Chapter 125 Transformation
Having narrowly escaped death, Li Xiaoxiao had no interest in thanking Meng Guanqi for the gift and left without a word.
Pang Shi personally drove her out. Li Xiaoxiao supported Meng Guanqi in the carriage, wondering whether to go to an inn to recuperate or return to the Meng family in the east of the city, where at least the original servants of the Meng family were still there.
Before she could figure it out, the carriage stopped, and Li Xiaoxiao saw that Pang Shi had taken her back to his house again.
Pang Shi said, "Before you leave the capital, you can all stay at my house. I will instruct my wife to help take care of you, so please feel at ease staying here."
Li Xiaoxiao thought about it and agreed. If Pang Shi was willing to take them in, it would be much more convenient to get medical treatment or prepare medicine.
When Qi arrived after hearing the news, she was somewhat surprised to see Li Xiaoxiao and the unconscious Meng Guanqi.
Pang Shi instructed Qi Shi in a deep voice: "These are His Highness the Crown Prince's distinguished guests. They will be staying at our house for the next few days. You should allocate them a courtyard and have someone take good care of them so that nothing goes wrong."
Madam Qi readily agreed and indeed arranged a quiet courtyard for them. She also invited a doctor to come and examine Meng Guanqi's condition and personally sent her maid Chun Tao to help him prepare the medicine.
After they were settled, Madam Qi helped Bitao back to the main room. Bitao whispered, "This young lady Li has been gone from the East Palace for almost ten days. Why did she suddenly come out with an injured young master?"
Madam Qi was also unsure, but her husband's expression was grave, and since it was something he had personally instructed her to do, it was clear that he took it very seriously. Thinking of the inside information she had overheard that night, she quickly stopped her wild thoughts: "Let's not worry about these things. Our husband told us to take good care of the guests, and we'll just do as he says. Let's not inquire about anything else."
Countless eyes are watching the Eastern Palace. No shortage of noble ladies try to find out information from her. She is simple-minded and easily tricked into revealing information, so it's best to know nothing.
After Li Xiaoxiao left, only the Crown Prince and his wife remained in the room.
The Crown Princess gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said softly, "Your Highness didn't sleep at all last night. I've had someone bring you some breakfast. Please eat and rest for a while."
The crown prince held her hand and felt its coldness. His heart ached, and he said with pity, "It's my fault for being useless and causing you to suffer."
The Crown Princess fought back tears, knowing that the Crown Prince's pain was no less than hers, and the pressure he faced was far greater. She shook her head and said, "Your Highness is not wronged. He has suffered far more than I have been wronged by His Majesty's unfair treatment..."
She lowered her head and wiped away her tears again: "Your Highness is right not to let Ke'er come back. Our health is not good, and our situation is not good either. If Ke'er comes back, he will just be locked up in the palace and unable to leave. It would be more comfortable for him to live outside with Lady Li..."
The Crown Prince said in a low voice, "I'm sorry to trouble you. There's no need to prepare breakfast. Go and find the two paintings by Mr. Zhiyong that I have in my collection. I want to give them away."
The Crown Princess was taken aback. These two paintings were the Crown Prince's most beloved works; how could he bear to give them away? "Whom does Your Highness intend to give them to?"
The Crown Prince leaned back slowly in his chair: "This is for my eldest brother."
The Crown Princess was startled. The eldest prince and the third prince were very close and had always been somewhat hostile towards the Crown Prince. Why would the Crown Prince send him a gift? "Why is it for my eldest brother?"
The Crown Prince remained calm: “There are some things I find difficult to obtain, but my elder brother finds them much easier than I do. Consider these two paintings as a token of my gratitude.”
The Crown Princess was still puzzled. The Crown Prince looked at her quietly, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes: "Do you know why our son can't even go home? It's because I'm too weak. I'm beaten everywhere. All these years, I've investigated and investigated, thinking I've uncovered many secrets, but Father Emperor's words have negated all my efforts over the years. He not only denied the fact that we were murdered, but also disregarded the lives of our children... How can he ignore our suffering like this?"
The Crown Princess lowered her head in anguish.
The Crown Prince smiled bitterly: "It's because I'm too easy to bully. I became the Crown Prince at fifteen, and from a young age, I grew up strictly according to what my father said and what the Grand Tutor taught me. My father would draw a square for me to stand in, and I wouldn't dare to come out for a whole day. I did exactly what the books said. Outsiders praised me for being kind and wise, but isn't the reason my father dared to bully me like this because I'm kind and easy to talk to? Cheng Yao poisoned us, killing our children, and he covered it up with just one sentence: 'My younger brother was naughty.' But Li Xiaoxiao, who traveled a thousand miles to deliver a letter to us and save our lives, he said he would kill her without hesitation, using this to force me to give up pursuing Cheng Yao's responsibility in exchange for her life..."
The Crown Princess sobbed, "Your Highness, please stop, please stop..."
Every word he uttered was tearing at her heart, yet seeing him like that, how could he not be sad?
The Crown Prince gently wiped away her tears: "I've come to realize that the upright and honest Li Chengming will only live a life of resentment. He might be able to make it to that day, but if things continue as they are, he will most likely die before he does. I can't continue to be so passive."
The Crown Princess raised her head, asking uneasily, "What are you going to do?"
The Crown Prince smiled slightly and changed the subject: "What do you think of Li Xiaoxiao's performance today?"
The Crown Princess was taken aback. Recalling Li Xiaoxiao's audacious behavior today, she murmured, "She has gone all in, burned her boats."
The Crown Prince praised, "Yes, it was a desperate gamble, a do-or-die move. Who would have thought she would dare to pull out the poisoned arrow and stab the sixth brother? I listed all his crimes, with witnesses and physical evidence, and wasted a lot of time, but he denied everything after a few sophistry. Father and Mother were on his side, but Li Xiaoxiao didn't waste a single word. She stabbed him in the back with an arrow, and he obediently took out the antidote. Now he has no excuse to deny that it was his doing."
The Crown Princess said sadly, "But in the end, didn't Father and Mother still manage to protect Sixth Brother?"
The Crown Prince said, “But her actions have given me a great insight. As long as the goal is achieved, the process and means are not so important. Why should I do things according to those rules and regulations? I followed the rules in everything, but in the end, my father’s words negated everything, and even made him suspicious of me because I mobilized the Qilin Army. This is enough to show that the path I insisted on before was completely wrong.”
The Crown Princess lowered her head.
The prince murmured, "It's too difficult to be a great and upright prince. Perhaps I should try a different approach, one that focuses on the result regardless of the process."
He stood up: "Find the painting, I will personally deliver it to my eldest brother."
The Crown Princess said, "What information does Your Highness want to find out from him? After all, the First Prince is the Third Prince's man. Why not let my younger brother from my maternal family help?"
The Crown Prince looked at her intently: "Your younger brother is not royalty and is deeply influenced by me, so he is inevitably constrained in his actions. As for why the eldest brother is so close to the third prince, I know the reason better than anyone: he is simply lazy and only wants to live a life of luxury in the capital, not to go to his fiefdom. I don't know what conditions the third prince agreed to, but if I were to double the conditions he agreed to, would I be afraid that he wouldn't be of use to me? Only he can accomplish this. You should rest well in the palace and take good care of your health. Leave the affairs outside to me."
The Crown Princess watched the Crown Prince's receding figure with a sense of unease, feeling that her husband was terrifyingly unfamiliar at that moment.
The Empress returned to Jinghe Palace.
Shuangxi helped the Sixth Prince out of the sedan chair and carefully followed behind the Empress.
Once inside, the Empress said coldly, "All of you, step back!"
The Empress was always kind and gentle, and rarely so furious. The eunuchs and maids of Jinghe Palace were terrified and filed out one by one.
"Kneel down!" the Empress commanded sternly.
The sixth prince, his face pale, endured the pain in his back and nonchalantly knelt before the empress.
The Queen was overwhelmed with shock, disappointment, and sadness upon seeing him, and she slapped him hard across the face.
The sixth prince's head was knocked to the side, a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his expression was inscrutable.
The Empress was trembling all over: "You did it on purpose? Did you? From the beginning you knew that the stone was poisonous, and you deliberately gave it to Ke'er and his sister. And that plate of jade cabbage, you deliberately gave it to me when your brother's birthday was approaching, knowing that I would give it to him. You intended to poison them, didn't you?"
A cruel smile appeared on the Sixth Prince's lips: "Doesn't Mother already know? My brother has already presented so much evidence, and I've produced the antidote. If I say it's not true, will Mother believe me?"
The Empress took a step back, heartbroken: "Why? What did your brother do to you that you would do this to him?"
The sixth prince stood up nonchalantly and said slowly, "My brother has done nothing to wrong me, but he was blocking my way, so I had no choice but to move him."
The Empress was shocked: "You, what do you intend to do? Could it be that you—"
The sixth prince countered, "Mother, are you surprised? Didn't you and Father always praise me for being smart? Is there anything wrong with wanting to take that path?"
The Empress blurted out, "But your brother is already the Crown Prince!"
The sixth prince said, "So what if he's the crown prince? He can be made crown prince or deposed. I often think, if my brother hadn't been born more than ten years earlier than me and wasn't the eldest son of the legitimate wife, how could he have been made crown prince in his teens?"
He smiled and said, "We are all born of the same mother, yet you gave him the best. I am not as good as my third brother, and I cannot openly compete for it. What other choice do I have but to resort to underhanded tactics?"
The Empress looked at his still-childish face, yet the words he uttered were so rebellious and contrary to human ethics. Was this still the obedient and sensible son she remembered?
What kind of monster did she raise?
The sixth prince slowly stood up and helped the empress to sit on the couch: "Mother, since you and Father have chosen me, there is no need to talk about these grand principles anymore. My brother and I are sworn enemies. If you still want to smooth things over and hope for a family reunion, I'm afraid that will not be possible."
The Empress's tears flowed uncontrollably, like pearls from a broken string.
The Sixth Prince said softly, "Mother Empress, you must be exhausted after a whole night of work. Please get some rest. Once Qinghe Palace is ready, I will move in right away."
The queen closed her eyes in despair.
The sixth prince covered the empress with a thin blanket, and when he turned around, he found Emperor Jian'an standing next to a pillar, having been watching for who knows how long.
The sixth prince calmly bowed to Emperor Jian'an: "Father!"
Emperor Jian'an said expressionlessly, "Come with me."
The sixth prince followed Emperor Jian'an to the side hall, and without the emperor having to say anything, he had already knelt down on his own.
Liang Qisheng stood guard outside the door, preventing anyone from approaching.
Emperor Jian'an asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
The sixth prince said, "Didn't Father hear that? I will still say exactly the same thing to Mother, and if Father asks me about it."
Emperor Jian'an looked at him quietly: "I am not your mother, and I am not so easily fooled. How can a prince raised in the deep palace raise so many assassins? Where did the money and resources come from? Who is helping you behind the scenes? If I want to investigate, I can find out."
The sixth prince smiled and said, "Father won't investigate. Didn't you already choose to protect me between my brother and me?"
Emperor Jian'an coldly said, "I have spared you, but only your life. I have not affirmed your actions! Your brother has been the Crown Prince for twelve years and has never made a serious mistake. Even if you wanted to compete, you shouldn't have used such dirty and despicable means! You have killed your own brother, nephews, and nieces, but look at you now, you have no remorse whatsoever. You still have the nerve to mention the Third Prince to me?! The Third Prince may have had the intention, but he wouldn't do what you did. He and the Crown Prince are not born of the same mother, and he would never kill innocent nephews and nieces!"
The sixth prince suddenly looked up: "So he hasn't made any progress all these years, has he? Isn't Father Emperor also dissatisfied with him?"
Emperor Jian'an's face changed drastically: "You unfilial son, what did you say?!"
The Sixth Prince, however, was not afraid: "Third Brother has caused my elder brother no shortage of trouble over the years, yet my elder brother has still maintained a reputation for virtue. Otherwise, why would Father Emperor still constantly remind him to be virtuous? Has he really done anything wrong? I didn't understand before, but now I do. Father Emperor is worried that he is both incompetent and overcompetent, which is why he is so capricious and makes all sorts of decisions that the court officials cannot understand. Hasn't Father Emperor spent his whole life seeking a balance? Third Brother's petty antics are not to your liking. How about replacing him with me?"
Emperor Jian'an took a step back in shock.
The sixth prince smiled slowly and said, "Father, my eldest brother is fond of pleasure, my third brother is narrow-minded, my fourth brother talks faster than he thinks, and my fifth brother is childish. Who is more suitable than me to be the sword for you to hone your eldest brother? If this sword becomes too difficult to use after being sharpened, you can always switch to another one. After all, we are all your own sons, aren't we?"
Emperor Jian'an stared intently at the Sixth Prince with eyes as sharp as lightning.
The Sixth Prince chuckled lightly: "In the end, among us brothers, I resemble you the most and understand you the best. Otherwise, Father wouldn't have decided to save me so quickly."
Emperor Jian'an couldn't help but say, "Your mother and I chose to protect you out of parental instinct. As your father, how could I stand by and watch you brothers kill each other? Under those circumstances, if I hadn't taken you away, your brother might have killed you at any moment!"
The sixth prince sneered, "If my brother could be so decisive, we wouldn't be in such a passive position, but..."
His tone shifted, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "In any case, Father and Mother chose to protect me and stood against my brother. I am satisfied and dare not ask for more."
Emperor Jian'an stared at him coldly for a long time before finally saying, "Liang Qisheng."
Liang Qisheng immediately replied, "This servant is here!"
Emperor Jian'an said, "Take him away and lock him up in Qinghe Palace immediately."
Liang Qisheng said, "Yes."
The sixth prince bowed to Emperor Jian'an and walked out leisurely.
Qinghe Palace had been uninhabited for a long time. Emperor Jian'an ordered the sixth prince to be locked up there immediately, leaving Liang Qisheng no time to clean it up, so naturally there was nothing inside.
Shuangxi looked around, then reluctantly found a feather duster to sweep the couch clean, and helped the Sixth Prince sit down: "Master, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
The Sixth Prince chuckled, "What's there to feel aggrieved about? We'll be able to leave soon."
Shuangxi asked, "What did Master say to His Majesty? Did His Majesty agree on when Master will be released?"
The sixth prince said, "No rush, we will be able to go out when the time is right."
Shuangxi whispered, "Should we contact them—"
The Sixth Prince's eyes sharpened: "No, we can't even mention it, and we can't send anyone out to search. We must cut off all contact during this time, completely and utterly. My brother suddenly pulled this stunt, and I was caught completely off guard. Although I was protected, I'm still confined to the palace, and my situation is passive. If I make any moves now and my brother catches me red-handed, his hatred for losing his son will make him stop at nothing to cut off my wings. So, all of you, stay hidden and do absolutely nothing!"
Shuangxi was alarmed: "Yes, this servant will arrange it immediately."
The Sixth Prince felt waves of pain in his back, his face clouded with anger: "My carefully laid plan was ruined by a country bumpkin. It must be her who killed more than ten shadow guards three years ago! She's truly skilled. None of Father's guards could withstand more than two moves from her. Once I get out, I'll find out her background. What's the point of having assassins if someone like that is serving my brother?"
Shuangxi sighed, "It's a pity that I can't go out either, otherwise I would definitely share the burden with my master."
The Sixth Prince pondered for a long time: "The Meng family... She's from the Meng family, and she has a close relationship with that scholar named Meng Guanqi. I've always tried to bring the Meng family into this, but I've failed several times. Could it be related to this person? The Crown Prince has escaped danger several times, and this person is inextricably linked to it. With her by the Crown Prince's side, I feel like I have a thorn in my side, and I can't eat or sleep peacefully. I have to find a way to get rid of her..."
Meng Guanqi didn't fully wake up until the next day.
Li Xiaoxiao fed him the second antidote. He broke out in a sweat and finally woke up from his dazed state. Li Xiaoxiao quickly asked a doctor to take his pulse. The doctor listened for a long time and said, "Your heart and lungs are somewhat damaged. Fortunately, you are still young and your physical condition is still good. With careful rest for half a month, you will be fine."
Li Xiaoxiao was relieved and fed Meng Guanqi some porridge. Seeing that he was feeling better, she moved the couch from the house to the yard so that Meng Guanqi could bask in the sun.
After drying one side, flip it over to dry the other side.
Meng Guanqi smiled wryly: "Are you treating me like a fish to be fried? You'll fry one side, then you'll fry the other side."
Li Xiaoxiao argued confidently: "The sun isn't too strong. Sunbathing is good for your health. When I was in the Eastern Palace, I made the Crown Princess sunbathe for an hour every day. Her health has improved a lot. If you've met her, you'll know I'm right."
Meng Guanqi smiled slightly, reached out and took her hand, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I startled you. I feel like I've been a burden to you all along..."
Li Xiaoxiao gently patted him: "Knowing I would be frightened, you still went to such a dangerous place. Are you really courting death? Swords have no eyes, and you are as weak as a chicken. How could you possibly go there?"
Meng Guanqi sighed: "I always thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was the safest person around me, and I never thought that I would be ambushed... But no one would have thought that everyone in the royal estate, from old women in their fifties and sixties to children as young as seven or eight, would be an assassin. The power of the people behind the Sixth Prince is really not to be underestimated."
It's no easy feat to get these loyal followers to serve him so willingly; even the Crown Prince doesn't have anyone like that around him.
Li Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "It is indeed troublesome. He is only imprisoned by the emperor now. Who knows, after a while, he might be released after pleading for mercy and shedding a few tears on some major occasion. I can't help but cry for the crown prince. This crown prince is too aggrieved."
Meng Guanqi said, "The Crown Prince... indeed failed to seize the opportunity."
Li Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, "Huh, how did you know? Weren't you unconscious at the time?"
Meng Guanqi shook his head: "Although I was poisoned at the time, I was still quite conscious, but I was weak all over and even had difficulty opening my eyes." That's why they mistakenly thought he hadn't heard, but in fact he heard it all and knew exactly what had happened.
Li Xiaoxiao stroked her chin: "Didn't seize the opportunity? What do you mean? If you were the Crown Prince, how would you break this situation?"
Meng Guanqi looked around, and Li Xiaoxiao listened carefully for a while before lowering her voice: "Don't worry, there's no one within five zhang around. If we speak quietly, no one will hear us."
Meng Guanqi's eyes flashed with a strange light: "If I were the Crown Prince, or a loyal minister by his side, I would advise the Crown Prince to kill the Sixth Prince before the Emperor and Empress arrive."
Li Xiaoxiao's eyes widened suddenly, staring at him in disbelief: "You—?"
Oh my, Young Master Meng, who wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken, actually suggested that the Crown Prince kill someone?!
Meng Guanqi sighed, "But His Highness is too kind. Even in that situation, he still wants the Emperor and Empress to uphold justice for him. It is true that the Sixth Prince poisoned him and killed his three children, but firstly, the Crown Prince is not dead, and secondly, the Imperial Grandson is still a step away from the Emperor and Empress. No matter how close they are, they can't be closer than the youngest son. How can he expect the Emperor and Empress to help him kill his enemies? The opportunity will be fleeting. Once the Emperor and Empress arrive, he will no longer have the chance to act."
Li Xiaoxiao said, "But if he really kills the Sixth Prince, how will he handle the aftermath?"
Meng Guanqi chuckled, aggravating his wound and making his smile look somewhat strained: "Why should he cover it up? He doesn't need to cover it up. That's a problem for the Emperor and Empress to consider. If the Crown Prince really killed the Sixth Prince right now, even if the Emperor and Empress were furious at the moment, they would immediately find a way to cover it up and give the public the reason that the Sixth Prince died of a sudden illness. In time, who would remember him?"
Li Xiaoxiao didn't understand: "Why? He killed the Sixth Prince, and the Emperor and Empress would still help him cover it up? How is that possible? You saw how the Emperor and Empress favored the Sixth Prince, and they called the poisoning a joke. Even I, who am not the Crown Prince, felt heartbroken when I heard that. How could he still help cover it up?"
Meng Guanqi glanced at her sideways: "I told you to read more books, but you refused no matter what. Now you don't understand, do you? Why did the Crown Prince kill the Sixth Prince? Did he kill him without reason? Did he have no evidence? Since he had evidence, what's wrong with killing him to avenge his son in grief? Besides, he could use the excuse of being poisoned and going crazy to exonerate himself. When the Empress arrived late and saw that the man was already dead, what could they do but accept the result? Depose the Crown Prince? But those boxes of evidence and the witnesses from hundreds of soldiers are not just for show. The court officials are even less likely to let the Emperor act recklessly. His position will only become more secure."
His eyes gleamed: "A decisive and ruthless crown prince is far more popular than an indecisive one. Nobody wants the future ruler of the land to be someone who can't think straight. It's a pity that such a good opportunity was missed. Now the sixth prince has been imprisoned in the palace and can no longer be killed."
Li Xiaoxiao's almond-shaped eyes widened: "Why can't we kill him? I think if the Crown Prince listened to your suggestion, why not just find an assassin to kill him directly?"
Meng Guanqi chuckled: "Do you think the palace guards are just for show? Besides, it's too late. The Emperor has already forced the Crown Prince to make a deal, and this matter is over. If the Crown Prince makes a move now, it would be a breach of trust and a major taboo against the Emperor. Furthermore, with the Sixth Prince's strength, do you think the Crown Prince would kill him so easily?"
Li smiled and said, "So if he missed this opportunity, he won't have any other chances?"
Meng Guanqi sighed: "It's difficult, very difficult. The Emperor and Empress will keep a close eye on the Sixth Prince. If the Crown Prince doesn't take measures to cut off the Sixth Prince's wings, once he's released from confinement and reconnects with the forces behind him, the Crown Prince's situation will become passive. Especially since he mobilized the Qilin Army, which is the Emperor's Achilles' heel. As clever as the Sixth Prince is, he will definitely seize on this matter to make things difficult for the Emperor."
Li Xiaoxiao casually remarked, "Does he really have to return the Qilin Army's military tally to the Emperor to resolve this crisis?"
Meng Guanqi looked at her in surprise and praised, "Not bad, you've improved."
Li Xiaoxiao glared: "You really want to return it? Then the Crown Prince will have nothing left?"
Meng Guanqi smiled and closed his eyes: "How would we know what cards he has left? But since this card is already a hot potato, would you choose to hand it over sooner rather than hold onto it and burn your palm?"
Li smiled and said, "Then let's just throw it out."
Meng Guanqi said, "Hmm, you're right. Throw it away early, throw it away proactively. As long as he's still the Crown Prince, why would he be afraid of not having any cards to play?"
He was injured and a little weak. The sunlight felt warm on his body, and he felt sleepy again.
Li Xiaoxiao touched his forehead and then his hand. Fortunately, he wasn't cold or sweaty, so she decided to let him sleep for half an hour.
After he fell asleep, she got bored and started counting his eyelashes one by one. They were so black and long, it was enviable!
However, she seemed to have discovered his potential to become a treacherous and sycophantic minister; such a terrible idea was not something a respectable scholar would come up with…
She reached out and touched his eyelashes. He seemed ticklish, rubbed his eyes, turned to his side, and continued to sleep.
A smile unconsciously crept onto Li Xiaoxiao's lips. It was good that he had finally returned healthy.
They will be able to return to Biyang County together soon.
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Author's note: I've seen everyone's comments. I've summarized them, and most of them express dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince's incompetence, wishing he could immediately turn the tables and kill the Emperor, Empress, and Sixth Prince.
My thought process is as follows:
First of all, the Crown Prince was kind-hearted and never imagined that the assassin would be his own brother. After discovering the truth, he, like all people who have received a good and formal education, wanted the law to judge his crime, rather than stabbing him directly with a knife.
Secondly, he did not expect that his parents would suddenly side with his younger brother and threaten him with the life of his savior to stop pursuing the matter. This incident had a great impact on him, and it took time for him to turn to the dark side.
Third, his situation wasn't exactly favorable. The emperor harbored very complex feelings towards him, unwilling to see him fail, yet also unwilling to see him succeed. Therefore, the emperor would suppress him when things were going well, and stand by him in times of adversity, causing him to often lose sight of his own position. He wasn't as adept at understanding people's hearts as the sixth prince, but this shortcoming would be remedied later when the protagonist passed the imperial examination.
Fourth, killing the enemy with a single blow may bring temporary satisfaction, but the process of the game reveals the brilliance of humanity. Impulsive actions taken without regard for the consequences often lead to situations and outcomes that are difficult to manage. I hope that the Crown Prince's clarity of mind and victory will be achieved gradually rather than overnight.
Fifth, regarding the issue of not adding extra chapters because the plot was guessed, I apologize to everyone. The author is not a full-time writer. Updating 6,000 to 7,000 words a day already keeps me up past midnight, sometimes even 1 or 2 a.m. I simply don't have the energy to update more. Moreover, I don't have any drafts saved up, which makes updating six or seven chapters a day this month extremely painful, and the quality is not as good as when I updated three chapters a day. So after October, I probably won't be able to guarantee six chapters a day, but please rest assured, I will not stop updating and will finish the story properly.
Finally, thank you all for your support. I know that this story hasn't been doing very well. It's almost 600,000 words long and only has a few thousand favorites. It's also been ranked last on almost every chart, without making much of a splash. However, the comment section is still very lively. Many readers have given me comments and suggestions, and they have also written comments and opinions very seriously. I humbly accept both positive and negative comments because I didn't have a detailed outline and wrote almost entirely out of passion. There are many aspects that I haven't considered, so I hope you can be understanding.
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