Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao stopped the Mutated Humans with Gu Worms by using her Insect Control tune, then faced Su Suya’s accusations about hiding her identity and neglecting the Su family. She explained that her memories had returned gradually and rejected any obligation to serve a family she despised.

• Su Qiao used the Insect Control tune to halt the Mutated Humans with Gu Worms, then descended and stored her sword.
• Su Suya accused Su Qiao of coming to find someone and blamed her for the teammates’ sacrifices and her lack of contribution to the family.
• Su Qiao said the family’s hopes were not her responsibility and called it greedy, hypocritical, and unworthy of her effort.
• Su Qiao told Professor Jiang, Gao Cheng, and the other teammates that her memories had returned gradually, and they accepted her explanation.
• Su Suya laughed bitterly as she recognized that her anger came from humiliation and from seeing someone she had once looked down on become far more powerful.

Su Qiao revealed that Su Suya had become an Advanced Mutated Zombie and could not safely return to Planet Mercury. She offered to research an antidote while Su Suya resisted staying on D Planet.

• Su Suya insisted that Su Qiao acknowledge their connection through the Su Family, but Su Qiao said she would repay the family that raised her and make it the leader of the eight great families.
• Su Qiao explained that Long Xiaoyuan's blood had caused Su Suya to mutate and warned that returning to Planet Mercury would make her a test subject or force her to end her life.
• Su Qiao identified Su Suya as an Advanced Mutated Zombie, prompting everyone nearby to back away in fear.
• Su Suya begged Su Qiao to save her, but Su Qiao said the infection had progressed too far to reverse immediately.
• Su Qiao agreed to keep Su Suya on D Planet and study her blood for an antidote, but Su Suya refused and demanded to go home.

Su Suya rejected Su Qiao’s offer to help and was caught in Long Xiaoyuan’s final explosion, while Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng stopped the blood mist from reaching the group. The survivors gathered after the deaths, with Liu Muyu devastated and Uncle Qi confirmed alive.

• Su Suya accused Su Qiao and the others of wanting her dead, then ran away from them.
• Long Xiaoyuan grabbed Su Suya and exploded with her, spreading blood mist toward the group.
• Su Qiao raised water screens, and Li Hanzheng pulled the blood mist into a spatial hole before collecting Long Xiaoyuan’s Ability Core.
• Liu Muyu stared at the remains in despair, while Liu Yue and Gao Cheng tried to comfort him.
• The group counted eight survivors, and Uncle Qi was revealed to have survived by hiding underground and escaping the cave.

Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng settled in the valley after clearing out the remaining Mutated Humans, and discussed leaving for Planet Mercury together. They decided their next destination would be the third underground level of the Research Institute beneath Northwest Base.

• Su Qiao greeted Professor Jiang and Gao Cheng, then entered the makeshift Research Lab while Li Hanzheng asked if she was worried about the others spreading rumors about him.
• Su Qiao told Li Hanzheng she had a way to handle the rumors and asked whether he wanted to go to Planet Mercury; he said he did because the current place was dirty and uncomfortable.
• Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng agreed to form a two-person exploration team to explore Planet Mercury's oceans together.
• Su Qiao proposed visiting the third underground level of the Research Institute beneath Northwest Base, and Li Hanzheng agreed because his fingerprints and irises could unlock it.
• Li Hanzheng carried Su Qiao to the bedroom, covered her with a thick quilt, and climbed into bed beside her.

Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng reunited intimately, and Su Qiao later prepared a powder to identify people controlled by Gu Worms. She stayed on Planet D for now, planning to build a spaceship and return once she had finished her work.

• Li Hanzheng told Su Qiao that he wanted them to have a baby, and they tested whether his body could function normally.
• After a day in bed, Su Qiao resumed work and had Li Hanzheng take her to gather medicinal herbs.
• Su Qiao gave Professor Jiang medicinal powder and instructions to mix it into the water supply to reveal people infected by Gu Worms.
• Su Qiao told Professor Jiang she would not return with the group yet and planned to search research institutes for materials to build a spaceship.

Su Qiao arranged for a spaceship to retrieve her and Li Hanzheng in a year, gave Professor Jiang two books, and outlined plans for research into mental abilities and extended human lifespans. She also explained Li Hanzheng’s condition, easing the group’s fear of him.

• Gao Cheng asked Su Qiao to set a pickup time because the unstable magnetic field made landing dangerous, and she agreed to a one-year wait.
• Su Qiao gave Professor Jiang two books to copy and said she would bring back the mental ability awakening drug formula and Cultivation Method after further study.
• Su Qiao explained that gene alterations could extend human lifespans but would eventually require a Gene Fusion Solution, and she asked for a dedicated Research Lab.
• Su Qiao told the group Li Hanzheng was not an Advanced Mutated Zombie and let Professor Jiang feel his slow heartbeat.
• Su Qiao explained that Li Hanzheng had survived through gene fusion, a prolonged hibernation, and his high ability level, and was actually about two hundred years old.

Su Qiao chose to remain on Planet Mercury with Li Hanzheng and help prepare for the dangers their revealed identities might bring. As the spacecraft departed, they resolved to cultivate quickly and protect themselves and their unborn child.

• Su Qiao asked Professor Jiang to report Su Suya’s situation to the Su family and requested that the authorities follow normal procedures.
• Two days later, Su Qiao and the others watched the spacecraft from Outer Space take their companions away.
• Su Qiao explained that Planet Mercury faced scarce land resources and possible threats from extraterrestrial life, while their public identities could invite danger and attempts to replicate their longevity.
• Li Hanzheng promised to protect Su Qiao and their baby, and Su Qiao urged them to reach the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible.
• Li Hanzheng suggested cultivating to the Nascent Soul Stage first, but Su Qiao told him it would not be that easy.

Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng explored Ancient Earth and reached the late Golden Core Stage before traveling to Planet Mercury, where they advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage. Unable to cultivate further because of the plane’s limits, they eventually left it hand in hand, confident they would meet again.

• Li Hanzheng tried to coax Su Qiao into eating by claiming she might be pregnant, and he promised they could remain childless when she grew angry.
• Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng spent a year exploring Ancient Earth, finding places rich in spiritual energy and setting up Spirit Gathering Arrays.
• They reached the late Golden Core Stage, met the professor and senior officials, and decided to seek opportunities on Planet Mercury.
• On Planet Mercury, Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage but could not cultivate further because of the plane’s restriction.
• When their lifespans ran out, Su Qiao and Li Hanzheng left the plane hand in hand from a cave, believing they would meet again.

Su Qiao woke up backstage in a chaotic period similar to the Republic of China Era and learned she was blind, though 444 could transmit images of her surroundings into her mind. She remained unhappy with the artificial vision, while 444 said surgery might restore her sight if she went abroad.

• Su Qiao woke up backstage with a microphone in her hand and realized she could not see.
• 444 told Su Qiao she was blind and explained that surgery might restore her sight.
• Su Qiao asked why she had not received surgery, and 444 said local medical technology was insufficient and she might need to go abroad.
• Su Qiao questioned whether she was in ancient times, and 444 identified the setting as a chaotic period similar to the Republic of China Era.
• 444 transmitted images of the surroundings into Su Qiao's mind, but Su Qiao said the artificial vision felt like looking through a mechanical eye.

Su Qiao used Little Four’s interface to inspect the lavish dance hall where she had arrived and learned that she was blind, had been sold to Xianle Mansion, and worked there because of her singing voice. She remained backstage as the establishment’s star performer and Sister Jin argued with foreign musicians onstage.

• Su Qiao calmed herself and examined the stage and backstage through Little Four’s interface.
• Su Qiao saw the star performer and Sister Jin disputing with four foreign musicians in front of an expectant crowd.
• 444 explained that Su Qiao was blind and had been sold to Xianle Mansion, where she sang backstage.
• Su Qiao learned that Sister Jin managed the establishment and that the glamorous woman onstage was its famous Queen of Song and Dance.

Su Qiao waited backstage while Englishmen disrupted the singing and learned more about her past from 444. She discovered that she had once been an educated and talented young woman, though she remained wary of singing onstage as a blind woman.

• Su Qiao asked why the Englishmen were making a fuss, and she learned they were demanding English songs and stopping the performance.
• Nanny Wu brought Su Qiao tea and watched over her while Sister Jin sent word to Third Master Zhu.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to help her review the original host’s memories while she waited.
• 444 told Su Qiao that she had studied at a foreign-founded girls’ school, knew English, and had performed in the Drama Club.
• Su Qiao learned that her father and his sworn brother’s family had been massacred, and she realized her past held a complicated story.

Su Qiao offered to sing foreign songs to help the dance hall resolve a crisis with powerful foreign soldiers. Sister Jin arranged for her to go onstage in Western dress, though Su Qiao worried her blindness might cause trouble.

• Su Qiao decided to fulfill the original host’s wish by taking the opportunity to sing foreign songs.
• Su Qiao asked Nanny Wu to tell Sister Jin that she could sing foreign songs, and Nanny Wu agreed.
• Sister Jin explained that the troublesome foreigners had military connections and asked Su Qiao to perform for them.
• Sister Jin summoned makeup artists to prepare Su Qiao in fashionable makeup and a Western-style dress, then went to look for Third Master.
• Su Qiao sat before the vanity and worried that performing onstage while blind might cause trouble.

Su Qiao agreed to take the stage after Tang Meina refused to sing the foreign song, despite Tang’s hostility and warnings. When Sister Jin returned, Su Qiao had changed into a striking, unconventional outfit, leaving her poised to perform.

• Nanny Wu warned Su Qiao that singing the foreign song might offend someone, and Su Qiao asked her to tell Sister Jin she would not go onstage.
• Tang Meina confronted Su Qiao, who said Tang could lip-sync if she stayed offstage; Tang left angrily with Amber.
• Sister Jin returned backstage to find Su Qiao dressed in a loose floral shirt, leather jacket, riding breeches, and knee-high boots instead of the planned stage costume.

Su Qiao persuaded Sister Jin that her unusual clothes and heavy makeup suited the foreign songs she planned to sing, while hiding her real appearance. Sister Jin led her toward the stage to save the show, and Su Qiao said she knew many classic foreign songs but worried about the band.

• Sister Jin questioned Su Qiao's trousers, loose hair, earrings, and heavy eye makeup, and Su Qiao said the style suited foreign songs and helped conceal her appearance.
• Sister Jin warned Su Qiao that Third Master had agreed to let her perform and that ruining the show would cause trouble.
• Sister Jin reassured Su Qiao that she would protect her if anything went wrong, and Su Qiao thanked her.
• Sister Jin led Su Qiao to the stage and asked how many foreign songs she could sing.
• Su Qiao said she knew many classics but worried about the band.

Su Qiao prepared to perform a foreign song at Xianle Mansion despite the band’s unfamiliarity with its accompaniment. After choosing a rock arrangement and coordinating with the musicians, she began playing “Don’t Cry” for the audience.

• Sister Jin assured Su Qiao that the band could provide accompaniment and persuaded the foreigners and young masters to let her perform.
• Sister Jin brought Su Qiao onto the stage, while Nanny Wu guided her and stood by to help.
• Su Qiao asked the band to play a faster rock arrangement and borrowed a guitarist’s instrument.
• Su Qiao announced that she would sing “Don’t Cry” and began the guitar introduction as the band joined in.

Su Qiao’s energetic performance thrilled the club’s guests, while Tang Meina grew furious backstage. After spotting Chu Yihan in the audience, Su Qiao questioned whether she had been given the wrong story, but Sister Jin soon called her to sing again.

• Su Qiao rose onstage and sang passionately as the band and dancers energized the crowd.
• Chu Yihan watched Su Qiao intently and silenced a companion who questioned whether she was blind.
• Tang Meina left the passageway in anger, vowing that Su Qiao would suffer for daring to compete with her.
• Backstage, Su Qiao identified Chu Yihan as the carefree heir in a floral shirt and wondered why he seemed so unlike a man in need of saving.
• Sister Jin asked Su Qiao to prepare to sing two more foreign songs for the excited guests.

Su Qiao returned to the stage and sang two more songs after Sister Jin explained that the crowd was demanding an encore. She left the audience eager to hear more, and Xianle Mansion’s new Blind Singer became a subject of widespread curiosity.

• Sister Jin told Su Qiao that many young guests were demanding more songs and warned that they might damage the stage if kept waiting.
• Su Qiao persuaded Sister Jin to let her sing only two more songs, one in Chinese and one in English.
• Su Qiao sang two songs she had written and composed herself, earning thunderous applause.
• Sister Jin announced that Su Qiao was unwell and invited the audience to return the next evening.
• Guests began discussing Su Qiao’s songs, appearance, and mysterious background.

After Su Qiao’s successful performance at Xianle Mansion, Sister Jin brought her tips and name cards, but trouble arose when foreigners demanded that Su Qiao dance with them and attend a banquet. The chapter ended with Sister Jin learning that Young Master Chu also wanted to meet Su Qiao and asking her to greet him.

• Su Qiao asked about the distinguished men who had come downstairs and learned that Xianle Mansion was a major, upscale dance club.
• Sister Jin praised Su Qiao’s performance and showed her the tips and name cards she had received.
• A maid told Sister Jin that foreigners were demanding Su Qiao dance with them and attend their banquet the next night.
• Sister Jin prepared to confront the foreigners, but Xiao Yu said Young Master Chu also wanted to invite Su Qiao for a drink.
• Sister Jin asked Su Qiao to go greet Young Master Chu.

Su Qiao refused to meet Young Master Chu and had Sister Jin tell him she had gone home to rest, intending to keep him waiting and earn more money. She returned to the club-rented house with Nanny Wu, where Yingzi worried over her after hearing about the trouble at the club.

• Sister Jin urged Su Qiao to greet Young Master Chu, but Su Qiao declined and asked her to say she had already gone home to rest.
• Sister Jin warned Su Qiao not to harbor romantic hopes for Young Master Chu, and Su Qiao said she only wanted to make money for her later years.
• Nanny Wu helped Su Qiao leave the club and return to the small house rented for her by the club.
• Yingzi hurried home, worried after hearing that someone had caused trouble at the club and Su Qiao had gone onstage.
• Nanny Wu asked Yingzi to boil water so Su Qiao could bathe and rest.

Su Qiao rested while Nanny Wu and Yingzi went about their work, then reviewed the memories of her past. She recalled how her family had fallen apart after Cheng Wenmo and Su Hu were killed, leaving her blind and forced to become a substitute singer for Luo Meina.

• Nanny Wu helped Su Qiao to bed, and Yingzi went to the kitchen to boil water.
• After Nanny Wu left, Su Qiao asked Xiao Si to watch the surroundings and sorted through her memories.
• Su Qiao recalled that Cheng Wenmo had educated her and her younger sister and supported them through their youth.
• Cheng Wenmo and his family died in an attack and fire, and Su Hu was later hacked to death, leaving the women of the family struggling.
• Su Qiao's mother sold her to Sister Jin to afford care for her eyes and support her younger daughter’s education.
• Su Qiao became a backstage substitute singer, lip-syncing for the star performer Luo Meina.