Chapter 503 - "I want for the sky to not cover my eyes!" (1/2)

Chapter 503: ”I want the sky to not cover my eyes!”

Online.

By now, people who followed Zhang Ye had discovered the groundbreaking news!

”Let me go take a look!”

”I'm really looking forward to this!”

”Did he really come up with a new piece of work? What kind of novel is it?”

”I think it's an adaptation of Journey to the West? Why isn't there a synopsis available?”

”There's only one chapter? I don't care anymore! A novel by Zhang Ye surely can’t go wrong, I will read it even if there’s only one chapter! Ever since Ghost Blows Out the Light was released, I've hardly come across any novels that could be considered remotely good! I've been waiting for so long for Zhang Ye's new novel and it's finally here! It seems to me that Teacher Zhang Ye has no intentions of just disappearing like this! He has not given up! Can't get published? Then he will write and post it online. Surely they can't ban him if it's posted online? Giving support to Teacher Zhang!”

”I'm here to support too!”

”'w.a.n.g Wu' from Zhang Ye's fan club has arrived!”

”'Big Dumb Pot' from Zhang Ye's fan club reporting in!”

”'Big Biscuit' from Zhang Ye's fan club has arrived. 'If you do not leave me, I will always be at your side until the end of life!'” – This was the motto of Zhang Ye's fan club on the Tieba forums.

”My large saber is again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again again unable to endure the thirst!”

”Haha, Big Saber Bro always has such a domineering entrance! It's just a novel, so surely you don't need to sharpen your saber for that?”

President Wu was right. There was definitely still some disadvantage in publis.h.i.+ng it online. There was no way to publish and market it to attract more readers, but those who really liked Zhang Ye were still around. They had not given up on him and came rus.h.i.+ng over almost immediately when the blog post was published.

Many people had already started reading!

Some of Zhang Ye's friends had also noticed that his blog had a newly published post and, curious, went to check it out.

Like Zhang Ye's eldest younger sister.

Like Peking University's teacher Su Na.

Like Yao Jiancai and his daughter, Yao Mi.

Everyone knew that Zhang Ye had talent. When his new novel was released, it was only natural that people would be enticed to check it out. Even some media agency staffs and publis.h.i.+ng agencies subconsciously checked out Zhang Ye's blog to read this novel. The media would not report on this, nor would the publishers publish this novel, but it did not mean that they were not curious about it. They all wanted to find out for themselves what Zhang Ye's new novel was about. Was it about the supernatural? Or was it other genres?

One thousand, five thousand, ten thousand.

The click rate did not rise too quickly, but it wasn't slow either.

Soon, everyone had gone to the the blog to read the novel. Some people were faster at reading, while others took their time to read. But without exception, after reading a little, everyone was a little stunned because this novel felt strangely familiar to them. It was familiar because it used Journey to the West as a backdrop with the same characters in it, but it was also unfamiliar to them since the characters had very different backstories and personalities compared to the original. The language style also left many people wondering what the characters were really like. The entire chapter was presented almost solely in dialogue to the readers!

It was very strange!

No one had ever read such a genre of novel before!

What was Zhang Ye writing about? What was he trying to present? At this point in time, many readers were still unclear of what this would all lead to. There had only been one chapter released so far and it was a little confusing.

Some comments were left on the post.

”Who can understand this?”

”I don't understand it. What is it about?”

”It just feels so-so. A little obscure and doesn't feel like it will be as good as Ghost Blows Out the Light.”

”Yeah, it doesn't feel like it's storytelling. It's not even at the standard of Journey to the West.”

”I find it OK. I will continue to read it since I feel this is written quite stylishly.”

”The words and language are really good, but the story is still a little confusing.”

”This is only the first chapter, so I think it will be amazing! Hahaha, I like this Legend of Wukong! The characters in the novel seem really interesting!”

”Yes, it's really interesting!”

There were both positive and negative reviews.

Because there were no promotions or media reports, the popularity was just so-so. Most of the people commenting were Zhang Ye’s hardcore fans.

Soon after, Zhang Ye posted the second chapter!

Chapter 2:

Monk Tang and his two other disciples were eating some fruits in front of the fire.

Sun Wukong emerged and walked over slowly from the woods.

Monk Tang raised his head up and said, ”Hey, you've come over? Please take a seat.”

Sun Wukong did not say a word and just sat down, staring at the fire.

”Hey, what's the matter with you today, Monkey?” Pigsy asked. ”You look as though you've been beaten silly by someone. Hahaha–Ha–”

”Another chapter’s been posted!”