Two Zeng Dajiangs, Bamboo Guest, and the Doctor's clones.
Things had become somewhat surreal, and even more baffling.
I wanted badly to find out where the two Zeng Dajiangs had come from and what exactly their relationship was to my younger self. Could they also have been clones of my younger self?
Was Bamboo Guest really behind this? And who exactly was Bamboo Guest?
"So you each took one Zeng Dajiang back?" Qianqian asked.
He nodded. "Yes. None of us had a choice, nor did we need to make one. After all, they looked exactly alike and were both unconscious. If he hadn't shown up, I would have wanted to take both of them back and figure out what was going on. But he came too, so I could only let him take one away."
I nodded slightly. "Didn't you discuss this at all?"
"He was surprised too, and he saw Bamboo Guest as well. Like me, he lost all memory of Bamboo Guest's appearance. He was the one who ran into Bamboo Guest first. Later, he sent me word that he had found some leads and asked to meet sometime. Oh, right. He said that while he was taking Zeng Dajiang away, Zeng Dajiang woke up, knocked him unconscious, and fled. The Zeng Dajiang I took away did the same thing. He woke up, knocked me out, and ran."
That was something I had not expected.
"When did that happen?" I asked him.
"I encountered Bamboo Guest before your previous trip to the Void World. If I had to put a time on it, it should have been five years before you went to the Void World."
"And when did he say he had found clues about Bamboo Guest's identity?"
"Probably two days ago. Time is vague in the