Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

Zhang Heng looked at Billy, not expecting to see another person on board Jackdaw when he returned.

The helmsman shrugged. "It wasn't my idea. She wanted to come back. It was her decision."

Leah held her luggage with both hands, and requested politely, "Can you please take me in? I can do lots of things."

"I could do that, but why didn't you leave with your people? You fought so hard to escape that manor. Wasn't it so you could live a life of freedom?"

"I… I respected Laeli very much. He united us in our most difficult time and led us out of a miserable life. He's surely a better chief than his father but I don't agree with him on some things. I don't think the deserted islands are a way out for my people."

"Hmm?" Zhang Heng cocked his eyebrow.

A Walk