1. A Terrifying Arrival at the Asylum
I stood before the gates of Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, clutching the crumpled admission notice in my hand. The early spring wind carried the pungent smell of disinfectant straight into my face, making me shiver.
"Name?" a hoarse voice called from the guardhouse.
"Lin Qi," I replied instinctively, then realized how ordinary that answer sounded. In a psychiatric hospital, acting too normal made you seem out of place. So I quickly added, "I'm an envoy sent by the moon. It told me there's a staircase here leading to heaven."
The guard leaned out of the window
