Recaps

Lin Shuang learned that the Stellaron Hunters could arrange a nominal marriage contract to help her, then teased Silver Wolf until Silver Wolf attacked her. The chapter ended with Lin Shuang blasted out of her room by Silver Wolf’s barrage of warheads.

• Lin Shuang messaged Qingque that she had beaten up Cloud Knights, leaving Qingque worried about her assignment to escort Lin Shuang to meet Jing Yuan.
• Lin Shuang asked Silver Wolf whether the Stellaron Hunters could help her find out what Phantylia was doing, but Silver Wolf said Elio would not reveal destiny.
• Silver Wolf offered to find a civilization where Lin Shuang could enter a nominal marriage contract with a Stellaron Hunter, and sent her Kafka’s and Sam’s contact details.
• Lin Shuang told Silver Wolf that she might be attracted to women, then called Silver Wolf her father, prompting Silver Wolf to bombard Lin Shuang’s room and send her flying outside.

After Silver Wolf attacked Lin Shuang, she accidentally blurted out that she intended to marry her, then fled. Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan discussed their concerns about Lin Shuang’s powers, Acheron turned back toward the Luofu after a sudden premonition, and Lin Shuang and Qingque arrived at the Divination Department to meet the general.

• Silver Wolf pinned Lin Shuang down, demanded she behave, and declared that Lin Shuang would marry her before vanishing in embarrassment.
• Lin Shuang messaged Silver Wolf about setting a wedding date, while Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan discussed whether Lin Shuang’s strange powers and uncertain fate posed a danger.
• Acheron felt an unexplained concern about Lin Shuang on the Luofu and immediately turned back to ask her about it.
• Qingque met Lin Shuang at the Starskiff dock, and they traveled together to the Divination Department.
• Lin Shuang and Qingque entered the Divination Department, where Jing Yuan stood with Yanqing and Qingzu.

Lin Shuang met with Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan to hear the Cloud Knights’ punishments for the previous day’s incident and offered intelligence about the Abundant Doses and the Lord Ravager Phantylia. The meeting ended with Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan considering the danger to the Luofu, while Fu Xuan began investigating and Jing Yuan returned to his duties.

• Jing Yuan welcomed Lin Shuang and Qingque, and Yanqing explained that Song Li would be sentenced under military law while his accomplices would lose their military status and be imprisoned.
• Lin Shuang declined personal compensation and asked Jing Yuan to focus on helping people with Heavenly Defects, then accepted his offer of a greatsword.
• Jing Yuan asked Lin Shuang about the heliobus inside her, and she revealed that the Abundant Doses had contacted Phantylia, a Lord Ravager whose true form was also a heliobus.
• Fu Xuan asked whether Phantylia might have possessed the Sky-Faring Commission liaison officer, and she and Jing Yuan considered the threat to the Luofu.
• The meeting ended, with Jing Yuan assigning tasks to Yanqing and Qingzu and Fu Xuan preparing to investigate with the Grand Void Astral Compass.
• Fu Xuan stopped Jing Yuan from accompanying Lin Shuang to the Crafting Division and left the Divination Department with Lin Shuang.

Lin Shuang agreed to help Fu Xuan investigate Phantylia and exchanged messages with Silver Wolf and Sam about gaming together that night. Acheron secretly returned to the Luofu and watched Lin Shuang from outside her Starskiff as Lin Shuang began messaging Kafka.

• Fu Xuan paid Lin Shuang and asked her to help with a divination about Phantylia, and Lin Shuang agreed.
• Acheron secretly entered the Luofu and followed her intuition to Lin Shuang's Starskiff.
• Qingque accompanied Lin Shuang toward the Crafting Division while Fu Xuan got off at the Divination Department.
• Silver Wolf invited Lin Shuang to a new game and said Sam would join them that night.
• Lin Shuang messaged Sam, exchanged stickers with her, and then opened a chat with Kafka.

Acheron secretly followed Lin Shuang and grew uneasy about Lin Shuang’s connection to the Stellaron Hunters and her closeness with Fu Xuan. At the Divination Department, Fu Xuan used the Grand Void Astral Compass to investigate Phantylia, while Lin Shuang’s thoughts embarrassed her and left her debating whether to accept another massage.

• Acheron overheard Lin Shuang’s conversation with Silver Wolf and wondered why the Stellaron Hunters had approached her.
• Acheron followed Lin Shuang to the Crafting Division, where Lin Shuang received promises of a custom longsword and official Xianzhou benefits.
• Fu Xuan summoned Lin Shuang to the Divination Department and reported that Phantylia had visited the Luofu, though her dealings with the Abundant Doses remained unclear.
• Fu Xuan activated the Grand Void Astral Compass and asked Lin Shuang to help investigate Phantylia.
• Fu Xuan read Lin Shuang’s thoughts about massaging her feet, blushed, and called Lin Shuang an idiot.

Lin Shuang massaged Fu Xuan at her residence, and Fu Xuan gradually relaxed despite her embarrassment. Outside, Acheron watched with unfamiliar jealousy and possessiveness, while Fu Xuan ended the evening exhausted and ready to sleep.

• Fu Xuan took Lin Shuang to her home and explained that she sometimes brought unfinished work there.
• Lin Shuang massaged Fu Xuan's temples and shoulders, and Fu Xuan relaxed enough to lie facedown and loosen her clothes.
• Acheron watched from outside and felt possessive of Lin Shuang, but held back and decided to see what happened.
• Lin Shuang massaged Fu Xuan's back and legs, then patted her bottom when Fu Xuan's legs remained tense.
• After roughly half a system hour, Fu Xuan lay sweaty and trembling, told Lin Shuang the massage had been pleasant, and said she was sleepy.

Acheron wrestled with her growing jealousy and affection for Lin Shuang, then watched over her as she entered the virtual game. There, Lin Shuang met Firefly and Silver Wolf, and Firefly offered to show her around and shop for clothes.

• Acheron recognized that her feelings for Lin Shuang might be possessiveness and jealousy, but she chose to savor them as proof she could still feel.
• Acheron bathed, changed into a nightdress, wondered whether Lin Shuang preferred her legs and feet, then climbed into bed beside her and held her hand.
• Lin Shuang met Firefly and Silver Wolf in the virtual game, and Silver Wolf criticized Lin Shuang for wearing the default outfit.
• Firefly offered to take Lin Shuang shopping, while Silver Wolf left for the Adventure Zone and reminded Lin Shuang to pay.
• Firefly explained that people usually called her Sam, and Lin Shuang promised to call her Firefly.

Lin Shuang and Firefly grew closer while exploring the virtual game's shopping district, and Lin Shuang suggested they enter their relationship contract in Penacony. In reality, Acheron changed Lin Shuang into a nightdress while she remained immersed in the game, and her affection for Lin Shuang rose.

• Firefly accepted Lin Shuang's hand and teased that their future contract would make Lin Shuang one of the Stellaron Hunters.
• Acheron undressed Lin Shuang, changed her into a black nightdress, and was astonished that Lin Shuang did not wake.
• While Lin Shuang held Firefly's hand in the game, a system notice showed Acheron's affection had increased to 86.
• Firefly said she looked forward to the contract because Elio had told her meeting Lin Shuang might help her find life's meaning.
• Firefly took Lin Shuang into a shop in Little Penacony and said she wanted to visit the real Penacony.
• Lin Shuang proposed holding their contract ceremony in Penacony during the Charmony Festival, then worried about the dangers awaiting them there.

Lin Shuang and Firefly shopped together in the game, where they teased each other about looking like sisters, before joining Silver Wolf for a dungeon. While Lin Shuang remained immersed in the game, Acheron dressed her sleeping body in revealing outfits, leaving Lin Shuang with an unexplained, chilly sensation in the game.

• Firefly accepted Lin Shuang's invitation to form a contract in Penacony and appreciated her consideration of Firefly's wishes.
• Lin Shuang and Firefly tried on similar outfits and joked about which of them was the older sister.
• Silver Wolf messaged Lin Shuang and Firefly to join her for a multiplayer dungeon, and they teleported to the Underground City.
• Acheron posed the unresponsive Lin Shuang, took photos, and decided to dress her in outfits Lin Shuang had bought.
• Lin Shuang sensed something strange around her lower body in the game, but her monitoring system and instincts detected no danger.

Lin Shuang logged out of the game and discovered Acheron had secretly returned to the Xianzhou and was dressing her while she slept. Acheron said a premonition about Lin Shuang facing trouble had brought her back, and Lin Shuang worried that Acheron’s presence and powers could cause problems aboard the Xianzhou.

• Lin Shuang used the Mystic Seal of True Sight, then decided to log out and check her home while Firefly and Silver Wolf waited for her to return.
• Lin Shuang woke on her bed to find Acheron holding her leg and pulling underwear onto her while she wore a nightdress and stockings.
• Lin Shuang tried to free herself and asked why Acheron had returned to the Xianzhou without notifying anyone.
• Acheron admitted she had snuck in after a premonition that Lin Shuang would become involved in trouble.
• Acheron asked whether Lin Shuang did not want her there, and Lin Shuang said she was concerned about Acheron’s long detour and the risks of revealing her power.

Acheron confronted Lin Shuang for planning to provoke the Emanator behind the Abundant Doses without telling her, then admitted her jealousy and anger had awakened unfamiliar emotions. Lin Shuang comforted Acheron with an embrace, and the two rested together in quiet closeness.

• Acheron realized Lin Shuang intended to provoke the Emanator behind the Abundant Doses and questioned her for keeping the plan secret.
• Lin Shuang explained that she planned to act with help from the Luofu General and had wanted to keep Acheron from frightening the Emanator away.
• Acheron told Lin Shuang she had arrived seven or eight system hours earlier and had watched her spend time with Fu Xuan.
• Acheron admitted that seeing Lin Shuang with Fu Xuan stirred possessiveness and that Lin Shuang's risky secret plan made her angry.
• Lin Shuang embraced Acheron, and they held each other quietly before Lin Shuang patted her shoulder.

Lin Shuang returned to the game while Acheron stayed draped over her, and Acheron warned her to be careful around the Stellaron Hunters. In the dungeon, Firefly praised Lin Shuang’s swordsmanship and offered to teach her combat techniques, while looking forward to spending more time with her.

• Acheron questioned why Lin Shuang trusted Silver Wolf and the Stellaron Hunters with her Stellaron, then urged her to be more cautious.
• Acheron refused to let go of Lin Shuang as she connected to the game, insisting that Lin Shuang could play while she stayed beside her.
• Firefly and Silver Wolf noticed Lin Shuang seemed distracted when she returned, and Silver Wolf promptly started the dungeon.
• Lin Shuang complimented Firefly’s swordplay, and Firefly praised Lin Shuang’s quick, flexible greatsword technique.
• Firefly offered to teach Lin Shuang her combat techniques, and Lin Shuang accepted the offer of online lessons.

Lin Shuang kissed the sleeping Acheron to get revenge for being teased, then fell asleep holding her. Meanwhile, the Xianzhou launched an investigation and reforms after Lin Shuang’s intervention for Heavenly Defect sufferers, leaving Danshu reflecting on Lin Shuang’s intentions and wanting to see her again.

• Lin Shuang found Acheron asleep beside her, kissed her while she appeared unaware, and then went back to sleep holding her.
• The Xianzhou announced a sweeping investigation of the Six Commissions after Cloud Knights discriminated against a friend of the Luofu and abused their privileges.
• Jing Yuan ordered reforms to address the treatment of Heavenly Defect sufferers, with the Department of Civil Affairs tasked with establishing a dedicated division.
• Danshu learned that Lin Shuang had proposed improving conditions for Heavenly Defect sufferers and had declined Jing Yuan’s gift of thanks.
• Danshu wondered whether Lin Shuang’s approach could succeed and wished to see her again.

Lin Shuang woke beside Acheron and was teased about whether Acheron had heard her after she logged out of the game. After receiving invitations from Danshu, Qingque, and Fu Xuan, Lin Shuang faced Acheron’s questioning stare, and Acheron suggested the Xianzhou respected Lin Shuang for reasons beyond Acheron’s support.

• Acheron teased Lin Shuang by pinching her cheek and refused to admit she had been awake when Lin Shuang logged out of the game.
• Lin Shuang read Danshu’s apology and learned that Danshu’s affection had reached seventy, earning her one green draw and one purple draw.
• Lin Shuang replied to Danshu, who invited her to Ruomu Pavilion to thank her for helping a child.
• Qingque asked Lin Shuang to visit the overwhelmed Divination Department, while Fu Xuan invited her to share sweet drinks and interests.
• Acheron asked whether Lin Shuang had plans with someone from the Divination Department, then remarked that the Xianzhou’s respect for Lin Shuang was not solely because of Acheron.

Lin Shuang visited the Divination Department, where Qingque told her that the Cloud Knights’ investigation had uncovered Abundant Doses informants. Silver Wolf also announced that she and Lin Shuang would get married the next day, while Lin Shuang began to suspect the general had used her name to uncover the infiltrators.

• Acheron told Lin Shuang to be prepared for that evening but did not explain what she planned to do.
• Qingque welcomed Lin Shuang at the Divination Department, shared milk candy dumplings with her, and told her about the Cloud Knights’ arrests.
• Silver Wolf messaged Lin Shuang that they would get married tomorrow and sent screenshots of her game achievements.
• Qingque explained that the overnight investigation had found Abundant Doses informants among the Cloud Knights and said she had worried about Lin Shuang.
• Lin Shuang wondered whether the general had deliberately used her name to launch the investigation and catch the Abundant Doses off guard.

Lin Shuang shared sweets and medicinal tea with Fu Xuan, then revealed that she intended to target Phantylia and take part of her power. Fu Xuan offered the Xianzhou Alliance’s help, and the chapter ended with Acheron calling Lin Shuang from home.

• Lin Shuang discussed the Divination Department’s investigation with Qingque and ordered milk candy dumplings for Acheron.
• Lin Shuang visited Fu Xuan, fed her dumplings, and sampled the medicinal teas Fu Xuan had prepared.
• Lin Shuang asked Fu Xuan about the Abundant Doses and said she planned to capture part of Phantylia.
• Fu Xuan warned Lin Shuang about the danger but offered help from herself and Jing Yuan, then shared Jing Yuan’s contact information.
• Acheron called Lin Shuang while holding the dumplings Lin Shuang had ordered for her.

Lin Shuang visited Danshu and discussed the future of a child with a Heavenly Defect and the wider plight of those afflicted. Their conversation turned to Danshu’s research into the Abundant Doses, as Lin Shuang warned that the organization’s plans would bring destruction.

• Lin Shuang spoke with Acheron, then traveled to Changle Heaven to meet Danshu at Ruomu Pavilion.
• Lin Shuang and Danshu discussed the orphaned child with a Heavenly Defect and the possibility that the Xianzhou would provide her better care.
• Danshu told Lin Shuang that the Department of Civil Affairs had repeatedly asked her to help Heavenly Defect sufferers, leaving her conflicted.
• Danshu described how studying the Abundant Doses and dissecting one of their victims had influenced her research into their power.
• Lin Shuang said the Abundant Doses were reckless and dangerous, and that their actions would not improve the lives of Heavenly Defect sufferers.

Lin Shuang drew a stealth skill and a pill granting a small amount of power from the Path of The Permanence while meeting with Danshu. She offered to trade a Stellaron for the Abundant Doses' help locating Phantylia, then changed the subject and asked to meet Bailu, Danshu's pupil.

• Lin Shuang drew Stealth Master and received the King of Petty Thieves title, but refused to equip it because it could draw the Cloud Knights' attention.
• Lin Shuang drew Coiling Dragon, Leaping Serpent v2.0, a pill that granted a small amount of power from the Path of The Permanence.
• Lin Shuang told Danshu that she wanted to find the Emanator behind the Abundant Doses and offered her Stellaron as a bargaining chip.
• Danshu wondered what Lin Shuang stood to gain from meeting Phantylia and worried that the deal would violate the Luofu's bottom line.
• Lin Shuang changed the subject and asked to meet Bailu, whom Danshu identified as her pupil.

Lin Shuang returned home with herbs and made medicinal tea while Acheron tried cooking to repay her kindness. Acheron drew her blade, revealed her white-haired form, and cornered Lin Shuang with a warning about the black sun and a jealous confession; she left Lin Shuang flustered and said the encounter was training.

• Danshu resolved to have someone investigate Lin Shuang and verify whether she had a Stellaron.
• Lin Shuang returned home and found Acheron cooking in an apron, then joined her to prepare medicinal tea.
• Acheron explained that she had wanted to make Lin Shuang something in return, but her cooking tasted so bad that Lin Shuang threw it away.
• After they finished their tea, Acheron drew her blade, transformed into her white-haired form, and surrounded Lin Shuang with the power of The Nihility.
• Acheron asked whether Lin Shuang truly wanted to understand how the black sun had pierced through her, then admitted she disliked seeing Lin Shuang intimate with someone else.
• Lin Shuang accused Acheron of having been awake the previous night, and Acheron said she had been aware of her surroundings and was using the encounter to train Lin Shuang.

Lin Shuang was pulled into fragments of Acheron’s memories and resisted Nihility with newly awakened power of The Permanence. After Acheron overwhelmed her in another bout, Lin Shuang asked about the memories and offered to see them again if Acheron wanted.

• Acheron’s attempt to expose Lin Shuang to her emotions drew her into fragments of Acheron’s past, including a glimpse of the Black Sun.
• The power of The Permanence emerged within Lin Shuang and anchored her consciousness against Nihility.
• Lin Shuang regained enough clarity to confront Acheron, but Acheron pinned her down and overwhelmed her with Nihility.
• Nearly one system hour later, Acheron let Lin Shuang rest on her lap, and Lin Shuang demanded no more surprise attacks.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron she had seen fragments of her memories and said she would be willing to see more if Acheron wanted.

Lin Shuang explained to Acheron how repeated exposure to Nihility might have awakened her power of The Permanence, and Acheron accepted the explanation and suggested testing it again. The next day, Lin Shuang traveled through a portal to meet Silver Wolf and fulfill their marriage contract on a remote planet.

• Acheron questioned how Lin Shuang had gained the power of The Permanence, and Lin Shuang attributed it to surviving repeated exposure to Nihility.
• Acheron found Lin Shuang’s explanation plausible and proposed another attempt, but Lin Shuang insisted she needed to rest.
• The next day, Lin Shuang prepared to meet Silver Wolf on a remote planet where they could fulfill their contract without attracting attention.
• Lin Shuang opened Silver Wolf’s portal link in a quiet park and traveled to Silver Wolf’s location.
• Lin Shuang met Silver Wolf in a room, teased her about using a game to fulfill the contract, and learned that Elio had advised doing it in reality.
• Silver Wolf led Lin Shuang outside, where they saw a planet with interstellar advertisements and visitors wearing varied clothing.

Lin Shuang accidentally made Silver Wolf think their contract registration was a vow ceremony after the system gave her Azure Stone earrings. They went to a private room, where Silver Wolf agreed to wear one, and Lin Shuang began putting it on while Silver Wolf struggled to hide her flustered reaction.

• Lin Shuang and Silver Wolf registered their relationship, and the system gave Lin Shuang a pair of Azure Stone earrings as a reward.
• Lin Shuang offered Silver Wolf an earring, prompting a staff member to explain that Azure Stone earrings were used for exchanging vows before the Aeon of Harmony.
• Lin Shuang realized Silver Wolf had mistaken the gift for a vow gesture and asked the staff member to take them to a private room.
• Silver Wolf teased Lin Shuang for backing out of the ceremony, then asked her to put the earring on.
• Lin Shuang touched Silver Wolf's earlobe while fitting the earring, and Silver Wolf blushed and tried to endure the ticklish sensation.

Lin Shuang and Silver Wolf helped each other put on their earrings, but playful teasing led to an accidental kiss and Silver Wolf’s embarrassed attempt to erase Lin Shuang’s memory. They left the room still bickering, with both wearing their earrings and their pact apparently sealed by the kiss.

• Lin Shuang fastened Silver Wolf’s earring, and Silver Wolf then tried to put Lin Shuang’s on while teasing her sensitive ear.
• Silver Wolf blew into Lin Shuang’s ear, prompting Lin Shuang to dodge and the two to tussle over the earring.
• Silver Wolf lunged at Lin Shuang, and they accidentally kissed when Lin Shuang turned to evade her.
• Silver Wolf blushed as she put Lin Shuang’s earring on, then swung Prometheus at her while shouting a memory-erasing technique.
• Silver Wolf and Lin Shuang chased each other around the room before leaving together, still wearing their earrings.

After Silver Wolf fled back to the Stellaron Hunters' hideout, Kafka noticed her embarrassment and became curious about what had happened between her and Lin Shuang. Kafka contacted Lin Shuang directly, who recognized her and saved the photo Kafka sent.

• Silver Wolf returned to the hideout, grabbed her gaming device, and left Lin Shuang behind; Lin Shuang used Silver Wolf's link to return to the Xianzhou.
• Kafka saw Silver Wolf arrive flushed and mortified, then teased her about the sapphire earring Lin Shuang had given her.
• Silver Wolf received Lin Shuang's messages, hid behind a pillow, and told Kafka that Lin Shuang deserved to be left behind.
• Kafka messaged Lin Shuang anonymously and sent a photo of Silver Wolf hiding on the couch.
• Lin Shuang guessed Kafka's identity, saw the photo, and saved it.

Lin Shuang agreed to meet the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and confronted their Changle Heaven leader, Purple Moonflower, about their supposed offer to clear up a misunderstanding. The Chief of the Abundant Doses appeared in person and invited Lin Shuang into a private room to continue their discussion.

• Kafka asked Lin Shuang about Silver Wolf’s embarrassing accident, and Lin Shuang described it while asking Kafka to take photos of Silver Wolf’s reaction.
• Silver Wolf returned to her room in embarrassment and blamed Lin Shuang, while Kafka and Firefly learned what had happened.
• A messenger for the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus approached Lin Shuang and led her to a secluded courtyard in Changle Heaven.
• Purple Moonflower welcomed Lin Shuang but grew angry when she demanded to meet the Chief of the Abundant Doses.
• The Chief arrived, stopped Purple Moonflower from escalating the confrontation, and invited Lin Shuang into a private room to talk.