He wore a fitted little black suit and stood in the banquet hall, staring straight in one direction.
Shen Yangge shifted his viewpoint and looked toward the spot he was watching. It was him...
But he and Chu Xuanzhen did not know each other.
The images shifted again.
Back in the familiar world "outside the book," he saw Chu Xuanzhen throughout his life, from elementary school through middle school, high school, and college. He looked no different from the Chu Xuanzhen he had seen in the banquet hall.
But why did Chu Xuanzhen's existence surprise him? It was as though Chu Xuanzhen had never existed, as though every trace of his life had been erased.
Now that he had reappeared in Shen Yangge's mind, it only restored the traces of his existence. His memories of why Chu Xuanzhen had been at his side were still incomplete.
Finally, he reached the night he had stayed up late reading. He clearly saw the novel's title.
Then he had clutched his heart and passed out. When he opened his eyes again, he was dazed as someone gave birth to him. Yet instinctively, he felt that his grown-up self was not truly him. Something was missing. He was incomplete.
When he saw Chu Xuanzhen dressed in elaborate, luxurious robes, he immediately lost control and began cursing him out.
Why had I lost control of myself?
Shen Yangge dug deeper into his memories.
He uncovered a deeper layer of the plan.
To fix the Bugs in the small worlds, he had been forced to seal away part of his power as a main god. His memories had also been blocked during his passage through space and time.
But before that, a major Bug in the Main God Hall had prevented some divine power from functioning.