Are My People Actually NPCs in an Infinite Game?

As the beloved little holy son of the Ivory Tower, Yi Qingheng had enjoyed an easy, carefree life ever since birth. Then one day, the divine envoys around him said they had foreseen a calamity in his near future. While being taken to receive a blessing, he fell asleep, unconcerned. When he woke, he was amazed to find himself free. Happily strolling around, he soon noticed... My people! What happened to you? Why are you all acting so strange? And why are you transforming right where you stand?! Only after those outsiders vanished in balls of light did he suddenly realize: My people! Are you actually NPCs in an infinite game?!