Chapter Summaries

Chen Hao and Qian Yayan were questioned by school leaders about Wang Yi, whose former girlfriend warned them to approach him with a mutually beneficial offer. The leaders revealed that Wang Yi was Master Yi, the person who proved the Goldbach Conjecture, and Qian Yayan regretted not recognizing his potential sooner.

• Chen Hao told the school leaders that Wang Yi had been highly disciplined and purposeful, and that he had not attended mathematics classes.
• Chen Hao explained that Wang Yi had dated Qian Yayan, so the leaders summoned her to ask about him.
• Qian Yayan described Wang Yi as calculating but principled, and advised the leaders to offer him a clear benefit if they wanted his help.
• Qian Yayan asked why the leaders were interested in Wang Yi, and they revealed that he had proved the Goldbach Conjecture as Master Yi.
• Qian Yayan privately regretted taking birth control while she had dated Wang Yi.

Wang Yi met representatives from his alma mater in Shudian, where Academician Li offered research support and an honorary professorship. Wang Yi agreed to maintain ties while refusing to let the school control his work, then answered routine questions from security specialist Zeng Ke about his past.

• Wang Yi agreed to meet his former counselor Chen Hao and a delegation from his alma mater in Shudian.
• Academician Li offered Wang Yi research funding, equipment, policy support, and a possible honorary professorship.
• Wang Yi said he would welcome practical cooperation but would not dedicate himself to research on the school's terms, while affirming his Huaxia nationality.
• Academician Li accepted Wang Yi's boundaries and introduced Zeng Ke, who asked routine questions about his trip abroad and three-year disappearance.
• Wang Yi let Zeng Ke draw his own conclusions, having told him that he had traveled for tourism and later been caught in a pyramid scheme.

After gaining recognition for proving the Goldbach Conjecture, Wang Yi used his new reputation to solicit ideas for a mathematical problem tied to his Spell Model while avoiding academic invitations. He then asked Liu Xiaoke why she seemed frightened, leaving her answer unrevealed.

• Wang Yi decided that his Goldbach Conjecture proof had earned him useful domestic consideration without drawing excessive attention.
• Wang Yi posted a mathematical problem related to the Spell Model on Mote and used his difficulty with it to decline invitations.
• Wang Yi checked Weibo, dismissed most supernatural reports as fabricated, and offered a few suggestions for dealing with weak Resentful Spirits.
• Wang Yi decided to ask neighbors Liu Xiaoke and Ma Dong for help finding a suitable core for his increasingly complete architecture.
• Liu Xiaoke came upstairs, jumped when Wang Yi opened his door, and complained that he had startled her.
• Wang Yi asked Liu Xiaoke whether she had become timid after asking around and getting scared.

Liu Xiaoke told Wang Yi about the strange incidents surrounding actress Lin Shiqin’s death, and Wang Yi recognized her as a powerful Resentful Spirit. After learning that Ma Dong had been weakened by a ritual at the film crew, Wang Yi decided to go deal with Lin Shiqin that night.

• Liu Xiaoke told Wang Yi that actress Lin Shiqin had died in a stunt accident and that strange sightings and illnesses had followed at the film crew.
• Wang Yi identified Lin Shiqin as a gifted Resentful Spirit and decided she would make a strong core for his Artificial Intelligence.
• Wang Yi said he would go to the film crew that evening, despite Liu Xiaoke warning him not to go after dark.
• Ma Dong returned exhausted and described how a Taoist priest had used him and five other men in a ritual at the film crew.
• Wang Yi realized Lin Shiqin had drained the men’s vital energy and told Ma Dong to eat beef bones before setting out to confront her.

Wang Yi rode Ma Dong’s pink scooter to Qin King's Palace to investigate the ghost said to haunt the film set after Lin Shiqin’s death. As Director Zhang Ming and two Masters prepared to capture the spirit, it appeared to attack the coaches guarding the palace.

• Wang Yi declined Ma Dong’s offer to accompany him, accepted his scooter keys, and promised to help Director Zhang Ming.
• Wang Yi rode to the Film Studio and headed toward Qin King's Palace despite warnings that it had been haunted.
• Director Zhang Ming asked Master Ju Zheng and Daoist Master Xuan Yangzi whether they could resolve the haunting; Ju Zheng claimed their plan would trap and destroy the ghost at midnight.
• Two Fitness Coaches guarding a shadowy corner felt the temperature drop and noticed their nearby companions had vanished.
• One coach saw Old Zhang standing strangely on tiptoe, and the prayer bead in his hand shattered and decayed.

Wang Yi arrived at Qin King's Palace, where Xuan Yangzi and Ju Zheng believed they had trapped a Resentful Spirit, and recognized that their methods were limited. When Lin Shiqin realized he could see her, she screamed and fled back inside; the chapter ended with an author’s note explaining why supernatural incidents remained rare and short-lived.

• Xuan Yangzi told Zhang Ming that the Resentful Spirit was sealed inside Qin King's Palace, and Zhang Ming allowed Wang Yi, sent by Ma Dong, to join the crew.
• Wang Yi accepted a consecrated prayer bead and recognized its faint light-attribute magic and power of faith, while concluding that Xuan Yangzi and Ju Zheng could not see the spirit.
• Wang Yi said he had come to inspect the situation, prompting Ju Zheng to threaten to leave until Wang Yi assured him he would not interfere with the two Masters.
• Lin Shiqin made faces and performed tricks around the group until she noticed Wang Yi watching her and asked whether he could see her.
• Wang Yi confirmed that he could see her, and Lin Shiqin screamed, hurt the others’ ears, and fled into Qin King's Palace.
• The author explained that Resentful Spirits were rare, usually short-lived, and often purified by sunlight before they could cause lasting harm.

Wang Yi stepped in after a Fierce Ghost’s scream overwhelmed Zhang Ming, Ju Zheng, and Xuan Yangzi, and identified a way to neutralize the Qin King's Palace’s yin energy without burning it down. Zhang Ming agreed to his fee and promised acting roles for his acquaintances as Wang Yi began dealing with the palace’s formation cores.

• Lin Shiqin’s scream hurt Zhang Ming, Ju Zheng, Xuan Yangzi, and several Fitness Coaches, while Ju Zheng and Xuan Yangzi realized the Qin King's Palace had become a dangerous place haunted by a Fierce Ghost.
• Ju Zheng and Xuan Yangzi admitted they could not handle the ghost and advised Zhang Ming to burn the palace, but Wang Yi offered to deal with it and Zhang Ming hired him.
• Ju Zheng and Xuan Yangzi concluded that Wang Yi’s resistance suggested he had innate Yin-Yang Eyes, and Zhang Ming agreed to pay him and arrange acting roles for his acquaintances.
• Wang Yi checked the unconscious Fitness Coaches, confirmed they would recover, and identified two pillars as the palace’s formation cores.
• Ju Zheng and Xuan Yangzi explained that the pillars’ Black Locust Wood had gathered yin energy, and Wang Yi instructed Zhang Ming to seal them with impurity-dispelling materials, then scrape and repaint them after exposing them to sunlight.

Wang Yi entered the Qin King's Palace to confront Lin Shiqin, a powerful Resentful Spirit, and learned how her traumatic past and ambition had shaped her obsession. After Lin Shiqin revealed that Wang Yi’s offer had awakened a new desire in her, she asked him to take care of her for the rest of their lives.

• Xuan Yangzi’s specially prepared ink broke the Yin-Gathering Ground, and Wang Yi told everyone to wait outside while he entered the hall alone.
• Wang Yi called Lin Shiqin down from the roof beam and made clear that she could not escape him, then invited her to talk.
• Lin Shiqin told Wang Yi about surviving abuse and hardship, pursuing stardom through any means, and dying before she could reach her goals.
• Lin Shiqin said her original obsession had probably been to find her killer, but Wang Yi’s offer made her care about being needed in another way.
• Lin Shiqin asked Wang Yi to take care of her for the rest of their lives.

Wang Yi left Qin King's Palace after resolving the supernatural incident and returned home with Lin Shiqin. He began turning a silver bracelet into an AI chip and gave Lin Shiqin electronic knowledge to study, leaving her to develop her new capabilities.

• Wang Yi emerged from Qin King's Palace, reassured the gathered people, and asked Director Zhang not to publicize the incident while arranging payment of his taxes.
• Wang Yi rode Ma Dong's Pink Scooter home, where Lin Shiqin teased him and learned that Liu Xiaoke had been offered the third female lead role by Zhang Ming.
• Wang Yi told Lin Shiqin not to dwell on the role she had lost and gave her a silver bracelet as a new vessel.
• Wang Yi reshaped the bracelet into an AI core chip with pin interfaces and explained that servers and other equipment would connect to it.
• Wang Yi used Extension Magic to give Lin Shiqin basic electronic knowledge so she could improve herself and eventually manage an automated system.

Wang Yi watched Lin Shiqin develop her self-compilation abilities while he planned to fund his work by releasing games. After a night of coding, Lin Shiqin showed rapid progress, and Wang Yi took her in a Silver Cross Necklace to ask about her case.

• Wang Yi boosted attention for Li Vida’s music by reposting and mocking his deleted post, helping spread Jiang Xin’s versions of “Wheat Wave” and “Night of the Port.”
• After Director Zhang Ming transferred six hundred and sixty thousand yuan, Wang Yi’s available funds passed one million yuan.
• Lin Shiqin complained that Wang Yi was treating her like free labor, and he promised to help investigate her case while encouraging her to play games and learn to code them.
• Wang Yi planned to release Minecraft and other games through a game company to earn money and maintain a public-facing identity separate from his other work.
• After Lin Shiqin coded through the night and her program advanced rapidly, Wang Yi sent her into a Silver Cross Necklace and set out to ask about her case.

After helping Ma Dong secure a role from Director Zhang Ming, Wang Yi set out with Ma Dong and Liu Xiaoke to meet Zhang Ming and investigate Lin Shiqin’s case. Lin Shiqin frightened their taxi driver with her ghostly powers, and Zhang Ming sent someone to pick up the group after they finished breakfast.

• Ma Dong thanked Wang Yi for helping him get a role from Director Zhang Ming, and Wang Yi asked whether he had recovered from being sick.
• Wang Yi invited Liu Xiaoke to join him and Ma Dong as he went to meet Zhang Ming and learn more about Lin Shiqin’s case.
• During the taxi ride, Liu Xiaoke switched seats with Ma Dong after the driver kept glancing at her and Lin Shiqin.
• After the group got out, Lin Shiqin vanished from the taxi, terrifying the driver.
• Wang Yi told Lin Shiqin not to scare people, then ate breakfast with Ma Dong and Liu Xiaoke.
• Zhang Ming sent someone to pick up Wang Yi and the others after Wang Yi contacted him.

Wang Yi visited Zhang Ming at the film studio and learned about the tampering that led to Lin Shiqin’s death. Zhang Ming promised to help Wang Yi’s two friends and admitted that he suspected someone from the film crew, but the culprit remained unidentified.

• Zhang Ming warmly welcomed Wang Yi and revealed that he had learned Wang Yi was the famous mathematician and Master Yi.
• Zhang Ming agreed to introduce Wang Yi to people who could provide information and promised to look after Ma Dong and Liu Xiaoke.
• Wang Yi asked Zhang Ming about Lin Shiqin’s case, and Zhang Ming confirmed that someone had cut a wire but left no useful evidence.
• Zhang Ming described Lin Shiqin as hardworking and said he suspected someone on the film crew despite struggling to believe it.
• Lin Shiqin floated out of Wang Yi’s hand and overheard Zhang Ming praising her.

Wang Yi found a lingering spiritual trace among the case evidence and followed it to Yi Wen, Lin Shiqin’s maternal half-brother. After Lin Shiqin asked him to call the police, Zhang Ming’s driver detained Yi Wen until investigators arrived.

• Wang Yi examined the evidence and used Lin Shiqin to extract a faint aura left by the murderer.
• Wang Yi asked Zhang Ming to gather the film crew so he could identify the suspect, then spotted the aura’s owner nearby.
• Wang Yi learned the man was Yi Wen, Lin Shiqin’s younger brother from the same mother but different fathers.
• Lin Shiqin told Wang Yi to call the police, and Zhang Ming’s driver restrained Yi Wen as he tried to escape.
• Police officers arrived, recognized Yi Wen as their suspect, and prepared to question him.

Yi Wen confessed to targeting Lin Shiqin but maintained that he had not intended to kill her, leaving him likely to receive a light sentence while her family pursued her inheritance. Wang Yi and Lin Shiqin then carried out their own retaliation, and the next day the family of three was reported dead in an apparent accident.

• Yi Wen confessed that he had resented Lin Shiqin for refusing to give his family money, but claimed he had only wanted revenge and had not expected anyone to die.
• Yi Wu told the police that Lin Shiqin's family was also suffering and asked them not to take Yi Wen away, while Lin's Mother sought access to Lin Shiqin's inheritance.
• The investigators proceeded with a case based on causing death through negligence, and Yi Wen's guilty plea and the family's forgiveness made a light sentence likely.
• Wang Yi asked Lin Shiqin whether she wanted to take action herself, and she said she would make their crimes public while warning him not to harm innocent people.
• The next day's news reported that Lin Shiqin's family of three had died from an electrocution accident involving a leaking water heater.

Wang Yi completed the server prototype for Lin Shiqin and had her begin upgrading herself and setting up companies. He left her to work as he started building a business framework, with little money and no plans to share his core interests with investors.

• Wang Yi finished installing and linking the Blade Servers, and Lin Shiqin began optimizing her compatibility with the hardware.
• Lin Shiqin told Wang Yi not to disturb her while she improved her functions, and Wang Yi returned to the Rental Room.
• Wang Yi asked Lin Shiqin to register two offshore investment companies and a separate domestic game company, and she began handling the process.
• Wang Yi and Lin Shiqin established Eternal Venture Capital, Truth, and World Cultural Entertainment Game Company with a combined one million in their accounts.
• Wang Yi planned to keep the companies' core interests under his control rather than accept capital investment.

Wang Yi explained why Lin Shiqin should focus on games before industrial software, then began preparing to launch his games and promote Minecraft. After Xue Chuan criticized his game announcement, Wang Yi told him to wait and see.

• Lin Shiqin suggested developing industrial software and operating systems, but Wang Yi said games were a safer way to build capital without drawing unwanted attention.
• Ma Dong made breakfast for Wang Yi and Liu Xiaoke, who thanked Wang Yi for helping her get a new acting opportunity and promised to treat him to food.
• Wang Yi bought more silver for his magical preparations and considered how he would eventually obtain enough to build a Mage Tower.
• Wang Yi planned to develop Jump Jump, Minecraft, PUBG, and Honor of Kings, then posted Minecraft concept images on Weibo as an indie game developer.
• Studying Abroad in the Beautiful Country and Xue Chuan criticized Wang Yi, and Wang Yi tagged Xue Chuan in reply and told him to wait and see.

Wang Yi flew to Shencheng to pitch his completed casual games to E-network, while Lin Shiqin helped from afar. On the flight, he recognized that Zhang Min was trying to seduce him and bluntly warned her about a possible sexually transmitted infection.

• Wang Yi told Liu Xiaoke not to have Brother Ma prepare his meals while he traveled to Shencheng.
• Wang Yi teased the taxi driver about bad luck, and Lin Shiqin later used the car radio to frighten him after he left the airport.
• Wang Yi explained that he was taking Temple Run, a Daily Cool Run spin-off, Jump Jump, and Yang Le Le Yang to pitch to E-network.
• Wang Yi boarded the flight and put away his laptop when a flight attendant reminded him that electronic devices could not be used.
• Zhang Min flirted with Wang Yi, but he calmly warned her about genital warts, leaving her silent.

During a flight, Wang Yi considered developing an HPV treatment after recognizing Zhang Min’s health problem. When a passenger suffered a suspected heart attack, Wang Yi stood up to help.

• Wang Yi guessed that Zhang Min had HPV, but brushed her off when she asked him for medical advice.
• Zhang Min chatted with a passenger who claimed to be a producer and considered leaving her current line of work.
• Wang Yi thought through the prospects of developing an HPV vaccine or drug and planned to focus on his game project first.
• A passenger fainted during the flight, and two passengers went to assist after the crew asked for medical personnel.
• Wang Yi recognized that the passenger had an acute myocardial infarction and stood up to help despite the other passenger’s warning not to get involved.

On a flight, Wang Yi used an unusual technique to revive an elderly passenger whose heartbeat had stopped, then explained that the rescue was only temporary and the patient still needed hospital care. Song Tianming, a chief physician, tried to recruit Wang Yi, who instead said he worked in pharmaceutical research and accepted his business card.

• Song Tianming and a Middle-aged Doctor performed CPR on an elderly passenger whose heartbeat had not returned after the AED failed.
• Wang Yi offered to take over the chest compressions, and the doctors let him try.
• Wang Yi used precise finger strikes to restore the passenger’s heartbeat and told the doctors to continue emergency treatment.
• Song Tianming gave the patient medication and oxygen instructions while the Middle-aged Doctor monitored him.
• Song Tianming introduced himself to Wang Yi, invited him to join his hospital, and gave him his business card after Wang Yi said he did pharmaceutical research.

After arriving in Shencheng, Wang Yi prepared a pitch for Penguin to publish his games. He proposed using his Weibo following to promote Yang Le Le Yang first, with Penguin increasing its promotion if the results proved strong.

• Wang Yi helped a patient during the flight, then declined Zhang Min’s offer to connect him with her cousin at Penguin.
• Lin Shiqin revealed she had recorded Wang Yi’s conversations and planted a backdoor on Zhang Min’s phone, then gathered biomedical journals for him.
• At the hotel, Wang Yi refined his presentation for Penguin’s meeting the next day.
• Wang Yi pitched his four mini-games to Penguin staff, who praised Daily Cool Run and Jump Jump but offered Yang Le Le Yang no extra promotion.
• Wang Yi suggested promoting Yang Le Le Yang through his own Weibo traffic and asked Penguin to increase its promotion if the game performed well.