2025 New Year Thank-You to My Readers
2024 was a bittersweet Year of the Dragon for Xian Ge. He published "Dark Frequency" at the beginning of the year and "Explosive Wavelength" at the end of the year through the Qidian platform.
Although Xian Ge's skills are limited and the novel is not particularly exciting, it is all thanks to the readers' love and support that it has received some positive feedback. Xian Ge will always remember this and is very grateful.
On this New Year's occasion, in gratitude to my book-loving friends, I present this poem composed of collected verses. The oblique verses are from poems by four Tang and Song poets, while the rhyming verses are from poems by Du Fu. The reason for using this unusual format is that I dare not use all of Du Fu's poems, lest I be disrespectful to Wen Tianxiang, the loyal and righteous official who loved collecting Du Fu's Wen Tianxiang.
Wishing all book lovers a happy new year filled with love and hope! May the new year bring new beginnings!
Happy New Year!
Snake Shadow Meets Zhenwu, Song Dynasty, Song Xiang
The dragon's body shall remain hidden forever. (Du Fu, Tang Du Fu)
He Zeng Hao Feng Yue, Tang Dynasty, Yang Juyuan
It seems like I already love literature. - Du Fu, Tang Du Fu
The guest is drunk and the flowers can laugh, Tang Dynasty, Rong Yu
Who knew the wine would be so fragrant when it was ripe? - Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
Clouds and rosy hues perch on half the cliff, Tang Dynasty, Quan Deyu
My roommate shines with brilliance. - Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
The Year of the Snake, 2025, has arrived. I'd like to share a special poetic form with all my fellow book lovers. "The Poem of Adding Feet to a Snake."
It is said that Wang Zhu, a child prodigy in the Northern Song Dynasty, was able to compose poems at the age of nine, describing the four great joys of life:
After a long drought, sweet rain arrives.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Wedding night
When one's name is listed on the honor roll.
Although he was a child prodigy and his poems were indeed well-written, as evidenced by their enduring popularity over the centuries, they inevitably had a touch of doggerel.
Feng Menglong, a scholar from the Ming Dynasty, added two characters to the beginning of each line of this five-character poem, turning it into a seven-character poem. This improved the flow of the four lines, making it a prime example of "adding legs to a snake" in poetry.
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Clearly, after a long drought, sweet rain has arrived.
It's better than meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Don't ask about the wedding night.
Let's see when their names are on the list of successful candidates.
Normally, Xian Ge would never dare to add words to Poet Sage Du's five-character poems, but fortunately, it's the Year of the Snake, so what harm is there in adding unnecessary details? It's also a good opportunity to thank readers during the New Year. Besides, readers are all family, and they won't hold it against Xian Ge if his writing isn't good.
Xian Ge boldly added two characters to the beginning of each of the five-character poems composed of ancient verses, creating a hidden-character poem that is essentially "adding feet to a snake," wishing you well:
Happy New Year to all my fellow book lovers!
The "Adding Feet to a Snake" Version for New Year's Greetings:
Fire Wheel Snake Shadow Feng Zhenwu, Song Dynasty, Song Xiang
Firecrackers and dragon bodies, may they be hidden for a long time. - Du Fu, Tang Du Fu
Books have never been fond of romance, Tang Dynasty, Yang Juyuan
Friends already seem to love literature. - Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
New Year's guests are drunk and can laugh at the flowers, Tang Dynasty, Rong Yu
Who knows the fragrance of ripe wine during the New Year's festival? - Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
Quickly borrow the clouds and mist to rest on half the wall, Tang Dynasty, Quan Deyu
"I rejoice to see my fellow students shining brightly." - Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
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Announcement: The final chapter of this book will be released at 4 PM on January 2, 2025.
Preview of sample chapters from the third volume of "Nikola Tesla's Rope".
Stay tuned for more!
Appendix: List of readers of "<Explosive Wavelength>" (as of 24:00 on December 31, 2024) and list of chapter commentators. The order is not ranked, and some may be missing. Thank you all! Deepest bow!
Book lovers' list:
Book friend 20231114201214235
12wy
chaochaol
Clear soup noodles sss
Mercury000
Loach soaking in seawater
Green tea lemon
luckycarol
Book friend 20241202163531281
Be an ordinary person 0723
Xiao Xiaoxiao Rain
30,000 shi
Polaris 007
Cheese Rice Cake Lululu
Dreamlike
Seven feet snap
Book friend 33021203649247
Zero Silence
Intentionally
A big boy who loves reading
Brocade Wind Blows
Hengxian Qitian
Book friend 20230823125341285
Isatis tinctoria
Lucky Star 666
Yan Shujiu
Rem-chan Siki
Luo Qianyuan
Hengwu
Purple Bamboo Ha
Calm and peaceful
HeO
Hu Shengya
Thirty Emperors of Covering the Sky
Book Friend 20240406111635287
Ou 2 Yang
Book friend 20230706135653864
Feng Ai
Qingyang
Unparalleled Young Master Ren
fischer1979
Colorful patterned fabrics
Pleasant and comfortable
Life is a difficult journey of self-cultivation.
August 15
Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, Yu 007
Emperor of No Heaven or Earth
Code name _W
Dawn Sword Shadow
20230609
Nine-flower
Book Friend 20180627123752815
Little fish in the desert
Pangu Biotechnology, Floor 495, Section B, Unit 6
The plums are good.
U_ser928_43
The Calabash Brothers taking a break
Kunwu Peak
Orange Yangyang Sheep
Book Friend 20240814104148652
I am so fortunate to sing this song to express my aspirations.
Please let me be Palu.
Before going to sleep
Diandianxiao
Book friend 20230306155439159
Naturally cute from the depths of the soul
Wind and Flower Tale
True fans who leaked 2.5 minutes
Sailing through wind and rain
Tomb and Wood
Changing a nickname is not easy
Still waters run deep
May the God of Luck bless you.
Sophie
DDL Warrior
Spider Kuroro
Fog echoes, stars return
My favorite food in summer is watermelon.
Dreaming Through a Thousand Autumns
Ant clamps are ant clamps
Coffee Queen
Waslikavan
Lifting the pen, bathed in flowing dust
Emilia☆
Those who purify themselves will purify themselves
What should I do if I don't want to be named?
Young and naive
Wushan Rain Land
The little koala's grey gloves
Yume Rinrin
2007
001 empty
Royal Looper
Ill-fated boy
Fallen leaves turn into magic
The 250th day of forgetting you
Wind Shuttle Severing Moon Soul
(The above list is based on the <Explosive Wavelength> reader ranking as of 24:00 on December 31, 2024.)
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Special thanks to Zhang Shuo Daren:
Tutu Big Ears
Dreamlike
fischer1979
Brocade Wind Blows
Emperor of No Heaven or Earth
Pleasant and comfortable
Unparalleled Young Master Ren
May your smile bring warmth like spring.
30,000 shi
The bald monk dares to compete with this old monk for the abbot's seat!
Isatis tinctoria
Nightmare Twelve
Purple Bamboo Ha
Wind King Dragon
Rem-chan Siki
Before going to sleep
Reading the Book of Songs in the mortal world, listening to you
Book Friend 20240406111635287
848418347
White Dragon
I was young then and knew nothing of the world's troubles.
Teacher Zhang's Little Bookstore
Platinum Apostle
May the God of Luck bless you.
I really don't have money to read books.
Zero Silence
I want to win the lottery gfh
I don't understand this either.
Bored out of my mind 1
Colorful patterned fabrics
Anhan Gong
Naturally cute from the depths of the soul
A bookworm
Yunqi Xiudian
Book Friend 20210301104135804978
Just waiting to die 2
Dongfeng-23
Jun Moxiao 18
August 15
Night Before Dawn
An f knows my intentions
Spring and Autumn Turn
Bringing in wealth and treasures 18
Buddhist archer
Wind and Elegy
People can htt
Wielding Immortals
Tianyi
Immortal Free Cat
A big boy who loves reading
The plums are good.
Dreaming Through a Thousand Autumns
Tingzhu Xianye, wearing black frost
Hengwu
Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, Yu 007
Priests
668866
Luo Li Li La La
Murderous 008
Where is my hometown?
Tomb and Wood
Sanjiu Youyin
Fengya
Hu Shengya
Top-notch pacifiers
Rainy0014 logged in here
Pork knuckle that loves diving
Smooth sailing
Town Twenty-Four
Yan Shujiu
A lifetime of good fortune
In October, a cricket entered under my bed.
A lifetime of good luck 666
White Dragon is Not Black
Poisonous, cold, and tasteless
Bookworm
The First Mad Demon of the Primordial Era, Chenmo
The Calabash Brothers taking a break
Lonely voice and solitary figure
Fatty is safe and sound
May you live a peaceful and joyful life.
An old salted fish who just wants to eat and wait to die
Old Shepherd
May you have a peaceful and joyful life.
lolitalice
A tiny millet grain
Teacher Li said
Time flows like water, years pass like a song.
One end of the road
Victorious Immortal
Purple feather against the path
Ooh-Ooh Township Oil Shrimp
Mybabypampam
My luck is absolutely incredible, okay?
Stars like a dream
Sailing on the Dream
Night ends and dawn approaches
Book friend 20230706135653864
Glory to me
Book friend 20230611192504458
Yesel
Little Dragon Girl Shrimp
Ill-fated boy
1yiiiiiGazi
Intermittent
Xu Sanshi
Li Yu 20220322
Lonely City
A lemon heart is also warm
Book friend 33021208558246
Dawn Sword Shadow
Milky Way Paints the Sun and Moon
Go to bed early tonight ovo
Meeting is fate
Spider Kuroro
Butterfly
Book Friend 20240420141353979
Oak
Book Friend 20210209231503519
Morning Breeze 001
Snowy Red Bean Paste
Step by Step Dad
Chen Wu
Difficult to recall
Snake-skin machine No. 1
Wind and Flower Tale
Soul Whisper huny
super scallion
Reader 1526388480983203840
Pure White Spell
Book Friend 20241021012208900
Ultimate life form in the universe
A Full Moon and Snow Viewing
Firefly Pearl
20230609
Sima SmartCBA
This dream is like an illusion.