Halfway up the western side of Imperial Crown Island.
A church-style hospital sits quietly, originally built by European colonists in the 16th century as God Christ Church. In modern times, it was transformed into a hospital on Imperial Crown Island and named the White Emperor Hospital.
White Emperor Hospital is one of the world's top 100 private hospitals, and in the field of mental health treatment, it is a benchmark in the global medical industry, with many world-renowned figures having received treatment there.
For example, Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, author of "The Old Man and the Sea," suffered from severe depression and bipolar disorder and received treatment at White Emperor Hospital.
"One billion of the world's 8 billion people suffer from mental illness." Outside the blood collection room on the second floor of the hospital, Zhou Keyu stared at the informational wall and exclaimed in astonishment, "On average, one in eight people suffers from mental illness. That's a terrifying ratio!"
"Whether this data is accurate or not, I don't know." Yin Long, having finished drawing blood, held up a white form and muttered curses, "But the doctors at White Emperor Hospital are definitely all mentally ill."
"What's wrong?" Zhou Keyu asked curiously.
"After the phlebotomist finished drawing my blood, he gave me a self-assessment form for mental illness," Yin Long complained. "He said I looked like I had a mental illness and suggested I take the test, and he did it with such a serious expression."
"Pfft~" Zhou Keyu suppressed a laugh.
"You son of a bitch, you're the one with a mental illness, your whole family is mentally ill!" At the entrance of the blood collection room, Hu Xiao waved a white paper in his hand and roared at the doctor inside, "I'm fucking healthier than a normal person."
Yin Long asked in surprise, " Brother Hu, are you also suspected of having a mental illness?"
Hu Xiao said irritably, "Huh?"
Seeing that Hu Xiao appeared to be mentally ill, Yin Long angrily said, "You wicked capitalists! It seems this hospital is a fraud, swindling normal people into paying for hospitalization and treatment."
"Stop with the conspiracy theories," Zhou Keyu said helplessly. " White Emperor Psychiatric Hospital has a world-renowned reputation. The doctors here are all authorities in the field of mental illness, and they've treated countless patients. Whether someone is mentally ill or not, they can tell at a glance."
Yin Long retorted, " Yaya Ya's sister Huyan Lan, has been receiving treatment at White Emperor Hospital for three years, and I haven't seen her mental illness cured."
" Huyan Lan has a severe mental illness," Zhou Keyu said sympathetically. "[Paranoia][Personality Disorder][Autism]... more than a dozen mental illnesses. Completely curing them isn't easy."
"If it weren't for Huyan Lan, that bottomless pit, would her sister Yaya be living such a difficult life?" Yin Long said indignantly. "The expenses at White Emperor Hospital alone over the past three years have reached ten million RMB."
"His parents are so biased towards their eldest daughter, Huyan Lan, while they don't care at all about their younger daughter, Yaya's, life or death; they treat her like she was picked up from a trash can."
Zhou Keyu fell silent. Everything Yin Long said was true. Yaya could have lived a comfortable and wealthy life, but because Huyan Lan suffered from mental illness, her parents emptied their savings to treat Huyan Lan.
Yaya was forced to become a poor person's child, and had to take on responsibilities early. At a young age, she worked with Jiang Sui to earn money, attending school during the day and working part-time at night.
"Hey, three of you."
A familiar male voice rang out.
Zhou Keyu and Yin Longhuxiao turned their heads to look.
It was none other than Fly, the Wolves champion.
"Hey? Fly, what brings you here?" Zhou Keyu was quite surprised, and Yin Long and Hu Xiao beside him visibly tensed up, after all, the other party was a top-tier player renowned in the King of Glory community!
Fly waved his arm and said, "I'll draw blood."
"Draw blood?" Zhou Keyu was stunned.
Fly touched the bridge of his nose and chuckled, "Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore. Actually, I'm [ Chou Ox Baili ], a veteran member of the Imperial Crown team. I'm the Chou Ox who often misses Imperial Crown Team matches."
" Chou Ox?"
Not only Zhou Keyu was stunned.
Even Yin Longhuxiao was stunned and stood there.
"Your reaction is a bit off." Fly was completely baffled. He had expected the three of them to be confused, and he had also expected them to be shocked.
But he never expected the three of them to be stunned, seemingly unsurprised by his identity as the Chou Ox.
"Are you really Chou Ox?" Zhou Keyu asked.
"Really?" Fly nodded vigorously. "Whether you need proof of your game account or proof of your QQ team group chat, I can provide it."
Yin Long and Hu Xiao looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhou Keyu said with a strange expression, " Liuli wasn't joking after all."
Fly asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
" Liuli once told us that the real identity of Chou Ox from our Imperial Crown Team is Fly from the Wolves. At the time, we thought she was joking," Zhou Keyu said, frowning. "But now it seems it wasn't a joke."
"Huh?" Fly's pupils contracted.
Zhou Keyu slowly said, "Have you told Liuli your true identity?"
"I'm not even one of her game friends, how could I possibly tell her?" Fly's expression grew increasingly serious. "I've hidden my identity Imperial Crown Chou Ox very well; even my girlfriend doesn't know. How did Liuli find out?"
"This all started with the player Imperial Emperor, who didn't even exist in this world."
Zhou Keyu recounted, "In Liuli's memory, ten years ago in 2015, the 8-year-old Imperial Emperor created the Imperial Crown Team, and subsequently dominated the national rankings as the number one team until 2025."
"At the end of July 2025, the 18-year-old Imperial Emperor created a new Exalted Emperor, and started streaming King of Glory. He then participated in the [ Overlord Feast ] in early August, the [ Clash of Kings ] in mid-August, and the [ Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor ] competition at the end of August."
"On August 31, 2025, the Imperial Emperor revealed his true identity Exalted Emperor, won the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor competition, and then disappeared completely."
Fly asked in astonishment, "Only Liuli remembers the Imperial Emperor?"
"At least no one in the Imperial Crown remembers the Imperial Emperor," Zhou Keyu added, "But whether anyone else remembers the Imperial Emperor is uncertain for now."
Fly fell into deep thought, "Why is it that only Liuli remembers the Imperial Emperor?"
Zhou Keyu continued, "When we took the ferry to Imperial Crown Island, we reviewed the Imperial Emperor's affair with Liuli and came to a conclusion."
Fly asked, "What conclusion?"
Zhou Keyu said in a deep voice, "If Liuli's memories are real, then after the Imperial Emperor completely disappeared on August 31, 2025, the world changed. Our memories of the Imperial Emperor were erased, and our past lives were rewritten!"
Fly said thoughtfully, "That sounds weird."
"Fly, oh no, Chou Ox, you don't seem shocked by this at all," Zhou Keyu said with a strange expression.
Fly's eyes flickered as he said, "Actually, before coming to the hospital, I encountered something very strange."
"What strange thing is going on?"
Zhou Keyu and Yin Longhuxiao cast curious glances at each other.
Fly took a deep breath and said, "Have any of you guys come across videos of [ Ghost Match ] in King of Glory?"
Zhou Keyu recalled for a moment, then slowly said, "Is it that [ Ghost Match ] where you get matched in the King of Glory Season 1 version and can't find the match record regardless of whether you win or lose?"
"Yes!" Fly nodded emphatically.
Yin Long asked, puzzled, "Why bring up Ghost Match all of a sudden?"
Fly said, enunciating each word clearly, "I've been Ghost Match!"
"What?!"