Xiao Yu traveled to Zhengzhou yesterday and returned today, covering over six hundred kilometers, more than a thousand li.
Requesting leave yesterday was partly due to a genuine necessity and partly because of a plot snag; I didn't elaborate because I didn't want to be accused of making excuses, but the outcome was contrary to that hope.
In the past, no matter what happened, Xiao Yu always managed an update; it’s a fact that since the book went on sale, there has never been an interruption in releases, right?
Even when something truly urgent arose before, Xiao Yu still managed three chapters—is that not significant?
Yes, Xiao Yu has delayed bonus chapters, owing several, and hasn't managed to catch up on those repayments, but Xiao Yu has not forgotten the promise of a hundred bonus chapters; at the end of every chapter, the remaining number is added, serving as a reminder to myself and letting everyone know that those hundred chapters are still incomplete.
One hundred chapters within a fifty-day period—Xiao Yu will definitely achieve this; before that time is up, please refrain from making premature pronouncements about Xiao Yu's intentions.
Finally, let me clarify the matter of monthly votes.
Some claim Xiao Yu demands monthly votes daily—this truly leaves Xiao Yu speechless. Since the backlog of bonus chapters began accumulating, has Xiao Yu even mentioned monthly votes once?
If you doubt me, feel free to scroll back through the archives; if you can find a single day where I solicited a monthly vote, I will personally chop off my own head and present it to you.
Lastly, regarding this recent leave of absence: I am human, not a machine; humans inevitably face unforeseen circumstances. I doubt any friend here has gone through their entire life without ever taking a day off, and even when I took leave, I didn't stop updating.
Understanding should be mutual. Xiao Yu realizes friends are anxious for the next update and works late into every night, striving to update whenever possible and conditions allow; can friends not afford Xiao Yu a little understanding?
Truthfully, Xiao Yu understands that today’s situation is one I brought upon myself.
A fellow author once pierced the heart of the matter: You previously updated too much; the eight-chapter, ten-chapter releases spoiled the readers’ appetites. For others, two chapters a day is normal, but for you, even four chapters a day feels insufficient, purely because you wrote so much before, making them believe you are capable of endlessly churning out content.
Yes, Xiao Yu can write a lot, but has anyone considered that those eight, ten chapters were each a struggle where Xiao Yu risked health, trading my life for those updates?
If Xiao Yu now stops pushing that hard, must it automatically be assumed I am slacking off?
I'm exhausted, and dawn is approaching; Xiao Yu needs to sleep now to continue updating tomorrow. One hundred chapters in fifty days—words spoken by Xiao Yu will be fulfilled.
Xiao Yu believes very few authors constantly voice their past promises, foolishly reminding others of them.
I also believe that the number of friends who understand will be even greater! To be continued.RT
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