"It must be that woman Ali!" the Dragon King Zhao Tian angrily exclaimed.
The man in black hesitated for a moment, then said, "With all due respect, Dragon King, I don't think the lady did it."
The Dragon King grew even angrier, "Who else could it be besides her? Only she would know the details so intimately! No one else would know about my footbath ritual!"
The man in black looked puzzled, "Huh?"
"Ahem! I mean, who else but she knows about the ritual of washing my feet?"
The man in black continued respectfully, "Allow me to explain, Dragon King. At first, I thought the lady was responsible. But after she spoke, her words completely dispelled my suspicions!"
The Dragon King said angrily, "What did she say that made even you betray me?"
"As I was about to explain, Dragon King," the man in black said with deference, "The lady said, 'A family's ugliness should not be made public.'"
"Pfft!" Dragon King Zhao Tian spat out blood.
"Since it wasn't Ali who did this, then someone else exposed it! This person knows me so intimately and made this private matter public. They must harbor deep malice towards me and the Zhao family! Immediately unleash the full power of the Zhao family to find out who is behind this!" The Dragon King's anger intensified.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The man in black replied respectfully.
"Also, contact major websites immediately and have this novel about me withdrawn!"
"At once, Your Majesty!" The man in black stepped back.
And so, they activated the Zhao family's influence.
The major websites, more concerned with saving face, withdrew the novel after receiving around 350 requests.
However, the smaller sites did not comply. Because there were too many small websites spread all over the world, managing them all was impossible. Moreover, this novel had brought tremendous traffic and popularity, which translates to revenue. So naturally, they were unwilling to withdraw it.
As a result, the novel continued circulating on the internet.
Upon learning this news, Dragon King Zhao Tian spat out another mouthful of old blood.
"Spare no effort in finding the person behind this!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Meanwhile, far away, Lu Mobai had already anticipated this and was unsurprised by the Dragon King's reaction. After all, Zhao Tian was such a proud man that he would never allow his scandals to spread across the internet.
However, no matter how hard Zhao Tian tried to suppress it, the truth could not be sealed. Because Lu Mobai's novels were not bound by any contract, he could operate freely. The internet was too vast for the Zhao family to control everything. Moreover, this novel had been released globally simultaneously. While the Zhao family held sway over domestic websites, they could not dictate what happened abroad.
Watching the Dragon King Zhao Tian wage this battle, Lu Mobai felt overjoyed.
"The angrier you become now, the more furious you get, the more you care about this matter!"
"The more you care, the more I will persist!"
"I want to spread tales of your notoriety as the Dragon King all over the world!"
"I want you to know that this is the price for offending me!"
"This is my retaliation!"
Filled with pride, Lu Mobai wrote another 30,000 words and uploaded them to the internet.
Book fans were thrilled.
"Updated again! A whopping 30,000 new words!"
"I thought it might get banned, and I'd never see this divine book again. Didn't expect the author to be so bold! Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, I still choose to brave the path!"
"With such courage, your blade shall not fell me!"
"And it's free to read too, so cool!"
"Damn! This novel is so venomous, how can anyone read it?"
"From the protagonist's view, it is indeed useless and wasteful! But from another perspective, you'll find this is a pure and awesome work!"
"I just want to see how the Dragon King washes his feet in strange ways, and whose feet he washes!"
"Yes, seeing such a pathetic man survive in this world gives me confidence in myself!"
"Our happiness rests on tormenting Dragon King Zhao Tian! The crueler he gets, the more excited we are to watch! The more frustrated he becomes, the happier we feel! Haha!"
"Hey! I feel the same way!"
"Hey! Me too!"
On the other side, the Dragon King Zhao Tian, silently watching the screen, spat out another mouthful of blood.
And the master behind Lu Mobai laughed out loud. He immediately coded out 20,000 more words to satisfy the cravings of tens of millions of netizens.
Then, with a sweet smile, he took out his phone.
Mobai: Have you read the recent novel about the Dragon King son-in-law circulating online?
Qingyue: I'm reading it, and I'm dying of laughter!
Mobai: Is it funny?
Qingyue: Of course it's hilarious! Because the protagonist in this book is almost identical to that annoying person Zhao Tian I met in real life! Someone must have been upset with Zhao Tian, so they wrote him into this novel!
Qingyue: It really made me laugh. I haven't been this happy in the past two days! Haha...
Qingyue: I don't know which kind soul wrote this, but I really want to thank them!
"Qingyue, don't thank me, this is what I should do!" Lu Mobai said silently in his heart. Knowing he could share her worries and solve her problems made him happy.
In his past life, he had no such chance!
In this world, he vowed to stand by her side, shielding her from the wind and rain!
Mobai: I read it too and found it very interesting! It's a pity many websites have taken it down.
Qingyue: It must be the opposing side wielding their force to block this novel!
Qingyue: But the internet is vast, and not every site has removed it. There are many small websites where it can still be found, haha!
Mobai: That's right!
Qingyue: It's just a pity there are still too few chapters! Only 100,000 words, which I finished reading in one day. I'm not satisfied! If only it updated with 70,000 or 80,000 words per day, that would be amazing!
Lu Mobai put down his phone, his eyes filled with determination. "Qingyue, since you want to read more, I will code it for you! I will write as much as you desire, and never let you down!"
So, fueled by the power of love, Lu Mobai transformed into a writing machine, opening up his word processor and getting to work! He would not rest until producing at least 70,000 or 80,000 new words today!
His fingers snapped furiously on the keyboard. Every hour, 10,000 fresh words were released and then handed over to his assistant to upload to various websites.
The book lovers were delighted and moved.
"This author is so powerful!"
"He just uploaded 50,000 words, and now another 10,000 more, faster than a machine!"
"My reading speed can't keep up with his coding pace!"
"And the quality is guaranteed!"
"I'm in tears! To code so rapidly for free, where can I find such a dedicated author?"
"I want to reward him, but unfortunately there's no channel for that!"
"You slacking writers out there, look at this person! Someone can write so quickly without income, aren't you embarrassed to keep delaying? Aren't you ashamed to demand deposits?"
"Especially you, always making excuses! Don't just lie there, let me turn you into a real coding machine!"