That day, after Wenren Sheng finished writing his paper, he felt a little groggy and leaned back on the sofa at home for a nap.
He had a dream. In it, there was a moon and a foreign engineer working at a lunar base. During an excursion to repair equipment, the engineer got into a car accident...
When he woke up, Wenren Sheng's expression was very strange.
The dream had been about a sci-fi movie from his previous life, one involving clones.
After having that dream, he had seen through the truth of this City of Time.
The truth was terribly frightening and terribly difficult to understand. If not for a genius mind like his, combined with memories from two lives and a Puppet Man double, it would have been difficult to uncover the City of Time's true nature in just a few months.
Of course, he could not reveal it yet. He still needed factual confirmation.
But he could first find some witnesses.
"Little Illusion, did you know some of this city's secrets? Is that why you said it was interesting?" Wenren Sheng asked.
"What secrets? I think it's interesting only because it can exchange lifespans," Little Illusion said innocently.
"Exchange lifespans, hehe." Wenren Sheng shook his head. "You're being dishonest again. I refuse to believe that an Illusion Arts Grandmaster like you couldn't see what this place is hiding."
"I'm just a child. I can't see anything," Little Illusion continued to play dumb.
Wenren Sheng understood that she had entered her rebellious phase early and was deliberately trying to embarrass him.
Unfortunately for her, someone as wise as him had seen through everything long ago.
Since she would not say it, neither would Wenren Sheng. He would uncover everything soon enough anyway.
"Director Wen, it's time