This was not the first time Lin Yuan had made such a blunder, he had messed up before with the couplets affair.
After that incident, Lin Yuan had become very careful.
One could not be too careless, one slip and itâs like dropping the ball.
Why did he slip up again this time?
The main reason revolves around Lin Yuan getting ahead of himself. Just thinking about his âThe Fall of Dondon Bridgeâ forcibly ranked second by readers of the anti-unreliable narrator makes his heart fill with resentment.
As a result, when he logged into the tribe, he forgot to even check if the account was correct and started furiously challenging others.
âItâs over.â
So thought Lin Yuan.
Jin Mu, however, had already taken up his phone and started scrolling through the comments on Xian Yuâs tribe page, he couldnât help but start laughing.
âWhy are you laughing?â Lin Yuan asked, displeased.
âRead for yourself, boss,â Jin Mu said, laughing even louder.
Lin Yuan was taken aback, then he understood what Jin Mu found so hilarious.
Because he logged into the wrong account and posted the wrong status, but in the eyes of netizens, there was absolutely no incongruity!
âHahaha, Leng Guang pissed off Xian Yu even before pissing off Chu Kuang!â
âPublic knowledge: if you donât give face to Chu Kuang, it means you donât give face to Xian Yu.â
âIs Xian Yu going to replace Chu Kuang in the duel with Leng Guang?â
âIt seems Xian Yu has a lot of confidence in his detective abilities.â
âXian Yu: No one can bully Chu Kuang on my watch!â
âTeacher Leng Guang must be dumbstruck, what does a composer have to do with all this fuss?â
âRemembering the couplets incident, Iâm tearing up, Xian Yu is really standing up for Chu Kuang!â
âChu Kuang also defends Xian Yu intensely.â
âOverbearing CEOâs little sweet wife?â
âSure, I can really picture that.â
ââ¦â
Lin Yuan was rather taken aback.
Who would have thought that his account mix-up, in the eyes of netizens, was merely another display and testament of their friendship?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The relationship between Chu Kuang and Xian Yu has deep roots in peopleâs hearts, no one even thought about the possibility that someone had made a blunder.
Even Lin Yuan would think there were no discrepancies in this scenario just from looking at the comments.
What a beautiful misunderstanding this has turned out to be.
Only that Leng Guang was somewhat puzzled after being mentioned.
Who is Xian Yu?
Forgive Leng Guang for being an extreme lover of detective stories, his world is filled with detective stories, but they must be traditional detective stories.
Itâs what heâs most passionate about.
He canât even name a few popular stars.
Luckily, his fans in the comments section explained to him the relationship between Xian Yu and Chu Kuang.
âGood friends, huh?â
Leng Guang squinted his eyes, mentioned Xian Yu back and politely wrote: âSo you mean, Chu Kuang is taking up the challenge?â
It couldnât be a case of offering to take a spear for him, could it?
Lin Yuan didnât dare to reply using Xian Yuâs account this time, but switched to Chu Kuangâs account, mentioned Leng Guang, replying with three words:
âI accept.â
Leng Guang became serious: âIn the next detective work piece, we will see who is the superior one!â
He wanted to defend the glory of traditional detective stories!
Narrative Trickery was blasphemy!
What Leng Guang absolutely could not have imagined was that Lin Yuan did not plan to continue writing a narrative trickery style detective story in his next work.
The experience with âThe Fall of Dondon Bridgeâ made Lin Yuan realize that sometimes overdoing it is not a good thing.
At a time when the narrative trickery is not fully developing, writing such novel might be a bit presumptuous ideologically.
â¦
With Chu Kuangâs response, the comments section became lively again, of course, it was inevitable there would be some teasing about Xian Yu:
âSeems like he was forced to agree?â
âChu Kuang: Thereâs no helping it, Xian Yu already accepted in advance, I canât let my brother lose face.â
âI suspect that Xian Yu must have agreed to it first, forcing Chu Kuang to comply. Otherwise, why didnât Chu Kuang respond directly, but instead waited for Xian Yu to speak up?â
âI smell some gay bromance.â
âI suggest that we get another one like âThe Murder of Roger Ackroydâ!â
The change in tone comes just in time.
Compared to pinky jokes, a Literary Duel is definitely more exciting.
Yan Continent has got some tricks up its sleeve, knowing what the masses want, hence the format of the Literary Duel.
Some people believe that there should be more Literary Duels!
Theyâre exciting enough!
Some Internet users are eagerly waiting for Yan Continent to join the merger, so that the format of the Literary Duel will become popular.
After all, the literati from Yan Continent possess an inherent âwarrior geneâ!
âThe ending of âThe Heiress Falling From Dondon Bridgeâ is just too tricky. Itâs not like the previous narrative trickery, which was full of subversions!â
âYes, narrative trickery can be a word play, but ultimately, it should be based on reasoning.â
âLet the narrative trickery come more violently! No more narrative ghosts!â
ââ¦â
According to these netizens, âThe Murder of Roger Ackroydâ represents narrative trickery.
And âThe Heiress Falling From Dondon Bridgeâ can only be termed as narrative ghost.
Things are really heating up now.
The whole world of detective fiction is watching closely!
âLeng Guang vs Chu Kuang⦠Itâs been a while since we saw such a high-profile Literary Duel!â
âWhy not Chu Kuang vs Leng Guang⦠If Chu Kuang can produce another work at the level of âThe Murder of Roger Ackroydâ, he has a high chance of winning!â
One is the backbone of the detective fiction realm, a truly senior detective writer.
The other is a rising talent in the detective world, a genius newbie who can handle any subject matter.
To those inside the circle, this Literary Duel seems more like a battle between tradition and narrative trickery!
Thatâs the beauty of keeping it under wraps in advance.
While reading âThe Heiress Falling From Dondon Bridgeâ, readers were initially misled into thinking it was traditional detective fiction, until the end when it was revealed that Chu Kuang was still playing with narrative trickery.
And now, everyone is expecting Chu Kuangâs new work to pit narrative trickery against Leng Guang.
Few people would think that Chu Kuang is planning to play with traditional detective fiction this time!
Also known as orthodox detective fiction!
When people open Chu Kuangâs traditional detective fiction expecting narrative trickery, theyâll certainly be confused for a while, and the surprise when it all comes together will be even bigger.
You think Iâm doing narrative trickery when Iâm actually doing orthodox, you think Iâm doing orthodox when Iâm actually doing narrative trickery.
In fact, the opening style of many detective novels on Earth is like this.
Without reading to the end, you canât guess whether or not theyâve used narrative trickery.
Such a spectacle is something even the media wouldnât want to miss.
Not long after Chu Kuangâs response, news started reporting the start of this Literary Duel.
[Leng Guang initiates Literary Duel, Chu Kuang fights back!]
[Showdown between masters in the detective literature field, who do you favor more?]
[Narrative trickery and tradition, new vs. old â who will take the Kingâs Path?]
[Chu Kuang accepts Leng Guangâs Literary Duel invitation, backed by his best buddy Xian Yu!]
[Leng Guang and Chu Kuang kick off detective duel, Literary Duel attracts wide attention inside and outside the circle!]
Some netizens have nicknamed it âThe encounter between the big mouth and the old rascal who likes to tease the readerâ.
Itâs really lively!
On many novel forums, netizens have started discussions, arguing constantly about who will win the Literary Duel between Leng Guang and Chu Kuang!
At this moment,
Lin Yuan began to ponder which work to use for the duel. This time, Lin Yuan dared not let the system randomize it, he needed to choose a piece he could have full confidence in!
His choices had narrowed down.
Poirot!
Or perhapsâ¦
Sherlock Holmes!
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ps: This time, itâs seriously the cute central character, cute and brainless~ This refers to Polluted White, and we have also chatted a lot in the group, haha, thank you for the constant support from classmate Xiao Diao~ Lin Yuan would feel that this is the combination of Diga and Leo Ultraman o(*ï¿£â½ï¿£*)o