1. I wrote this novel to express the idea that even ordinary people living at the very bottom of society have a chance to struggle against fate. It follows the protagonist from elementary school to middle school and then university, tracing his emotional growth throughout his life. Like countless ordinary people, he experiences love and hate, joy and sorrow, partings and reunions.
2. Though this is a xianxia story, the characters' spirit of staying resolute and unbowed in adversity and never giving up is something we should all learn from. Our paths through life may be strewn with thorns, and we may face all kinds of unexpected hardships. As long as we keep a positive attitude, the skies will eventually clear after the rain.
3. The world is like a game of chess, and a game of chess is like life. Qi Yi lost both his parents when he was young, and from then on lived with his grandfather. He found an opportunity in the Jiulong Mountains. Watch Qi Yi grasp his blue-edged sword as the roc rises on the wind, soaring ninety thousand li into the sky!
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
Author, author, why is your sea full of fish?