy.
As long as he carries out some publicity according to the publicity strategy he formulated, it will definitely become popular in Chang'an very quickly, and even become popular outside the circle.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Wangcai felt like a genius for a moment.
Zhao Xun will definitely be grateful to him by then, right?
After all, although Zhao Xun is not short of money, no one in this world would not want to earn more money.
When so much gold and silver is placed in front of you, no one will think that it is a pile of copper.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Wangcai was drooling while dreaming sweet dreams.
But he didn't know that Zhao Xun had already walked to his side.
"Wangcai, what are you thinking about? All this money is about to flow out."
"Uh, it's Brother Mingyun. It's nothing. I'm helping you plan for publishing a book."
Wangcai chuckled and said, "Publishing a book relies on packaging. There is a completely different difference between a packaged book and an unpackaged book."
Wangcai paused deliberately, and seeing that Zhao Xun didn't mean to say anything more, he continued on his own: "Hey, so I have carefully planned your book to ensure that your book can be
This fire will explode immediately."
Wangcai is quite confident about this.
After all, he is a businessman, and a very successful bookseller at that.
Wangcai has a wealth of knowledge about packaging books.
Those books with average content can become popular through his packaging, not to mention those books written by Zhao Xun that are already of high quality.
When a good book is packaged, it will definitely add fuel to the fire.
"I have never paid much attention to whether it is popular or not. What I care about is whether it can bring happiness to book friends."
Zhao Xun spread his hands and said in a very pretentious manner.
For Zhao Xun, he actually has fame and fortune. What he values more is actually happiness itself.
Not only want to be happy for yourself, but also want to bring happiness to others.
Real happiness is when everyone is happy together.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
“…”
Wangcai was stunned for a moment, then began to admire Zhao Xun.
Brother Ming Yun is really a person with great ambitions.
In comparison, prosperous wealth is inferior.
"But Brother Mingyun, although you have such insight, you still have to earn the money you should earn. If you don't earn this money, other authors will earn it. Instead of letting those authors who are not worthy of their names earn a lot of money, you should earn a lot of money."
It’s better to make a big fortune yourself.”
What Wangcai said made Zhao Xun think it made sense.
That's right, the market is just that, and the cake is just that big.
If Zhao Xun doesn't share the cake, the cake will be shared by others.
Zhao Xun has also read more or less the books on the Dazhou Book Market.
It's really a mixed bag.
Rather than letting these random people become popular, Zhao Xun might as well let his own books dominate the market. In this way, he can at least ensure that readers see good books.
If high-quality authors like Zhao Xun do nothing and allow bad money to drive out good money, then it won’t be long before the rhythm of the entire market is completely disrupted.
At that time, it will be difficult for readers to even really want to read a good book.
After thinking about this, Zhao Xun decided to take on the responsibility of being a high-quality author.
"Well, if that's the case, then let's promote it according to your routine. But..."
Zhao Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "Should I not be asked to cooperate with the publicity?"
"Um?"
Wangcai looked stunned for a moment.
"Cooperating with publicity? What does this mean?"
Wangcai didn't understand what Zhao Xun meant and asked.
"Haha, it's just a marketing tool. The author personally comes to the venue to do some promotional activities, such as signing new books and the like."
"Well…"
Wangcai realized it in an instant.
He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it. Brother Mingyun, if this was the case in the past, maybe you could give it a try. But now you have a special status. Don't forget that you are now a person named by the Dog Emperor himself. You
All your pen names have been banned. If you don't change your pen name this time, I'm afraid your new book won't be published. So I think we should be more cautious and don't make any mistakes. Otherwise, something will happen.
We can't stand the situation."
"Well, that seems to be the truth."
Zhao Xun thought about it carefully and realized that there was nothing wrong with what Wangcai said.
He is now under the special care of Emperor Xianlong. If he uses his strength blindly at this time, he may be shot to death if he shows up.
It's difficult, it's really difficult.
It seems that I can only endure it for now.
If you endure it, there won't be any serious consequences. If you don't, I'm afraid this book won't even be published.
"Wangcai, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"
"there is none left…"
Wangcaixindao Brother Mingyun, brother Mingyun, what else do you want to pay attention to...
"As long as you write the book honestly and don't show off, just leave everything else to me."
Wangcai was quite confident in this book, so he warned Zhao Xun not to show off his strength.
As long as he doesn't show off his strength, there's basically no big problem.
Wangcai can't wait to see what kind of response "The West Chamber" will receive after it is put into the market.
…
…
The book market in Chang'an originally presented a situation where one company was the only one.
Later, after Emperor Xianlong and the court intervened, the market cake was divided, and part of the profits were divided among other booksellers.
But Wangcai still retained a considerable share.
In this case, it basically has the ability to directly push a book into flames.
Fire books need to have three elements. One is that the content and quality must be excellent.
This is also the most basic factor.
Everything else is based on this factor.
The second thing is that publicity needs to keep up.
If the publicity cannot keep up, no matter how good the quality of the book is, it will be difficult for it to become popular.
The aroma of wine is also afraid of the deep alley.
In many cases, necessary publicity can act as a catalyst, making a book become a hit.
Another point that is also very important is that the timing of entering the book market must be accurate.
If a book has basically no rivals when it enters the book market, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
But if a book enters the book market unluckily and is surrounded by strong enemies and strong opponents, it is very likely to fail.
Therefore, the success of a book is definitely not accidental. There is necessity in accidents, and there are many other factors in accidents.
Wangcai's vision can be described as very ruthless. From the very beginning, he realized that there were no phenomenal popular books in the Chang'an Book Market. Therefore, it was quite useful to seize the market at this time.
If we cannot seize the market at this time, it will be very difficult to seize the market later.
"Well…"
After Wangcai scanned the market conditions, he decided to take action decisively.
Indecisiveness leads to disaster.
You still have to be able to make decisions when necessary.
"The market conditions in Chang'an Book Market are really confusing."
Wangcai originally thought that when Zhao Xun stopped writing, some ruthless characters would suddenly appear, but now it seems that this is not the case.
These mud can't hold up the wall, give them the opportunity to use it themselves.
So don't blame Wangcai for being ruthless.
To make a fortune, you must seize the opportunity to reap some benefits.
Of course, this benefit must be shared well with Zhao Xun.
After all, if this book becomes popular, the author Zhao Xun will definitely take the lead.
…
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"Oh, have you heard about it? A new book, The West Chamber, has been released recently. This West Chamber is very good-looking. Pan Ji Bookstore just released 5,000 copies and they have been sold out. Now it is said that they are printing more..."
"Is it so good? Five thousand copies were sold out in one go? I've been reading books for so many years, but I've never seen such a battle."
"Haha, that's right. I remember that no matter how popular a book is, it won't be this popular, right?"
"This book is really popular. At the beginning, it was just a circle of scholars who were rushing to read it. Later, even storytellers took notice and adapted this book into a storybook. You should know that storytellers
You must be amazing. Wine bars and teahouses are everywhere, and wherever there are storytellers, there are basically listeners gathering there.”
"Yes, after the storyteller's exaggeration, everything will be different."
"I'm afraid the entire city of Chang'an now knows about this fire book."
"Haha, yes, yes, The West Chamber is probably going to be a big hit now."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"Then can we still buy the manuscript? We can't really go to teahouses and restaurants to listen to the book."
"That shouldn't be the case, right? This book is so popular now. As a bookseller, you must want to make as much money as possible and explore its value as much as possible, right? If you don't print it at this time, when will you print it? If you don't print it at this time, shouldn't you?
Will you print it again later?”
"Indeed, businessmen pursue profits. Making money is not shabby. As long as it is something that can make money, there is basically no doubt that they will definitely work hard to do it. The next thing we have to do is to wait as much as possible and keep paying attention to the information.
.As soon as a printed book is released, we will buy it immediately. It is basically impossible not to buy it."
"Yes, although the population of Chang'an City exceeds one million, the number of truly literate scholars is only tens of thousands. We will definitely be able to buy it after the printing is added. So there is no need to worry at all. As long as we can wait patiently, we will definitely be able to buy it.
To the West Chamber."
"I just don't know who the author of this book is, and he is so talented. The last book that became popular in Chang'an was Liaozhai, right? But there was no news from the author of that book after that."
"It must be that the talent has been exhausted, right? After all, few authors can maintain a good state all the time. Usually they become famous with one book, and then start to decline, or directly fall off a cliff, or stop writing."
"I don't think so. I heard that the author of this book was banned because he offended the emperor and the court. Otherwise, if Liaozhai was so popular, even if his writing in the next book would be a bit worse, as long as he didn't completely stretch his hips, he would still be able to do it.
He got a wave of pen name bonuses. So in my opinion, it’s not that he doesn’t want to write a new book but that he can’t write it. After all, the world is big and the emperor is the biggest. If he offends the emperor, he will break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
What can be done?”
"Well…"
"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words. Some things can be said, but some things cannot be said carelessly. After all, this is Chang'an, under the emperor's feet. Maybe the walls have ears."
"Yes, you should be more cautious in this situation. The court and His Majesty cannot talk casually, otherwise it may affect your family."
"Well, it's my fault. A scholar should do what a scholar should do, read when he should, read when he should, listen to when he should. He should turn a deaf ear to other things, and that's right."
"That's right, you can understand this, that's fine. Let's just wait and watch The West Chamber. Don't say anything else."
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"Brother Mingyun, you are popular, you are popular this time and you are popular again!"
Seeing Wangcai trotting towards him, Zhao Xun was dumbfounded.
Isn’t it normal for his book to become popular again? It doesn’t matter who wrote the book.
The products produced by Zhao Xun must be of high quality.
As long as the books written by Zhao Xun basically have no problems with their quality and sales.
It’s just a question of how hot it is, and it will definitely burn.
This is simply a basic operation, there is nothing surprising or shocking.
"Oh Wangcai, this is not the first time you have cooperated with me. Isn't this normal? If the book I write is not popular, then that will be a problem."
"Yes, yes, look at my mouth, hahahaha..."
Wangcai smiled like that, his whole body was like a rubber ball, especially his round head.
"Brother Mingyun, you don't know. I printed five thousand books at the beginning. I was still very nervous at the time. But I didn't expect that all five thousand books would be sold out in one go."
Wangcai patted his chest proudly and said, "It's so good. This feeling is so good. Do you know the feeling of having a book that is hard to find? This book is really hard to find."
"Now we are working hard to print more copies, trying to print another 5,000 copies. And I feel that these 5,000 copies of The West Chamber will definitely be sold out immediately after they are printed. Wow, that feeling is really good.
.”
Does it feel bad to make money?
When Zhao Xun heard this, he almost felt angry.
Wong Cai, Wong Cai, you are making a lot of money this time, right?
"Well, isn't that great? If we maintain this trend, we should be able to make a lot of money, right?"
"Well, according to this profit, it can be said that we can make a lot of money."
Wangcai started making small calculations in his mind again, wondering how he could maximize his money and how he could make money uninterrupted.
As expected, money is something you never have enough, you just have to keep making money.
"Hehehehe, brother Mingyun, now you know what to do. It is the best time to make money right now. There is no shop like this after passing this village. Don't hesitate any more and seize the time to make a lot of money.
Continue writing quickly, and try to continue writing more than a hundred chapters at a time, so that you can make money directly."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Zhao Xun didn't know what to say for a while. Wangcai's ambition was quite big.
Isn’t this enough money? You want to catch all the money in one fell swoop.
"Hahaha…"
"I think it's okay."
Zhao Xun is idle anyway, and it would be a pity not to write a book.
Nowadays, in addition to practicing martial arts, he just eats and drinks, writes books and regulates his mood.
"But Wangcai, there is one thing I have to say up front. That is that I will not deliver a lot of manuscripts. It's not my updates that are the problem. If you don't want your books to sell well, then you have to understand hunger marketing.
That’s all.”
"Hunger marketing?"
After hearing these four words, Wangcai was stunned.
Why does it feel like deja vu?
"Well, I seem to have heard you mention this term, Brother Mingyun."
"Um…"
Zhao Xun spread his hands and said: "Yes, I often talk about this word. Let me briefly explain to you the meaning of hunger marketing."
Zhao Xun paused and said: "To put it simply, hunger marketing means that you clearly have the amount on hand but don't increase the amount. If you don't increase the amount, the buyer will have a sense of urgency. This enters the house selling market. How does the seller want to handle it?
You can do whatever you want."
"Well... Wangcai is indeed very business-minded. After listening to Zhao Xun's simple explanation, I immediately understood the meaning of hunger marketing."
"So the essence of hunger marketing is to make sellers have a sense of scarcity. As the saying goes, rare things are more valuable. As long as they understand that after passing this village, this store will be gone, then there is no fear that they will not pay for it."
"Well, that's the truth."
Zhao Xun was very satisfied when he saw Wangcai's understanding was so outstanding.
"So next you only need to follow the hunger marketing routine step by step, and the sales volume of this book will not be bad. Not only will the sales volume of this book not be bad, but it will also be maintained at an extremely high level for a long period of time.
High standard.”
"Hahaha…"
Wangcai is already blooming with joy at this moment.
"I really didn't expect this book to be so popular. If it maintains this level, it will definitely make a lot of money."
"Well, while maintaining hunger marketing, if we can do some limited joint activities across borders, then the book will definitely be more popular."
"Really?"
"Of course, don't forget that my suggestions have basically come true. Wangcai, you are right to listen to me."
"Haha, it seems so. Brother Mingyun, you are really a lucky star and a cash cow. But how exactly do you want to join forces across boundaries?"
"Well..."
“We can cooperate with some industries that have nothing to do with the bookseller industry but have some similarities. This way, the effect of cooperation will be the best. If the homogeneity is too serious, there is no need to cooperate, and the effect of cooperation will not be good.
"
"Um…"
"To be specific, you can cooperate with the teahouse in Qujiangchi and the restaurant in Genpingkangfang."
After Zhao Xun simply gave a few examples, Wangcai should be able to understand.
"Well, I'll try it out in a minute, I should be able to get it done."
It can be said that Zhao Xun gave Wangcai a great inspiration.
After being inspired, the prosperous wealth can give full play to its subjective initiative.
Zhao Xun can relax.
Otherwise, if Zhao Xun keeps focusing on these things, he will be unable to do anything and can only focus on making money.
This is not the result that Zhao Xun hopes for. What Zhao Xun hopes is that wealth can revolve around him, and Zhao Xun can have time and energy to do other things.
The most important thing is to ensure the intensity of practice.
The Yuanshen Unity Technique consumes a lot of Yuanshen, and it is difficult for ordinary people to withstand such high intensity.
However, after some training from his third senior brother Long Qingquan, Zhao Xun's adaptability can now be said to be quite strong.
At present, Zhao Xun has made great progress in all aspects, especially in the enhancement of spells, which can be said to have taken a very important lead.
The importance of taking the initiative is self-evident. If you can seize the opportunity, the next operation will be a matter of course without any trouble.
On the contrary, the impact is quite large.
Zhao Xun's training here is quite good, and Wangcai's side has also begun cross-border joint cooperation negotiations.
Negotiating cooperation is not easy, especially finding a completely suitable partner.
Wangcai also learned from Zhao Xun before. As the saying goes, it is better to lack than to overspend.
If the overlapping degree of cooperation objects is too high and the homogeneity is too serious, then cooperation will be meaningless.
If the partner you are collaborating with is too pushy in every aspect, it may actually affect the collaborator's own influence.
Therefore, Wangcai must carefully select the partners for bookstore cooperation. Only after careful selection can Cai Oh choose a collaborator that satisfies everyone.
Wangcai initially set his target on a wine shop in Pingkangfang. This wine shop is very famous and has maintained a high standard for a long time, and the daily customer flow is also quite high.
In this way, if Wangcai's book shop can cooperate with this wine shop, the sensational effect caused will definitely lead to a huge improvement in a short period of time.
"Tsk tsk tsk"
Wangcai and the owner of the wine shop had met once before, and their relationship was pretty good.
So soon Wangcai came to this wine shop and had a detailed discussion with the owner of the wine shop.
This wine shop has a very elegant name called Juxianju.
The shopkeeper of Juxianju is called Sun Renhe.
When shopkeeper Sun saw Wangcai, he immediately warmly welcomed Wangcai into the private room on the third floor.
"Haha, Shopkeeper Pan, we meet again. We met once last year, and Shopkeeper Pan left a very deep impression on me at that time. Does Shopkeeper Pan want to cooperate with us this time?"
"Yes, of course I want to cooperate with you."
Wangcai took a deep breath and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I heard that your wine shop is quite famous in the entire Pingkangfang, so if the cooperation with you can be successful, it will have a great effect on the promotion of the bookstore."
"Haha, why don't we? Your bookstore is so famous, so if we can cooperate with you, the popularity of our wine shop will definitely increase tremendously."
"A win-win situation. From this point of view, this is simply a win-win cooperation."
Wangcai felt very excited and could no longer suppress his excitement.
"So, you must choose the right partner for cooperation. If the partner is not suitable, it will be difficult to achieve good results."
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Pan has any specific ideas on how to carry out this cooperation?"
"this"
Wangcai chuckled and said, "I think we can invite a storyteller to promote the storyteller in your restaurant, which should achieve better results."
"But this model seems to have been used more than once in other restaurants, so it can't be considered novel."
Sun Renhe frowned slightly.
"Haha, that's the truth."
"However, we can give you an exclusive official license. In this case, the storytellers hired by other wine shops are pirates. Even if they can tell stories, they will be looked down upon by others, and we may even be held accountable."
"Um"
After hearing this, Sun Renhe felt a little satisfied.
"This is not bad. They must understand that only those with official authorization are formal storytellers. Otherwise, they are all pirated."
"This alone is definitely not enough. To achieve better results, we need to further explore the potential value. For example, we can provide your wine shop with exclusive limited edition books. We will not publicly sell these books in bookstores.
, it is difficult for ordinary people to buy it directly in bookstores. The only people who can buy this kind of special edition book for wine shops are the customers of expensive wine shops."
Upon hearing this, Sun Renhe's eyes lit up.
It's interesting. Wangcai's proposal is really interesting.
It has to be said that Wangcai is really a wizard, and a random idea can shock him.
"Hahaha"
If everything goes smoothly, it won't be long before they can successfully achieve the expected goal of win-win cooperation.
For them, this is just the beginning, and there will definitely be further in-depth cooperation after the expected results are achieved.
Cooperation must clearly state the interests.
Especially among businessmen.
"Well, I just don't know how to distribute the money?"
"I think it can be divided into two parts. First of all, the money for the book can be divided into 70-70 and 30-30, but you need to pay us a one-time authorization fee of one thousand taels of silver. As for the special items sold on consignment here,
For the collector’s edition of The West Chamber, I’m seven and you’re three. What do you think?”
Wangcai is indeed a top business genius, and he can make Sun Ren smile with just one sentence.
"Ah haha, okay, okay, I'm very satisfied with this way of cooperation. I'll just follow this."
Cooperation is sometimes very simple. As long as both parties meet each other, they can reach an agreement quickly. Cooperation is not that difficult. The reason why it is difficult is that the partners do not have any intention to cooperate with each other, and they are just making excuses.
That's all.
Wangcai came today to promote cooperation. So he didn't have any hesitation at this moment.
In addition, Sun Renhe himself is very sincere, so there is nothing to hesitate about.
Status is something that sometimes really needs to be looked at.
If the situation is right, there is nothing to worry about.
Wangcai concluded a big deal today and is in a good mood.
"Well, it's a pleasure to cooperate. I hope this cooperation is just the beginning of our cooperation, and there will be more opportunities in the future."
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"Haha, Brother Mingyun has concluded the negotiation, the cooperation has been concluded. Shopkeeper Sun from Juxianju has agreed to cooperate with us."
When Wangcai brought the news back to Zhao Xun, he was extremely excited.
Seeing his unusual and strange appearance, Zhao Xun didn't know what to say for a while.
"Oh, it's not a big deal. Didn't I say it before? At this time, it depends on which of the two parties is more influential. Whoever has more influence will be able to exert more advantages, and whoever has more influence will be able to exert more advantages.
Being able to take the initiative. By cooperating with Juxianju, our influence will obviously be greater."
Zhao Xun paused and said: "Wang Cai, calm down, stay calm."
"Well…"
Wangcai scratched his head, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Zhao Xun said made sense.
"Yes, Brother Mingyun is right. It seems that I am too rare and strange."
"Hahaha, that's not the case. For us, as long as we can have partners, it's a good thing."
Zhao Xun chuckled and said: "Wangcai, I guarantee that we will always be forging ahead. If we are always cooperating, there will be hope for a win-win situation."
Zhao Xun paused and said: "But I still have one thing to remind you. It is better to lack than to waste. We would rather lose a few partners than recruit them indiscriminately."
Zhao Xun thought to himself that since he wanted to maintain the strength of Panji Bookstore, it was natural to establish cooperation. "Yaoji should not be too blind.
Otherwise, less than ideal results may occur.
Because partners will also affect the image of the bookstore itself.
Partners can also fall apart.
Once the car overturns, the consequences will be unimaginable. Once the car overturns, everything will be immeasurable.
Therefore, Zhao Xun feels that there is nothing wrong with being cautious. Being cautious will at least ensure the lower limit.
As long as the lower limit is not too low, it won't be a big problem.
As for the upper limit...
The upper limit depends on luck.
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The popularity of "The West Chamber" caused an uproar in Chang'an City.
In this case, works that follow the trend are naturally inevitable.
The biggest feature of these follow-up works is that they imitate the style of The West Chamber.
However, they can only learn the form but not the soul. They can fool some people for a while, but over time their true colors will be revealed.
If you want to remain competitive for a long time, you must have hard power.
The lack of hard power will only reflect disadvantages in all aspects.
But these black-hearted booksellers don't care about this. What these black-hearted booksellers want to make is quick money.
As long as they can make money, it is reasonable for them.
Therefore, the market has always been filled with books similar to The Romance of the West Chamber, both good and bad.
These books leave readers who love reading novels at a loss.
They don't know how to choose, and it's easy for them to make the wrong choice.
After making a wrong choice, they will naturally vent their anger by scolding the unscrupulous bookseller.
Of course, once these readers have experienced this kind of thing a lot, they will have experience and will no longer blindly choose books like Romance of the West Chamber.
In their view, it makes no sense to blindly select books of this style.
The content is the most critical, and the plot is the most critical.
Only by ensuring these can we better determine which books are more suitable to choose.
After gaining sanity, the next operation will actually be relatively simple.
They can also tell which products are defective and which are relatively high-quality imitations.
"Hey, after seeing the original version of The West Chamber, it's really jarring to look at these imitations. Good things are good things, and garbage things are garbage. There's really no comparison."
"Yes, there is no harm if there is no comparison. The West Chamber is truly unique among this kind of novels."
"I don't know how long it will take before I can see such excellent works again. It seems to be difficult at the moment."
"I think we should see a follow-up or even a sequel soon. After all, West Chamber is so popular, how much money can it make? How can people have trouble with money? Since there is a chance to make money, I think they will definitely update it quickly.
"
"Well, that makes sense."
"The only thing we can do now is wait. The West Chamber is really good. But there are always few good things. It will be finished in a while. We will have to wait for a while."
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Strangely enough, after writing Romance of the West Chamber, Zhao Xun felt that the energy in his body had become much stronger.
It seems that the energy is still gathering.
If this is the case, it won't take long before it turns into a bunch of true energy.
This feeling is really special and surprising.
"I seem to have experienced this once before, it seems that it was when I finished writing Liaozhai..."
Zhao Xun recalled the feeling at that time and found it extremely magical.
It could be explained as an accident once, but the feeling was exactly the same twice...
This is somewhat...
Zhao Xun wondered if his cultivation strength would be enhanced every time he wrote a new book?
At least judging from the gathering of true energy, this is indeed the case.
Zhao Xun felt very surprised for a while.
If he can maintain this state, he should be able to break through to the second level before long.
Because Zhao Xun's current level of cultivation itself is steadily improving.
And with the blessing of writing books to improve my cultivation, I feel like I am even more powerful than a tiger.
"The current situation is indeed very good. For me, if I can maintain this state, promotion to the second level will be just around the corner."
If he can reach the second level, Zhao Xun can really be regarded as a top practitioner.
At least there are not many second-grade cultivators in the academy. There are only a few of them at a glance.
And the number of first-level practitioners is even rarer.
It will definitely become more difficult as you go up, and maintaining your condition is not an easy task.
If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance.
For Zhao Xun, if he wants to maintain a good condition, he needs to be determined from the beginning and make great efforts.
"But at this time I actually don't have much choice. There's no way I wouldn't refuse such a good opportunity."
After taking a deep breath, Zhao Xun secretly determined that he would take off directly with this momentum.
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"call…"
Third senior fellow apprentice Long Qingquan exhaled, completely surprised by Zhao Xun's current state.
"Junior brother, your current state is really incredible!"
"Well, what's the beauty?"
"Hey, the wonderful thing is that you have broken through the boundaries between the second and third grades. So now you can be said to be a third grade or a second grade."
Tsk tsk tsk…
Zhao Xun was shocked when he heard this.
He had already thought before that his cultivation was related to writing books. As his cultivation increases through writing books, his strength will definitely increase.
But he never thought he would improve so quickly.
It's simply unbelievable.
This speed makes Zhao Xun full of expectations for the future.
First grade?
It seems really possible.
Zhao Xun never thought that he had a chance to reach the first-level realm, but now it seems that all he lacks is a chance.
Once given the opportunity, Zhao Xun's improvement speed will be quite fast.
"It's not easy, it's really not easy. I didn't expect that I, Zhao Xun, would be where I am today."
At this moment, Zhao Xun was indeed very excited. He was just like Fan Jin who had passed the national examination. The ecstasy in his heart was indescribable.
"I didn't expect that..."
Long Qingquan also said with emotion: "I am the most embarrassed in the current situation. Do you know what this means? It means that you, my junior brother, are now in the same realm as me."
Um…
That seems to be the case.
Looking at it this way, it is easy to understand why Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan felt embarrassed.
but…
The problem is that Zhao Xun doesn't know that he can be promoted to the second level in a daze.
This growth rate greatly exceeded expectations.
Tsk tsk tsk…
The current situation is that Zhao Xun is unstoppable if he continues to maintain this speed and will be able to reach the first level of cultivation one day.
At that time, Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan will be even more embarrassed...
"Well…"
"Actually, Third Senior Brother, cultivation realm and other things are all illusory. What I value most is character. In terms of high character in the academy, no one can compare with Third Senior Brother."
Zhao Xun first flattered Long Qingquan and said, "Furthermore, Third Senior Brother, isn't the only layer of window paper left between you and the first-level realm? As long as you pierce that layer of window paper, then you will reach the first-level Dzogchen realm."
Everyone likes to hear good words, and Long Qingquan is no exception.
For Long Qingquan, being able to maintain absolute calm can help him improve his cultivation.
If jealousy or other emotions spread, the consequences can be dire.
Long Qingquan didn't know how long he could sustain it, but as far as the current situation was concerned, he was still in relatively good control.
"My condolences to Junior Brother Xie. However, I know my own cultivation state best. It is easier said than done to break through that layer of window paper, but it is actually quite difficult to really break through it."
Long Qingquan smiled bitterly and said: "Otherwise, I have been promoted to the second level for so many years, why have I never been able to reach the first level of Dzogchen?"
Long Qingquan is self-aware. Although he is arrogant, he is within certain limits.
If it exceeds this limit, it is crazy.
"Haha, in short, Third Brother, you must not lose your confidence. As long as your confidence is always there, it won't be a big problem. As long as your confidence is always there, you can guarantee that you will always be at a high level."
Only by maintaining a high level will it be possible to break through the boundaries of the realm.
Only by maintaining a high level can you truly achieve ultimate improvement.
"Thank you for your good wishes, little junior brother. I hope I can break through this threshold as soon as possible."
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"You brat, do you know what is the biggest difference between the second-level realm and the third-level realm?"
"What is it?"
"The second grade can move the mind and change places, but the third grade cannot."
Taoist Priest Qinglian said calmly.
"Well, let me give it a try."
Zhao Xun has tried the so-called mind-shifting before, but it was not successful. Thinking about it now, it is really difficult.
At this moment, Zhao Xun tried again according to the previous routine, but found that it still didn't work. Zhao Xun felt discouraged for a while.
"Teacher, it seems it still doesn't work."
"So you have not reached the second level."
"ah!"
Zhao Xun felt a little unbelievable.
Because the third senior brother just said that he has reached the second level realm.
Could it be that Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan's Taoism is too shallow, so his words are not so reliable?
"Ha ha…"
"Did the third son of the academy tell you this?"
"Um…"
"Let's put it this way, to a certain extent you do have a second-grade realm, but your realm is not stable, so you are a fake second-grade realm."
"Fake second grade?"
Zhao Xun felt shocked.
"There is another saying."
"Of course. In the system of practitioners, we often encounter similar situations. We think we have broken through the realm, but in fact we are not."
Qinglian Taoist Priest Wu Quanyi said quietly while stroking his beard: "Your situation is actually very normal. If you stay stable for a while, you will find that you have not reached the second level. The state between the second and third levels is actually not that obvious.
, so there is often a sense of ambiguity, and it is normal to make mistakes in judgment. The third child in the academy still has too little experience, so it is understandable for him to make mistakes in judgment."
"Well…"
The teacher's words completely confused Zhao Xun.
Therefore, his current state should still be between the second and third grades, which is really big.
Zhao Xun originally wanted to have a good drink to celebrate, but now it seems that this plan can be abandoned for the time being.
"Hey, it seems that improving the realm is much more difficult than I thought. If this continues, I will feel tired soon."
"You brat, you can't have such thoughts."
Taoist Priest Qinglian said with a straight face: "This is a critical period for you. If you can take this step, you will have a good chance of improving your cultivation to the second level. Otherwise, you will probably spend your whole life wandering around in the third level."
There is actually quite a big difference between the second-grade and third-grade states.
Zhao Xun himself can actually understand the impact of this gap.
So what I just said was actually angry words.
After some advice from his mentor, Zhao Xun also figured out the reason.
Next, you should really work hard and strive to break through.
"Thank you for your mentor's teachings. I will definitely work hard."
"Yeah, good."
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"This West Chamber story..."
Li Taiping's cheeks flushed after seeing it, and just at this moment Zhao Xun appeared.
"Zhao Lang..."
"What are you looking at?"
Zhao Xun stepped forward and asked with great interest.
"No, it's nothing..."
At this moment, Zhao Xun became even more curious.
Generally speaking, Li Taiping would not hide anything from him.
If Li Taiping hid it from him, it meant that something big was really going to happen.
"Let me take a look."
Zhao Xun was very fast and snatched the manuscript from Li Taiping's hand.
"It's Romance of the West Chamber."
Zhao Xun was disappointed after seeing it.
"Zhao Lang has seen it?"
Li Taiping asked curiously.
"This is what I wrote for my husband."
Zhao Xun spread his hands and said.
"Do you want to know the subsequent plot? My husband will tell you."
"Well…"
"It turns out it was written by my husband, no wonder."
"What's the wonder?"
"No wonder it's so well written."
"puff."
Zhao Xun thought she was going to say something.
That's it?
It’s hard to boast.
"The West Chamber became a hit in Chang'an City, and my husband also became popular. Of course it was the pen name that became popular, and my husband didn't use his real name."
"It's better to use your real name..."
Of course Li Taiping knew why Zhao Xun didn't use his real name.
For Zhao Xun, he had already offended Emperor Xianlong, and his previous pen name for writing Liaozhai was banned. If he used his real name again at this time, wouldn't he be courting death?
When the time comes that the story of the West Chamber, which I worked so hard to write, cannot be written into a book, that will be really embarrassing.
"Haha... don't worry, your husband is not stupid, how could he write a book under his real name? The West Chamber is so popular, and my husband will make a lot of money from it. From now on, you will have enough money for rouge and gouache."
"Why, if Romance of the West Chamber hadn't become a hit and my husband hadn't made any money, wouldn't my family's money for makeup be gone?"
Well…
Faced with the question of soul torture and death, Zhao Xun didn't know how to answer for a while.
This kind of answer is okay if you answer it well, but if you answer it wrong, the consequences will be simply unimaginable.
Zhao Xun felt a lot of pressure for a while.
"Of course, I have saved a separate portion of your makeup money for my husband, so that you can buy it whenever you don't have enough makeup."
Zhao Xun's answer was made after careful consideration. He thought it was seamless and perfect.
But who would have thought that the next sentence would break Zhao Xun's guard.
"Can I buy it only if I don't have enough makeup?"
Well…
"of course not!"
Zhao Xun's desire to survive was very strong, and he immediately said: "You can buy it at any time whether you have enough makeup or powder. You can buy it at any time when new styles come out. I will definitely support you here."
"Well...that's pretty much it."
Li Taiping was quite satisfied with this answer, and his cheeks were filled with joy for a moment.
"Husband, you are so kind to me."
Zhao Xun still liked hearing these words. At this moment, he gently scratched Li Taiping's nose and said: "What are you talking about? We are husband and wife. If your husband is not good to you, who else can you be good to?"
"
"Well…"
Li Taiping is easily moved.
However, Zhao Xun's love words always hit her point.
At this moment, Li Taiping was really moved.
"Do you still remember that sentence? If you want to win the heart of a person, we will never be apart forever."
Zhao Xun knew that it was time to rise to the top, so he said the finishing touch without hesitation.
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Chang'an City, Prince Qi's Mansion.
King Qi Li Xiang was sitting on the seat in the main hall of King Qi's Mansion, holding a book in his hand and reading.
The name of this book is Romance of the West Chamber.
That's right, Romance of the West Chamber is now not only popular among ordinary people, but also among the nobles and nobles.
Even Qi King Li Xiang became interested after hearing about this momentum and ordered someone to buy a copy.
So far, this is really something special.
This book does not conform to all the books that King Qi has read before, and it can be said to be quite novel.
"The person who can write this book should be regarded as an unparalleled talent."
Qi King Li Xiang made this comment.
"I just don't know who wrote this book."
King Qi thought that if he knew who wrote this book, he would definitely invite the author of this book over.
Also, should I dedicate this book to my father as a gift?
King Qi knew that his father also liked reading such idle books.
Therefore, if King Qi sends the gift at this time, he should be very likely to please his father.
Especially at this time, if King Qi gets the upper hand, he can step on the prince hard.
The dispute between the King of Qi and the Crown Prince has become increasingly fierce, and it seems that the Crown Prince is already showing signs of decline.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Since the crown prince is a native of the country after all, although he has shown signs of decline, he is still evenly matched with the King of Qi.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
King Qi analyzed the situation carefully, and based on the current situation, it was indeed very possible for him to be able to bring down the prince in one fell swoop.
The key is what is the father thinking in his heart at this moment?
The father's attitude is the most critical.
If the father's attitude is completely in favor of King Qi, then King Qi really has nothing to fear, as long as he takes action without hesitation.
But if the father's attitude wavers, it will be a bit difficult to handle.
King Qi doesn't know what the situation is now. If his father's attitude is uncertain, he should not take action rashly, otherwise... the situation will not be good.
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Emperor Xianlong looked at the book in front of him and felt a little strange for a moment.
"Is this sent by King Qi?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that's exactly it."
"King Qi is very filial."
Emperor Xianlong's favorite thing to read on weekdays was Chinese novels, and he would read some to kill time whenever he had the chance.
For Emperor Xianlong, reading was a good opportunity to relax.
As long as he can relax, Emperor Xianlong's mood can be released.
Otherwise, palace life might really drive him crazy.
After all, his sons did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, and each of his sons coveted the chair.
Emperor Xianlong wanted to live forever, but he also knew that he probably had no chance to achieve immortality.
So whether he wants it or not, he still has to consider the issue of his successor.
The successor needs to be capable and independent, at least not to be held hostage by his ministers.
From this point of view, basically all princes are in line.
But only the Prince of the East Palace and the King of Qi are the most suitable candidates.
To be honest, Emperor Xianlong was indeed more inclined towards the prince at first.
After all, the prince has a good foundation and a good reputation.
He has also been training the prince according to his successor.
But over time, Emperor Xianlong discovered that the prince's ambition was quite great.
He even has ambitions to usurp the throne.
This was absolutely unacceptable to Emperor Xianlong.
"It's not that King Qi cannot replace him. But there must be a reason for deposing the crown prince."
Deposing a crown prince has always been a very important matter, and there must be a reason for deposing a crown prince no matter what.
Without a reason, the spitting of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could directly kill Emperor Xianlong.
And this reason must be strong enough, and it must make them speechless.
For example, rebellion.
If the prince is found guilty of treason, then not even gods can save him.
Even if all the civil and military officials of the dynasty were to kneel in the palace, it would not have any impact.
So during these times Emperor Xianlong repeatedly induced the prince to rebel.
He even took the initiative to reveal his flaws just to make the prince take action.
However, the prince's behavior was too calm, so calm that Emperor Xianlong despaired.
If the prince does not move, Emperor Xianlong cannot move.
This is equivalent to reaching an impasse.
So Emperor Xianlong was a little confused. Who should break the deadlock? King Qi?
If King Qi takes action, what method will make it easier to force the prince to take action?
Emperor Xianlong felt that he needed to think about it carefully, and then gave some hints to King Qi.
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This chapter has been completed!