Chapter Summaries

Bai Jun explored the Express and learned more about his Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire from Welt, then tested his rapidly healing Abundance power. He met Screwllum and Ruan Mei on their way to Herta, where they began discussing what his merged Paths might mean for his identity.

• March 7th eagerly welcomed Stelle and began showing her around the Express, while Dan Heng followed them.
• Welt told Bai Jun a story about a man who carried people's dreams, then examined Bai Jun's Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire and found that its energy was Imaginary rather than Honkai.
• Himeko invited Bai Jun to lunch and described her unusual menu, prompting Bai Jun to escape the meal and leave the Express.
• Bai Jun cut his arm and discovered that his wound healed instantly; he sensed that he could control his Abundance power without conflict with the Sun.
• Bai Jun met Screwllum and Ruan Mei on their way to see Herta, demonstrated his emerald flame, and asked whether growing along another Path would change who he was.

Bai Jun considered the cost of his growing power, made peace with Ruan Mei, and accepted Herta’s offer to make him puppets. Meanwhile, Xue Yi fought a fugitive and regretted missing Bai Jun before he left; the chapter ended with the space station recovering from the Antimatter Legion’s attack.

• Screwllum told Bai Jun that no one could predict what his power would make of him, and Ruan Mei urged him to follow his own wishes.
• Ruan Mei admitted she would have given Bai Jun the truth serum again, but Bai Jun told her he did not dislike her and asked her to become his friend; she accepted.
• Herta offered to make Bai Jun puppets, though she refused to teach him her private puppet-making technology.
• Xue Yi defeated a fugitive Foxkin with Huo Huo’s help, then admitted to herself that she regretted refusing Bai Jun’s invitation before his month-long trip.
• Huo Huo hoped Bai Jun would praise her work, while Xue Yi silently watched her; Mr. Tail warned Huo Huo not to turn around.
• After the Antimatter Legion’s attack, Asta abandoned her plan to replace the space station and agreed to repair and rebuild it after Arlan objected.

Bai Jun agreed to help Asta investigate rumors spreading through the space station and learned that Pamela, known as “Melon Farmer,” might provide information. He set out with Asta to find her, but their search was interrupted when Stelle rushed to cling to him.

• Bai Jun asked Asta about the key card Arlan had given him, and Asta recognized it as the key to her online bank deposits but insisted he keep it.
• Asta explained that rumors about her and the station had spread, and she declined Bai Jun’s offer to investigate because his status as a hero could complicate matters.
• Bai Jun produced a fox mask and said he had his own way to handle the investigation.
• Asta identified Pamela, who called herself “Melon Farmer,” as a possible source and accompanied Bai Jun to the Base Zone to find her.
• Bai Jun and Asta encountered March 7th, Dan Heng, Himeko, and Stelle; Stelle dodged Asta and threw herself into Bai Jun’s arms.
• Bai Jun lifted Stelle away from himself as Asta and March 7th rushed to intervene, then asked Dan Heng and Himeko why they had come.

Bai Jun used the Mask of a Thousand Faces to question Melon Farmer and learned that Richard from the Legal Affairs Department was behind the rumors, allowing Asta to resolve the station’s trouble. As Bai Jun prepared to return to the Xianzhou, Stelle decided to join the Astral Express, and their farewell drew near.

• Bai Jun transformed into a beautiful woman, prompting Asta, Stelle, and March 7th to swarm him while Himeko took photos.
• Bai Jun confronted Pamela, known as Melon Farmer, and learned that Richard from the Legal Affairs Department ran the anonymous account Badger in the Melon Patch.
• Asta identified and dealt with the staff involved in spreading rumors, bringing the station’s turmoil to an end.
• Bai Jun adapted to the power of Abundance, while his system’s noble moral acclaim draw screen froze after reaching 100 points.
• Stelle confirmed that she would join the Astral Express to pursue the Trailblaze and discover who she was.
• Bai Jun told Stelle he planned to leave for the Xianzhou the next day, and she reluctantly accepted that they would part.

Tingyun waited impatiently for Bai Jun to return to the Luofu, sending him daily messages while imagining their reunion. When she learned he was back, she rushed to the Starskiff Haven Dock and greeted him.

• Tingyun’s employees discussed a rumor that Merlin’s Claw might visit the Luofu while Tingyun sighed over Bai Jun’s absence.
• Tingyun sent Bai Jun another afternoon greeting and wondered what she would say when they met again.
• Bai Jun’s Jade Omen message arrived, and Tingyun hurried out of the Minghuo Merchant Guild toward the Starskiff Haven Dock.
• Tingyun spotted Bai Jun on the stairs, and he confirmed that he had returned.

After returning to the Luofu, Bai Jun reunited with Tingyun, who fled in embarrassment after his composed affection flustered her. He then visited Jing Yuan at the Shence Mansion, restored his vitality, and learned that Vidyadhara dragon eggs and children had gone missing, leaving the culprit unknown.

• Tingyun tried to tease Bai Jun during their reunion, but his gentle attention left her blushing and unable to maintain her composure.
• Tingyun fled back to the Minghuo Merchant Guild and hid at her desk while her astonished colleagues watched.
• Bai Jun went to the Shence Mansion and used a green flame to restore Jing Yuan's energy and revive his flowers.
• Jing Yuan told Bai Jun that several dragon eggs had been stolen from the Scalegorge Waterscape and that Vidyadhara children had disappeared.
• Bai Jun asked whether someone within the Vidyadhara was responsible, but Jing Yuan declined to discuss the suspicion further.

Bai Jun returned to the Luofu and reunited with Yan Qing and Yukong before Jing Yuan warned them that a high-ranking traitor within the Six Commissions might be behind the missing Vidyadhara children and stolen dragon eggs. The chapter left Bai Jun caught between Yan Qing and Yukong as they each insisted on taking him to dinner.

• Bai Jun reunited with Yan Qing, pinched his cheeks, and collected the Credits Yan Qing owed him.
• Yukong found Bai Jun in Jing Yuan's office and tearfully embraced him, drawing teasing remarks from Yan Qing and Jing Yuan.
• Jing Yuan suspected that a high-ranking Six Commissions member connected to the Medicine King's Legacy was behind the abductions and thefts, and asked Yukong, Yan Qing, and Qing Yan to investigate their respective commissions.
• Bai Jun promised Jing Yuan that he would keep Bailu safe.
• Yan Qing invited Bai Jun to Meizhan Pavilion while Yukong invited him to her home for dinner, and the two pulled him in opposite directions when he suggested going home instead.

Bai Jun reunited with his friends and shared dinner at Yukong’s home, where Yan Qing, Tingyun, and Yukong competed to feed and spoil him. After dinner, Tingyun offered him wine while she and Yan Qing sparred over who could stay closest to him.

• Tingyun and Yan Qing traded barbed remarks while Yukong suggested they decide what to eat.
• Bai Jun finished answering calls from Sushang, Fu Xuan, Qing Que, Hanya, Huo Huo, and Xue Yi, then returned to the living room.
• Yan Qing and Tingyun each pulled Bai Jun to sit beside them, but Bai Jun calmed them with praise and a cherry for Tingyun.
• Bai Jun helped Yukong prepare dinner, and Yan Qing and Tingyun raced to eat his dishes.
• Yukong, Yan Qing, and Tingyun kept putting food into Bai Jun’s bowl and feeding him until the meal was gone.
• Tingyun offered Bai Jun red wine, and Yan Qing challenged her closeness while Tingyun teased him about being underage.

Bai Jun comforted Xue Yi when she questioned whether her past made her unworthy of standing beside him, and the two shared a kiss in the rain. The next morning, Bai Jun resolved to ask Hanya about Xue Yi’s past, then Sushang arrived to invite him to exercise.

• Yukong asked Yan Qing whether Jing Yuan was jealous of Bai Jun, and Yan Qing explained that Bai Jun had saved and taught him while Jing Yuan encouraged him to learn from him.
• Bai Jun drank with Tingyun until he became tipsy, and she was delighted when he playfully ruffled her hair and pinched her cheek.
• Bai Jun and Yan Qing left Yukong and Tingyun’s home in the rain, then parted at an intersection near their homes.
• Bai Jun found Xue Yi waiting in the rain, took her hand, and embraced her after she confessed that she feared her past made her unworthy of standing beside him.
• Xue Yi kissed Bai Jun and asked him to watch another rain with her, while a gray-haired woman watched them from across the street.
• The next morning, Bai Jun decided to ask Hanya about Xue Yi’s past, and Sushang arrived to invite him to practice together.

Bai Jun took Sushang to train at the Shence Mansion, where she sparred with Yan Qing before Bai Jun soundly defeated him. Later, Qing Que’s parents teased her about her feelings for Bai Jun and urged her to pursue him.

• Bai Jun invited Sushang to help him move, but Yan Qing mistook her for a rival disciple and challenged her to prove herself.
• Yan Qing led Bai Jun and Sushang to the Shence Mansion, where he defeated Sushang in a sparring match.
• Bai Jun comforted Sushang, then fought Yan Qing and overcame his new technique before knocking him down with a pair of kicks.
• Yan Qing accepted his defeat and declined Bai Jun’s breakfast invitation because he had agreed to guide the Cloud Cavalry’s practice.
• Qing Que’s mother woke her and teased her about dreaming of Qing Yan, then urged her to pursue Bai Jun before another woman did.
• Qing Que’s father supported the idea of Bai Jun as a future son-in-law, and Qing Que admitted she feared Bai Jun might not like her.

Bai Jun’s breakfast with Sushang and Qing Que turned into a public romantic rivalry, which he defused by eating from both of their chopsticks at once. After Qing Que read his palm and found his romantic fortune strong but troubled, Bai Jun told her he was moving that day, and she regretted being unable to help or share his first meal in the new home.

• Qing Que found Bai Jun and Sushang together at a rice noodle roll shop and argued with Sushang over her closeness to him.
• Sushang and Qing Que competed to feed Bai Jun, so he ate from both pairs of chopsticks at once and embarrassed them in front of the onlookers.
• Sushang wiped one of Bai Jun’s hands while Qing Que examined his palm and found most of his fortune unreadable, with strong but troubled romantic luck.
• Bai Jun told Qing Que he planned to move that day, but she could not help because she had already promised to assist the Lord Diviner.
• Qing Que lamented missing Bai Jun’s first meal in his new home and began to suggest that he feed her before cutting herself off in embarrassment.

Bai Jun and Sushang moved into his new home and spent the day cleaning and shopping for dinner. They ran into Guinaifen, who invited them to her family’s home for a welcome-back meal, and Bai Jun agreed to join her.

• Bai Jun and Sushang packed his keepsakes, and Sushang blushed when Bai Jun caught a falling vase before it could hit her.
• Bai Jun and Sushang cleaned the new house, moved in their belongings, and went to the market to buy food for dinner.
• Bai Jun and Sushang encountered Guinaifen livestreaming in the street, and Guinaifen scolded Sushang for not telling her Bai Jun had returned.
• Guinaifen invited Bai Jun and Sushang to dinner at her home, and Bai Jun accepted and insisted on bringing the ingredients they had bought.

Bai Jun visited Guinaifen’s crowded family home, where he charmed the children with candy and cooked dinner. After the family learned he had brought expensive Starsea Grouper, they eagerly tried to secure him as a wealthy match for Guinaifen.

• Guinaifen’s younger sister mistook Bai Jun for her boyfriend, and the family crowded around him while leaving Sushang outside.
• Bai Jun entertained the children with conjured candy, shared sweets with Guinaifen and Sushang, and learned that the family owed 360,000 di for an old piracy incident.
• Bai Jun took over preparing dinner after Morgan and Bedivere struggled to recognize the ingredients.
• The family praised Bai Jun’s cooking, then realized the Starsea Grouper he had served cost a hundred di and was usually sold only to people from the Shence Mansion.
• Lancelot asked Bai Jun to stay the night, and Morgan urged him to get engaged to Guinaifen or take her as a mistress.

After dinner at Guinaifen’s home, Bai Jun walked Sushang home, and their parting left her realizing how strongly she had fallen for him. Sushang wrote to her parents about Bai Jun, and Su Yi recognized his name while noting that a general would soon visit the Luofu.

• Guinaifen saw Bai Jun off after her family’s exuberant pleas for him to stay, and thanked him for praising them.
• Sushang grew anxious when Bai Jun kept his distance during their walk, then took his hand and felt comforted when he let her hold it.
• At their parting, Bai Jun gave Sushang candy and teased her gently, leaving her blushing and thinking about him after she returned home.
• Sushang wrote to her parents about her progress and described Bai Jun as a close friend who was handsome, gentle, and an excellent swordsman.
• Su Yi read Sushang’s letter, realized her daughter had fallen for Bai Jun, and recognized him as the boy they had once planned to betroth Sushang to.
• Su Yi and her husband noted that the general and Jiaoqiu would soon visit the Luofu, and Su Yi sent Sushang an encouraging sticker.

Huo Huo searched Fyxestroll Garden for the remaining Buli people until Bai Jun arrived and comforted her, then joined her and Tail to look for Hanya. The chapter ended with Huo Huo clinging to Bai Jun as they reached a remote cliffside.

• Huo Huo searched the dark Fyxestroll Garden alone while Lady Hanya and the others looked for the remaining Buli people.
• Huo Huo exchanged messages with Xue Yi and became excited thinking about seeing Bai Jun again.
• Bai Jun startled Huo Huo and Tail with a ghostly prank, then comforted Huo Huo as she threw herself into his arms.
• Bai Jun learned that Hanya was searching for the Buli people and offered to accompany Huo Huo and Tail.
• Tail teased Huo Huo, who hid inside Bai Jun's coat and clung to his waist as they continued through the garden.
• Huo Huo followed Bai Jun to a remote cliffside and asked where they were going.

Bai Jun found and subdued Buli scouts, then arrived at Fyxestroll Garden as Hanya’s forces faced the White Wolf Hunter Pack. He rescued Hanya and overwhelmed the enemy, capturing Onda while Jie Qin continued planning to obtain Hoolay.

• Bai Jun pulled a hidden Buli scout from beneath the ground and knocked him unconscious after questioning him about the next group.
• Huo Huo mistook Bai Jun’s approach for a romantic advance, and Mr. Tail teased her about her imagined wall pin.
• Hanya and the martial attendants struggled against the Buli main force until Bai Jun’s burning saber killed an attacker threatening her.
• Bai Jun identified the enemy commander Onda as a centurion of the White Wolf Hunter Pack and defeated the charging Buli warriors.
• Bai Jun healed Onda after he took poison and threatened him with torture, while Jie Qin dismissed a brief sense of danger and ordered his forces to continue their plan to capture Hoolay.

Bai Jun defeated the last Buli and heard Hanya explain her and Xue Yi’s past, then promised to help free Xue Yi so she could live happily. After upsetting Hanya by asking for her sister’s measurements, he returned to Huo Huo, who praised his fighting.

• Bai Jun knocked Onda unconscious and confirmed that no Buli remained nearby.
• Bai Jun told Hanya that he had come to find her, then asked about her past with Xue Yi.
• Hanya recounted how she and Xue Yi had committed crimes while mara-struck and received mercy from the Ten Lords Bureau.
• Hanya asked Bai Jun to help Xue Yi find happiness as an ordinary person, and he agreed.
• Bai Jun asked Hanya for Xue Yi’s measurements, prompting Hanya to berate him and leave in embarrassment.
• Bai Jun returned to Huo Huo, who dusted his clothes and praised his battle against the Buli.

After Huo Huo flirted with Bai Jun and Hanya pulled her away, Bai Jun returned home and agreed to play games with his online friend, Silver Hacker. At the same time, Liuying used Silver Wolf’s computer to message him, while Kafka revealed that the Stellaron Hunters’ next destination was the Xianzhou Luofu.

• Huo Huo asked Bai Jun to hold her hand, then leaned against him until Hanya called her away to help with the battlefield cleanup.
• Huo Huo’s tail wrapped around Bai Jun’s wrist, and Hanya rushed over, chopped it away, and carried Huo Huo off.
• Bai Jun returned home, remembered Hanya’s request to give someone true happiness, and promised to do so before replying to Silver Hacker’s messages.
• Liuying used Silver Wolf’s computer to message Bai Jun and asked him to play games, while Silver Wolf and Kafka discussed their injuries and the space station battle.
• Kafka told Silver Wolf that Elio’s prophecy pointed the Stellaron Hunters toward the Xianzhou Luofu.

Bai Jun returned to work at the Earth-Balance Commission, where his growing popularity prompted Jing Yan to send him on street patrol. Meanwhile, Yaoqing’s Feixiao reunited with Yukong and explained that she had come to oversee Hoolay’s transfer, while also planning to visit Bai Jun.

• Bai Jun’s coworkers gathered around him after his month away, and Song Yan showed him a gossip bulletin listing him among the Exalting Sanctum’s most popular people.
• Jing Yan sent Bai Jun out on street duty, then announced security preparations for Feixiao’s visit to the Luofu.
• Feixiao admired the Ancient Sea until Yukong arrived, and the two reunited after nearly thirty years apart.
• Feixiao told Yukong that she had come to oversee Hoolay’s transfer from the Prison of Deep Seclusion to Yaoqing.
• Yukong reminded Feixiao that Bai Jun was on the Luofu, and Feixiao admitted she intended to see him and worried that other women might pursue him.

Bai Jun went to Liuyun Crossing to collect the enormous shipment Silver Hacker had bought him and ran into Tingyun, who eagerly welcomed him. Feixiao then arrived, claimed Bai Jun as her man, and kissed him in front of Tingyun.

• Bai Jun learned that every package in Warehouse 2, Freight Zone 16 belonged to him and struggled to figure out how to transport it home.
• Tingyun spotted Bai Jun, ran into his arms, and encouraged him to keep stroking her fox ears.
• Feixiao appeared behind Bai Jun, grabbed his wrist, and teased him about their past relationship.
• Tingyun confronted Feixiao for molesting her benefactor, but Feixiao easily shoved her aside and declared Bai Jun her man.
• Bai Jun resisted Feixiao's hold, surprising her with his increased strength, but Feixiao kissed his cheek while Tingyun watched.