Chapter Summaries

Lin Li arranged to bring Bai Bufan to Rainbow for a discounted visit, while Song Luping decided Lin Li had brought him good luck. Xiao Wen’s promise to watch the police during the weekend made Lin Li stop to ask for details.

• Xiao Wen explained Rainbow’s prices and offered Lin Li a discount after Song Luping haggled on his behalf.
• Song Luping worried that his good fortune would be followed by misfortune, but Lin Li reassured him and Song Luping concluded that meeting Lin Li had turned his luck around.
• Lin Li asked whether he could bring his classmate Bai Bufan to Rainbow, and Song Luping eagerly agreed to meet him and help arrange a discount.
• Xiao Wen said Lin Li and Bai Bufan could visit together, then revealed that Rainbow would have people watch the police during the weekend rush.
• Lin Li stopped as he was about to leave and asked Xiao Wen how Rainbow planned to monitor the police.

Lin Li learned how Rainbow’s operators evaded police raids and discovered their informant was a former Demon Suppression Division superior already serving community correction. He planned to warn Yang Liang so the coming operation could avoid tipping off the criminals, while Rainbow’s owners remained confident their precautions would keep them safe.

• Lin Li asked Song Luping and Xiao Wen how Rainbow handled investigations, and Xiao Wen explained that they relied on lookouts rather than secret passages.
• Lin Li suspected the Demon Suppression Division had been infiltrated and grew excited at the prospect of exposing a high-level traitor.
• Xiao Wen revealed that Rainbow’s informant was a former superior on probation, who watched police activity at Sanqiao Police Station and alerted them to possible raids.
• Xiao Wen explained that Rainbow also hired spotters and used advance warnings to suspend illegal services and make the establishment appear legitimate before police arrived.
• Lin Li realized the informant had already been caught and sentenced, then resolved to tell Yang Liang so the Demon Suppression Division could plan around Rainbow’s warning system.
• Xiao Wen and Song Luping assured Lin Li that Rainbow’s preparations were flawless, while Lin Li privately counted the information as another merit.

Lin Li warned Song Luping about the medicine weakening him, but Song Luping remained committed to his chosen life, and Lin Li declared he would forge his own path. After catching up with Bai Bufan over messages, Lin Li resumed his body-tempering practice and completed six of seven days of the system’s training task.

• Lin Li urged Song Luping to stop taking the medicine, but Song Luping said he had no intention of turning back and reflected on his lost first love.
• Lin Li told Song Luping he would carve out his own road, then left while Song Luping watched him go.
• At home, Lin Li read Bai Bufan’s flood of messages and exchanged jokes with him, then asked Bai Bufan to send an uncensored picture and its source.
• The next morning, Lin Li practiced the odd-numbered sections of the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise and saw that his seven-day task had reached 6/7.
• Lin Li said goodbye to Zhou Youwei and jogged home, celebrating his growing strength as the old people he passed watched in confusion.

Lin Li helped Bai Bufan deal with his awkwardness around class monitor Chen Yuying, then admitted his jokes about Bai having hemorrhoids had made things worse. The chapter ended with Bai declaring that changing his sexual orientation might be easier than overcoming his fear of girls, leaving Lin Li unnerved.

• Bai Bufan announced he was beginning NoFap and offered Lin Li access to his collection of videos.
• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li about the class's autumn field trip plans, and Lin Li suggested counting his vote with Bai Bufan's dorm.
• Bai Bufan froze up when Chen Yuying spoke to him, so Lin Li explained that he was socially anxious around pretty girls and offered to have him report later.
• Lin Li clarified that his rumor about Bai having hemorrhoids was false, but Chen Yuying's reaction convinced Bai she now believed the rumor.
• Bai thanked Lin Li, then panicked when Lin Li suggested Chen Yuying probably believed the rumor even more after his repeated denials.
• Bai said changing his sexual orientation would be easier than overcoming his fear of girls, and Lin Li moved his chair away from him.

After getting ambushed by Bai Bufan, Zhou Baowei, and Wang Ze, Lin Li returned to class and joked with Chen Yuying about her overnight autumn outing plan. Wang Yuezhi misread his math notation as a sign that Lin Li stood between him and Chen Yuying, then threw his homework away in frustration.

• Bai Bufan, Zhou Baowei, and Wang Ze beat Lin Li and sent him into a doorframe before Lin Li used breakfast to rally the others against Wang Ze.
• Lin Li found Chen Yuying planning an overnight autumn outing to downtown Pingjiang City and explained that Bai Bufan's Autumn Outing King nickname actually meant Anti-Vice King.
• Wang Yuezhi worked on a math problem and chose letters that made two triangles appear romantically paired in his notation.
• Chen Yuying laughed as Lin Li explained the nickname, and Wang Yuezhi saw them facing each other and felt disheartened.
• Wang Yuezhi interpreted the congruence symbol in his equation as Lin Li standing between him and Chen Yuying, then threw his math homework across the classroom.

Chen Yuying asked Lin Li to persuade Bai Bufan and the other boys to attend her overnight autumn outing so the class could enjoy its last trip together before being reshuffled. Lin Li agreed with her plan but joked with Chen Yuying, who teased him about being a pervert before apologizing.

• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li what he thought of her autumn outing plan, and Lin Li suggested loosening its packed schedule.
• Chen Yuying explained that some boys might skip the trip because it involved spending the night away, and she hoped more classmates would attend their last group outing together.
• Lin Li teased Chen Yuying that she could persuade the boys herself by telling them how important they were, but Chen Yuying said she was too shy to do that.
• Chen Yuying admitted she could say such things only to Lin Li because she knew he was a pervert, and Lin Li insisted she call him a good pervert.

Lin Li agreed to help Chen Yuying persuade classmates to join the autumn outing after she used a beauty trap on him. At lunch, he mistook Wang Yuezhi’s frustration for tears and left him tissues, which terrified Wang Yuezhi when he noticed them.

• Wang Yuezhi watched Lin Li and Chen Yuying face off, hoping they would fight, but they quickly reconciled.
• Chen Yuying asked Lin Li to help persuade boys to join the class autumn outing, and he initially refused by joking that he was a pervert.
• Chen Yuying tugged Lin Li’s shirt and called him Brother, convincing him to accept the task.
• Chen Yuying refused to answer Lin Li’s math question until he used a cutesy voice, then agreed to teach him.
• Lin Li picked up an unopened pack of tissues from the trash and left it beside Wang Yuezhi, whom he thought was crying in the corridor.
• Wang Yuezhi spotted the tissues and scrambled away in fright, thinking they were haunted.

Lin Li persuaded Bai Bufan to help get their dormmates to join the autumn trip, then used Bai Bufan’s cloud drive to choose a video that turned out to be a BabyBus clip. Bai Bufan celebrated the prank while Lin Li sent him furious messages.

• Lin Li admitted that Chen Yuying had used the Beauty Trap to persuade him to promote the autumn trip, and Bai Bufan agreed to encourage their dormmates to go.
• Lin Li asked Bai Bufan for his cloud drive verification code and started downloading files from the account.
• Lin Li opened a video labeled VTCC-410 and discovered it was a BabyBus bathroom-training episode on CCTV-14.
• Bai Bufan ignored Lin Li’s angry messages and laughed about the prank until Zhou Baowei kicked his bed and told him to stop making noise.

Lin Li completed his seven-day cultivation task and gained a 50% increase in Qi and Blood, briefly suffering dizziness and redness before recovering. He began a month-long task with further physical rewards and tried to persuade classmates to join the class outing.

• Lin Li completed Task One, gained increased Qi and Blood, and rushed home after becoming dizzy and red; his blood pressure stayed within the normal range as he recovered.
• The system triggered a month-long cultivation task that promised improved recovery ability, another Qi and Blood increase, Spirit Stones, and System Currency.
• Zhou Youwei mistook Lin Li’s hurried departure for a trap and spent an hour searching the park before convincing himself the trap was psychological.
• Lin Li noticed better endurance and vitality, then challenged Wang Ze to fight but backed away after seeing Xie Wenjing.
• Bai Bufan told Lin Li that most classmates agreed to attend the outing, while Tian Ming and Hao Yang still refused; Lin Li said he would talk to them at lunch.

Lin Li used the Hypnosis App’s persuasive power—and promises of games and a girl—to convince Zhang Haoyang to join the autumn outing. He left after Zhang Haoyang agreed, requiring only that he board the bus.

• Lin Li joked with Bai Bufan about hypnosis, then hit him with a chair after Bai Bufan asked to be hypnotized.
• Lin Li visited Zhang Haoyang’s dorm room and tried to persuade him to go on the autumn outing, while Wang Ze listened and asked for novel recommendations.
• Zhang Haoyang refused to go and threatened to recruit a van full of people to deal with Lin Li.
• Lin Li offered to bring his Nintendo Switch and promised a pretty girl with a sweet voice would play games with Zhang Haoyang.
• Zhang Haoyang accepted Lin Li’s offer and agreed to board the bus, though he said he might leave early or spend time on his phone.

Chen Tianming agreed to help Lin Li with his mission if Lin Li got him the contact information of Yao Qiaoqiao, a girl he liked. He explained how he had noticed her and insulted his roommates while naming Lin Li as the best person to ask her for contact details.

• Lin Li tried to persuade Chen Tianming to accept the mission, and Chen Tianming agreed.
• Bai Bufan protested that Chen Tianming had rejected his pleas the previous day but accepted Lin Li's request.
• Chen Tianming asked Lin Li to get Yao Qiaoqiao's WeChat or QQ in exchange for his help.
• Chen Tianming explained that he had noticed Yao Qiaoqiao after she helped him during a fitness test and had been looking for her during morning runs.
• Chen Tianming said Lin Li was the best person to ask Yao Qiaoqiao for her contact information, insulting Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei in the process.

Lin Li secured Yao Qiaoqiao’s contact information for Chen Tianming, who eagerly agreed to join the autumn trip. After Chen Yuying’s proposal won the class vote, Lin Li and Bai Bufan waited for Song Luping to send them a map for their planned outing.

• Lin Li pressured Chen Tianming into promising to attend the autumn trip if Lin Li got him Yao Qiaoqiao’s contact information.
• Lin Li’s attempts to turn Chen Yuying’s money into a reward or romantic gesture failed to trigger a mission, and he amused Wang Yuezhi with his declaration of eternal devotion.
• Lin Li approached Yao Qiaoqiao on Chen Tianming’s behalf; she gave him her contact information and asked him to add her too.
• Chen Tianming excitedly took Yao Qiaoqiao’s number, while Lin Li warned him that she seemed unusually polished and might be more cunning than he was.
• Chen Yuying’s autumn trip plan won the class vote, and Song Luping told Lin Li he would send the map the next day for their planned Saturday-night outing.

Lin Li tested his exercise mission at home, then received Song Luping’s detailed Chicken Farm guide and prepared to visit Rainbow with Bai Bufan. As they headed out, Lin Li messaged Yang Liang, whose eager offer to meet him turned into confusion when Lin Li said he was going for a massage, foot bath, and SPA.

• Lin Li exercised at home and confirmed that the mission did not require him to go downstairs.
• Zhou Youwei searched the neighborhood park for Lin Li, unaware that Lin Li had exercised at home.
• Song Luping sent Lin Li a detailed guide to Xiling Chicken Farms, including store information and videos of the women working there.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan reviewed their options and chose to visit Rainbow, with Bai Bufan agreeing to pose as Lin Li.
• Lin Li messaged Yang Liang to arrange a meeting, then told him he was on his way to a massage, foot bath, and SPA, prompting Yang Liang to send a question mark.

Lin Li called Yang Liang to arrange police support while he and Bai Bufan went undercover at a foot massage center to gather evidence. Yang Liang agreed to help, but became fixated on meeting the friend he suspected had encouraged Lin Li’s vice-busting exploits.

• Lin Li told Yang Liang he was posing as Bai Bufan and warned him about a probationer who might expose the police operation.
• Lin Li refused Yang Liang’s request to turn back and revealed that Bai Bufan was accompanying him.
• Yang Liang questioned Bai Bufan about his family, then concluded he was joining the mission for fun rather than lofty ideals.
• Yang Liang agreed to prepare for the operation, and Lin Li gave him the address of Rainbow Foot Massage Center at No. 67 Chi Dun Street.
• Yang Liang asked Lin Li to introduce his friend, and Lin Li said he had been about to do so.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan went undercover at Rainbow so Yang Liang could arrest a suspected prostitution operation. They reached Room 107, where Lin Li unexpectedly came face-to-face with Xue Jian.

• Lin Li told Yang Liang that he planned to help catch a friend involved in prostitution, and Yang Liang warned him to stay within the law and gather evidence.
• Lin Li persuaded the nervous Bai Bufan to enter Rainbow with him and messaged Yang Liang that they would send an update once inside.
• At the front desk, Xiao Wen recognized Lin Li, arranged a double room for him and Bai Bufan, and directed them to Room 107.
• As Lin Li and Bai Bufan reached the room, they saw Xue Jian standing in the hallway holding a woman's hand.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan unexpectedly encountered Xue Jian and his wife at Rainbow, where Xue Jian realized Lin Li had discovered the place’s illicit side business. After the couples passed each other, Xue Jian told his wife the venue was about to be raided, leaving them both eager to watch what happened.

• Lin Li reassured the panicked Bai Bufan that Xue Jian was probably there for a regular massage and silently urged Xue Jian not to expose them.
• Xue Jian denied knowing Lin Li and Bai Bufan to his confused wife, and the four passed each other without speaking.
• Xue Jian took his wife to their car and said they should wait because the venue might soon be raided for prostitution.
• Xue Jian’s wife accused him of visiting for illicit services and threatened to take the house, car, and savings in a separation.
• Xue Jian explained that Lin Li had previously uncovered the venue’s side business, and his wife let go of his collar and grew eager to watch the raid.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan visited Tian Hong and received a special welcome as Song Luping’s guests, then chose technicians and began foot massages. Lin Li relaxed while waiting for Yang Liang’s message, but Bai Bufan remained so nervous that he nearly kicked over his foot basin.

• Lin Li explained that Xue Jian’s wife had survived, and he and Bai Bufan entered Room 107 at Tian Hong.
• Tian Hong’s madam sent in a lineup of technicians as a courtesy to Song Luping’s guests, and Lin Li thanked Song Luping for the unexpected privilege.
• Lin Li chose Xiao Jing, while Bai Bufan nervously selected Feifei.
• Lin Li messaged Yang Liang about his arrival time, then settled into his foot bath while Bai Bufan struggled to relax.
• Bai Bufan nearly kicked over his basin, apologized to Feifei, and claimed he was sensitive when she touched his ankle.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan visited a foot massage parlor, where Lin Li arranged an expensive dance while secretly preparing for Yang Liang to raid the place. Yang Liang arrived as Bai Bufan was under Feifei’s spell, and Lin Li was already hiding in the corner.

• Lin Li calmed Bai Bufan and ordered Xiao Jing and Feifei to add their highest-tier dance package.
• Lin Li explained that the raid would make the situation look like a prostitution bust and that the fee would be covered by Yang Liang’s intervention.
• Xiao Jing and Feifei returned in new outfits and began dancing, leaving Bai Bufan dazed and Lin Li struggling to stay composed.
• Yang Liang knocked on the door, identified himself as a police officer, and startled Feifei into opening it.
• Bai Bufan snapped out of Feifei’s Charm Technique and saw Lin Li crouching in the corner with his hands over his head.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan were taken into custody after the crackdown, where their antics bewildered Yang Liang and embarrassed Xiao Wen. Yang Liang warned Lin Li to leave future investigations to professionals, but Lin Li promised only that it would not happen more than five times.

• Yang Liang kicked Lin Li and Bai Bufan as part of their staged arrest, then escorted them out with the Demon Suppression Envoys.
• Lin Li exchanged a dramatic, wordless look with Xiao Wen, who apologized before they passed each other.
• Lin Li made a V sign at Xue Jian's wife, while Bai Bufan posed with a heart; Yang Liang hurried them into his car.
• Lin Li handcuffed himself to Bai Bufan, and Yang Liang drove them to the station to complete the proper procedure.
• Lin Li asked about a bonus, and Yang Liang explained that it would likely be only a few hundred yuan.
• Yang Liang urged Lin Li to report future Chicken Farms instead of investigating them himself, and Lin Li promised it would not happen more than five times.

After Yang Liang took Lin Li and Bai Bufan to the station to give statements, he drove them home. Lin Li later received panicked messages from Song Luping, who realized the two hooded people in a photo from Rainbow’s raid were probably Lin Li and Bai Bufan.

• Yang Liang questioned Lin Li and Bai Bufan about other Chicken Farms, but they denied knowing of any.
• Yang Liang took Lin Li and Bai Bufan to the station, where they gave statements, then drove them home.
• Bai Bufan asked why Yang Liang treated Lin Li better, and Lin Li falsely claimed Yang Liang could not have children and hoped Lin Li would care for him in old age.
• Lin Li declined Yang Liang’s invitation to dinner, urging him to continue dealing with the Chicken Farms.
• Song Luping messaged Lin Li after hearing Rainbow had been raided, then apologized when a bystander’s photo appeared to show Lin Li and Bai Bufan at the scene.