530: It’s the end of the month and the Chinese New Year, so let’s make a summary, say something from the heart, and update the explanation of the problem!

First, I want to thank once again the top supporter on the monthly ticket chart for January, Brother Gu Ling Fenghuang, and also another digital brother and Brother Huo Daxia for their strong support!

I also want to thank all the brothers and sisters who subscribed, voted, read, and gave rewards!

No matter how many votes or how much currency is rewarded, Xiao Hu can see it all in the backend. It's just that due to space constraints, I can't list every brother and sister's name individually.

But your rewards and votes are all remembered by Xiao Hu. Xiao Hu has become familiar with the IDs of many brothers and sisters who silently read and vote without saying anything!

Here, I wish everyone a Happy New Year again and may you all get rich and prosper!

And then... let's do a year-end summary.

Actually, I hesitated for a long time about whether to say this, because saying too much might seem a bit sentimental, and I was also afraid of bothering everyone.

But in the end, I decided to post a single chapter to talk about it.

Because this year, 2024, too many things happened.

This is Xiao Hu's first time publishing a book on Qidian, and I didn't expect the results to be quite good, breaking Xiao Hu's personal record.

So, I want to sincerely thank all the brothers and sisters who read this book once again!

Thank you for your support, I bow to you all again!!!

Then, at the beginning of the year, when Xiao Hu had a physical examination, he found a serious problem with his cervical spine, which had reached the point of compressing his spinal cord, and the compression was very severe.

At that time, the doctor said that if he didn't have surgery immediately, he would be paralyzed within three to six months at most.

And during this period, if he accidentally fell, he would also be paralyzed immediately.

So, Xiao Hu underwent his first surgery in April.

It extended from the lower part of the back of his head all the way down to the position on his shoulder below his neck.

At that time, I posted a single chapter to inform everyone that I had to temporarily stop updating due to the surgery, and I also attached some pictures of Xiao Hu's surgery on his personal social media as proof.

However, later, because it somewhat affected the continuity of reading, Xiao Hu deleted that single chapter.

The surgery was neither particularly big nor small; it took ten and a half hours in total. The doctor said that his bones were much harder than others and very difficult to deal with... Also, because Xiao Hu rarely exercised for many years, coupled with staying up late and other factors, his physical condition was very poor. The doctor said his recovery was not even as good as the eighty-year-old man in the next bed.

Therefore, all brothers and sisters, please take this as a warning and make sure to exercise more and get some sunlight!!!

And try your best to reduce staying up late!

And then... it took a full two months to recover, and even then, he didn't recover too well.

And two months later, he got a lung infection and was hospitalized again.

Anyway, during that period, he had various minor illnesses, which also led to a very poor update schedule from April to June or July.

In April and May, it seemed like only a few chapters were updated, and not many in June either.

It can be said that he almost stopped updating for more than two months.

This is also why it feels like the book has been out for a long time, but the word count is not that high.

To be honest, a book that stops updating for so long basically has no chance of picking up again.

However, Xiao Hu said at the time that no matter what happened to the book, he would give it a complete ending, so he resumed updating.

But, truthfully, when he resumed updating, he was also very apprehensive.

On the one hand, he had promised to write a complete ending without it being rushed or abandoned. On the other hand, the post-surgery expenses were very high, which was clear to the readers who joined the fan group at the time; he suddenly became impoverished (of course, I want to emphasize that I'm not trying to gain sympathy or complain about poverty!).

Coupled with his poor health, he couldn't write two books simultaneously, so at that time, Xiao Hu had thought of maintaining a minimum daily update here and then starting a new book to sustain his life.

It's just that what Xiao Hu didn't expect was...

When he resumed updating after the hiatus, many brothers and sisters were still supporting him.

This immediately gave Xiao Hu immense motivation and courage to continue writing!

He didn't start a new book!

But still, due to his physical condition, the updates during those months were not very good, nor were they very punctual.

Despite this.

He still received the understanding and tolerance of all the brothers and sisters.

Honestly, I am truly touched. There's no way to repay you, so I can only kowtow to everyone here!

Bang, bang, bang! (Kowtowing)

Consider it my New Year's greetings to everyone!!

Then, around October or so, just when his body was finally getting better and he planned to update more, his eyes developed problems due to the surgery, which was very uncomfortable... This led to him not keeping up with the updates again... I'm really speechless here.

Ahem, well, it feels like saying all this really sounds like I'm seeking sympathy... so I won't talk about these things anymore.

In short, around December, the updates finally got a bit better, and the word count increased slightly, but the update time was still not very stable.

Including the past few days, with the New Year and everything, it's also been unstable.

Here, I apologize again to the brothers and sisters who are following the updates!!

These past few days have been... Xiao Hu's schedule has been unstable recently, always updating around midnight and sleeping during the day. But during the New Year, his little nephew made a surprise return, making it hard to sleep during the day. His heart was pounding, and he was even lighting a wood stove in the living room to roast sweet potatoes. Yesterday, he almost fainted from choking in his sleep... Severe lack of sleep led to oversleeping and late updates... I'm truly ashamed!

Fortunately, he still managed to update several chapters of ten thousand words, which somewhat made up for it, including tonight's two consecutive updates which are over twelve thousand words (here I should mention that although sometimes there's only one chapter a day, Xiao Hu's single chapter word count is usually the equivalent of two to three chapters, just combined into one update).

Here, Xiao Hu extends his most sincere apologies to all the brothers and sisters!!!

To be able to follow the updates for so many words, honestly, you are Xiao Hu's benefactors!

Xiao Hu cherishes every brother and sister who reads and follows the updates!

In the new year, Xiao Hu will try his best to adjust the update time back, while ensuring the word count and quality of updates. The preliminary estimate is to adjust it to around midnight.

He also hopes that brothers and sisters can read in the morning and not stay up late!

Oh, I didn't realize I've already spoken over a thousand words.

So, I won't say too much else. No matter what, Xiao Hu will finish this book normally!

Everyone, don't worry about it being abandoned or having a rushed ending!

After all, it was picked up and rewritten after such a long hiatus, so nothing can stop this book from being completed normally now!!

I also humbly ask all brothers and sisters to continue supporting me. I don't ask for anything else; if you have tickets, please vote, and subscribe on Qidian. Xiao Hu will be very content!!!

In short, a thousand words boil down to one sentence: Thank you to all the brothers and sisters for your support and tolerance for national treasure and Xiao Hu over the past year!!!

Thank you very much!!!

As the New Year arrives, I wish everyone good health, happiness for their families, and immense wealth and prosperity!!!

PS: When you get rich, don't forget to subscribe to Xiao Hu, hehehe ~

Well then, that's enough of my rambling.

Everyone, Happy New Year!!!

Sincerely, your loving Xiao Hu!

Heart! ! !