Recaps

The God of Time confronted Wuma Xiu over the system’s repeated journeys through time, but Wuma Xiu protected it and offered to make a deal. The God of Time had not agreed to let the system go when Wuma Xiu blamed the God of Fate for setting events in motion.

• The system admired its photo collection until it saw the God of Time and panicked, then hid in Wuma Xiu’s hair.
• Wuma Xiu gathered the frightened system into his palm and used his divine power to block the God of Time’s aura.
• The God of Time accused the system of disrupting time and warned that repeated interference could throw cause and effect into chaos.
• Wuma Xiu lowered his defenses and asked the God of Time what it would take to release the system.
• Wuma Xiu suspected the God of Fate had prompted the confrontation and called him a bastard.

Wuma Xiu tried to persuade the God of Time to spare his system, appealing to their friendship. The God of Time agreed to discuss the matter and sent Li Xisheng safely back to his worried father.

• Wuma Xiu suspected the God of Fate had orchestrated events to get the Goddess of Beauty to flirt with him.
• Wuma Xiu appealed to his friendship with the God of Time, who said he had something he needed.
• Wuma Xiu sent the system back into his body, and it vowed to stay with him forever.
• The God of Time began to reveal a major secret, so Wuma Xiu sent Li Xisheng home before the conversation continued.
• Li Xisheng appeared in the Li Clan Head's courtyard and embraced his father.

After Li Xisheng departed, the God of Time privately asked Wuma Xiu for the last jar of his wine, “Reunion.” Wuma Xiu was astonished because the God of Time never drank, fearing that drunkenness could throw time into chaos, and he wondered why every god wanted the wine.

• Wuma Xiu watched Li Xisheng dissolve into divine power, then asked the God of Time what he wanted.
• The God of Time asked Wuma Xiu for his wine, “Reunion,” and confirmed he meant the jar Wuma Xiu had brewed.
• Wuma Xiu recalled that the God of Time never drank because drunkenness had once disrupted time throughout the mortal world.
• Wuma Xiu realized the God of Time had joined others in coveting his last jar of “Reunion,” which he had planned to save for his old self.

The God of Time forced Wuma Xiu to hand over his last jar of “Reunion” by threatening to throw it into the Crack in Time. As the God of Time stored it in his Pocket Watch, he recalled the jar of “Time” that Wuma Xiu had brewed for him and the loneliness it had captured.

• The God of Time refused to explain why he wanted “Reunion” and threatened to throw it into the Crack in Time if Wuma Xiu would not give it to him.
• Wuma Xiu reluctantly retrieved the jar of “Reunion” from beneath the Ancient Tree and handed it over, mourning its loss.
• The God of Time put “Reunion” into his Pocket Watch, where another jar of wine was already stored.
• The God of Time remembered how Wuma Xiu had brewed “Time” to capture the solitude he had felt while watching the River of Time.
• The God of Time recalled accepting “Time” and treasuring it at the heart of time, where he could see it whenever he opened his Pocket Watch.

The system lamented spending all its savings to save itself, then plotted to keep the God of Time from enjoying Wuma Xiu’s wine. Wuma Xiu decided to brew wine that would not cause drunkenness, and the God of Time supplied the rare Holy Spirit Grass he needed.

• The system mourned its empty wallet after discovering that its purchases could not be returned, then cheered itself up by planning revenge on the God of Time.
• The system decided to inspect every jar Wuma Xiu brewed so the God of Time could not drink wine that would not get him drunk.
• Wuma Xiu realized he could make wine that would not intoxicate anyone and immediately began brewing a batch.
• Wuma Xiu stopped when he ran out of Holy Spirit Grass, and the God of Time opened the River of Time to retrieve a blade of it.
• The God of Time returned a strip of cloth found with the grass to its owner and said the owner would soon be dead.

Wuma Xiu brewed a wine that would not get the God of Time drunk, using the God of Time’s Pocket Watch to age it a hundred years. The God of Time named it “This Moment” and tasted it, but his face turned red despite his insistence that he was not drunk; then a message from the God of Fate appeared.

• Wuma Xiu gave the God of Time Holy Spirit Grass and asked him to age a jar of wine by a hundred years.
• The God of Time used the Pocket Watch to age the wine, and Wuma Xiu gave the jar to him as a gift.
• The God of Time named the wine “This Moment” and took a sip, recalling how his only previous taste of wine had caused temporal disorder.
• Wuma Xiu noticed the God of Time’s face turning red and worried that something was wrong, but the God of Time said the wine was fine and he was not drunk.
• The God of Fate sent the God of Time a message asking, “Did you get the thing?”

The God of Fate tried to get the God of Time to hand over Reunion, but Time refused despite having taken it from the God of Wine, Wuma Xiu. Wuma Xiu learned Fate had persuaded Time by claiming the world would be destroyed without the wine, and the chapter ended with Time denying Wuma Xiu’s theory that Fate wanted to stop him visiting his bosom friend.

• The God of Fate repeatedly demanded Reunion from the God of Time, who kept refusing.
• Wuma Xiu read the exchange and suspected the God of Fate had schemed to get his wine through Time because he could not claim it himself.
• The God of Fate asked whether the God of Wine was beside Time, and Time confirmed that Wuma Xiu was leaning against him.
• Time told Wuma Xiu that the God of Fate had claimed the world would be destroyed unless Time took Reunion.
• Wuma Xiu teased Time for believing the claim, but Time said he would act on a warning that Wuma Xiu might get hurt because his friend mattered more than wine.
• Wuma Xiu wondered if the God of Fate wanted Reunion to prevent him from visiting his bosom friend, and Time answered, “No.”

The God of Fate tried to provoke Wuma Xiu by comparing the Goddess of Beauty’s closeness with the Moon God to his own past with the Goddess. When Wuma Xiu challenged his claim that “Reunion” would destroy the world, the God of Fate’s real motive emerged: jealousy and a scheme to take the wine to the Goddess of Beauty himself.

• The God of Fate appeared before Wuma Xiu and the God of Time, then taunted Wuma Xiu about the Goddess of Beauty spending months with the Moon God.
• Wuma Xiu struggled to hide his laughter, while the God of Fate believed his provocation had succeeded.
• The God of Fate demanded that the God of Time give him something, threatening to withhold something in return.
• Wuma Xiu accused the God of Fate of lying to the God of Time about “Reunion” destroying the world and stood up for Time.
• The God of Fate admitted he had made the claim but stopped himself from revealing that he had seen the Goddess of Beauty kiss Wuma Xiu after receiving the wine.
• The God of Fate’s thoughts revealed he had lied to the God of Time because he wanted to deliver “Reunion” to the Goddess of Beauty himself and hoped for a kiss.

Wuma Xiu stopped the God of Fate from leaving long enough to ask about the growing rift between humans and gods. After the God of Fate vowed to kill the culprit behind the abnormal fluctuations in fate, Wuma Xiu offered to repay the God of Time, then walked away expecting him to call him back.

• The God of Time told the God of Fate he no longer wanted their agreed-upon item, and the God of Fate left in irritation.
• Wuma Xiu blocked the God of Fate and warned that conflict between humans and gods could devastate countless lives.
• The God of Fate said he had found the culprit behind the abnormal fluctuations in fate and would kill him, declaring that the culprit's fate was to die by his hand.
• Wuma Xiu offered to give the God of Time whatever the God of Fate had promised, but the God of Time refused to trouble him.
• Wuma Xiu walked toward the exit expecting the God of Time to call him back, but when no one spoke, he stopped and looked back.

Wuma Xiu promised the God of Time a storage gourd and accepted a mountain of Space Stones, then realized the God of Fate had leaked their conversation. The God of Fate revealed that he had used the recording and a massacre to eliminate threats while steering events toward his chosen outcome.

• The God of Time told Wuma Xiu that the God of Fate had promised him a gourd that could hold many things.
• Wuma Xiu offered to make the God of Time a gourd, and the God of Time supplied him with a mountain of Space Stones as payment.
• Wuma Xiu accepted the stones and wondered why the God of Time had been carrying so many, but decided it was probably a coincidence.
• A recording of the three gods' conversation leaked, and Wuma Xiu concluded that the God of Fate had released it to warn hidden enemies.
• The God of Fate stood amid the remains of those he had killed, dismissed his role as the villain, and said he had achieved his goal.

Wuma Xiu presented the God of Time with a gourd he had carved to show the God of Fate begging the God of Wine for help, but Time disliked the image. Time erased it and suggested a new design showing Wuma Xiu embracing him, which Wuma Xiu happily began carving.

• Wuma Xiu carved a picture of the God of Fate clinging to the God of Wine onto the gourd and brought it to the Temple of Time.
• The God of Time frowned at the carving, and Wuma Xiu mistook his displeasure for shared dislike of the God of Fate.
• The God of Time erased the picture, and Wuma Xiu offered to carve something else instead.
• The God of Time showed Wuma Xiu a scroll depicting Wuma Xiu embracing him around the waist.
• Wuma Xiu agreed to the new design and began carving the gourd again.

Wuma Xiu finished the chibi carving on the gourd, won permission to stay at the Temple of Time, then left when Qin Jiu called. The God of Time worried that Qin Jiu’s mortal friends might draw him away, and seven years later Qin Jiu had become a famous Star Network star.

• Wuma Xiu showed the God of Time his finished gourd carving, and the God of Time said he liked it.
• Wuma Xiu pretended to be exhausted and persuaded the God of Time to let him stay at the Temple of Time for a few days.
• When his special alert for Qin Jiu lit up, Wuma Xiu left the Temple of Time to meet his friend.
• The God of Time found Wuma Xiu with another mortal and worried that Qin Jiu might stop visiting him if he made more mortal friends.
• Seven years later, Qin Jiu had become a hugely popular Star Network star, and Fat Orange curled up on his lap as his manager sent him a packed schedule.

Qin Jiu insisted that Ling Yu clear his three-hour weekend slot, despite warnings that canceling the appointment could harm his career. He kept the reason private, leaving Ling Yu curious as Qin Jiu reflected on how much the manager had helped him.

• Qin Jiu told Ling Yu to cancel the appointment scheduled during his usual three-hour weekend break.
• Ling Yu warned that canceling could hurt Qin Jiu’s future prospects, but Qin Jiu refused to change his mind.
• Ling Yu asked whether Qin Jiu was spending the time with a girlfriend and worried about the effect on his public image.
• Fat Orange glared at Ling Yu and readied a paw, while Ling Yu recalled the cat’s extraordinary strength and Qin Jiu’s unusual feats.
• Qin Jiu declined to explain the private story involving himself, the god, and Fat Orange, and acknowledged Ling Yu’s role in his rise to fame.

Qin Jiu told Ling Yu that the God of Wine had saved him seven years earlier and that he had never dared call on the god again. As Ling Yu shared his own connection to the god, they discovered their memories of the god’s appearance sharply differed, and Ling Yu sent Qin Jiu his old notes.

• Qin Jiu explained that the God of Wine had saved him seven years ago and that he still considered the god a friend, though he had never summoned him for fear of being a nuisance.
• Ling Yu revealed that the God of Wine had saved him too, while Fat Orange reacted as if he recognized Ling Yu from the past.
• Ling Yu asked whether Qin Jiu kept three hours free each week for the God of Wine, and Qin Jiu confirmed that he did.
• Ling Yu complained that the God of Wine’s Deity Statue looked nothing like the god he remembered, describing the statue as a delicate beauty.
• Qin Jiu called the God of Wine cute and rejected Ling Yu’s description of him as bearded and majestic, so Ling Yu sent Qin Jiu the notes he had made seven years earlier.

Wuma Xiu revealed himself as the God of Wine to Qin Jiu after Fat Orange secretly brought over Qin Jiu’s wine. Ling Yu realized the God of Wine was the very person whose appearance he had been describing, and Wuma Xiu confirmed he had told the truth.

• Qin Jiu and Ling Yu argued over whether the God of Wine was cute or a burly, bearded man.
• Fat Orange slipped out and carried Qin Jiu’s wine jar to Wuma Xiu, who was waiting nearby.
• Wuma Xiu revealed himself to Qin Jiu, and Qin Jiu recognized the friend he had not seen in seven years.
• Wuma Xiu poured wine for himself and Qin Jiu, and they exchanged greetings while Ling Yu struggled to understand what was happening.
• Wuma Xiu told Ling Yu that he had been the one who described the God of Wine’s appearance and briefly changed back to that form to prove it.

After learning that Wuma Xiu was a god, Ling Yu imagined promoting Qin Jiu and Wuma Xiu as a human-god romance. Wuma Xiu remembered he had forgotten to brew wine for his confidant, then rescued Fat Orange Cloud from Fat Orange’s attack.

• Ling Yu reacted to Wuma Xiu’s revelation by thinking up headlines and a publicity campaign for Qin Jiu and Wuma Xiu as a couple.
• Wuma Xiu complained to Qin Jiu that Ling Yu was boring and drank from his wine jar.
• Wuma Xiu remembered he had forgotten to brew wine for his confidant and decided to start making it before the other man found out.
• Wuma Xiu noticed Fat Orange pinning Fat Orange Cloud to the ground and lifted Fat Orange into his arms.

Wuma Xiu reunited with Fat Orange Cloud and discovered his cloud had become a mischievous trickster, while Qin Jiu restrained Fat Orange and apologized for his behavior. Ling Yu’s excited thoughts about pairing him with Wuma Xiu reached the god, who eagerly agreed to help, leaving Ling Yu caught off guard.

• Wuma Xiu scolded Fat Orange for bullying Fat Orange Cloud, and Fat Orange Cloud pretended to cry while secretly gloating at the cat.
• Qin Jiu caught the bristling Fat Orange, told him not to cause trouble, and apologized to Wuma Xiu for indulging him.
• Wuma Xiu stretched Fat Orange Cloud back and forth until the cloud realized his god had seen through his act.
• Ling Yu fantasized aloud about promoting a pairing with Wuma Xiu, and Wuma Xiu heard him.
• Wuma Xiu rushed over, enthusiastically shook Ling Yu’s hands, and agreed to help with his idea.

Wuma Xiu eagerly considered hyping a CP on the Star Network, while the system tried to stop him because it feared the God of Time and its own secrets being exposed. The system recalled how it had become a bestselling author under a pseudonym during Wuma Xiu’s seven-year sleep, and remained worried that he would discover its stories and illustrations.

• Wuma Xiu grew excited about posting CP content on the Star Network, hoping his confidant and other friends would see it.
• The system warned Wuma Xiu not to proceed because it feared the God of Time would retaliate against it.
• The system recalled that while Wuma Xiu slept for seven years, it had posted its stories under a pseudonym and gained a huge readership.
• The system accepted publishers’ offers after readers praised its work, and its books later appeared throughout the Federation with illustrations it had made.
• The system worried that Wuma Xiu might find its notebook and discover its CP stories, then recalled buying an Advanced Shielding Device because Wuma Xiu could hear its thoughts.

Wuma Xiu abandoned his plan to promote a romance between the God of Wine and mortals after the system warned that other gods might hurt them. He realized the system’s shielding device had revealed its secretive behavior, but before he could tease it, the Love God arrived crying and complained about the Goddess of Beauty.

• The system warned Wuma Xiu that the God of Wine’s unpredictable friends might attack mortals involved in an ambiguous relationship with him, so Wuma Xiu let go of Ling Yu’s hand and dropped the plan.
• Wuma Xiu asked the system if it was hiding something, and the system panicked when it realized its Advanced Shielding Device might have exposed its secrets.
• Wuma Xiu explained that he had noticed the device because its startup beep sounded in his head, though he had not intended to pry into the system’s thoughts.
• The Love God appeared, clung to Wuma Xiu, and cried that they had been rejected again.
• The Love God told Wuma Xiu that the Goddess of Beauty had gone too far.

The Love God told Wuma Xiu how the Goddess of Beauty had rejected him seven times, and Wuma Xiu comforted him with wine and practiced sympathy. After the Love God regained his composure, he realized that two people, an orange cat, and a cloud had witnessed his breakdown.

• Wuma Xiu teased the Love God about whether the Goddess of Beauty had wronged him, and the Love God said he wished that were the case.
• The Love God explained that he had confessed to the Goddess of Beauty and been rejected seven times over seven years.
• The Love God said the Goddess of Beauty's preferred type kept changing, making it impossible for him to match what he wanted.
• Wuma Xiu gave the Love God wine and agreed with his complaints while patting his back.
• The Love God lifted his head and noticed two people, an orange cat, and a cloud watching him.

The Love God tried to hide his humiliation after Qin Jiu, Ling Yu, Fat Orange, and Fat Orange Cloud overheard his heartbreak, then forced them to drink Wuma Xiu’s memory-erasing wine. He confided that he feared the Goddess of Beauty might like the God of Fate, but Wuma Xiu’s reassurance and teasing only reminded him that they were both weak.

• The Love God realized Qin Jiu, Ling Yu, Fat Orange, and Fat Orange Cloud had heard him crying over the Goddess of Beauty and bound them with Red Threads.
• Wuma Xiu offered memory-erasing wine, and the Love God used his Red Threads to make all four drink it until they passed out.
• The Love God told Wuma Xiu that the God of Fate had arrived after the Goddess of Beauty rejected him and left with her, and he suspected Fate had set him up.
• Wuma Xiu said he was not worried about the Goddess of Beauty because his confidant could defeat the Love God, causing the Love God to start sniffling again.
• The Love God explained that he befriended Wuma Xiu because they were both weak, since the Goddess of Beauty could defeat either of them.

Wuma Xiu teased the Love God by pretending to cry after being called weak, then revealed he had poured wine on him. He boasted that his powerful friends made up for his lack of fighting skill, and the Love God admitted defeat in that respect.

• Wuma Xiu clung to the Love God and wailed after the Love God said he was bad at fighting.
• The Love God tried to comfort Wuma Xiu, then noticed his back was wet with wine.
• Wuma Xiu revealed he had taken on the God of Fate’s face to trick the Love God, who realized the tears were wine.
• Wuma Xiu bragged that the God of Time, the Goddess of Beauty, and his other friends could protect him and defeat the Love God’s friends.
• The Love God conceded that Wuma Xiu was better at relying on powerful friends.

Wuma Xiu explained to the Love God that he became close friends with the Goddess of Beauty by flirting with him, while the Love God admitted he could not imitate that approach. After the others recovered from their drunken stupor, the Love God left, and Wuma Xiu exchanged messages with his close friend before turning his attention to Qin Jiu.

• The Love God asked Wuma Xiu how he had become close friends with the Goddess of Beauty, and Wuma Xiu recalled flirting with him while testing the game.
• Wuma Xiu clarified that he loved the Goddess of Beauty as a close friend, not romantically, and the Love God decided he could not follow the same path.
• Qin Jiu, Ling Yu, Fat Orange, and Fat Orange Cloud recovered from their drunken stupor, and the Love God said goodbye to Wuma Xiu.
• Wuma Xiu teased the Love God about his failed attempt to comfort someone, then received a message saying the Goddess of Beauty had taught the Love God a lesson.
• Wuma Xiu sent his close friend an affectionate reply and turned to Qin Jiu, ready to build a friendship.
• At the River of Time, the God of Fate and the God of Time taunted each other about their unrequited feelings, then fell silent as the river wind blew sand into their eyes.

The God of Fate confronted the God of Time about a dangerous, fate-blind being staying beside the God of Wine, but the God of Time insisted it was harmless and urged the God of Fate to stop pursuing Wine in ways that angered the Goddess of Beauty. The story then shifted seven years ahead, showing Yang Zhi as a respected general after he had proven himself to the military.

• The God of Fate asked whether the God of Time had dealt with the mysterious being, and the God of Time called it a deal between Wine and himself and forbade interference.
• The God of Fate warned that the being might harm the God of Wine, but the God of Time said it posed no threat and could help keep Wine from drawing attention.
• The God of Fate advised the God of Time to express his feelings, and the God of Time said he understood.
• The God of Time told the God of Fate to stop targeting Wine, but the God of Fate said he had promised the Goddess of Beauty and could visit Wine now.
• Seven years later, Yang Zhi's troops reported that they had defeated the beasts, and the chapter described how Yang Zhi had risen to general and earned the respect of his former doubters.

After a battle against beasts, Yang Zhi encountered Wuma Xiu, who asked about the photograph of the Goddess of Beauty and the Moon God. Wuma Xiu mistook Yang Zhi for an admirer of his confidant, while Yang Zhi realized the stranger was connected to the gods and listened as he wondered aloud about finding a son of his own.

• Yang Zhi ordered his troops to pack up after assessing the casualties from the beast battle.
• Yang Zhi opened his pocket watch and looked at a photograph of the Goddess of Beauty and the Moon God.
• Wuma Xiu appeared beside Yang Zhi and stopped him from drawing his saber before asking about his relationship with the gods in the photograph.
• Yang Zhi said he was a believer of the Moon God, and Wuma Xiu mistook him for another admirer of his confidant.
• Yang Zhi recognized that Wuma Xiu was referring to the God of Wine and recalled following the Goddess of Beauty's Star Network account to see news of the Moon God.
• Wuma Xiu wondered aloud whether he should find a talented son of his own.