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 turned to the middleman who brought him to the house and asked, "How much is the rent?"

"The rent is really not that high. It only costs two strings of coins a month."

The middleman scratched his head. Seemingly, he was reluctant to elaborate.

Zhang Heng walked around the house with a lantern, not paying too much attention to the brooding expressions of the middleman behind.

"When can I sign the contract? It's a bit late now. Uh, I might have something to do tomorrow. How about early in the morning? Can the owners come and meet me here really early?" asked Zhang Heng.

"No, no, no, there's no need for all that trouble. The owner happens to be living right next door! My lord, if you have made up your mind, I can call her over now."

"She stays so close to this house?"

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