Chapter Summaries

Lin Li turned down Chen Yuying’s money and asked her to tutor him in geography in exchange for breakfast, hoping to learn more about the world and advance his mission. Wang Yuezhi tried to intervene, but Lin Li and his friends mocked him until the class laughed, while Chen Yuying still agreed to help.

• Lin Li realized he could use geography tutoring as a way to learn more about the world and make progress on his mission.
• Lin Li returned Chen Yuying’s money and offered to bring her breakfast in thanks for tutoring him; she agreed to help at noon.
• Wang Yuezhi offered to tutor Lin Li instead, but Lin Li bluntly asked who he was, prompting Wang Ze to laugh loudly.
• Wang Yuezhi accused Lin Li of having designs on Chen Yuying, and Lin Li joked that he was gay, with Wang Ze and Bai Bufan backing him up.
• Lin Li teased Wang Yuezhi about tutoring him and made the class laugh, while Wang Yuezhi remained angry and did not join in.

Lin Li teased Wang Yuezhi at school, then agreed to pick up an important package for Zhou Baowei. He and Bai Bufan embarrassed Zhou Baowei in front of Chen Yuying, leaving him furious but still dependent on Lin Li to collect the package.

• Lin Li joked with Chen Yuying about becoming her best girlfriend, and she agreed to let him sit in Ding Sihan's seat; Ding Sihan quickly took back the offer.
• Lin Li provoked Wang Yuezhi on his way back to his seat, and Wang Yuezhi swallowed a curse rather than contradict what he had said earlier.
• Zhou Baowei asked Lin Li to pick up a confidential package from a stationery store at noon, and Lin Li agreed.
• Lin Li, Zhou Baowei, and Bai Bufan sang suggestive lyrics until Chen Yuying approached to ask for chopsticks.
• Lin Li loudly asked Chen Yuying whether she had heard Zhou Baowei's song, and she denied hearing it before leaving.
• Zhou Baowei threatened Lin Li, but he backed down when Lin Li said he would not collect the package.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan discussed investigating the Joyful Union Demon's stronghold while Zhou Baowei fretted over his reputation. After class, Kou Kou praised Lin Li's energy but scolded him for using it to keep her talking instead of focusing on English.

• Zhou Baowei returned to his seat after Lin Li and Bai Bufan joked about his threatened jump, then vowed to stop acting weird until Lin Li brought up Genshin.
• Lin Li told Bai Bufan that his progress on destroying the Joyful Union Demon's stronghold was zero, and Bai Bufan offered leads from suspicious local short-video accounts.
• Lin Li agreed to inspect Bai Bufan's messages at the dorm during the lunch break, despite planning to meet Chen Yuying during the official nap period.
• Kou Kou dismissed class after leaving lesson material unfinished, and she praised Lin Li for being energetic and attentive.
• Kou Kou scolded Lin Li for using his attentiveness to draw out her stories rather than focus on the English lesson, then asked whether he acted this way in other classes.

Lin Li visited Zhou Baowei and Bai Bufan’s dormitory to deliver Baowei’s computer parts, then snooped through Bai Bufan’s phone and exposed his embarrassing messages. The chapter left Bai Bufan’s secrets laid bare as Lin Li read through his chats.

• Lin Li picked up Zhou Baowei’s package and brought it to the Senior High, Class 1-4 dormitory.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan joked with Zhou Baowei about a tissue on his bed being an ancient cultural relic.
• Lin Li grabbed Bai Bufan’s phone, checked his videos, and discovered that Bai Bufan had saved Lin Li as “Good Grandson.”
• Lin Li sat on Bai Bufan and opened his chat histories, finding messages in which Bai Bufan haggled with women offering paid companionship and was repeatedly blocked.

Lin Li and his roommates read Bai Bufan’s failed attempts to chat with women and laughed at his messages. After the jokes lifted Lin Li’s mood, he asked Bai Bufan to send him the bloggers’ details and WeChats so he could investigate further.

• Bai Bufan’s chat logs showed women repeatedly blocking him, including after he used Lin Li’s name to request leg pictures.
• Lin Li, Zhou Baowei, and Chen Tianming read the messages while sitting on Bai Bufan and laughed at his failed flirting.
• Lin Li stopped laughing when he saw Bai Bufan had claimed he was suffering from terminal hemorrhoid cancer to get pictures.
• Chen Tianming discovered the tissue he used to wipe his tears was clumped together and went to wash his face.
• Lin Li said the chat logs had improved his mood and asked Bai Bufan to send him the bloggers’ information and non-tea-seller WeChats for further inquiries.

Lin Li left Bai Bufan and went to class, where he began a tutoring session with Chen Yuying to test what counted toward his world-understanding task. The chapter ended with him asking her the name of their planet, while she wondered what was wrong with him.

• Lin Li found Wang Ze studying Pet Charm and learned that Bai Bufan had recommended the novel to him.
• Lin Li left with Chen Yuying for a study session, while he rejected Ding Sihan’s request to join and suggested she study with Wang Yuezhi instead.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying began reviewing geography, but he found that their progress on his task was slow.
• Lin Li decided to test whether basic facts about their world counted toward the task and asked Chen Yuying what their planet was called.

Lin Li pretended his geography question was part of building a Memory Palace, and persuaded Chen Yuying to teach him the basics. Chen Yuying began explaining Earth’s geography as Lin Li’s progress bar started rising.

• Chen Yuying worried that Lin Li was ill and tried to take him to the infirmary, but he pulled her back and insisted he was fine.
• Lin Li told Chen Yuying that he needed to ask about the planet they lived on, and she suspected he was messing with her.
• Lin Li claimed he had erased part of his Memory Palace after memorizing geography incorrectly and asked Chen Yuying to help rebuild it through role-play.
• Chen Yuying agreed to teach Lin Li, on the condition that he answer some questions of her own later.
• Chen Yuying began explaining that their planet was called Earth and describing the proportions of land and water, while Lin Li watched his progress bar rise.

Lin Li completed a system task by having Chen Yuying teach him basic knowledge for his Memory Palace, then tested his improved memory against her and lost. He returned to studying with Chen Yuying and explained the slang term “light hum” in a way that left her confused.

• Lin Li’s progress bar jumped as Chen Yuying taught him about Earth and its continents and oceans, completing Task Five.
• Lin Li claimed his memory had doubled and answered Chen Yuying’s questions correctly, but she realized the answers were basic knowledge he already knew.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying memorized unfamiliar textbook passages for a minute, and Lin Li lost to her.
• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li what “light hum” meant, and he gave her a cryptic explanation involving David Tao’s name.

Lin Li and Chen Yuying joked about his crude explanations before returning to their study session, and he agreed to bring her breakfast again. Afterward, Lin Li received a system reward and chose to add Protruding Organ to the random enhancement pool.

• Lin Li apologized to David Tao and Wang Leehom after Chen Yuying corrected his jokes, then explained the slang term light hum.
• Chen Yuying revealed that Bai Bufan had hemorrhoids and asked whether Lin Li had bought the item she had heard about; Lin Li denied it and defended his friend.
• Lin Li and Chen Yuying resumed studying, and she offered to help him with difficult questions again the next day.
• Lin Li agreed to bring Chen Yuying breakfast again and went to the restroom to collect his system rewards.
• Lin Li confirmed adding Protruding Organ to the random pool for his Random Limb and Organ Enhancement Opportunity.

Lin Li gained a powerful right-hand ability and tested it by punching Bai Bufan, then investigated suspicious gaming-companion shops but suspected they were running a honey trap. He left school still unable to get a clear answer from the shops, with one blocking him outright.

• Lin Li used a Random Limb, Organ Enhancement Opportunity and gained a stronger right hand along with the Power Charge ability.
• Lin Li tested his boosted strength by punching Bai Bufan, who was surprised that Lin Li could overpower him.
• Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan about his new strength and threatened his hypothetical family.
• Lin Li reviewed his messages to gaming-companion shops and suspected their suggestive prices concealed wholesome services.
• One gaming-companion shop blocked Lin Li after he asked whether he could visit a physical store.

Lin Li rode through a remote area of Xi Ling Town and unexpectedly reunited with the man he had met in a toilet the previous Friday. When the man tried to leave before Lin Li could ask him anything, Lin Li rewound time and brought him back.

• Lin Li abandoned his inefficient plan to pursue rogue cultivators and rode toward a secluded part of Xi Ling Town, hoping the system would notify him of something.
• Lin Li recognized a man from their previous encounter and stopped his bicycle in front of him, but the man did not recognize Lin Li.
• Lin Li reminded the man of their shared toilet encounter, and the two excitedly called each other bros despite not knowing each other's names.
• The man asked how Lin Li had left the detention center so soon, and Lin Li explained that he was seventeen and had connections at the station.
• The man declined Lin Li's offer to get late-night food and tried to leave, so Lin Li rewound time and returned him to their conversation.

Lin Li met Song Luping for a late-night barbecue and heard him insist that someone had reported the group to the police the previous Friday. Lin Li concealed that he was the reporter and joined Song Luping in cursing the culprit.

• Lin Li followed Song Luping to a barbecue restaurant and talked him down from ordering expensive food and Moutai.
• Lin Li used the name Bai Bufan, and Song Luping advised him not to share his real information before introducing himself as Song Luping.
• Song Luping told Lin Li that the police raid last Friday was not a planned crackdown and that someone must have reported them.
• Song Luping urged Lin Li to curse the person who reported them, and Lin Li reluctantly joined in while secretly cursing himself.

Lin Li asked Song Luping where he could find another place to pursue the chicken business after Qingjue was shut down. Song Luping questioned his determination and concluded that Lin Li might become the King of Prostitution, leaving Lin Li confused.

• Lin Li and Song Luping traded curses about the informant, and Song Luping bragged about his murderous resolve before admitting he would first size up any opponent.
• Lin Li asked Song Luping for recommendations on places to find chicken in Xi Ling Town now that Qingjue had been shut down.
• Lin Li claimed he was eager to go again despite the risk of being caught, and invented a story about his father supporting him.
• Song Luping repeatedly questioned whether Lin Li truly loved the trade and was willing to risk getting caught again.
• Song Luping sighed that Lin Li might become the King of Prostitution, leaving Lin Li wondering what he meant.

Lin Li sought information from Song Luping about Xiling Chicken Farms that could lead him to the Joyful Union Demons, but Song Luping mistook him for a kindred enthusiast and offered to mentor him. A new task instructed Lin Li to reform Song Luping or send him to the Demon Suppression Division, and the chapter left Lin Li listening in bafflement as Song Luping laid out rules for his supposed successor.

• Song Luping bragged about his experience with Xiling Chicken Farms and invited Lin Li to explain what kind he was looking for.
• Lin Li described his requirements for on-site service, hoping to find the Joyful Union Demons’ den, but Song Luping enthusiastically declared him a worthy successor.
• The system gave Lin Li a task to make Song Luping turn back or send him to the Demon Suppression Division, and Lin Li decided to learn what he could from him first.
• Song Luping promised to compile a detailed table of local Chicken Farms and asked Lin Li to follow his rules in exchange.
• Song Luping listed rules about protection, safe practices, spending, age restrictions, and hygiene, leaving Lin Li confused by his advice.

Lin Li agreed to Song Luping’s rules and offer of help, though he only wanted to complete his own mission and did not share Song Luping’s ambitions. Song Luping began preparing a Xi Ling guide and pledged to make Bai Bufan the future Pimp King.

• Song Luping listed more than a hundred rules and asked Lin Li whether he could accept them, and Lin Li agreed despite not remembering them all.
• Song Luping promised to compile his information and send Lin Li the first version of the Xi Ling Chicken Eating Map that weekend.
• Lin Li worried Song Luping would damage his already frail body while inspecting venues, but Song Luping insisted he had money for foot massages and medicine.
• Song Luping revealed that brothels in Xi Ling Town gave him a five-percent discount and imagined Bai Bufan earning a ten-percent discount as his famous protégé.
• Lin Li pretended to be moved by Song Luping’s dream, and Song Luping resolved to clear the way for Bai Bufan to become the Pimp King.

Lin Li befriended Song Luping over barbecue and learned about a potential Chicken Farm target, then went home expecting Song Luping to send him materials. Instead, a scammer’s barrage of fake accusations about Wang Yuezhi revealed Bai Bufan’s disastrous anti-fraud experiment.

• Song Luping added Lin Li’s alt WeChat account, then shared personal stories while they ate barbecue.
• Lin Li decided to help Song Luping turn his life around, but changed his mind after Song Luping let him pay for dinner without making an effort to stop him.
• Lin Li escorted the tipsy Song Luping to his apartment building and planned to target a remote Chicken Farm if Song Luping did not send the documents.
• Lin Li received a flood of fabricated accusations about Wang Yuezhi and learned from Bai Bufan that a scammer had accessed his real contact information through a virtual machine.
• Bai Bufan explained that he and five dormmates had cursed out the scammer, who was now demanding two thousand yuan, and Lin Li teased him about spreading a hemorrhoid rumor.

Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan online, completed another morning of body-tempering practice, and brought breakfast to class, where Chen Yuying gave him candy in return. The chapter left Lin Li trading insults with Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei as their teasing escalated into a height contest.

• Lin Li ignored Bai Bufan’s voice messages, joked with him over chat, and told him not to investigate things on other apps.
• Lin Li woke early, practiced the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise, and greeted Xiao Zhou on his way out.
• Lin Li brought mushroom buns to class and joked with Bai Bufan about paying for the upgraded breakfast through his Huabei.
• Chen Yuying gave Lin Li assorted candies after he handed her breakfast, and Lin Li accepted them while wondering whether money was required to trigger a task.
• Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei teased Lin Li about Chen Yuying, then Lin Li and Bai Bufan joined forces to mock Zhou Baowei.
• Zhou Baowei protested their insults, and the three friends argued over their heights.

Lin Li told Bai Bufan about meeting Song Luping and admitted he had used Bai Bufan’s name, leading to a teasing argument before the two joined Zhou Baowei in doing anal lifts. Later, Xue Jian announced the autumn break and a school-organized outing, and Bai Bufan volunteered Lin Li as an expert on “autumn outings” by loudly calling him the Autumn Outing King.

• Lin Li explained his meeting with Song Luping and said he would scout Tian Hong Chicken Farm that night, while Bai Bufan joked about Lin Li’s supposed destiny.
• Lin Li revealed he had used Bai Bufan’s name with Song Luping, and Bai Bufan got angry before deciding that was preferable to Lin Li spreading rumors about his hemorrhoids to Chen Yuying.
• Lin Li teased Bai Bufan about being the protagonist of both stories, and the two stood up to do anal lifts before Zhou Baowei returned and joined them.
• Xue Jian announced that the Monthly Exam had been postponed and that Friday and Saturday would be autumn break, with the school planning an outing.
• Bai Bufan called Lin Li the Autumn Outing King and loudly recommended that the class listen to his experience, drawing everyone’s attention to Lin Li.

Lin Li beat Bai Bufan, gave their vice-raid operation the codename Autumn Outing, and went to scout Tianhong Foot Massage · SPA Center. There he met Song Luping, who praised his research before warning him that he had made a fatal mistake.

• Xue Jian asked Lin Li to organize an autumn outing, but Lin Li denied Bai Bufan’s claim that he had called himself the Autumn Outing King.
• After class, Lin Li beat Bai Bufan and named their operation Autumn Outing; he explained that his strength came from using Power Charge.
• Lin Li left to scout Tianhong Foot Massage · SPA Center and observed the shop from outside.
• Song Luping mistook Lin Li for Bai Bufan by his school uniform and explained that he had just come out of the shop.
• Lin Li gave Song Luping a fabricated account of his reconnaissance, and Song Luping praised his research before declaring that he had made a fatal mistake.

Lin Li, posing as Bai Bufan, learned from Song Luping that Rainbow had stopped taking new customers during a tense crackdown, but Song Luping personally introduced him and got him admitted. The chapter ended with the two men exchanging dramatic oaths of trust.

• Song Luping warned Lin Li that his covert investigation could make Rainbow and other Chicken Farms blacklist him during the crackdown.
• Song Luping promised Lin Li that he would secure him a chance with Rainbow and brought him inside.
• Receptionist Xiao Wen teased Song Luping about his health and returned the pills he had left behind.
• Song Luping vouched for Lin Li to Xiao Wen, who agreed to accept him as a customer because of the introduction.
• Song Luping praised Lin Li as trustworthy, and Lin Li responded with an oath of loyalty that moved Song Luping.