Recaps

Lin Yu visited the Nightless Sky Family Head, secured a place at Huo Xing’s ceremony, and joined Nightless Sky Huo Le for an outing that was disrupted by an assassination attempt against Ba. After defeating Zhu Rong, Lin Yu went to interrogate him and learned that a powerful backer had quickly secured his transfer.

• Lin Yu entered the tower with Nightless Sky Huo Le, met the childlike Nightless Sky Family Head, and received her approval to attend Huo Xing’s ceremony as a Distinguished Guest.
• The Nightless Sky Family Head exposed Lin Yu’s impersonation of Fu Luo, learned he was carrying out an assassination commission against Arter Mercury, and discussed the risks surrounding Arter and the Mercury Family.
• Nightless Sky Huo Le took Lin Yu shopping and to dinner at the Wanjin Heavenly Seat, where she declared he would marry Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Saint Orchid Kui challenged him.
• A blackout cut power and communications at the restaurant, and Lin Yu discovered that assassins planned to attack Ba during the evacuation.
• Lin Yu and his allies watched Ba hold off two attackers, then Lin Yu confronted the third assassin, a Player named Azhu, who attacked with crops grown using [Fertile Land].
• Lin Yu defeated Zhu Rong by dousing his burning field with rain and using a water attack, while Hannah helped keep Ba hidden and healed.
• Saint Orchid Kui thanked Lin Yu for saving Ba, and Nightless Sky Huo Le helped Lin Yu prepare for the ceremony and gave him her private communicator number.
• Lin Yu went to the Security Bureau to question Zhu Rong and learned that an influential backer had arranged his transfer to special detention within hours of the attack.

Lin Yu investigated the C-77 assassination contract, uncovered Nightless Sky Fire Apricot’s role as the Fairy Queen, and agreed to help her create chaos around the plot against Alter Mercury. The arc left him back in Gray Street Three as Nightless Sky Huo Le restored his status and Paris apologized after disregarding his words.

• Lin Yu questioned Zhu Rong in detention and contacted Your Excellency, who revealed that she and her allies were excluded members of Royal Noble families and chose a code phrase for allies to use.
• Lin Yu visited Saint Orchid Kui, learned that Kui had joined the C-77 commission for his family’s benefit, and left unsure who had issued the contract.
• Lin Yu disguised himself as May May to confront Black Snake, learned about the anonymous employer behind C-77, and arranged for the commission’s details to leak.
• When Security Bureau officers tried to arrest him, Lin Yu resisted, escaped to Gray Street Three, and fought the men who challenged him at the Demon Pig Bar.
• The Fairy Queen summoned Lin Yu and offered cooperation because she wanted Alter Mercury dead, then revealed herself as Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.
• Fire Apricot admitted she wanted the C-77 plot to cause upheaval and delay an alliance marriage, and warned Lin Yu about the Heavenly Scroll’s ability to store and draw upon concepts such as time.
• Fire Apricot told Lin Yu to attend her coming-of-age ceremony with a present and left for the Nightless Sky Family.
• Lin Yu returned to Gray Street Three, where Huo Le had withdrawn his warrant and detained the locals, after Paris disregarded Sherlock’s words, Stiller shocked him until he apologized.

Lin Yu infiltrated Nightless Sky Fire Apricot’s coming-of-age ceremony, where his staged arrest gave way to a massacre and his revelation that he had stolen Sherlock’s identity as Freud. He targeted Alter Mercury to break Arlan Mercury’s life-saving deception, and the arc left Arlan confronting Lin Yu as Arter ordered him to stop.

• Nightless Sky Huo Le warned Lin Yu about investigating the Fairy Queen, and Lin Yu claimed the Fairy Queen was Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.
• Lin Yu told Nightless Sky Huo Le he had killed three intermediaries in an assassination plot targeting a Royal Noble, then joined Paris and Nightless Sky Huo Ming in planning a mission at Fire Apricot’s ceremony.
• Lin Yu infiltrated the Divine Power Group, while preparations for the ceremony intensified and a pink octopus aquarium arrived as his gift to Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.
• Fopolo staged a food-producing magic show at the ceremony, but the Security Bureau accused Sherlock of murder and took him away after a clash with Nightless Sky Huo Le.
• Nightless Sky Fire Apricot disappeared as the Alchemy Array trapped the guests, and intruders sought the Jade Laurel while Isomerial Combustion Gas spread through the hall.
• Lin Yu emerged from the shattered aquarium, helped Nightless Sky Huo Ming escape with four Jade Laurel leaves, then revealed he had used a substitute during his arrest and intended to kill a Royal Noble.
• Lin Yu revealed that he was Freud and had stolen Sherlock’s identity, then used his powers with Old Zheng to put the nobles to sleep and kill those on the Nightless Sky Family Head’s list.
• Lin Yu told Alter Mercury that Arlan Mercury had concealed his death decades earlier and made him appear to be the Chosen of Life, then staged his death to undermine the Faith Ritual.
• Arlan Mercury attacked Lin Yu to protect Alter Mercury, but Alter ordered his brother to stop, freezing the Life Giant before Lin Yu.

Lin Yu completed the C-77 commission, became a Tier 2 Player, and navigated new ties with Li Nian and his companions. Meanwhile, Fu Luo’s investigation of Nian led to a confrontation with Heavenly Artisan, and Lin Yu rescued him before heading toward another task.

• Alter chose to die peacefully after reconciling with Arlan, and Lin Yu secured the C-77 commission reward from Nightless Sky Yong Lian.
• Lin Yu cleared his Rank Advancement Trial, became a Tier 2 Player, gained four Professional Items, and learned more about the gods’ limits and his Crow-given Items.
• Lin Yu released Stiller from his service, received messages about his promotion and Order duties, and visited Li Nian at school despite her request that he wait.
• Li Nian hired Lin Yu to help investigate a suspected Player near her school, and he learned that Cheng Mingwen was a Tier 1 Doctor while she considered other possible suspects.
• Lin Yu told Li Nian about Zhu Ming and his fear of hurting his family, then considered guiding Fei Dao through an Instance and revealed his Psychology Society codename to Old Zheng.
• Fu Luo discovered that Nian had prepared a Nightmare summoning altar, destroyed it, and was caught by A'yu, who handed him over to Heavenly Artisan.
• Heavenly Artisan used Fu Luo to lure May May to a factory, but Lin Yu arrived, drove Heavenly Artisan into the river, and freed Fu Luo.
• Paper Kite and Kres waited at a toll booth while Kres headed to Fuqiao Garden with Li Hua’s delivery in the Briefcase.