After sending this message, Li Yao closed the chat window and returned to the book group and the book review section to gather more information.
Thinking about it carefully, Yu Xin's account wasn't often used, and his disguise was a bit hasty, leaving behind a lot of flaws. It shouldn't be difficult for people to discover that this "little rabbit in the sea of stars" was a non-existent existence.
If Crouching Bull was a gentleman with a heart as calm as still water, or if he had a bit of basic intelligence, it was hard to say whether or not he would have been fooled.
Therefore, it was best for him to think of other ways.
Li Yao once again asked around in the book group. In the end, those who were still here were all loyal readers of "40,000 Years of Cultivation". Apart from expressing regret and indignation at the author's sudden break in updates, they all had a lot of insightful opinions about this novel. Li Yao threw out a brick to attract jade, evoking the feelings of many readers. Many people spoke eloquently and gave a lot of insightful comments.
Unfortunately, although many readers had a high evaluation of this novel, and there was no lack of die-hard fans like Zhao Kai who were addicted to it, there wasn't a second reader like Li Yao who was inspired by "40,000 Years of Cultivation" to have a dreamscape that was both real and illusory, not to mention a strange superpower.
In the eyes of most readers, this was just a passable web novel. Even if it really did break in updates, it didn't seem to be a big deal. They could just casually curse a few words. No one had the same feeling as Li Yao … as if ten thousand ants were gnawing on his bones, an unbearable feeling.
Li Yao memorized the comments of the readers, as well as some of the best posts in the book review section, especially the author's replies, and tried to figure out the author's likes and dislikes.
He also found some comprehensive web novel forums and searched for posts related to "40,000 Years of Cultivation". Whether it was recommendation or criticism, he quickly skimmed through the comments of both sides. If he could really get in touch with Crouching Bull, it would depend on his methods to lure him out for a face-to-face conversation.
On the one hand, it wasn't safe enough to communicate through the internet, and on the other hand, he didn't have the initiative in his hands. If he didn't agree with him, the other party would just go offline.
"40,000 Years of Cultivation" was his only clue. If this clue was broken, it would be harder than ascending to the heavens to find another clue.
Therefore, Li Yao had to cater to his liking.
Thankfully, after a few days of 'training', his eyesight and brainpower had been greatly improved. His reading speed was more than five times faster than before, and he could read both the computer and the phone screen at the same time. That was why he was able to read hundreds of thousands of words of information in just one hour and achieve the goal of knowing both himself and his enemy.
The notification bar at the top of the phone was still empty, and there was no response.
"Alright, it seems that the other party didn't see my message at all. Or perhaps, even if he did, he just laughed it off. He even saw through my prank with a single glance."
Li Yao thought to himself, "Come to think of it, from the plot of '40,000 Years of Cultivation' and the magnificent depiction of the universe, the author should be a person with noble interests and a very quick mind. Such a clumsy …"
Beep beep beep!
Crouching Bull's profile picture popped up in the notification column at the top of the phone. The other party sent a very reserved smiley face.
"…"
Li Yao scratched his head. Alright, since she took the bait, then let's chat.
"Sage?"
Li Yao said, "Are you really 'Sage Crouching Bull'? Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm a bit excited. I really like reading your books!"
Li Yao had bought a set of cute, playful, and girly "pink bunny" emojis for this account. At the end of this sentence, there was an emoji of a pink bunny with stars in its eyes, as if it was worshipping.
The other party was silent for a long time. It was so long that Li Yao thought that the other party had seen through his trick and had gone offline. Crouching Bull finally said, "… Hello hello, I didn't think that '40,000 Years of Cultivation' would have a female reader."
"Look at what you're saying!"
Li Yao sent another emoji of a pink bunny pouting its mouth, as if it was angry. "Who said that us girls can't read sci-fi novels? Could it be that we can only read those romantic and harem stuff? Can't we imagine impassioned and soul-stirring stories that take place in the sea of stars? Let me tell you, there are quite a few female students in our department who like to read your '40,000 Years of Cultivation'. Just me alone has recommended it to three or four sisters. We are all following it. We even often discuss the plot in the middle of the night after the lights out! "
"Is, is that so?"
Crouching Bull seemed to be at a loss. "Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
Li Yao sent another emoji of a pink bunny with its hands on its hips, nodding its head heavily. "Although we usually read more novels from the female channel, it doesn't mean that we will reject the truly good books from the male channel! It's just that most male webnovels are filled with fighting and killing. They are selfish and have harems everywhere. They treat us girls as emotionless and willful machines, allowing the male protagonist to toy with and slaughter us. Of course, we don't like to read such things!
"But True Master, your novel is different. Although it starts off with the old routine of leveling up and fighting monsters, your values are very upright. The protagonist is not a scumbag with no moral bottom line. Furthermore, he is very serious about relationships. He wrote millions of words, but he only loves his wife. It's like a clear stream in webnovels!
"As the saying goes, 'A book is like a person'. I believe that True Master must be a righteous person in life, a noble person who is free from vulgar interests. Most importantly, you are very loyal to your relationships. You know how to respect and love women, right?"
"Yes, of course!"
Crouching Bull said, "You are too polite. Your evaluation is too high. I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it. Hahahaha!"
"You are really humble. You are indeed the same as the True Master Crouching Bull I imagined you to be. Low-key, easy-going, and elegant."
Li Yao probed, "Right, can I call you 'True Master', or should I call you … 'Teacher Zhang'?"
"Don't, don't. I wouldn't dare to call myself 'Teacher'."
True Master Crouching Bull said, "My pen name is' True Master Crouching Bull '. My real name is' Daniel Zhang '. Everyone in the book group calls me Old Bull, but actually, actually, I'm not that old. We are all friends. Why don't you call me' Big Bull '?"
"How can I do that? Your novel has indeed affected me greatly. Be it as a person or doing things, I have been deeply influenced by '40,000 Years of Cultivation'. Of course, you are my 'Teacher'."
Li Yao confirmed that the other party's name was really Daniel Zhang, "Why don't I call you 'Teacher Bull', and you can call me 'Little Rabbit'. Right, Teacher Bull, why did you suddenly stop writing such a good novel? I saw in the group that you were injured. Is that true?"
"Cough, don't mention it."
True Master Crouching Bull – Daniel Zhang sent a dejected emoji. He was no longer so reserved, "Don't listen to the nonsense of the people in the book review section and book group. Indeed, aiya, how should I put it? Some of my previous books didn't have perfect endings, but a bad ending doesn't mean a bad ending. How can these people insult my innocence?
"As for this time, I was really injured. In the bathroom, I slipped and fell, and my right hand fell heavily. The bone in my right hand was fractured, and it was swollen to the size of my thigh. Once I touched it, I felt a piercing pain. After seeing the doctor, they said that I needed to rest for a period of time. The swelling just went down today, so how can I have the strength to write?"
"Is that so?"
Li Yao pondered for a moment. He felt that the other party was not lying, "Then after your injury is healed, will you continue to write? Will you continue to describe the magical world of '40,000 Years of Cultivation' for us? I really want to know what happened after that. What is the so-called 'Vulture Plan'! "
"This …"
Daniel Zhang hesitated for a moment. Then he laughed and said, "If there is a chance, I will definitely write it again. Really. Thank you for your support. Let's see how it goes. I'll try my best."
"Is that so?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and found the cutest, most 'adorable' emoji with round eyes and drooping ears, and sent it over. "Please, please, Mr. Bull, can you spoil the rest of the story in advance? Just a little bit, a little bit, okay? I can't wait!"
"Well, well, a spoiler won't be mysterious at all!"
Daniel Zhang insisted on that. "However, I can tell you in advance that the rest of the story will be magnificent, splendid, soul-stirring, and bizarre. Really, I've thought of everything about the three-way battle of the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League, as well as the ultimate secrets of the Pangu civilization and even the entire universe. Of course, the 'Vulture Plan' and 'Earth's Origins' are also indispensable. I've written the outline. I guarantee that nobody will be able to guess what I'm going to write!"
The outline had been written, including the Vulture Plan, the mission of Earth, and the ultimate secrets of the universe!
Li Yao's heart was pounding. He was getting closer and closer to the truth. Chances were that he would be able to improve his superpower to the maximum as long as he got the author's outline.
"If you put it that way …"
Li Yao sent a few smiley faces. "I'm even more curious about what's going to happen next!"
"Cough, cough."
Daniel Zhang said, "There's still a lot of plot to come. I need to sort it out slowly. I can't tell you everything in such a short time!"
"Then … why don't you tell me in person?"
Li Yao said, "Are you in Jiangnan City, too? Why don't we meet and talk? I have a lot of questions about science fiction that I'd like to ask you in person, Mr. Bull!"
"Huh?"
Daniel Zhang said, "Huh, huh, huh?"
"Please don't blame me for being presumptuous. I'm a bit 'abusing my position for personal gain'. Actually, I've come to you with a mission."
Li Yao sent an emoji of a bunny sticking its tongue out. "There's a Science Fiction Association in our department. The sisters in the association are very fond of your novels. They're planning to use '40,000 Years of Cultivation' as the theme for this week's reading session. Then, the sisters all said, 'I heard that Mr. Crouching Bull is in Jiangnan City. Would it be possible to invite him to be a guest at the reading session? So, I shamelessly came to you. You don't mind, do you? "
"Of course not. Of course not."
Daniel Zhang said, "The sisters of the Science Fiction Association?"
"Yes!"
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