The sixth volume is over
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I wrote until about four o'clock last night and finally typed out the last chapter. I turned around and saw that it was already dawn outside, so I gave up my plan to continue writing some words of thanks and went to take a nap.
Before writing the sixth volume, I felt that this volume would be difficult to write.
It’s not “difficult to write” in the literal sense, but I feel like it will make many elderly readers feel uncomfortable.
In fact, there are differences between the original outline and the content written now.
The original plan was for the sixth volume to be the end of the "Fengning Civil War" chapter, and Wei Changtian thus entered a bigger stage.
Of course, this main goal has definitely been achieved.
But to be honest, due to the reactions of many readers, the development of some characters actually deviated from the outline.
So in my remarks I will try to explain why it was written this way according to each character, and why some characters were changed.
The first one is Qin Zhengqiu.
Qin Zhengqiu's plot has not been changed.
This character was foreshadowed in the fourth and fifth volumes, and completely transformed in the sixth volume.
His relationship with Wei Changtian also changed from "superior and subordinate" to "neither enemy nor friend".
The main question about him may be why he wants to kill Wei Changtian.
This is actually explained in the article.
Because Wei Changtian once told him in the story of "Meeting the Immortal in a Dream" that "this world can only allow one person to become an immortal."
Qin Zhengqiu was only a second-rank official before, so he didn't care about this matter.
And when the Tiao Yue Sword appeared, although he found an opportunity to break through to the first level, he still did not think about becoming an immortal.
It was not until Wei Changtian exposed the real dragon's forehead scales that Qin Zhengqiu's desire to "become an immortal" was completely aroused.
That's how a lot of things are.
If there is no hope at all, people probably won't have any expectations.
But if there is just a glimmer of hope, that person may desperately pursue this glimmer of hope, even at the cost of everything.
The second one is Chu Xianping.
Chu Xianping's plot has not been changed either.
The original plan was for him to have a breakthrough in his identity in this volume.
He is no longer just Wei Changtian's military advisor, but is slowly transforming into someone who can take charge of his own affairs.
If you want to find a reference, it would probably be Chu Xuan from "Infinite Horror" or Zhuge Liang.
The third one is Ning Yongnian.
Ning Yongnian's plot has been changed.
And it’s a big change.
According to the outline, he should die in the next volume, or the volume after that, and his cause of death should be that he sacrificed himself voluntarily to fight the enemy.
In fact, I originally wanted to fully portray the image of the treacherous Ning Yongnian through such a large plot, and make the complexity of this important character more three-dimensional.
At the same time, it can also leave a branch line for the upcoming big battle.
However, when it came to the negotiation at Lingba Pavilion, perhaps because of the comments he had read, or perhaps because the whole volume lacked a climax, he was temporarily killed.
Of course, Wei Changtian was determined to kill him, and that would not change.
Now that I think about it, it’s actually quite good to write it this way. After all, Ning Yongnian has been around for so long and if he doesn’t die, I even feel that it’s a bit dragged out.
It's just that due to the length of the story, the sublimation of his character in the end was not done very well, which is a bit regrettable.
The fourth one is the willow poem.
There's not much to say about this. The increase in Yang Liushi's role in the sixth volume is to pave the way for her subsequent plot.
I mentioned before that each character has a complete story line, and Comrade Xiao Yang is the highlight next.
The fifth one is Xu Suisui.
Regarding the character of Xu Suisui. To be honest, before writing it, I really didn't expect her to be so annoying.
In fact, I spent a lot of space in the fifth volume to write about her daily interactions with Wei Changtian, originally wanting to increase her favorability.
But ever since her series of "Riddler" actions, her popularity has dropped rapidly, and all the comments are scolding her.
I even specially published a separate chapter to explain it. First of all, Xu Suisui's plot has not been changed, and it cannot be changed.
She has a great influence on the subsequent plot, and if she changes, the outline will most likely have to be redone.
Secondly, I now understand why everyone hates Xu Suisui so much.
The key point may not be this "character", but that I made a mistake in writing skills, or a mistake in plot design.
For online literature, especially exciting literature, the core of all the "exciting points" is "information gap".
To put it bluntly, there is a gap in the information held by the protagonist and the supporting characters.
I'm already pretty awesome, but you don't know.
I can recite ancient poems from my previous life, but you think I am illiterate.
I am a hidden rich second generation, but my girlfriend thinks I am a poor guy.
I am actually the boss behind the company, but my superiors only treat me as an ordinary office worker. It is because of these information gaps that readers want to see the moment when the protagonist uses these information gaps to show off.
It's called "sense of anticipation".
Wei Changtian's information gap was maximized until Xu Suisui appeared.
As soon as this character appeared, Wei Changtian became the weaker party on both ends of the information gap.
Xu Suisui knew what he was going to do, and even knew his personality and thoughts.
This will undoubtedly make people unhappy.
After all, most people put themselves in the shoes of the protagonist when reading novels.
After understanding this, I became even more determined not to change the outline.
Because what Wei Changtian did in the game with Xu Suisui was actually to break the information gap and let the situation develop in a completely uncontrollable direction.
And by now, Xu Suisui's information advantage has basically disappeared.
In other words, in future plots, she is actually an important character who also has a system plug-in and has similar but not exactly the same goals as Wei Changtian.
The sixth one is Li Wutong.
I actually changed Li Wutong's plot a little bit.
She is different from Xu Suisui. When I wrote about her leaving Fengyuan, I knew she would be very unpopular in the future.
But I still want to say a few words for her.
Actually, she is not stupid.
All her motives were for "Dafeng", the Dafeng in name only.
Preserving Dafeng is more important than Wei Changtian.
That's why she made a series of seemingly stupid decisions.
How to say it From a God's perspective, whether it was Wei Changtian, Li Qi, or anyone else, they all saw the situation of Fengning and Ning better than she did.
But this actually means that in the minds of others, the country of "Dafeng" is not the most important.
There is no need to talk about Wei Changtian. In fact, he doesn't care at all whether Dafeng will be destroyed or not.
What Li Qi really values is not the nominal "Dafeng" but the dignity of the country.
Only Li Wutong wanted to try his best to prevent Dafeng from being destroyed.
So she gave up almost everything she could.
I have read all the comments from readers.
Some people think she is hopeless, some think she is a useless waste, some think she is extremely stupid, and some think she should just be written to death.
In fact, I really thought about whether I should write her to death.
But in the end I decided to give up.
I even changed her ending to be a little better than the original one.
It means that Wei Changtian finally allowed Li Qi to restore Dafeng in Jianchang Prefecture.
Although it was only one state, Dafeng was not destroyed in name after all. This could be regarded as the last thing he did for Li Wutong.
As for Li Wutong's ambition of "For every person he kills, I will save one person", it actually represents the transformation of Li Wutong after experiencing so many things.
In short, Li Wutong’s story ends here.
Even if it appears again later, it should be the finale.
The above is an explanation of several important characters in Volume 6.
Long online articles actually all have a common problem.
In order to advance the plot, new characters must continue to appear.
But in order to take care of the readers' emotions, positive characters rarely leave the stage.
This results in more and more characters being written, but in the end most of them are forgotten, and by the end even the author has forgotten that such a person exists.
I don’t really like this style of writing, but it’s impossible to give too much space to everyone.
Just like what a book friend said -
"One word from Wei Changtian's wife, and a chapter is over."
In this case, someone must leave.
Rather than slowly fading away until being forgotten by me and my readers, I would rather give everyone an ending.
Yujia's ending is tragic.
Li Wutong's ending is considered a happy one.
For example, there are important characters such as Xiao Feng, Old Zhang, and Ning Yongnian, as well as supporting characters such as Wu Ding and Bai Youheng, and even characters that are so small that they can't be any smaller.
Everyone has played an important role in a certain section or plot, and then at some point in the future, the story will reach its ending in a "non-watery" and reasonable way.
I think it’s pretty good, and I will continue to write like this in the future.
alright.
I've been talking so much and now I realize it's already three thousand words.
So the purpose of this speech can finally be revealed! It's obvious! I'm going to take a day off! I'll resume updating tomorrow!
Finally, as usual, I wish you all the best and good health!!
ps: Volume 7: I sacrifice my blood for Xuanyuan.
From Lu Xun's "Self-Portrait": I send my thoughts to the cold stars, but no one notices. I sacrifice my blood to the Xuanyuan clan.
Also attached are the sources of the titles of the first six volumes.
Volume One: The night is not over yet and the sky is already bright.
From Su Shi's "Preface to the Red Cliff": We lay together in the boat, unaware that the east was already bright.
Volume Two: Soaring up to 90,000 miles.
From Li Bai's "To Li Yong": One day the great peng rises with the wind, soaring up to ninety thousand miles.
Volume Three: With a hundred thousand flags, Yama will be slain.
From Chen Yi's "Three Chapters of Lingmei": I will go to Quan Tai to recruit my old subordinates, and with a hundred thousand flags I will kill Yama Luo.
Volume 4: Iron horses and frozen rivers appear in my dreams.
From Lu You's "The Wind and Rain Were Rough on November 4th": I lay in bed late at night listening to the wind and rain, and I dreamed of iron cavalry and frozen rivers.
Volume Five: A sword travels thousands of miles to touch the Dragon Gate.
From Li Bai's "Don't Cross the River": The Yellow River comes from the west and breaks through Kunlun, roaring for thousands of miles and touching Longmen.
Volume Six: Ten Years of Lights in the Night Rain of Jianghu.
From Huang Tingjian's "To Huang Ji Fu": A cup of wine in the spring breeze, a lamp for ten years in the night rain.
Thank you everyone!
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