(Quick Transmigration) Small Cannon Fodder Has Great Power

Since going to the newspaper office with Yao Yulang last time, the system has been turning the world she experienced into a novel as requested by Gu Yunyun, and has been submitting it to Chongli Newspaper, which is funded by Yao Yulang, and it has been serialized for some time now.

To quickly stand out and leave a lasting impression as a newcomer, Gu Yunyun chose to submit short and medium-length novels. As a result, several of her novels have already been published, and her fame has gradually grown through this accumulation, like a spring breeze that has unknowingly turned the mountains and fields green.

People were discussing the stories written by the author Yun Sheng during their leisure time. Students in schools, office workers, and street vendors... everywhere were readers discussing the hottest and best-selling stories of the time.

Even the storytellers in teahouses have quickly adapted Yun Sheng's story into their storytelling, and although most people have already read these stories serialized in newspapers, they still attract a large audience.

With nothing else to do, everyone shared their opinions, discussed the plot, and analyzed the characters, craning their necks like baby birds waiting to be fed, eagerly anticipating the next installment.

Yun Sheng's stories are novel in both subject matter and plot, and are irresistible. The plot is full of ups and downs, the characters are vivid and full, and the joys and sorrows, the various aspects of human life are all vividly portrayed on the page, as if the author has really experienced these worlds. Otherwise, how could he write such immersive words?

Moreover, readers gradually noticed that the female protagonist in every story written by author Yun Sheng is a charming, cute, lively, and agile girl. After reading many of the author's stories, it felt as if the female protagonist in each story was the same person.

Some readers wrote to the newspaper suggesting that the author change the type of female protagonist; others speculated that the author, Yun Sheng, probably had a beloved woman as the prototype for the female protagonist, suggesting that the author was quite a romantic.

The numerous discussions and speculations also indirectly prove how unparalleled Yun Sheng, this rising star in the literary world, is.

Other newspapers were eager to poach Yun Sheng from Chongli Newspaper, but unfortunately, Yun Sheng had neither revealed any personal information nor submitted any articles to any publishing house other than Chongli Newspaper, so they had no way to get to him.

Chongli Newspaper also recognized Yun Sheng's enormous potential. In addition to giving him a special section and improving his author treatment, the editor-in-chief, Bai Qian, also planned to personally visit this promising new author whom he had never met before, determined to win him over and keep him at Chongli Newspaper.

"Xiao Liu, give me the mailing address of the author Yun Sheng." Bai Qian instructed the editor in charge of Yun Sheng while carefully adjusting his suit in front of the office mirror in preparation for the visit.

Editor Xiao Liu quickly handed him the address. Bai Qian took it, wanting to see how to get there, but as soon as he looked at it, he realized the address looked so familiar.

He couldn't help but bring the note closer and read it carefully again, then slapped his thigh, "Hey! This is my buddy's house!" This address is clearly Yao Yulang's current address! He's even been there!

Bai Qian was both shocked and incredulous. He thought to himself that he was wondering why Yun Sheng never submitted his work to other publishing houses, but only favored their Chongli Newspaper. It turns out that they were family!

He couldn't help but burst into laughter, and his other colleagues all turned to look at the editor-in-chief as he suddenly acted out.

Bai Qian laughed, but then got a little angry. With his friendship with Yao Yulang for so many years, how could he not have told him about such an important matter? He had to give Yao Yulang a good talking to! Thinking this, Bai Qian strode downstairs and headed towards Yao's mansion.

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Meanwhile, Gu Yunyun was practicing her sword dance in the open space in the center of the small garden. Her custom-made performance costume had arrived today; she wore a simple white, wide-sleeved fairy-like robe, which flowed gracefully and elegantly with each stroke, exuding a free and unrestrained charm.

She simply tied her hair up high with a snow-white ribbon, and eagerly tried out the look of her outfit, sword in hand.

A moment later, Bai Qian arrived at Yao's mansion and was told by the butler that Yao Yulang was not there at the moment and would return in a while. However, Bai Qian was an old acquaintance of Yao Yulang, so the butler invited him to come in and wait.

Bai Qian idly gazed out the window at the scenery in the living room. The trees in the backyard were neat and sparse, and there were plenty of low shrubs and flower beds on both sides of the path. At a glance, the garden was completely exposed.

A young girl, wielding a sword and dancing in the garden, her wide sleeves and flowing skirt suddenly caught Bai Qian's eye.

Bai Qian walked to the window with surprise and took a closer look.

The girl's face was calm and solemn. Every move she made seemed to carry the wind. Her movements were as fierce as thunder and as calm as clear water. She possessed both the heroic spirit of a male knight and the graceful and lively charm of a girl.

With flowing sleeves, she seemed ready to ride the wind and depart at any moment, like a celestial being descending from the heavens in Dunhuang, making people involuntarily hold their breath and remain silent, lest they disturb the celestial beings.

At that moment, Gu Yunyun was practicing her swordplay while mentally asking the system, "How is it? Aren't I incredibly handsome? Can you take a few more screenshots?"

Gu Yunyun's final move was like a piece of music with a fast-paced, profound, and grand melody coming to an abrupt end, leaving the listener both bewildered and with a lingering aftertaste.

She sheathed her sword, looked at the audience in front of the living room's French windows whom she had noticed long ago, and gave him a gentle smile.

That smile made Bai Qian feel as if he could see the ice and snow melting, spring returning to the earth, and the fairy maiden from another world being tinged with the warmth of the human world. For a moment, his heart was pounding like a drum. He subconsciously wanted to take a step forward, but he was blocked by the thick glass in front of him. He could only anxiously support himself with both hands on the glass, looking longingly at the girl's departing figure.

After a long while, when even the girl's figure had disappeared from sight, Bai Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief, calming his wildly beating heart. Only then did his feverish thoughts subside, and he realized that the girl was probably the princess Yao Yulang had reluctantly married?

He slowly walked back to the sofa and sat down, his mind still replaying the girl's dance and her final smile over and over again. As he thought about it, he suddenly felt an increasingly strange sense of familiarity.

Bai Qian had a flash of inspiration: Wasn't that the female protagonist in Yun Sheng's novel?

He also loved Yun Sheng's novels, having read each story many times, and was particularly fond of the innocent and charming heroines. Now, seeing Gu Yunyun, he always felt a sense of unreality, as if the heroine from the story had come to life in reality.

He then realized that Yun Sheng was Yao Yulang, and the female protagonist of his novel was most likely based on her.

He was already 80% certain that Yao Yulang was Yun Sheng, but now he was 100% certain.

Yao Yulang returned from running errands and was somewhat surprised to hear from the maid at the door that Bai Qian had arrived. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Bai Qian stride up to greet him.

Before Yao Yulang could even greet him, Bai Qian stretched out his long arm and hooked his friend's neck, saying, "Hey kid, that's really not fair of you!"

Yao Yulang was completely bewildered. "What's not enough?"

"Hey, you're still pretending with me," Bai Qian pulled out a piece of paper with Yun Sheng's mailing address on it and threw it in front of Yao Yulang. "I originally wanted to pay a visit to Yun Sheng, the rising star writer who's recently become very popular, but when I saw this address, humph, how long are you going to keep this from me?"

Yao Yulang took the note with a puzzled look on his face and saw that it contained his own home address.

"Are you sure you didn't get the wrong address?" He's been busy with business lately and hasn't been paying much attention to the literary world, but he has heard of the name Yun Sheng and was thinking of reading this author's works when he has some free time. But what does this person have to do with him?

He strongly suspected that Bai Qian had mixed up the address of his Yao Mansion with the author's mailing address.

Bai Qian was furious that he still wouldn't admit it even now. "What's there to hide? By the way, the heroines in your novels are all based on your princess, right? When I saw her just now, she looked exactly like the heroine in your stories. Just admit it already!"

Gu Yunyun? Yao Yulang's mind was even more confused, but a fragment suddenly flashed through his mind:

"Actually, I prefer writing stories. I'll try submitting my work to the newspaper someday. Maybe you'll see my novel in the newspaper someday."

He hadn't taken Gu Yunyun's words seriously at the time, but now he suddenly had a very strange idea.

He turned to look at his old friend in a daze, and the bewildered look in his eyes made Bai Qian, who had been so confident, begin to doubt himself.

"What? You really didn't write it?"

"Tell me, what kind of heroine is the female protagonist in Yun Sheng's story?" Yao Yulang asked absentmindedly.

"Um... innocent and charming, pure and lovely?" Could it really not have been written by Yao Yulang?

Yao Yulang rubbed his forehead, "...You, you let me calm down."

After seeing Bai Qian off, Yao Yulang immediately knocked on Gu Yunyun's door.

"Have you heard of a rising author named Yun Sheng?" Yao Yulang said, staring intently at Gu Yunyun's face.

"Oh, you saw it too?" Gu Yunyun scratched the back of her head a little embarrassedly. "This is the pen name I used when I tried to submit articles to the newspaper. Hmm... why did you suddenly ask about this?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Yao Yulang gasped in shock, "Yun Sheng is arguably the most watched rising star in the literary world right now, how come you... didn't tell me about something this important?"

Yao Yulang had unknowingly come to regard himself as Gu Yunyun's guardian, without even realizing that his concern for Gu Yunyun far exceeded his initial plan for her.

"At first, I didn't know my own level, so I was too embarrassed to tell you. And now you've been so busy, I haven't found a suitable opportunity to tell you..." Gu Yunyun said somewhat guiltily, then looked at him expectantly, "So, have you seen it?"

Yao Yulang composed himself, "...I'll check it when I get back."

Gu Yunyun looked at him with a slightly shy yet expectant expression and smiled.

After that, Yao Yulang asked Bai Qian for a compilation of Gu Yunyun's works and read them one by one, gradually becoming immersed in them.

Just as Bai Qian said, the female protagonist in the story is reminiscent of Gu Yunyun in every way. Reading about the female protagonist's charming smile brings to mind Gu Yunyun's dimples.

When I read about the female protagonist's sadness, I pictured Gu Yunyun's dejected expression.

As he read the novel, he felt as if he were watching Gu Yunyun go through one adventure after another, and he became the male protagonist who accompanied Gu Yunyun through growth, love, companionship, and separation, experiencing ups and downs, joys and sorrows, love and hate together, and truly feeling the sweetness and bitterness of the story.

When he put down his book and saw the real Gu Yunyun walking by with a bewildered expression, he was still somewhat taken aback. He clearly felt that some emotions that had already taken root unknowingly within him were gradually sprouting and would eventually break through the soil.