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

"Habitus can't be the trump card of Victor Arena." The old Persian trainer shook his head. "I told Gaby that his potential had reached its limit."

"Is his potential fully developed, or are you unwilling to help him to develop further?" Zhang Heng asked.

The old Persian trainer smiled slyly and asked, "Is there any difference between these two questions?"

"It's not our fault," the old trainer said sternly, "but this time, I did miscalculate the whole thing. We had an agreement with him. He is supposed to help us get what we want, and we will help him get what he wants. However, he suddenly turned his back on us."

"You want me to believe that Habitus broke a contract between an ancient assassin organization? Why would he do that unless he doesn't want to live anymore?"

Nothing Is Free