I didn't waste any more time. I went alone to Workers and Peasants Sixth Village, went straight into Building 6, and headed up to the top floor.
Nothing in the office had changed. It was just as it had always been. The yin energy inside was as cold and stimulating as ever, enough to jolt my mind awake.
I called out to Ye Qing, but got no answer. After entering, I sat down on the sofa.
It was like going back a year, to the first time I'd sat here, desperate and with nowhere else to turn, telling him about the supernatural events I'd encountered.
This time, I truly couldn't explain what I suspected. The uncertainty was practically driving me mad.
After I finished recounting everything, the office remained silent.
"Ye Qing?" I called again, turning my head to look around.
No one appeared.
I sighed and lowered my head, rubbing my temples.
My head hurt, but not terribly. It just felt a little swollen.
"This is strange... Something must be wrong. But... the game... Bai An... or something else... There has to be something... That game's protagonist was called Yezi... Maybe it's just a coincidence, but..." I closed my eyes, brow furrowed.
Creak...
A sound came from the sofa across from me.
I snapped my eyes open and looked up.
The cushion on the sofa opposite me had sunk, as if someone were sitting there.
"Ye Qing?"
"Start from the beginning." Ye Qing spoke in a cool, detached voice.
I let out a breath and could only start over.
"...Lord Thunder became an NPC in the game and killed another version of himself. The game's space must have been... very chaotic. I don't know how two of them could appear at the same time... I went over the files