Chapter Summaries

Bai Ye and Old Andy entered the Overlook Hotel, whose strange power blocked perception and protected its locked door. After warning Wendy to watch out for Jack, they left her to discover the unsettling words he had been writing.

• Bai Ye told Old Andy to stay close, then approached the hotel with him and found that the hotel was blocking perception.
• Bai Ye's powerful knocks failed to move the hotel door, which opened by itself; Bai Ye and Old Andy went inside, and the door slammed shut behind them.
• Wendy confronted the two men, and Old Andy showed her the hotel's invitation to prove they had been sent there.
• Bai Ye warned Wendy to watch out for her husband Jack, then he and Old Andy continued on without her.
• Wendy went to Jack's workspace, found him missing, and saw the words, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," written on paper.

Wendy discovered that Jack had been pretending to write and was determined to keep her and their son trapped at the hotel. As Jack pursued her, Wendy sought help from Bai Ye and Old Andy, who realized the ghosts were influencing Jack and prepared to stop him.

• Wendy found that Jack's manuscript pages all repeated the same words and realized he had never been working at the hotel.
• Jack confronted Wendy and pursued her after she tried to flee, declaring that no one could leave.
• Bai Ye told Old Andy that Jack was a person, not a ghost, and suggested restraining him and sending him to a psychiatric hospital.
• Wendy chose to run upstairs to Bai Ye and Old Andy rather than lead Jack to her son.
• Bai Ye explained that ghosts were controlling Jack and that Jack was knowingly acting on his desire to keep his power and remain at the hotel.

Bai Ye tied up Jack after deciding he had been controlled by a ghost, then left Wendy to watch him while he and Old Andy searched the hotel. After opening Old Andy’s eyes to the supernatural, they spotted two ghosts upstairs and saw them smile at them.

• Bai Ye and Old Andy restrained Jack, and Bai Ye left Wendy to guard him while he continued investigating the hotel.
• Jack tried to persuade Wendy to release him, then threatened to kill her when she refused.
• Bai Ye dismissed Old Andy’s questions about learning kung fu and explained that Wendy’s fate was her own responsibility if she freed Jack.
• Bai Ye opened Old Andy’s eyes so he could see ghosts, and they found two ghosts in a room upstairs.
• The two ghosts noticed that Bai Ye and Old Andy could see them and gave them sinister smiles.

Bai Ye and Old Andy entered the hotel ballroom, where Bai Ye revealed that the hotel fed on the ghosts’ desires and began destroying them. As the hotel turned against them, Bai Ye concluded that its core was hidden in the bar and led Old Andy there.

• Old Andy asked whether the ghosts could be filmed, and Bai Ye struck them with lightning so they appeared on camera.
• Bai Ye and Old Andy found no more ghosts upstairs and went to the ballroom, where the ghosts reacted fearfully to Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye explained that the hotel amplified and devoured desire, eventually erasing the ghosts it kept trapped there.
• Bai Ye killed the ballroom ghosts with lightning, causing the hotel to twist and make it difficult for Old Andy to breathe.
• Bai Ye ruled out the ballroom and the ice maze as the location of the hotel's core, chose the bar, and hurried there with Old Andy.

Bai Ye confronted and killed the evil spirit controlling the hotel after rejecting its offer to cooperate. With the hotel restored, Old Andy sent footage to the client, who arranged for Jack to be taken to a psychiatric hospital, while Bai Ye warned Wendy that Jack would still be dangerous if he returned.

• Old Andy filmed as Bai Ye reached the bar and confronted the evil spirit controlling the hotel.
• The evil spirit offered Bai Ye souls in exchange for cooperation, but Bai Ye refused and killed it with Palm Lightning.
• The hotel returned to normal, and Old Andy sent the exorcism video to the client, who agreed to send someone for Jack and place him in a psychiatric hospital.
• Bai Ye told Wendy that Jack had been dangerous even before the ghosts controlled him and warned that he would still try to kill her if he returned.

Bai Ye and Old Andy dealt with Jack after the Ghosts were eliminated, and Wendy decided to have her husband sent to a mental hospital while she reunited with their son. Jack accepted that he had lost his freedom, and hotel staff arrived as their superiors began considering how to recruit Bai Ye.

• Jack broke down when he realized Bai Ye would not let him go, and Wendy decided she would send him to a mental hospital if he was mentally ill.
• Jack insulted Wendy, confirming her decision, and she asked Bai Ye if she could leave to find their son.
• Bai Ye let Wendy go, while Jack cursed her and accused Bai Ye of being powerful only because he had resources.
• Old Andy rejected Jack’s claim that power made them superior, and Bai Ye told Jack that no one was born above others and that people had to pay for their mistakes.
• Jack accepted that he might be better off in a mental hospital, and Wendy found their son and brought him downstairs.
• Hotel staff arrived to handle the aftermath, and their superiors began considering paying Bai Ye for his demon-exorcising abilities.

After resolving the Shining incident, Bai Ye received an Ice Dragon Cub and agreed to meet a wealthy hotel owner who offered him and Old Andy money. Over dinner, the owner revealed he wanted Bai Ye to investigate a legend in the town where he planned to run for mayor.

• Bai Ye received a draw reward for resolving the Shining incident and obtained an Ice Dragon Cub.
• A hotel representative offered Bai Ye and Old Andy two million dollars to meet his boss, and they agreed.
• Bai Ye and Old Andy traveled to a luxurious hotel, where the owner welcomed them with a feast and wine.
• The hotel owner told Bai Ye he planned to run for town mayor, and Bai Ye questioned what that had to do with exorcism.
• The hotel owner explained that a legend circulated among children in the town where he was running and asked Bai Ye to investigate it.

Bai Ye learned that the hotel owner’s planned town of Derry was haunted by It, a clown that returned every twenty-seven years and grew stronger through fear. After confirming that It was due to return, Bai Ye agreed to investigate and deal with it, while Old Andy wondered whether he should stay behind.

• The hotel owner hired Bai Ye and Old Andy to investigate Derry, offering two million US dollars for a visit and five million if they found and dealt with a ghost.
• Bai Ye recognized Derry’s child-spread clown legend as It and asked when the clown was due to return.
• The owner said It appeared every twenty-seven years and that this year marked its return, so Bai Ye agreed to go provided the information was accurate.
• After reviewing the information, Old Andy asked Bai Ye about the clown and learned that It grew stronger when people feared it.
• Bai Ye explained that children had defeated It once before and that crushing its heart would kill it, while Old Andy considered staying behind so he would not hinder Bai Ye.

Bai Ye agreed to take Old Andy with him to face the Joker, then called Ben Harmon to check on his family and learned that Vivian was worried about Violet. He agreed to speak with Violet, suspecting her unresolved suicidal thoughts were preventing his reward from arriving.

• Old Andy agreed to accompany Bai Ye, and Bai Ye promised he would not need to knock him unconscious when they faced the Joker.
• Bai Ye dismissed Old Andy for the night and decided to call Ben Harmon about the missing draw opportunity.
• Ben Harmon told Bai Ye that his family had moved into a new home and asked him to check on Vivian’s pregnancy.
• Vivian took the phone and told Bai Ye that Violet seemed troubled and might be haunted by a ghost.
• Bai Ye agreed to speak with Violet and suspected her unresolved psychological problems were linked to his missing reward.

Bai Ye called Violet and recognized that she still had suicidal thoughts tied to her family and her life after Murder House. Violet asked to follow him as an assistant, and Bai Ye considered taking her along despite the risks of bringing another person on his exorcism trips.

• Vivian left Violet alone to speak with Bai Ye, while she and Ben Harmon discussed how their actions may have contributed to their daughter's distress.
• Bai Ye asked Violet directly whether she was thinking about suicide, and she admitted that life felt unbearable at home and at school.
• Violet explained that she felt like a financial burden and did not know what to do, even though she knew her death would hurt her parents.
• Violet asked to follow Bai Ye, offering to work as his assistant in exchange for a place to stay and meals.
• Bai Ye considered taking Violet with him because he might be able to keep her alive, but worried she would make his ghost-exorcism work more difficult.

Bai Ye agreed to take Violet on as his assistant after she promised not to quit, and Violet told her parents she planned to leave with him rather than give up on life. The Murder House incident’s resolution earned Bai Ye a lottery draw that granted him The Shining, and he prepared to meet Violet in Derry with Old Andy.

• Bai Ye told Violet that joining his exorcist team would be a serious commitment, and she agreed to come to Derry and work as his assistant.
• Violet told Ben Harmon and Vivian how she had been feeling and said she planned to leave the next day to follow Bai Ye; her parents supported her decision.
• Bai Ye received a lottery draw for altering the Murder House incident and won The Shining, which let him perceive past events and foresee the future.
• Bai Ye brought out the Ice Dragon Cub, and it shrank to hide in his clothes and rest beside him.
• The next morning, Bai Ye and Old Andy prepared to travel to Derry and meet Violet, while Bai Ye planned to buy clothes with pockets for the dragon.

Bai Ye brought Violet to meet him and explained that he would test whether she could cultivate necromantic Witchcraft. Violet agreed to the test, while Old Andy teased Bai Ye and complained that he had no cultivation talent; the chapter ended with them preparing to find a hotel for the test.

• Violet arrived to meet Bai Ye, surprising Old Andy, who had expected someone else.
• Old Andy pulled Bai Ye aside and questioned why he had invited Violet, then asked whether he could cultivate; Bai Ye told him he had no talent.
• Bai Ye admitted that Violet had offered to work for food and lodging, and that he wanted to test her aptitude for necromantic Witchcraft.
• Bai Ye explained that Violet would need to sign a contract if he taught her, and that her training could help her face Joker later.
• Violet agreed to the test and prepared herself for either outcome as Bai Ye suggested they find a hotel.

Bai Ye tested Violet’s aptitude for Necromancy and found that she had exceptional talent, then signed a contract with her. He and Old Andy explained that they had come to Derry to deal with Joker, and Violet asked Bai Ye to protect her.

• Bai Ye took Violet to a hotel and tested whether she could sense and tolerate his magic power.
• Bai Ye discovered Violet was highly suited to Necromancy, and Violet eagerly agreed to cultivate and sign a contract with him.
• Bai Ye warned Violet not to use future power to bully the weak, then signed the contract and left the hotel with her.
• Old Andy learned Violet could cultivate and complained that he had no talent, while Bai Ye confirmed they would deal with Joker before teaching her Necromancy.
• Bai Ye told Violet that Joker appeared in Derry every twenty-seven years and preyed on children by drawing power from fear.
• Violet asked Bai Ye to protect her, and Bai Ye snapped at Old Andy after he teased him in a cutesy voice.

Bai Ye led Old Andy and Violet to Joker’s lair beneath Derry’s sewers, where Joker tried to frighten and attack them. Bai Ye blocked Joker’s scythe effortlessly, leaving Joker shocked and the confrontation poised to continue.

• Old Andy and Violet joined Bai Ye as he led them to a rundown house above the sewers where Joker waited.
• Joker watched the three arrive and tried to frighten Old Andy and Violet by suddenly appearing, but neither stayed afraid.
• Joker transformed into a mantis-like creature and attacked the group with a scythe.
• Bai Ye stopped Joker’s scythe with one hand, and Old Andy realized he could not withstand the attack himself.
• Bai Ye mocked Joker for having been defeated by children, while Joker wondered how his attack had failed.

Bai Ye killed Joker by crushing his heart, resolving the It storyline and earning a lottery draw. He and Violet planned to stay nearby while Bai Ye began training her, and he told her about a woman in New Orleans who looked almost exactly like her.

• Old Andy recorded Joker as proof for the client while Bai Ye held back from killing him.
• Joker tried to bargain, but Bai Ye revealed his weakness, seized his heart, and crushed it.
• Joker turned to ashes, and Bai Ye received a lottery draw for resolving the It storyline.
• Bai Ye praised Violet for not fearing Joker and said she was suited to exorcism.
• Bai Ye and Violet agreed to stay nearby and take a few days off while he trained her.
• Bai Ye told Violet about a woman in New Orleans who looked almost exactly like her, and Violet asked to meet her.

Bai Ye escorted Sona and the children to Demacia, where she planned to settle them and begin giving concerts. He then headed for the capital to deal with Swain’s mission to assist in Jarvan III’s assassination, though he doubted he could carry it out.

• American Horror Story Byakuya remembered that Final Destination could threaten him and decided not to let his guard down.
• Valoran Byakuya explained that he had agreed to cooperate with Swain and was escorting Sona and displaced children to Demacia.
• Bai Ye asked Sona about her plans, and she said she wanted to settle the children before holding concerts in Demacia.
• Bai Ye brought Sona and the children to a nearby city, promised to visit her later, and left for Demacia’s royal capital.
• Valoran Byakuya told the group that Swain had assigned him to assist in assassinating Jarvan III, but he doubted he could succeed and had not decided whether to act.

Bai Ye entered Demacia’s capital and met Lux, who was curious about his Ionian identity and eager to see the world beyond her brother’s protection. He began befriending her over ice cream, while considering how to keep Sylas from starting his rebellion.

• Bai Ye entered Demacia’s capital, where the anti-magic atmosphere made him feel his own magic was suppressed.
• Lux approached Bai Ye because she had noticed his Ionian token and asked about Ionia and its war with Noxus.
• Bai Ye learned that Lux longed to travel but that Garen kept her from leaving Demacia, and he recognized her trusting, sheltered nature.
• Lux agreed to show Bai Ye around, though she had intended to visit imprisoned mages.
• Bai Ye bought ice cream for Lux and told her he had come from the Noxus Arena, prompting her to think of Xin Zhao.

Lux spent the day with Bai Ye, whose stories about Valoran deepened her desire to see the world and live independently. When she asked Garen to stop having her guarded, he blamed Bai Ye and resolved to kill him.

• Lux told Bai Ye she wanted to explore beyond Demacia, and he warned her that her sheltered nature could leave her vulnerable.
• Bai Ye discussed magic and the outside world with Lux, then shared stories that made her even more eager to travel.
• Garen learned that Lux had spent the day with Bai Ye and questioned his knights about the stranger.
• Lux returned and told Garen that she understood Bai Ye better than he did, then asked Garen to stop having people protect her.
• Garen tried to change Lux's mind, but she insisted she wanted to grow independent and see the world, making him furious at Bai Ye.

Garen worried that Lux intended to leave Demacia and travel with Bai Ye, an Ionian she had met the previous day. He secretly followed her, and Jarvan IV joined him after learning why.

• Lux told Garen she wanted to grow strong enough to stand on her own and go adventuring beyond Demacia.
• Garen failed to dissuade Lux, who believed he had agreed and planned to speak with Bai Ye the next day.
• Garen secretly followed Lux when she left home the next morning.
• Jarvan IV caught up with Garen and learned that Lux might leave Demacia with Bai Ye.
• Garen warned Jarvan IV that he would make Bai Ye regret it if he harmed Lux.

Garen worried that Lux would leave Demacia with Bai Ye, while Jarvan IV urged him to let her make her own choices. As Lux and Bai Ye grew more comfortable together, Garen and Jarvan IV watched from a distance and argued over how to react.

• Jarvan IV told Garen that Lux was capable of making her own choices, but Garen said Bai Ye’s unclear identity and adventuring background made him wary of her leaving Demacia.
• Garen revealed that Bai Ye was an unaffiliated Adventurer with some ties to Noxus, and the two men watched Lux approach him without being noticed.
• Bai Ye gave Lux ice cream and asked her to call him by his name rather than “Mr. Bai Ye.”
• Lux admitted that dropping noble etiquette felt unfamiliar but freeing, and she agreed to interact with Bai Ye more casually.
• Garen grew more convinced that Bai Ye was winning Lux over, while Jarvan IV admitted he would want to attack anyone courting his own sister.