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Chapter 295 Little Lemon: A Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother (Part 1)
The message was initially sent by the editor.

[Cat Tooth: Are you there?]

[Man in the Clouds: ?]

[Cat Tooth: The recent storyline seems to have caused controversy, there's a lot of arguing about it, take a look.]

At first, Guan Ren didn't take the news seriously.

Given the scale of "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism," it's normal for there to be controversy surrounding the plot.

It has happened from time to time all along.

For example, if someone feels that a certain heroine was wronged in a certain part of the story, they might feel indignant and angrily denounce "Yun Zhong Ren," who is actually Guan Ren, as having no conscience.

In fact, Guan Ren often doesn't do it on purpose; he's just going with the flow of the plot.

But every time he saw the readers' lamentations, Guan Ren would feel inexplicably excited, so he decided to give the female lead another good beating in the next chapter.

As for other issues like inconsistent power levels or plot holes, they are actually insignificant.

In any case, the general direction of the readers is relatively consistent.

But this time it's different.

"What is this?"

When Guan Ren finally logged into the reader group after a long absence, he was dumbfounded.

The reader group was in an uproar.

[Passionate Horse: Just collect all the female characters and that's it! Who's complaining about having too many female leads?]

[Cui Niu: What era are we living in that we're still writing about harems? This just goes to show how feudal and backward China is. Look at other developed countries.]

[Real Guy: I think giving the new female lead an ex-husband later on would make her more three-dimensional and realistic.]

[GreenBiss: Is the author male or female? It's not that women are bad, but could you put a little more effort into typing the female lead's name? I'm Guigui, and I like realism.]

[Chichichichi123: @CuiNiu, I'll f*** your whole family, I'll f*** your brain until it's oozing green liquid]

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"..."

Chi Ge's aggression is as strong as ever. Without saying a word, he just started throwing a bunch of wild punches.

The more Guan Ren looked down, the more his brows furrowed.

It's worth noting that this isn't the first time characters like "Cui Niu" and "True Brother" have appeared in "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism".

In the past, Guan Ren would simply seal it off and that would be the end of it.

Even though management has been lax during this period, as of now, the occasional petty squabbles haven't caused much of a stir.

However, the key this time lies in this [Cui Niu].

He seems to be a somewhat well-known answerer on Zhihu.

To put it simply, they are self-media creators with a certain number of followers.

Two days ago, he took the lead in writing a long essay in the comments section of "Confucianism and Taoism Supreme," which was already quite eye-catching among the short comments.

He even went to Zhihu and created a special section for "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism".

How to evaluate the huge popularity of "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism"?

This was originally a question asked about two weeks ago.

But now, [Cui Niu]'s answer has come from behind and received the most upvotes.

He quoted extensively from classical texts and made sweeping generalizations, using phrases like "Bo-mouwa" and other "advanced Western thinking" to criticize the harem concept in "Confucianism and Taoism Supreme" as "unadvanced" and "uncivilized."

……

Although Guan Ren couldn't help but laugh after clicking in, because even setting aside his outrageous stance, his level of argumentation was pitifully low, even endearing.

Unfortunately, without the filters, this era is absurd in many ways.

……

These days, from upper-class intellectuals to grassroots students, people are drawn to "advanced foreign thinking" like moths to a flame.

[Cui Niu] This kind of person almost always occupies the right high ground in this era.

……

But that's a story for another time. The current situation has resulted in some "crusaders" flocking to the "Confucianism and Taoism Supreme" group and comment sections to engage in debates with readers.

The event was so large that even readers who usually read quietly and didn't talk couldn't help but join in.

And there is a growing trend of expanding to places like Baidu Tieba and online forums.

This kind of unstable, chaotic warfare might be exactly what some authors want.

But Guan Ren never liked this kind of popularity.

It should be noted that online novels were not very restricted at that time and did not meet the standards of "highly educated" people, so most harem novels were still quite stable.

Unfortunately, Guan Ren was very unlucky.

This "Cui Niu" has pushed an online article into an inappropriate territory with a viral answer on an emerging platform, using "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism" as a starting point to elevate it to a comprehensive reflection on dimensions such as "thought" and "civilization"!
The reason why the editor [Cat Tooth] rushed to find Guan Ren was because he had just discovered that [Cui Niu]'s Zhihu answer had actually been reposted on Weibo by a major media outlet in southern China!

And it explicitly states that it is the wildly popular novel "The Supreme Confucian and Taoist Master" on the Qidian platform!
Although this post may not be particularly eye-catching among the many Weibo posts published by this media outlet.

But this also undoubtedly shows that the situation is indeed getting serious.

……

The editors quickly offered Guan Ren some suggestions as well.

[Cat Tooth: Continue updating as usual for the next couple of days. Let the story take a break, avoid introducing female characters for now, and just focus on the combat.]

[Cloud Man: Yes, I understand]

[Cat Tooth: Also, the editorial department will hold a meeting later to discuss your book.]

[Cat's teeth: May require rectification]

[Yunzhongren: Needs rectification? Then why not just end it?]

[Cat Tooth: Finished? Don't be impulsive. This book is currently one of the top-performing books on the site. It would be a waste of your hard work to finish it so early.]

Guan Ren scoffed as he looked at "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism," which had just surpassed the bestseller list on the Qidian website this month. He wasn't lacking in effort.

However, Maoya and even the entire editorial department might actually need this book, "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism".

[Yunzhongren: To be honest, I still have a lot of hard work to do. If this will have a negative impact on Qidian, I'm willing to switch platforms.]

After that, Cat Tooth remained silent for a long time.

Because it was clear from what "Yunzhongren" said that it was somewhat of a threat to switch jobs.

There's a reason why "The Man in the Clouds" is so arrogant.

……

As for Guan Ren himself, he certainly doesn't lack the book "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism". No matter if he changes his name or website, he is very confident that he can still rise to prominence with a new book.

But Guan Ren, as one of the few who knew the truth, was well aware that Qidian was actually facing an even greater crisis at this time.

Therefore, at this point in time...

At this time, Guan Ren had every reason to make such a threat.

……

A while later, the editor messaged again.

[Cat Tooth: It's okay, you don't really need to finish it. Just keep writing quietly for now, and don't post in the comments section or the book club. Wait a week or two, and everything will gradually get better.]

Guan Ren: Okay.

Having said that, Guan Ren felt a little relieved.

Because what Maoya said was actually quite straightforward.

I can't be any more direct, because there's a risk that the chat logs will be leaked.

In short, the gist is that the editorial department will find a way to handle the public opinion situation.

However, because Guan Ren was at the center of public opinion this time, he was not as clear about the direction of public opinion as outsiders.

Therefore, from that day on, Guan Ren's mood remained somewhat low, and he would occasionally feel irritable.

All Guan Ren could do was try his best not to let those who cared about him notice.

For example, childhood sweethearts and girlfriends.

(End of this chapter)