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Fiora only took her accessories and left the Laurent Family without looking back.
The news of Fiora's broken engagement spread quickly throughout Demacia, almost everyone had heard about it.
As Fiora walked down the street, people cast scornful glances at her and discussed amongst themselves:
"That's her, the one who ran away from her wedding! She caused a huge scene at the ceremony!"
"I can tell from her appearance that she's a hussy; even if she married, she wouldn't be virtuous."
"Indeed, it really affected the Crownguard Family's honor. That woman is truly despicable!"
"She also harmed the Laurent Family. The Crownguard Family and the Laurent Family have broken ties and even proposed a duel."
"Unless the Laurent Family can win, they'll have no way to establish themselves in Demacia in the future. But how could they possibly win against the Crownguard Family?"
"..."
Listening to these questioning voices, Fiora's hand remained tightly clasped on her sword, suppressing her anger as she walked towards the city gates.
Two hours later,
Chen was writing, Lux was editing beside him, and Powder was sound asleep on the sofa next to Chen.
Fiora suddenly pushed the door open, startling everyone.
Chen, in his classic stunned manner, asked:
"You're back? What did you go to do?"
Fiora replied calmly:
"Go home."
Chen frowned, unable to understand. Was there any need to go back home? Was it to feed Frostmourne?
Fiora seemed to read Chen's mind and explained coldly:
"I still couldn't bring myself to do it, but he's going to die anyway."
Fiora then revealed that the Crownguard Family and the Laurent Family were going to duel.
Lux walked over to Fiora's side and apologized with a bowed head, full of regret:
"I'm sorry, we couldn't do anything about the family's decision. I've already spoken to Garen, and he couldn't do anything either."
Only when Fiora looked at Lux did her icy expression show a slight change:
"It's not your fault. We're all the same."
Lux nodded and continued to ask:
"So where will you go now? Why don't you stay here with me?"
"Thank you."
Fiora had originally intended to leave Demacia directly, but then she remembered something her father had told her: that he was sure to die in this battle, and the Laurent Family would have no place in Demacia. He hoped she would consider the family's honor and help the Laurent Family...
Fiora still wanted to stay and see if she could do anything more to help her family in the future...
Two days later, the Demacia Weekly's publication day arrived.
Many people lined up early in the morning to buy it. The Demacia Weekly held a very high status in Demacia, covering almost everything, from literature to news reports. In this information-scarce country, this magazine became an important source of information for many.
Whether it was the great families and nobles, middle-class families, or even the lowest-tier migrant workers, there would always be kind storytellers who would read it to them on time, so they could hear what had happened recently and enjoy some good stories.
The first article in the weekly was about the wedding between the Laurent Family and the Crownguard Family. It was written in great detail, the author must have attended the wedding, as every detail was crystal clear.
Countless great families and nobles read the article, realizing that with its publication, unless the Laurent Family could defeat the Crownguard Family, the Laurent Family might become history. They simultaneously decided to cease all dealings with the Laurent Family.
The middle-class families were mainly there for the excitement.
However, the workers and farmers at the bottom had somewhat different views. They discussed amongst themselves:
"I also have a daughter. Although I want to marry her into a good family, I will respect my daughter."
"Nonsense! If it were my daughter, I'd be desperate to marry her into a good family. She'd have to marry even if she didn't want to. It's fine if she doesn't acknowledge me as her father, as long as she doesn't have to live with me, having one meal but not the next, never knowing when the next meal will come."
"This Fiora is also a tragic figure. She only wants to live according to her own ideas, what's wrong with that?"
"..."
After finishing the first article about Fiora's story, the second article gradually came into view.
This article was titled: "diary of a madman," signed by Lu Xun.
Within a few hours, it caused an uproar among the nobles and great families!
These members of the great families had a certain level of cultural literacy. Although the diary of a madman didn't state it directly, they realized that the entire article, from beginning to end, was criticizing them, these great families!
It criticized their families' constant "benevolence and righteousness" as actually being cannibalism!
Chen even added a paragraph himself:
"Sometimes, saying you marry your daughter into a good family is just eating her and not spitting out the bones."
It was practically naming and shaming the Laurent Family. Anyone with an ounce of sense could see that the entire article was criticizing Demacia's great families, Demacia's system of rites, and the intermarriage between Demacian families.
It even supported Fiora, who was now at the top of the great families' blacklist!
This was completely going against the great families!
These great families couldn't sit still and collectively stormed the Demacia Weekly's newspaper office!
But the doors were tightly shut, and they refused visitors!
Many of these great families had officials among them, who directly used their power to demand the cessation of sales of this issue of the Demacia Weekly and its recall!
Many places immediately stopped selling it, but the weekly had already been bought by countless people and taken home!
Middle-class families continued to gather for the excitement, watching the show, keeping their distance from matters that didn't concern them.
As for the common people at the bottom, when the storyteller explained it, they initially didn't understand. But after the explanation, they finally grasped it. They all knew that they were the ones being eaten, the poor people devoured by the nobles above.
However, this article's widest spread was still within Demacia's literary circles!
At Demacia Academy, the College of Literature was in an uproar. Many rising scholars strongly supported "diary of a madman," saying that these were the ideas a new generation of Demacians should have!
Of course, with new ideas came stubborn old ideas to counter them!
But the tide of ideological change had already been stirred by this article. Chen had made a good start, and as for how high the wave would eventually rise, that would depend on the Demacians.
Jarvan, in his study in the Imperial City, reviewed some political affairs. He found that half of the requests were to ban "diary of a madman"!
Jarvan IV hadn't expected this article to have such a great impact, causing half of the noble ministers to petition him. After reading it, he himself was shocked; the power of this article was truly astonishing!
At this moment, Jarvan thought of Chen. He immediately realized that this must be the first battle of the New Culture Movement!
Watching these great families and ministers become agitated, Jarvan, on the contrary, laughed aloud:
"Good! Chen's criticism is excellent!"
So Jarvan's replies to them were almost identical:
"Demacia is democratic, and articles can be freely written."
But not long after, a woman walked up to him. Proudly, she looked at Jarvan IV:
"Jarvan, quickly ban the diary of a madman!"
Jarvan slowly raised his head. In Demacia, only one person spoke with such an attitude, and that was the true power behind Demacia now—Grand Marshal Tianna.
Jarvan slowly raised his head. He knew that the horn of his counterattack had sounded.
Jarvan clenched his fists and said defiantly:
"No! Demacia has freedom of speech!"
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