Chapter Summaries

TT’s explosive growth drew attention from rival companies, while Wang Yi faced renewed demands to fulfill his promise about the Riemann Hypothesis. He sent the Science Institute a paper proving that Landau-Siegel zeros did not exist, a major advance toward the conjecture.

• World Company announced that TT users spent more than two hours per day on the new app, prompting the Ali Alliance to raise Kuaishou’s priority and leaving Penguin envious of TT’s rapid spread through Shake Message.
• A1 Glasses attracted overseas demand, while Wang Yi’s popular music helped TT gain attention abroad despite limited promotional channels.
• After people teased Wang Yi about the Riemann Hypothesis, he said he was working on it and had preliminary results, prompting mathematicians including Atul and Aksai to ask to see his work.
• Wang Yi declined the Annals of Mathematics editor-in-chief’s invitation and said he would submit his paper to Academy of Sciences Mathematics at his alma mater.
• The Science Institute professors discovered that Wang Yi had emailed them a paper proving Landau-Siegel zeros did not exist, a result that significantly advanced work on the Riemann Hypothesis.

Wang Yi’s new mathematical proof ignited public attention while his experiments with magic power strengthened his spiritual power. Lin Shiqin told him that Xuan Yangzi had found Resentful Spirits in Hong Kong and that Li Yao’s security company had been offered a mission to clear gangs in Brazil before the World Cup.

• The Academy of Sciences Mathematics journal began an unprecedented peer review of Wang Yi’s proof, and the Science Institute scheduled an academic exchange conference for two months later.
• Wang Yi’s proof and music dominated online trends, while Penguin was relieved it had not rushed into the short-video market and Ali continued ahead.
• Wang Yi used Bell’s Inequality to test magic power, concluded that the future was not fixed, and felt his spiritual power grow.
• Lin Shiqin told Wang Yi that Xuan Yangzi had located Resentful Spirits in Hong Kong, so Wang Yi planned to travel there with Qian Yayan.
• Lin Shiqin recommended that Wang Yi help Li Yao accept Brazil’s request for security support, explaining that the country wanted foreign help to suppress gangs before hosting the World Cup.

Wang Yi brought Qian Yayan with him on a trip to Hong Kong while reflecting on how quickly his company’s mobile apps had grown. At the airport lounge, Qian Yayan rebuffed a man who tried to flirt with her by kissing Wang Yi and stayed cuddled up to him afterward.

• Wang Yi decided to send a newly found helper to Li Yao and woke Qian Yayan, asking her to prepare for a trip to Hong Kong.
• Qian Yayan considered how she could help strengthen the company’s internal management as she learned more about its businesses.
• At the airport, Wang Yi saw that TT and Little Broken Station had surged in popularity with the arrival of 4G, while Kuaishou had fallen behind.
• In the business-class lounge, a man with an earring approached Qian Yayan and tried to sit beside her despite Wang Yi’s objection.
• Qian Yayan sat on Wang Yi’s lap and kissed him, prompting the man to leave; she then told Wang Yi she felt increasingly unable to leave him.

Wang Yi learned that Jiang Sheng, the Hong Dong Group’s crown prince, had tried to investigate his travel information after being rebuffed. Jiang Sheng was taken in for questioning and faced several days of detention, leaving him and his lawyer stunned by the authorities’ decision to treat the case as serious.

• Jiang Sheng ordered a bodyguard to investigate Wang Yi and Qian Yayan, then went to the smoking room when staff told him smoking was prohibited.
• Lin Shiqin told Wang Yi that Jiang Sheng had sought a meeting, been rejected because of Hong Dong’s background, and was already being questioned over his attempt to investigate Wang Yi’s travel information.
• Airport security officers summoned Jiang Sheng and took him to the police office, where he asked to wait for a lawyer.
• Lawyer Luo told Jiang Sheng that investigating one person without success or harmful consequences should bring only a minor penalty, so Jiang Sheng admitted he had investigated a woman to get to know her.
• The authorities formally investigated Jiang Sheng for infringing upon citizens’ personal information under a catch-all serious-circumstances provision, and told him he would likely be detained for a few days.

Wang Yi arrived in Hong Kong to investigate a vicious spirit haunting Li Hao and his wife after a maid died at their old residence. After sensing the spirit’s traces, he privately asked the Lis whether they had been connected to the maid’s death.

• Xuan Yangzi picked up Wang Yi and Qian Yayan at the airport and explained the supernatural trouble facing the Li family.
• Wang Yi learned that strange events began at the Lis’ Mingyue Mountain estate after a maid died, then followed Li Hao and his wife to their new residence.
• Xuan Yangzi brought Wang Yi to a Taoist hall, where Li Hao and his wife had sought refuge from the spirit.
• Wang Yi detected the spirit’s lingering traces and determined that it still haunted the Lis’ old residence.
• Wang Yi asked the other Masters and Qian Yayan to wait outside, then questioned Li Hao about whether he and his wife had been involved in the maid’s death.

Wang Yi stayed with Li Hao and Mrs. Li to confront Cheng Xue’s ghost and learn why she was haunting them. Cheng Xue revealed that she had come to demand compensation for dying while working for the Li family, and she asked for thirty million Xiang currency.

• Li Hao and Mrs. Li insisted that Cheng Xue had died in an accident and said they had treated her well.
• Wang Yi agreed to stay overnight while the other Masters prepared protective items and waited outside.
• The house-protecting talisman ignited and the bells rang as Cheng Xue approached the Daoist temple.
• Wang Yi used a silver accessory to let Li Hao and Mrs. Li see Cheng Xue, who entered through the window.
• Cheng Xue said her death had little to do with the Li couple but demanded compensation for dying in their employ.
• Cheng Xue calculated that thirty million Xiang currency was fair compensation, leaving Wang Yi stunned.

Wang Yi resolved the supernatural trouble at the Li family's mansion, recruited Cheng Xue, and accepted Li Rong's invitation to dinner. At the family gathering, Li Vida revealed that Wang Yi was also the Master Yi who had sold him songs, stunning the Li family.

• Wang Yi brought thirty million Xiang currency to Cheng Xue, who completed their transaction and agreed to work for him for a million a year.
• Wang Yi summoned Cheng Xue with a contract and removed the mansion's Yin-gathering property after discovering that Mingyue Mountain was part of a large formation.
• Wang Yi treated the master who had gone mad, and Li Hao invited him to a family dinner with Li Rong.
• Wang Yi and Qian Yayan attended the Li family dinner, where Li Vida recognized Wang Yi as the teacher who had sold him songs.
• Li Vida explained that Wang Yi was the Master Yi his brother had urged him to befriend, leaving the Li family shocked by the revelation.

After a family banquet with Li Rong, Wang Yi returned to his company and discussed its growing organizational needs with Qian Yayan. He put her in charge of establishing internal controls and personnel systems, with the development team set to cooperate.

• Li Rong rebuked a family member for pressing Wang Yi about taking World Company public, and the banquet ended on friendly terms.
• Li Vida drove Wang Yi to the airport, where Wang Yi gave him a silver pendant as thanks for helping fund his startup.
• After landing, Wang Yi spotted Jiang Sheng, who kept his distance and silently begged Wang Yi to spare him.
• Wang Yi returned to the company with Qian Yayan and assigned Cheng Xue to help Li Yao with the pendants.
• Wang Yi asked Qian Yayan for her thoughts, and she urged him to establish stronger internal controls, finance, and human resources systems.
• Wang Yi trusted Qian Yayan to lead the organizational reforms and said the development team would cooperate.

Wang Yi used magic to develop a targeted Hepatitis B treatment by strengthening specific immunoglobulins, while continuing experiments and authorizing Qian Yayan to manage his company. At dinner with friends, Ma Dong shared that he had found a girlfriend, and Liu Xiaoke hinted that she liked Wang Yi, leaving Qian Yayan's attempt to probe her feelings in tatters.

• Wang Yi gave Qian Yayan freedom to shape the company while he continued conducting experiments.
• Wang Yi developed a magical method to strengthen Hepatitis B immunoglobulins and planned to adapt it to other viruses, though each treatment required separate testing.
• Wang Yi, Qian Yayan, Liu Xiaoke, and Ma Dong ate together at Xie's Restaurant, where Liu Xiaoke took photos of the food for her followers.
• Ma Dong told Wang Yi that livestream sales had opened a new career path for him, and Liu Xiaoke revealed that Ma Dong had a girlfriend.
• Qian Yayan asked Liu Xiaoke whether she was interested in anyone, and Liu Xiaoke suggested Wang Yi did not like her before turning back to her food.

Wang Yi, Liu Xiaoke, and Qian Yayan navigated their complicated romantic rivalry, while a symposium in Fei City prepared to reveal a startling new treatment for gallstones and kidney stones. The chapter ended as doctors brought in ultrasound machines to demonstrate the breakthrough live.

• Liu Xiaoke teased Wang Yi about being a scumbag and openly suggested he consider dating her.
• Qian Yayan walked Liu Xiaoke home with Wang Yi, and Liu Xiaoke invited him to visit her film set.
• Qian Yayan lamented her loss to Liu Xiaoke, then proposed role-playing as her to compete with her; Wang Yi and Lin Shiqin reacted.
• Shark Baby and Kuaishou began new financing rounds as the online-platform rivalry between the World Alliance and Ali Alliance continued.
• Song Tianming told gathered medical experts that gallstones and kidney stones would become diseases of the past, then prepared to demonstrate the claim using ultrasound machines and patients.

At a medical symposium, Director Hu and Director Song demonstrated Umbrella Corporation’s medicine dissolving gallstones and kidney stones, astonishing the assembled specialists. The doctors began calling their hospitals to secure supplies, while long-term risks for patients with damaged gallbladders remained uncertain.

• Director Song Tianming explained that Master Yi had connected the Science Institute Affiliated Hospital and Guangzhou Medical University to Umbrella Corporation’s medicine.
• Experts examined ten patients, who took the medicine during the symposium as their ultrasound results were projected live.
• Director Hu and Director Song showed the specialists follow-up scans confirming that the patients’ stones had dissolved, prompting repeated checks and disbelief.
• The directors presented patients’ blood counts and liver and kidney tests, and Song Tianming described successful treatment of emergency bile duct blockages while noting the need to monitor patients with nonfunctioning gallbladders.
• The specialists praised the medicine’s potential to prevent stone-related disease and rushed to call their hospitals about obtaining supplies.

Wang Yi waited for word of the stone-treatment breakthrough to spread while TT’s popularity surged overseas and attracted unwanted attention. Lin Shiqin advised restraint, and Cheng Xue prepared to lead Umbrella Security’s next show of force in Brazil.

• Wang Yi saw the muted announcement about the stone-treatment breakthrough but chose not to promote it yet.
• TT’s overseas growth accelerated on the strength of Wang Yi’s music, drawing scrutiny from powerful interests in the Beautiful Country.
• Li Yao asked whether they should respond, and Lin Shiqin advised against an open confrontation while Umbrella Corporation waited for a chance to acquire TT through normal business methods.
• Lin Shiqin told Li Yao to keep displaying Umbrella Security’s capabilities, building on its success against Mexican drug traffickers and its recruitment of retired soldiers.
• Cheng Xue volunteered to lead Umbrella Security’s operation against Brazilian gangs while Li Yao stayed behind to oversee the broader effort.

Wang Yi released Synchronized Translation, a real-time translation tool that worked in videos, livestreams, and conversations. Its launch stunned users worldwide and threatened the livelihoods of translators and agencies that profited from information gaps.

• Wang Yi learned that Cheng Xue had set out, sensed a brief burst of magical power, and asked Lin Shiqin to investigate a meteor that had exploded near Papua New Guinea.
• Wang Yi instructed Chen Qian to arrange a video conference and introduced the new Synchronized Translation software to Little Broken Station and other partners.
• World Company announced Synchronized Translation, integrated it into Little Broken Station and other apps, and Wang Yi promoted it on Weibo.
• Little Liu used the software to communicate with Arabic-speaking clients after his company's translator was poached, and the clients praised the translation and asked to buy the app.
• Users celebrated the software's accurate translations, while translators, foreign-language students, and agencies feared its effects on their livelihoods.
• World Company embedded Synchronized Translation across its platforms, including overseas TT, and its launch drew worldwide attention.

After the Beautiful Country forced TT out of its app stores, Wang Yi sold its overseas business to Umbrella Corporation for one US Dollar, then arranged a joint venture that gave capital groups a large stake while preserving Umbrella’s control. Cheng Xue returned from Umbrella Security’s Brazil operation, and Li Yao warned that Umbrella would punish anyone who pressed for more.

• The Beautiful Country accused TT of endangering national security and ordered it removed from app stores, prompting anger at home and celebrations from its agents.
• Wang Yi announced the sale of TT’s overseas business, and Umbrella Corporation acquired it for one US Dollar under restrictive licensing terms.
• Umbrella Security Company swept through gangs in twelve Brazilian cities in seven days, making interested capital groups more cautious.
• Jayce negotiated a Cayman Islands joint venture for TT’s business, with Umbrella Holdings retaining ten percent and ultimate decision-making authority while the remaining shares opened to capital.
• Cheng Xue returned from Brazil after establishing Umbrella Security’s authority, and Li Yao said Umbrella would punish anyone who kept demanding more.

Wang Yi’s decision to sell TT for one US Dollar earned him widespread admiration and fueled its rapid growth. As Spring Festival approached, he visited Liu Xiaoke at the film set and encountered her brother, who had come to see her.

• Public opinion praised World Company for selling TT for one US Dollar to protect its technology, while TT’s popularity and user base grew rapidly.
• Wang Yi sent Qian Yayan home to spend Spring Festival with her parents, then returned to his laboratory.
• Wang Yi visited Zhang Ming’s film set and walked with Liu Xiaoke through the snow as they discussed her first Spring Festival away from home.
• Liu Xiaoke spotted her brother waiting in a Mercedes and asked Wang Yi not to hit him.
• Liu Xiaoke’s brother confronted them and asked what she had done wrong, so Wang Yi introduced himself as Wang Yi, also known as Master Yi.

Liu Tao discovered that Wang Yi was the real Master Yi and brought him and Liu Xiaoke to reconcile with their parents. On New Year’s Eve, Liu Xiaoke joined Wang Yi at his villa, and Lin Shiqin’s teasing about the night proved accurate the next morning.

• Liu Tao learned that Wang Yi was the Boss of World Company and changed his approach to welcoming him.
• Liu Xiaoke saw through Liu Tao’s claim that their parents missed her, but Wang Yi accompanied her to visit them, and the family gathering stayed peaceful.
• Wang Yi spent New Year’s Eve at his villa while Liu Xiaoke celebrated with her family nearby.
• Liu Xiaoke came to the villa and watched the Spring Festival Gala with Wang Yi before falling asleep beside him.
• Wang Yi woke the next morning with Liu Xiaoke and realized Lin Shiqin had not deceived him.

After Liu Xiaoke recovered from her hangover, TT’s Spring Festival popularity surged and a video claiming gallstones had vanished after medicine sparked a medical controversy. An expert confirmed that Umbrella Corporation’s medicines could eliminate gallstones and kidney stones, while Zeng Qiang regretted having his gallbladder removed and posted his own video.

• Wang Yi helped Liu Xiaoke recover, and she asked him to accompany her on New Year visits.
• TT’s Spring Festival Gala promotion drove a surge in popularity, while Kuaishou struggled to compete.
• After Zeng Qiang developed acute cholecystitis, doctors removed his gallbladder, and he later watched a video claiming medicine had made another patient’s gallstones disappear.
• Zeng Qiang and medical students criticized the video, prompting doctors from smaller hospitals to argue that the claim was unscientific.
• An expert from Mofu General Hospital demonstrated the medicine’s effectiveness, credited Umbrella Corporation and Wang Yi, and triggered a surge in demand.
• Zeng Qiang regretted his surgery, then recorded and uploaded his first video to TT.

The two stone-clearing medicines went viral, and Wang Yi gave Liu Xiaoke and Qian Yayan blessed pendants as their lives with him continued. World Company and TT resumed work stronger than ever, while overseas user Jay discovered the medicines and decided to take his friend to the East for treatment.

• Videos about the medicines spread across TT, and patients posted about surgeries they had undergone before the treatments became popular.
• Experts warned that gallbladder problems could still require checkups and surgery, while Umbrella's two medicines became wildly popular.
• Liu Xiaoke told Wang Yi that she was returning to work, and he gave her a blessed pendant; when Qian Yayan arrived, he gave her a necklace too.
• World Company returned to work after the New Year, with TT turning a profit and expanding its influence against competitors.
• Jay found Umbrella's medicines, realized they could help his childhood friend who was awaiting surgery, and rushed to take him to the East.

Jay pressured Benson into traveling to the East for treatment, where Benson’s gallstones disappeared after taking Umbrella’s medicine. Jay filmed the trip using a beauty filter on Benson, intending to turn the footage into a promotional video.

• Jay threatened to post beauty-filtered photos of Benson unless he traveled with him for treatment.
• Benson and Jay quickly completed the hospital visit, and Benson received medicine for his gallstones.
• Jay urged Benson to take the medicine and register for another examination to document the results.
• A follow-up ultrasound showed Benson’s gallstones were gone, and a scan at another hospital confirmed it.
• Jay showed Benson footage that made him look like a beautiful young woman and asked him to forgive the planned promotional edit.

Jay’s kidney-stone medicine drew worldwide attention and prompted powerful pharmaceutical interests to pressure Umbrella for access to its technology. Li Yao refused to share ownership or control, but agreed to accept paid research commissions from the Sackler family, which offered help securing drug approvals.

• Jay’s footage of the stone-dissolving medicine spread overseas, and foreign doctors traveled to Dongfang to test its effects and study the results.
• A lobbyist urged Li Yao to cooperate on Umbrella’s medical research, but Li Yao rejected sharing its technology and warned that Umbrella could stop following the rules.
• Umbrella announced a breakthrough in cultivating inactivated viruses and plans for a Hengsan factory, causing most interested parties to back down.
• The Sackler family continued lobbying Umbrella and offered to help obtain North American and European drug approvals.
• Li Yao agreed that Umbrella could accept payment to research specific directions, while refusing to open its shares or share its technology.