Chapter Summaries

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing, a human, enters the Underground City at night, defying the rule that prohibits going out after sunset due to ghostly creatures.
• He encounters various ghostly creatures, including a big-headed, hungry ghost, and engages them in conversation.
• Yu Xing aims to enter the mess hall, which is sealed shut at night, and offers to make edible food for the ghosts if they let him in.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: Shows courage, intelligence, and a calm demeanor when facing ghostly creatures. He is knowledgeable about different types of ghosts and their origins.
• The Ghostly Creatures: Display curiosity and intelligence, reacting to Yu Xing's presence and words. They are driven by hunger and resentment but also have thinking abilities.

Significant Themes

• The fear and prejudice against ghostly creatures by the believers living in the Underground City.
• The resentment and injustice felt by the ghostly creatures towards the believers.
• The power dynamics between the living and the dead, and the rules that govern their interactions.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with various ghostly creatures, showing no fear and engaging them in conversation. He tries to negotiate with them to gain access to the mess hall.
• The ghostly creatures react to Yu Xing's presence, initially frozen in surprise, then aggressive, and finally curious about his offer.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Yu Xing and a group of ghostly creatures enter the food preparation area.
• Yu Xing explores the kitchen, finding unusual ingredients like a basket of brain matter.
• He encounters a hungry ghost, promising to make food for it.
• Yu Xing uses his curse power to split the hungry ghost in half and pours brain matter into its stomach.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing demonstrates his power and willingness to help others, despite his initial disregard for the ghostly creatures.
• The hungry ghost shows its desperation and obsession with food.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and the desperation it can cause.
• The power dynamics between humans and ghostly creatures.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with the hungry ghost, initially ignoring its pleas but eventually helping it.
• The other ghostly creatures watch Yu Xing's actions, displaying surprise and fear.

Key Plot Points

• Yu Xing prevents the hungry ghost from eating and instead feeds the other ghosts in the food storage.
• He discovers and attempts to absorb the source of the curse power in the kitchen, successfully increasing his black patterns.
• He plans to investigate the entertainment area next.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing shows compassion towards the ghosts, feeding them and even enlisting the hungry ghost's help.
• He demonstrates his power and intimidation, earning the ghosts' respect and cooperation.
• Yu Xing's connection with the Ghost Tree deepens as he absorbs more curse power.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between Yu Xing and the ghosts, with Yu Xing asserting dominance.
• The theme of absorption and assimilation, with Yu Xing absorbing curse power and the Ghost Tree absorbing followers.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with the hungry ghost, treating it like a companion and enlisting its help.
• The ghosts show deference to Yu Xing, viewing him as a powerful figure.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing encounters a hungry ghost that trails him, scaring off other ghostly creatures, making his journey smoother but less eventful.
• He reaches the Underground City's entertainment district, which is isolated and monitored.
• A white-faced ghost guards the entrance of a villa, preventing Yu Xing from entering. He subdues it using his curse power.
• Inside the villa, Yu Xing finds a wall of teeth, each representing a lost soul, and a crystal ball showing shifting, disturbing scenes.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing demonstrates his ability to control and subdue ghostly creatures, showing his power and curiosity towards them.
• He expresses rare empathy and unease upon seeing the wall of teeth, hinting at a deeper emotional side.

Significant Themes

• The use of others' suffering for entertainment, highlighting the moral decay of the Underground City's inhabitants.
• The desensitization to individual deaths versus the shock of mass casualties.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with the hungry ghost and the white-faced ghost, showing his ability to control and communicate with them.
• His reaction to the wall of teeth and the crystal ball shows a brief connection with the suffering souls, humanizing him.

Key Plot Points

• Yu Xing discovers a crystal ball containing mission records of the Wizard Cult.
• The records show scenes of roses, a fire in a castle, and a banquet where Yu Fengchen is present.
• Yu Xing sees a mission involving Lingren, which deviates from his own memory.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: Realizes the connection between Yu Fengchen and the Wizard Cult, and experiences shock and fear upon seeing the mission record involving Lingren.
• Lingren: Revealed to have a past connection with the Wizard Cult, showing a cold and distant demeanor when confronted by Hua Subai.

Significant Themes

• The influence of the Ghost Tree on time and space, allowing the Wizard Cult to accomplish more within the same timeframe.
• The recurring presence of flowers in the Wizard Cult's missions.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and the crystal ball: Yu Xing interacts with the crystal ball, watching the mission records and experiencing emotional reactions.
• Lingren and Hua Subai: Lingren and Hua Subai have a tense interaction, with Lingren showing a cold and distant demeanor towards Hua Subai.

Chapter Summary: “This Was the Height of His Willfulness”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing watches a crystal-ball recording revealing that Hua Subai and Lingren knew each other long before Yu Xing entered their conflict.
• The recording shows Hua Subai confronting Lingren about Yu Xing, whom Lingren has chosen as a potential vessel for the curse.
• Lingren claims Yu Xing is merely useful because his “clean” body would make an interesting vessel once corrupted. However, Hua Subai recognizes that Lingren genuinely cares for him and is seeking emotional comfort rather than simply exploiting him.
• Lingren reveals that Hua Subai accidentally transformed him into an extraordinarily powerful cursed being in the past. Lingren still harbors intense hatred toward him and vows to kill him.
• Hua Subai warns Lingren that if he turns Yu Xing into a monster, Yu Xing will ultimately hate Lingren—not Hua Subai.
• Lingren suddenly stabs Hua Subai in the heart with a supernatural dagger, demonstrating both his hostility and the seriousness of his threat.
• Hua Subai survives and removes the dagger easily, admitting that he partly provoked Lingren because he wanted to see how Lingren would react when destroying someone he cared about.
• Despite his manipulative curiosity, Hua Subai promises that if Yu Xing truly falls, he will help him rather than allow him to be completely consumed by the curse.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: His understanding of Hua Subai and Lingren changes dramatically. He realizes their relationship predates him and is rooted in old enmity, guilt, and familiarity. He also discovers that Lingren’s apparent gentleness toward him may be genuine rather than purely manipulative.
• Lingren: His claim to be heartless is undermined by his behavior. Although he insists Yu Xing is only a vessel and denies sincerity, his protectiveness, obsession, and emotional reaction expose his attachment. His hatred toward Hua Subai remains powerful and personal.
• Hua Subai: He is revealed as the accidental creator of Lingren’s monstrous condition. Though playful and deliberately provocative, he retains responsibility for Lingren and shows concern for Yu Xing’s fate. His willingness to help Yu Xing reflects guilt and a limit to his otherwise capricious behavior.

Significant Themes

• Genuine feeling versus denial: Lingren repeatedly insists that he has no sincerity, yet his actions reveal emotional attachment to Yu Xing.
• Creation and responsibility: Hua Subai created Lingren’s curse accidentally but must now face the consequences of making him powerful and unstable.
• Corruption and innocence: Yu Xing’s purity makes him attractive as a potential vessel, while both men debate whether that innocence will be destroyed or preserved.
• Obsession and revenge: Lingren’s hatred of Hua Subai has shaped his identity, while Hua Subai treats the conflict with unsettling amusement.
• Limits of cruelty: Hua Subai may manipulate Lingren, but he ultimately refuses to let Yu Xing become completely corrupted, suggesting that even his “willfulness” has boundaries.

Character Interactions

• Hua Subai teases and interrogates Lingren, attempting to expose his true feelings for Yu Xing.
• Lingren responds with mockery and threats, insisting that he intends to corrupt Yu Xing while also defending his possession of him as “prey.”
• Hua Subai warns Lingren that destroying Yu Xing will cause him pain, while Lingren denies that he can still feel sincerity.
• Lingren attacks Hua Subai with a dagger, but Hua Subai treats the assault almost casually, reinforcing the vast power and familiarity between them.
• Their exchange ultimately shows a complicated relationship built from hatred, guilt, provocation, and reluctant concern, with Yu Xing at its emotional center.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing watches a scene from the past involving the Lingren, Hua Subai, and a young master.
• He learns that the Lingren destroyed him and suffered themselves, and Hua Subai manipulated both of them.
• Yu Xing vows to kill both Hua Subai and the Lingren in their next meeting.
• He watches an incomplete record of the Lingren and Hua Subai's past, ending abruptly.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: Realizes the truth about his past, experiences a surge of hatred, and decides to confront both Hua Subai and the Lingren.
• Hua Subai: Revealed to be manipulative and amoral, using both Yu Xing and the Lingren for his purposes.
• The Lingren: Shown to be filled with hatred and resentment, having degenerated due to a curse.

Significant Themes

• Hatred and its consequences: Yu Xing's hatred drives his actions, and the Lingren's hatred led to their degeneration.
• Manipulation and control: Hua Subai manipulates both Yu Xing and the Lingren for his own purposes.
• The blurred line between right and wrong: The characters' actions and motivations are complex and often morally ambiguous.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and the Lingren: Enemies driven by hatred, with Yu Xing vowing to kill the Lingren.
• Yu Xing and Hua Subai: Yu Xing feels deceived by Hua Subai and plans to kill him, while Hua Subai has shown interest in Yu Xing and has saved him multiple times.
• The Lingren and Hua Subai: Their relationship is complex, with the Lingren hating Hua Subai but also showing vulnerability and genuine emotions towards him.

• Key Plot Points: Yu Xing wakes up to chaos in the Underground City; ghostly creatures have invaded several areas; Klaus, Amber, and Ruben are investigating; a mysterious Tree Witch is present.
• Character Developments: Yu Xing remains calm and composed despite the chaos; Ruben is hostile towards Yu Xing; the Tree Witch is introduced, but her motives are unclear.
• Significant Themes: The consequences of Yu Xing's actions from the previous night; the power dynamics and suspicion within the Underground City.
• Character Interactions: Yu Xing interacts with his neighbors and the girl who delivers the message; Klaus, Amber, Ruben, and the Tree Witch are gathered in the meeting area, awaiting Yu Xing's arrival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Underground City is invaded by ghostly creatures, disrupting a scheduled gathering.
• Ruben Reed accuses Yu Xing (Roy) of being involved in the incident due to his recent arrival.
• Klaus invites the Tree Witch to investigate the city, and she observes the scene without immediate intervention.
• Yu Xing defends himself against Ruben Reed's accusations, questioning Ruben's own involvement due to his familiarity with the city.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing demonstrates his quick thinking and ability to defend himself against accusations.
• Ruben Reed shows his arrogance and willingness to make baseless accusations.
• Klaus displays dissatisfaction with Ruben Reed's behavior and supports Yu Xing.
• Amber Bradley provides a detail that supports Yu Xing's claim of innocence.

Significant Themes

• The theme of trust and suspicion among the believers in the Underground City is explored.
• The power dynamics between the characters are highlighted, with Yu Xing challenging Ruben Reed's authority.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Ruben Reed engage in a heated debate, with each accusing the other of involvement in the incident.
• Klaus and Yu Xing stand united against Ruben Reed's accusations.
• Amber Bradley provides a crucial detail that supports Yu Xing's claim, showing her observant nature and loyalty to the truth.

Summary

Key Plot Points & Events

• Ruben Reed, guided by the Ghost Tree's visions, accuses Yu Xing of colluding with vengeful spirits.
• Yu Xing defends himself, and Amber Bradley confirms his account.
• The Tree Witch confirms Yu Xing is not lying, contradicting Ruben's accusations.
• Yu Xing demands consequences for Ruben's false accusations.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: Maintains composure and refutes Ruben's accusations, showing strategic thinking and calmness under pressure.
• Ruben Reed: Becomes desperate and frantic, questioning the Tree Witch's judgment, revealing his obsession with catching Yu Xing.
• Tree Witch: Shows displeasure with Ruben's behavior and confirms Yu Xing's truthfulness, hinting at a possible conflict with the Ghost Tree's will.

Significant Themes

• Truth vs. Perception: The Ghost Tree's blurred visions lead Ruben to wrong conclusions, contrasting with the Tree Witch's clear confirmation of Yu Xing's truthfulness.
• Power Dynamics: The Tree Witch's indifference to Ruben's accusations highlights the shift in power dynamics, with Ruben's influence waning.
• Consequences of Actions: Yu Xing's demand for consequences for false accusations underscores the importance of accountability in their society.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing vs. Ruben Reed: Their conflict escalates, with Yu Xing maintaining the upper hand in their verbal sparring.
• Yu Xing & Tree Witch: Their interaction hints at a potential alliance or mutual respect, as the Tree Witch supports Yu Xing against Ruben.
• Amber Bradley & Yu Xing: Amber shows concern for Yu Xing's wellbeing, attempting to calm him down.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Roy (Yu Xing) is accused by Ruben Reed during a questioning session, leading to a tense confrontation.
• Roy reveals his past as a serial killer to justify his intention to retaliate against Ruben.
• Roy demands a private resolution, arguing that Ruben's actions warrant retaliation.
• Amber, the Saintess, supports Roy's request for private resolution, appealing to the Tree Witch's sense of justice.

Character Developments

• Roy: Shows determination and resilience in standing up to Ruben and the Tree Witch, revealing his past to justify his actions.
• Ruben Reed: Displayed arrogance and overconfidence, assuming he would face no consequences due to his recent mission success.
• Amber: Demonstrated courage and fairness by supporting Roy's request, showing growth in her role as Saintess.

Significant Themes

• Justice and Fairness: Roy's demand for justice highlights the lack of clear laws and fair treatment within the Underground City.
• Power Dynamics: The interactions between Roy, Ruben, Amber, and the Tree Witch illustrate the complex power dynamics among the characters.

Character Interactions

• Roy vs. Ruben: Their conflict escalates, with Roy determined to retaliate against Ruben's accusations and attempted frame-up.
• Roy vs. Tree Witch: Roy questions the Tree Witch's fairness, challenging her authority and leading to a tense standoff.
• Amber vs. Tree Witch: Amber supports Roy's request, putting pressure on the Tree Witch to uphold justice.
• Roy and Amber: They form an alliance of sorts, with Amber backing Roy's demand for private resolution against Ruben.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Ruben Reed realizes Roy's strength and the Tree Witch's intentions.
• A private settlement is agreed upon between Roy and Ruben.
• Ruben walks near the altar and has a terrifying realization about Roy and the Tree Witch's schemes.

Character Developments

• Ruben Reed's intelligence returns, allowing him to see through the Tree Witch's trap.
• Roy's true strength and alliance with vengeful spirits are hinted at.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and political intrigue within the Underground City.
• The true nature of the Wood God and its believers.
• The consequences of underestimating one's enemies.

Character Interactions

• Ruben Reed and Roy's impending conflict is set up.
• The Tree Witch's manipulation of Ruben Reed is revealed.
• The Saintess Amber Bradley is mentioned as a potential ally against the Tree Witch.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ruben Reed discovers the Tree Witch's betrayal and her true target.
• The Wood God lifts Ruben's intelligence seal, restoring some of his abilities.
• Ruben realizes the Tree Witch's animosity stems from his mission in Yindu, involving two alchemists.

Character Developments

• Ruben Reed: Realizes the Tree Witch's betrayal, understands the Wood God's intentions, and strategizes against the Tree Witch.
• The Tree Witch: Revealed to be treacherous, targeting Ruben Reed, and using Roy as a pawn.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and Trust: The Tree Witch's betrayal challenges the trust and loyalty among the believers.
• Power and Control: The Wood God's influence and the believers' sealed intellects highlight the power dynamics in the Underground City.
• Consequences of Actions: Ruben's mission in Yindu has far-reaching consequences, affecting not only him but also the Tree Witch and Roy.

Character Interactions

• Ruben Reed and the Tree Witch: Their relationship evolves from indifference to enmity, with Ruben now aware of her betrayal.
• Ruben Reed and Roy: Ruben no longer sees Roy as a threat, recognizing him as a pawn in the Tree Witch's scheme.
• Amber and Yu Xing: Amber explains the believers' sealed intellects to Yu Xing, helping him understand Ruben's behavior.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing stays home reading, not hungry due to the Ghost Tree's curse.
• Amber visits, concerned about Yu Xing's well-being and offers him a homemade pudding.
• Amber warns Yu Xing about the Tree Witch's grudge and advises him to challenge Ruben Reed privately.
• Yu Xing decides to target Amber for her Yindu Heart and plans to test the waters before acting.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing maintains his calm and collected demeanor, plotting his next move.
• Amber shows concern for Yu Xing's safety and offers practical advice, displaying her freedom and independence within the Underground City.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the struggle for dominance among the believers.
• The consequences of Yu Xing's actions and his disregard for others' lives.
• The manipulation of others' emotions and fears as a means to an end.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Amber's interaction reveals their mutual understanding and acceptance of each other's true natures.
• Yu Xing's manipulation of Amber's concern for him, using it to his advantage.
• Amber's warning to Yu Xing about the Tree Witch, showing her awareness of the political landscape in the Underground City.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Yu Xing spends the day reading in the library and has dinner at the food hall.
• The food hall is lively and well-maintained, with followers buzzing with conversations.
• Yu Xing sits with Klaus, Amber, and others, discussing the Underground City's food sources and missions.
• They mention that the time flow in the Underground City differs from the surface world.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing shows curiosity and caution about the food sources and time differences.
• Klaus displays calmness and wisdom beneath his fierce appearance.
• Amber remains focused on eating, hinting at her past struggles with food scarcity.

Significant Themes

• The differences between the Underground City and the surface world, particularly time flow.
• The importance of missions and their rewards, such as food.
• The casual acceptance of the Saintess position's vacancy and transfer.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with Klaus, Amber, and other followers, learning about the city's dynamics.
• Klaus and Amber share their experiences and knowledge with Yu Xing.
• The blonde boy tries to make a good impression on Klaus and the others by being helpful.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing learns about the frequent arrival of new companions, with the latest one expected that night.
• The Tree Witch announces the arrival of another new companion, breaking the usual pattern.
• Yu Xing and the believers gather at the altar to welcome the new arrival.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing speculates that the new arrival could be his brother, Yu Fengchen.
• Amber Bradley is introduced as the Saintess, responsible for welcoming new arrivals in the Tree Witch's absence.
• Klaus, the leader of the believers, shows understanding towards the relaxed atmosphere after the Tree Witch's departure.

Significant Themes

• The frequency of new arrivals and the Ghost Tree's influence.
• The dynamic between the Tree Witch, the Saintess, and the believers.
• The anticipation and uncertainty surrounding the new arrival.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing interacts with Klaus, discussing the new arrival's frequency.
• The believers discuss the new arrival's gender and resemblance to a previous companion, Roy.
• Amber Bradley takes charge as the Saintess, leading the believers in welcoming the new arrival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing encounters a familiar, severely injured youth hanging from a tree, bound by branches.
• The youth is identified as Roy, an underage follower.
• Roy awakens, and Yu Xing catches him, preventing him from falling.
• Yu Xing learns that Roy has received the Wood God's acknowledgment, making him the newest follower after Yu Xing.
• Amber suggests Yu Xing take care of Roy, helping him recover in the wooden tub and finding him a place to live.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing: Shows kindness and understanding towards Roy, despite Roy's initial wariness. He also demonstrates a gentle and gentlemanly demeanor.
• Roy: Exhibits a strong, independent nature, even in his injured state. He's wary of others but seems to recognize Yu Xing's voice. He's also revealed to be underage.

Significant Themes

• Trust and Wariness: Roy's initial wariness towards Yu Xing and the other followers highlights the theme of trust in the Underground City.
• Power Dynamics: Roy's arrival shifts the power dynamics among the followers, with Yu Xing no longer being the newest member.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Roy: Yu Xing shows kindness and care towards Roy, while Roy initially exhibits wariness but seems to recognize Yu Xing's voice, suggesting a potential connection between them.
• Yu Xing and Amber: Amber and Yu Xing interact cordially, with Amber suggesting Yu Xing take care of Roy. Yu Xing agrees, displaying a polite and cooperative demeanor.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing carries the severely injured young man away from the altar after he is selected as a new “companion” by the believers.
• The young man resists Yu Xing, gripping his sleeve tightly, but eventually allows himself to be taken to the reception area.
• Yu Xing places him in one of the healing barrels. The water, controlled by the Ghost Tree, draws out the curses and negative energy infecting his body.
• While recovering, the young man introduces himself as Xiao Jiang.
• Yu Xing questions why Xiao Jiang came down instead of Yu Fengchen. Xiao Jiang reveals that Yu Fengchen did come, but secretly switched places with him when the Ghost Tree captured them.
• Yu Fengchen is now hiding somewhere underground, having entered the area through a different route.
• Xiao Jiang explains that their group came from the Sea of Burial, transferring through an undersea ruin to the Ghost Tree beneath Dead Silent Island—not directly from Dead Silent Island as Yu Xing had assumed.
• Yu Xing realizes that Xiao Jiang and Yu Fengchen already knew about this place because someone from the future had given them information.
• Xiao Jiang confirms that their preparations were based on information from Future Yu Xing, who had communicated through someone from Yu Xing’s team.
• The chapter ends with Yu Xing discovering that the messenger was not the “Sheqing Ghost,” Yiqing, but Zhao Yijiu, causing his smile to disappear in shock.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing remains casual, teasing, and perceptive despite the dangerous circumstances. His willingness to rescue and treat Xiao Jiang contrasts with his mocking attitude.
• Xiao Jiang is introduced as emotionally detached, calm, and highly pragmatic. Even while badly injured, he focuses on the plan and reveals information without displaying fear or concern.
• Yu Fengchen is shown to be secretive and well-informed. He understands the underground area and has deliberately arranged a covert entry with Xiao Jiang.
• Future Yu Xing is revealed to have influenced present events, suggesting that Yu Xing’s actions and knowledge extend across time.
• Zhao Yijiu becomes unexpectedly significant as the person who transmitted the future information, surprising Yu Xing and hinting at a complicated connection between different versions of the characters.

Significant Themes

• Time, causality, and predestination: Future information has traveled backward or across timelines, shaping the current plan and raising questions about whether events are predetermined.
• Identity and alternate timelines: The meeting between Yu Xing and people connected to his future self emphasizes the fragmented relationship between different worlds, systems, and versions of the same characters.
• Trust and concealed intentions: Xiao Jiang and Yu Fengchen hide their true plan, while Yu Xing gradually pieces together the truth through questioning and observation.
• Healing and corruption: The Ghost Tree both harms believers and provides the means to remove its own curses, reinforcing its morally ambiguous and controlling nature.
• Emotional restraint versus surprise: Xiao Jiang’s near-total lack of emotion contrasts with Yu Xing’s playful behavior, while the revelation about Zhao Yijiu finally produces a genuine shock in Yu Xing.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Xiao Jiang establish a tense but unusual relationship: Yu Xing teases and probes him, while Xiao Jiang responds with blunt, emotionless answers.
• Their conversation shifts from sarcastic bickering about how Xiao Jiang is being carried to a serious revelation about Yu Fengchen’s covert operation.
• Xiao Jiang’s calm disclosure forces Yu Xing to reconsider what he knows about the Ghost Tree, the Sea of Burial, and the timeline connecting them.
• The final mention of Zhao Yijiu sharply changes the mood, suggesting that Yu Xing’s assumptions about his allies—and perhaps his future—are deeply mistaken.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xing learns from Xiao Jiang that in the future, his ghastly persona, Zhao Yijiu, will tell him not to worry.
• Yu Xing realizes that his future self has already experienced and considered his current situation in the Underground City.
• He decides to trust his future self's judgment and include Zhao Yijiu in his plan to send Yu Fengchen and Xiao Jiang down.
• Yu Xing plans to use the information he has to influence the behavior of Yu Fengchen and Xiao Jiang, treating them as tools to help him in the Underground City.
• He remembers that Zhao Yijiu will go to a place called "Burial Sea" in the future.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing demonstrates his ability to think strategically and adapt to new information, showing confidence in his future self's decisions.
• Xiao Jiang remains calm and collected, providing information to Yu Xing without revealing too much.

Significant Themes

• Trust in one's future self and decisions.
• Manipulation of information to influence others' actions.
• The importance of planning and adaptability.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Xiao Jiang engage in a conversation where Xiao Jiang provides crucial information to Yu Xing, leading to Yu Xing's strategic planning.
• Yu Xing shows a casual and comfortable demeanor around Xiao Jiang, treating him as an equal despite their age difference.
• Xiao Jiang remains mostly silent and expressionless, only speaking when necessary.

Key Plot Points

• The Underground City plunges into darkness at 10 PM, and the curse seals the movement of believers.
• Yu Xing wakes up at 1 AM to find Yu Fengchen in his room.
• Yu Fengchen reveals he needs the Ghost Tree's power and wants to cooperate with Yu Xing.

Character Developments

• Yu Xing remains calm and composed, even when surprised by Yu Fengchen's presence.
• Yu Fengchen shows determination and strategic thinking in pursuing his goals.

Significant Themes

• Cooperation and trust between characters.
• The power of the Ghost Tree and its significance to Yu Fengchen.

Character Interactions

• Yu Xing and Yu Fengchen's conversation is filled with subtle tension and mutual understanding, hinting at a shared history.
• Yu Xing's interest in Yu Fengchen's tree markings is revealed, adding a layer of complexity to their relationship.