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.

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The old man did not expect that the woman would see through his identity.

However, after a moment of silence, he said firmly, "Even if you are right, the awakening of our Lord is a foregone conclusion. No one can stop this."

"Who said that? I came here to stop this." The woman of unknown origin raised her chin. "However, I need a little help from you."

"Get in touch with that thing under the Forbidden City. You should have a way to do it, right?" said the woman as she took out a palm-sized bone flute.

"What is this?" The old man looked vigilant.

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