Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao accused Gu Nanyi of destroying the seal and challenged her to help seal the passage, while the crowd suspected Gu Nanyi had a Spatial Seed. Baili Han teased Su Qiao about a dual cultivation technique as they faced Gu Nanyi and the crowd.

• Gu Nanyi denied responsibility for the failing seal, but Su Qiao and the others demanded that she help reseal the passage to prove she was not a Demon Race spy.
• Su Qiao pointed out that Gu Nanyi had entered the passage when she was only at the Nascent Soul Stage, and the crowd accused her of possessing a Spatial Seed.
• Gu Nanyi denied having a Spatial Seed and blamed Su Qiao for spreading the rumor, while Su Qiao explained how she had advanced to the Soul Division Stage Middle Phase.
• Baili Han privately offered Su Qiao a top-grade Dual Cultivation Technique, and she told him she would deal with him after they returned.
• Baili Han reminded Su Qiao that they were still facing Xi Muyun, Gu Nanyi, and the surrounding crowd.

Su Qiao and her companions entered the sealed cave, where Gu Nanyi attacked Su Qiao and Baili Han struck Gu Nanyi down. As Xi Muyun rushed to help Gu Nanyi, Su Qiao called on Little Four to attack her system and finish her off.

• Xi Muyun agreed to help reinforce the seal, and the group headed to the human-demon passage.
• Su Qiao and Gu Nanyi each planned to use their systems to kill the other once they reached the cave.
• Su Qiao warned Baili Han that Xi Muyun might have a secret treasure, and Baili Han told her to be careful.
• Gu Nanyi attacked Su Qiao, but Baili Han blasted Gu Nanyi into a stone wall and badly injured her.
• Xi Muyun abandoned his attack on Baili Han to tend to the unconscious Gu Nanyi, then attacked Baili Han in anger.
• Su Qiao told Little Four to strike Gu Nanyi's system while she was vulnerable.

Su Qiao and 444 dealt with Gu Nanyi while Baili Han fought Xi Muyun, who tried to break the seal and unleash the Demonic Qi. Baili Han absorbed the Demonic Qi and beat Xi Muyun, while Su Qiao destroyed Gu Nanyi’s primordial infant and asked 444 to check whether her soul was gone.

• Su Qiao attacked the unconscious Gu Nanyi as Baili Han kept Xi Muyun from reaching her.
• Xi Muyun charged at the sealing barrier, and his strike cracked it, letting Demonic Qi surge into the cavern.
• Baili Han absorbed the Demonic Qi and revealed himself as the Demon Venerable before pinning Xi Muyun down and beating him.
• 444 told Su Qiao that it had obtained the item, and Su Qiao smashed Gu Nanyi’s primordial infant with one palm.
• Su Qiao ordered 444 to check whether Gu Nanyi’s soul had been completely destroyed.

Su Qiao and Baili Han resealed the passage between the Human Race and Demon Race, then emerged and told the cultivators that Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun had sacrificed themselves. The cultivators planned to guard the seal, while Su Qiao left the truth about the two missing people unconfirmed.

• Baili Han beat Xi Muyun until Su Qiao stopped him and reminded him to seal the passage.
• Su Qiao and Baili Han completed the seal, and the passage collapsed behind them as they escaped the falling debris.
• Baili Han changed his eyes back from black by suppressing his Demonic Qi and drawing on spiritual energy.
• Su Qiao told the gathered cultivators that the passage was sealed for ten thousand years and warned that deliberate tampering could still endanger it.
• Su Qiao claimed that Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun had sacrificed themselves, and the Seven Great Sects agreed to take turns guarding the seal.

After the passage was sealed and peace returned, Su Qiao married Baili Han and spent two hundred years with him on Wuwang Mountain. She finally left his world, while Baili Han promised to find her again.

• Su Qiao confirmed that Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi were dead, the passage was sealed, and Baili Han was cleared of suspicion.
• Su Qiao and Baili Han held their Dao Companion ceremony, then returned to Wuwang Mountain, where Baili Han trained her for two hundred years.
• As Su Qiao prepared to leave, Baili Han asked if they would meet again, and she assured him he could find her if he wanted to.
• Baili Han promised to stay with Su Qiao for eternity, and she warned him not to betray her.
• Su Qiao extracted her soul and left; Baili Han held her body and vowed he would not make her wait long.

Su Qiao woke up in a dark room after being frightened unconscious and learned she had arrived in a dangerous Advanced Plane with limited system support. She discovered that her boyfriend Li Jingtai was likely behind the scare, and found the phone she had used to call him without getting an answer.

• Su Qiao woke in a dark living room, where a frightening image and dragging footsteps had scared her unconscious.
• 444 told Su Qiao they had arrived in an Advanced Plane and that its surveillance function was unavailable.
• 444 determined that Su Qiao's boyfriend, Li Jingtai, was probably responsible for scaring her.
• Su Qiao found her rhinestone-covered phone and learned she had called Li Jingtai several times before passing out, but he had not answered.

Su Qiao used 444 to frighten Li Jingtai through his computer, then discovered that someone had drugged her with a hallucinogen. She realized Li Jingtai was likely coming for her and prepared to face him.

• Su Qiao denied that she had been the one scared unconscious and told 444 to use the room’s surveillance to retaliate.
• Li Jingtai watched the woman on his screen cower in fear while holding an old photograph of a little girl with a black tear mole.
• Su Qiao and 444 made a zombie appear on Li Jingtai’s screen, startling him into stumbling backward.
• Su Qiao saw bloody words on the bathroom mirror, recognized them as a drug-induced hallucination, and examined her reflection.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Li Jingtai should be coming her way.

Su Qiao reviewed the original Su Qiao’s memories and learned about her modeling career, romance with Li Jingtai, and unexplained murder. With no clues to the killer, she planned to retrace the original’s route on the night she died.

• Su Qiao decided to rely on herself in this plane and began sorting through the original Su Qiao’s memories.
• She learned that the original Su Qiao was a twenty-four- or twenty-five-year-old model who had immigrated to Country H with her father.
• The original Su Qiao met the suspense novelist Li Jingtai, fell in love with him, and later began suffering frightening hallucinations that harmed her career.
• The original Su Qiao was murdered during a night walk, leaving her wishes to become a supermodel and find her killer.
• Su Qiao and 444 agreed that she could retrace the original Su Qiao’s route at the same time of night to identify the murderer.

Su Qiao and 444 investigated the suspicious Li Jingtai and found no unusual details in his background. Worried that Gu Nanyi might still be behind the sudden shift to an Advanced Plane, Su Qiao sent 444 to investigate, leaving her to face the dangers alone.

• 444 suggested Li Jingtai might be the culprit, and Su Qiao asked it to investigate his background.
• 444 reported that Li Jingtai had been orphaned after his parents died in a bus accident, studied abroad, and returned to write popular mystery novels.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to investigate why they had entered an Advanced Plane and whether Gu Nanyi or the system 444 had devoured was involved.
• 444 worried that it could not watch over Su Qiao while investigating, but Su Qiao said it was not much use to her there anyway.
• Su Qiao softened 444's hurt feelings by saying she treated it as one of her own and did not pretend around it.

Su Qiao considered the motives behind her relationship with Li Jingtai and noticed that the strengthening agent might have changed her height and proportions. When Li Jingtai arrived in a panic, she acted suspicious of his concern, while he covered up how he knew she might be in danger.

• Su Qiao agreed with 444 that she and Li Jingtai likely had ulterior motives rather than deep feelings for each other.
• After 444 left, Su Qiao noticed that her clothes seemed shorter and wondered whether the strengthening agent had changed her body.
• Su Qiao prioritized finding out who wanted to kill her, then prepared herself before answering an urgent doorbell.
• Li Jingtai grabbed Su Qiao's hand and asked if she was all right, nearly revealing that he knew she was in danger.
• Li Jingtai claimed he had come because he saw Su Qiao's missed calls, and apologized when she said she had been writing.

Su Qiao noticed Li Jingtai’s convincing performance of a caring boyfriend while he tried to learn what she had been doing. She kept her distance and declined his offer to arrange an acting role for her, leaving his suspicions unresolved.

• Li Jingtai noticed Su Qiao seemed calmer and healthier, then suggested she rest or travel with him.
• Su Qiao let Li Jingtai into her apartment and said she could only rest for a day or two because she still needed to work.
• Li Jingtai compared the cozy living room with the different scene shown on his surveillance monitors and concealed his reaction.
• Li Jingtai sat beside Su Qiao, acted concerned, and offered to find her an acting role after finishing his novel.
• Su Qiao took the towel from Li Jingtai because she did not feel safe with him standing behind her.

Su Qiao agreed to move in with Li Jingtai so she could keep the original plot on track and investigate his motives. At his orderly home, she began to suspect that her refusal to be frightened had disrupted his plans.

• Li Jingtai urged Su Qiao to move in with him, claiming he was worried about her health.
• Su Qiao agreed so she could watch Li Jingtai closely and investigate whether he might have killed the original host.
• Li Jingtai pressed Su Qiao to pack and move in that night, and she cooperated.
• Su Qiao packed a few belongings and left her apartment with Li Jingtai.
• Su Qiao arrived at Li Jingtai's detached house and noticed how neat and orderly it was.

Su Qiao moved into Li Jingtai’s glass-walled house and became interested in news of a woman killed with a plastic bag. The case reminded her of her own death, so she decided to follow the police investigation, while Li Jingtai turned off the television.

• Li Jingtai explained that he had installed glass walls because he spent most of his time writing at home and wanted to avoid feeling stifled.
• Li Jingtai carried Su Qiao’s suitcase upstairs to prepare her room while she examined the abstract paintings and watched television.
• A news report said a woman had been suffocated with a plastic bag in a killing resembling an unsolved serial murder case from ten years earlier.
• Su Qiao recalled that her original body might have died in a similar way and decided to keep track of the police investigation.
• Li Jingtai turned off the television and warned Su Qiao that the report might give her nightmares.

Su Qiao teased Li Jingtai about his looks and exposed the flaws in the perfection he tried to project. After leaving him frustrated, she asked where she would sleep.

• Su Qiao questioned whether Li Jingtai was afraid of supernatural things, and he said he was worried about her poor sleep and low spirits.
• Su Qiao joked that she would dislike Li Jingtai if he grew into a greasy old man, leaving him unsure how to continue his planned reassurance.
• Li Jingtai tried to suggest exercising and taking better care of himself, but Su Qiao criticized his physique and appearance.
• Su Qiao reflected that Li Jingtai disguised himself as flawless, though she had noticed the gloomy undertones in his abstract paintings.
• Li Jingtai fell into frustration after Su Qiao criticized him, and Su Qiao stood up and asked where she would sleep.

Su Qiao settled into her room while Li Jingtai tried to care for her and conceal his intentions, but she noticed the sleeping pills in the milk and refused it. As Li Jingtai decided to improve his habits, he wondered why he cared so much about being rejected and blamed his insecurity on feeling exposed.

• Li Jingtai led Su Qiao to her room, which was across from his, and she unpacked her belongings.
• Li Jingtai brought Su Qiao warm milk, but she tasted the sleeping pills and stopped drinking it.
• Su Qiao said the milk was too sweet and joked that sugar could harm her looks and figure.
• Li Jingtai resolved to work out, improve his appearance, and adopt a regular sleep schedule.
• Li Jingtai wondered why he feared Su Qiao would dump him and decided he was protecting himself from feeling imperfect and exposed.

Su Qiao discovered cameras in Li Jingtai’s room and decided to prepare surveillance devices of her own. After secretly shopping in disguise, she modified several trackers and recording devices, leaving her ready to monitor him.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to scan Li Jingtai’s home and found cameras hidden in the wall clock and beside the air conditioner, but none in the bathroom.
• Su Qiao told 444 she had moved into Li Jingtai’s home to observe him and make sure he did nothing irrational.
• Su Qiao left before Li Jingtai woke, disguised herself as a young man, and bought electronics from several shops and malls.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai she had gone to the modeling agency, then asked her manager, Sister Wu, for half a day off.
• Su Qiao modified the electronics into tiny trackers, Black Mechanical Spiders, and recording devices disguised as everyday accessories.

Su Qiao asked her system to investigate why they had entered an Advanced Plane and whether Gu Nanyi’s situation allowed any chance of survival. She returned to her modeling company to resume training and explained her sudden height increase by pointing to the protein powder she had been taking.

• Su Qiao packed away the modified items and told the system to investigate the plane change and Gu Nanyi’s chances of survival.
• Su Qiao went to the company to protect her modeling contract and fulfill the original body’s wish to become a supermodel.
• Su Qiao told Wu Xiuyan she had recovered and would return to runway training the next day.
• Wu Xiuyan noticed Su Qiao had grown taller, and Su Qiao said she had gained three centimeters from protein powder and exercise.
• Wu Xiuyan asked Su Qiao which protein powder she used and where she could buy it.

Su Qiao showed her agent, Sister Wu, the supplements she used and ignored other models’ criticism as she left training. When she got home, she found two Special Task Force officers waiting and learned they were the male and female leads, Min Xingyu and He Meishu.

• Su Qiao showed Wu Xiuyan the high-calcium protein powders she took and cautioned that they could not guarantee she would grow taller.
• Several models criticized Su Qiao, but she ignored them and told Sister Wu she would return for training the next day.
• Sister Wu realized Su Qiao’s missing quality was presence and natural tension, and grew hopeful about her prospects on the international stage.
• Su Qiao returned home and found Li Jingtai hosting two officers in navy-blue uniforms.
• 444 identified the officers as Min Xingyu, captain of the Special Task Force, and his team member He Meishu.

Min Xingyu and He Meishu questioned Su Qiao about a murder at Shawan Park after finding her sleepwear advertisement at the crime scene. Su Qiao noticed that she and He Meishu looked alike in profile, while Li Jingtai quietly compared their faces.

• 444 warned Su Qiao that Min Xingyu was highly capable, and Su Qiao worried that Li Jingtai might be arrested for something he had done.
• Li Jingtai reassured Su Qiao that Min Xingyu and He Meishu had come to ask him about something.
• Min Xingyu told Su Qiao that a murder had taken place at Shawan Park and asked about her connection to it.
• He Meishu showed Su Qiao a photograph of her sleepwear advertisement, which police had found at the crime scene.
• Su Qiao noticed that she and He Meishu looked similar in profile and joked that they might be long-lost sisters.
• Li Jingtai silently compared Su Qiao's profile with He Meishu's.

Min Xingyu warned Su Qiao that she might be a target and asked Li Jingtai to stop updating his novel because a murder had copied a scene from it. Su Qiao wondered whether the killer behind the current murder was the same person who had killed her.

• Min Xingyu told Su Qiao that the killer targeted young women and advised her to avoid walking alone, giving her his phone number.
• Min Xingyu asked Li Jingtai to stop updating his novel because the killer might keep copying its scenes, and Li Jingtai agreed.
• Li Jingtai explained to Su Qiao that the killer was committing murders based on his novel.
• He Meishu said the victim's wrists had been tied with a pink ribbon and bow, matching a scene in Li Jingtai's novel.
• Su Qiao wondered whether the killer was the same person who had committed the serial murders ten years earlier and killed her.