Chapter Summaries

Le Yu was ambushed on his way to meet his contact, but discovered the attacker was Star-Picker Yin Yinyin, White Night’s underground liaison in Star Engraving Prefecture. Yin Yinyin revealed that he had arranged the meeting as a decoy and had only three years left to live.

• Le Yu fought back against the person who ambushed him, but his attacks were easily stopped, so he assumed his opponent was much stronger.
• The attacker identified Le Yu as “Meteor” and led him through a trapped underground passage to his hidden basement.
• Le Yu learned that the meeting place was a decoy and that Yin Yinyin had intercepted him by using the limited routes to the location.
• Yin Yinyin introduced himself as White Night’s underground liaison officer and identified Le Yu as Qian Yuliu.
• Le Yu asked how long Yin Yinyin had left to live, and Yin Yinyin answered that he had three years.

Le Yu learned that Lin Jinyao had been used as bait in White Night’s recruitment operation, and Yin Yinyin warned that the Statistics Department had used him as bait as well. They concluded that a mole had helped arrange Lin Jinyao’s arrest and was poised to take over the new branch and expose its members.

• Le Yu recognized Yin Yinyin as a Sword Hider and learned that the illegal combat art let its practitioners fight in darkness at the cost of their lifespans.
• Yin Yinyin questioned Le Yu about the battle that killed Lin Jinyao and recorded Le Yu’s assessments of Lan Yan and Kui Zhao.
• Yin Yinyin explained that the Statistics Department was arresting White Night recruits, while Lin Jinyao’s family and students had been released after military academy students protested to Ding Yi.
• Yin Yinyin revealed that Lin Jinyao had been deliberately used as bait to draw out progressives and prepare the establishment of a White Night branch.
• Le Yu and Yin Yinyin deduced that a Statistics Department mole had helped time Lin Jinyao’s arrest so the mole could take control of the branch and obtain its complete membership list.

Le Yu and Yin Yinyin discussed how White Night could establish a branch without betraying its principles while searching for a mole among Meteor’s disciples. Yin Yinyin revealed a dangerous plan to expose the mole that might get Le Yu killed.

• Le Yu suggested baiting the mole with false meeting locations, but Yin Yinyin explained why the tactic would not work and said the mole was likely among Meteor’s disciples.
• Yin Yinyin argued that White Night had to honor Meteor’s family and disciples rather than suspect them without evidence, explaining that the organization rejected sacrificing people for a supposed greater good.
• Le Yu told Yin Yinyin the joke about the farmer who would donate a discovered treasure but not his cow because he actually owned one.
• Yin Yinyin recited White Night’s ideals of respecting others and pursuing a world where no one had to be wronged for the greater good.
• Yin Yinyin asked Le Yu to help expose the mole, then warned that the plan was dangerous and Le Yu might die.

Yin Yinyin told Le Yu that White Night had arranged a path for Qian Yuya to study at Yan Jing Royal Academy, but she would need to travel there herself and take the entrance exam. After returning home from Eighteen Streets, Le Yu fended off Qian Yuya’s questions about his outing by giving her money and telling her to buy vegetables.

• Yin Yinyin told Le Yu that Qian Yuya could seek admission to Yan Jing Royal Academy, where White Night would help her once she arrived.
• Yin Yinyin directed Le Yu to use the clinic entrance for future visits, and Le Yu left the clinic and headed home.
• Qian Yuya noticed Needle-Hiding Grass on Le Yu’s clothes and demanded to know why he had been in Eighteen Streets.
• Le Yu claimed he had gone gambling and gave Qian Yuya the money pouch, warning that he would buy vegetables in his Statistics Department uniform if she refused.
• Qian Yuya reluctantly took the money and shut her door, leaving Le Yu wondering why she had said she needed the bathroom.

Le Yu enjoyed his new passion for Combat Arts Cards while preparing for work, and learned that Yin Yinyin’s plan was beginning. On his way to the Statistics Department, Lin Xue and her companions confronted him in public and demanded to settle their grudge.

• Le Yu explained Combat Arts Cards and celebrated winning the Statistics Department tournament with his Wolf-Eagle deck.
• Le Yu teased Qian Yuya about her graduation assessment, provoking her into leaving in anger.
• Le Yu received a silk-wrapped message from Yin Yinyin stating, “The plan begins.”
• Le Yu sensed hostile watchers surrounding him as he approached the Lecture Plaza.
• Lin Xue, accompanied by Gao Jin and her uncle Lin Xue'en, confronted Le Yu and declared that they wanted to settle their grudge.

Le Yu faced Lin Xue, Gao Jin, and Xia Lingo in a public revenge severance, which they requested to avenge Lin Jinyao. As the duel was about to begin, Le Yu realized that one of the three was the White Night mole.

• The chapter explained how the Revenge Severance Law turned revenge into a public, limited duel and shifted conflict away from the Court.
• Lin Xue announced that she, Gao Jin, and Xia Lingo would take turns fighting Qian Yuliu, asking the Patrol Guards to witness their revenge severance.
• Le Yu agreed to finish the matter before he had to report to the Statistics Department and asked whether they would fight together or take turns.
• Le Yu recognized the three challengers and concluded that one of them was the White Night mole.

Le Yu fought Gao Jin in a blood feud arranged to test Lin Xue and the others and expose any Statistics Department mole. After Le Yu gained the upper hand, Gao Jin revealed a scabbard attack that homed in on Le Yu’s kidney.

• Yin Yinyin’s plan made Lin Xue and the others challenge Qian Yuliu to earn the right to inherit Lin Jinyao’s legacy and join White Night.
• The Patrol Guards cleared space for the blood feud, and Gao Jin stepped forward to fight Le Yu.
• Le Yu attacked fiercely, suspecting Gao Jin might be a mole trying to use the Statistics Department’s resources.
• Gao Jin used Sword-Wielding Combat Arts, but Le Yu scattered his sword light, injured him, and restrained him from behind.
• Gao Jin thrust his scabbard backward, releasing curving azure light that pursued Le Yu and threatened his kidney.

Le Yu defeated Gao Jin, whose Seven Emotions Combat Arts failed to seriously injure him, then began a duel with the quiet and suspicious Xia Lingo. Xia Lingo revealed his Eight Rice Flow Pouncing Combat Arts after a fierce exchange, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Le Yu endured Gao Jin's Sheath Sword Light, dislocated his wrist, and won the duel after Lin Xue stopped it.
• Gao Jin explained that his attack came from the Seven Emotions Combat Arts, and Le Yu's taunt made him spit blood and faint.
• Xia Lingo volunteered to fight Le Yu, seeming more suspicious to Le Yu than Gao Jin had.
• Le Yu opened with Wild Bite, but Xia Lingo countered with chained kicks and punches that forced Le Yu to retreat.
• Le Yu identified Xia Lingo's style as Eight Rice Flow, and Xia Lingo confirmed it was the Pouncing Combat Arts.

Le Yu fought Xia Lingo, whose Pouncing Combat Arts and Cold-Blooded Physique revealed that he saw himself as Qian Yuliu’s kindred spirit. Le Yu used Xia Lingo’s momentum against him, defeated him, and challenged the next opponent.

• Le Yu struggled to keep up with Xia Lingo’s aerial barrage of Pouncing Combat Arts.
• Xia Lingo told Le Yu that he had changed and revealed that he had been watching him since he joined the Statistics Department.
• Le Yu realized Xia Lingo had the Cold-Blooded Physique and understood that Xia Lingo believed his new emotional nature had made him weaker.
• Le Yu lured Xia Lingo toward a wall, then used Cosmic Stomp to smash him into it and leave him unable to fight.
• Le Yu turned to the watching crowd and called for the next opponent.

Xia Lingo reflected on his fascination with Qian Yuliu and challenged him, only to be defeated and become even more convinced that Qian Yuliu had changed. Lin Xue then offered the Lin Family ancestral residence as the stake in the final revenge challenge, leading Le Yu to suspect she might be White Night’s mole.

• Xia Lingo recalled first noticing Qian Yuliu at Star Engraving Military Academy and secretly watching him through his career in the Statistics Department.
• After seeing Qian Yuliu shoot Lin Jinyao with visible reluctance, Xia Lingo volunteered for a revenge challenge to understand his transformation.
• Qian Yuliu defeated Xia Lingo, who concluded that Qian Yuliu had become even more unfathomable and vowed to keep watching him.
• Lin Xue challenged Qian Yuliu and offered the Lin Family ancestral residence if she lost, while Lin Xue'en swore to uphold her promise.
• Le Yu considered the unusual stakes and suspected that Lin Xue might be the mole among the Lin Family disciples.

Le Yu defeated Lin Xue in their grudge match after realizing she had intended to die alongside him, then faced an attack from Lin Xue'en. As Le Yu moved to knock Lin Xue'en back, he sensed that someone in the distance was aiming a sniper gun at him.

• Le Yu fought Lin Xue and tried to bait out her dangerous Sheath Sword Light, but she held back as he drove her into a desperate position.
• Le Yu realized Lin Xue had come prepared to die with him, so he dispersed his killing grip and struck her abdomen, ending the match without killing her or letting her release the sheath light.
• Lin Xue'en attacked Le Yu, accusing him of trying to wipe out the Lin Family after winning the match.
• Le Yu knocked away Lin Xue'en's sword and prepared to blast him back, but his Spiritual Induction warned him that a sniper was aiming at him from a distance.

Lin Xue'en revealed his plan to betray the Lin Family and use a sniper to wound Qian Yuliu, but Qian Yuliu exposed and killed him. Seriously injured by the gunshot, Qian Yuliu collapsed after the fight, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Lin Xue'en planned to join the White Night branch by arranging for a sniper to shoot Qian Yuliu while Lin Xue's sabotaged scabbard left her vulnerable.
• The Statistics Department sniper shot Qian Yuliu, but Qian Yuliu struck Lin Xue'en's sword aside and attacked him.
• Qian Yuliu used a kick and a throw to slam Lin Xue'en's head into the ground, killing him.
• Gao Jin, Xia Lingo, Lin Xue, and the spectators reacted in shock as the Patrol Guards checked Lin Xue'en's body.
• Qian Yuliu taunted Gao Jin, then lost consciousness from his injuries.

After undergoing Reconstruction Surgery, Le Yu encountered Lin Xue'en's widow and son, whose grief and desire for revenge provoked a bitter confrontation with Gao Jin. Lin Xue then pursued him and asked why he had killed her uncle and spared her, but Le Yu's answer to her last question was left unsaid.

• Le Yu endured Reconstruction Surgery while conscious and was sent to the inpatient department after Medical Officer Yu treated his injuries.
• Le Yu met Aunt Lu and Xiao Hui, who identified him as the man who had killed Xiao Hui's father and uncle and urged the boy to remember him and seek revenge.
• Le Yu told the family not to raise Xiao Hui to hate him, then taunted Gao Jin, who grew furious and left after spitting blood.
• Lin Xue followed Le Yu and asked whether the gunshot wound had prompted him to kill her second uncle; Le Yu confirmed it and joked that he had hit him harder because he was angry.
• Lin Xue asked why Le Yu had spared her when she had tried to kill him, and Le Yu's internal response was that he was attracted to her body.

Le Yu considered the risks of Rebirth Through Death and recovered in the Medical Officer Department while discussing the shooting with Chen Fu. Their investigation pointed to an official shooter, and Lan Yan arrived as they identified the Statistics Department as one possible source.

• Le Yu explained that he had refused to attack Lin Xue because he could not risk dying without transferring into the killer's body, and Lin Xue let him leave.
• Ai Lili, Chen Fu, Zhou Guangshi, and Zhu Junjie visited Le Yu, and Chen Fu stayed to play battle cards with him.
• Chen Fu told Le Yu that the shot had come from a 5.66-caliber firearm fired from more than 150 meters away, likely with a sound disruptor.
• Le Yu and Chen Fu deduced that the weapon was an official firearm requiring identity verification and narrowed the possible shooters to Riverside Army snipers, Judicial Department mobile officers, or Statistics Department special officers.
• Lan Yan entered and greeted Le Yu and Chen Fu after they named a Statistics Department special officer as the third possibility.

Lan Yan visited the injured Le Yu and Chen Fu, offered them military ranks and training opportunities, and built a personal alliance with Team One. He then discussed the sniper who shot Le Yu and revealed that the Statistics Department was targeting White Night while warning that an internal traitor might be involved.

• Lan Yan used his spiritual cultivation to stop Chen Fu from standing, then relaxed the formalities and called him Little Fu and Le Yu Yuliu.
• Lan Yan promised to secure military ranks for Team One, including Senior Seaman for Chen Fu and Coastal Lieutenant for Le Yu, along with possible military-camp sparring.
• Le Yu agreed that the sniper was likely an official agent but advised Lan Yan against arresting the Lin Family again, and Lan Yan accepted his judgment.
• Lan Yan told Le Yu that the Statistics Department would focus on rooting out White Night, an Anti-Light Organization infiltrating Star Engraving Prefecture.
• Lan Yan warned that the mission would be difficult because someone was shielding the rebels and the Statistics Department was not united, then asked Le Yu what he thought of a traitor within the department.

Le Yu suspected Lan Yan’s apple-peeling skill hinted at something sinister, while Lan Yan revealed he had used Lin Xue'en as bait to draw out a larger target. As Le Yu prepared to leave his room for dinner, Qian Yuya appeared and was surprised he was still alive.

• Lan Yan warned Le Yu and Chen Fu that a Statistics Department colleague might be a White Night mole, then promised to help Qian Yuliu claim the Lin Family property.
• Lan Yan left, and Le Yu and Chen Fu realized he had peeled his apple with a finger despite claiming not to like apples.
• An agent reported Lin Xue'en’s death to Lan Yan, who revealed that he had used Lin Xue'en as bait and planned to catch a larger group of rebels.
• Chen Fu left after a card game, and Le Yu called for a medical officer to push his wheelchair to the cafeteria.
• Qian Yuya entered Le Yu’s room and asked if he still was not dead.

Le Yu recovered in the Medical Officer Department while teasing Qian Yuya, who brought him food and urged him to leave the Statistics Department. After asking about her graduation examination, he learned that she had decided to stay in Star Engraving Prefecture rather than pursue the Royal Academy in Flame Capital.

• Le Yu welcomed Qian Yuya, who brought him food and claimed it was leftover from dinner.
• Le Yu teased Qian Yuya into eating with him, and his “Qian Yuliu's Tribulation” increased by a point.
• Qian Yuya warned Le Yu that his position in the Statistics Department put him at risk and hoped he would resign.
• Le Yu asked Qian Yuya about her graduation examination and the possibility of attending the Royal Academy in Flame Capital.
• Qian Yuya firmly said she would not leave Star Engraving Prefecture, surprising Le Yu.

Le Yu tried to persuade Qian Yuya to leave Star Engraving Prefecture and study in Yan Jing, but she refused because she believed Qian Yuliu had sacrificed his future for her and would not abandon him. The chapter ended with Qian Yuya declaring that she would share his fate, while Le Yu reacted in shock to her calling him her tribulation.

• Le Yu considered leaving Star Engraving Prefecture to explore the world after its troubles were over, but decided he first had to settle Qian Yuya's future.
• Le Yu urged Qian Yuya to study at Yan Jing's Royal Academy, and she confronted him about having once rejected his own chance to attend.
• Le Yu recalled that Qian Yuliu had chosen Star Engraving Military Academy despite Teacher Gu urging him to apply to the Royal Academy.
• Qian Yuya blamed herself for Qian Yuliu's choices and refused to leave Star Engraving, saying she would stay with him through fortune or misfortune.
• Qian Yuya called Qian Yuliu her tribulation, and Le Yu jolted in shock and pulled open the blanket.

Le Yu learned that he was Qian Yuya’s Calamity Master and failed to persuade her to leave Star Engraving Prefecture. The city was then sealed as the Coastal Army split between Lu Zhong and Prefect Ding, leaving Le Yu to face the prospect of war and wonder whether his plans would survive.

• Qian Yuya revealed that Le Yu was her Calamity Master, and Le Yu realized he could not convince her to distance herself from him or leave Star Engraving Prefecture.
• Le Yu left the Medical Officer Department in a wheelchair with Qian Yuya and returned home, where he planned to ask Yin Yinyin for advice.
• The next morning, Qian Yuya left for school, and Le Yu realized their conversation had improved her opinion of Qian Yuliu.
• Le Yu saw that Star Engraving Prefecture had been placed under emergency war preparations, with all six gates closed and travel prohibited.
• Chen Fu told Le Yu that the Coastal Army had split between supporters of Lu Zhong and Prefect Ding, and that war could break out at any moment.

Le Yu led the Statistics Department in raiding the Zhou family mansion and arresting the family for allegedly leaking classified intelligence. Old Master Zhou urged Le Yu and the agents to abandon Ding Yi and serve Administrator Lu instead.

• Prefect Ding awarded Le Yu the rank of Coastal Lieutenant and a dark-blue officer's coat, inspiring the Statistics Department agents with hopes of military advancement.
• A scarred attacker ambushed Le Yu outside the Zhou mansion, but Le Yu defeated him and ordered him taken back for interrogation.
• Le Yu and the agents broke into the Zhou family mansion and announced that they were arresting the family on charges of leaking classified intelligence.
• Old Master Zhou argued that Administrator Lu outranked Ding Yi and offered to arrange better rewards for the agents if they betrayed Ding Yi.