Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 134 - . Cheng Xing’s Joke

Chapter 134: 134. Cheng Xing’s Joke

The content for the second issue cannot blatantly target the Xuanji Sect anymore; otherwise, readers will definitely think Fang Zhou is deliberately going after the Xuanji Sect. That wouldn’t be good.

So this time, Fang Zhou had Erwa write down the headline for today’s headline as – “Shocking! An elder named He of a major sect in the Yun Mountain Region was seen streaking through the sect grounds with just underwear on his head. Is this the twist of human nature or the downfall of morality?”

The informant remains the same as before, the anonymous Mrs. Li Ruyu, who was punished to guard the gate after revealing the private matters between Elder Gao and the sect master last time. She witnessed Elder He’s performance when she got up in the middle of the night to use the toilet.

Mrs. Li Ruyu could also tell from Elder He’s physique and the color of grapes that his private life was very colorful.

Listening to Fang Zhou’s narration, the Gourd Babies were all thrilled with the excitement of uncovering secrets.

As the saying goes, the first time leads to countless others. The first time they heard such private matters, they were very worried, afraid of offending people by writing about it. By the second time, such concerns lessened significantly.

Instead, the flames of gossip burned brightly.

They never expected the internal workings of these major sects of the cultivators to be so dirty and filthy. It seems us monsters have seen very little of the world.

After narrating the news, Fang Zhou started telling jokes. With the experience from last time, the Gourd Babies were all mentally prepared this time.

And once again, they laughed like crazy.

Fang Zhou didn’t mind them. He finished telling the joke in one breath and then said to the breathlessly laughing Cheng Xing, “If you have any jokes you’ve heard before, feel free to share them. If they’re funny, we can put them in the newspaper.”

“Really?”

Cheng Xing’s eyes lit up. She coughed twice into her hand and seriously said, “Then I’ll tell a very, very funny joke. Don’t laugh so hard you get a stomachache after hearing it.”

Fang Zhou nodded expressionlessly, gesturing for her to go ahead.

Cheng Xing took a deep breath and recited what she thought was the funniest joke: “Once there was a woman who lost her husband. During the funeral, she found pleasure with a monk and a Taoist priest, resulting in pregnancy and childbirth. Both the monk and the priest claimed the child was theirs, and this debate went on for a long time. When the child grew up, someone asked him, ‘Who is your father?’ The child replied, ‘I was fathered by the monk.’ The Taoist priest angrily asked, ‘How can you prove that?’ The child answered, ‘When I was in my mother’s womb, I only saw the monk, I never saw you, the priest.'”

Just as she finished speaking, Cheng Xing and the other Gourd Babies burst into laughter, even to the point of tears.

Although she had told this joke many times, every time it was this funny.

Fang Zhou looked at her without any expression.

As the laughter eased, Cheng Xing’s smile gradually faded: “Wasn’t it funny?”

Fang Zhou thought for a moment and said, “It’s okay.”

The joke was indeed not bad. He didn’t expect Erwa to be such an old hand at these kinds of jokes, no wonder she caught on so quickly with the previous innuendo jokes.

But Fang Zhou had been baptized by countless silly netizens’ jokes and memes in his past life, so his humor threshold was as high as Mount Everest. This joke didn’t even come close to tickling his funny bone.

After hearing it, he only had two words in mind.

This is it?

Seeing Fang Zhou’s lack of interest, Cheng Xing gave an “oh” and showed a distinctly disappointed expression. She didn’t expect that her treasured joke couldn’t make Fang Zhou laugh, filling her heart with a sense of defeat.

Looking at her disappointed face, Fang Zhou suddenly said, “Let’s print it in the newspaper.”

Cheng Xing was taken aback, then she showed a delighted expression: “Really?”

Fang Zhou nodded: “It might be okay for me, but others will definitely find it funny.”

“Yay, that’s great!”

Cheng Xing jumped up in excitement, even throwing her arms around Fang Zhou in a hug, then turned to cheer with her sisters.

As a monster, Cheng Xing’s hope was to write her own book. Although this goal seemed unrealistic, having her work published in the newspaper was still something to be happy about.

The other Gourd Babies were happy for Cheng Xing too, gathering around and laughing and chattering.

Even though these seven Gourd Babies were very powerful, their temperament and intelligence were like children who hadn’t fully matured. Just a little gain could bring out their heartfelt smiles.

Watching them from the side, Fang Zhou couldn’t help but sigh.

So big.

Publishing Cheng Xing’s joke wasn’t just to gain her favor, though that was part of it. Considering the rarity of such childish appearances, it wasn’t noticeable at all from her outward look.

This paper needed to run for at least a month. If things went well, it might even take root in the Heavenly Sword Sect later.

Based on normal time, Fang Zhou alone couldn’t produce that much quality content. Writing novels was easier, a few real battles would do, but news and jokes needed a constant sense of freshness.

Even if it’s made up, you need a knowledge base, or you won’t be able to come up with anything.

This was also why he published an issue every two days to begin with.

To avoid being drained dry, Fang Zhou had to use collective wisdom and absorb jokes from Cheng Xing as a first step, followed by initiating a paid writing contest. This not only enhanced reader engagement with Wangyue Daily but also leveraged the collective creativity.

After the jokes were finished, Fang Zhou was going to update ‘****’.

Except for Xiao Qi and Xiao Liu who weren’t very interested, the remaining five Gourd Babies were all seated upright with serious expressions.

If someone who didn’t know saw this scene, they would think they were listening to some profound academic lecture.

When Fang Zhou finished narrating a few chapters of ‘****’, the Gourd Babies all showed expressions of wanting more.

But Fang Zhou didn’t stop. Instead, he opened a new plot line, making the Gourd Babies more expectant than surprised. A single novel couldn’t satisfy their curiosity.

The new novel was called ‘Gatekeeper Aunt Qin’.

Serializing a second novel wasn’t because Fang Zhou loved creating multiple plots but considered ‘****’ might not be to everyone’s liking, so serializing ‘Gatekeeper Aunt Qin’ would cater to a broader audience.

Moreover, ‘Gatekeeper Aunt Qin’ wasn’t a medium-length, but a short story, which could be completed in a few issues, preventing long-term occupation of the pages and avoiding reader fatigue.

From now on, Fang Zhou decided to follow this format: simultaneously updating a medium-length and short story. The medium-length could cultivate reader habits, while the short story would add freshness.

After he finished ‘Gatekeeper Aunt Qin’, he sensed the air becoming moist with a very noticeable sweet fragrance.

Fang Zhou’s nose had been blessed by Ling Xiaoyue, and this scent couldn’t escape him.

All five Gourd Babies had flushed cheeks and heavy breaths. He had no idea whose scent it was or maybe it was a mix from all of them.

After finishing all the content narratives, Fang Zhou added a call for writing submissions and then, along with Cheng Xing, proceeded to format and layout these contents.

Using the multiple sets of movable type printing tools the Gourd Babies had created, their efficiency greatly improved. This time, printing two thousand copies took only one-third of the time it did last time.

After completing the production of the second issue, Fang Zhou continued to gather the group with promises of month-end bonuses, year-end bonuses, paid vacations, etc., and then left the gourd space.

As soon as Fang Zhou left, the Gourd Babies immediately gathered, sending Xiao Qi and Xiao Liu off to the side, and the five sisters took out the second issue of the newspaper.

With Cheng Xing’s bright reading voice, their study session began again.

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