Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen forced Zhang Ting to split off with ten guards to seek Ghost Mugwort while the rest sailed to West Island to deliver Hu Zongxian’s secret letter. There, scholar Luo Longwen revealed that two mysterious newcomers had joined the Wokou Pirates and were helping Master Xu fight Ye Mazi’s men.

• Bai Xiaowen refused to let Zhang Ting take all the guards to North Island Ghost Reef, then allowed ten men to go while the rest accompanied him to West Island.
• Zhang Ting took ten elite guards north to seek Ghost Mugwort, and Bai Xiaowen sailed west with the remaining troops.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi met Luo Longwen, Wang Cuiqiao’s messenger, and Bai Xiaowen delivered Hu Zongxian’s secret letter.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that Luo Longwen was Master Hong’s strategist and that two mysterious newcomers had joined the pirates.
• Luo Longwen told Bai Xiaowen that the newcomers had helped Master Xu kill several of Ye Mazi’s fierce generals and had earned Master Xu’s favor.

Bai Xiaowen went undercover on Wusha Reef to deliver an amnesty letter and spread rumors designed to provoke Zhao Zhixiong into moving against Xu Hai. By noon, Luo Longwen returned with two black-robed figures, and Bai Xiaowen confronted him over the leaked amnesty secret.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi disguised themselves as low-ranking pirates and accompanied Luo Longwen to Xu Hai’s base on Wusha Reef.
• During the boat ride, Luo Longwen told Bai Xiaowen about the Xu Hai and Ye Mazi factions’ conflict and the uncertain prospects for amnesty.
• After delivering the secret letter, Luo Longwen left Bai Xiaowen and his guards in a secluded house, and Bai Xiaowen ordered the guards to spread rumors that Xu Hai would accept amnesty.
• Bai Xiaowen explained to Li Shuyi that the rumors were bait intended to provoke Zhao Zhixiong into urging Xu Hong to kill Xu Hai, giving Bai Xiaowen a chance to take revenge.
• The guards spread the rumors across the island, and Luo Longwen returned at noon with two black-robed people.
• Bai Xiaowen grabbed Luo Longwen by the collar and demanded to know how the amnesty secret had leaked.

Bai Xiaowen met Wang Cuiqiao, who promised to try to persuade Xu Hai to attack the pirate leaders Chen Dong and Ye Mazi in exchange for an imperial pardon. After leaving the island, Bai Xiaowen sailed with Li Shuyi toward Ghost Reef to look for Zhang Ting and the others, who had not returned from gathering herbs.

• Bai Xiaowen confronted Luo Longwen over the leaked news of the amnesty, and Wang Cuiqiao appeared to explain that Xu Hai was willing to consider surrendering but needed time and an imperial pardon.
• Wang Cuiqiao told Bai Xiaowen that Chen Dong and Ye Mazi had invited Xu Hai to meet on Kinmen Island in three days, and she promised to urge Xu Hai to attack them.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted Wang Cuiqiao's letter, obtained Elite Tier pirate identity tokens, and left the island with his guards.
• Li Shuyi guessed that Luo Longwen had joined the pirates because he loved Wang Cuiqiao, and Bai Xiaowen agreed that Luo's behavior supported her suspicion.
• Bai Xiaowen ordered the ships toward Ghost Reef after learning Zhang Ting and the others had not returned from gathering Ghost Mugwort.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi traveled to Ghost Reef to find Ghost Mugwort and rescue Zhang Ting’s guards, but discovered the reef was guarded by powerful Zombies and ghosts. After learning the danger posed to physical fighters, Bai Xiaowen decided to strengthen his Skeleton Mage.

• Bai Xiaowen learned that black, hair-like seaweed was slowing the ship, so he took Li Shuyi and four guards forward in three skiffs.
• The group found an unconscious guard from Zhang Ting’s party, and Bai Xiaowen revived him and learned the route they had taken.
• Bai Xiaowen’s party found dead guards with marks indicating they had strangled themselves, while survivors described Zombies and incorporeal ghosts on Ghost Reef.
• Bai Xiaowen realized the monsters countered physical-damage fighters and decided to strengthen his Skeleton Mage.

Bai Xiaowen enhanced his Skeleton Mage by fusing it with Zhu Zhi’s soul, transforming it into a Bone Warlock with support skills and a powerful anti-undead attack. Equipped with holy water and prepared to test its effectiveness against Ghost Reef’s creatures, the group encountered hostile figures in the mist.

• Bai Xiaowen chose to increase the Skeleton Mage’s attributes rather than summon a Vengeful Spirit, then fused it with Zhu Zhi’s soul.
• The Skeleton Mage mutated into a Bone Warlock with Lightning Strike, Ghost Path, and Yellow Heaven.
• Bai Xiaowen welcomed the Bone Warlock’s Bane of Evil ability and gave Li Shuyi two bottles of Diluted Holy Water to use against the Ghost Reef creatures.
• Bai Xiaowen and the group heard an inhuman roar and saw scarlet eyes in the mist, so he summoned his creatures and prepared for battle.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought through the ghosts of Ghost Reef, using their weaknesses and the guards’ intelligence to defeat stronger enemies as they moved toward Ghost Mugwort. After discovering that an unclean essence resonated with Absolon’s Blood Essence Stone fragment, they learned that Zhang Ting and the surviving guards had gone deeper into the reef.

• Bai Xiaowen identified the Black Corpses’ spines as their weak points, and Li Shuyi killed them while he and the Bone Warlock destroyed the Vengeful Spirits with lightning and fire.
• Bai Xiaowen explained how the two ghost types could support each other, then led the group deeper into Ghost Reef, where they fought higher-level monsters and lost one Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi opened two treasure chests; Li Shuyi received Vial of Corpse Poison, while Bai Xiaowen obtained Unclean Essence that resonated with his Absolon’s Blood Essence Stone fragment but could not be fused with it.
• Li Shuyi suggested that pirate blood might cleanse the essence, and Bai Xiaowen agreed to try again later.
• The Ming Army personal guards returned with two comrades’ corpses and reported finding a mark showing that Zhang Ting and the others had gone deeper into Ghost Reef, so Bai Xiaowen ordered the group onward.

Bai Xiaowen and his group found Zhang Ting and the other guards bound beside the Ghost Mugwort, then fought the White Ghost Queen when she refused to release them. As she took repeated lightning strikes, she called for something buried inside the grave mound to emerge.

• Bai Xiaowen’s group reached the wasteland and found Zhang Ting and three Ming Army guards bound in black seaweed beside the Ghost Mugwort.
• The White Ghost Queen appeared, identified herself as one of the Black-and-White Fiends, and rejected Bai Xiaowen’s requests to free the captives and let them pick the flowers.
• The White Ghost Queen attacked, and the Bone Warlock’s Thunderstrike Art blasted apart part of her body.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summons blocked the White Ghost Queen’s Mind Control from reaching Li Shuyi, and Li Shuyi disarmed the controlled Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.
• The Bone Warlock struck the White Ghost Queen with another lightning bolt, and she called for something inside the grave mound to come out.
• The grave mound split open, and a thick black-haired arm reached out.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought the White Ghost Queen and Black Zombie King while Ming Army guards retrieved the Ghost Mugwort, but the bosses blocked their escape and unleashed dangerous skills. The White Ghost Queen changed into Physical Form, leaving Bai Xiaowen poised to attack her with physical strikes.

• The White Ghost Queen revealed the Black Zombie King, and Bai Xiaowen identified the two bosses and split the fight between himself and Li Shuyi.
• Li Shuyi and the summoned creatures tied down the Black Zombie King while Bai Xiaowen and the Bone Warlock damaged the White Ghost Queen.
• Ming Army guards harvested the Ghost Mugwort and freed Zhang Ting and the others, but black seaweed blocked their route back to the boats.
• The White Ghost Queen and Black Zombie King attacked with Wail of Ten Thousand Ghosts and Corpse-Poison Miasma, but the Bone Warlock used Yellow Heaven to free Li Shuyi from the stun.
• The White Ghost Queen changed into Physical Form and tried Heart-Rending Strike on Bai Xiaowen, but a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier took the attack; Bai Xiaowen then struck her with a flame-wreathed punch.

Bai Xiaowen and his companions defeated the White Ghost Queen and the Black Zombie King on Ghost Reef, then returned to their ship with Zhang Ting and the surviving Ming Army guards. After tallying their gains, Bai Xiaowen opened the White Ghost Queen’s Golden Treasure Chest.

• Bai Xiaowen fought the White Ghost Queen at close range while the Black Zombie King attacked, and Vampire Kitz diverted the Zombie King’s Blood Essence Drain.
• Bai Xiaowen threw the White Ghost Queen down and finished her with a shot from his Desert Eagle.
• Bai Xiaowen and his companions defeated the Black Zombie King after the White Ghost Queen’s control skills were gone.
• Bai Xiaowen collected both Golden Treasure Chests and returned to the ship with Zhang Ting and the surviving Ming Army guards.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi counted their gains, and Bai Xiaowen opened the White Ghost Queen’s chest to reveal sixteen golden cards.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi collected rewards from the White Ghost Queen and Black Zombie King, gaining a powerful ring and special items tied to pirate blood. Bai Xiaowen upgraded his leg equipment with a tendon, leaving him with a much stronger jumping skill.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi received an A-Tier reward for killing the White Ghost Queen, and Bai Xiaowen drew a Tainted Essence Core while Li Shuyi drew an Illusion Talisman.
• Bai Xiaowen gave Li Shuyi the Void Ring, which increased Spirit and granted a five-second Intangibility skill.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi opened the Black Zombie King's chest and received 7,000 Psionic Points and a B-Tier reward.
• Bai Xiaowen found a Defiled Heart that required cleansing with the blood of True Wokou pirates and speculated that the Black Zombie King had been killed by them.
• Bai Xiaowen attached the Powerful Tendon to White Eagle's Assault, raising Swooping Flight's jump height to 300% and doubling its kick damage.

Bai Xiaowen helped Sun Xuanqing cure Yu Dayou by bringing back Ghost Mugwort, completing the A-Tier Elite Quest and earning rewards from Hu Zongxian. After Sun Xuanqing departed for the capital to pray for rain, Bai Xiaowen remained committed to helping suppress the Wokou Pirates.

• Bai Xiaowen gave Sun Xuanqing Ghost Mugwort and agreed to protect his ritual as he treated Yu Dayou’s fire poison.
• Yu Dayou awakened and accidentally punched Bai Xiaowen, who endured the blow without disrupting the ritual.
• Yu Dayou thanked Bai Xiaowen, and his Affection Level toward Bai Xiaowen rose to Friend.
• Hu Zongxian rewarded Bai Xiaowen with 3000 Merit Points, gold and silver ingots, and Respected standing in the Anti-Pirate Ming Army Faction for completing the Seeking Medicine quest.
• Bai Xiaowen gave Hu Zongxian Wang Cuiqiao’s reply letter and declined Sun Xuanqing’s invitation to travel to the capital.
• Sun Xuanqing refused Hu Zongxian’s escort and rode alone toward the capital to pray for rain.

Bai Xiaowen and the Ming commanders planned an ambush on Kinmen Island to eliminate Ye Mazi's and Chen Dong's Wokou Pirate factions, and Bai accepted a quest to infiltrate the island. Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei mobilized troops while Yu Dayou offered Bai a reward for saving his life.

• Hu Zongxian, Xu Wei, and Bai Xiaowen agreed that Xu Hai would need to prove his sincerity by defeating Ye Mazi and Chen Dong before receiving an amnesty decree.
• Xu Wei proposed infiltrating Kinmen Island with an elite team and surrounding it with government forces to attack the Wokou Pirates from within and without.
• Bai Xiaowen volunteered to infiltrate the island and claimed he had identity tokens to pass the Wokou patrols.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the C-Tier Hero Side Quest to eliminate Ye Mazi's and Chen Dong's factions within 72 hours.
• Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei left to mobilize troops, while Yu Dayou thanked Bai Xiaowen and offered him gold and silver, which Bai declined.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi received Yu Dayou’s thanks after saving him, and Li Shuyi gained valuable martial arts insights from his Sword Classic. Yu Dayou’s account of the weapon used by the Wokou activated a special solo quest for Bai Xiaowen, which he accepted but postponed until after the Battle of Kinmen.

• Bai Xiaowen declined Yu Dayou’s offer of gold and silver and asked for martial arts guidance instead.
• Yu Dayou gave Li Shuyi his Sword Classic, which improved her One-Handed Swordsmanship and Combat Specialty and granted her Advanced Polearm Weapons.
• Yu Dayou described how a Matsuura Clan Wokou Pirate Boss Tier ambushed him and used a crimson short sword to unleash an evil art.
• Bai Xiaowen asked Yu Dayou to describe the short sword, and the Spirit Realm activated the special side quest Sword Hunt for him.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted the quest and told Li Shuyi they would prioritize the Battle of Kinmen before pursuing it.

Bai Xiaowen prepared to infiltrate the Wokou Pirates on Kinmen Island with three elite Ming Army guards. On Wusha Reef, Wang Cuiqiao urged Xu Hai to accept imperial amnesty, but he reacted angrily and recalled Wang Zhi’s fate.

• Yu Dayou assigned Bai Xiaowen to observe the Wokou Pirates on Kinmen Island and ordered Zhang Ting, Yuan Yuan, and Zhou Zhan to accompany and protect him.
• Bai Xiaowen examined Zhang Ting’s abilities and learned that the three guards would count as his subordinates without affecting his mission rewards.
• Wang Cuiqiao asked Xu Hai to accept imperial amnesty because she felt remorse over the innocent people killed by the pirates.
• Xu Hai threw away the luminous pearls he had brought Wang Cuiqiao and grew furious when he learned she had met a court envoy on his behalf.
• Xu Hai threatened Wang Cuiqiao’s maid to learn who had helped her contact the court, then released her when Wang Cuiqiao intervened.
• Xu Hai argued that Wang Zhi had accepted amnesty only to be executed, warning Wang Cuiqiao that the same fate could await him.

Wang Cuiqiao persuaded Xu Hai to consider surrender by explaining that Hu Zongxian sought an imperial pardon, but Xu Hai agreed only to kill Chen Dong and Ye Ma and strengthen his forces. The three pirate factions gathered on Kinmen Island to mediate their conflict, and the banquet ended with the crowd waiting for Xu Hai to respond.

• Wang Cuiqiao explained why Wang Zhi's execution had worsened the pirate threat and argued that Xu Hai could safely accept surrender if the Emperor issued a pardon.
• Wang Cuiqiao showed Xu Hai Hu Zongxian's secret letter, which asked him to kill Chen Dong and Ye Ma.
• Xu Hai agreed to attack Chen Dong and Ye Ma at their Kinmen Island gathering, intending to absorb their followers and gain leverage with the court.
• Chen Dong welcomed Ye Ma and Xu Hai to a banquet on Kinmen Island, where Ye Ma praised Chen Dong and drank with him.
• The assembled pirates turned their attention to Xu Hai.

Xu Hai tried to force Chen Dong and Ye Ma to submit, but his ambush turned into a battle when Xu Hong betrayed him over his suspected plan to accept amnesty. As the pirate factions clashed across Kinmen Island and Harbor, Zhao Zhixiong was stabbed from behind just as he prepared to shoot Xu Hai.

• Chen Dong and Ye Ma confronted Xu Hai over his seizure of their goods, and Xu Hai revealed his plan to absorb their crews before signaling his hidden pirates to attack.
• Xu Hai's forces overwhelmed Chen Dong and Ye Ma's men; Ye Ma escaped into Kinmen Island, while Xu Hai wounded Chen Dong and accused him of resisting.
• Xu Hong stabbed Xu Hai, explaining that he opposed accepting amnesty after learning that Zhao Xiong had stolen secret letters about Xu Hai's dealings with Hu Zongxian.
• Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng sided with Xu Hong, while Chen Dong escaped into the island and summoned his fleet; Chen Dong's, Ye Ma's, and Xu Hai's crews then fought in Kinmen Harbor.
• Xu Hai attacked Zhao Zhixiong during his battle with Xu Hong, but Zhao survived with Tai Shuisheng's help and prepared a starlight arrow before a gunshot sounded and a blade stabbed him in the back.

Bai Xiaowen killed Zhao Zhixiong with a shot and a Shadow Assassin’s strike, then used the Ming Army’s attack on Kinmen Island to persuade Xu Hai’s pirates to accept amnesty and fight Xu Hong. He left Xu Hai to deal with the traitor and hurried after Chen Dong and Ye Ma, who had escaped.

• Bai Xiaowen killed Zhao Zhixiong with a critical shot while a Shadow Assassin stabbed him from behind, and Zhao Zhixiong dropped a golden treasure chest.
• Xu Hong confronted Bai Xiaowen, and Tai Shuisheng exposed him as a Ming Army spy, ending his pirate disguise.
• Bai Xiaowen claimed the Ming Army had surrounded Kinmen Island and urged the pirates to surrender; Xu Hai backed his claim by announcing he would accept amnesty.
• Ming Army warships bombarded Kinmen Island, prompting the watching pirates to join Xu Hai and charge at Xu Hong.
• Bai Xiaowen declined Xu Hai’s offer to pursue the escaped leaders together and set out after Chen Dong and Ye Ma.

Bai Xiaowen bargained with Tai Shuisheng for 10,000 Psionic Points and a notarized promise of secrecy, then tracked the wounded pirate leaders Chen Dong and Ye Ma with Li Shuyi. After deciding to attack them for greater quest rewards, Bai Xiaowen and his summons ambushed the pair, and Chen Dong prepared to fight when he saw how few opponents were present.

• Tai Shuisheng used his Burrowing Talisman as leverage, and Bai Xiaowen agreed to let him leave in exchange for 10,000 Psionic Points and a notarized vow not to reveal what happened.
• Tai Shuisheng left the Jiajing Plane World, and Bai Xiaowen voiced concern that investigators might still uncover Zhao Zhixiong's death.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, Zhang Ting, and two Elite Tier commandants followed Rageclaw's tracks to where Chen Dong and Ye Ma had reunited.
• Bai Xiaowen chose to attack Chen Dong and Ye Ma himself to raise the Hero Quest's difficulty and rewards.
• The Shadow Assassin stabbed Chen Dong, and Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi arrived with their summoned creatures.
• After scouts reported that no larger force was nearby, Chen Dong grew confident and threatened Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen assessed Chen Dong and weakened Ye Mazi, then ordered his forces to focus on killing Chen Dong while Li Shuyi and Fatty stalled Ye Mazi. Chen Dong broke through the encirclement with Shadowless Slash and launched Twin Dragon Flash at Bai Xiaowen.

• Bai Xiaowen examined Ye Mazi and Chen Dong, learning their attributes, skills, and current Life Values.
• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi to avoid fighting Chen Dong head-on and chose to focus their attacks on him while Zhang Ting and the other captains handled the pirates.
• Bai Xiaowen sent his summoned creatures against Chen Dong, while Li Shuyi and Fatty used hit-and-run tactics to hold off Ye Mazi.
• Chen Dong used Chasing Wind Sword Formula against Rageclaw, landing a critical hit that caused bleeding and increased his attack power.
• Chen Dong activated Shadowless Slash, damaged the surrounding summoned creatures, killed two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers, and escaped their encirclement.
• Chen Dong rushed Bai Xiaowen and attacked with Twin Dragon Flash.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi killed Chen Dong and Ye Mazi, then returned to Kinmen Harbor as the Ming Army closed in on the Wokou Pirates. There, Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei arrived while Yu Dayou and Xu Hai’s group were under guard.

• Li Shuyi used Tether to pull Bai Xiaowen clear of Chen Dong’s Twin Dragon Flash, and Bai Xiaowen used Intimidation to stop Chen Dong from escaping.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and their summoned creatures overwhelmed Chen Dong; Li Shuyi’s attacks brought him near death, and Bai Xiaowen shot him dead.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creatures surrounded the weakened Ye Mazi and killed him, though Ye Mazi’s Decapitation skill killed Fatty the Stitched Monster first.
• Zhang Ting and two elite captains defeated the remaining Elite Tier Wokou Pirates, and the group collected two Golden Treasure Chests and two Silver Treasure Chests.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought more lone Wokou elites, then returned to the hill where they found Xu Hai, Yu Dayou, and the Ming Army, with Xu Hong’s body nearby.
• Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei arrived as Bai Xiaowen reported killing Chen Dong and Ye Mazi, and Hu Zongxian praised Yu Dayou.