Chapter 624 Reality


    The banquet lasted until the next morning. However, Malu looked at the traveler''s bracelet on his wrist and found that less than 5 minutes had passed.


    Zhu Jiu is right. The time in the novel is completely different from that outside. A year and a half can pass here with just one sentence from the author.


    After the banquet was over, Malu even took a nap in the village and went to the pond to feed the strange animals that were kept there.


    Zhu Qingqing found him and paid him the remaining balance of 40,000 star coins as agreed, and thanked him and Lao Wang again for being willing to enter the book to help them prepare the banquet.


    Ma Lu accepted the star coins and said, "You''re welcome, Chief Zhu. If you want to hold a banquet in the future, you can contact us again."


    Zhu Qingqing smiled and nodded, then shook her head, "We should stay in this book for a while. The next supporting character festival may not be until ten years later."


    "Can I ask another question? This book is so poorly written, why don''t you consider moving to another book?"


    Ma Lu couldn''t help but asked, "Or is Zheng Qian the only great writer in this plane?"


    "Well, it is true that in the eyes of outsiders, "The Ancient Emperor Begins from Breaking Off the Engagement" is an out-and-out bad book, and even our own people have complained about this.


    “But that doesn’t mean this book has no merits. As supporting characters who have lived here for a while, we should still have a certain say.


    "The great author wrote a total of 70,000 words of setting for this book, and also hand-drawn more than a dozen maps. He put a lot of effort into the details, but it was covered up by the vulgar plot. No one except us cared about it. , and he was actually not like this before.


    “When he first started writing online, the stories were quite interesting. Although they were sometimes chaotic, there were also many wild ideas and interesting developments.


    "It just didn''t meet the preferences of most readers, so the results were not very good. So he later learned from the experience and began to study the market trends and come up with various cool tricks. He kept talking about lightning protection formulas every day, and gradually he became obsessed.


    “On the one hand, I tried hard to imitate the previous works on the best-seller list, but I couldn’t completely let go of my personal preferences, so I was caught in the middle, neither up nor down, and ended up looking like this.


    “In the end, the person went crazy and was sent to a mental hospital, where he is still dreaming of success and fame.


    "I am not saying this to excuse him, nor am I saying that the book "The Ancient Emperor Begins from Breaking Off the Engagement" is not bad.


    "I have lived for more than three hundred years and have lived in hundreds of novels, whether they are masterpieces or books worse than "The Ancient Emperor Breaks Off the Engagement".


    “No matter how moving the stories are, no matter how realistic the world is, to me they are all fictions, and once you realize this, it’s hard to fully immerse yourself in them.


    "In the final analysis, those of us on stage are different from the people off stage. I always understand that no matter how well-acted the story is, it is just a story.


    “But even in such a novel world built entirely from imagination, there is ‘reality’, and that ‘reality’ is the emotions invested by the creators and their growth.


    "Zheng Qian is writing about our lives, so why aren''t we watching his life?"


    Zhu Qingqing said, "When reading novels, I worry most about the author being unfinished. We, the readers, are the same. Once we choose a great writer, we will accompany him until the last moment of his life. After reading his life, no matter it is good or good, It’s bad, even though he doesn’t know we exist.”


    "-Do your works always have readers? Well, this feeling is inexplicably romantic." Ma Lu said.


    Returning to the bed in the mental hospital, the familiar crackling sound rang in Malu''s ears again.


    At this time, the lights in the ward were turned off, but Zheng Qian was still typing on the keyboard in the darkness.


    The faint light from the laptop screen illuminated his entire body like a ghost.


    For five and a half hours, except for taking the medicine sent by the nurse, Zheng Qian didn''t rest for a moment. Not only did he code out today''s four thousand words, but he also coded one thousand more while he was in good condition.


    It wasn''t until the drama at Shangguan''s house came to an end that he relaxed, picked up the iron lunch box by the window sill, and grabbed the cold rice inside. It was only then that he noticed Malu on the hospital bed.


    "Hey, you''ve been here all this time and haven''t gone back?"


    Malu yawned again. Although a lot of time had passed, he felt that the effect of the previous pills had not completely worn off, and his head was still groggy.


    "Why don''t you look sleepy at all? Didn''t they give you any medicine?"


    "Oh, I''ve eaten too much, and I''m already resistant to medicine, and I have to code. No matter how sleepy I am, I won''t fall asleep until I finish coding." Zheng Qian said proudly, holding his chest.


    "Then you are really awesome." Malu yawned again.


    "Exactly. Since you''re not asleep, would you like to take a look at what I''m going to say next."


    "No, I''ll go back and subscribe directly."


    "Oh, that''s better, eh, wait." Zheng Qian seemed to have thought of something, his expression suddenly changed, and he slapped his thigh.


    "You are not allowed to bring mobile phones in the mental hospital. If you come in, doesn''t it mean that I will lose a subscription forever?!"


    "Don''t worry, we will be out soon, and we won''t let you lose your subscription. Not only will I order it, but I will also invite friends to order it together." Ma Lu patted Zheng Qian on the shoulder.


    "Really?" Zheng Qian asked in surprise.


    "Liar is a puppy."


    "First on the list, you will be my top brother from now on!" Zheng Qian smiled so hard that he couldn''t close his mouth.


    "That''s not necessary, your book..."


    "What''s wrong with my book? Is there anything else that needs to be revised?" Zheng Qian put down his lunch box and created a document. "You tell me, and I''ll write it down."


    "No, it''s nothing." When things came to a close, Ma Lu changed his mind. "The Ancient Emperor Begins from Breaking Off the Engagement" At this point, there is nothing that can be saved by changing it. It is better to cut it off and start over.


    However, considering that Zhu Qingqing and the others were still living in the book, Ma Lu did not make this suggestion.


    Just before leaving, he said to Zheng Qian, "Come on! I will wait for your update."


    Zheng Qian was so excited when he heard this sentence that he almost cried.


    It took a lot of effort for Ma Lu and Lao Wang to enter Sunshine Mental Hospital, but it was much easier to get out.


    He directly took out the [This is Very Beaver] that he brought. Ma Lu had already used [This is Very Beaver] once this month, and he still had two chances to use it.


    Considering that it is best to save it once for emergencies, Ma Lu did not use it when he was admitted to the mental hospital during his trip to the mental hospital, but kept it for when he was discharged.


    Under the influence of "This is a Beaver", Malu and Lao Wang quickly completed the discharge procedures within half a day of being hospitalized, and left Sunshine Mental Hospital under the welcome of doctors and nurses.


    (End of chapter)