Zhou Heng opened his eyes and found himself back at Warmth Orphanage. Looking around his cozy little den, he shook his head, put the online game Boundless Endless out of his mind, and opened the door to head outside.
It was late at night. The bright moon hung high above Warmth Orphanage's courtyard, where it was quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Only the rustling of the breeze broke the stillness.
Zhou Heng came into the courtyard, finding himself not the least bit sleepy. He picked up a broom from nearby and faced the moonlight, making three with the broom...
For the next three days, Zhou Heng played the role of "director," helping look after the children in the orphanage.
Near noon on the fourth day, Zhou Heng was playing eagle and chicks with the children when Yaya, who had been splashing water by the entrance, came running in. Her face was full of panic. "Brother Heng, b-bad news! The Longevity... the bad Longevity people are here... Yaya's... scared..."
Zhou Heng stopped playing the "eagle," picked up the five-year-old Yaya, and looked toward the orphanage entrance. He had known that the Su Family, a Longevity Family, would come looking for him, but he had not expected them to be so fast. He had to admit that, whether in the world of Boundless Endless or the real world of Blue Star, the Longevity Families possessed terrifying capabilities. He did not believe he was the only person named Zhou Heng in the Xia Kingdom. Apart from the Xia Kingdom's authorities, probably only these "Longevity Families," who stood apart from the rest of the world, could have located him so quickly.
Under the blazing sun near noon, two bodyguards in fitted black outfits and menacing sunglasses pushed a handsome young man with