Anyone who made it to the end of this chapter was, without a doubt, already the author's very best friend in the whole world.
I truly thank and appreciate every wonderful reader who stayed with me all this way.
This book certainly had its imperfections.
The author was only human too, and could get sick, feel sad, get writer's block, and grit their teeth to keep writing for the sake of an update.
This book certainly had imperfections, including the occasional bit of padding.
There were bound to be things everyone said were bad here or bad there, and the author acknowledged that, when writing them, I had indeed fallen short of perfection, and had shortcomings within the limits of my abilities.
For readers to overcome these issues and still choose to love and support the book must have been far harder than it was for the author.
There were millions of books out there, and surely books better than this one were everywhere, so why stay here reading a book that left you dissatisfied?
Readers who could tolerate the author's mistakes without giving up were all treasures to the author.
Truly, I have nothing but endless thanks.
But please also believe that the author really did rack their brains over every character in this book and pour all their feelings into each one.
Whether Chu Xingchen or Xie Lingyu.
The playful, lucky eldest disciple, Li Yingling.
The honest, down-to-earth, loyal and devoted Li Xingtian.
Chen Baiqing, who was scheming but sincere toward her master.
Lin Luoyu, with righteousness in her heart.
Cui Hao, a true personal disciple.
Yun Li, who feared being cooked, and Yuankong, who gradually matured.
Lü Xuan, who gave silently, and Bai Xuanling, who could break an Immortal Bone to protect those they wanted to protect.