(Well, I got 68 votes today, so here's another update. There's also something I'd like to mention, again concerning one-time readers. The sudden addition of dozens of new collections and nearly twenty recommendation votes is something Hammer really wants, of course, since it represents the readers' approval. Some readers mentioned before that they had sent red packets to other people, and those who claimed them would automatically collect this book and cast recommendation votes. I sincerely thank readers like that from the bottom of my heart. Truly, Hammer was deeply moved. However, I still have to say this: I learned in the author group today that the abnormal data caused by these red packets, if it happens too often, may instead make the editors suspect that the data has been artificially inflated. For a book that is already floundering, even the slightest such suspicion could make them decide they would rather not promote it than promote a book with manipulated data. Hammer is a little confused—if that's the case, why launch this sort of red-packet event in the first place? It's a real contradiction. Here, I'd like to thank the readers who sent red packets once again. No matter what form your support takes, Hammer truly appreciates it. There will still be one extra update today, but after today, recommendation votes gained in this way will no longer count toward extra updates. Please forgive me, and thank you. I haven't even reached 2,500 words here, and the filler is free, so subscribers can subscribe without worry.)--
Speaking of it, there was something of a coincidence. The guide who had led him onto the path of cultivation, and the old man who had schemed against him most miserably, had both been elderly men. Like the fellow before him, that old man