Chapter Summaries

Hu Jiu manipulated the Haunted House as Ye Zhuxing led the group out of their room and into a dark, altered corridor. The group discovered that the staircase looped endlessly, while Xiao Yu concealed that she had no special abilities.

• Hu Jiu recorded how the Haunted House amplified desires and continued manipulating the group with supernatural phenomena.
• Ye Zhuxing persuaded the others to leave the room, and they found the corridor dark, dusty, and transformed.
• Ye Zhuxing led the group down a staircase as Hu Jiu watched and added eerie sounds.
• Hu Jiu learned that the seven were members of the Big Dipper organization, forced to investigate supernatural incidents, and noticed translucent worms emerging from their heads.
• Xiao Yu found her white button marker and showed that the staircase looped, then He Tao praised her for noticing the trap.
• Xiao Yu hid her fear and the fact that she had no special abilities.

The team retraced their steps through the Haunted House after Jia Hong was swallowed by a wall, then discovered a pool of blood that Huo Xun identified as a phantom. The chapter left them confronting another supernatural phenomenon with no clear explanation of what lay ahead.

• Huo Xun proposed retracing their steps, splitting up, or jumping, and the team rejected jumping into the darkness.
• Jia Hong slammed his fist into the wall and was pulled inside, prompting Xiao Yu to warn everyone not to touch the walls.
• Ye Zhuxing led the team back along the stairs, which no longer looped.
• The group found a large pool of fresh-looking blood at the foot of the stairs.
• Huo Xun tested the blood with a tissue, found it was not real, and called it a phantom.

The group tried to escape the Haunted House after Huo Xun died mysteriously, but Lu Hui was caught by the White Sash and died as Hu Jiu investigated how the deaths were connected. The survivors continued toward the rooftop, while Hu Jiu suspected that worms were influencing their thoughts.

• Huo Xun convulsed and died when his head burst apart, leaving the group unsure what rule he had broken.
• Xiao Yu warned everyone to avoid the blood, and Ye Zhuxing proposed climbing to the rooftop and escaping with their rescue ropes.
• Feng Tianyu carried the women over the blood, while Xiao Yu noticed that Ye Zhuxing stepped on a small bloodstain without being harmed.
• Lu Hui opened a room door and became trapped by a blood-spotted white sash; the others failed to free her and left her behind.
• The White Sash killed Lu Hui, and Hu Jiu wondered whether worms were subtly influencing the group's thoughts.

Xiao Yu and the Big Dipper team encountered a supernatural threat in the Haunted House, and her teammates died one by one. She awoke alone in the seemingly restored house, unable to tell whether she was still trapped in an illusion, and discovered the black icon was gone from her phone.

• Ye Zhuxing led Xiao Yu, He Tao, and Feng Tianyu onto the rooftop, where they found only endless darkness.
• A sound approached from behind, and He Tao and Feng Tianyu died after looking back.
• Ye Zhuxing rang the Hexagonal Copper Bell, but his head split open and a supernatural worm was exposed in his brain.
• A new worm drifted toward a stronger supernatural aura, and the worm in Ye Zhuxing's brain destroyed his brain when Hu Jiu tried to remove it.
• The bell floated in front of Xiao Yu, and she lost consciousness before waking alone in the restored Haunted House.
• Xiao Yu checked her phone and discovered that the black icon was missing.

Xiao Yu learned that the Queen of Spades had saved her from the Haunted House and agreed to spy on the Beidou Organization in exchange for staying alive. Meanwhile, He Ming was pressured by Capital detective Hou Qingxu to help with a supernatural incident.

• Xiao Yu realized that someone had been controlling events in the Haunted House and asked the Queen of Spades who she was.
• The Queen of Spades told Xiao Yu that the Big Dipper app had only been blocked temporarily and that she could not escape the Beidou Organization.
• Xiao Yu agreed to become a spy for the Queen of Spades, who promised to keep her alive.
• He Ming tried to cheer himself up by teasing the spirit cat at a luxury hotel.
• Hou Qingxu asked He Ming to help handle a supernatural incident in the Capital, and He Ming was pressured into accepting.

He Ming was repeatedly pressured into handling supernatural incidents for other Ghost Tamers and wondered why he felt no discomfort from the malevolent ghost inside him. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu escaped the Haunted House as a member of the Playing Cards, and a new teammate arrived to meet her.

• He Ming easily resolved Hou Qingxu’s class C incident but received little gratitude and was soon asked by other Ghost Tamers to handle more incidents.
• Spirit Cat told He Ming that experienced Ghost Tamers were exploiting him because he was a newcomer without backing.
• He Ming wondered why supernatural incidents were so frequent in the Capital and why the malevolent ghost inside him caused no discomfort, then found no writing on the Human Skin Paper.
• Xiao Yu left the Haunted House and realized the Playing Cards had freed her from the Beidou Organization’s control while giving her a Hexagonal Copper Bell and a queen of spades card.
• A black sedan arrived, and its driver showed Xiao Yu his own queen of spades card and said he had been told the Haunted House survivor would be his teammate.

Yin Wenxian explained to Xiao Yu that the Playing Card Organization planned to trade for Beidou’s Supernatural Items rather than steal them. Meanwhile, He Ming attended a Headquarters meeting where Fu Youhua praised him and invited him to speak, leaving him uneasy about their intentions.

• Yin Wenxian and Xiao Yu discussed gathering information on Beidou and obtaining its Supernatural Items, and Xiao Yu feared they would have to rob their owners.
• Yin Wenxian told Xiao Yu that the Playing Card Organization could trade Fierce Ghosts and mass-produced Supernatural Items for Beidou’s items.
• He Ming stayed at his hotel after Headquarters warned the Ghost Tamers to stop seeking his help.
• He Ming arrived early for the Headquarters meeting, where Hou Qingxu avoided acknowledging him.
• Fu Youhua praised He Ming at length and invited him to give a speech, while He Ming worried that Headquarters had an ulterior motive.

He Ming attended a Headquarters meeting, then toured the Research Department with Shen Jiliang and learned about powerful ghosts and Headquarters’ research. Fu Youhua took him away for a mental state assessment, and He Ming learned that Spirit Cat was a human-consciousness-bearing citizen named Ji Jiacheng.

• He Ming read Headquarters’ prepared speech at the meeting, then learned from Fu Youhua how frequently S-class Supernatural incidents were breaking out worldwide.
• He Ming refused Hou Qingxu’s invitation to drink, and Shen Jiliang took him to tour the Research Department.
• Shen Jiliang explained that Headquarters used power stolen from the ghost Filthy Water to create Ghost Tamers with the same water-controlling ability, and mentioned Red Moon and Ghost Marsh.
• Fu Youhua interrupted the tour and led He Ming away for a mental state assessment after arguing with Shen Jiliang about He Ming’s future.
• He Ming asked whether animals could become Ghost Tamers, and Fu Youhua explained that Spirit Cat was a unique case with a human consciousness and the legal identity Ji Jiacheng.

Hou Qingxu learned that He Ming had left the Capital and ordered Yan San to capture his ghost, then argued with his fiancée Ning Yun over his affairs with women. Ning Yun presented him with a document accusing him of poaching from Headquarters.

• Hou Qingxu learned that He Ming had refused his invitation and left the Capital, so he ordered his assistant to send Yan San after He Ming's ghost.
• Hou Qingxu relaxed with his aides until Ning Yun arrived and confronted him with photos of a high school girl he had been seeing.
• Hou Qingxu defended himself and tried to soothe Ning Yun with declarations of love, but she rejected his excuses.
• Ning Yun handed Hou Qingxu a document and accused him of poaching from Headquarters.

Hou Qingxu schemed to exploit a coming supernatural crisis while secretly building power, then received a call from his mysterious backers. Back home, He Ming was ambushed by a talisman-wielding stranger who claimed the Mirage Ghost belonged to someone else, leaving He Ming suppressed and fearing a ghost’s revival.

• Ning Yun warned Hou Qingxu not to underestimate Headquarters and advised him to drink less Longevity Potion before leaving.
• Hou Qingxu planned to weaken the Ning Family and use his recruited Ghost Tamers to profit from a predicted national crisis.
• A call came to Hou Qingxu on the special Satellite Phone supplied by the mysterious organization he hoped to outgrow.
• He Ming returned home from the Capital and was shot by an unseen attacker.
• The attacker surrounded He Ming with talisman papers that suppressed his supernatural power and demanded the Mirage Ghost be returned to its rightful owner.
• He Ming questioned whether his past good fortune had been a trap as an eerie chill spread through him.

He Ming was ambushed by a talisman-controlling Ghost Tamer and Yan San, who fought over him while He Ming used a phantom to escape. He reported the attack to Headquarters, then questioned the Human Skin Paper about why he had been targeted, but it did not answer.

• Hu Jiu used the Human Skin Paper to strengthen He Ming as the talisman-controlling Ghost Tamer attacked him.
• Yan San arrived, claimed He Ming as his target, and fought the unfamiliar Ghost Tamer, who revealed Yan San's connection to the Hou Family.
• The unfamiliar Ghost Tamer strangled Yan San with talisman papers; Yan San's Fierce Ghost revived, but the attacker trapped the Ghost Shadow in a cocoon.
• He Ming escaped while the attackers fought, and filthy water from a drawn door carried the unfamiliar Ghost Tamer away.
• He Ming called Headquarters to report the ambush and named Yan San as one of his attackers.
• He Ming consulted the Human Skin Paper in hiding and demanded to know why he had been ambushed, but it stayed silent.

Hu Jiu tortured Zhang San for information while Xiao Yu entered a hidden space at the Crocodile Bar and found Liang Rong beating Gu Dao and two other Beidou employees to force them to surrender an item from the Endless Corridor. Liang Rong sent his Wangliang to attack Xiao Yu and Yin Wenxian.

• Hu Jiu interrogated Zhang San about attacking He Ming and used supernatural force to torment him when he refused to answer.
• Hu Jiu urged the newly established Playing Card Organization to grow while he stayed behind the scenes.
• Xiao Yu noticed a curtain of darkness by the Crocodile Bar's emergency exit and entered the concealed space with Yin Wenxian following her.
• Xiao Yu found Liang Rong holding Gu Dao, Qiu Shuang, and their graying-haired companion captive and demanding an item they had brought back from the Endless Corridor.
• Liang Rong summoned a Wangliang from his box and ordered it to attack Xiao Yu and Yin Wenxian.

Xiao Yu and Yin Wenxian fought Liang Rong with their Supernatural Items, and Hu Jiu’s intervention stripped Liang Rong of his weapons. Liang Rong summoned the Red Moon through an altar embedded in his chest, but Yin Wenxian attacked him before he could finish boasting.

• Xiao Yu used the Hexagonal Copper Bell to hypnotize the Wangliang, while Liang Rong wrongly assumed the bell would harm her if she kept using it.
• Yin Wenxian opened a mysterious door with a playing card, and filthy water poured out to dissolve the Wangliang and take Liang Rong’s Wangliang Box.
• Liang Rong’s remaining Supernatural Items were sucked through the door, leaving him with no way to defend himself.
• Liang Rong revealed an altar fused into his chest and invoked the Moon-Worshipping Cult Group’s power to summon the Red Moon.
• Hu Jiu recognized the altar as a means of summoning the Red Moon, and Yin Wenxian punched Liang Rong before he could finish speaking.

Yin Wenxian stopped Liang Rong from summoning Red Moon and sent him through the strange door, while Hu Jiu acquired the Wangliang Box and Liang Rong’s supernatural items. Yin Wenxian recruited the injured Gu Dao into the Playing Card Organization by healing him, and the group learned that the overseas cult had ties to the Beidou Organization’s special employees.

• Yin Wenxian knocked Liang Rong unconscious and dragged him through the strange door, while Hu Jiu took the Wangliang Box and Liang Rong’s other supernatural items.
• Qiu Shuang and the middle-aged man checked on Gu Dao, whose injury was too severe for ordinary medical treatment to save.
• Yin Wenxian offered Gu Dao a place in the Playing Card Organization, and Gu Dao accepted to have his injury healed.
• A black spade mark appeared on Gu Dao’s neck as his injury healed, and he thanked Xiao Yu.
• Gu Dao, Qiu Shuang, and Xiao Yu discussed Liang Rong’s connection to an overseas cult and its involvement with the Beidou Organization’s special employees.

Xiao Yu and Yin Wenxian completed their mission while Gu Dao learned about the Playing Card Organization. After surviving an ambush, He Ming lost faith in Headquarters, secured a transfer to the Capital, and discovered that the Human Skin Paper had deliberately exposed him to danger.

• The middle-aged man warned Xiao Yu that the Moon-Worshipping Cult might retaliate, and Xiao Yu left with Yin Wenxian after the mission was complete.
• Gu Dao told Qiu Shuang about the Playing Card Organization and considered it a way to escape Big Dipper's control.
• Hu Jiu tortured Zhang San, found a talisman-paper worm inside him, and stored the extracted ghostly figure in a golden container.
• He Ming contacted Headquarters for an explanation after the ambush, accepted Fu Youhua's compensation, and requested a transfer to the Capital.
• He Ming consulted the Human Skin Paper, which admitted it had revealed Big Dipper's name to share the danger with him.

Reporter Xue Qiang and her colleague Song Ting'an traveled to a remote mountain homestay called Yizhuang after their employer ordered them to stop investigating evidence of ghosts and monsters. Xue Qiang planned to publish her saved data online, and the chapter ended as the pair joined other travelers for dinner at the homestay.

• Xue Qiang arrived with Song Ting'an, who carried her luggage, and dismissed his offer to visit local attractions.
• Xue Qiang recalled that her employer had forbidden her from pursuing a story about ghosts and monsters, and she planned to leak her backup data online.
• Lao Liu picked up Xue Qiang and Song Ting'an and drove them along a remote detour to Yizhuang.
• The owner welcomed the pair, and a staff member took their luggage to their rooms.
• Xue Qiang and Song Ting'an went to the outdoor restaurant, where other travelers were also dining.

Professor Zhang’s archaeology team discovered that a Song dynasty tomb might overlap with a much older burial site, while two hidden figures watched Yizhuang and planned to stop the investigation. Hu Jiu gained information and supernatural items from Liang Rong, leaving him considering whether to send Xiao Yu and the others after the secret organizations.

• Song Ting'an noticed Professor Zhang’s lively table and overheard the archaeologist discussing his team’s unusual tomb discovery.
• Professor Zhang concluded that the Song dynasty tomb might overlap with remains from the Shang and Zhou periods, and he kept the discovery secret while pursuing a preliminary investigation.
• Two furtive figures approached Yizhuang, identified the people they were tracking, and agreed to watch the travelers and prevent further tomb exploration if necessary.
• Hu Jiu reviewed what he had gained from Liang Rong, including information about a cult linked to Red Moon, Big Dipper, and several secret bases.
• Hu Jiu obtained four Supernatural Items from Liang Rong, destroyed them to release their Fierce Ghosts, and planned to copy them into more powerful items for his subordinates.

Song Ting'an and Xue Qiang tried to investigate Professor Zhang’s archaeological site but were turned away by Xiao Li, while a hidden observer watched from a tree. In Linjiang City, Hu Jiu learned that Hou Qingxu had seized control of the Haunted House and its land, then disguised himself and opened a door to the Capital to deal with him.

• Song Ting'an and Xue Qiang secretly watched Professor Zhang’s archaeological team, hoping to uncover why it had extended its stay.
• Xiao Li confronted Song Ting'an and Xue Qiang, rejected their questions, and ordered them to leave the protected archaeological site.
• An unseen observer watched Xiao Li from the canopy of a nearby tree.
• Hou Qingxu called Hu Jiu through Qian Ying’s phone and demanded his cooperation with an investigation of the Haunted House and its land.
• Hu Jiu learned from Xiao Mei that Hou Qingxu was the eldest young master of the Hou Family and decided to kill him.
• Hu Jiu disguised himself and drew a door on the wall leading to the Capital.

Hu Jiu went looking for Hou Qingxu and sensed a piece of the Ghost Book's puzzle near a black-market auction. After a Ghost Slave attacked his car and Ning Yun died in the crash, Hu Jiu captured the Ghost Slave while Hou Qingxu waited at the auction, unaware of what had happened.

• Hu Jiu used his power to question the receptionist, then controlled Ning Yun and had her drive him toward Hou Qingxu at an underground auction.
• Hu Jiu sensed a piece of the Ghost Book's puzzle nearby and told Ning Yun to drive toward a crowd instead of the auction venue.
• A Ghost Slave attacked their car, and Ning Yun crashed into a tree and died.
• Hu Jiu emerged unharmed, captured the Ghost Slave, and left before the traffic police arrived.
• Hou Qingxu waited for Ning Yun at the auction, not realizing she was dead.

Hou Qingxu hired Bai Yang to identify a supernatural item at an underground auction, where they recognized a strange mask. After the mask was stolen in a staged diversion, two accomplices escaped with it, while the chapter shifted to Hu Jiu searching for a Vengeful Ghost Puzzle and He Ming struggling under his Capital assignment.

• Hou Qingxu introduced Bai Yang to the auction guests and asked him to find a special item among the lots.
• Bai Yang identified the final lot, an ancient mask, as the item Hou Qingxu sought, and Hou Qingxu bought it for ten million after outbidding a stranger.
• Someone cut the power, attacked the host, and stole the mask; Hou Qingxu chased the stranger and killed him, but found no mask on the corpse.
• Two people in black escaped in the opposite direction with the mask and decided to deliver it before investigating a newly assigned Vengeful Ghost Puzzle.
• Hu Jiu heard the commotion while searching for a Vengeful Ghost Puzzle, while He Ming complained about the demands of his roving Ghost Tamer assignment in the Capital.