Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo used a Spirit Recovery Pill and two Qi Condensation Pills to break through to Qi Refining Layer Five, then repaired the damage to his Dantian and Meridians. At dawn, he emerged from the underground floor and suddenly remembered something important.

• Chen Mo activated the Practice Room's formations, swallowed a Spirit Recovery Pill, and felt its spiritual power press against his bottleneck.
• Chen Mo took two Qi Condensation Pills to supply the energy needed to break through the bottleneck.
• Chen Mo reached Qi Refining Layer Five, and his Spiritual Sense extended to thirty-five meters.
• Chen Mo circulated his True Essence and drank Spiritual Liquid to nourish his expanded Meridians and repair his damaged Dantian.
• Chen Mo emerged from the underground floor at dawn, then froze as he remembered something important.

Chen Mo raced to the airport to see Shen Tingting off before her flight to Kyoto boarded. He arrived just in time, but Shen Tingting greeted him with a shoulder throw and then headed for security.

• Shen Tingting waited at the airport for Chen Mo, growing angry and hesitating to enter security when he did not arrive.
• Chen Mo remembered Shen Tingting was leaving for Kyoto, took Wang Qi's Jeep, and sped to the airport, using the Soul Bewitching Technique to get past traffic police.
• Chen Mo reached the departures hall as boarding began and spotted Shen Tingting waiting near security.
• Shen Tingting heard Chen Mo call her, set down her belongings, and waited as he ran toward her.
• Chen Mo opened his arms expecting a hug, but Shen Tingting threw him over her shoulder, picked up her things, and headed for security.

Chen Mo reconciled with Missy at the airport by kissing her before she boarded her flight to Kyoto. Once aboard, Missy dealt with a persistent fellow passenger by throwing him into the aisle and warning him to leave her alone.

• Chen Mo grabbed Missy at the airport and kissed her to calm her anger over his lateness.
• Missy went through security after Chen Mo handed over her belongings, then warned him she would make him pay when she returned.
• Chen Mo watched Missy leave and privately celebrated their kiss, while Missy boarded the plane still flustered by her first kiss.
• A slick-haired passenger repeatedly tried to flirt with Missy in Business Class, but she ignored him.
• Missy asked the passenger to unfasten his seatbelt, threw him into the aisle, and warned him to stop bothering her.

Chen Mo used a Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman to locate Zhang Liwei at an upscale private club in West City, intending to settle their old matter himself. After slipping inside in disguise, he stopped at the guarded Important Guest Area and planned to erase the surveillance footage before going farther.

• Chen Mo drove to West City, hid his jeep, and spent the afternoon waiting to act against Zhang Liwei.
• Missy called to say she had arrived at school, and Chen Mo flirted with her before they ended the call.
• Chen Mo activated the Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman with Zhang Liwei's information and followed its signal by bicycle.
• Chen Mo disguised himself and used Bewitching Soul on a guard to enter the private club.
• Chen Mo reached the Important Guest Area but stopped short of its stricter guards and decided to erase the club's surveillance footage first.

Chen Mo infiltrated the club’s security systems and found Zhang Liwei gambling in the underground casino, with Zhang Yi’an guarding him. After disguising himself as staff, Chen Mo headed toward the casino to wait for a chance to act.

• Chen Mo used Bewitching Soul on guards to enter the Security Monitoring Room and make its personnel erase surveillance data and stop recording.
• Chen Mo had the staff search the casino footage and spotted Zhang Liwei gambling beside his bodyguard, Zhang Yi’an.
• Chen Mo changed into a security uniform, learned the night shift would not change until seven the next morning, and left the main monitoring room.
• Chen Mo obtained service staff clothes, changed into them, and used a hidden staff passage to reach the underground casino.

Chen Mo secretly sabotaged the casino’s surveillance and drugged Zhang Liwei’s wine to make him need the restroom. He lured Zhang Liwei and his bodyguard Zhang Yi'an to a restroom he had prepared with arrays, then kicked Zhang Liwei inside and followed with Thunderstorm Talismans.

• Chen Mo bewitched the monitoring-room staff and erased the casino’s surveillance recordings.
• Chen Mo controlled a service staff member and had him mix a homemade diarrhea-inducing powder into Zhang Liwei’s wine.
• After waiting for the medicine to take effect, Chen Mo prepared an Illusion Array and Soundproof Array inside the restroom.
• Zhang Liwei rushed to the restroom with Zhang Yi'an, who went in first to inspect it.
• Chen Mo activated the arrays, kicked Zhang Liwei into the restroom, and rushed in with several Thunderstorm Talismans.

Chen Mo killed Zhang Yi'an and Zhang Liwei in the restroom, concealed Zhang Liwei's body above a toilet, and cleaned away the evidence before escaping. As he left through the Staff Passage, he crossed paths with Nangong Xue, who found him familiar but did not recognize him.

• Chen Mo attacked Zhang Yi'an with several Thunderstorm Talismans and killed him, then stored his body in the Inside Universe Bead.
• Chen Mo broke Zhang Liwei's arms with a punch, killing him, and placed his body above a toilet after destroying his head.
• Chen Mo used Cleansing Techniques to remove the mess and evidence, retrieved his formations, and left the restroom.
• Chen Mo encountered Nangong Xue near the Staff Passage, and both frowned as they passed each other.
• Nangong Xue turned to look after Chen Mo but could not identify him, though his appearance and hurried manner made her uneasy.

Chen Mo escaped West City after killing Zhang Liwei and Zhang Yi'an, then disposed of Zhang Yi'an's body in a mountain valley. Back at the casino, the manager discovered Zhang Liwei's corpse and reported the killing to his superiors.

• Chen Mo left the club in disguise, escaped over a wall, and drove out of West City in his jeep.
• Chen Mo walked into the mountains and threw Zhang Yi'an's body into a valley, telling himself that both Zhang Yi'an and Zhang Liwei had deserved to die.
• When Zhang Liwei failed to return to the casino table, the girl with him asked the manager to check the restroom.
• The casino manager found Zhang Liwei dead in a stall and saw his broken bones and bloodied mouth.
• The girl tried to flee, but Waiters caught her and brought her back while the manager cordoned off the scene and alerted his superiors.

After Zhang Liwei was found dead in the club, Wang Xing and Zhang Hongzhen secured the scene and investigated, but found no evidence of anyone else’s presence. The investigation was left with no physical traces and no saved surveillance footage.

• Wang Xing ordered the casino manager to secure the club, let powerful guests leave if they wished, and monitor who they took with them.
• The casino manager cleared the casino floor, detained ordinary guests who tried to leave, and guarded the restroom until Wang Xing and Zhang Hongzhen arrived.
• Zhang Hongzhen brought investigators to examine Zhang Liwei’s body and the restroom, but they found no traces beyond those of the discoverers and the casino manager.
• Wang Xing and Zhang Hongzhen learned that the club had no stored surveillance footage and that the current footage could not be replayed.

Wang Xing and Zhang Hongzhen investigated the club’s disabled surveillance system and the disappearance of Zhang Yi'an but found no clear leads. A missing Security Uniform and a recorded waiter’s uniform pickup finally gave them a possible lead as they continued searching for the assassin.

• Wang Xing’s subordinate reported that the surveillance system had been shut down and its stored footage irrecoverably formatted, while the guards on duty claimed they had seen nothing unusual.
• Zhang Hongzhen and Wang Xing detained and questioned the guards, investigated the monitoring room, and considered whether someone had erased the recordings through an external network connection.
• Investigators reported that Zhang Yi'an had entered the club with Zhang Liwei, whose corpse was found, but Zhang Yi'an remained missing and there was no footage of him leaving.
• The logistics supervisor reported that a Security Uniform was missing and that someone had collected a waiter’s uniform, prompting Zhang Hongzhen and Wang Xing to investigate the clothing records.
• The records showed that a waiter had collected a uniform from the casino’s Logistics Department, giving Zhang Hongzhen and Wang Xing a possible lead.

After Zhang Liwei was killed at the club, Zhang Hongzhen and Wang Xing investigated the guests and staff but found no trace of the disguised killer. Nangong Xue left with a vague memory of the assassin and kept her suspicion to herself, secretly welcoming Zhang Liwei’s death.

• Wang Xing and Zhang Hongzhen checked the guests and let those with alibis leave, while several dozen people remained at the club.
• They questioned the waiter and logistics staff about the uniform, but their uncertain memories provided no useful evidence.
• Zhang Hongzhen and Wang Xing questioned the club staff, yet no one admitted to seeing an unfamiliar guard, so they decided to report the lack of clues to their Clan Leaders.
• Nangong Xue recalled seeing someone hurry away and suspected he was Zhang Liwei’s killer, but she did not tell the Zhang family.
• Zhang Hongzhen saw Nangong Xue out of the club, and she privately felt glad that Zhang Liwei could no longer pursue her.

After killing Zhang Liwei, Chen Mo avoided the Zhang family's investigation and replaced the Jeep he had abandoned by buying vehicles and storing them Inside Universe Bead. He then drove to Lin County to help Shang Yiman get her child back.

• The Zhang family investigated Zhang Liwei's death, uncovered his many crimes, and listed Chen Mo as a suspect without finding evidence against him.
• The Zhang family suspended its investigation, while Wang Xing lost control of the club and Zhang Hongzhen avoided consequences.
• Chen Mo abandoned Wang Qi's Jeep by dumping it in The Valley and compressing it Inside Universe Bead.
• Chen Mo bought Jeeps, Cherokees, a van, and motorcycles, then stored them Inside Universe Bead along with gasoline.
• Chen Mo drove to Lin County to resolve Shang Yiman's matter and help her get her child back.

Chen Mo tracked Liang Qibing to his villa in Lin County and waited outside while Liang Qibing argued with his wife over Shang Yiman’s young son. The wife put the crying child to bed and withdrew, leaving Chen Mo outside as the confrontation ended.

• Chen Mo checked into a hotel, exchanged messages with Missy, and waited for nightfall before setting out.
• Chen Mo used the Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman to locate Liang Qibing in a high-end residential complex.
• Chen Mo reached Liang Qibing’s villa and overheard Liang Qibing’s wife slap Shang Yiman’s crying son and argue with Liang Qibing.
• Liang Qibing admitted his past drunk-driving accident had left him unable to have children, and his wife carried the child to bed before returning to her room.

Chen Mo broke into Liang Qibing’s villa and forced him and his wife to reveal where their money was hidden. He discovered their safe and stopped the wife from secretly calling for help.

• Chen Mo entered the villa in disguise and knocked Liang Qibing to the floor when he mistook him for his wife.
• Chen Mo subdued Liang Qibing and slapped his wife when she screamed, then ordered them to stay quiet.
• Chen Mo demanded money, saw through Liang Qibing’s attempt to mislead him, and took the couple to the Study Room.
• Chen Mo removed a painting to reveal a safe and ordered Liang Qibing to open it.
• Chen Mo caught Liang Qibing’s wife trying to dial her phone and warned her not to call for help.

Chen Mo took Liang Qibing’s money, crippled him, and used a suggestion to make the couple give up custody of the child. He brought the child to Shang Yiman, who was reunited with her son, while Chen Ping pulled Chen Mo aside to talk.

• Chen Mo took 1.2 million from Liang Qibing’s safe and erased the traces of his visit.
• Chen Mo crippled Liang Qibing and used the Soul Bewitching Technique to make the couple accept that Shang Yiman had taken the child and given up custody.
• Chen Mo took the sleeping child from the villa and drove away without being caught.
• Chen Mo brought the child to Chen Ping and Shang Yiman, and the child woke up and called Shang Yiman “Mom!”
• Chen Ping took Chen Mo aside, saying she had something to tell him.

Chen Mo reassured his family that he had no romantic interest in Shang Yiman, then told her and Chen Ping that he had retrieved Shang Yiman’s child by illegal means. He asked Shang Yiman to stay at his family’s home for a few more days, leaving both women worried that Chen Mo might get into trouble.

• Chen Ping warned Chen Mo not to fall for Shang Yiman, and he insisted he was only helping an old classmate.
• Chen Jianguo and Fu Huili also worried Chen Mo was interested in Shang Yiman, so Chen Mo explained that he had gone to Lin County to bring her child back.
• Chen Mo reassured Fu Huili that he had no romantic feelings for Shang Yiman, and the family ate breakfast together.
• After breakfast, Chen Mo gathered Chen Ping and Shang Yiman and admitted that he had brought the child back through illegal means.
• Chen Mo asked Shang Yiman to stay a few more days and help Chen Ping, and both women grew concerned about the trouble he might face.

Chen Mo explained that he had brought Shang Yiman’s child back before moving against the Liang family, and he arranged for Li Puhe to submit the evidence. The chapter ended with Mayor Liang placed under disciplinary investigation, while Chen Mo waited to tell Shang Yiman until the news became public.

• Chen Mo told Chen Ping and Shang Yiman he had secured evidence against Mayor Liang and brought the child back to protect him from the Liang family.
• Chen Mo asked Shang Yiman to stay with Chen Ping and avoid contacting the outside world until the Liang family matter was settled.
• Chen Mo returned to the villa and asked Li Puhe to proceed with the case against the Liang family.
• Li Puhe arranged for the authorities to act that afternoon, explaining that the Special Affairs Administration had made the matter a priority.
• Li Puhe called Chen Mo to report that Mayor Liang had been placed under disciplinary investigation, and Chen Mo decided to wait until the news aired before telling Shang Yiman.

Chen Mo prepared medicines and Talismans for his upcoming trip to the Ouyang Family while waiting for his meeting with Ouyang Ruo Xi. Chen Ping visited, learned he had resolved Shang Yiman’s problem, and hurried back to reassure her.

• Chen Mo made medicines and Talismans to prepare for the dangers he might face at the Ouyang Family.
• Chen Ping arrived and pulled Chen Mo’s ear, scolding him for making her worry about Shang Yiman and the child he had brought back.
• Chen Mo gave Chen Ping honey water, then explained that his parents had received Medicinal Wine.
• Chen Mo told Chen Ping that Shang Yiman’s matter had been settled the previous day and might appear on the local news.
• Chen Ping set off to tell Shang Yiman the news while Chen Mo watched her leave, feeling guilty for not telling her sooner.

After Chen Mo’s actions led to Liang Qibing and the others being arrested, Shang Yiman and Chen Ping felt relieved, and Shang Yiman accepted compensation from Chen Mo. Chen Mo then helped move plans for the distillery forward and returned to making Talismans.

• The evening news reported that Liang Qibing and others implicated in the case had been arrested, and Shang Yiman and Chen Ping celebrated the news.
• Chen Mo delivered pills, checked on his farming projects, and gave Shang Yiman 1.2 million in compensation from the Liang family.
• Chen Ping told Chen Mo that the distillery site had not been chosen because villagers argued over its location.
• Chen Mo connected Chen Ping with Xi Zhihan to coordinate the distillery’s design and construction.
• Chen Mo returned to the villa and prepared to work overtime making more Talismans.

Chen Mo finished preparing to leave with Ouyang Ruo Xi for the Ouyang Family, after arranging for his family to care for his animals while he was away. The chapter ended with him joining Ouyang Ruo Xi in her SUV and setting off.

• Chen Mo oversaw the start of the distillery construction and appointed Chen Ping director, Fourth Uncle technical director, and Shang Yiman assistant.
• Ouyang Ruo Xi arrived at Chen Mo's home by climbing over the courtyard wall and reminded him that it was time to fulfill his promise.
• Chen Mo shut down and tidied the arrays in his Practice Room, packed his belongings and food into the Universe Bead, and messaged his family and friends.
• Chen Mo instructed Big Yellow, Big Gray, and Little Red's family before locking the gate and leaving home.
• Ouyang Ruo Xi drove Chen Mo away in her SUV.