In the Capital City, which had just experienced a catastrophe, Li Huowang looked down at his shadow with a complex expression.
Ji Zai was real, but his very existence depended on Li Huowang.
Ji Zai was unstable. The moment Li Huowang acknowledged him as a figment of his imagination, he would disappear.
Ji Zai controlled bewilderment—or perhaps he *was* bewilderment itself—always fluctuating between existence and non-existence, present only in a fleeting thought.
No wonder Ji Zai had always told him to hold on. Li Huowang had never understood what he was meant to hold on to, but now, he finally did.
"Am I right about this?" Li Huowang suddenly spoke, asking his shadow in a low voice.
This time, however, Ji Zai didn't respond. The shadow was just a shadow. While Li Huowang was lost in thought, Ji Zai had vanished again.
This time, Li Huowang finally understood. He turned to leave, but at that exact moment, he saw Shangguan Yuting emerge from the adjacent wall.
