Chapter Summaries

Su Yang invited Ren Lingxi to join his group for an escape room, and the two got acquainted while walking through Li City. Their friends made separate evening plans, leaving Su Yang and the other men free to gather with the teammates they had found.

• Ren Lingxi agreed to team up with Su Yang for an escape room, and the system rewarded Su Yang as her favorability rose to 20.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi introduced themselves, exchanged WeChat contacts, and discovered they were both from Sea City.
• Meng Qianyu told the road-trip group that she and the other women would eat and play a script-based game with new friends instead.
• Su Yang and his friends decided to have dinner with their teammates, and Meng Wenzhou suggested meeting outside the café they had visited earlier.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi walked to Ruixing Coffee after stopping for chicken feet, and Ren Lingxi joined Su Yang’s friends and their newly found teammates. The group began chatting, but the chapter ended when Ren Lingxi asked Su Yang to help bring over the twelve coffees she had ordered.

• Ren Lingxi bought chicken feet and ate them while walking with Su Yang, who tried one.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi spotted Meng Wenzhou and Zhang Ziming sitting with their new teammates outside Ruixing Coffee.
• Ren Lingxi briefly disappeared to buy coffee, then returned and introduced herself to Meng Wenzhou, Zhang Ziming, Wang Shuyue, and Chen Chen.
• The group sat down to chat, and Ren Lingxi asked Su Yang to help collect the twelve cups of coffee she had ordered.

Su Yang and the others waited at the coffee shop while teammates gathered for their outing, then booked dinner at Old Fatty Yak Hot Pot Restaurant. Liu Bo and Chu Qiunan eventually reported that they had found two girls and were on their way back.

• Ren Lingxi bought coffee for the group, and Ji Bo returned with his teammate Yang Xiaoling.
• Su Yang used his system to check Yang Xiaoling's, Wang Shuyue's, and Chen Chen's looks.
• The group chose Old Fatty Yak Hot Pot Restaurant for dinner, and Zhang Ziming booked a private room.
• Ren Lingxi asked to call Su Yang “Yangyang,” and he agreed.
• When Liu Bo and Chu Qiunan were late, Zhang Ziming messaged them; Chu Qiunan said they had found two girls, while Liu Bo and Chu Qiunan argued over who had invited them.

Su Yang joined Liu Bo, Chu Qiunan, and their new teammates for a hot pot dinner, while Chu Qiunan and Liu Bo marveled at Su Yang’s luck in finding the exceptionally beautiful Ren Lingxi. The group began eating together, with Su Yang and Ren Lingxi exchanging food and familiar forms of address.

• Liu Bo and Chu Qiunan introduced Zhang Jie and Du Wenli as their teammates, and Su Yang used his system to check their looks scores.
• Chu Qiunan and Liu Bo asked Su Yang how he had found Ren Lingxi, and they praised her beauty and his romantic luck.
• Zhang Ziming led the group of twelve to Old Fatty Yak Hot Pot Restaurant, where they waited for a table and then went to a private room.
• Zhang Ziming toasted the group with juice before everyone began eating the Wild Mushroom Yak Hot Pot.
• Su Yang helped Ren Lingxi reach the food and served her Yak Meat, and she thanked him and put a century egg in his bowl.

Su Yang and his friends drove from the Ancient City to Scary Castle, an immersive escape room in a remote abandoned factory. They arrived at night and entered the factory despite feeling uneasy about its eerie surroundings.

• Su Yang bought Ren Lingxi candied hawthorns before the group split into three cars for the drive to Great Monkey Village.
• Ren Lingxi and Du Wenli stared at Su Yang's Rolls-Royce Cullinan, and the system rewarded him with 2,000,000 for unknowingly showing off.
• Su Yang led the other cars along a dark road to the abandoned construction site where Scary Castle was located.
• The group saw the derelict factory, its half-open gate, and the cars parked outside, and several people voiced concerns about the remote, creepy location.
• Ji Bo reassured everyone, and the group walked through the iron gate into the abandoned factory.

Su Yang and his friends arrived at a remote horror escape room, chose the moderately scary No Man's Village theme, and prepared to begin. Su Yang suspected the game might include an outdoor village setting, leaving the group wondering if they could still change their choice.

• Two staff members welcomed Ji Bo and the group to the remote escape-room site and led them to the reception hall.
• A staff member explained the escape room's large grounds and horror levels, and the group debated how scary a theme to choose.
• The group settled on the moderately scary level and reviewed four Chinese-style horror themes.
• After joking and discussing their options, the group chose No Man's Village, the shortest theme by estimated duration.
• Su Yang guessed that No Man's Village might include outdoor areas, prompting the group to worry about playing outside at night.

Xixi explained the rules for the No Man's Village escape room, gave the group sachets, collected their phones, and had them change into retro clothes. Liu Bo and Zhang Jie entered first, followed two minutes later by Su Yang and Ren Lingxi.

• Xixi explained that the twelve players would split into pairs, explore indoor and outdoor areas, and use the sachets during missions.
• The group handed over their phones, changed into 1970s- or 1980s-style outfits, and followed Xixi to the escape room on the fourth floor.
• Liu Bo and Zhang Jie volunteered to enter first, and Xixi shut the door behind them in the darkness.
• After the two-minute wait, Su Yang and Ren Lingxi entered the escape room together.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi entered No Man's Village, where a guide explained their mission to seal the Zhao family's vengeful spirits and search for a secret treasure. After the guide vanished, they set out to find the Zhao family.

• Ren Lingxi clung to Su Yang when a guide NPC appeared in the dark room, then followed him into an old courtyard.
• The guide explained that Su Yang and Ren Lingxi each had eight talismans, which could seal ghost souls for two minutes.
• The guide described how the investigation team had died after entering the village's six families and said their spirits had to be sealed before midnight.
• The guide assigned Su Yang and Ren Lingxi to seal the Zhao family by placing talismans on four specified locations.
• The guide disappeared when the lights went out, and Su Yang and Ren Lingxi decided to find the Zhao family.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi searched a creepy village house for directions to the Zhao family, only to encounter an old man and his frightening grandson. After the grandson chased them through the house, Su Yang forced open a door and fled with Ren Lingxi, but they fell into a chute beyond the courtyard gate.

• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi entered a dark courtyard house and met an old man who directed them toward the Zhao family.
• The old man's grandson suddenly appeared in a twisted pose, and the old man lit incense to make him disappear.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi tried to leave through the room on the left, but found its door locked as the grandson crawled toward them.
• Su Yang tore the door open and carried Ren Lingxi into the back courtyard while the grandson chased them.
• Su Yang rammed open the courtyard gate, and he and Ren Lingxi fell into a chute.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi reached the Zhao Family Courtyard and began sealing the locations inside. After a startling ghost appeared behind Ren Lingxi in the main room, they continued toward the bathroom.

• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi followed the muddy path to the Zhao Family Courtyard and entered its front yard.
• Su Yang spotted a shadow in the main room and entered with Ren Lingxi to seal the offering altar.
• Su Yang placed a talisman above the altar, causing an explosion-like sound and a trembling floor as the door slammed shut.
• A red-dressed female ghost appeared behind Ren Lingxi, then vanished after the room flashed red; Su Yang called Ren Lingxi to his side.
• Su Yang led Ren Lingxi toward the bathroom and into a dim, flickering corridor.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi searched the Zhao residence for a bathroom mirror and put a talisman on it, but a female ghost chased them through the house. They escaped through a narrow passage, where Ren Lingxi fainted after seeing another face, and the chapter ended as the clock struck 11 p.m.

• Su Yang warned Ren Lingxi that a ghost might appear in the corridor, but they passed through without encountering one.
• Su Yang found a mirror in the bathroom and stuck a talisman to it after the paper first fell off.
• A female ghost appeared in the mirror, then chased Su Yang and Ren Lingxi into a storage room and grabbed Ren Lingxi's foot.
• Su Yang pulled the ghost away, and he and Ren Lingxi crawled through a narrow passage to escape.
• Ren Lingxi fainted after a deathly pale face appeared before her, then woke and clung to Su Yang as he comforted her.
• A bell rang as the clock struck 11 p.m.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi searched the Zhao family rooms for the master bedroom, then returned to the room with the hidden passage and encountered a female ghost. They fled toward the rear courtyard, where six male ghosts blocked the hall, and Su Yang offered to carry Ren Lingxi past them.

• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi searched the rooms but concluded that the room with the hidden passage was most likely the master bedroom.
• The room's door opened by itself, and Su Yang saw that the passage cover had been opened again.
• A white-clothed female ghost appeared on the bed as Su Yang struggled to shut the door and broke its bolt.
• Su Yang stuck a talisman to the door and ran with Ren Lingxi toward the hall.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi found six motionless male ghosts in the hall, and Su Yang offered to carry her through.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi sealed the Zhao family’s pigsty and joined the others at the back mountain to search for Yang Xiaoling. As the group split up, Su Yang spotted a boy burning joss paper beside a mountain road.

• Liu Bo was chased through the Wang family’s house by two male ghosts while Zhang Jie hid in a room.
• Su Yang carried Ren Lingxi through the Zhao family courtyard, dodged a red-clothed evil ghost and six male ghosts, and sealed the pigsty.
• After all six groups finished sealing the families, the NPCs led them to the back mountain and said Yang Xiaoling had lost contact.
• The group split up to search for Yang Xiaoling, and Ji Bo ran ahead to look for his teammate.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi reached a mountain road, where Su Yang spotted a boy burning joss paper beneath a tree.

Su Yang and Ren Lingxi encountered a boy burning paper offerings while searching for Yang Xiaoling, and Su Yang discovered the boy was Ge Hai, a human with B-rank combat power. Ge Hai attacked Su Yang, who fought back as Ren Lingxi hid nearby.

• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi approached the silent boy burning paper offerings and tried to question him.
• The boy revealed a horrifying face, grabbed Su Yang, and refused to let go.
• Su Yang scanned the boy and learned his name was Ge Hai and his combat power was B-rank, 80.
• Su Yang sent Ren Lingxi to hide, then broke free from Ge Hai's grip as the boy lunged at him.
• Su Yang dodged Ge Hai's attacks, threw him, and punched him into the ground, but Ge Hai quickly got back up.
• Ge Hai crouched and growled at Su Yang, who charged at him again.

Su Yang fought the bizarre boy at the secret chamber attraction, then chased him into the mountain woods. He caught the boy beside a wall marking the rear mountain’s boundary, and the two crashed into the leaves.

• Su Yang dodged the boy’s attacks, broke free when the boy tried to drag him away, and struck him with a knee and a punch.
• The boy pretended to be unconscious, then surprised Su Yang with a kick to the stomach before Su Yang charged him again.
• When staff and Ghost NPCs arrived, the boy fled into the woods, and Su Yang pursued him despite the staff calling him back.
• Staff escorted Ren Lingxi away, sent two Ghost NPCs after Su Yang, and temporarily sealed off the rear mountain area.
• Su Yang caught up with the boy as he tried to climb over a wall and grabbed him from behind, sending them crashing into the leaves.

Su Yang subdued Ge Hai after the intruder attacked him during the escape-room game, then helped the police investigate the incident. After giving statements at the police station with Ren Lingxi, Su Yang left with her for Ancient City.

• Su Yang choked Ge Hai unconscious in the woods and carried him out, earning a combat experience reward that raised his Combat Power to A-rank 84 and his Physique to 94.
• Su Yang tied Ge Hai up with Manager Wu’s rope, and the escape-room staff called the police and handed Ge Hai over.
• Su Yang explained what happened to the police and reviewed the surveillance footage while Meng Wenzhou and the others waited in the lounge.
• Su Yang asked Ren Lingxi to give a statement and sent his friends back to Ancient City in his car.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi left the Li City police station at two in the morning and took a taxi toward Ancient City.

After the escape-room incident, Su Yang reunited with his friends at a bar and later walked Ren Lingxi back through the quiet streets. Her admiration raised her favorability to 60 and earned Su Yang three million, and the chapter ended with them gazing at each other.

• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi joined their friends at the bar, where Su Yang recounted how he had rescued everyone from the escape room.
• The group drank and played games before leaving at dawn, with the men escorting their female teammates back to their inns.
• Su Yang walked Ren Lingxi toward her inn and talked with her about his martial arts training and the fight.
• Ren Lingxi praised Su Yang and said she felt safe with him, raising her favorability to 60 and earning him three million.
• Su Yang and Ren Lingxi stopped on the deserted street and gazed nervously into each other's eyes.

After walking Ren Lingxi back to her inn, Su Yang learned she could not join his group’s long trip and promised to invite her on a future outing. Ren Lingxi kissed him goodbye, and Su Yang later returned to Pan Ning’s room and told her about his fight and trip to the police station.

• Su Yang walked Ren Lingxi to Moon Setting Crow Crying Inn and told her his group planned to leave Li City the day after tomorrow for a long trip through Sichuan, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
• Ren Lingxi asked to join the trip, but she could only stay in Li City for five or six more days, so Su Yang promised to invite her on another outing in the future.
• Ren Lingxi kissed Su Yang goodnight and ran into the inn, leaving him pleased as he continued back to his lodging.
• Su Yang checked WeChat and learned that Pan Ning was waiting for him, while Chu Qiunan and Ji Bo stayed with Wenli and Xiaoling.
• Su Yang went to Pan Ning’s room, told her he had fought a strange man and spent time at the police station, and reassured her that he was not injured.

Su Yang and Pan Ning spent the night together after she changed her mind about letting him leave. The next day, the group gathered and set off from the Ancient City for Yulong Snow Mountain, where they planned to enjoy the scenery and get used to high altitudes.

• Su Yang dried Pan Ning's hair, and she asked him to stay before kissing him.
• Su Yang woke up the next morning to find Pan Ning already awake and relaxing on the balcony.
• Su Yang chatted with the Handsome Gods and self-driving groups, then arranged for everyone to meet and head to the snow mountain.
• Su Yang, Pan Ning, Zhong Qing, Su Qingci, and the others ate together before going to the parking lot.
• Su Yang and the group drove toward Yulong Snow Mountain, with Su Yang explaining that the climb would help them prepare for high altitudes.

The group stopped at Ganhaizi to take photos beneath the stone monument before continuing toward Yulong Snow Mountain. When a tourist tried to get the women’s WeChat contacts, Su Yang intervened and left him stunned by implying that all the women he had approached were with him.

• The group arrived at Ganhaizi, where Su Yang took photos of the five women and Tang Ziyun photographed the six men.
• A young man approached Pan Ning to ask for her WeChat, but Zhong Qing and Su Yang stepped in.
• Su Yang took Pan Ning’s hand, and the young man apologized before approaching Meng Qianyu instead.
• Su Yang took Meng Qianyu’s hand too and told the young man that all the women he had seen were with him.