Chapter 19

After a day of classes, a few people from Luoyang's group returned to the dormitory. Apart from Zhu Changhong, who didn't smoke, the other three were all puffing away.

"Have a cigarette!" Ren Changjiang said mischievously, seeing Zhu Changhong sitting there playing on the computer, and threw a cigarette over.

"My mom doesn't allow it..." Zhu Changhong said weakly.

"How can a man not smoke! Come on, give it a try!" Wang Yu deliberately provoked him. The four of them had become quite close, and it was fine to make some harmless jokes.

Luoyang didn't join in the fun.

His habit of smoking was entirely due to writing. Sometimes, a cigarette could bring a lot of inspiration while writing.

Zhu Changhong was finally persuaded to go to the window and smoke a cigarette. However, he was immediately choked after just one puff and started coughing uncontrollably.

Ren Changjiang and Wang Yu burst out laughing. Zhu Changhong, not to be outdone, tried to take a few more deep puffs...

Looking at Zhu Changhong now, Luoyang was reminded of Liu Qin from the past.

In his previous life, when Liu Qin was a freshman, he hated smoking.

At that time, only Liu Qin in the dorm didn't smoke, so everyone tried to get him to start.

However, Liu Qin scolded them—saying that if they wanted to smoke, they should go outside and not in the dorm.

But by the second year, Liu Qin had changed—“Brothers, who has a cigarette? Give me two... Luoyang, Luoyang, do you have one? Give me one...”

Everyone's first time smoking had a story to tell.

After smoking, Luoyang said hello and went into his bedroom, turned on his computer, and started writing.

Two hours later, Luoyang had written three more chapters. After uploading them, he checked the monthly ticket rankings.

"The Demon Sect" was in first place with over 580,000 monthly tickets.

"Unparalleled" was in second place with over 550,000 monthly tickets.

The competition was still very tight. Looking at these two very close numbers, a smile crept onto Luoyang's lips.

In a race, the one in first place is always the most tired, while the second place, with a clear target, is less so.

Looking at his Word document full of drafts, Luoyang smiled even more—these drafts were all prepared as a big move for "The Demon Sect."

In the following days, Luoyang attended classes during the day and wrote at night, living a life of two points and a line.

Wang Yu and Ren Changjiang often liked to go out and play, inviting Luoyang several times, but he always refused. They didn't know that Luoyang was writing a novel, just thinking that he preferred to stay in the dorm and didn't like going out.

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September 28th.

The monthly ticket battle between "Unparalleled" and "The Demon Sect" had reached a fever pitch.

"The Demon Sect" had 650,000 monthly tickets, while "Unparalleled" had 630,000, a seemingly small but significant gap.

Luoyang began actively asking for votes at the end of his chapters—since he wasn't someone who often asked for votes, the monthly tickets surged dramatically after he asked!

640,000...

650,000...

660,000...

"Unparalleled" surpassed "The Demon Sect" in one fell swoop, sounding the charge to reclaim the top spot on the monthly ticket list!

"The Demon Sect" fell behind again.

"Brothers, it's the final three days of the battle. We must grit our teeth and not falter now!" Shitou once again published a single chapter, pleading for more monthly tickets from readers.

This month, he had already published several such chapters.

However, this time, "The Demon Sect" didn't see a surge in monthly tickets. Instead, the book review section was filled with helplessness.

"Shitou, we've all used up our monthly tickets!"

"To surpass 'Unparalleled,' I specially donated a lot of money to get a few more monthly tickets for 'The Demon Sect,' but it was still no use..."

"Unparalleled is too strong. It's said to have over three million subscribers, and the readers' voting enthusiasm is very high..."

"What's going on? In the past, 300,000 monthly tickets could secure the top spot, but this month, over 600,000 monthly tickets still can't get us the top spot!"

In the study of a villa, a middle-aged man looked at his book review section with a grim expression.

"Am I really going to be humiliated by a newcomer? Although Bai Yiqingcheng will definitely be the top god in the future, he is still in his growth phase, and I can't lose!"

The middle-aged man was very unwilling, as he was the top god of Xingchen Novel Network, Shitou.

He took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, Shitou, what's up?" The person on the other end answered quickly.

"Rat, you've seen the situation on the monthly ticket list. Help me out, brother. I can't lose face to a newcomer's new book," Shitou said solemnly.

Rat?

Yes, the person Shitou was talking to was another top god of Xingchen Novel Network, the author of "Blood-Stained江山" (Blood-Stained江山), Rat Eats Cat.

The two had almost simultaneously become top gods, and their relationship had always been good. They had competition but never really fell out, and they often chatted in the author group.

So Rat Eats Cat smiled and said, "I'll give it a try with a single chapter."

——

"Brothers, the monthly ticket battle is fierce this month. Rat is also joining in... I hope everyone will give Rat a face and vote for Shitou's 'The Demon Sect.'"

Rat Eats Cat published a single chapter.

It was a very short chapter, but the effect was significant.

In the book review section of "The Demon Sect."

"Tour group from 'Blood-Stained江山,' bringing warmth to 'The Demon Sect'!"

"Rat's word, bringing warmth to 'The Demon Sect'! Three monthly tickets, no thanks!"

"Giving all 15 of my monthly tickets to 'The Demon Sect,' originally intended for Rat."

"Unfortunately, Rat isn't competing this month, so the votes go to you! After all, you are one of the two top gods alongside Rat!"

Rat Eats Cat's fan base was no less than Shitou's. A single chapter easily pulled in a lot of monthly tickets for "The Demon Sect." This was the power of a top god, incredibly strong.

"The Demon Sect" soared on the monthly ticket list, breaking the 700,000 mark and directly reaching 800,000 monthly tickets, surpassing "Unparalleled"!

However, "Unparalleled" only had 700,000 monthly tickets, a full 100,000 behind, making it seem impossible to catch up.

The collaboration of the two top gods caused a huge stir on Longkong.

"Two top gods teaming up to suppress 'Unparalleled,' what about their pride!?"

"Unparalleled is a phenomenal work and fully deserves the top spot on the monthly ticket list!"

"What's the difference between Shitou's current behavior and cheating? He actually sought help!"

"The most critical point is that he sought help from the heaviest hitter! How can 'Unparalleled' win!"

"Unparalleled... it's tough."

Not just on Longkong, but in the first fan group of "Unparalleled," the Bai Yi Alliance created by Xiaofeifei, there was also a lot of anger.

"Shitou really doesn't care about his reputation anymore..."

"Our 'Unparalleled' is fighting against two top gods, it's really a dog's life."

"No one is a fool. 'The Demon Sect' has already lost by playing this card; it just looks better on the surface."

"Really, really unfair! If Rat Eats Cat hadn't intervened to help Shitou, 'Unparalleled' would have definitely won."

"Go to the book review section of 'Blood-Stained江山' and curse him!" an impulsive group member said.

"Stay calm, don't start a war. Let's see what Bai says. Maybe Bai has a plan..." Xiaofeifei calmed the group.

For some reason, Xiaofeifei now had a nearly blind trust in Bai.

It's not over yet.

Xiaofeifei knew that Bai didn't have the habit of giving up.