Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Not many people knew that Zhu Wuyao had escaped the secret realm.

If the new storybook is published, not only will her friends like Ji Yuezhang, Ye Xiaozhou, and Gu Lang know that she is safe and sound, but also those who are unclear about her attitude, such as Gu Yiguan, Sect Leader Fang, and Granny Feng, will also learn that she has appeared in the world.

At this time, Zhu Wuyao was unaware that Shen Anzhi was looking for her.

Although the book review mentioned this matter—saying that in the martial arts world, some cultivators have recently been attacking innocent mortals.

It appears to have been committed in the heat of the moment.

Their motives are elusive.

However, because the victims were scattered and the killings were not carried out in a distinctive manner, and the methods were not brutal, horrifying, or eye-catching enough, people did not initially realize that this killing was spreading in secret.

Even now, many people think it's sensationalism.

Zhu Wuyao didn't take it seriously either.

In the cultivation world, it is difficult for mortals to protect themselves. For example, in Tongzhou City, the Ge family received cultivators from the Juque Sect. Just because Ge Mingsheng had a so-called "destiny for immortality," the Juque Sect cultivators casually killed her father and demanded that Ge Mingsheng sever her kinship and join the Juque Sect.

Some cultivators are not mentally sound.

Therefore, Zhu Wuyao is more inclined to believe that different cultivators killed mortals casually in various places, and it just so happened that they happened to be in the same time period. Thus, the cultivators' murders were linked together and considered to be committed by the same cultivator.

Otherwise, this matter would be difficult to explain.

Although they are called evil cultivators, most evil cultivators are brutal and rarely leave any survivors. Moreover, in order to refine magical artifacts, they often choose to massacre nearby villages.

Otherwise, such a picky and indiscriminate killing method might backfire before the magic weapon is even properly crafted.

If the aftereffects of cultivating a technique require killing to suppress them, then there are plenty of vagrants and homeless people, so there's no need to deliberately attract attention.

Therefore, some people speculate that if it really was a series of crimes committed by cultivators, then there must have been selection criteria.

For example, the special characteristics of one's birth date and time (Bazi).

However, given that the victim's birth date and time are known, there is nothing particularly special about them, and there is currently no corresponding evil magic that can match it.

In particular, there was no follow-up to this matter.

Like that monk, who suddenly disappeared again.

Even Wan Juan Book Review, which followed the story, speculated that multiple incidents happened to coincide with the same time period, and even apologized for "causing panic".

Some high-ranking cultivators, those who think too highly of themselves, might even laugh and say something after seeing this incident—

"This is just normal wear and tear for ordinary people."

"It's common for cultivators to fight and kill each other, and it's inevitable that mortals will be affected in the process. You can't be distracted by other people's lives when you're facing life and death."

"In my opinion, these people who are short-sighted and insist on getting in the way are just asking for death. I despise these stupid people who are always getting in the way."

This is the thought of some cultivators.

So this tabloid didn't make a ripple at all, only occupying a small portion of the article.

Zhu Wuyao only glanced at it briefly and did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

The release of a new story by Wuyu will not attract much attention from cultivators.

If someone becomes suspicious and wants to investigate whether Wuyu is actually Zhu Wuyao, they can certainly find out. But the problem is, the Qingyun Sect and the Juque Sect would never make such a connection.

After all, no cultivator, after being half-dead for four years, would make writing a story the first thing they do after emerging from the secret realm.

Among cultivators, there is a greater emphasis on "the Way".

Ordinary people enjoy watching a spectacle, and given that "Silent" is a landmark figure who suddenly rose from the dead, the significance is extraordinary.

"What year is it tonight? Is Wuyu about to release a new storybook...?!"

In the border town, the bookseller who had spent a penny to have Wuyu herself perform a divination was even more dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! That conman who pretended to be blind actually predicted it correctly!"

Beneath her facade of a con artist, she actually possessed a truly sincere heart.

The bookseller was filled with regret. If she had known this would happen, she would have asked the fortune teller to do a few more divinations for her at one coin each. She had missed out on such a great deal on a high-quality fortune teller at a huge discount!

It's too late to regret it now.

The bookseller calmed himself down and hung up the poster-like flyer—

"A stunning return after twenty years! Wu Yu's latest masterpiece, 'Those Years of Disguising Oneself as a Reclusive Master,' is coming soon!"

The news caused an uproar in literary circles as soon as it was released.

Contrary to the general public's enthusiasm, many intellectuals are pessimistic about the situation.

"Speechless and confused!"

"Since that book, 'Sword Immortal Master,' the world of storytelling has seen a surge of talented individuals. Not to mention Youdao, who is on par with her and has produced a string of masterpieces, even the fleeting glimpse of Xiaodingdang, who pioneered the system genre, is a figure of exceptional talent!"

"Yes, she's a literary veteran, actually making a comeback to compete with these younger generations...tsk tsk tsk..."

"Hey! Tell me, if Wuyu's storytelling can't compete with the newcomers and keeps using the same old tricks, people won't buy it. How embarrassing would that be?"

"..."

In short, most scholars and intellectuals felt speechless and confused.

This person is almost on a pedestal, and now he's releasing a new book, wouldn't that be exposing his own shortcomings?

That would be embarrassing if he fell.

For those who are not literary figures but are still fans of vernacular stories, they don't care about any of that. If you ask about their attitude, it can be summed up in three words: "We must get it!"

A woman with snow-white temples opened the bookshelf and took out "The Invincible Path of a Reborn Outer Gate Servant". Back then, she had collaborated with Mohen Bookstore and made a lot of money from it.

Li Fuwei sold hawthorns, so she sold Mingchi's portrait bookmarks.

"Wu Yu started writing a new book, which brought back memories of my heyday in the business world. I made a lot of money back then..."

Time has etched wrinkles on Madam Sun's face. She still remembers the hawthorn banquet from back then. Later, she was busy with many things and experienced many ups and downs, and gradually lost her hobby of reading storybooks.

His return in silence seems to have turned a page in the book of time.

……

While everyone eagerly awaited the news, one person was filled with unease.

That is Wuyuzi!

Several years ago, he began to call himself Wuyu's disciple, and thus gave himself the name "Wuyuzi" (meaning "Silent Child"), all for the sake of "蹭" (蹭, meaning to take advantage of or freeload).

Moreover, he never imagined that Wuyu would one day rise from his coffin...

"Since you were born speechless, why were I, a speechless child, born?"

Back when Xiao Ding first emerged, he wanted to generate buzz, but Xiao Ding created a novel with elements of real and fake heiresses, beast taming, and system-based writing. Xiao Ding's writing was just so-so, but he managed to suppress Xiao Ding's popularity by being innovative.

He has just finished writing a new book, which is about to be delivered...

They were brimming with confidence!

But the result was just as unbelievable!

He gritted his teeth and said hatefully:

"This 'speechless' statement must be fake!"

"It must be that Canglang Anthology from Mohen Bookstore. They couldn't compete with our Qingzhai Anthology, so they resorted to a deceitful trick and stole the name of Wuyu!"