Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points

• The group confirms the burial site of infant fetuses under the main entrance threshold.
• The third young master of the Wu Family arrives, disrespectful and rude towards Jiang Cheng and the others.
• They suspect the third young master is behind the interference with the ritual, causing the Vengeful Infant's retaliation.
• The group decides to eat and rest, while Jiang Cheng and Fatty go out for a walk.

Character Developments

• The third young master is revealed to be cunning and ambitious, not entangled by the Vengeful Infant.
• Fatty feels guilty for revealing the clue about the threshold, realizing he was manipulated by Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and manipulation (third young master, Luo Tianhe, Yuan Shanyuan)
• Regret and guilt (Fatty)
• Curiosity and fear (the tomb of the blood corpse)

Character Interactions

• The third young master shows disdain towards Jiang Cheng and the others.
• Fatty apologizes to Jiang Cheng for his mistake.
• Jiang Cheng and Fatty go out for a walk together, with Fatty expressing his guilt.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yao Shunyu and Li Bai approach Jiang Cheng and Fatty, revealing they've been observing them and want to form an alliance.
• Yao Shunyu shares his theory that Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan are using them as expendables, like rations for the Mongol cavalry.
• Jiang Cheng and Fatty learn that Lin Qianqian is working with Ding Zhenzong, and Li Bai reveals she's gathered information on exceptional mission performers, including Yu Chengmu.

Character Developments

• Jiang Cheng: Shows alertness and indifference to Yao Shunyu's advances, maintaining his composure and distrust.
• Fatty: Becomes more involved in the conversation, showing curiosity and a desire to connect with Yao Shunyu and Li Bai.
• Li Bai: Remains calm and unsettling, revealing she's well-informed about key players in their mission world.
• Yao Shunyu: Shows arrogance and neurotic tendencies, trying to persuade Jiang Cheng and Fatty to join their alliance.

Significant Themes

• Trust and Distrust: Characters struggle with trust issues, with Jiang Cheng being particularly distrustful of Yao Shunyu and Li Bai.
• Information and Knowledge: The power of information is emphasized, with Li Bai's knowledge of key players giving her an advantage.
• Alliances and Cooperation: Characters consider forming alliances to increase their chances of survival in the mission world.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty: They maintain a close bond, with Jiang Cheng reassuring Fatty of his support.
• Jiang Cheng and Yao Shunyu: Their interaction is tense, with Jiang Cheng showing indifference to Yao Shunyu's attempts at persuasion.
• Li Bai and Yao Shunyu: They appear to have formed an alliance, with Li Bai providing valuable information and Yao Shunyu trying to recruit Jiang Cheng and Fatty.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui (Fatty) reveal they killed Yu Chengmu and his group.
• Yao Shunyu and Li Bai propose an alliance to deal with remaining threats.
• Jiang Cheng shares information about Bai Yu, suggesting she might be a ghost.
• Yao Shunyu reveals he recorded Fatty's interaction with Li Shanru before her death.
• Li Bai shares information about Luo Tianhe, hinting at a mysterious force supporting him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Cheng: Shows strategic thinking, willing to create a formidable enemy to solidify the alliance.
• Wang Fugui (Fatty): Reveals his cunning and intelligence, successfully maintaining his disguise.
• Yao Shunyu: Demonstrates decisiveness, intelligence, and a willingness to cooperate.
• Li Bai: Proves her value with comprehensive information and a business-like attitude.

Significant Themes

• Alliance and Cooperation: Characters form an alliance to increase their chances of survival and success.
• Information and Intelligence: The value of information and intelligence gathering is emphasized.
• Trust and Deception: Characters struggle with trusting each other while also trying to deceive for their own gain.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty: Jiang Cheng consults Fatty on the alliance, showing respect for his opinion.
• Yao Shunyu and Li Bai: They work together, with Yao Shunyu making decisions and Li Bai providing information.
• Yao Shunyu and Fatty: Yao Shunyu attempts to understand and gauge Fatty's abilities and intentions.
• Li Bai and Jiang Cheng: Li Bai shares information with Jiang Cheng, showing a willingness to cooperate.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The team discusses the challenges of the current mission, involving feng shui and divination, with Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan as key opponents.
• Li Bai reveals her knowledge of feng shui and divination to reassure the team.
• The team learns about Du Moyu, a paranormal fiction author and friend of the fat man, who hasn't been heard from recently.
• Li Bai presents a photo of Bai Yu, a mysterious woman accompanying Yuan Shanyuan, who is difficult to investigate.
• Li Bai shares information about a series of heinous skinning cases across the country, all victims being female disciples, and occurring roughly every two to three weeks.
• A recording is played, suggesting that the victims are being targeted and marked by Bai Yu.

Character Developments

• Li Bai shows her strategic mind and investigative skills, revealing her depth and resourcefulness.
• Jiang Cheng demonstrates his vigilance and quick thinking, connecting the dots between the cases and Bai Yu.
• The fat man shows concern for his friend Du Moyu and is shocked by the revelations about Bai Yu.

Significant Themes

• The unpredictability of missions and the dangers they pose.
• The importance of investigation and preparation in facing unknown threats.
• The theme of transformation and disguise, with Bai Yu's true identity and appearance being hidden.

Character Interactions

• Yao Shunyu and Jiang Cheng share concerns about the mission's challenges.
• Li Bai reassures the team with her knowledge of feng shui and divination.
• The fat man and Li Bai discuss Du Moyu, and the fat man is shocked by Li Bai's revelations about Bai Yu.
• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai work together to piece together the clues about Bai Yu and the skinning cases.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A recording of Song Yuting's final moments is discovered, revealing her fear of a ghost named Liu Yu (later identified as Su Qin).
• Song Yuting's body is found dismembered in a scenic area, and her phone, with the recording, is found nearby.
• Su Qin's body is discovered in an abandoned building, her skin peeled off, and her eyes intact. Bloody footprints and handprints suggest she fled and tried to hide before dying.
• Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu are identified as the culprits, using new identities (Pei Yuan and Liu Yu) and skins.
• Li Bai confirms she feels watched by an unknown pair of eyes, suggesting she's the next target.

Character Developments

• Song Yuting: Initially portrayed as smart and independent, her fear and paranoia grow leading up to her death.
• Su Qin/Liu Yu: A professional secretary, her gruesome death reveals her desperate struggle to survive.
• Li Bai: She remains calm and analytical despite being the likely next target, acknowledging the threat and seeking an alliance.

Significant Themes

• Fear and Paranoia: Both Song Yuting and Li Bai experience this, with Song Yuting's fear ultimately leading to her death.
• Identity and Appearance: Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu change their identities and skins, emphasizing the duality of their nature.
• Survival Instinct: Su Qin's desperate flight and attempts to hide highlight the primal fear of death.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai: They share information and deduce the situation together, leading to an understanding and alliance.
• Song Yuting and her roommates: Their interactions highlight Song Yuting's growing paranoia and the fear it instills in her roommates.
• Su Qin and her pursuer: Their unseen interaction is implied through the bloody footprints and handprints, emphasizing Su Qin's desperate struggle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty (Wang Fugui) speculate about Bai Yu, a special ghost who can disguise herself as a human, possibly under Yuan Shanyuan's command.
• They deduce that Yuan Shanyuan will eventually turn against them once they're no longer useful.
• Jiang Cheng, Fatty, Yao Shunyu, and Li Bai form an alliance, with Fatty's powerful entity behind the door being the deciding factor in their strategy against Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu.
• Jiang Cheng and Fatty meet with Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, who express their trust in Fatty's entity and their commitment to the mission.

Character Developments

• Jiang Cheng demonstrates his analytical skills and strategic thinking, earning respect from Yao Shunyu and Li Bai.
• Fatty (Wang Fugui) shows his acting skills and confidence in his entity, convincing Yao Shunyu and Li Bai of his strength.
• Yao Shunyu and Li Bai reveal their trustworthiness and commitment to the mission, despite their initial reservations about Fatty.

Significant Themes

• Trust and alliance formation among disciples, crucial for survival in the mission world.
• The power dynamics between disciples, with Fatty's entity being a significant factor in their strategy.
• The erosion of mental states due to the power of entities behind the doors.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty work together, with Jiang Cheng strategizing and Fatty providing the necessary force.
• Yao Shunyu and Li Bai interact with Jiang Cheng and Fatty, forming an alliance based on mutual trust and benefit.
• Jiang Cheng and Fatty have a brief conversation about the trustworthiness of Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, with Jiang Cheng reassuring Fatty.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Cheng notices Fatty's odd behavior, suspecting they're being followed.
• They return to Wu Family Mansion, where Li Bai and Yao Shunyu reveal Luo Tianhe's plan to alter the feng shui of the main entrance to expel evil, likely targeting Fatty.
• Jiang Cheng reveals Fatty is being haunted by the Vengeful Infant, which has extinguished one of his yang fires.
• Li Bai and Yao Shunyu confess they've also lost a yang fire each.
• They decide to dig up the infant's remains but worry about Luo Tianhe's interference.
• Laifu is seen with slap marks, revealing the third young master bought a peculiar large mirror from Shanghai.

Character Developments

• Fatty: Shows concern for his safety and others', but is also displeased with Yao Shunyu's attitude.
• Jiang Cheng: Becomes more protective of Fatty, hiding the Vengeful Infant's appearance to spare him.
• Li Bai: Demonstrates knowledge of feng shui and worry for the group's safety.
• Yao Shunyu: Shows a hint of schadenfreude when learning Fatty's situation.
• Laifu: Reveals the third young master's secret purchase and his own punishment.

Significant Themes

• Trust and betrayal: None of the Wu Manor's guests can be trusted, including Luo Tianhe and the third young master.
• Powerlessness: The characters feel helpless against the Vengeful Infant and Luo Tianhe's schemes.
• Consequences of actions: Fatty's decision to reveal the infant's remains' location leads to dire consequences for him and others.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty: Jiang Cheng protects Fatty from the truth about the Vengeful Infant, showing a growing bond.
• Fatty and Yao Shunyu: Fatty is displeased with Yao Shunyu's attitude towards his predicament.
• Laifu and the third young master: Laifu is punished for suggesting the third young master discuss his purchase with the second young master.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group learns about a "big mirror" brought from Shanghai, reminiscent of the Mirror of the Underworld from the Roman Hotel.
• Laifu reveals his suspicions about the Third Young Master's involvement in the misfortunes befalling the Wu family.
• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai plan to investigate the Third Young Master and retrieve the mirror, potentially using it to deal with the Vengeful Infant.
• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai successfully enter the old storeroom where the mirror is likely kept, while Yao Shunyu and Fatty distract the guards.

Character Developments

• Laifu's loyalty to the Second Young Master is emphasized, hinting at his potential role in future events.
• Jiang Cheng demonstrates strategic thinking and leadership, taking charge of the situation.
• Li Bai's knowledge of the mirror's capabilities is crucial to their plan.
• Yao Shunyu's eagerness to accompany Li Bai is subtly thwarted by Jiang Cheng.

Significant Themes

• Trust and loyalty, as seen in Laifu's devotion and Jiang Cheng's protective stance towards Li Bai.
• Manipulation and suspicion, reflected in the group's interactions with the Third Young Master and their plans to investigate him.
• The interconnectedness of events, with the mirror's arrival potentially tying back to their previous mission at the Roman Hotel.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai work together, with Jiang Cheng showing concern for her safety and Li Bai respecting his leadership.
• Yao Shunyu and Fatty cooperate to distract the guards, showcasing their teamwork despite their initial differences.
• Laifu's interaction with the group reveals his desperation and trust in them, setting the stage for potential future alliances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai discover the Mirror of the Underworld in the Wu family's storage room, covered with a Spirit Suppressing Diagram.
• They deduce that the Wu family's Third Young Master intends to use the mirror against the vengeful infant plaguing his family.
• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai find a hidden vanity mirror (the 'lingering spirit') within the mirror's frame, which can restrain the mirror's evil influence.
• They decide to take the lingering spirit, knowing it might cause the mirror to lose control over time.

Character Developments

• Jiang Cheng: Shows curiosity and caution in handling the mirror. He becomes more suspicious of Li Bai's true capabilities and motives.
• Li Bai: Reveals extensive knowledge about evil objects and their lingering spirits. She maintains a calm and collected demeanor throughout their discovery and decision-making process.

Significant Themes

• The duality of knowledge and power: Li Bai's expertise in the field of evil objects and lingering spirits gives her an advantage, but it also raises questions about her true intentions.
• The consequences of interference: Taking the lingering spirit might stabilize the current situation but could lead to further complications in the future.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai: Their relationship evolves from initial mistrust to a cautious alliance, with Jiang Cheng becoming more reliant on Li Bai's expertise while remaining wary of her hidden agenda.
• Jiang Cheng and the Wu family's Third Young Master: Their indirect conflict deepens as Jiang Cheng learns more about the Third Young Master's plans involving the Mirror of the Underworld.

• Key Plot Points & Events: The author takes a rare day off to spend time with their significant other, promising to make up for it with double updates the next day.
• Character Developments: The author shows dedication to their significant other, indicating a strong relationship.
• Significant Themes: Work-life balance, prioritizing personal relationships, and celebrating festivals.
• Character Interactions: The author interacts with their readers, addressing them as "brothers and sisters," and expresses goodwill towards them, promising to make up for the missed update.

Key Plot Points

• Jiang Cheng confirms the phone case left in the box is the lingering spirit of the Mirror of the Underworld.
• Fatty realizes that the mission's success depends on saving the Second Young Master, as the Third Young Master will eliminate them if his plan succeeds.
• The group plans to stabilize Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan by pretending to need their help, while also preparing to dig out the infant's remains under the threshold.

Character Developments

• Yao Shunyu shows consideration towards Fatty, acknowledging his importance in breaking the deadlock.
• Luo Tianhe reveals his determination to return to the Luo Family and seek revenge, using Lin Qianqian as a bargaining chip.

Significant Themes

• The mission's success relies on the team's unity and strategic planning.
• The consequences of past actions haunt characters, driving their present decisions (e.g., Luo Tianhe's exile from the Luo Family).

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng, Yao Shunyu, Li Bai, and Fatty work together to strategize, showcasing their unique skills and perspectives.
• Luo Tianhe and Lin Qianqian discuss their plans, revealing Luo Tianhe's ruthless nature and Lin Qianqian's desperation to please her superior.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Qianqian, facing Luo Tianhe's threat, realizes there might be a hidden team (Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu) for the mission.
• Luo Tianhe agrees to help Lin Qianqian eliminate Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui, planning to light longevity lamps for them.
• Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu are shown to be intimately close, with Bai Yu having branded Jiang Cheng, Wang Fugui, and Li Bai.

Character Developments

• Lin Qianqian: Realizes the possibility of a hidden team and the importance of her mission, showing determination to succeed.
• Luo Tianhe: Shows a softer side after reaching an agreement with Lin Qianqian, revealing his experience in secretive killings.
• Yuan Shanyuan: Reveals his disturbing affection for Bai Yu, showing signs of madness when questioning her about Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui.
• Bai Yu: Remains silent and distant, showing no reaction to Yuan Shanyuan's questions, hinting at her strange abilities and unpredictable emotions.

Significant Themes

• Trust and betrayal: Lin Qianqian's realization of a potential hidden team and Luo Tianhe's agreement to help her.
• Manipulation and control: Yuan Shanyuan's relationship with Bai Yu, showing his desire to control her actions.
• Identity and transformation: Bai Yu's ability to change skin and assume new identities, challenging the concept of personal identity.

Character Interactions

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe: Reach an agreement, showing a tense yet cooperative relationship.
• Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu: Display an intimate yet unsettling relationship, with Yuan Shanyuan questioning Bai Yu about her targets.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuan Shanyuan receives a mission from a powerful organization to kill Jiang Cheng, Wang Fugui, and silence all involved in the mission.
• Luo Tianhe sets up protective candles using life charts for himself and Lin Qianqian, with an additional chart for an unknown person.

Character Developments

• Yuan Shanyuan's desire to keep Bai Yu with him forever drives him to accept the mission.
• Lin Qianqian demonstrates her knowledge of divination, impressing Luo Tianhe.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and desperation: Yuan Shanyuan's ambition to keep Bai Yu with him leads him to accept a dangerous mission.
• Trust and alliances: Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe form a temporary alliance, each with their own motives.

Character Interactions

• Yuan Shanyuan interacts with Bai Yu, expressing his desire to keep her with him forever.
• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe discuss the protective candles, with Lin Qianqian showing her knowledge of divination.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Tianhe reveals he's using a 'Yan Zhen' technique to suppress Wang Fugui's fate, a dangerous curse that requires staking one's own or a willing victim's fate.
• Luo Tianhe explains that Wang Fugui has an exceptionally fortunate destiny, and Jiang Cheng is more dangerous than Wang Fugui.
• Luo Tianhe reveals that according to a Yin Bagua divination, Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui are two aspects of the same person, one dark (Jiang Cheng) and one light (Wang Fugui), connected like yin and yang fish. Killing Wang Fugui would collapse Jiang Cheng.
• Lin Qianqian panics upon learning she's been manipulated and may be expendable. She begs Luo Tianhe for help, revealing her true identity as Lin Yanan from the Lin family of Night Watch.

Character Developments

• Lin Qianqian: Realizes her importance has been downplayed, panics, and reveals her true identity to Luo Tianhe, seeking his help.
• Luo Tianhe: Shows his manipulative side, putting pressure on Lin Qianqian, and reveals he knows more about the situation than he initially let on.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and power dynamics: Both Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe manipulate each other, with Luo Tianhe holding more power.
• Fate and destiny: The 'Yan Zhen' technique and the Yin Bagua divination emphasize the characters' fates and the interconnectedness of their destinies.
• Trust and betrayal: Lin Qianqian feels betrayed by those who sent her, while Luo Tianhe shows he doesn't fully trust her.

Character Interactions

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe: Their dynamic shifts as Luo Tianhe reveals more information, putting Lin Qianqian in a vulnerable position and increasing his leverage.
• Lin Qianqian and her unknown superiors: Their relationship is strained as Lin Qianqian feels manipulated and undervalued.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Qianqian confesses her suspicion that an infiltrator (Ding Zhenzong, Yuan Shanyuan, Bai Yu, or someone from Night Watch) is among them.
• Luo Tianhe and Lin Qianqian decide to cast a Nightmare Suppression spell on Wang Fugui using their own blood and destiny charts.
• Lin Qianqian decides to eliminate Luo Tianhe after leaving Nightmare Town by leaking his whereabouts to the Luo Family.

Character Developments

• Lin Qianqian: Realizes the gravity of the situation and decides to cooperate with Luo Tianhe. She also plans to eliminate Luo Tianhe after leaving Nightmare Town.
• Luo Tianhe: Maintains his calm and composed demeanor. He manipulates Lin Qianqian into casting the Nightmare Suppression spell with him.

Significant Themes

• Trust and manipulation: Luo Tianhe manipulates Lin Qianqian by playing on her fears and insecurities.
• Power dynamics: The characters' positions of power shift as they try to outmaneuver each other.
• Fate and destiny: The characters use their own blood and destiny charts to cast a powerful spell, highlighting the theme of fate and its manipulation.

Character Interactions

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe: They form an uneasy alliance, with Luo Tianhe manipulating Lin Qianqian into cooperating with him. Lin Qianqian, in turn, plans to betray Luo Tianhe after leaving Nightmare Town.
• Lin Qianqian and Wang Fugui: Though not present, Wang Fugui's influence is felt as the target of the Nightmare Suppression spell.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe discuss the Nightmare Array and Lin Qianqian's concerns about Luo's skills are eased when she sees Fatty's life candle dimming.
• Lin Qianqian flatters Luo Tianhe, who warns her against disrespecting Mount Luoyun.
• They set out for the mission, and Lin Qianqian feels uneasy about their life maps.
• Fatty wakes up from a brief unconsciousness, showing no signs of being cursed.
• Jiang Cheng, Li Bai, Yao Shunyu, and Doctor discuss who might have cursed Fatty, with Luo Tianhe being the prime suspect.

Character Developments

• Lin Qianqian: Shows insincere flattery and a restless nature, lacking in survival skills and experience.
• Luo Tianhe: Proves his skill, sees through Lin Qianqian's insincerity, and understands the harsh reality of the nightmare world.
• Fatty: Demonstrates exceptional physical prowess and resilience, even after being 'cursed'.
• Jiang Cheng: Shows concern for Fatty's well-being and strategic thinking in identifying the potential culprit.

Significant Themes

• Trust and deception: Lin Qianqian's insincere flattery and Luo Tianhe's warning highlight the lack of trust between them.
• Power dynamics: Luo Tianhe's skill and Fatty's resilience emphasize their importance in the mission.
• Survival: Luo Tianhe's understanding of the nightmare world's harsh reality underscores the theme of survival.

Character Interactions

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe: Lin Qianqian flatters Luo Tianhe, who sees through her insincerity and warns her.
• Fatty and Jiang Cheng: Jiang Cheng shows concern for Fatty, and Fatty offers to spar to prove his health.
• Jiang Cheng, Li Bai, Yao Shunyu, and Doctor: They discuss the potential culprit behind Fatty's 'curse'.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe have grown close, sharing a room, suggesting a secret alliance.
• Jiang Cheng suspects Lin Qianqian is a spy from the Night Watch.
• The group's mission tonight includes: digging up the infant's remains, saving Second Young Master's life, and returning Mr. Wu's corpse to the tomb.
• Yao Shunyu reveals a video showing Ding Zhenzong's death, proving the young master's deception and the Vengeful Infant's killing method.

Character Developments

• Jiang Cheng becomes more suspicious and analytical, considering Lin Qianqian a potential spy.
• Yao Shunyu shows sincerity by sharing the video, attempting to gain the group's trust.
• The young master's true nature is revealed as cunning and manipulative.

Significant Themes

• Trust and deception: Characters form alliances based on trust, but betrayals and hidden agendas are prevalent.
• Survival: Each character must navigate the mission's dangers to ensure their own survival.
• Power dynamics: Characters use their skills and knowledge to gain influence and control within the group.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Lin Qianqian: Jiang Cheng suspects Lin Qianqian's loyalty, creating tension between them.
• Yao Shunyu and the group: Yao Shunyu shares the video to gain the group's trust, hoping to improve his standing.
• The young master and Ding Zhenzong: The young master deceives Ding Zhenzong, revealing his manipulative nature.
• Luo Tianhe and Lin Qianqian: Their secret alliance hints at a larger scheme within the mission.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A ghost impersonating Li Bai knocks on Ding Zhenzong's door, causing fear and tension.
• Ding Zhenzong, believing the ghost to be a colleague, opens the door, but finds no one, and is killed by a voice mimicking Li Bai from behind.
• The video of Ding Zhenzong's encounter ends abruptly, revealing Li Bai's admission that she let Ding Zhenzong die to ensure her own safety.
• Yao Shunyu reveals Ding Zhenzong's threat and his alliance with Lin Qianqian.
• Jiang Cheng and Li Bai analyze Ding Zhenzong's death, attributing it to the Vengeful Infant, which extinguishes 'yang fire' to weaken its victims before killing them.
• They identify three methods the Vengeful Infant uses to extinguish 'yang fire': not looking down, not turning one's head, and avoiding being patted on the shoulder by an entangled corpse.

Character Developments

• Ding Zhenzong is revealed to be a threat, allied with Lin Qianqian, and more dangerous than initially thought.
• Li Bai shows her cunning and self-preservation instincts, admitting to letting Ding Zhenzong die.
• Yao Shunyu demonstrates his understanding of the situation and his willingness to eliminate threats.

Significant Themes

• Survival and self-preservation in the face of danger.
• The threat posed by allies and the necessity of eliminating threats.
• The methods used by the Vengeful Infant to weaken its victims.

Character Interactions

• Li Bai and Yao Shunyu work together to analyze Ding Zhenzong's death and the methods of the Vengeful Infant.
• Jiang Cheng scrutinizes Li Bai, suspecting her involvement in Ding Zhenzong's death.
• Fatty realizes the extent of Ding Zhenzong's threat and the danger they all face.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group learns about the 'Moonless Hour' ritual, which requires significant cultivation and a willing participant to borrow Yang Fire, but it's too dangerous and complex to use.
• Luo Tianhe calls Li Bai and Jiang Cheng, asking them to meet near Wu Manor's main gate for a mission briefing.
• Jiang Cheng and Fatty suspect something's amiss with Lin Qianqian's calm demeanor.
• Luo Tianhe explains their mission: dig up awakened Vengeful Infant remains under the main gate to suppress their resentment. He'll go first and mark the compatible remains.
• The moonless hour arrives, signaling the start of the mission.

Character Developments

• Fatty feels relieved that Li Bai can't perform the Moonless Hour ritual.
• Jiang Cheng remains suspicious of Lin Qianqian's motives.
• Luo Tianhe positions himself as a leader willing to take risks for the group.
• Fatty shows curiosity and understanding about the moonless hour.

Significant Themes

• Trust and suspicion among the group members.
• The dangers and complexities of powerful rituals.
• The importance of timing in supernatural activities (the moonless hour).

Character Interactions

• Jiang Cheng and Fatty discuss their concerns about Lin Qianqian.
• Luo Tianhe briefs the group on the mission, positioning himself as a leader.
• Fatty and Yuan Shanyuan discuss the moonless hour.
• The group waits for Luo Tianhe's signal to begin their mission.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The moonless night lasts longer than expected, and Wu Manor's atmosphere shifts subtly.
• Luo Tianhe sends a message with a list of numbers and names, indicating the locations of the Vengeful Infant's embryo.
• Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu find the gate of Wu Manor open, with a pit dug and numbered papers nearby.
• Yuan Shanyuan discovers blood on the hoe used to dig the pit, realizing Luo Tianhe's deception.
• Yuan Shanyuan finds and digs up the porcelain bottle containing the Vengeful Infant, but it's sealed with a talisman.
• The Vengeful Infant's cries are heard, and Bai Yu saves Yuan Shanyuan from losing another Yang fire.

Character Developments

• Yuan Shanyuan: Shows caution and cleverness in unraveling Luo Tianhe's trick, but also displays fear when faced with the Vengeful Infant.
• Luo Tianhe: Revealed to be manipulative and willing to sacrifice others for his goals, even at the risk of losing a Yang fire.
• Bai Yu: Demonstrates her protective nature towards Yuan Shanyuan, saving him from the Vengeful Infant's influence.

Significant Themes

• Deception and Manipulation: Luo Tianhe's actions highlight the theme of deception, as he manipulates others for his gain.
• Risk and Sacrifice: Characters are willing to take risks and make sacrifices to achieve their goals, even if it means endangering themselves.
• Power and Control: The Vengeful Infant's power and the talisman's control over it emphasize the theme of power and control.

Character Interactions

• Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu: Their interaction shows a level of trust and dependence, with Bai Yu protecting Yuan Shanyuan from the Vengeful Infant.
• Yuan Shanyuan and Luo Tianhe: Their dynamic is one of rivalry and mistrust, as Yuan Shanyuan figures out Luo Tianhe's plan and Luo Tianhe puts others in danger.