A healing writer? No, it's a depressing writer!

Chapter 217: The red cherry blossoms have all fallen, but you don't see them. The pear blossoms are painted with tears and wet my clothes! A self-destruct player is online? Prepare to run away!
For an author, what is the best way to attract readers' attention and make them remember the characters in the book at a glance?
And then you will never forget it?
This method is very simple. The author only needs to create a character who is nearly perfect in all aspects, and then through various setbacks and encounters, shape this character into a rotten white moonlight, completely rewriting her fate.

Just like the Little Dragon Girl in "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

To this day, you may not remember the final outcome of the one-armed hero Yang Guo and the pure and innocent girl Xiao Long Nu, but no one will forget the heinous atrocities that Yin Zhiping committed against Xiao Long Nu under the locust tree that night.
Even though many years have passed and the scenes in memory have long faded, whenever readers recall the crime that Yin Zhiping committed against Xiao Longnu, they can't help but gnashing their teeth in hatred:
"Yin Zhiping deserves to die!"

"Jin Yong, how the hell can you do this?"

The same trick, after using it once, may not be as effective?
It seems like a lifetime ago. When I think about it carefully, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is actually a martial arts novel written more than 60 years ago?
What is the point of literary works?
It is a best of both worlds!
It is an innovation!
I dare not say that Jiang Nan has perfectly inherited Mr. Jin Yong’s skills in using swordsmanship, but at least in this aspect, Jiang Nan may be a modern version of Mr. Jin Yong?

Compared to Jin Yong's Little Dragon Girl being raped by Yin Zhiping.
Maybe the ending that Jiangnan gave to Eri would be more direct?
Everyone’s final destination is death.

Just as there are a thousand different Hamlets for a thousand people, everyone has a different view on death.

If you were to vote for the cruelest and most unacceptable way to die.
Some people find execution by firing squad the most unacceptable way to die:
"How painful would it be to have your head shattered by a bullet? How undignified would it be?"

Some people find drowning to be an unacceptable way to die:

"I couldn't accept the feeling of having my head under water and being unable to breathe, almost suffocating."

Either by shooting or by drowning.

Whether it is jumping off a building or for medicinal purposes.

These are still within the readers' understanding.

In order to avoid the plot falling into clichés, and to prevent the subsequent development of the story from being guessed by readers, Jiangnan created a character like Eri——

He created a new way of dying that had never been seen before.
Campus, after lunch break.

When the excited students went to the bookstore near the school and bought the latest issue of "Preface to Youth" wanting to read about a sweet love story.

Jiangnan used the most depressing and ruthless knife to ruthlessly destroy their fantasies.

In classrooms.

Lunch break.

I saw a little fat man who looked a little bloated. When he picked up the "Youth Preface" to read "Dragon Clan", his hands couldn't help but tremble wildly:

"Why did my Eri become shriveled?"

You have met many people for the last time in this life, but most people in this world are unaware of this.

We said goodbye at the station.

On the train to Korea.

Eri did not go to the designated location as agreed to inject the medicine to suppress the backlash of power in her body.

Instead, he was abducted by [King General Herzog] and taken to Hongjing.

The White King is a dragon named Izanami. She is the most powerful dragon created by the Black King Nidhogg, second only to herself. She is described as the Black King's greatest creation, and the only one in the entire book who has the combat power to challenge the Black King alone.

For the dragon clan, the meaning of their existence in this world is destruction. If they want to destroy this world, they must first wake up the White King Izanami from his slumber.

In order to obtain the destructive power of White King Izanami, Herzog controlled Eri with the sound of a clapper. He used Eri's body as a container and let the White King parasitize her, performing an all-round and indiscriminate blood exchange with Eri.

In this ritual, Eri was sacrificed as a consumable in exchange for the arrival of the White King's power.

All the blood in Eri's body was drained.

Eri's originally plump body began to gradually become shriveled, and as the blood in her body was lost, Eri's eyes gradually began to lose vitality.
When life is in danger.

Eiry secretly sent a message for help to Lu Mingfei.

Even though Lu Mingfei had already realized that something was wrong, he hesitated. He was wondering whether he should exchange a quarter of his life for Eiry's safety, for the chance for him and Eiry to appear at the wedding, and to change the story's already destined ending.

He might be hesitating about his own life.

Perhaps he simply felt that Eri, as a princess-like figure, was so pure and beautiful that she should be treated with superiority instead of being with a loser like him.

No matter what Lu Mingfei was thinking, at this moment Lu Mingfei did not go to rescue in time, but was a little hesitant.

But when Lu Mingfei suddenly came to his senses, he finally understood and mustered up the courage to go to Hongjing to rescue Huili.

But found.
It's too late.

Eri had already fallen in a pool of blood.

Because he underwent the blood transfusion sacrifice to resurrect the White King.

Eri's body had long been tortured beyond recognition.

The innocent and cute girl in my impression.

At this moment, it has disappeared.

Lu Mingfei walked with heavy steps to the front of the altar, dug out the dried Eri from the cocoon and placed it on his knees.

Next to Eri's shriveled body, there was a small red suitcase.

Lu Mingfei opened the red suitcase with trembling hands.

Inside the suitcase were postcards that Eri had written for Lu Mingfei when they were on a mission together in Tokyo:

"04.24, go to Tokyo Sky Tree with Sakura, the warmest place in the world is at the top of the Sky Tree."

"04.26, I went to Meiji Shrine with Sakura. Someone was holding a wedding there."

"04.25, went to Disney with Sakura, the haunted house was scary, but it wasn't scary because Sakura was there."

"Sakura is the best."

When a person is in extreme sadness, what is his first reaction?
Will he burst into tears?

Or maybe you just can't accept it at all, crying and screaming?

No, it's none of these.

At this moment, on campus.

When the somewhat bloated Xiaopang flipped through the story about Eri's tragic death at the hands of Hongjing...

calm.

His calmness is unmatched.

He stared at the "Youth Preface" in his hand with an almost dull look:
"so."

"Eri died just like that?"

It is hard to believe that just last week, Lu Mingfei and Eri were still having a sweet love affair at Tokyo Skytree and Meiji Shrine. They were so affectionate with each other, just like a real couple. Just when everyone thought that Yanyu Rujiangnan had changed his usual ruthless style and became kind.
This week, Eri just died?
"Eri's body became rough and shriveled. Every drop of blood flowing in her body was drained by Herzog, who dreamed of becoming the new White King. Lu Mingfei couldn't even tell who this shriveled body was. He could only recognize it from the clothes on it that this was Eri, who was called the 'little monster' by everyone."

Looking at the original text, there is a description of Eri's death.

At this moment, it was as if his worldview had completely collapsed, and he stood there in a daze:

"This"

"How could he die like this?"

It is hard to believe that the innocent and pure little princess of the underworld would actually be on her journey to and from the tribe.
The blood was drained out and the person became a mummy?
The originally plump and firm skin became as rough as dry wood.

The originally smooth and tender face has become unbearable to look at.
When you witness this scene with your own eyes.

When I saw with my own eyes Lu Mingfei placing the dried Eri on his knees.

It's as if I have lost my ability to think.

At this moment, Xiaopang's soul seemed to be pulled out of his body. He stared at the plot in the book almost foolishly:

"how"

“How could this be the ending?”

For Lu Mingfei, the question of love is...

No matter how he answers, he will definitely get full marks.

Because the examiner of this exam was Eri, no matter how Lu Mingfei answered the questions, no matter what mistakes Lu Mingfei made, even if Lu Mingfei handed in a blank paper without answering a single question, no matter what, in Eri's heart -

Lu Mingfei is always the perfect lover.

In the eyes of others, Lu Mingfei is a loser who can’t be any more unlucky.

But in Eri's heart, Lu Mingfei is a hero that belongs to her alone.

Eri fulfilled a promise with her life:

"If the world doesn't like you, then the world is my enemy."

But unfortunately, in this test about love, Lu Mingfei was reluctant to even hand in a blank paper.

He simply remained absent.

"No, why?" Xiaopang fell into deep thought after reading the plot in the book. It was at this moment that he had some emotional reaction. "When Eri was dying, she clearly sent a message for help to you, Lu Mingfei, but you, Lu Mingfei..."

"But why are you hesitating, Lu Mingfei?"

When Lu Mingfei was in danger, Eiry ignored her own injuries and risked her internal power getting out of control and swallowing her up to save Lu Mingfei.

But when Eri is in danger.
Hesitation? Lu Mingfei was actually hesitating?

"You can even sacrifice a quarter of your life for a senior sister Nuonuo who doesn't love you at all." Recalling the plot in the book, Xiaopang burst into tears, "But when facing Eri who only has eyes for you, Lu Mingfei..."

"You are actually hesitating?"

"What are you hesitating about????"

Tears flowed uncontrollably down my cheeks, wetting the "Preface to Youth" placed on the desk.

Xiaopang's voice was choked for a while:
"Eri never knew your real name, Lu Mingfei, until her death. Even when her blood and marrow were drained out, she still kept calling out the pseudonym Sakura over and over again."

"Lu Mingfei, so this is how you treat a girl who only has eyes for you, right???"

Eri has never let this world down.

Even though she is regarded as a monster by the whole world, she is still trying her best to protect the world.

After finally giving my true heart to someone, I thought I had met my soulmate who didn't despise me.

Little did she know that she was just a substitute for others?
Thinking back to Eri's life, Xiaopang could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears:
"You mistook her for Nono. She always looks like Nono, but she only has eyes for you. She will share her only toy with you and is willing to fight against the family for you. Even if her body is being corroded by dragon blood, she will still earn enough face for you at the dinner table of your aunt who looks down on you."

"But what about you, Lu Mingfei? You would only hide in the wine cellar and tremble, holding a gun in your hand but not even daring to reply to her last text message. If she hadn't met you, if she hadn't met you, even if she would still have the same ending, I believe that at least at the last moment she would have seen her knight standing in front of her with a sword in hand."

It was as if his emotions were completely out of control.

Tears as big as beans kept flowing down the chubby little cheeks.

He shed tears and wailed in despair:
"Lu Mingfei, you are so arrogant. Even 100,320 flower tickets can't keep you, and of course a quarter of your life can't keep her. Lu Jun, is the wine in the wine cellar delicious? Has it quenched your cowardice? Her whole world belongs to you, but you are hesitating whether she is worth a quarter of your money."

For the pure love party, Eri is the only belief that supports them to survive in this world.

If, Eri died.

Their beliefs will naturally collapse.

“I’m not going to live anymore.”

Xiaopang was so heartbroken that he even banged his head against the table.

In an instant, it attracted the attention of the buddies next to him:

"What’s wrong with you."

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Xiao Pang banged his forehead against the hard desk, wailing in agony and despair:
"Eri is dead."

"I don't want to be spicy either, wuwuwuwuwu."

Holding spicy noodles in their hands, the boy's best friend, who was originally eating melons and watching the show, was originally laughing at the fat boy:

"Look at you, you're such a bear."

But who would have thought that when he heard the words coming out of Xiaopang's mouth.

His expression changed:
"you"

"What did you say???"

"I said." Xiaopang was crying and wiping his nose frantically with a tissue, "Eri is dead"

"Eri's blood has been drained."

"Eri, Eri was beaten into a mummy."

Eri?
Mummy?

What is this and what?
I know every word you said, but why do you connect them together?
I just don’t understand???

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." He subconsciously denied Xiao Pang's words. His best friend didn't believe that what he said was true at all. "Didn't Lu Mingfei and Eri date under the Tokyo Skytree last week?"

"How is it possible that Zhou died immediately? It can't be so sudden."

"Today is not April Fools' Day, don't lie to me, and your joke is not funny at all"

Is it real.

Can't you just go and take a look for yourself?

Is Eri dead?

Why don’t you just buy a copy of “Preface to Youth” and read the latest serialized plot to find out?
There is absolutely no intention of paying attention to my best friends.

At this moment, Xiaopang no longer paid any attention.

I saw him crying and lying on the desk:
"Eri, please stand up! I won't allow you to die so easily."

Lies are not sharp knives.

Only the truth can hurt so much.

His best friends knew what kind of person Xiaopang was. When his grandmother died, he didn't cry this hard.
"No way, that's impossible???"

Even though he kept telling himself that such an outrageous thing could not happen, his best friend kept rushing towards the bookstore and newsstand.

He was brainwashing himself like crazy:

"Eri, you have to hold on."

"If you really die, I will have to bring two people down with you."

It’s going up!

It’s going up!!
It’s going up again!!!

"Youth Preface" magazine, in the conference room.

Good news kept coming in.

The statistics specialist of the marketing department was reporting the sales statistics for this period to the senior executives in the conference room. His voice was filled with excitement that could not be concealed:
"I'd like to report the latest situation to Gewai. Once the 432nd issue of 'Youth Preface' was released, its nationwide sales exceeded copies in less than five hours. This is the fastest speed at which our 'Youth Preface' has exceeded copies since its inception."

Before he finished speaking, another specialist from the Statistics Department came rushing in from outside the conference room:
"Editor-in-chief, leaders——"

“It’s going up again!!!”

Four hundred thousand copies.

Four hundred and fifty thousand copies.

Five hundred thousand copies.

In less than six hours, the latest sales of "Preface to Youth" soared from the usual 100,000 copies to the current 500,000 copies.

This exaggerated growth rate——

It can simply be called unprecedented!

You know, "Youth Preface" is now a tri-daily magazine, which means that one issue of the magazine is released every three days.

In the past, even if the total sales of three days were added together, the sales of "Preface to Youth" would only hover between 500,000 and 700,000 copies.

Today, the latest issue of "Youth Foreword" has only been on sale for six hours.

It broke the previous sales record!
How terrifying is this increase?
"According to the estimates of our sales department, this is just the beginning of the growth rate." The statistics specialist of the marketing department kept making their estimates to the magazine executives present. "According to our prediction, the sales growth of this issue of the magazine will be at noon tomorrow--"

“Reaching the pinnacle in the truest sense.”

I also have the potential to become a great general in the world!

I will definitely lead the declining "Youth Preface" to restore its glory!
I recalled the oath I had made solemnly in front of my employees.

At this moment, Editor-in-Chief Mo is extremely proud:
“Finally, I finally did it.”

Looking at the entire magazine market, no other journal can achieve the terrifying result of breaking through one million copies in a single issue.

But now, just six hours after its release, the sales of "Preface to Youth" has exceeded 500,000 copies.

If "Youth Preface" is given two more days, the sales of a single issue will exceed one million copies.
This isn't pure, so it's a done deal?

Unable to conceal his excitement, Editor-in-Chief Mo immediately picked up his phone and sent a message to Jiang Hai.

"Jianghai!"

“We are finally going to succeed.”

There was no time to reply to Editor-in-Chief Mo's message.

this moment.

Jiang Hai placed a suitcase on the bed and hurriedly stuffed clothes into it.

"Brother Hai, what are you doing?" Yang Wei saw Jiang Hai stuffing things into the box and was immediately confused. "What are you doing in such a hurry?"

"Where are you going with all this stuff?"

Jiang Hai didn't even raise his head, and subconsciously shouted at him:
"Prepare to run."

(End of this chapter)