Meng Qing sighed softly: “Don’t be afraid, and don’t hate me. Rendering you unconscious was a last resort. If you’d listen to my explanation, you’d understand my reasons.”
“What reasons?”
“Explaining might take some time. Let’s sit down and talk,” Meng Qing said, raising his left arm.
Yu Yi was on full alert, afraid he might suddenly render her unconscious like before, and involuntarily stepped back nervously.
Unexpectedly, Meng Qing didn’t look at her. He simply ran his right hand along the inside of his left arm, and suddenly a table and two chairs appeared. Yu Yi turned in shock to look inside – the original furniture was still there, which meant he had conjured these chairs out of thin air?
Who was he? Or was he even human?
Yu Yi murmured: “Are you a deity or a demon?”
Meng Qing smiled bitterly: “Neither. You could do this too.” He raised his left arm to show her.
Seeing a small, slightly glowing square on his arm’s inner side, Yu Yi involuntarily moved closer, then suddenly realized he was drawing her in. Her steps hesitated, unsure whether to sit and listen.
Meng Qing’s mouth curved slightly: “If I truly wanted to harm you, I would have done so while you were unconscious.”
Yu Yi blushed and slowly walked to the chair.
She carefully arranged her dress and sat elegantly. The chair was surprisingly comfortable, supporting her back perfectly.
Meng Qing, seeing her seated, lightly traced the glowing object on his arm. A teapot, teacups, and a small plate of snacks appeared on the table. He began: “Time is like an endless river, always flowing forward. Normally, people are like water in the river, unable to trace back to the source or leave the river’s constraints. Of course, during floods, that’s different.”
“However, some people can leave their current water flow, jump back to upstream locations, or even exit the river’s constraints and enter a completely different river. I’m such a person. I work for the Spacetime Management Bureau as a mission executor. These ‘rivers’ are called ‘spacetime domains’. Time is time, space is location. Where we are now is a completely different spacetime domain from where you originally lived, which is why everything here seems different. Do you understand?”
