Chapter Summaries

Lu Zheng refused Zhao Wenrong’s offer to buy Sweet Delights Shop, despite learning that the Zhao Family had already purchased the neighboring shop and wanted to combine the properties. Zhao Wenrong left angry and planned to seek help from a county clerk, while Lu Zheng remained confident he could handle whatever came next.

• Zhao Wenrong visited Lu Zheng with Zhou Mingsheng and tried to persuade him to sell Sweet Delights Shop.
• Zhao Wenrong revealed that the Zhao Family had bought the neighboring shop, prompting Lu Zheng to realize they wanted to combine several adjoining properties.
• Lu Zheng refused to sell and rejected Zhao Wenrong’s claim that refusing meant disrespecting the Zhao Family.
• Liu Qingyan worried that Zhao Wenrong would not let the matter go, but Lu Zheng said he would deal with any trouble.
• Zhao Wenrong vented his anger, rejected the servant’s suggestion to use thugs, and agreed with Zhou Mingsheng to ask Clerk Li of the county office to mediate.

After learning that Lu Zheng had powerful connections, Zhao Wenrong abandoned his attempt to acquire Sweet Delights Shop and withdrew his offer. Lu Zheng waited for Zhao Wenrong to make trouble, but the storefront went back on the market instead.

• Zhao Wenrong and Zhou Mingsheng visited Li Zhubu to ask him to mediate for Sweet Delights Shop.
• Li Zhubu learned the dispute involved Lu Zheng and revealed that he was connected to White Cloud Temple, the Land God Peach Blossom Fairy, the Yizhou Demon Suppression Division, and Prefect Du.
• Zhao Wenrong accepted that Li Zhubu would not confront Lu Zheng and agreed to look for another storefront.
• Zhao Wenrong ordered Zhou Mingsheng to put the storefront back on the market and send Zhao Si home to face the family rules.
• Lu Zheng waited for Zhao Wenrong to retaliate, but saw an agent hang a for-sale sign on the storefront instead.

Lu Zheng dismissed Zhou Mingsheng’s apology for Zhao Wenrong’s offense, then spent the middle of the ten-day outing soaking in hot springs and visiting Five Beauties Manor with Liu Qingyan, Shen Ying, and Liu Qingquan. Shen Ying discussed how she planned to use the Porcelain Bottle to store Peach Blossom Evil, and the group returned to Tonglin County that night.

• Zhou Mingsheng apologized to Lu Zheng on Zhao Wenrong’s behalf and offered gifts, but Lu Zheng sent him away and ended the matter.
• Zhao Wenrong brooded at home, where a red-clad figure appeared over the neighboring wall and asked why he was troubled.
• Lu Zheng told Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying about Shen Ying’s danger and learned that the Porcelain Bottle could store Peach Blossom Evil for use against enemies.
• Lu Zheng, Liu Qingyan, Shen Ying, and Liu Qingquan soaked in the hot springs at Hundred Springs Valley, where Liu Qingquan’s presence foiled Lu Zheng’s advances toward Liu Qingyan.
• The group visited Five Beauties Manor, shared a meal, and toured the spring scenery with Hua Yixing and the other women.
• Lu Zheng’s family had dinner at Five Beauties Manor and returned to Tonglin County with Shen Ying that night.

After Lin Wan returned from Weizhi City, she and Lu Zheng spent a day together before she prepared to fly to Japan with evidence and her colleague Hong Liang. At the airport, Lu Zheng unexpectedly appeared with a ticket for the same flight.

• Lin Wan returned three days late after helping uncover evidence that led to more arrests in China and Japan, and Lu Zheng welcomed her home with a meal.
• Lin Wan and Lu Zheng spent the day together, and she told him she would leave for Japan the next afternoon as part of a three-route operation to deliver evidence.
• Lin Wan said she would travel with Hong Liang and noted that her flight would be the same as Takeuchi Akemi's.
• Lin Wan collected a code-locked suitcase at the Hai City Liaison Office, met Hong Liang, and went to the airport.
• As Lin Wan and Hong Liang waited in a secluded spot, Lu Zheng appeared holding a plane ticket and called it a coincidence.

Lin Wan and Hong Liang arrived in Tokyo to deliver an encrypted package, but their pickup van exploded in the parking garage and armed attackers ambushed them. Lin Wan saved Hong Liang and incapacitated both shooters, while Kakuda No lay badly injured.

• Lu Zheng joined Lin Wan and Hong Liang on their flight to Tokyo, and Hong Liang asked him to keep his distance during their official business.
• At the airport, Kakuda No and another man met Lin Wan and Hong Liang and led them toward a van in the underground garage.
• Lin Wan sensed a bomb in the van and pulled Hong Liang away before it exploded, killing the driver and badly injuring Kakuda No and the unnamed man.
• Two men with Uzis opened fire on Hong Liang, but Lin Wan dodged their bullets and broke their wrists and legs.

Lin Wan, Hong Liang, and Kadono survived an ambush in the airport garage and headed toward the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with the item they were assigned to deliver. On the way, another attack was thwarted by unseen help, and they continued toward their destination.

• Lin Wan defeated the gunmen in the parking garage and checked that Hong Liang and Kadono were safe, while Lu Zheng arrived and said he would follow nearby.
• Kadono received a call reporting that Ueda's team had been wiped out, and he insisted that they go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with their item.
• Lin Wan, Hong Liang, and Kadono left in a taxi as Hong Liang warned that the attackers might have a final ambush waiting at the department entrance.
• Two armed drones appeared near an intersection, but they exploded in midair, and a van crashed into a streetlamp.
• Lin Wan reassured the frightened driver that they were safe and said they would reach the department after one more intersection.

Lu Zheng helped Lin Wan and the others reach the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, then explored Ginza and wandered into Shinjuku Kabukicho while waiting for her. After Lin Wan finished giving her statement, she called him and headed to meet him at the district’s entrance.

• Lu Zheng destroyed a drone and stunned the people in a business van, then followed Lin Wan and the others to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
• Lu Zheng left the police department and went to Ginza, where he remembered Shinjuku Kabukicho and fled after drawing attention to himself.
• Lu Zheng booked a hotel near Shinjuku and wandered into Kabukicho, politely turning down several women who approached him.
• Lin Wan called Lu Zheng after finishing at the police department, recognized his location from the sounds in the background, and told him to wait at Kabukicho’s entrance.
• Lu Zheng waited for Lin Wan at the entrance to Kabukicho after inviting her to look around the district with him.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan ate at an izakaya in Kabukicho, discussed the evidence against Haneda Masahiro, and planned to visit Akihabara before returning home. As they walked back to their hotel, a man disguised as a businessman suddenly attacked them with daggers.

• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan ordered traditional Japanese dishes and discussed how their evidence could help send Haneda Masahiro to prison.
• Lin Wan told Lu Zheng that Hong Liang would sign paperwork at the International Criminal Police branch the next day, allowing them to return home.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan chose Akihabara as their destination for the next day and talked about Lin Wan taking down officers who had doubted her account.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan left Kabukicho near midnight and walked toward their hotel through quieter streets.
• A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses dropped his briefcase as he passed Lu Zheng and Lin Wan, drew two daggers, and stabbed toward their hearts.

After assassins targeted Lin Wan and Hong Liang, Lu Zheng treated the attacks as a private grudge and traced them to the Matsushima family. He identified Matsushima Kawa as the mastermind and arrived at his estate, where he paused to decide what to do next.

• Lin Wan stopped an assassin from killing her and knocked him unconscious while Lu Zheng restrained the man's dagger.
• Hong Liang warned Lin Wan that assassins had attacked him, and Lu Zheng concluded the attackers were retaliating for her successful mission.
• Lu Zheng took the unconscious assassin away, then returned with Lin Wan to the hotel and agreed to act against those targeting them.
• Lu Zheng went to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, where he found Haneda Masahiro dead and killed the assassin responsible.
• By examining Haneda Masahiro's and the assassin's souls, Lu Zheng learned that Matsushima Kawa and the Matsushima family stood behind the plot.
• Lu Zheng reached Matsushima Estate and found Matsushima Kawa sleeping beside a young model, then wondered what to do next.

Lu Zheng killed Matsushima Kawa and the assassin organization’s leader, ending the threat against Lin Wan while leaving Haneda Masahiro’s case unsolved. Back at the hotel, Lin Wan learned Lu Zheng had acted without her and promised to punish him.

• Lu Zheng killed Matsushima Kawa, searched his soul for the assassin organization’s contact information, and decided to eliminate its leader.
• Lu Zheng used Matsushima Kawa’s memories to find and kill the assassin organization’s leader, making both deaths appear natural.
• Lu Zheng returned to the hotel and told Lin Wan that Haneda Masahiro had been killed by an assassin sent by Matsushima Kawa.
• Lu Zheng explained how he had killed Matsushima Kawa and the organization’s leader, and Lin Wan noted that the case would remain unsolved.
• Lin Wan told Lu Zheng she would punish him for ignoring her request to be included in his plans.

After the Tokyo case closed, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan spent the day shopping and sightseeing in Akihabara. They ran into Songye Yangzi and Shantian Yiyan, who invited them to dinner after they declined to appear on a television show.

• Hong Liang told Lin Wan that he had boarded an early flight, while the deaths and police chaos surrounding Haneda Masahiro's case left it considered closed.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan bought merchandise in Akihabara and shipped their purchases home, though Lin Wan refused to let Lu Zheng buy adult games and manga.
• Lu Zheng persuaded Lin Wan to buy several cosplay outfits, and the two changed into Tifa and Cloud costumes before exploring the district.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan ate at a maid restaurant, where Lin Wan took photos for her Moments post.
• Songye Yangzi and Shantian Yiyan met Lu Zheng and Lin Wan outside the restaurant and invited them to dinner after Lu Zheng declined to join their street magic show.

A white truck crashed into pedestrians, and its driver attacked Songye Yangzi before Lin Wan intervened as Tifa and knocked him away. Lu Zheng stopped a badly bleeding victim’s wound, then he and Lin Wan escaped the crowd, leaving Songye Yangzi and the crew to call the police and hope to invite them to dinner.

• A white truck struck five pedestrians, and its driver emerged with machetes and charged at Songye Yangzi.
• Lin Wan appeared as Tifa and kicked the attacker into his truck, protecting Songye Yangzi.
• Lu Zheng assessed the victims and stopped the arterial bleeding of a chubby young man with two taps.
• Lin Wan and Lu Zheng left after the cameraman and passersby gathered around them.
• Songye Yangzi told Shantian Yiyan to call the police and suggested inviting Lin and Lu to dinner.

Lin Wan and Lu Zheng gave statements after Lin Wan stopped a mass attacker in Akihabara, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department publicly identified her as an International Police officer. As footage of her intervention went viral overseas, Songye Yangzi’s unusual attention to Lin Wan left both her and Lu Zheng wondering why she was so interested.

• Lin Wan and Lu Zheng met Tokyo police officers, gave statements about the Akihabara attack, and received praise from the officers.
• Songye Yangzi invited Lin Wan and Lu Zheng to dinner, where the television crew praised Lin Wan and discussed inviting her onto a variety show.
• Shantian Yiyan read the police announcement identifying Lin Wan as an International Police officer, and Songye Yangzi showed the group viral footage and comments about Lin Wan.
• Lu Zheng joked that Songye Yangzi might have fallen for Lin Wan, and the two debated leaving Tokyo before returning to their hotel.
• At Lu Zheng’s insistence, Lin Wan changed back into Tifa’s outfit.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan’s Kyoto trip turned violent when six Lighthouse Country soldiers threatened them on the coast, and the pair killed all six. Lu Zheng concealed the bodies and erased their tracks before hiding them from the soldiers who came to investigate.

• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan toured Kyoto and Osaka, then strolled along the coast and planned to return to Sea City the next day.
• Six Lighthouse Country soldiers harassed Lin Wan, threatened the pair with guns, and accused them of spying.
• Lu Zheng killed Eric, and Lin Wan and Lu Zheng quickly killed the five remaining soldiers.
• Lin Wan urged Lu Zheng to flee before others reached the scene, and Lu Zheng used a gourd to collect the bodies and a wind technique to erase evidence.
• More than a dozen soldiers arrived, but Lu Zheng used an Invisibility Technique to hide himself and Lin Wan from them.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan followed Osaka Naval Base officers as they investigated the disappearance of six soldiers, then decided to look around the base for equipment to steal and deliver to their superiors. They ended up beside an F35 and discussed whether Lu Zheng’s gourd could hold it.

• A base commander demanded answers after investigators found only bullets at the scene where Eric and five other soldiers had vanished.
• Officers agreed to blame the deaths on an enemy submarine and passed the case to Kyoto police, while Jack warned a colleague to stop speculating.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan, invisible, followed the officers and confirmed that the base’s detection devices could not reveal them.
• Lin Wan proposed stealing advanced equipment for their superiors, and Lu Zheng agreed to help while keeping them invisible.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan wandered around the base without knowing what equipment to seek, then considered taking apart an F35 to fit it into Lu Zheng’s gourd.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan infiltrated Lighthouse Country’s Osaka Naval Base, stole bombs and missiles, and dismantled an F35 to store in Lu Zheng’s gourd. They escaped back to the hotel, where Lin Wan eagerly pounced on Lu Zheng.

• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan found four F35s in a hangar, then searched the base for its ammunition depot.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan entered the depot through a ventilation duct and collected fuel-air bombs, missiles, TNT, and detonators until Lu Zheng’s gourd had no room left for the plane.
• After waiting for the hangar workers to leave, Lu Zheng used his Flying Sword to dismantle an F35 and store its pieces in his gourd.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan escaped the Osaka Naval Base through the hangar vent and returned to their hotel.
• Lin Wan shoved Lu Zheng onto the sofa and leaped onto him.

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan returned to Sea City after stealing an F35 and explosives from a naval base in Osaka, trusting that the incident would be blamed on an inside job. They decided to wait months before delivering the plane and ended the day at home, trying on the clothes they had bought in Japan.

• Lu Zheng reassured Lin Wan that the naval base would suspect a mole and outside accomplices rather than supernatural powers.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan toured Osaka, bought souvenirs, ate lunch, and flew back to Sea City that afternoon.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan agreed to wait a few months before delivering the stolen plane to avoid drawing suspicion to their travel records.
• Lu Zheng and Lin Wan returned home, found their packages from Japan, and tried on the outfits they had bought.

Lu Zheng returned to ancient times, reunited with Liu Qingyan, and welcomed Du YueYao, who had arrived to visit. After a quiet day with the Liu family, he summoned Liu Qingyan to his room that night.

• Lu Zheng returned to his ancient home and learned that Liu Qingyan had been treating patients and that Du YueYao had visited while he was away.
• Lu Zheng met Du YueYao as her carriage passed his gate and invited her to dinner that evening.
• At Renxin Hall, Lu Zheng reunited with Liu Qingyan and praised her growing medical skill before Old Man Liu returned from treating an elderly patient.
• Liu Qingquan and Liu San brought lunch to Renxin Hall, where Liu Qingquan ate some of Lu Zheng's Crispy Chicken.
• Lu Zheng bought fruit in the modern world, then joined the Liu family and Du YueYao for dinner at the Liu residence.
• After nightfall, Lu Zheng summoned Liu Qingyan with his fragrant sachet, and she came to his door saying she had missed him.

Lu Zheng traveled south toward Peach Mother Divine Mountain, crossing Lingbei and Lingnan while weighing the dangers of the Southern Frontier. After learning that the frontier was less hostile than he had assumed, he entered the Ten Thousand Mountains on foot.

• Lu Zheng spent time with Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan, then left home for the Southern Frontier with explosives to destroy Peach Mother Divine Mountain.
• Lu Zheng crossed the Lingyun Mountain Range underground, accidentally entered a rat demon’s Cave Residence, and made peace by sharing nuts.
• Lu Zheng reached Yudu County in Lingnan Province, asked for directions, and continued south while returning to the modern world to eat and sleep.
• Lu Zheng arrived in Yongzhou Prefecture, learned that moderate Southern Frontier sects could coexist with Great Jing, and corrected his assumptions about the region.
• Lu Zheng entered the Ten Thousand Mountains aboveground to avoid stumbling into another powerful demon’s Cave Residence.

Lu Zheng secretly planted a vast network of explosives beneath Peach Mother Divine Mountain to destroy the Peach Mother Divine Tree, while Peach Mother grew uneasy over the missing Four Directional Divine Envoys and her plan to devour Shen Ying. Lu Zheng escaped to a distant peak and waited for the timed detonation.

• Lu Zheng burrowed beneath Peach Mother Divine Mountain and carefully planted more than a hundred high-explosive bombs and several hundred kilograms of TNT beneath the Peach Mother Divine Tree.
• Peach Mother sensed unease, learned that the Four Directional Divine Envoys had sent no message, and wondered whether Shen Ying’s situation was connected to her foreboding.
• Peach Mother resolved that devouring Shen Ying and using the poem “Peach Blossoms” to nourish her true body would help her attain a Pure Yang true spirit.
• Lu Zheng finished linking the explosives, set a ten-minute timer, and fled underground to a mountain peak more than ten miles away.
• Lu Zheng aimed a camera at Peach Mother Divine Mountain and counted down as the explosives detonated.