This story is finished.
When I typed the words "The End," Stone's feelings were incredibly complicated. I felt lost, as though a whole life had passed with the completion of a story. That subtle feeling was impossible to put into words.
Stone admitted that this book had far too many shortcomings, and wanted to offer an apology for that. My abilities were limited, after all, so I hoped you would understand.
Actually, Stone wrote a total of eight different endings for this book. The one that came out yesterday was the result of endless agonizing; in the end, I chose this one. I just never felt satisfied with the other endings. They were missing something.
After the protagonist, Bai Yang, stepped into the realm of destiny, what were the repeated scenes he saw when he looked into the void?
The Red Cliff Heavenly Book, the person the Great Desolate Dao Master was waiting for, crossing between two worlds...
Stone spent a lot of time describing these questions in the other endings. But in the end, I felt that the words "It was all because of the Wheel of Time" were enough to explain everything.
Well, that's that. Finishing a story is like living through a whole stretch of life. Now that this story has ended, my feelings are complicated, and I have a thousand words caught in my throat. Let me smoke a cigarette and collect myself.
Lastly, I want to thank every reader, so, so, so much. Thank you for keeping me company all this way, thank you for your support, and thank you.
I also want to thank Stone's editor, Yuan Zheng. He gave Stone so much support and encouragement; without him, this book wouldn't have made it this far. And thanks as well to all the other