Illustration-Cornelia & Dekan

These are illustrations added by Teacher Cui for this book; Xi Zhi was moved to tears...

The joy and emotion I felt upon suddenly receiving this painting far surpassed anything I experienced, whether it was the book's initial meteoric rise, its first-day pre-orders exceeding my expectations by several times, or its subsequent topping of the bestseller and monthly ticket charts.

Actually, when I first started writing this book, I dreamed that one day it would be adapted into a manga, because I hoped that some scenes could be transformed from my imagination into something visible.

But now I have no expectations for a manga adaptation at all; it doesn't matter. I've realized that what I really want isn't a manga adaptation, but even just one scene that completely overwhelms me.

Just as sometimes a thousand words are not as good as a single sentence, my dream is also much simpler than I imagined. In an instant, I felt that what I was pursuing in writing this book had already been fulfilled.

Thank you, Teacher Cui, for your gift, and thank you everyone for your continued support, which has made this book increasingly popular. I will continue to work hard to keep this book interesting until its perfect ending! Xi Zhi's power explodes!