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

To avoid getting caught by the manager of the insulae, Zhang Heng and Dadatis left through the window they came in.

Dadatis had prepared a small boat on the Tiber River downstairs.

As Zhang Heng climbed into the boat, he noticed no oars on board, so he asked the old Persian, "How are we supposed to get out of here?"

"Relax, we just have to go down the river," replied the old trainer as he undid the moorings.

The boat then began to drift downstream under the influence of the current.

Zhang Heng and Dadatis each occupied one end of the boat, one at the bow and the other at the stern.

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