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On the tenth anniversary of Wenhou's debut, the Wuzhou Daily published a special feature interviewing several well-known figures and asking what they thought of Jing Wenzhen, the novelist so beloved by the people of Wuzhou:
Wu Zetian: These days, I'm no longer interested in immortality pills made by Daoist priests. I'm only interested in potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes from the Americas, which taste good no matter how you cook them. I can provide the ships. Who's willing to sail overseas?
Princess Taiping: I really want to transmigrate to the Song dynasty and be a general like Fu Hao, so I can slaughter the Jin invaders!
Shangguan Wan'er: I thought political intrigue was difficult. Now I realize criminal investigations, forensic medicine, suspense, and horror are all difficult too.
Princess Anle: This princess wants to roam the martial world and become its leader! I sincerely invite martial arts experts to come to the princess's residence and teach me their secret techniques!
Di Renjie: The writing isn't particularly elegant, but the stories really are gripping. Lady Jing seems to have seen more corpses than I have.
Yao Chong: Punctuation is so useful! Cotton is so warm! Papermaking and printing are a blessing to poor students! It's so easy to learn from novels!
Song Jing: Food stories are delicious... I mean, they're a delight to read. I need to do more research and become the best cook among Wuzhou's ministers!
Guo Ziyi: The women of the Yang family died so tragically, sob! The Six Heroes of Mount Shu died so tragically, sob! I absolutely won't let anything like that happen in Wuzhou!
The Wuzhou Daily then asked Wenhou: What do you think of the impact your works have had on Wuzhou?
Jing Wenzhen: Well, thank you for your love. Please don't rush me for updates, and especially don't send me any more swords. Thank you!
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Blurb:
The day of the spiritual qi revival arrived, and everyone awakened a special ability of their own.
Only the unknown content creator Jing Weilai, who was livestreaming at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, stared at her videos in dismay. She only had a history livestream series. What ability had she awakened?
After the spiritual qi revival, all kinds of demons and monsters appeared, and everyday life became terrifying.
The abandoned RV next door fled overnight, saying it was going to travel the world and fulfill its mission as an RV.
The embroidered shoes used as props in a horror film really turned out to be haunted, scaring the entire crew unconscious in one night.
The victim in a funeral portrait got so angry that she climbed out of the photo to personally hunt down the driver who had hit and killed her.
Even all the Terracotta Warriors in Pit No. 1 came back to life and charged out in an army, scaring Jing Weilai into running everywhere...
At a critical moment, Jing Weilai summoned someone both familiar and strange.
Watching the entire group of Terracotta Warriors kneel in unison, smashing through the museum floor with a boom, Jing Weilai thought: Oh wow, did she awaken a beloved-by-all aura or the heroine-who-conquers-everything trait?
Then she heard a steady voice behind her: "The Terracotta Warriors are mine!"
Looking at his invulnerable army of Terracotta Warriors, Qin Shi Huang declared that they were his to begin with, so naturally they should follow him back to Great Qin. He took every single one of the newly sentient warriors with him.
An RV covered in cartoon stickers of Qin Shi Huang? Mine. Take it.
A hotel using Terracotta Warriors as its mascots? Mine. Take it.
A film studio shooting a TV drama about Qin Shi Huang? Mine. Take it.
Mine, mine, all mine. Take every last one!
Jing Weilai hesitated to speak. All these things are haunted. Is it really okay to take them back to Great Qin?
When Emperor Wu of Han heard that his Maoling Mausoleum had been repeatedly robbed, he decided to collect all the tomb-raiding elements from modern literature and started catching ghosts to stuff into the tomb:
Zombies, bring me a bunch.
Weasels, bring me a few nests.
Skeletons, painted-skin demons, all of them...
Liu Che laughed ominously. "Send more tomb robbers. I love a lively place!"
Watching the most luxurious Maoling become a theme park for ghosts and monsters, Jing Weilai silently offered up plans for a horror-themed amusement park.
At first, Jing Weilai didn't know what to do. But later, she began quietly contributing too.
Since I can't personally go build the ancient world, I'll send more ghost-powered artificial intelligence to our ancestors!
[Highlights of this novel:]
· This novel is set in an alternate Wuzhou dynasty, and differs from actual history. Don't treat it as official history. It's fiction, for entertainment only!
· The novels within the story are original, not plagiarized works. But there will definitely be quotes from classical poetry, folk legends, operas, and history, which will be noted in the author's notes.
· "Wenzhen" was the highest posthumous title for civil officials in ancient times before Emperor Renzong of Song. For example, Song Jing's posthumous title was "Wenzhen."
After Emperor Renzong of Song, the title was changed to "Wenzheng" because "Zhen" and Zhao Zhen's name, "Zhen," were homophones. Thanks to Sima Guang's strong advocacy, "Wenzheng" became the highest posthumous title for civil officials in later dynasties, with "Wenzhen" ranked just below it. In ancient times, this posthumous title was only given to men, and those who used it as a personal name were also exclusively men. The heroine's name in this novel is an exception, chosen to allow her to become a marquis through her literary achievements. There is no other significance to it.
* This blurb was written on April 19, 2024, and may be slightly revised later, but the main premise will stay the same.
Theme: Good literary works can have a positive impact on society.
Regarding my habit of following serialized novels within a serialized novel...
It's a complete sieve, hahaha. In the eyes of these cunning old folks, Fourth Sister's novels are practically autobiographical, hahaha.
It's so wonderful that Yan Shiqi is a woman! I initially mistook her for a man, because ancient times were indeed unsafe, and women's martial arts skills were rarely developed. However, every era has its exceptionally talented and capable individuals. It's not surprising that the woman is outstanding!
The text is quite interesting. The translator who rid the people of this nuisance is also adorable. Looking forward to the next installment.
It was really ruthless to cut it off here.
I caught up and realized I'm just like a character in a novel—the outcome will be revealed next time. [Loading]
... This is really... At first, they said the young lady was yelling, but then the man yelled too and then stopped talking, ignoring the fact that the man automatically blamed the woman first. Watching these two parts together really makes it seem like men in real life are united.
I used to really like Li Shimin, until I learned that he didn't allocate land to women either. This statement is basically true, but it needs to be viewed within the specific context of the Tang Dynasty's equal-field system. Simply put, under the equal-field system of the Tang Dynasty under Li Shimin's rule, ordinary women were no longer independent recipients of land, which was very different…
That's ruthless! Stopping updates here. [Chicken leg emoji]
The game was initially called "Millionaire Woman," but how did it end up being called "Millionaire Man"?