Chapter Summaries

Ye Li watched Hulk and Abomination fight, stole Banner’s blood samples from Dr. Samuel Sterns’s laboratory, and prevented Sterns from becoming the Leader. As Peter and the club members discussed the monsters, Barbara set off for Monaco, where Ye Li planned to meet Tony after finishing his business with the blood samples.

• Ye Li watched Hulk and Abomination battle in Harlem, then entered Dr. Samuel Sterns’s laboratory and took Banner’s blood samples.
• Banner’s blood began transforming Sterns, but Ye Li kicked him down and left with all the samples.
• Peter and Ned watched news of the green monsters at the Ghost-Spider Club while members debated whether the club’s heroes should confront them.
• Barbara told Mary Jane she was going to Monaco and headed for the airport, intending to meet Ye Li privately.
• Ye Li told Tony he would travel to Monaco on his own, then ordered a researcher to store Banner’s blood samples until further progress could be made.

Ye Li encountered S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Barbara on a flight to Monaco and teased her as she tried to accompany him. He ran into Stephen Strange, who invited them to his compartment, leaving Ye Li and Barbara together on the way there.

• Ye Li arrived at the airport and found Barbara waiting to accompany him on his trip.
• Barbara booked the compartment next to Ye Li’s, but he asked a flight attendant to keep her from harassing him.
• Ye Li and Barbara accepted iced tea from the flight attendant, then ran into Stephen Strange.
• Strange told Ye Li that the flight was headed to Monaco, and Ye Li said he was going there for racing.
• Strange invited Ye Li to his compartment, and Ye Li invited Barbara to come along.
• Barbara hugged Ye Li’s arm and thanked him for saving her face, while Ye Li rubbed her waist.

Ye Li and Barbara left Stephen's cabin after Stephen caught them behaving suspiciously, then went to Barbara's private cabin. Barbara tried to use Ye Li's interest in drawing to get him to sketch her, but he made his own intentions clear, and she changed tactics.

• Ye Li reminded Barbara not to reveal Tony Stark's secret racing competition, while Stephen noticed their suspicious behavior and ushered them out.
• Barbara invited Ye Li to her cabin, and he agreed to go with her.
• Barbara offered Ye Li drawing supplies, hoping he would sketch her, but Ye Li said he was not interested.
• Barbara understood Ye Li's meaning and put on a pair of white thigh-high stockings.

Ye Li drew several revealing portraits of Barbara and grew intimate with her, while she continued telling herself her actions were for the mission. After testing Barbara’s skills, Ye Li received a dinner delivery in the private cabin and realized the attendant outside had expected a woman.

• Barbara posed for Ye Li’s portraits and reluctantly revealed more of herself when he asked her to take off some clothing.
• Ye Li gave Barbara several portraits, and she asked him to make them less revealing before he pulled her into his arms.
• Barbara recognized that she had gone further than the mission required and whispered a private request to Ye Li.
• Ye Li agreed to test Barbara’s skill, and they kissed before she awkwardly began her new line of work.
• An attendant brought dinner and wine to the cabin, and Ye Li used his Spider-Sense to check the doorway before letting her in.
• The attendant wondered why a man had answered when she believed a woman had booked the cabin.

Ye Li, Barbara, and Strange arrived in Monaco, where Ye Li chose to visit a casino before seeing Stark. Stark recognized Ye Li after hearing that a newcomer had nearly won through the gaming hall.

• A flight attendant brought Ye Li dinner, and he spent the evening with Barbara on the plane.
• Strange woke Ye Li before landing in Monaco, and Barbara came out dressed in a youthful outfit.
• Ye Li, Barbara, and Strange left the airport together, and Ye Li suggested visiting a casino.
• At Monte Carlo Casino, Tony Stark heard about the winning gambler called Dieudujeu and recognized Ye Li.

Ye Li gambled with Tony Stark and introduced him to Stephen Strange and Barbara Morse before the group attended a pre-race banquet. There, Natasha reunited with Barbara, reporter Christina approached Ye Li, and Justin Hammer came over to speak with Tony.

• Ye Li warned Tony about his bad luck after Tony rolled two ones, and Tony met Strange and Barbara.
• Tony teased Ye Li about his female companions, then tried to teach him a card game and watched him win through his Spider-Sense.
• Tony brought Ye Li's group to the pre-race banquet, where Natasha and Barbara began talking together.
• Christina approached Ye Li and Tony, and Ye Li reflected that his enhanced Dog Talisman could grant eternal youth to women he chose.
• Justin Hammer approached Tony and tried to establish a connection with him.

Ye Li left Justin Hammer behind and became entangled with Christina and Barbara before Natasha interrupted them. As the racetrack event began, Ye Li took his place in a racing car ahead of Strange while Pepper tried to stop Tony from racing.

• Justin Hammer tried to keep Christina with him, but she led Ye Li away instead.
• Christina pinned Ye Li against a corridor wall, but Barbara stopped her and claimed to be Ye Li’s personal bodyguard.
• Barbara left with Ye Li, and Natasha later found them together in Barbara’s room.
• Natasha and Barbara discussed Barbara’s encounter on a balcony, where Barbara admitted she had not found being with Ye Li repulsive.
• The race began, and Barbara saw Ye Li get into a car ahead of Strange as Pepper tried to stop Tony from racing.

Ye Li used talismans to race past his friends and the other drivers, then stopped when his Spider-Sense warned him that Stephen was about to be attacked. As the track warped into a silent, empty dimension, Ye Li called out to the Ancient One.

• Ye Li used the Rat Talisman and Rabbit Talisman to speed up, overtake the other cars, and take first place in the race.
• Stark and Doctor Strange warned Ye Li to slow down, while Barbara recognized him from the stands.
• Ivan Vanko entered the track wearing his Whiplash Suit and dragging his electric whips.
• Ye Li's Super Spider-Sense showed Stephen's car being struck, and he prepared to use the Rooster Talisman's telekinetic power.
• The world around Ye Li warped and emptied, so he stopped his car, stepped out, and called for the Ancient One.

Ye Li escaped the Mirror Dimension and rejoined the Monaco race, where his interference helped Tony Stark defeat Ivan Vanko. Tony collapsed after dismantling Vanko’s suit, while Pepper rushed to check on him.

• Ye Li spoke with the Ancient One, then used the Tiger Talisman to break out of the Mirror Dimension.
• Ye Li drove his red race car back to the track and tossed Tony Stark the Iron Man Armor briefcase, hitting him in the head.
• Ye Li rammed Ivan Vanko into the track barrier, but Vanko survived and attacked Tony in his portable armor.
• Tony fought back, knocked Vanko dizzy with a punch, and dismantled the Whiplash Suit with his energy blade.
• Tony collapsed with a bleeding head, and Pepper rushed over to ask if he was hurt.

Ye Li visited Tony Stark and Stephen Strange in the hospital after the Monaco attack, gave Strange a map leading to a possible magical cure, and told Tony how to find the New Element that could cure his palladium poisoning. The chapter ended with Tony sending a third check to thank Cindy Moon, while Ye Li left with all three checks.

• Ye Li found Stark recovering from a mild concussion and palladium poisoning, while Strange's hands had been ruined.
• Ye Li received worried messages from Jessica Jones, Gwen Stacy, Felicia, Skye, and Cindy Moon as Stark complained about being neglected.
• Ye Li gave Strange a map with a location in Nepal circled and told him to seek magic there if he ran out of other options.
• Tony gave Ye Li two checks and asked him to pass one to Black Spider, while Ye Li told Tony that his father's city model contained the New Element he needed.
• Tony learned that Cindy Moon's Spider-Sense had revealed the information and gave Ye Li a third check to pass on to her.

Ye Li watched Daredevil fight a gang, then narrowly avoided a grenade and destroyed an Iron Soldier during the battle between Iron Man, War Machine, and Hammer’s robots. As he wandered on, he sensed gunfire in a building and noticed a detective-dressed woman entering it.

• Daredevil rescued women from gangsters while Ye Li watched from atop a cargo container.
• Ye Li spoke with Cindy by phone about the money he had sent her.
• An Iron Soldier fired a grenade near Ye Li, and he destroyed the robot with a Dragon Blast.
• War Machine told Iron Man that something had dragged down an Iron Soldier, and they speculated a superhero had helped them.
• Ye Li sensed a gunfight inside a building and saw a beautiful woman dressed like a detective hurry inside.

Ye Li followed Jessica Jones into an old building, where he met Matilda, a battered girl from another world who had befriended Jessica. After learning how Jessica had been caring for Matilda, Ye Li accepted the girl as part of their family, while Happy and Natasha raided Hammer Industries.

• Ye Li caught Matilda's drinks after she bumped into him, then followed her into the old building after gunshots rang out.
• Matilda introduced herself to Ye Li and asked about the gunshots as she hurried inside.
• Happy and Natasha entered Hammer Industries, where Natasha took down guards and Happy defeated a security guard with an ear-biting trick.
• Jessica Jones appeared and recognized Matilda, who was surprised to learn Ye Li was Jessica's brother.
• Jessica explained that she had met Matilda while investigating a case and had regularly looked after her.
• Matilda offered Jessica and Ye Li drinks, and Ye Li gently pushed his bottle back to her.

After Matilda discovered that her family had been murdered, Jessica persuaded Ye Li to take her in. Meanwhile, Tony and Rhodey faced Ivan Vanko’s new armor, and Rhodey’s Ex-Wife Missile failed before the chapter left Matilda welcomed into Ye Li’s family.

• Matilda rushed upstairs after Jessica told her a family of four had been murdered, while Jessica realized she had not checked the crime scene for evidence.
• Natasha restored Rhodey’s armor control and warned Tony and Rhodey that Ivan Vanko was approaching in a new Whiplash Armor.
• Rhodey fired the Ex-Wife Missile at Vanko, but the weapon fell into the water and failed.
• Matilda found her younger brother dead, and Jessica comforted her after realizing Matilda’s family were the victims.
• Jessica asked Ye Li to adopt Matilda, and he agreed on the condition that Jessica take responsibility for caring for her.
• Ye Li lifted Matilda so she could kiss his cheek and told her to call him Li until she grew accustomed to calling him Big Brother.

Ye Li brought Matilda home after rescuing her, welcomed her as a new little sister, and asked what she wanted to say. Matilda leaned into his embrace and looked at him pleadingly, leaving her request unanswered.

• Matilda offered Ye Li a cigarette, and he kissed her to reassure her that he accepted her.
• Ye Li shot the unconscious gangsters after asking whether Matilda wanted to kill them, then told Jessica to have Skye arrange the cleanup.
• Ye Li introduced Matilda to Felicia as a new little sister, and Jessica helped the two get acquainted.
• Ye Li decided to use Stark's checks to buy Stark Industries stock after seeing the exhibition fight end on television.
• Jessica offered to cook Chinese food for Matilda, and Ye Li asked her about her interest in Iron Man before drawing her into his embrace.

Matilda worried that Ye Li and the sisters might have conflicts after overhearing noises from his room, then fell asleep. At S.H.I.E.L.D., Natasha and Barbara sparred and discussed Ye Li before Barbara asked Natasha for help inviting someone on a mission.

• Jessica cooked dinner with Felicia while Gwen arrived and joined them.
• Matilda watched cartoons during dinner, then overheard noises from Ye Li's room and wondered if he and the sisters were fighting before she fell asleep.
• Natasha and Barbara sparred at the S.H.I.E.L.D. training base and teased each other about Ye Li.
• Barbara asked Natasha to help with a simple mission, and Natasha identified it as Nick's plan to invite Tony Stark and Ye Li as consultants.

Natasha visited Ye Li with Nick Fury’s invitation for him and Tony to serve as S.H.I.E.L.D. consultants, while Ye Li concealed Gwen Stacy’s identity as Ghost-Spider. The chapter ended with Nick Fury meeting Tony in an abandoned warehouse and trying to bring him onto S.H.I.E.L.D.’s side.

• Natasha realized Barbara was reluctant to keep working as an agent, and Barbara admitted she might prefer her life at the club.
• Natasha arrived at Ye Li’s home and found him with Jessica Jones, Gwen Stacy, and Felicia, who were still wearing bath towels.
• Natasha gave Ye Li an invitation from Nick Fury and asked to speak with him privately.
• Ye Li learned that Fury had invited him and Tony to serve as consultants, then blamed a strand of spider silk on Felicia and Cindy 757 to protect Gwen Stacy’s secret identity.
• Nick Fury met Tony in an abandoned warehouse, where Tony objected to S.H.I.E.L.D. using a place that had belonged to his father.

Ye Li and Tony Stark met with Nick Fury to discuss S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant roles, and Ye Li instead proposed cooperation between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Ghost-Spider Club. The meeting ended with Barbara and Natasha assigned as liaisons, while Ye Li later stared at Matilda for reasons not yet revealed.

• Nick Fury gave Ye Li and Tony Stark files offering them consultant positions at S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Tony Stark accepted the position in exchange for S.H.I.E.L.D. arranging an award presenter for him and Rhodey.
• Ye Li refused to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. but offered cooperation through the Ghost-Spider Club.
• Ye Li recommended Barbara and Natasha as liaisons, and Nick Fury agreed to the arrangement.
• Barbara found Natasha washing her hands, and Natasha admitted that seeing Ye Li made her want to wash them.
• Matilda asked Ye Li why he was staring at her.

Ye Li took Matilda to the Research Institute for a gentler Super Soldier Serum injection, then encountered Ghost-Spider fighting Doctor Octopus in the rain. He defeated Otto with a storm, gained Absolute Zero Ice Ability, and tested its power before leaving the area.

• Ye Li asked Matilda if she wanted to become stronger, and she agreed to receive a small dose of the Super Soldier Serum.
• Ye Li drove Matilda through the rain with Veronica following behind the car.
• Ye Li encountered Doctor Octopus attacking people and watched Gwen Stacy, as Ghost-Spider, fight him.
• Ye Li summoned a lightning-filled tornado cloud that swept Doctor Octopus into the sky and killed him.
• Ye Li chose Absolute Zero Ice Ability as his reward and stopped Otto's corpse and the surrounding rain in midair while testing it.

Ye Li took Matilda to the Research Institute, where she received a serum injection, then brought her along to New Mexico. After Matilda demonstrated her enhanced strength to Coulson, Ye Li revealed that he had come to find Jane Foster because Matilda shared her surname.

• Ye Li drove Matilda to the Research Institute, where she received an injection that transformed her body and extended her lifespan.
• Ye Li asked Matilda if she wanted to learn to fight, and she agreed so she could protect people in the slums.
• Ye Li, Matilda, Barbara, and Coulson stopped at a New Mexico gas station on their way to Beautiful Paradise.
• Matilda bent a quarter between her fingers to demonstrate her enhanced strength to Coulson.
• Ye Li told Coulson that he had come to New Mexico to find Jane Foster because Matilda's surname was also Foster.

Ye Li and Matilda stopped two armed robbers at a convenience store, then Ye Li and Barbara went to find Erik Selvig and Jane Foster in Old Bridge City. Ye Li claimed to be investigating for S.H.I.E.L.D., but Selvig doubted him.

• Matilda swept one robber off his feet and knocked the other unconscious with his shotgun while Ye Li watched.
• Matilda opened the cigarettes she had chosen, and Ye Li lit one for her with blue sparks.
• The next day, Ye Li led Barbara to a hall in Old Bridge City, where Erik Selvig, Jane Foster, and Daisy Lewis discussed a possible wormhole.
• Ye Li introduced himself as a S.H.I.E.L.D. investigator and demanded to know what Selvig and the others had been doing.
• Selvig questioned Ye Li's claim, while Jane said none of them had gotten a clear look at him.