"Daddy...... Shao Xuan is not ...... Isn't it dead......"

Hearing this, the little girl shrank a little closer to her mother, but she poked her head out and asked with some fear.

Listening to his daughter's question, the man smiled, but did not answer directly.

At this time, the wife next to him glanced at him again,

The man coughed and retracted his smile,

"Ahem...... Let's move on, and further down, it's the finale of "Shadow Empire". ”

The man looked at the "Shadow Empire" opened in his hand again,

The little girl shrunk back and looked at it a little nervously and expectantly,

“…… Shao Xuan gathered the people who were the first to encounter the shadows, those strange things......"

The man tells his daughter a story,

The little girl listened attentively, and there was some doubt in her eyes.

……

“…… Our shadows do what we don't want to do in our hearts, perform the dirtiest acts, and say the most filthy and vicious words. ”

"Chang Mo is an introverted and restrained person with high moral requirements, and his shadow is carrying out low-moral things...... Maybe these things are evil thoughts that have been revealed in the bottom of my heart but have not been put into practice.

Hu Yan is a hard-working person who is not ambitious, but her shadow is driving some behaviors that try to take shortcuts, perhaps once thought about it, but never carried it out.

And the shadow will easily drive these filthy deeds, and easily proclaim these vicious words.

Now, the shadows, behind people, in dark corners beyond the reach of the eye, are able to carry out evil deeds on their own.

People can only passively accept the results brought by the shadows.

Oh, this is the empire of the shadows. ”

In a conference room, the lights are on, and there are still dim corners.

And Shao Xuan stood in this dim corner and said to the other figures.

Speaking of which,

A smile gradually appeared on Shao Xuan's face,

And in front of him, the figures who listened to him also had some weird smiles on their faces.

Right next to this dim place, there were some figures.

They were nervous and scared.

……

The story of "Shadow Empire" ended with the words of this 'Shao Xuan'.

The whole story is from the perspective of Chang Mo at the beginning, and from the perspective of Hu Yan, and then to the real estate agent Xie Xian,

and then to Professor Shao Xuan in the university.

The eerie nature of the shadows seems to spread throughout the world in the book.

In other words, the shadow has already spread to the whole world, but it is only manifested from this different perspective.

And in the process, in the story of the whole book, there are many things that can be dug deep into the details described.

The author uses a very detailed brushstroke to describe a creepy story.

And most importantly, what does the shadow in the book represent?

Perhaps, it should be the evil thoughts of those people in the book who have not yet traveled?

After telling his daughter the whole book "Shadow Empire", the man can be regarded as having finished reading the whole book.

There were still many scenes from the book in his mind, and he couldn't help but diverge his thoughts.

“…… Dad, is the story over? ”

The little girl asked with some trepidation, huddled in her mother's arms.

"Hmm...... That's the end of the story. ”

The man came back to his senses and nodded.

"That's Daddy...... If Shao Xuan had died before...... Who's the last to speak......"

The girl asked the question, and then it was as if she was frightened by herself,

Shrink back again.

The man listened to his daughter's question and paused,

If it weren't for Shao Xuan's death, it would only be Shao Xuan's shadow......

Looking at the author's description, it is more like the latter.

"It's okay, the story is over."

The man didn't answer, just touched his daughter's hair and coaxed.

"Oh......"

The girl responded, and then cautiously turned her head, and looked out the window at her own shadow reflected in the sunlight,

Seeing that her shadow was still there, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief and sat up.

Looking at the appearance of his daughter, the man felt a little funny.

"It's okay, it's just a story, your shadow is fine, it won't disappear, and it won't stand up."

The man coaxed his daughter and said loudly,

But when I said this, I felt an urge to look at the shadow behind me.

Especially after looking at the "Shadow Empire" in my hand again, I couldn't help but want to look back,

This feeling is probably the mood of being very lively at home even if you are alone at home after watching a horror work.

At last

The man still couldn't help but glance back,

And then...... The heart suddenly slowed down by half a beat.

He didn't see his shadow,

Immediately after he reacted, he sat in this position,

There is no sunlight coming through the window, and the shadow reflected on the ground is only a little light.

"Hoo ......"

The startled man couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief,

"How old is a person, still like a child, what is there to be afraid of."

The wife next to him said to the man angrily.

"Then if you don't look back, maybe your shadow ......"

The man exhaled, smiled and said to his wife,

The expression on his wife's face was a little unnatural, but she still had a hard mouth,

"What's there to see...... There should be a shadow in front of me. ”

As he spoke, his eyes honestly glanced down at the shadow reflected in front of him, and then he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking up again, the wife and the man looked at each other, and both couldn't help but smile again.

And the little girl, looking back and forth at her father and her mother,

also looked back and forth at the shadows of the two, and saw that the shadows of his parents were still there,

before relaxing.

“…… Dad, is there a story behind "Shadow Empire"? Is there a second one? ”

"No ......"

"Will the shadow in that story be the same as before, doing those bad things?"

"I guess so......"

"Oh...... Dad, that person fell from the upper floor, was it also Shao Xuan's shadow who did it? ”

"I don't know."

The little girl who relaxed and had many questions,

I kept asking questions with great interest, and as soon as my little head turned, I asked many more questions.

Men coax their daughters and take the trouble to respond,

It's just that sometimes his daughter's problems will make him stunned.

“…… That doctor, the psychiatrist in front, was he like that to Chang Mo because of the shadow? ”

“…… Well...... Presumably. ”

"What about the interviewer who interviewed Chang Mo, is he also because of the shadow?"

"Hmm...... I don't know ......."

……

"I'm a big reader of the dog author, and I haven't read some of ABC's works very closely."

"While 'The Seven Sins' and 'The Imperial Epic' are both good works, I'm more interested in 'Shadow Empire', just like among the works of dog authors, I prefer 'Hour Hand' and 'Drunken'.

I've seen "Shadow Empire" before, and today I picked it up and read it again, and I found many details in the story that I hadn't found before.

It is probably these details that shape the tense story atmosphere of "Shadow Empire" as a whole.

For example, when Chang Mo was interviewing, it was he who first became angry at the interviewer's behavior, and then his shadow pronounced some vicious words...... At least, at this time, the shadow is still like this......"

After updating "Kite" as usual today,

In the evening, Ji Zhuo went out for dinner.

Yun Qingmu got the news and rushed over after him, and at this moment, he was sitting on the other side of the dining table, opposite Ji Zhuo.

has already ordered the food, waiting for the food to be served, Ji Zhuo took his mobile phone and looked at some news on the Internet at random.

"Shadow Empire" has been on sale for so long,

There have already been a large number of readers' comments on the Internet,

However, even now, there are still many reviews from readers who have just finished reading it.

"I watched "Ordinary and Great" first, and last night I stayed up all night, and after watching "Shadow Empire", after watching it in one go, my scalp was a little numb in the face of that ending.

ABC, big guy, let's have a happy word, did Shao Xuan jump off the building and died, and whether that Shao Xuan was a 'shadow' in the end. ”

"Woo woo, I had a dream last night, I dreamed that Shao Xuan was standing in front of my bed, and then what was even more terrifying was that he gradually lay down, and then his face changed to my appearance...... It just woke me up. ”

""Shadow Empire" doesn't seem to be too scary, but after watching it, it still left me with a psychological shadow of the shadow, just two days after watching it, I suddenly walked into a place where there was no light, or because of the light, my shadow changed positions, and I had to chuckle in my heart."

"Still talking about Shadow Empire here? Did I find any other books? Got a clue? ”

"No ......"

Even if I am watching the relevant evaluations of "Shadow Empire", I can still have some discussions about my identity when I look at it.

I saw Ji Zhuo a little numb.

It's been a few days, and these loyal readers are really tireless and persevering.

I just want to find out his identity,

What a line is this?

Seeing that the main class level of the system is about to be improved,

After the promotion, the incentive should also be greatly increased.

I'm going to use this trumpet again.

The perseverance of these readers is truly numbing.

“…… Here comes the dish. ”

At this time, the waiter of the restaurant came up with the food.

Ji Zhuo put down his phone and picked up the chopsticks.

“…… Ji Zhuo, your "Kite" is almost finished. ”

Yun Qingmu on the opposite side also put down his mobile phone, and then looked at Ji Zhuo, looking at it with some expectation,

is not just looking forward to the finale of "Kite",

"When The Kite is published after it's finished, will it be time for you to compete with ABC?"

Yun Qingmu looks like he doesn't think it's a big deal to see the excitement,

"But I still believe that it will be you who will win. ABC is still a little worse than your readership. ”

Yun Qingmu has confidence in Ji Zhuo.

Ji Zhuo is also quite confident in himself.

The dog author and ABC face off, and that is sure to be him win......

"Yes, it's probably going to be done tomorrow."

"Huh?"

Ji Zhuo glanced at Yun Qingmu and responded,

Then Yun Qingmu was stunned.

She's been catching up on the update of Kite,

Looking at the length and plot development, it seems that it is almost the end.

But I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"I'll finish it tomorrow."

Ji Zhuo said again, and he was already holding the chopsticks and eating the vegetables.

"Oh......"

Yun Qingmu was still a little dazed by this sudden news,

Some stunned with chopsticks and vegetables,

But then he came back to his senses again,

A strong brilliance burst out from the bottom of his eyes, staring at Ji Zhuo,

"What is the end, has the paper kite returned to the original village? Is there a ...... for paper kites?"

Yun Qingmu was curious, and kept asking with interest.

Ji Zhuo raised his head,

looked at Yun Qingmu again,

"Huh...... I don't know. ”

Ji Zhuo sighed and gave an answer neatly.

Yun Qingmu was silent, then lowered his head and silently took a pair of chopsticks to Ji Zhuo's bowl and kept picking vegetables.

"Eat this, this spicy, eat more, and in the end it will be so spicy that you will squat in the toilet and can't get out when you go back at night!"

"Would you like to get another glass of ice water?"

Yun Qingmu gradually spoke again, gritting his teeth and saying,

Ji Zhuo glanced at Yun Qingmu, and said lightly,

"If I stay in the toilet and can't get out, tomorrow's finale will be changed the day after tomorrow."

“……”

"Eat this, this is light, good for the stomach. This chicken leg can come to one, make up for ......"

Yun Qingmu immediately changed his tone,

was pinched to death by Ji Zhuo.

Glancing at Yun Qingmu again, Ji Zhuo ate the chicken leg contentedly.

The two of them ate again like this.

“…… Ji Zhuo, after the completion of "Kite", your new book? What are you going to write? ”

"I don't know yet."

Ji Zhuo has some ideas for the new book, but it is obvious that he has not yet decided on it.

Now, he's looking forward to something else.

Waiting for the two main class experiences of "Kite" and "Shadow Empire" to arrive,

After the main class level is raised to level 5, the system's wool encourages gold to grow.

No matter how you think about it, there's a lot of room to look forward to.

"Oh......"

Ji Zhuo's answer was not too surprising, and Yun Qing responded,

Then I chatted with Ji Zhuo about another thing,

"That Ji Zhuo, do you know I? There are many readers on the Internet who guess that I may not know you or not. ”

Yun Qingmu asked, and came back to the interest, and moved closer to Ji Zhuo's body,

"After all, you are all excellent writers in China, and your books have achieved good results all over the world."

“……”

Yun Qingmu's question made Ji Zhuo silent,

"What makes you think that we know each other as Chinese writers, which writer do you know me?"

"ABC, you know."

“……”

Yun Qingmu's casual words silenced Ji Zhuogan.

If you think about it, it's pretty much the same.

Ji Zhuo chose to shut up and say more wrong.

"So, Ji Zhuo, you and I don't know each other?"

Ji Zhuo didn't speak.

Yun Qingmu's eyes showed some disappointment, but he didn't ask again.

"That's right...... This year's domestic Shuren Literature Award seems to be ready to be presented to you and a few people from ABC...... At least that's what everyone thinks on the Internet. ”

Yun Qingmu remembered something again and said to Ji Zhuo.

"Hmmm......"

Ji Zhuo replied indiscriminately.

He didn't pay much attention to this matter.

In fact, almost every once in a while, an award falls on the dog author, ABC,

Even I won a few more awards after the Europa Writers' Award, but it didn't weigh much, and he asked Al Publishing to help him collect it, and he didn't show up.

……

"Grass in the Canyon: I feel like I'm almost done with the dog's Kite.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea: Hurry up and finish the book, I can't help it, I have saved dozens of chapters and haven't read it, just waiting for the book to be finished.

Once Canghai: Good guy, ruthless, I saved a day's update of the dog author the day before yesterday, and it wasn't yesterday, and I got up in the middle of the night to pee the night before yesterday, and suddenly remembered, I didn't hold back, and I watched it.

Canyon Grass: ?? What do you call saving?

Once Canghai: Why don't you bark, I didn't read it immediately when the dog author updated it, that is, I saved it! But it didn't last long, so can you blame me?

Eating cake makes you fat: hmm...... Fair and reasonable.

The Eight Immortals of the Sea: Well, that makes sense......"

After dinner,

He Yun Qingmu went back to his own home.

walked into the community, while walking towards the house,

Ji Zhuo casually watched the exchange of sand sculpture netizens in the book friend group.

The topics of conversation are mainly focused on the imminent completion of "Kite" and the speculation about I's identity.

But in the end, I still entered the repetition.

But

Before Ji Zhuo took the trumpet and fished in troubled waters in the book friend group, followed by a re-reading,

didn't wait for Ji Zhuo to walk back into the house.

I got another phone call.

The phone number is not remarked, a little familiar.

However, in general, Carol, Lou and Al are all using penguin chat to contact him.

rarely calls him,

Who is it?

Ji Zhuo was a little curious, picked up the phone,

I learned the bad news.