408: Netizen: Does this Qinglian Jushi really have no limits in his creative work?

Due to the popularity gained by winning the championship in the Poetry Scroll of Affection Competition, the pseudonym 'Green Lotus Layman' became a trending topic that day.

As netizens who saw the trending topic flocked to follow the Social Media Platform account, Xu Lu started stirring up trouble again using this pseudonym.

He successively wrote the two poems, 'Madman Chu' and 'April', making it impossible for fans to guess the gender of the person behind the pseudonym.

With the discussion topics maximized, the number of followers exceeded 100,000 in just two days.

Fortunately, another post titled 'Major Guesswork: Is Green Lotus Layman Male or Female?' made it onto the trending list.

This led even more people to notice the existence of this pseudonym.

Consequently, the heat of discussion on the Social Media Platform account soared:

"He's truly talented. Before, I only saw these poems in textbooks. This is the first time I've seen a poet write 'live'."

"I agree, it's really interesting. I never thought I would actually follow a 'poet'!"

"He is completely different from the aloof poets I imagined. This Green Lotus Layman is too good at this; he's still maintaining his mystery."

"More than just maintaining mystery—we don't even know if this guy is male or female, my goodness!"

..."I heard that the Textbook Compilation Committee is preparing to contact Green Lotus Layman to include several of his poems in textbooks."

"Holy cow, that's insane! Others struggle immensely to get into a textbook once, but this guy is getting several poems included at once?"

"I'm numb, I'm numb. Students will have one more person to hate in the future, hahaha. Good thing I've already graduated..."

"Everyone, guess whether Green Lotus Layman will write another poem for us today?"

...That's right!

Time quickly arrived at the third day since the Green Lotus Layman pseudonym created its Social Media Platform account, and fans were already looking forward to it.

Our CEO Xu had originally planned to make good use of this pseudonym recently.

Therefore, logging into the Social Media Platform account every day had become a serious matter, and today was no exception.

Xu Lu first spent a little time scanning the comments left by fans, and then got down to business.

Which, of course, meant writing poetry.

Because this was one of the few ways to gain 'talent', and currently the only way for the Green Lotus Layman pseudonym.

Before long, a new update was posted.

Consequently, the fans who followed his account all received notifications of the update... Xiao Qing was a young office worker whose daily job was relaxed, and she usually enjoyed literary things.

A few days ago, when she saw Green Lotus Layman trending, curiosity drove her to click on the topic and take a look.

She was then captivated by the poems 'flying bird and fish' and 'ode to the oak tree'.

Without hesitation, Xiao Qing immediately followed Green Lotus Layman's Social Media Platform account.

In fact, she had followed accounts of several 'poets' before.

Unfortunately, those were all just poets in name only.

Whenever they were asked to write a poem, they always came up with various excuses to decline.

But this time was different!

Xiao Qing discovered that the Green Lotus Layman she followed was actually a true poet.

"Green Lotus Layman probably won't write another poem today, right? No matter how talented a person is, there has to be an upper limit!"

Just as Xiao Qing thought this, the next second, she received a notification of a dynamic update.

"Huh, Green Lotus Layman's account updated its status. Could it be..."

With a faint guess in her heart, Xiao Qing immediately clicked on his Social Media Platform page, and then her eyes widened.

"Green Lotus Layman actually wrote another poem! One poem a day—that's incredible!"

Xiao Qing couldn't help but exclaim softly.

But soon, she was completely drawn in by the content of the new poem.

'From tomorrow on... be a... happy person...'

'Feed the horses... chop wood... travel... the world...'

Reading the lines of the new update softly, Xiao Qing gradually showed an expression of surprise and shock.

"I only wish... facing the sea... It's written too well! How can this Green Lotus Layman be so amazing!"

Xiao Qing could only describe her current mood as shock.

She had originally thought that Green Lotus Layman wouldn't have a new poem today, believing that talent must have an upper limit.

But unexpectedly, the other party still updated with a new poem today.

And in Xiao Qing's view, the quality of this poem could equally rival the previous ones.

"I really don't know where Green Lotus Layman's talent limit is; this is already the third day!"

Xiao Qing muttered, but felt a little troubled:

"It's a shame I still don't know what he looks like, but my sixth sense tells me he's male."

...In fact, at this moment, another young literary girl also had her eyes wide open.

That's right!

This other literary girl was precisely Xiao Su, who had served as an audition judge for the Poetry Scroll of Affection Competition.

Truthfully, she started following the 'Green Lotus Layman' account even earlier than her teacher, Shen Zizhen, though neither of them knew this about the other.

Upon seeing the poem 'Facing the Sea' in the update, Xiao Su was full of praise.

"So talented! When I internally recommended his poem to my teacher back then, I knew he would definitely not remain unknown.

Later, things unfolded exactly as I expected: he actually took both the champion and runner-up titles in the competition.

But I didn't expect Green Lotus Layman to rise so quickly. And seriously, does he truly have no limits in his creation?"

Xiao Su sighed in admiration.

It's only been such a short time, yet Green Lotus Layman already has five works published. This creative efficiency is simply astonishing.

Xiao Su was not an outsider; as Shen Zizhen's student, she naturally knew the creative speed of her teacher and the poets in the Modern Poetry Circle.

Generally speaking, for a well-known poet to have a few poems published in a year, that already counts as a highly prolific poet.

She had never heard of a poet releasing new works one after another.

But this rule was completely invalid for Green Lotus Layman. To put his creative output crudely, it could almost rival a sow giving birth.

Originally, during the audition phase, Xiao Su hadn't realized this. She simply assumed the two submitted works were poems that the contributor, Green Lotus Layman, had accumulated over time.

However, after following him these past few days, she felt it was highly likely that the facts were not so simple.

It was highly probable that the moment he learned about the competition, he 'worked overnight' to create two poems for submission, and then boldly took both first and second place.

What shocked Xiao Su the most, however, was the quality of the works created by Green Lotus Layman.

It was simply too high!

Virtually every one of his works was a classic, and ordinary people couldn't find any flaws in them.

Furthermore, works like 'flying bird and fish' directly reached the standard of timeless masterpieces... In fact, while Xiao Su was sighing in admiration, her teacher Shen Zizhen was equally stunned.

But what everyone failed to realize was that this matter was far from over; the shock had only just begun.