Everyone's first reaction was that Chu Da was insane. Updating ten thousand words a day was already hard enough, yet he could still spare the effort to write a side story, and this one even looked like it would be an ongoing serial.
Besides, Qiu Wuji's past had barely been touched on in the novel, leaving it essentially blank. Writing a serialized autobiography for her would be tantamount to starting another book. How was that any different from writing two novels at once?
But they had to admit that the most popular character in the novel now was not its protagonist, Chu Tiange, but the increasingly vivid Qiu Wuji. Readers had long been interested in her past, to some extent even more than in the main story itself.
Releasing an autobiographical side story at this point was indeed a good way to draw readers and would benefit the novel's performance too. That was why Chu Ge had said, "It counts as working for me."
At that moment, Chu Ge had no idea what this autobiography meant for Qiu Wuji's own cultivation. He was staring slack-jawed at the wildly rising number of Chapter Comments.
Fuck, even my main story doesn't get this many Chapter Comments!
Sure, this is free in the related works section, but isn't this a bit much?
Only now did he truly appreciate how popular his novel had become... and, even more so, Qiu Wuji's unrivaled popularity among his readers.
"For Qiu Qiu's autobiography, I'd give my monthly votes even if it read like an elementary school essay."
"Author, you've got my vote."
"Have you guys actually read it? This is really well written."
"Boohoo, my Qiu Qiu had such a sad childhood..."
"Ahaha, haven't had time yet... Chu Da wrote it anyway, so it'll be decent no