Chapter 96

The Long-Armed Demon Ape replied truthfully: "It was a poem, it seems to be a 'Demon-Quelling Poem' written by the prophecy-man Lu Fang."

The Golden-Haired Ape King snorted coldly: "Truly arrogant!"

Don't look at the demon clan as being far away from the Great Zhou in the Southern Frontier; their intelligence is very well-informed, especially regarding every move of Lu Fang, the prophecy-man predicted by the prophet Wan Shu Wang.

These demon kings had naturally heard of the Demon-Quelling Poem, an image-level poem that humiliated the demon clan.

The White-Horned Demon King grinned hideously: "The Ape King truly has a good plan. Now, not only has it enraged the Great Zhou Emperor, but I reckon the Demon Emperor and the three elders won't tolerate those humans either."

The Ape King grinned: "Even if the Great Zhou Emperor agreed to the marriage alliance, do you think the demon clan wouldn't start a war against humans? As far as I know, before this, the Demon Emperor had already sent a demon envoy delegation to the barbarian tribes in the Northern Frontier for secret negotiations."

"Otherwise, would the Demon Emperor and the three elders have agreed to the marriage alliance method I proposed to humiliate the Great Zhou Emperor?"

"I was just pushing the boat along with the current."

The White-Eyed Tiger King agreed: "That's true. Seeing the Great Zhou becoming more and more prosperous these years, if we don't hurry to knock them down, it will be even harder to start a war later."

Snow as thick as goose feathers fell, dyeing the capital city silver-white. The accumulated snow on the road was crushed by carriages, making a "creak, creak" sound.

The popularity of the Great Zhou News made industries like teahouses extremely booming.

Originally, there wouldn't be many people early in the morning, but now, everyone who bought the Great Zhou News would specifically come to the teahouse to call friends and discuss the elegant literature "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

There was no need for a storyteller to warm up the crowd; one by one, they were spitting as they discussed the plot and characters in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

"I'm so angry! In the latest 77th chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, how could Guan Yunchang be written to death?"

"Really or fake?"

"I really don't know what to say. How could someone as loyal as Guan Yunchang die? It's too hateful."

"Hey, I think the Marquis of Lord Wenguan wrote it quite well; it's not like he died for no reason. Before, I also thought it was wrong for him to write Lin Daiyu to death when he wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, but after so long, it feels heartbreaking when they die."

"That may be so, but it's still too regrettable. Such a loyal person, ultimately ending up with this fate."

With Dream of the Red Chamber first, the deaths of many people left people with many regrets.

With Romance of the Three Kingdoms writing Guan Yunchang to death, the reactions of these people were not as intense.

At most, they would complain a couple of times, but they all believed that Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a good book, an elegant literary story worth reading once in a lifetime.

The Mansion of the Marquis of Lord Wenguan.

Study.

Lu Fang handed the completed manuscript to He Zixuan. From the time he entered the Lower Upper Realm until now, the updates for Romance of the Three Kingdoms had been very slow.

Sometimes two chapters a day, sometimes just one chapter a day.

He Zixuan glanced at the manuscript and gave a bitter smile: "This is written up to the 95th chapter; now we don't have to worry about having no content to publish."

Lu Fang nodded: "I will take advantage of this time to try to finish writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms as quickly as possible."

He Zixuan hesitated for a moment and said: "The reaction to the elegant literature Romance of the Three Kingdoms is very good; almost no one dislikes it. Are you really only going to write 120 chapters? Otherwise, you could write slowly; I think writing for a lifetime would be fine."

Lu Fang shook his head. The original work only had 120 chapters. He would like to write for a lifetime, but his strength wouldn't allow it.

Moreover, he was eager to finish writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms quickly; he could obtain rewards then, and these were all his trump cards.

He Zixuan sighed and said: "As you wish."

Lu Fang suddenly asked: "Brother He, do you want to earn some silver?"

Upon hearing this, He Zixuan grinned, leaned sneakily toward Lu Fang, and lowered his voice:

"Marquis of Lord Wenguan, what good idea do you have? You really, with such a good idea as the commercial section, why give it to the Shen family?"

Lu Fang gave a bitter smile: "It's not that I'm giving it to the Shen family, but other than the imperial court, only the Shen family is most suitable for popularizing the Great Zhou News."

Actually, he also had some selfish motives.

If he had directly mentioned the commercial section to the Zhou Emperor.

It would likely have been hindered by the students and former subordinates of the Xiao family. Who knows how long it would have taken for the Great Zhou News to be popularized across the nineteen provinces?

Conversely, if Shen Kangbo took action, this goal could be achieved in half a year.

This meant that within this half-year period, the book fragrance Qi that Lu Fang obtained would undergo a qualitative change.

Relying on the enhancement of the Ink Flower, he believed that within this half-year, his strength would also undergo a qualitative change.

Lu Fang smiled and said:

"I have an idea. I want to adapt Dream of the Red Chamber, Nie Xiaoqian, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I will provide the silver and the general ideas, and you provide the effort."

"Then let the Prime Minister persuade His Majesty to support it. How about the imperial court gets 40% of the profits, you get 20%, and I get 40%?"

"Adapt them?" He Zixuan gasped and said: "Do you mean like a play script?"

"Something like that, but it needs to be more innovative." Lu Fang spoke eloquently and explained the specific plan.

It was actually copying the television drama model from his previous life, and additionally "creating stars" to hold tours to earn silver. In this way, Lu Fang could earn some money, and the imperial treasury could also have more silver.

This would make the military expenses for the North-South Frontier more abundant.

It could also expand the influence of the elegant literature he wrote.

In short, it was all profit and no loss, and he had the conditions for it.

"Marquis of Lord Wenguan, I truly admire you. This method is too good. Yes, yes, I agree. Hurry, tell me, what should we do first?"

He Zixuan said impatiently.

Lu Fang pondered for a moment:

"You go find His Majesty first and talk about it to see his reaction. If we can get support, then we'll start. Don't all the places have courtesans and actors? Find some who fit the character images in the elegant literature and buy them."

"Don't let the news leak out first, so as to avoid difficulty in buying or having people with ulterior motives deliberately mess with us."

"At that time, you directly give me their portraits, I will choose, and then after training, we can start performing directly."

He Zixuan clapped his hands and called it brilliant, laughing strangely with a "I understand" look.

What do you understand?

Lu Fang rolled his eyes and said: "Alright, for specific details, we will contact each other via sound transmission talismans."

"Contact via sound transmission talismans. I'll go find His Majesty to sound him out right now."

He Zixuan left in a hurry.

Lu Fang watched He Zixuan leave, walked to the bed in the study, and sat down to think. Originally, the Lu family had some savings, plus the gold, silver, and jewelry rewarded by His Majesty, as well as the royalties from the elegant literature.

The silver he had here was enough to support him in adapting the elegant literature.

Not to mention, when he left Wuyincheng, the storage bag given to him by the Shen family ancestor contained a full 2,500 mid-grade Myriad Dao Stones.

After confirming all this, Lu Fang lay down on the bed with peace of mind, silently reciting "Ink Brush Realm" three times. Within a few breaths, he appeared on the ink land.

The book spirit Yan Chixia bowed and said: "Young Master."

Lu Fang nodded with a smile. After exiting the Lower Upper Realm, without the restriction of the realm, his book spirit's realm directly ascended to the Sixth Rank, Second Stage, and he also awakened the Ten Thousand Swords Technique: Sword Thousand.