Recaps

March 7th and Bai Luoming walked back to the guesthouse hand in hand, and their growing closeness became obvious to Welt and Stelle when they entered the lobby. After March 7th and Bai Luoming shared a sweet but awkward moment in her room, Welt summoned them both to discuss some matters.

• March 7th paused with Bai Luoming beneath a wish tree, then continued with him to the guesthouse while holding his hand.
• March 7th led Bai Luoming through the lobby, where Welt and Stelle noticed their closeness and chose not to comment.
• In March 7th’s room, Bai Luoming accepted a piece of preserved fruit and admitted he did not want to leave.
• March 7th rebuffed Bai Luoming’s suggestion of spending the night together, saying she was not ready today.
• Welt messaged March 7th and Bai Luoming to come to his room, and they left together.

Bai Luoming and March 7th joined Welt and Stelle, where Welt explained that Jing Yuan had tasked the Astral Express with helping capture Kafka. After the meeting, Bai Luoming returned to his room and fell asleep, sensing a warm body slip into his arms.

• Stelle photographed Bai Luoming and March 7th at Welt's door and embarrassed March by revealing that she and Welt had watched them arrive together.
• Bai Luoming shielded March 7th and redirected the conversation as Welt gathered everyone to discuss the Luofu mission.
• Welt reported that Jing Yuan had commissioned the Astral Express to help the Divination Commission capture Kafka so they could verify the Stellaron Hunters' information and locate the Stellaron.
• After the meeting, the group chatted before returning to their rooms for the night.
• Bai Luoming watched videos on his new Jade Abacus, fell asleep, and felt a warm, fragrant body slip into his arms.

March 7th woke up in Bai Luoming’s bed and discovered that neither of them remembered how she had gotten there. They suspected Evernight was responsible, but Stelle arrived with a spare key card before they could figure out what to do.

• March 7th woke up hugging Bai Luoming, screamed, and kicked him before realizing she was in his room.
• Bai Luoming and March 7th established that neither remembered how she had ended up in his bed, and March 7th suspected Evernight had arranged it.
• March 7th called out to Evernight in her consciousness, but Evernight ignored her and watched from within.
• Stelle knocked on Bai Luoming’s door, then used a spare key card to unlock it.
• As Stelle started to open the door, Bai Luoming shouted for her not to come in yet.

Bai Luoming helped March 7th avoid being woken by Stelle, who misunderstood the situation and handed him March 7th’s room card. After they got ready, Bai Luoming and March 7th met in the hallway and headed to the lobby together.

• March 7th begged Bai Luoming to stop Stelle from finding her, so he rushed out of his room to distract Stelle.
• Bai Luoming tried to lead Stelle away from March 7th’s room, and Stelle decided he wanted to wake March 7th himself and gave him her room card.
• Bai Luoming returned to find March 7th hiding halfway inside his wardrobe, then handed her the card.
• March 7th retrieved the card, stomped on Bai Luoming’s foot, and slipped back to her room.
• After washing up, Bai Luoming and March 7th met in the hallway and walked toward the lobby together.

Welt led the Astral Express crew to the Divination Commission to coordinate the search for Kafka, where Fu Xuan and Yaoguang competed to accompany Bai Luoming. They assigned Qingque to the mission, and she happily accepted the chance to see Bai Luoming and escape her paperwork.

• Welt told Bai Luoming, March 7th, and Stelle that they would work with the Divination Commission to capture Kafka.
• Welt and the others arrived at the Divination Commission, where Fu Xuan and Yaoguang both volunteered to accompany them.
• Fu Xuan and Yaoguang argued over who should take the mission, while Bai Luoming stayed quiet behind Welt.
• Fu Xuan announced that Qingque would assist the Astral Express crew in searching the Luofu for Kafka.
• Qingque pretended to worry about leaving her paperwork, then eagerly accepted the assignment and celebrated her escape from work.

Fu Xuan sent Qingque with the Astral Express Crew to track down Kafka, while Yaoguang suspected Fu Xuan had underestimated Qingque’s interest in Bai Luoming. The group headed for Returnstar Harbor, with both Fu Xuan and Yaoguang secretly following them.

• Qingque eagerly accepted Fu Xuan’s order to use Diting to track Kafka and hurried out of the Divination Commission.
• At the gates, Qingque reunited with March 7th, Stelle, and Bai Luoming, and exchanged a knowing gesture with Bai Luoming about playing cards again.
• Yaoguang guessed that Fu Xuan had chosen Qingque because she seemed harmless, and privately found the choice amusing.
• Fu Xuan gave Qingque Diting and instructed her to prioritize the mission, so Qingque led the Astral Express Crew toward Returnstar Harbor.
• Yaoguang teased Fu Xuan about her choice, then secretly followed her as Fu Xuan also pursued Qingque’s group.

Qingque led Bai Luoming and the Astral Express Crew to Returnstar Harbor to report their search for a wanted criminal to the Sky-Faring Commission. There they met Tingyun, who had been sent to cover the harbor duty desk during her leave, and she wondered why Qingque had arrived in person.

• Qingque told the Astral Express Crew that their target was still in Returnstar Harbor while Fu Xuan secretly followed Bai Luoming and Yaoguang followed Fu Xuan.
• Qingque brought the group to the bustling harbor, where March 7th realized it was a cargo port and Qingque explained it had been evacuated during the Borisin invasion.
• Stelle tried to wander off to investigate a cargo container, but Bai Luoming grabbed her and pulled her back.
• Qingque led the group to the Sky-Faring Commission duty office to report the wanted criminal and complete the handover procedures.
• Tingyun, exhausted after covering for a dispatcher during her approved leave, welcomed Qingque and wondered why she had come in person as Bai Luoming and the others entered.

Qingque brought Bai Luoming and the Astral Express crew to the Sky-Faring Commission duty room to register for their mission to apprehend Kafka, where Tingyun was on duty. Tingyun proposed keeping Bai Luoming as a guarantor, and March 7th and Qingque both refused as he tried to speak up.

• Qingque entered the duty room with Diting and found Tingyun buried in paperwork.
• Tingyun recognized Bai Luoming and stared at him until March 7th stepped in to protect him.
• Qingque explained that General Jing Yuan had sent the Astral Express crew to coordinate their search for Kafka in Returnstar Harbor.
• Tingyun said the crew could enter the harbor if one of them stayed behind as a guarantor.
• Tingyun pointed to Bai Luoming as the person she wanted to keep, and March 7th and Qingque both objected.

Bai Luoming chose to stay in the Sky-Faring Commission duty room while his companions searched Returnstar Harbor, intending to investigate whether Tingyun had been replaced by Phantylia. After the others left, he confronted Tingyun and proposed that they discuss a subject they both cared about.

• Bai Luoming suggested staying behind as collateral, but March 7th, Stelle, and Qingque tried to dissuade him while Welt waited for his decision.
• Bai Luoming insisted he had a reason to stay, and March 7th reluctantly accepted after warning him to be careful.
• Bai Luoming stayed with Tingyun while she completed the detention paperwork and dispatched Cloud Knights to assist the search.
• Welt, Stelle, March 7th, and Qingque left the duty room, and March 7th looked back to check on Bai Luoming before following them.
• Bai Luoming approached Tingyun as she pretended to review documents and suggested they discuss something they were both interested in.

Tingyun confessed that she had been reborn from the future after Bai Luoming mistook her for Phantylia and threatened her with a golden-flamed greatsword. As Tingyun teased him over his lack of past-life memories, Yaoguang entered the duty room and found them standing close together.

• Tingyun and Bai Luoming simultaneously declared that she wanted his body and that he knew she was Phantylia, then realized they had misunderstood each other.
• Bai Luoming suspected Tingyun planned to possess him, summoned a golden-flamed greatsword, and pointed it at her.
• Tingyun denied being replaced by Phantylia and told Bai Luoming she had been reborn from the future.
• Bai Luoming put away his sword, and Tingyun pressed close to him while asking whether he had also been reborn; he denied having past-life memories and tried to move away.
• Yaoguang entered the duty room, saw Tingyun and Bai Luoming standing close together, and demanded to know what they were doing.

Bai Luoming stayed behind at Returnstar Harbor, where Tingyun and Yaoguang both tried to keep him close after Yaoguang sensed a powerful Path of Destruction fluctuation in the office building. As he attempted to escape their rivalry, they blocked the doorway and told him he could not leave.

• Qingque led Stelle, March 7th, and Welt away from the office building while Fu Xuan secretly followed them and Yaoguang watched.
• Yaoguang entered the building after sensing a brief, near-Emanator-level Path of Destruction fluctuation and heard Tingyun teasing Bai Luoming.
• Tingyun clung to Bai Luoming and insisted she was attending to Jing Yuan's honored guest, while Yaoguang challenged her to return to her duties.
• Yaoguang pulled Bai Luoming out of Tingyun's embrace, and Tingyun taunted her as the two women faced off.
• Bai Luoming quietly tried to leave the room, but Tingyun and Yaoguang caught him and blocked the doorway, saying he could not leave.

Bai Luoming tried to escape Tingyun and Yaoguang, but they joined forces and cornered him in a locked room. Tingyun and Yaoguang pressed him to accept their affection, and Tingyun said she only wanted to stay by his side, leaving Bai Luoming facing their expectations.

• Bai Luoming asked Tingyun and Yaoguang to let him go, but they exchanged a smile and Yaoguang locked the door.
• Yaoguang embraced Bai Luoming from behind and urged him to give in, but he broke free after remembering Herta's threat.
• Bai Luoming sat between Tingyun and Yaoguang, who sat close beside him and urged him to accept them.
• Bai Luoming objected that he barely knew either woman, but Yaoguang said knowing him was enough for her.
• Tingyun said she remembered their past, rejected his likely objections, and explained she wanted only to stay by his side rather than become the main wife.

Bai Luoming tried to stop Tingyun and Yaoguang from competing over him, but his words only made them think he wanted them both. Their flirtation was interrupted when Yaoguang received an urgent call from Feixiao.

• Yaoguang teased Bai Luoming and suggested they find a quiet place with a big bed, prompting Tingyun to challenge her.
• Tingyun and Yaoguang traded barbs over who would spend the day with Bai Luoming.
• Bai Luoming grabbed both women's wrists and asked them to stop fighting, hoping they would let him go.
• Yaoguang interpreted Bai Luoming's gesture as a desire for a double, and Tingyun played along until Bai Luoming covered her mouth.
• Tingyun licked Bai Luoming's palm and wrapped her arms around his waist before Yaoguang answered an urgent call from Feixiao.

Yaoguang’s call with Feixiao interrupted her struggle with Tingyun over Bai Luoming, and Feixiao said she was coming to the Luofu after winning a battle. Yaoguang and Tingyun continued clashing over Bai Luoming until a Cloud Knight announced that Master Diviner Fu and the Astral Express crew had arrived.

• Feixiao called Yaoguang on the generals’ internal communications channel to report her victory over the Borisin remnants and say she was heading to the Luofu.
• Yaoguang ended the call abruptly while Tingyun continued cuddling up to Bai Luoming.
• Yaoguang pulled Tingyun away from Bai Luoming, then challenged him for having stopped resisting.
• Yaoguang tried to take Bai Luoming somewhere secluded, but Tingyun blocked her and slapped her hand away.
• A Cloud Knight announced that Master Diviner Fu had brought the Astral Express crew to the front gate.

Tingyun and Yaoguang tried to keep Bai Luoming from leaving before Fu Xuan arrived, then teamed up to add him as a friend. Yaoguang claimed she had obtained his browser history and used it to threaten him, though the chapter revealed his devices had no history to expose.

• Tingyun ordered a Cloud Knight guard to delay Fu Xuan, and he agreed after she promised a reward.
• Bai Luoming refused to join Tingyun and Yaoguang, while Yaoguang accepted that they had to stop competing for the day.
• Yaoguang hinted that Tingyun could make one last move, and the two women cornered Bai Luoming.
• Tingyun took Bai Luoming's Jade Abacus and terminal, then she and Yaoguang added him as a friend.
• Yaoguang claimed she had his browser history, but Bai Luoming's new Jade Abacus had none and Herta controlled his terminal.

Yaoguang secretly slipped Bai Luoming a note while Tingyun arranged a plan involving him. After capturing Kafka, Fu Xuan learned that Bai Luoming was with Tingyun and rushed to Returnstar Harbor, where she broke into the duty room and found a scene unlike the one she expected.

• Yaoguang returned Bai Luoming's Jade Abacus and secretly slipped him a note, which he hid before Tingyun noticed.
• Tingyun arranged what to do next and warned Bai Luoming that he would face consequences if he refused to follow her instructions.
• Fu Xuan captured Kafka with the Astral Express Crew, then learned from Stelle that Bai Luoming was at Returnstar Harbor with Tingyun.
• Fu Xuan handed Kafka to Qingque and followed the Express Crew to Returnstar Harbor, where Cloud Knights delayed them with paperwork.
• Fu Xuan realized Tingyun was stalling them, kicked open the duty room door, and stopped short when she saw what was inside.

Fu Xuan confronted Tingyun and Yaoguang in the duty room about why Bai Luoming had been kept behind while the others went after Kafka. Tingyun claimed Bai Luoming had volunteered, and Fu Xuan then pressed Yaoguang to explain why she was there.

• Fu Xuan arrived at the duty room and challenged Yaoguang about her call and Tingyun about detaining Bai Luoming.
• Tingyun argued that Bai Luoming seemed willing to stay, and Bai Luoming reassured March 7th that he was unharmed.
• Stelle accused Bai Luoming of staying behind to slack off, while Bai Luoming stopped March 7th from tapping Stelle again.
• Tingyun said she had kept someone behind because she lacked authority and needed to assign responsibility, then claimed Bai Luoming had volunteered.
• Fu Xuan turned to Yaoguang and demanded to know why she was in the duty room.

Yaoguang and Tingyun deflected Fu Xuan’s suspicions, and Fu Xuan returned to the Divination Commission to handle Kafka’s interrogation while the Express crew headed back to their guesthouse. March 7th stayed close to Bai Luoming, leaving him relieved, as Stelle went out alone to trailblaze.

• Yaoguang and Tingyun claimed they had legitimate reasons to be in the office, and Fu Xuan left with the Express crew after warning Yaoguang.
• Fu Xuan said she would return to the Divination Commission to deal with Kafka, while Welt declined to join the interrogation and agreed to share intelligence the next day.
• Bai Luoming rejected Stelle’s suggestion to get food and said he wanted to return to his room and sleep.
• March 7th lingered behind the group, and Bai Luoming took her hand to check whether she was all right; she smiled and led him after Stelle.
• At the guesthouse, Stelle invited Bai Luoming and March 7th to go trailblazing, but both declined and went upstairs while Welt kept his distance.

Bai Luoming returned to his room, where March 7th visited him and questioned him about Tingyun. After he mistook her for Evernight and accidentally knocked off her bathrobe, March 7th embraced him and asked if this was what he had always wanted.

• Bai Luoming finished bathing and lay down to sleep, but March 7th knocked and came to see him.
• March 7th changed into a bathrobe and sat close to Bai Luoming, then asked what he had done with Tingyun.
• Bai Luoming admitted what had happened with Tingyun, and March 7th was relieved that nothing substantial had occurred.
• Bai Luoming called March 7th Evernight, then rushed to apologize and accidentally knocked off her bathrobe.
• March 7th embraced Bai Luoming and asked if this was what he had always wanted.

Bai Luoming woke beside March 7th after their night together and teased her about how quickly she had grown exhausted. March 7th stayed in bed while he prepared to meet Uncle Yang and the others, and the chapter ended with Bai Luoming catching her when she tried to get up and drawing her into his arms.

• Bai Luoming woke with March 7th in his arms and recalled how she and Evernight had failed to keep up with him the previous night.
• March 7th woke, blushed at the memory, and protested as Bai Luoming teased her about what she had done.
• March 7th refused to get up because she felt sore and asked Bai Luoming to tell Uncle Yang she was unwell.
• Bai Luoming pretended to leave, then surprised March 7th when she peeked out from under the covers.
• March 7th tried to hit Bai Luoming but nearly fell, so he caught her and held her as she called him a bad guy.

Bai Luoming skipped the Divination Commission meeting while Stelle and Welt questioned Kafka about the Stellaron Hunters’ purpose. Kafka said Elio could not fully foresee Bai Luoming’s fate and that he might join the Stellaron Hunters, prompting Fu Xuan to insist he was more likely to join the Luofu.

• Bai Luoming read Dan Heng and Stelle’s messages, then chose to ignore Stelle’s request and head to Aurum Alley for food.
• Stelle and Welt went to the Divination Commission without Bai Luoming and March 7th, then followed Fu Xuan to see Kafka at the Matrix of Prescience.
• Fu Xuan told Stelle and Welt that the Stellaron Hunters were not responsible for the Luofu’s crisis and urged them to ask Kafka about their objective.
• Stelle questioned Kafka about Bai Luoming, and Kafka said Elio could not foresee his entire fate and that he might join the Stellaron Hunters.
• Fu Xuan angrily rejected Kafka’s suggestion and declared that Bai Luoming was more likely to join the Luofu.

Bai Luoming searched Aurum Alley for Firefly and learned she had closed her barbecue shop after giving away her tools. He left with a large supply of sour Xianzhou oranges after realizing they would make useful gifts for his friends.

• Bai Luoming found Firefly's shop closed for a family matter and saw that its reopening date was unknown.
• A neighboring vendor told Bai Luoming that Firefly had given away her tools the day before, though he did not know why she had closed the shop.
• The vendor tried to sell Bai Luoming Soda Bean Juice and Wild Borisin Milk, but Bai Luoming challenged his claims and turned to leave.
• The vendor stopped Bai Luoming to show him sour oranges grafted on the Xianzhou and suggested he could buy them for his friends.
• Bai Luoming bought every orange the vendor had and stored them in the Herta box.

While searching for lunch in Aurum Alley, Bai Luoming shared a table with Bailu, who had slipped into the noodle shop to hide. Bai Luoming tried to persuade her to eat a sour orange, but just as she was about to taste it, someone searching for Lady Dragon arrived outside.

• Bai Luoming chose a crowded noodle shop and ordered beef noodles with pork intestines and mixed sauce.
• Bailu hurried into the shop and asked Bai Luoming to let her hide, and he recognized her as the Luofu's High Elder of the Vidyadhara.
• Bai Luoming offered Bailu an orange, but she recognized it as a sour variety cultivated by the Alchemy Commission and planned to save it for the dragon elders.
• Bai Luoming ate a segment of the orange, hid his reaction to its intense sourness, and insisted it was delicious.
• Bailu reached for the orange to try it, but a voice outside announced that people were searching for Lady Dragon.

Bailu hid from the Alchemy Commission with Bai Luoming’s help, and Herta’s brooch kept the searchers from noticing her. After they left, Bai Luoming gave Bailu the brooch and ordered her a bowl of noodles, leaving her to recognize his kindness.

• Bailu hid under a table when Alchemy Commission members entered the noodle shop, and Bai Luoming stopped her from trying to confront them.
• Bai Luoming gave Bailu a brooch he said Herta had made, and it concealed her from the searching Alchemy Commission members.
• After the searchers left, Bai Luoming gave Bailu the brooch to keep.
• Bai Luoming noticed Bailu watching his noodles and ordered her another bowl, which she asked him to make less spicy.

Bai Luoming and Bailu finished their noodles and wandered through Aurum Alley together, where he bought her several snacks. Their outing was interrupted when an argument broke out at a nearby stall.

• Bai Luoming teased Bailu during their meal, and they finished their noodles before he paid the bill.
• Bailu followed Bai Luoming through Aurum Alley, insisting she was only walking the same route to help her food settle.
• Bai Luoming bought two Qiongshi Bird Skewers and gave one to Bailu, who eagerly took it after pretending to refuse.
• Bai Luoming bought Bailu Moomoo Rolls, sugar-roasted chestnuts, and Immortal's Joy Tea as they walked together.
• Bailu turned toward a heated argument at a nearby stall when someone accused another person of coming to cause trouble.