150,000 words now, dear friends.
Scratches head.
This book has been updating quite a lot—basically around 6,000 to 7,000 words per day—and it has now just passed 150,000 words, which means it's ready to go on official release. The launch will be at midnight tonight, and I'd like to ask everyone here for a subscription and your support.
I've been writing this story with sincerity, hoping to create something solid and grounded.
I hope to tell a story that you'll all like, that you can get into… scratches head again.
It's a tale of chaos and the beginning of peace, a tale of heroes and the martial world. I also hope it's a story that belongs to the heroes—and the common folk.
There are still nearly five years before the great age of turmoil begins, and for now, the future heroes of this chaotic world are all still just young boys.
But eventually, they'll pick up their blades and spears, and step onto the battlefield for the ideal of restoring peace to the world.
Before that day comes, veterans like Yue Qianfeng, Xue Daoyong, Zhangsun Wuchou, and Siming still stand on the grand stage of the world. At this moment, I want to write one line in a very, very old-fashioned tone:
"Before stepping onto the stage of the coming chaos, Li Guanyi strolled through the prosperous city of Guanyi."
He was just a little apothecary from Huichun Hall, flipping through ancient tomes in search of antidotes, watching stars rise and fall in the sky.
He lifted his head and gazed into the distance—
And far, far away from here, in the estate of the Duke of Longxi, a pair of phoenix-like eyes also gazed across the world, quietly awaiting a future meeting.
The White Tiger constellation had just risen into the mid-heavens. That day, the youth lay slumped over a wooden counter fragrant with medicinal herbs, dreaming of the battles from ten years ago.
The young lady of the Xue family passed by outside on a stone-paved road in her carriage, and warm sunlight poured over the land.
The story hasn't truly begun yet.
But now, we've reached the first major turning point.
I hope you all enjoy this story.
He slaps his own face.
And now… I humbly ask for your first subscriptions and monthly votes—ahhhhhhh!
The midnight launch will probably have 2–3 chapters.
More updates will come during the day. On May 1st, there should be five chapters in total.
With deepest thanks and respect.
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