Chapter Summaries

Zhan'er met Mo Mo, the heir of the Celestial Master Sect, who had come to see the recovering Yang Taizi after encountering a powerful stranger. The next day Mo Mo left with an ancient box, while Black Soul Number Nine returned to Boss Luo, who asked him about a question from their last meeting.

• Zhan'er considered sneaking off the mountain but instead discovered Mo Mo on the Daoist altar.
• Mo Mo introduced himself to Yang Taizi and recounted how an unfathomably powerful man and a blue-eyed woman had defeated him.
• Yang Taizi recognized the description and concealed his alarm, then told Mo Mo they would discuss his reason for visiting the next day.
• Zhan'er demanded a phone so he could join the cultivators' chat group, and exposed Yang Taizi for watching livestreams during his retreats.
• Mo Mo took an ancient box from Yang Taizi and left the temple with Zhan'er the next day.
• Black Soul Number Nine returned to the club, where Boss Luo asked whether he remembered the question he had asked before.

Luo Qiu sent Black Soul Number Nine to investigate a location marked on a map, while Wang Yuechuan brought Professor Cui Fo to inspect an ancient book. At the pet hospital, Su Zijun’s free demon checkups left Rat Demon wary of a massive blood-drawing syringe.

• Luo Qiu gave Black Soul Number Nine an envelope and promised to grant his previous request if he found what was inside it.
• Black Soul Number Nine left the city, opened the envelope, and found a map marked with a red dot at Jinggang Mountain.
• Wang Yuechuan met Professor Cui Fo at the airport and drove him to the apartment where the ancient book was being kept.
• Rat Demon arrived at the pet hospital and learned that Su Zijun was offering demons free physical examinations.
• Luo Pianxian told Rat Demon that the examination began with a blood draw, and he grew alarmed at the enormous syringe.

The Rat Demon uncle fled Su Zijun’s infirmary, then struggled with his family’s growing expenses and went to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss Bar to drown his worries. There, he learned that a mysterious demon named Lizi had frozen an attacker solid, and the Wild Boar Bartender hinted at a risky way to earn money without breaking Lord Dragon’s rules.

• The Rat Demon uncle panicked at Su Zijun’s voice and fled without taking the prenatal medicine for his wife.
• At home, the Rat Demon uncle worried that his city pipeline worker’s salary could no longer support his large, growing family.
• Unable to sleep, the Rat Demon uncle traveled through the underground pipelines to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss Bar and paid admission with a bead of demonic power.
• The Rat Demon uncle asked the Wild Boar Bartender about a young woman named Lizi, and the bartender said she had frozen an unruly demon into a shattered ice cube.
• After drinking five Fire Lizard liquors, the Rat Demon uncle asked how to earn lots of money quickly and safely without breaking Lord Dragon’s rules, and the bartender said it depended on his courage.

At the pet hospital, Luo Pianxian learned that Shu You had disappeared after visiting the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and Su Zijun agreed to investigate. At the club, Taiyinzi begged to be released from his punishment to attend a concert, but Luo Qiu decided that he and You Ye would go too.

• Shu Xiaoshu told Luo Pianxian that Shu You had gone missing, and Cheese revealed that his father sometimes visited the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
• Luo Pianxian learned that Cheese had tracked Shu You's scent to the Pure Land, where it disappeared.
• Su Zijun explained that a powerful great demon owned the Pure Land and initially refused to go there.
• Shu Xiaoshu begged Su Zijun for help, and Su Zijun agreed to visit the Pure Land, insisting she only wanted to settle old debts.
• Taiyinzi asked Luo Qiu to release him from his punishment so he could attend the German Chariot concert, and Luo Qiu announced that he and You Ye would attend as well.

Su Zijun took Little Butterfly into a monster nightclub, where she confronted Ghost Infant and announced she had come to find Sun Xiaosheng. Meanwhile, Luo Qiu and Maid Miss accompanied Taiyinzi to a concert, only to discover that the band he adored was a knockoff act playing at a nightclub.

• Little Butterfly offered Su Zijun one of her demonic power beads to cover her admission, but Su Zijun rejected it and kicked open the warehouse door.
• Ghost Infant recognized Su Zijun, and she demanded to see Sun Xiaosheng, then brought Little Butterfly inside after learning he was away at a concert.
• Luo Qiu realized that the concert Taiyinzi had booked was actually a nightclub show by a knockoff band.
• Taiyinzi despaired over being tricked by the scalper and vowed to fight him.

Luo Qiu entered the nightclub with Maid Miss and Taiyinzi while Brother Xiaosheng arrived and spotted the Back Shadow among the guests. At the bar, Su Zijun questioned Gui Qianyi about the missing Shu You and demanded an answer before the Hour of the Tiger.

• Luo Qiu decided to visit the nightclub, and Taiyinzi hurried after him and Maid Miss.
• Brother Xiaosheng found hidden large fish balls at Fish Ball Qiang’s stall, then entered the nightclub and noticed the Back Shadow.
• Luo Pianxian became overwhelmed by the rowdy monsters at the club while Ghost Infant watched over her.
• Su Zijun asked Gui Qianyi whether he had seen Shu You, whose scent had disappeared from the bar.
• Gui Qianyi agreed to investigate Shu You’s disappearance, and Su Zijun rejected his attempt to address her as the princess from her past.

Luo Qiu and You Ye observed the nightclub’s patrons while Taiyinzi searched backstage for a wealthy patron to help him make up for his mistake. Taiyinzi stumbled upon two men arguing over a band, ending the chapter as one punched the other and vowed not to disband it.

• You Ye took two Gin-Fizzes from a server without attracting attention and joined Luo Qiu at the bar.
• Luo Qiu pointed out a distressed woman and a young man concealing his disgust at the nightclub, and You Ye interpreted their feelings and motives.
• You Ye reassured Luo Qiu that she was unfamiliar with the Lu Ban School, and Luo Qiu asked where Taiyinzi had gone.
• Taiyinzi wandered through the backstage area, looking for a wealthy patron who might help him avoid punishment for his mistake.
• Taiyinzi found two men arguing, and one punched the other before declaring that he would not disband the band.

Hong Guan quit the band after explaining that his family and their humiliating performances mattered more than their old dream, leaving Cheng Yiran alone to smash his guitar. At the nightclub, Taiyinzi brought Luo Qiu a newly formed white card while You Ye confronted Brother Xiaosheng, who had been watching them.

• Hong Guan refused Cheng Yiran's attempt to help him up, said he would perform one last show, and explained that his wife and coming child needed his earnings.
• Cheng Yiran was left alone as the band members departed, then smashed his guitar and shouted that everyone had left him.
• Taiyinzi presented Luo Qiu with a white card, and Luo Qiu sensed that someone had been watching them as Taiyinzi noticed supernatural presences in the nightclub.
• You Ye followed the watcher into an alley and confronted Brother Xiaosheng about secretly observing them.
• Brother Xiaosheng reacted in fear when You Ye warned him about his manner of speaking and burned away the clothes on his back before leaving.

Luo Qiu discovered a golden strand of fur left by a demon, while Cheng Yiran’s performance collapsed when he snapped a guitar string and smashed his instrument. After attempting to end his life, Cheng Yiran heard a voice offering success in exchange for his soul and followed it into a dark private room.

• You Ye told Luo Qiu that a capable demon had approached her, and Luo Qiu found and destroyed a golden strand of fur left on her shoulder.
• Luo Qiu sent Taiyinzi to work after Taiyinzi found another patron, then watched Cheng Yiran perform.
• Cheng Yiran lost himself in his playing, snapped a guitar string, and smashed his guitar before fleeing the stage.
• Cheng Yiran soaked his face in the restroom, threw away his metal tag necklace, and climbed to the rooftop intending to die.
• An unseen voice offered Cheng Yiran success in exchange for his soul, and he followed it to a dim private room containing two figures.

Cheng Yiran accepted the mysterious merchant Luo Qiu’s offer to buy something after Luo Qiu restored his shattered guitar. Meanwhile, Hong Guan left the nightclub and gave his bass to Fish Ball Qiang, as Cheng Yiran’s performance of “Paranoid” sent the crowd into a frenzy.

• Luo Qiu restored Cheng Yiran’s broken guitar and offered it as a gift, and Cheng Yiran decided to buy something from him.
• The nightclub manager berated Hong Guan, withheld Cheng Yiran’s pay, and kicked Hong Guan’s bass aside.
• Hong Guan left the nightclub, texted Cheng Yiran that they should part on good terms, and bought food from Fish Ball Qiang.
• Hong Guan gave his bass to Fish Ball Qiang, who told him he had enjoyed listening to his music.
• Cheng Yiran performed “Paranoid” at the nightclub, drawing a frenzied response from the crowd and people nearby.

After Cheng Yiran’s guitar performance thrilled the nightclub crowd, Manager Dai offered him a long-term residency contract. On his way out, Cheng Yiran saw Hong Guan’s discarded bag at Fish Ball Qiang’s stall, while a mysterious young man and blue-eyed woman bought it after Cheng left.

• Cheng Yiran absorbed the crowd’s response to his performance and credited the electric guitar’s mysterious magic for his newfound exhilaration.
• Manager Dai offered Cheng Yiran a long-term residency contract, and Cheng said he would consider it.
• Cheng Yiran found a bag Hong Guan had given Fish Ball Qiang and angrily demanded to know why he had given it away.
• Fish Ball Qiang overpowered Cheng Yiran, who left without buying the bag.
• A young man and a blue-eyed woman arrived, and the woman bought the bag after Fish Ball Qiang raised its price.

Su Zijun searched the bar for Shu You’s whereabouts while Luo Qiu and You Ye returned to the club. They found the missing Luo Pianxian drunk on the doorstep.

• Brother Xiaosheng escaped the rooftop water tank, tried to investigate the mysterious woman with a hair-made mirror, and headed back to his territory.
• Su Zijun learned that Shu You had been seen near a wild hill and questioned a longhorn beetle demon, who agreed to show her where he lived and where he had seen Shu You.
• Su Zijun realized Luo Pianxian was missing and ordered Ghost Infant to protect her before hurrying away.
• Luo Qiu walked You Ye home while Taiyinzi followed behind them carrying the club owner’s purchases.
• Luo Qiu and You Ye reached the club and found Luo Pianxian staggering toward them, drunk, before she collapsed at their feet.

Sun Xiaosheng questioned Gui Qianyi about Zijun’s return and the illusions that had struck the demons, but Gui Qianyi refused to reveal anything. At the club, Luo Pianxian woke with a hangover, learned You Ye had cared for her, and was offered food by Luo Qiu.

• Sun Xiaosheng pressed Gui Qianyi for information about Zijun and the shattered window, but Gui Qianyi said the demons had fallen under a collective illusion spell and kept his promise not to discuss the Princess.
• Sun Xiaosheng decided to search for Zijun himself, then realized he was naked and had forgotten to change clothes.
• Luo Pianxian woke in an unfamiliar room, remembered Sister Zijun and Uncle Rat Demon, and searched for her shoes.
• You Ye brought Luo Pianxian her cleaned clothes and explained that she had thrown up on her master the previous night, then gently advised her to keep her underwear covered.
• Luo Pianxian followed You Ye downstairs to the club, where Luo Qiu offered her food.

Luo Qiu teased Luo Pianxian about the strange incidents caused by her drunken antics, then learned about a bar frequented by demons and asked her to pass an apology to Miss Long. After enjoying You Ye’s elaborate jelly, Luo Pianxian rushed to open her shop and fell, leaving Luo Qiu laughing with an unusual trace of emotion.

• Luo Pianxian nervously apologized to Luo Qiu, who reassured her and read aloud newspaper reports about the previous night’s strange incidents.
• Luo Qiu showed Luo Pianxian the bottle she had drunk, and she explained that a bartender at the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss bar had given it to her.
• You Ye told Luo Qiu that the bar served demons, and Luo Qiu asked Luo Pianxian to tell Miss Long he was sorry for being abrupt and would help her at a discount.
• You Ye served Luo Pianxian a layered honey-and-milk jelly, which she ate after learning she could not take it home.
• When the clock struck ten, Luo Pianxian hurried to open her shop, tripped over the table, and fell as Luo Qiu laughed aloud.

Luo Pianxian left Luo Qiu’s club to return to the pet center, where Su Zijun came back with Shu You’s ring and announced that he was dead. After collapsing from her injuries, Su Zijun lost control and drank Luo Pianxian’s blood, then awoke to discover the butterfly demon had willingly let her bite both arms.

• Luo Pianxian thanked Luo Qiu and You Ye, hurried out, then returned twice to ask for help and express her gratitude before leaving for the pet center.
• Luo Qiu took out the bass carved with the character “Heaven,” played it for You Ye, and said its purity and beauty made it worth liking.
• Luo Pianxian returned to the pet center and found Shu Xiaoshu and Cheese waiting for news of Shu You; Su Zijun arrived and gave Shu Xiaoshu his wedding ring, saying he was dead.
• Su Zijun violently drove Shu Xiaoshu and Cheese away, then collapsed from her injuries; when Luo Pianxian tried to help, Su Zijun bit her and drank her blood.
• Su Zijun awoke that night and found bite marks on both of Luo Pianxian’s arms; Luo Pianxian admitted she had offered the second arm because she feared Su Zijun would die.

Su Zijun explained to Luo Pianxian that Long Xiruo guarded the city's ancient spiritual vein and that greedy monsters were plotting against it. She recounted how a trap led her to discover Xiangliu, who had killed Bai Xu Weng and recognized her as the reincarnated last descendant of the Xuanyuan Royal.

• Su Zijun tried to make Luo Pianxian fear her red eyes, but Luo mistook them for eye gunk and offered to clean them.
• Su Zijun explained that the city’s abundant spiritual energy came from an ancient vein that Long Xiruo protected, and warned that monsters might exploit Long Xiruo’s absence.
• Su Zijun told Luo Pianxian that she had left because a suspicious fellow was about to return and had followed Bai Xu Weng into the hills.
• Su Zijun confronted Bai Xu Weng for deliberately leading her to a remote place, but Lord Ghost appeared and twisted off Bai Xu Weng’s head.
• Lord Ghost identified Su Zijun as the reincarnated last descendant of the Xuanyuan Royal, and Su Zijun recognized him as Xiangliu.

Su Zijun recounted her battle with Xiangliu, who ambushed and wounded her while trying to unseal a spiritual vein. With Long Xiruo absent and the hospital no longer safe, Luo Pianxian persuaded Su Zijun to seek protection through a transaction, bringing her to a place Su Zijun recognized as legendary.

• Su Zijun fought Xiangliu over his plan to endanger the demon realm’s spiritual veins, but an accomplice struck her with a weapon that suppressed demons.
• An unknown woman used ice and snow to hold Xiangliu back, allowing Su Zijun to escape.
• Su Zijun explained that Xiangliu was likely occupied with breaking a seal beneath the hillside and worried that his accomplices might search for her at the hospital.
• Luo Pianxian suggested going to the boss for protection, and Su Zijun agreed to seek help in exchange for payment.
• Luo Pianxian brought Su Zijun to an ordinary-looking shop, which Su Zijun recognized as the legendary place.

Luo Qiu met Su Zijun at the club after Luo Pianxian brought her there, and Su Zijun challenged him over the club’s service and trading rules. After Su Zijun sent Luo Pianxian away, she remained alone with Luo Qiu to discuss a private transaction.

• Ren Ziling came home exhausted, complained that Lizi had taken several days off, and ate the small wontons Luo Qiu had made.
• Luo Qiu went to the club, where Maid Miss introduced Su Zijun, whom Luo Pianxian had brought as a guest.
• Su Zijun demanded rare baby-girl blood, and Luo Qiu said she could purchase it by paying with a lock of her hair.
• Su Zijun’s demonic aura frightened Luo Pianxian, so she calmed down and declined the blood.
• Su Zijun asked Luo Pianxian to leave so she could speak privately with Luo Qiu, and You Ye took Luo Pianxian to the kitchen.

Luo Pianxian worried that Su Zijun might be harmed at the club, while You Ye reassured her and offered her a taste of the egg mixture. Su Zijun tested Luo Qiu by trying to bite him, then agreed to pay for healing and information about Xiangliu with souls from a tomb of deep-sea demons.

• You Ye reassured Luo Pianxian that the club would not hurt its customers unless they were genuinely malicious, then let her taste the sweet egg mixture.
• Su Zijun told Luo Qiu that the club's mysterious reputation made her doubt its promises and asked for her injuries to be healed and detailed information about Xiangliu.
• Su Zijun offered herself as payment, but Luo Qiu said her virgin blood was not enough for both requests and warned her not to drink his blood.
• Su Zijun tried to bite Luo Qiu, but black chains restrained her, and one of her sharp teeth fell out without drawing his blood.
• Su Zijun offered the location of a tomb containing thirty thousand deep-sea demon souls, and Luo Qiu agreed that twenty thousand would pay for healing her injuries while fifteen hundred would buy the information about Xiangliu.

After waking with the magical guitar, Cheng Yiran received an offer from Feiyun Entertainment and agreed to meet. At the Club, Su Zijun completed her contract with Luo Qiu and was offered Cain's blood to heal her injuries.

• Cheng Yiran woke up with the guitar and felt its power again, then checked his missed calls and messages.
• Cheng Yiran called Li Zifeng, who explained Feiyun Entertainment's connection to Tianying Entertainment and invited him to develop his career.
• Cheng Yiran agreed to meet with Li Zifeng and Feiyun Entertainment.
• Su Zijun pressed her palm to the Club's parchment and completed the contract with Luo Qiu.
• Su Zijun questioned why her injuries remained, and Luo Qiu explained that her recovery would take time before offering her a glass of Cain's blood.