Afterword

Afterword

For various reasons, this afterword is short and written very loosely.

2. Why did I want to write a story about youths? Because I'm gradually getting older, and my blood is cooling. I'm very afraid that, just like I've written so many times in the book, I will gradually become a fat koi slowly sinking into the mud. I want to remind myself that I cannot decay, cannot be afraid. Even if I don't dare to fight, silence is also a sort of stance. When Chen Changsheng said to Xu Yourong that in the war with the demons he was willing to pay with his life, but he did not want to change the way in which this world interacted, and then Xu Yourong reminded him that he couldn't say this to others, that's what I meant.

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6. A few years ago, when I was writing novels, I loved my readers. Now, I don't love, I respect them. Everyone, please take care of yourselves. This is very important.

7. I should still love this world even more and work even better.

8. In August, I will publish a new book. As for the topic, name, personality, and essence, I haven't thought of them yet. Oh, I've suddenly thought of a story. It feels very flashy…

The above are all my sincere and heartfelt words. Not one bit of it is feigned.

I wish everyone good health and that everything goes as you wish.

These words seem very cliché, but they are also sincere.

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I suppose I’ll mimic Mao Ni and write out my thoughts in a list:

2. I found it amusing that Mao Ni poked fun at his own choice of an open ending for Way of Choices while ending Black Robe’s story.

3. I once saw a comment when I posted one of the title poems for Way of Choices that wondered why someone would quote the words of a monster like Mao Zedong. After some thought, I realized that the life of Mao Zedong is actually a very appropriate example for this book: an old man who was once a young man with ideals. While he was a hero in the early stages, he was a monster in his later life, perhaps like the old Demon Lord? In short, he’s a stark example of what happens when the old remain in power for too long, when one begins to focus on the ends and not the means.

4. My favorite character was the Divine Empress, so I’m happy to see that she’s back in goat form. I wonder what she was doing outside Xuelao City though? Was she going to come to the rescue if Chen Changsheng was in danger? The world may never know.

Lastly, I would like to thank all of you once again for accompanying me on this journey. May all your choices follow your heart.

Sincerely,

Hypersheep

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Editor’s Note:

Thanks for coming on this journey with us.

–Michy