[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-all-rounder-artist":3,"chapter-all-rounder-artist-all-rounder-artist-chapter-335":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","All-rounder Artist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1269541,1699,"Chapter 335: 314: I Want to Duel with You_1","all-rounder-artist-chapter-335",335,"\u003Cp>Chapter 335: Chapter 314: I Want to Duel with You_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang was losing it; through the computer screen, he seemed to feel intense malice coming from Chu Kuang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To come up with the answer, Leng Guang broad were racked for half an hour!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, after all that thinking, a line in the novel goes-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leng Guang is a curly-haired baboon”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Leng Guang’s mind, apes and curly-haired baboons are all part of the same species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s precisely what makes Narrative Trickery despicable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the reader, you can curse the author all you want, but you can’t deny that the author’s explanation is impeccable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carter’s testimony goes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was seen crossing the lone wooden bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, no person had crossed the lone wooden bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang is an ape, a curly-haired baboon, he is not a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as an ape, Leng Guang can easily reach the other side using a rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is plausible, reasonable, and logical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So cheap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder people call Chu Kuang an old rascal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really is an old rascal, and he emphasizes it shamelessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even if Leng Guang wants to forcefully poke holes in the argument, the text provides explanations for everything:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is not a single line in the text that refers to the ape as a person, so there is no deception of the reader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In addition, there are several hints in the book. Old Leng is seen gnawing on rice grains while naked children play around; these are all indications that they are apes, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Leng clan regards outsiders as fierce beasts. Why? It hints at their relationship with humans, which is a human-animal relationship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn Narrative Trickery!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is flawless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ending is too simple; it forms a huge pitfall, making any logical deductions pointless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang’s frustration was growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leng Guang is certainly not a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is a curly-haired baboon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coughs, just a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang is indeed not alone, as countless readers who have just finished reading “The Fall of the Dondon Bridge” in front of their computers were also going crazy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chu Kuang, the old rascal, has a knack for disgusting his readers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, Mr. Leng Guang is a monkey, God knows how bewildered I was when I read that line!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Narrative Trickery is just fooling the reader! I initially disagreed, but now I agree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chu Kuang is a serious mind game player!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell, does this even qualify as detective fiction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leng Guang: I feel offended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t Chu Kuang being a bit too harsh on Leng Guang? All Leng Guang did was criticize Narrative Trickery a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s ‘too harsh’? Did he describe himself as harshly as that? He’s literally written himself to death in the book, making readers feel that he deserved it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All right, I admit, I lost; Chu Kuang, this little rascal, really knows how to play!””\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I started reading the latter half, I thought it was a serious detective novel and was earnestly guessing the answer. But then Chu Kuang pulls a fast one and gives us a brainteaser, completely twisting my old waist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unique and endlessly enjoyable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Believe me, from this novel onwards, readers who love traditional detective fiction will probably label Chu Kuang as the heresy of the detective genre.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All right, so it’s Chu Kuang who is the real master of Narrative Trickery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fact that the readers don’t want to admit but have to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being Narrative Trickery, the murderer is harder to guess than in “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people managed to figure out the former, while the latter wiped out all the readers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, numerous readers were still boasting in the comments that no matter how Chu Kuang utilized Narrative Trickery, they could guess the answer…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But indeed, some readers just couldn’t hold themselves back, finding “The Fall of the Dondon Bridge” very boring, and cursed just like Leng Guang did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for today, there were many people who empathized with Leng Guang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” was just controversial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, “The Fall of the Dondon Bridge” led to utter polarization!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people saw this as Chu Kuang’s “cute work,” a game playing on the blind spot of fast-paced brain tests with the readers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others thought that the novel was pure boredom, treating detective fiction like child’s play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a notorious critic in the detective genre, Leng Guang wasn’t someone who could be fooled by Chu Kuang and just laugh it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He may not mind being a curly-haired baboon, but he couldn’t accept this completely entertaining form of detective fiction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he lost his temper, and directly issued a long post on the Tribe platform:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I tolerated ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,’ where the murderer is the first-person narrative, but what the hell is this about an ape committing a crime? Is this some kind of ghostly narrative?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible, an unacceptable form!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is blasphemy against detective fiction. The arrangement of the case was already quite sophisticated; why result in such an entertaining solution?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a waste of talent and skills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even genius writers don’t need to be this whimsical! If you truly understand detective fiction, please treat it seriously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Leng Guang, hereby formally challenge you to a Literary Duel on detective fiction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang was truly pissed, he actually wanted to engage in a Literary Duel with Chu Kuang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Literary Duel is a tradition in Yan Continent’s literary circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as there is sparring in martial arts literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be a martial arts duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are martial arts duels, then there are Literary Duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the literary world just happens to have such a thing as a “Literary Duel”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the literary circles of Blue Star’s Yan Continent, writers of the same genre often engage in Literary Duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yan People admire this form of literary competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea that literature has no first and martial arts has no second is complete nonsense in the Yan People’s concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If literary folks despise each other, then they must compete for supremacy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why the Yan People appreciate the Literary Duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The form of the Literary Duel is also pretty simple, even somewhat childish; two authors release works of the same genre during the same period and let the public judge their superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a form of Literary Duel also has a certain influence on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, outside of Yan Continent, other regions aren’t particularly fond of these literary jousts unless the two writers genuinely dislike each other and would initiate a Literary Duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Guang is no Yan person, so he isn’t keen on the tradition of the Literary Duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Chu Kuang REALLY got under his skin, compelling him to challenge Chu Kuang to a duel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not just about the polarization of the controversy anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Leng Guang was just a critic, and he hadn’t reached the point where he would duel against someone. But now, he’s actually challenging Chu Kuang to a duel…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The literary circles were shocked, and the detective fiction lovers were a bit scared too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they all started cheering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he pissed now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, will Chu Kuang accept the challenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Chu Kuang accepts, it will be interesting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Literary Duels are a tradition in Yan Continent; their authors challenge anyone they’re at odds with. Very few authors in other regions of Blue Star engage in Literary Duels. This must be Ol’ Leng’s first time doing this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leng Guang is truly the pioneer of the anti-unreliable narrator!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I think Leng Guang is overreacting a bit. Don’t forget that the author Chu Kuang in the book also scolded Narrative Trickery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I support Leng Guang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, don’t even mention Leng Guang, I’m a diehard fan of the old rascal Chu Kuang, and now I too want to punch this old rascal in the chest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Support the duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few people support Leng Guang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leng Guang issuing a challenge for a Literary Duel, everyone couldn’t hold back their curiosity; will Chu Kuang accept the challenge?\u003C\u002Fp>",1366,"2026-06-05T16:38:09.886Z",1,"novelbin.me","e65e03fa47ec8d18682099b423e5f867911ff3d3c79a582fb5cb6fceae154282","all-rounder-artist-chapter-428","all-rounder-artist-chapter-179",1668,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fall-rounder-artist-cover.jpg"]