Recaps

Bai Jun discovered that Favor of the Sun reacted to the Sui Emperor's power and planned to test its connection to stars. After gaming with Silver Wolf and Liuying, he went to work, where Elena contacted him and arranged a meal to apologize.

• Bai Jun found that drawing the Sui Emperor's power into his longsword made Favor of the Sun flare and caused his body to grow stronger, so he severed the connection.
• Bai Jun suspected Favor of the Sun was linked to stars and decided to find one to bask under or return to the Forging Palace.
• Bai Jun logged into a game with Silver Wolf, who struggled to watch his poor play, then agreed to let Liuying join them.
• Bai Jun heard that Guinaifen would perform on the Luofu and recognized her from an album he owned.
• Bai Jun finished his paperwork at the Earth-Balance Commission and accepted a friend request from Elena after initially mistaking her for a salesperson.
• Elena asked Bai Jun to meet for a meal so she could apologize for Zhang Zhang biting him, and Bai Jun agreed to meet the next day.

Bai Jun agreed to accompany Xue Yi on her day outside, and Hanya dragged him around Luofu to plan their date and improve his appearance. After Hanya sent him to try on new clothes, Bai Jun discovered that dressing up had awakened a response from his Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

• Hanya messaged Bai Jun and pressured him into accompanying Xue Yi during her half-day Return to Life, then revealed that Xue Yi was waiting beside his window.
• Bai Jun met Hanya at a tea house and agreed to take Xue Yi out, but Hanya insisted they scout date locations together.
• Hanya followed Bai Jun to a vegetable market, criticized his choice of outing, and lent him her diary to help him talk with Xue Yi.
• Hanya took Bai Jun to a clothing store and chose new outfits for him, while Bai Jun tied his silver hair into a short ponytail.
• Bai Jun admired his transformed appearance and noticed the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire glowing on his system panel before asking for a bag for his old clothes.

Bai Jun’s new clothes drew admiring reactions from a shop clerk, Hanya, and Sushang as Hanya took him through the shopping district. Tingyun spotted Bai Jun and grew jealous after seeing him interact with Sushang and then reunite with Hanya, leaving the chapter with Hanya asking who Sushang was.

• Bai Jun changed into a new outfit, and the Foxkin clerk and Hanya were both struck by his appearance.
• Hanya bought Bai Jun an orange and gave him the clothes, then left him waiting on a bench.
• Tingyun arrived with cream dumplings for Bai Jun, saw his new look, and watched from across the street.
• Sushang joined Bai Jun on the bench, praised his appearance, and told him she had joined the Cloud Cavalry before hurrying back to work.
• Tingyun became jealous while watching Sushang interact with Bai Jun, then saw Hanya return and sit beside him.
• Hanya shared an orange with Bai Jun and asked who Sushang was, and he answered that she was a friend.

Hanya took Bai Jun to the cinema, where she secretly held his hand while he slept and became flustered when he woke. After their outing, Hanya returned to the Prison of Deep Seclusion and met Huo Huo and Xue Yi, while Bai Jun noticed one of his shopping bags was missing.

• Hanya and Bai Jun ate oranges and chose to visit a cinema, though Bai Jun sensed something ominous after seeing a tear-stained handkerchief across the street.
• Hanya took Bai Jun to Klausk Cinema and changed their movie choice to Hanuo Brothers after he tried to split up to watch another film.
• Bai Jun fell asleep during the movie, and Hanya held his hand before pulling away when he woke.
• Hanya developed a nosebleed, ended their outing, and told Bai Jun to dress smartly for the next day's meeting with her sister.
• Bai Jun noticed he had only five shopping bags instead of six, while Hanya returned to the Prison of Deep Seclusion and checked on Huo Huo.
• Huo Huo and Tail teased Hanya about Bai Jun's scent before Hanya entered the central hub, where Xue Yi had risen from her coffin.

Xue Yi learned that Bai Jun would accompany her on her Return to Life, while Hanya hid a bag carrying his scent. That evening, Tingyun confronted Bai Jun at his home over Sushang, and Yukong took a moonlit stroll after Feixiao teased her about her feelings for him.

• Xue Yi was delighted when Hanya said Bai Jun had agreed to accompany her on her Return to Life, but she noticed Bai Jun’s scent coming from Hanya’s bag as Hanya hurried away.
• Bai Jun finished work, bought alcohol for Jing Yuan, and invited him over after Jing Yuan asked to drink together.
• Tingyun forced her way into Bai Jun’s home and pinned him down, demanding to know who Sushang was and tearing at his clothes.
• Bai Jun and Tingyun froze when Yukong called from outside after hearing the commotion.
• Yukong chatted with Feixiao, who teased her about liking a younger man and advised her to kiss him, then Yukong went for a nighttime stroll and checked on the Tianbo Division’s guards.

Yukong visited Bai Jun late at night to invite him to admire the moon, but found Tingyun hiding in his home and ended up hiding with her when Jing Yuan arrived. The chapter left Yukong and Tingyun trapped beneath the bed while Jing Yuan drank with Bai Jun, unaware they were there.

• Yukong bought alcohol and went to Bai Jun's home, where she heard a commotion and found him flustered at the door.
• Yukong searched Bai Jun's tidy living room, then sat with him and drank several cocktails while he tried to keep Tingyun concealed.
• After Yukong pulled Bai Jun onto her lap, Jing Yuan arrived and knocked at the door, prompting Yukong to hide in the bedroom.
• Yukong discovered Tingyun beneath the bed, and the two women squeezed into the hiding place together as Jing Yuan entered the living room.
• Jing Yuan drank cocktails with Bai Jun while Yukong told Tingyun beneath the bed that she would leave once the general was gone.

Jing Yuan persuaded Bai Jun to guard Guinaifen during her upcoming Luofu concert, while Tingyun and Yukong’s intimate moment ended in embarrassment. The next morning, Bai Jun met Elena, who tried to help him and Zhang Zhang reconcile, and they ended up at a pet store after getting thrown out of a café.

• Tingyun told Yukong that the three of them should stay together, and Yukong fainted from embarrassment, damaging Bai Jun’s bedframe.
• Jing Yuan warned Bai Jun that Guinaifen’s concert could cause political trouble and assigned him as her bodyguard in exchange for a month of paid leave.
• Jing Yuan teased Tingyun and Yukong as he left, prompting Tingyun to panic and collapse again.
• Bai Jun met Elena at a café, where he fed Zhang Zhang desserts until the piggy bank ate the café’s table and they were thrown out.
• Elena led Bai Jun and Zhang Zhang to a pet store, where she happily went to visit the animals.

Bai Jun visits a pet shop with Elena, where Zhang Zhang’s jealousy leads to a mishap and the owner, Jin Xi, tries to court him. Elena then takes Bai Jun to a shooting range, where his exceptional skill surprises her and leaves her accusing him of lying about his ability.

• Bai Jun cuddles Zhang Zhang, which bites his hand after he hears its thoughts about him smelling good.
• Elena visits the pet shop, learns about Dream Tapirs, and sees Zhang Zhang kick one out of Bai Jun’s arms in jealousy.
• Jin Xi introduces herself to Bai Jun and offers to support him, but Elena pulls him away from the shop.
• Elena takes Bai Jun to a shooting range and demonstrates her marksmanship before challenging him to try the course.
• Bai Jun rapidly destroys targets and enemies in the shooting simulation, matching Elena’s scores and finishing with ease.
• Elena accuses Bai Jun of lying about not being good with firearms.

Bai Jun beat Elena at shooting twice, then shared lunch with her and discussed his connection to Zhuming. After Elena found his notebook and mistook its writings about Huo Huo for hints about his romantic interest in her, she received a call from Francisco De Bisky, who said he had something important to announce.

• Bai Jun secretly hit one of Elena's targets and won their first shooting match, then beat her again by knocking her bullet off course.
• Bai Jun and Elena left the range, and Bai Jun told her about Zhuming swordsmanship and his skill with a greatsword.
• Elena found Bai Jun's notebook and read his writings about Huo Huo before he returned from a call with Hanya.
• Elena misread Bai Jun's reassurance as a hint that he liked her and rushed away from the restaurant in embarrassment.
• Francisco De Bisky called Elena and said he had an important announcement for her.

Elena learned that she had been promoted to one of the Ten Stonehearts, but she felt an unexpected sadness as she prepared to leave. Meanwhile, Bai Jun met Sushang at Buye Hou, where she later lost her Xuanyuan Sword to a red-haired street performer; he accompanied her to retrieve it and challenged the performer with a thrown can.

• Elena received orders to report to the company within three days as a senior executive and leader of the Special Debt Investigation Team, serving under Diamond as one of the Ten Stonehearts.
• Bai Jun visited Buye Hou, met Sushang, and explained a saying from Jing Yuan’s book after she admitted she had struggled with school while training in martial arts.
• A fellow Cloud Cavalry soldier summoned Sushang to stop a red-haired outworlder performing at Starskiff Haven, but the woman escaped amid explosions after stealing Sushang’s Xuanyuan Sword.
• Sushang returned to Buye Hou in tears, told Bai Jun what had happened, and went with him to find the street performer and reclaim her sword.
• Bai Jun and Sushang found the performer using Xuanyuan Sword to prop up a table, and Bai Jun threw a crushed drink can at her as Sushang watched.

Guinevere’s street performance was ruined when Bai Jun hit her with a can, and Sushang persuaded him to make amends. After befriending Guinevere and giving her the name Guinaifen, Sushang left with her to continue their plans while Bai Jun was left with the desserts they had ordered and received a message from Elena.

• Guinevere’s hammer crushed the tofu after Bai Jun’s thrown can struck her, ruining her performance, tips, and family dinner.
• Sushang confronted Guinevere, returned Xuanyuan, and offered her money, but Guinevere refused charity; Sushang then asked Bai Jun to help her.
• Bai Jun and Sushang treated Guinevere to desserts, and Sushang named her Guinaifen after Guinevere asked her for a Xianzhou name.
• Guinaifen ordered desserts to take home, and Bai Jun paid the shopkeeper before realizing he had forgotten to give her the large bag of sweets.
• Sushang and Guinaifen ran off together to continue their plans, while Bai Jun received a message from Elena saying she would be heading back in the next few days.

Bai Jun borrowed Credits from Tingyun to buy a farewell gift, then got pulled into Guinaifen and Sushang’s disastrous street performance. He later met Xue Yi at the Three Seasons Bookstore, while Hanya secretly watched and messaged him about their date.

• Bai Jun asked Tingyun for Credits to replace his broken bed and buy a gift, and she transferred him 100,000 Credits.
• Guinaifen staged a chest-breaking boulder act with Sushang, but Sushang fled when Guinaifen’s hammer smashed the table and ground around her.
• Bai Jun helped Guinaifen and Sushang finish their street performance, accepted his share of the reward money, and collected the desserts from Guinaifen.
• Guinaifen went home to her family, and Sushang exchanged Jade Omen contact information with Bai Jun before they parted.
• Bai Jun met Xue Yi at the Three Seasons Bookstore and gave her a comic, while Hanya secretly watched them from the shadows.
• Hanya messaged Bai Jun to ask whether he had met her sister and followed her dating advice.

Bai Jun took Xue Yi to Aurum Alley during her brief Return to Life, where they shared ice cream and a meal as she rediscovered ordinary pleasures. As Xue Yi thanked him for a happy day, their outing neared its end and she had to return.

• Xue Yi told Bai Jun that Mechanical Bodies could eat ordinary food and agreed to visit Aurum Alley with him.
• Bai Jun bought Xue Yi ice cream, wiped it from her face, and Hanya watched their affectionate interaction from hiding, feeling distressed.
• Bai Jun took Xue Yi to Aunt Gao's stall, where Aunt Gao mistook them for a couple and teased them.
• Bai Jun measured Xue Yi's arm for the arm guards he had promised to make, then discovered embarrassing notes about Huo Huo in his notebook.
• Bai Jun fed Xue Yi bitter melon, lotus root, and hot and sour soup, and Aunt Gao gave her a bouquet of white flowers.
• As Xue Yi's Return to Life time came to an end, she thanked Bai Jun for giving her a very happy day.

Xue Yi kissed Bai Jun after thanking him, leaving him pondering their relationship, while Hanya returned to the Ten Lords Bureau looking despondent. The next morning, Bai Jun sparred with Sushang, swiftly defeating her and teaching her through a bruising training session.

• Xue Yi kissed Bai Jun and fled in embarrassment, while Bai Jun wondered what he would do if their relationship deepened.
• Hanya returned to the Ten Lords Bureau looking troubled, and Huo Huo and Tail speculated about what had happened.
• Sushang broke Bai Jun's front door while trying to get him up for sword practice, so Bai Jun took her wallet and agreed to train with her.
• Bai Jun quickly disarmed and defeated Sushang in their first exchange, then continued sparring as she tried different attacks.
• Bai Jun overwhelmed Sushang during training but left her with bruises rather than serious injuries.

After breakfast, Bai Jun brought Sushang to the Artisanship Commission to borrow a workshop and materials. Sushang discovered that Bai Jun was a Hundred Refinements Master, then volunteered to subdue a rampaging automaton and was left inside to hold it off while Bai Jun went for reinforcements.

• Bai Jun praised Sushang's combat talent, carried her to breakfast, and persuaded her to try Soda Mung Bean Milk, which she found revolting.
• Bai Jun took Sushang to the Artisanship Commission, where a Master Craftsman nearly called him Lord Hundred Refinements Master before Bai Jun stopped him.
• Bai Jun met Gongshu Liang and asked to borrow a workshop, but learned that an automaton named Rongzhu had gone out of control inside it.
• Sushang volunteered to subdue the automaton, then panicked when she saw its immense size and urged Bai Jun to fight it instead.
• Bai Jun reminded Sushang that she had offered to help with any trouble, shut her inside with the automaton, and went to fetch reinforcements.
• About fifteen minutes later, Bai Jun returned with others as the workshop still rang with crashing sounds.

Bai Jun rescued Sushang from a rampaging automaton at the Artisanship Commission, rejected Master Gongshu’s dangerous project, and forged a pair of bracers. After earning enough Noble Moral Acclaim to draw an item, Bai Jun obtained the Mask of a Thousand Faces and discovered it carried the scent of whoever had last worn it, leaving Sushang flustered after he tested it on her.

• Bai Jun entered the workshop, destroyed the rampaging automaton with the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire, and freed Sushang from the rafters.
• Bai Jun rejected Master Gongshu’s Rongzhu project under Artisanship Commission regulations, then forged a pair of bracers while Sushang and the other craftsmen watched.
• Master Gongshu told Sushang that Bai Jun had been recognized as a Hundred Refinements Master, and Sushang realized he matched the young, handsome craftsman her mother had mentioned.
• Bai Jun earned ten Noble Moral Acclaim points for dealing with the automaton, drew the Mask of a Thousand Faces, and summoned it from the system.
• Bai Jun noticed that the mask’s fragrance changed after Sushang handled it, leaned in to smell her hair, and apologized when she blushed and protested.

Bai Jun accidentally activated the Mask of a Thousand Faces and transformed into Sushang, with no idea how to change back. He disguised himself as Sushang’s cousin to deliver gifts to Elena before she left, then hurried home while Guinaifen brought the real Sushang to the docks.

• Sushang awkwardly told Bai Jun to warn her before doing something like that again, but Guinaifen interrupted them with a livestream.
• Bai Jun fled when Guinaifen’s viewers became fascinated with him, then put on the fox mask and transformed into Sushang.
• Unable to reverse the transformation, Bai Jun bought gifts and went to Starcruiser Sea Hub to see Elena off while avoiding the real Sushang.
• Bai Jun pretended to be his own cousin and told Elena that he was too sad to see her leave; Elena accepted his gifts and gave him an expensive watch as a return gift.
• Elena departed, and Bai Jun ran home to find a way to undo the mask’s effect.
• Guinaifen arrived at the docks with the real Sushang, confusing a Cloud Cavalry soldier who had just seen Bai Jun in Sushang’s form.

Bai Jun tried to understand why the mask had transformed him into Sushang, and Qing Que helped investigate while realizing she had fallen in love with him. The mask’s effect ended during their walk home, just as they overheard Medicine King's Legacy followers discussing a touring concert and the Vidyadhara.

• Bai Jun returned home and found Qing Que waiting in his room; she initially mistook him for a trespasser after he appeared in Sushang’s form.
• Bai Jun convinced Qing Que of his identity and explained that an unknown mask had transformed him, while Qing Que wondered whether Aha was responsible.
• Bai Jun and Qing Que asked Jing Yuan to check for the Path of Joy, but Jing Yuan detected no sign of it.
• As they walked through an alley, Qing Que realized she had fallen in love with Bai Jun, and he pulled her into a corner to hide from two Medicine King's Legacy followers.
• Bai Jun overheard the followers mention a touring concert and coordination with the Vidyadhara; his transformation then ended, leaving him and Qing Que pressed close together.

Bai Jun captured two Medicine King's Legacy followers, collected their bounty, and learned from Elder Yan that he was needed at the Herta space station. Meanwhile, Hanya’s feelings for Bai Jun conflicted with her sister’s request, and Huo Huo arrived to collect Xue Yi’s gift from him.

• Bai Jun captured two Medicine King's Legacy followers, declined Qing Que’s offer to share the bounty, and handed them over to Jing Yuan.
• Bai Jun explained that he forged swords only for worthy people, then received a letter from Elder Yan requesting that he go to the Herta space station.
• Bai Jun prepared Xue Yi’s armguard and went to Sanyu Bookstore to meet her.
• Hanya secretly smelled Bai Jun’s discarded clothes, then refused Xue Yi’s request to collect his gift for her.
• Xue Yi asked Huo Huo to collect the gift instead, and Tail carried the frightened Huo Huo toward Sanyu Bookstore.
• Bai Jun spotted Huo Huo approaching and walked over while she nervously complained to Tail about meeting him.

Bai Jun met Huo Huo, who had come to collect gifts for Xue Yi and Hanya, and teased her before learning about her long struggle with fear and self-doubt. After Tail’s harsh words made her break down, Bai Jun praised her courage and comforted her, leaving Huo Huo moved by his kindness.

• Huo Huo arrived to collect gifts for Xue Yi and Hanya, and Bai Jun frightened her by pretending he wanted to eat her.
• Bai Jun gave Huo Huo an armguard for Xue Yi and a notebook for Hanya, but she tripped and dropped her paper dolls as she tried to leave.
• Huo Huo explained that she had found Tail as a dying flame when she was young, and Tail argued with her about how their bond had shaped her life.
• Tail mocked Huo Huo’s timidness until she broke down and cried about her efforts to become braver and her years of service as an underworld attendant.
• Bai Jun reassured Huo Huo that carrying out missions after only thirty years showed her ability and that facing danger despite her fear was courage.
• Bai Jun wiped Huo Huo’s tears and told her he admired her courage, leaving her comforted and flustered.

Tail explained that the Flint Emperor had acknowledged Bai Jun, while Huo Huo grew flustered around him and returned to the Prison of Deep Seclusion with his handkerchief. Days later, as Guinaifen’s Universal Tour Concert brought crowds to the Luofu, Bai Jun took leave and waited at Shence Mansion for her arrival.

• Tail comforted Huo Huo, then explained that the Flint Emperor was the collective will of the Suiyang and had acknowledged Bai Jun.
• Huo Huo thanked Bai Jun and hurried away, then delivered gifts to Xue Yi and headed toward Hanya’s room.
• Bai Jun’s routine changed as Huo Huo invited him to help with exorcisms, and Jing Yuan arranged leave so he could meet Guinaifen.
• After hearing that Guinaifen would arrive for the concert, Bai Jun submitted a week-long leave request to Da Hao.
• Bai Jun wandered through Exalting Sanctum and saw crowds celebrating the concert with food displays and an auction of Guinaifen’s autograph.
• Bai Jun reached Shence Mansion and waited near Reception Room C3, where he spotted Guinaifen’s security team and its middle-aged manager.

Bai Jun was assigned to protect Guinaifen and accompany her to her temporary residence on the Luofu. After mistaking Boothill for an attacker and disarming him, Bai Jun learned that Boothill was also guarding Guinaifen, and the two made peace.

• Jing Yuan introduced Bai Jun to Guinaifen and ordered him to stay with her as a bodyguard at her temporary residence.
• Bai Jun rode with Guinaifen and Helen to the villa, then surveyed its security weaknesses.
• Boothill confronted Bai Jun at gunpoint, but Bai Jun disarmed and subdued him.
• Guinaifen explained that Boothill had mistaken Bai Jun for an assassin, and Bai Jun apologized to Boothill.
• Guinaifen introduced Boothill as another bodyguard and recalled how he had saved her from the Annihilation Gang on an earlier tour stop.

Boothill visited the Luofu with Bai Jun and quickly became close to him, while Guinaifen prepared for her concert amid strict security. As the performance neared, Boothill worried that Helen’s protectiveness had left Guinaifen feeling trapped, but he wondered whether he had any right to interfere.

• Boothill asked Bai Jun to drink with him, then grew deeply moved when Bai Jun trusted him with Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire; the weapon burned Boothill until Bai Jun took it back.
• Bai Jun and Boothill sparred before dawn, and Boothill was impressed by Bai Jun’s strength and skill across fighting styles.
• Guinaifen joined the two after their sparring match and invited them to breakfast before the concert preparations.
• At the concert venue, Bai Jun and Boothill watched Guinaifen’s makeup and the staff’s security checks as the plaza filled with cheering fans.
• Boothill reflected that Helen’s intense protection made Guinaifen seem confined, but he questioned whether he had the right to interfere in her family affairs.

Bai Jun and Boothill protected Guinaifen’s concert from an attack by the Medicine King's Legacy, and Bai Jun captured their leader, Tanga. After Tanga killed himself with Crimson Thorn, Guinaifen thanked Bai Jun and Boothill backstage.

• Guinaifen performed for the packed venue, and Bai Jun sensed the Harmony in her singing while spotting suspicious people carrying dark green bags.
• Bai Jun identified the suspicious group as a threat and told Boothill to keep watch while he went to confront them.
• Tanga prepared to spread solidified Vidyadhara marrow powder through the concert, but Bai Jun seized him before he could act.
• Tanga fought Bai Jun with Crimson Thorn, but Bai Jun broke the sword’s spikes, drained its stored vitality, and pinned Tanga to a wall with a flaming blade.
• Tanga absorbed his own vitality through Crimson Thorn and died before Bai Jun could take him into custody; Bai Jun destroyed the sword and kept its core.
• After the concert, Guinaifen thanked Bai Jun and Boothill for protecting her and the audience.

Bai Jun comforted Guinaifen after the concert disturbance, then spent the day accompanying her and Boothill through a fan signing event. Tingyun arrived with a grudge against Bai Jun, dragged him away, and left him battered when he returned.

• Bai Jun and Boothill reassured Guinaifen that she was not responsible for the criminals’ attack, and Bai Jun gave her tea as she rested backstage.
• Bai Jun and Boothill waited for Guinaifen, discussed Boothill’s plan to take revenge on the Marketing Development Department, and were interrupted by an overzealous receptionist.
• Guinaifen surprised Bai Jun and Boothill with her silent approach, then invited them to lunch before they headed to the fan signing event in Exalting Sanctum.
• Bai Jun guarded Guinaifen during the orderly signing until Tingyun appeared, glared at him, and dragged him away before he could explain.
• Bai Jun returned ten minutes later looking battered while Guinaifen and Boothill watched in confusion.