"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!"
Countless readers roared at this moment.
"Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west. Do not bully the poor youth."
This single line struck straight into their hearts.
The real world was filled with too much helplessness.
The real world was filled with too much injustice.
In reality, they had yet to grow strong.
But did that mean that while they were young, while they were still weak, others could trample over them?
Maybe you can bully me now. But thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. What you do to me today, I will repay tenfold in the future.
This was a declaration that spoke for every young person still struggling, still striving, still fighting with everything they had.
How deeply they longed for success. How desperately they yearned for victory. Yet sometimes, it was simply because they were too young. And who could truly understand what was in their hearts? But this one sentence made them feel, for the first time, that someone understood them.
Nirvana, from now on, I'm your diehard fan.
No, I'm your brainless fan.
I'll follow this book to the very end, not missing a single word.
An overwhelming flood of clicks, traffic, and readers poured in.
Nothing else needed to be said. Just that one line, "Do not bully the poor youth," was enough to completely conquer them.
It didn't just conquer readers; it also conquered the authors who had been arguing.
The moment that line appeared, everyone in the entire Feilong Jianghu was stunned.
"Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west. Do not bully the poor youth."
Countless authors repeated it silently.
Just a dozen or so words, yet it felt as heavy as gold, piercing straight into their hearts.
Just a dozen or so words, yet it felt like reading millions of words of a novel, delivering ultimate satisfaction.
Just a dozen or so words, yet it completely shook them.
Do not bully the poor youth.
Yes. Even if they were failures now, even if they hadn't succeeded yet, so what?
Their greatest advantage was their youth.
Youth was capital. Youth was life itself.
Before, these authors never truly understood what that meant.
But now, with this single sentence, they suddenly realized that youth was their most valuable asset.
As long as you are young, you have the chance to learn.
As long as you are young, you still have time to strive.
As long as you are young, you can fight back.
As long as you are young, even if others bully you, you can one day take revenge into your own hands.
"Hahaha! I finally understand! I finally understand!"
Countless authors laughed toward the sky.
Thank you, 'Sword Breaks the Heavens'. Thank you, Nirvana.
Was there still any need to debate whether this book would become popular?
Was there still any need to argue about the broken engagement plot?
Was there still any need to mock its title?
Hahaha.
With just a dozen words, 'Sword Breaks the Heavens' crushed all doubt. And in doing so, it swept those very critics into becoming its fans.
2.000 bookmarks.
4.000 bookmarks.
6.000 bookmarks.
10.000 bookmarks.
20.000 bookmarks.
30.000 bookmarks.
No one dared to imagine how powerful a single sentence could be.
No one believed a single sentence could have such an impact.
But when "Do not bully the poor youth" appeared, the force it unleashed stunned every author.
Bookmarks surged into the novel like a flood, as if someone were artificially inflating the numbers.
If not for the system showing everything was normal, even Lingdian's staff might have suspected foul play.
But it was real.
The numbers refreshed again and again, each update more unbelievable than the last.
It broke the record for fastest bookmark growth within one hour in Lingdian history.
It broke the record for fastest bookmark growth since a book's release.
It broke the record for reaching 30.000 bookmarks in the shortest time.
It broke…
It shattered nearly every record a new book on Lingdian could achieve. And the frenzy didn't stop. Twelve hours after the update, the growth became even more insane.
Readers everywhere began sharing the line "Do not bully the poor youth."
Forums, TT groups, TT Space, Tianya, microblogs… it spread everywhere.
No one organized it. No one planned it.
It spread purely through the power of the sentence itself, reaching farther and farther.
Before anyone realized it, the phrase had become one of the hottest topics on the internet.
…
Xin Zefang was the founder of Rongsheng Group.
"So tired…"
After a long day, he returned to his hotel and leaned back on the sofa to rest.
Yet despite his exhaustion, he had been in high spirits all day.
Looking back thirty years, he had started from nothing. No money, no connections, nothing at all. Back then, people looked down on him. He had endured countless humiliations. Even when he secured small business opportunities, he had to bow and scrape, running around pleading with others.
But heaven rewards perseverance. After thirty years, he had finally reached the peak of his life.
And in a twist of fate, today, in the business world, he encountered those very people who had once humiliated him. But now, everything was different. Even though Xin Zefang showed no resentment, those people couldn't help but blush in embarrassment upon seeing him. One of them even panicked so much when Xin Zefang raised a glass to toast that he stumbled and spilled his drink.
"Hahaha! Hahaha!"
It felt incredible.
What could be more satisfying than this?
After resting for a while, still unable to calm his excitement, Xin Zefang logged onto the hotel computer.
He wanted to share his feelings about the day.
But as he opened his social media, a trending phrase caught his eye.
"Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west. Do not bully the poor youth."
Bang!
Xin Zefang slammed the table and stood up.
Do not bully the poor youth.
Wasn't this describing him?
Thirty years east, thirty years west. Life was truly remarkable.
He had never imagined that the Chinese language could be so profound, that just over a dozen words could summarize his entire life.
Refreshing.
What a feeling.
Do not bully the poor youth.
Do not bully the poor youth.
Do not bully the poor youth.
He repeated it softly.
If those people back then had understood this phrase, would they have felt so ashamed today?
If they had shown even a little mercy back then, things wouldn't be like this now.
But life offers no do-overs. They had to pay for what they did.
Right then, Xin Zefang reposted the phrase and added his own comment:
"'Do not bully the poor youth' speaks of ambition, of ideals, of hope for the future, of the values young people should hold. Youth is capital. Youth is wealth. Youth is the greatest driving force in this world. Anyone can be bullied, but not the young. To those who have already walked this path, I say this: young people, keep going…"
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