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Chapter 1362: Chapter 1136: Young and Fragile Readers of Zhong Continent

With her eyes moist, Zhao Qian suddenly thought of those words from outsiders…

Chu Kuang often gives a knife to the characters in his writing!

Previously, Zhao Qian didn’t believe it, she didn’t even have a concrete understanding, until now she truly grasped the meaning of this phrase!

Meanwhile.

Countless Zhong Continent readers like Zhao Qian were deeply provoked by this story!

“Voldemort has returned!”

“In each installment, Voldemort, who must face a knife, has finally turned the tables. I can accept the big villain’s resurrection because the upcoming plot is indeed worth anticipating, but why did Cedric have to die!”

“Cedric’s death made me cry so hard!”

“The saddest part is when Harry carries Cedric’s body out of the graveyard, and Cedric’s father watches the body and desperately says, ‘That’s my son, that’s my son…'”

“It’s so painful!”

“I really liked Cedric; I thought he would become a popular character in subsequent plots. I never expected he would face a plot-driven death at the end, his life snuffed out so suddenly.”

“The outsiders weren’t wrong!”

“This Chu Kuang is really crazy!”

“Presenting Cedric in his most perfect form to us readers, then personally destroying him, and using the headmaster’s eulogy at the end to trick my tears again!”

“Isn’t this supposed to be children’s literature?”

“Does Chu Kuang have some misunderstanding about children’s literature?”

“The plot was clearly good in the beginning, and the story started targeting a broader readership, with vivid and complete character portrayals, even filled with adult-world implications and metaphors. Yet, the sudden heaviness at the end caught everyone off guard and made everything terrible!”

“Did he write off Cedric because he was Harry’s rival in love?”

“The opening Quidditch, the campus romance in the middle, the thrilling Triwizard Tournament in the latter half, the story is more exciting than the previous three books, and the content is very rich, easily over 500,000 words of plot, but I still ended up crying my heart out at the end…”

“Chu Kuang, you old rascal!”

“Give me back Cedric!”

“The story is indeed captivating, and the angst is real too!”

“The ending is a bit too oppressive, all because of Cedric’s death!”

This is the first time Zhong Continent readers realized the weight of the word “old rascal.”

Before this.

Only readers from Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei liked to call Chu Kuang “old rascal.”

On the Zhong Continent side, they’ve always just called him “Chu Kuang.”

Some even liked to add “teacher” at the end.

Now it’s all gone.

It feels like Zhong Continent has been assimilated too.

Chu Kuang’s “old rascal” name echoed throughout the Zhong Continent reader circle!

Strangely enough…

While Zhong Continent readers jumped in anger.

Readers from other continents didn’t curse out loud like before.

Although they were equally heartbroken by this character’s death.

Those familiar with Chu Kuang even felt an untimely sense of relief:

Thank goodness it was Cedric who died.

It’s not that they didn’t like Cedric.

In terms of character portrayal, Cedric’s image was very successful, otherwise, his death wouldn’t have caused countless Zhong Continent readers to break down in tears.

Veteran readers from various continents were relieved purely because:

The old rascal didn’t swing his axe at those more beloved characters.

Like Hagrid…

Like Snape…

Like Dumbledore…

Like…

This book has too many characters worth loving, and given Chu Kuang’s style, just writing off Cedric, a supporting character first formally described in this installment, the old rascal has already shown mercy.

“So young.”

“These Zhong Continent readers are still too young and fragile.”

“This is the old rascal we’re familiar with; no deaths in three consecutive installments is so unlike Chu Kuang!”

“That being said, I never thought he’d dare to do this in children’s literature.”

“Fortunately, we’ve maxed out our resistance skills.”

“After enduring countless blows, my heart has become hardened like stone. When Cedric died, I only choked back a small sob.”

“Reading Chu Kuang’s books really trains your endurance!”

“If this was the first time reading Chu Kuang, perhaps I would be suffering like the Zhong Continent readers too.”

“This time no testing like with Shennong?”

“Tested. Formaldehyde indeed!”

“You’re probably already poisoned and dead, give a proper burial to fallen comrades!”

“Cedric can never return, but that old rascal has returned!”

“Don’t say that, it’s just a supporting character that died, and one who appeared only in this installment. Although it’s children’s literature, this plot handling is understandable; overall, the story direction becomes more engaging, and the introduction of other houses is a big surprise in this book.”

“That’s true.”

“This remains a work of children’s literature, over 95% of the content still makes readers smile, with Ron and Hermione having a romantic line, and Harry Potter’s first crush on Cho, which I find a bit regretful. I still prefer Harry and Hermione as a couple.”

This is a very real point.

After all, Cedric wasn’t a popular character.

Just for this installment, to make Cedric’s death more impactful, the story gave him some attention.

The main focus for everyone invariably won’t be this supporting character.

Compared to Cedric’s death, it’s the resurrection and return of Voldemort that is the biggest highlight of this installment!

Conflict becomes more intense!

The storyline grows more complex and unpredictable!

Moreover.

Romantic lines are added.

The romantic line between Ron and Hermione, and the main character Harry Potter’s crush on Cho, are all points of curiosity for everyone.

This helped the vast majority of readers to quickly move on from the shadow of Cedric’s death, brimming with infinite anticipation for the subsequent plot.

But some are worried that even more important characters may die later.

After all, Cedric’s death in this installment already gave many veteran readers a familiar scent.

However, more are willing to believe:

This arrangement of character death was to highlight the brutal struggle between Voldemort and Harry Potter.

This is gentle angst.

Chu Kuang’s readers can totally handle it.

This level of heart-wrenching plot isn’t just something Chu Kuang would write.

Many other authors would occasionally write such a part too.

But these people would never have thought:

From this installment on, the Harry Potter series is no longer purely children’s literature.

The three main characters have love lines.

This means the three main characters are gradually growing up!

After all, children wouldn’t have love lines.

To be precise.

This is the turning point of the Harry Potter series, transitioning from children’s literature to setting a dark tone.

At this moment.

Lin Yuan, of course, also paid attention to the reactions online for the fourth book.

To be honest.

Very surprising.

If we exclude the reactions of Zhong Continent readers, fans from Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei, it seems their resistance has greatly improved.

Only the world wounded by Voldemort is shattered.

If it were before, Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei would likely join Zhong Continent readers in cursing the old rascal.

This comforted Lin Yuan.

It seems Chu Kuang has quietly cultivated a batch of readers with quite resilient nerves over the years.

Resilience is good…

Resilience is indeed a good thing…

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