Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “You’re Called Luocha?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dan Heng explains to Sushang the nature of the Vidyadhara’s inheritance and the dragon of Permanence, emphasizing that even beings believed to possess eternal life ultimately face limits and death.
• As they advance through the infested area, Dan Heng and Sushang rescue surviving Cloud Knights and move the dead to open ground so their bodies can be treated with dignity.
• They find a wounded Cloud Knight being attacked by a former squadmate who has become Mara-struck. Dan Heng intervenes with his spear, while Sushang pulls the injured knight to safety.
• The wounded Cloud Knight reveals that the Mara-struck soldier was his friend, “Old Jia,” and asks Dan Heng to show mercy. He also refuses evacuation because the Puppet Judge of the Ten Lords’ Commission remains deeper inside and may need help.
• Before Sushang can decide what to do, a blond, blue-eyed man arrives. She mistakes him for Luocha, but he introduces himself as Otto Apocalypse.
• Sushang realizes that Otto is the person whose identity had previously been associated with Luocha, while Dan Heng recognizes him from their earlier meeting at the museum on Jarilo-VI.
• Otto uses a manifested knightly lance, the Black Abyss White Flower, to heal the Cloud Knight’s severe abdominal wound.
• Otto advises everyone to leave the dangerous area, claiming he came to observe the battle involving the mechs and assess the heavy losses.

Character Developments

• Dan Heng continues to act calmly and compassionately under pressure. He protects the wounded Cloud Knight, honors the soldier’s request for mercy, and shows respect toward the dead.
• Sushang displays bravery and empathy, immediately charging to help the injured knight and attempting to prioritize his rescue despite the mission’s grim conditions. Her confusion and excitement at meeting Otto also reveal her familiarity with the Luocha mystery.
• The wounded Cloud Knight demonstrates loyalty and duty by worrying about the Puppet Judge and his Mara-struck former comrade even while gravely injured.
• Otto Apocalypse is introduced as mysterious, polite, and highly capable. His resemblance to Luocha causes immediate confusion, while his healing ability and possession of the same distinctive weapon as Yan Huan establish a deeper connection to the events surrounding Luocha.
• Dan Heng and Otto recognize one another from the museum incident on Jarilo-VI, suggesting that Otto has been moving between major events and factions.

Significant Themes

• Mortality and the limits of immortality: Dan Heng’s discussion of the dragon of Permanence and the eventual death of all living beings sets up the tragedy of Mara-struck soldiers, whose unnaturally long lives ultimately become a curse.
• Duty versus survival: The wounded Cloud Knight refuses to retreat because he feels responsible for those still deeper inside, even though remaining may cost him his life.
• Mercy and dignity in war: Dan Heng and Sushang rescue survivors, preserve the bodies of the dead, and treat the Mara-struck soldier as a former comrade rather than merely an enemy.
• Identity and mistaken appearances: Sushang confuses Otto with Luocha, reinforcing the uncertainty surrounding Luocha’s identity and suggesting that appearance, name, and true identity may not align.
• Healing amid destruction: Otto’s power to restore the wounded contrasts sharply with the surrounding devastation, though his detached explanation for being present keeps his motives ambiguous.

Important Character Interactions

• Dan Heng and Sushang: Dan Heng acts as the experienced guide, teaching Sushang about Permanence while working alongside her to rescue survivors.
• Sushang and the wounded Cloud Knight: She urges him to accept treatment and evacuation, while he insists on continuing the mission because of the Puppet Judge.
• The Cloud Knight and the Mara-struck soldier: Their encounter highlights the tragedy of comrades being transformed into enemies. The wounded knight still asks that his former friend be treated mercifully.
• Sushang and Otto: Sushang mistakes Otto for Luocha and reacts with surprise when he gives a different name. Their exchange directly connects Otto to the unresolved Luocha mystery.
• Dan Heng and Otto: Their recognition of each other creates a sense of continuity with previous events on Jarilo-VI. Otto’s familiarity with Dan Heng and Yan Huan hints that he knows more about the wider situation than he openly reveals.

Chapter Summary: “What Are You Using?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sushang asks how serious the situation is, prompting a mysterious voice to estimate that roughly fifty-five Titans and thirteen Mithrums are present.
• Dan Heng recognizes the speaker as Welt, but this Welt clarifies that he is a different version of Welt Yang from the one Dan Heng knows. He reveals that he created the mechs currently fighting the monsters.
• Welt warns Dan Heng, Sushang, and the wounded Cloud Knight to retreat because an extremely dangerous enemy lies ahead. Otto teasingly reveals that multiple Doomsday Beasts are present on the Xianzhou.
• Realizing that ordinary fighters cannot survive against such enemies, Dan Heng agrees to escort Sushang and the Cloud Knight to safety.
• Welt and Otto proceed alone, cutting through increasingly powerful monsters, including large numbers of Crack Realm creatures and Voidrangers.
• They eventually reach a fog-covered area where a Doomsday Beast is fighting the final two surviving mechs: Baldr, a machine associated with Schicksal, and Hephaestus, a machine belonging to the Antimatter Legion and apparently modeled after Baldr.
• Both red mechs are defeated, leaving Welt to intervene. He summons a massive lead-gray machine called the MHT-3 Peacemaker, which crushes the surrounding monsters.
• Welt orders the Peacemaker to activate a tactical nuclear bomb, ending the chapter on the revelation that he intends to use overwhelming firepower against the Doomsday Beast.

Character Developments

• Welt Yang: Establishes himself as a highly capable engineer and powerful combatant. He is protective of Dan Heng, Sushang, and the Cloud Knight, insisting they retreat rather than face the Doomsday Beast. His calm seriousness contrasts with Otto’s provocations.
• Otto: Remains playful, manipulative, and antagonistic, repeatedly teasing Welt about being a “counterfeit” and about the Antimatter Legion copying Schicksal’s technology. Despite his mockery, he willingly accompanies Welt into danger and demonstrates formidable combat ability with golden chains and a cross.
• Dan Heng: Shows maturity and responsibility by recognizing the danger and ultimately prioritizing Sushang’s and the Cloud Knight’s safety over his own desire to help Welt.
• Sushang: Initially insists on staying to fight, but becomes frightened after learning that multiple Doomsday Beasts are present. She trusts Dan Heng’s judgment and retreats with him.
• The Cloud Knight: Recovers enough to stand and offers to help, but accepts Welt’s assessment that he cannot meaningfully contribute against the Doomsday Beast.
• Baldr and Hephaestus: Their defeat emphasizes the overwhelming strength of the Doomsday Beast and sets up Welt’s dramatic intervention.

Significant Themes

• The scale of danger: The chapter contrasts ordinary soldiers and mechs with Doomsday Beasts, emphasizing that courage alone cannot overcome an overwhelming threat.
• Identity and alternate selves: Welt’s introduction raises the idea that multiple versions of the same person can exist, with identity defined by experience and recognition rather than by a single “true” original.
• Pragmatism versus heroism: Dan Heng and Sushang initially want to fight, but retreat becomes the responsible choice. The chapter presents survival and strategic judgment as forms of courage.
• Technological rivalry and imitation: Otto’s comments about Hephaestus being based on Baldr highlight competition between factions and the copying or evolution of advanced weapons.
• Overwhelming power: Welt’s creation of the Peacemaker and deployment of a tactical nuclear weapon suggest that conventional combat has failed and that the coming battle will require extreme measures.

Important Character Interactions

• Welt formally distinguishes himself from the Welt known by Dan Heng, while Dan Heng reacts with immediate recognition and seriousness.
• Otto repeatedly needles Welt, calling him a counterfeit and mocking the Antimatter Legion’s technology. Welt responds with restrained irritation, revealing their longstanding familiarity and hostility.
• Welt protects the Cloud Knight and later Dan Heng and Sushang by ordering them to withdraw.
• Dan Heng and Sushang debate whether to remain and help, but Dan Heng ultimately persuades her to trust Welt.
• Otto and Welt fight side by side despite their antagonistic relationship, with Otto attacking monsters using golden chains while Welt advances toward the main threat.
• The chapter closes with Welt taking command of the Peacemaker and preparing to unleash a nuclear weapon on the Doomsday Beast.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sushang and Dan Heng witness a massive explosion caused by a Doomsday Beast, likely where Otto and Welt are.
• Otto and Welt are revealed to have survived the blast and are protecting three injured Cloud Knights and a puppet girl.
• The puppet girl, a Stellaron Hunter, invites Otto and Welt to help her find a dangerous fugitive.
• Inside the Divination Department, Kafka shares stories of fallen Aeons with Yan Huan, revealing three methods of causing an Aeon's fall.
• A sudden, violent shaking occurs across Xianzhou, with a withered tree regaining vitality. Kafka escapes, followed by Arara.

Character Developments

• Sushang and Dan Heng show concern for Otto and Welt's safety and rush to their aid.
• The puppet girl demonstrates resilience and determination, seeking help to continue her mission.
• Kafka displays her strategic mind and manipulative skills, escaping from the Divination Department.
• Yan Huan shows restraint in not pursuing Kafka, hinting at his understanding of her actions.

Significant Themes

• Survival and perseverance in the face of danger (Otto, Welt, the puppet girl).
• The consequences of immortality and the pursuit of Yaoshi (Xianzhou Alliance's history).
• Manipulation and strategic planning (Kafka's escape).

Character Interactions

• Sushang and Dan Heng work together to reach Otto and Welt.
• Otto and Welt protect the Cloud Knights and the puppet girl, showing their commitment to their mission.
• Kafka interacts with Yan Huan, sharing information and manipulating his actions.
• March 7th and Yan Huan have a brief, humorous exchange about March 7th's eating habits.

Chapter Summary: “Are You Done Yet?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th questions whether Brother Yan Huan has been brainwashed by Kafka after he casually declares that Kafka is his “mom.” Luocha examines him and confirms there are no signs of the Word Spirit Technique, suggesting Yan Huan’s statement was genuine—or at least not magically induced.
• The group prepares to leave the Divination Department amid the ongoing crisis. They discover Tingyun injured after slipping on the banana peel March 7th had thrown away. March denies responsibility, while Luocha attempts to defuse the argument.
• Tingyun pilots the Star Skiff as the group leaves. They witness the Jianmu—the previously dying sacred tree—growing into a massive structure. Yan Huan notices that its appearance resembles the strange vines he had previously dug up, hinting at a possible connection.
• Meanwhile, Fu Xuan reports to Jing Yuan about Kafka’s information. Jing Yuan explains that he had already deduced the Stellaron crisis involved both an external enemy and an internal conspiracy, most likely the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
• Jing Yuan concludes that the Stellaron Hunters were not responsible for the disaster but deliberately brought the Astral Express and the Xianzhou together for a larger, unknown purpose. Fu Xuan humorously challenges his claim of foresight by reminding him of the chaotic incidents involving Yang Chao Yue and Yan Qing.
• The group returns to Changle Heaven, where Welt anxiously waits for them. He is relieved to see March 7th and Yan Huan safely return.
• Tingyun initially leaves to handle other business, but Yan Huan predicts she will return with another request. A few minutes later, she does come back, seemingly proving his point.

Character Developments

• Brother Yan Huan: Remains eccentric, blunt, and seemingly unconcerned with the surrounding crisis. His strange attachment to Kafka becomes even more apparent, and he shows an uncanny ability to anticipate Tingyun’s return.
• March 7th: Continues to act impulsively and defensively, denying that she caused Tingyun’s injury. She is also protective of Yan Huan and impatient with the Xianzhou’s chaos.
• Luocha: Acts as the group’s calm and rational presence, medically examining Yan Huan and trying to mediate the dispute with Tingyun. His concern for Welt’s mental state also reveals his attentiveness toward his companions.
• Tingyun: Shows gratitude toward March 7th and Yan Huan while maintaining her polite, formal manner. Her return suggests she still has an important role or request for the group.
• Fu Xuan: Demonstrates skepticism toward Jing Yuan’s claims and openly teases him about whether he truly anticipated every recent event.
• Jing Yuan: Reveals his strategic understanding of the Stellaron crisis. He has correctly identified the likely external and internal threats, though he admits he could not initially understand the Stellaron Hunters’ purpose.
• Welt: Displays strong anxiety about the group’s safety, but tries to reassure everyone that he is fine.

Significant Themes

• Hidden motives and larger schemes: Jing Yuan recognizes that the crisis is part of a carefully arranged plan involving the Stellaron Hunters, the Xianzhou, and the Astral Express.
• Trust versus uncertainty: The characters must decide whether to trust Kafka’s information, the Grand Void Array, and each other while the truth remains incomplete.
• Chaos amid catastrophe: Serious revelations about the Stellaron and Jianmu are repeatedly interrupted by slapstick incidents, misunderstandings, and personal absurdity.
• Fate and inevitability: Yan Huan’s prediction that Tingyun will return—and its immediate fulfillment—adds a comedic suggestion that events may follow an unavoidable pattern.
• The contrast between strategy and spontaneity: Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan analyze the crisis at a grand political level, while March, Yan Huan, and the others deal with banana peels, family jokes, and impromptu quests.

Character Interactions

• March interrogates Yan Huan about Kafka, while Luocha confirms that his behavior is not caused by brainwashing.
• March and Tingyun argue over the banana peel, with Luocha attempting to move them past the dispute.
• Yan Huan and March observe the transformed Jianmu and connect it to the mysterious vines he previously encountered.
• Fu Xuan questions Jing Yuan’s supposed foresight, particularly regarding the embarrassing defeat of Yan Qing.
• Welt warmly welcomes the returning group and reassures them that retreat is acceptable if the crisis becomes too dangerous.
• March scolds Yan Huan for failing to properly thank Tingyun, only for Tingyun to return moments later and validate his prediction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th and Yan Huan receive a message from Tingyun to visit the Department of Earthly Rulings.
• March 7th goes alone and meets Dahao, who reveals the increasing frequency and severity of Mara-struck cases.
• Qingxuan from Shence Mansion tells March 7th about a letter from a Mara-struck hinting at a drug trial and the Medicine Master's Legacy.

Character Developments

• March 7th shows initial reluctance to get involved but eventually agrees to help.
• Yan Huan remains indifferent and uninterested, focusing on playing games.
• Dahao and Qingxuan display concern and urgency about the Mara-struck situation.

Significant Themes

• The spread of Mara-struck and its potential connection to a conspiracy.
• The tension between the seriousness of the situation and March 7th's initial reluctance to engage.

Character Interactions

• March 7th and Yan Huan bicker playfully but March 7th ultimately decides to help alone.
• March 7th interacts with Dahao and Qingxuan, learning about the Mara-struck issue.
• March 7th's decision to leave after hearing about the Medicine Master's Legacy hints at her desire to avoid trouble.

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th is approached by officials seeking help with a critical situation on Xianzhou.
• They ask her to infiltrate a group seeking the Elixir of Immortality, posing as someone mentally unstable.
• March 7th suggests Yan Huan as a better candidate for the mission.
• Yan Huan initially refuses but returns after hearing about the Elixir of Immortality.
• Officials warn about the dangers of pursuing immortality and the Mara-struck condition.
• Yan Huan agrees to start his investigation in the Changle Heaven area, where outsiders might be incited.

Character Developments

• March 7th shows reluctance to take on dangerous missions but is willing to help when it involves finding the Elixir of Immortality.
• Yan Huan initially refuses the mission but becomes interested when he hears about the Elixir of Immortality, showing his desire for power and immortality.
• Officials from the Department of Earthly Rulings show desperation and concern about the situation on Xianzhou.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of immortality and its consequences, as seen through the Mara-struck condition.
• The importance of internal issues over external threats.
• The dangers of undercover work and the potential risks faced by agents.

Character Interactions

• March 7th and Yan Huan have a tense interaction, with March 7th suggesting Yan Huan for the mission and Yan Huan initially refusing.
• Officials from the Department of Earthly Rulings try to persuade March 7th and Yan Huan to take on the mission, highlighting their desperation and concern.
• March 7th and Yan Huan have a brief exchange about the Elixir of Immortality and the Mara-struck condition, showing their differing views on the pursuit of immortality.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Huan and March 7th are tasked with finding suspicious individuals in Changle Heaven by Qingzu from the Department of Earthly Rulings.
• They decide to visit Changle Heaven to look for these individuals but find the task challenging due to the many people and vendors.
• March 7th spots two muscular men fighting and suggests they might be the suspicious individuals Qingzu mentioned.
• Yan Huan and March 7th approach the two men, who are revealed to be seven feet tall kindergarteners, three and four years old respectively.

Character Developments

• March 7th: She is curious, observant, and initially shocked by the size and strength of the kindergarteners. She is also gentle and patient when interacting with them.
• Yan Huan: He is calm, collected, and resourceful. He uses his wit to outsmart the kindergarteners, showing a clever and playful side.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs Reality: The kindergarteners' appearance is deceiving, as they look like adults but are actually children. This theme is also reflected in Yan Huan's ability to outsmart them despite their intimidating size.
• Growth and Development: The kindergarteners' rapid physical development serves as a stark contrast to their mental age, highlighting the theme of growth and development in different aspects of life.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan and March 7th: They work together to investigate the suspicious individuals, with March 7th being more impulsive and Yan Huan being more strategic. Their interaction shows a balance of their strengths.
• Yan Huan and the Kindergarteners: Yan Huan uses his wit to outsmart the kindergarteners, showing a playful and clever side of his character. He also demonstrates understanding and patience when dealing with their childlike behavior.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Huan (disguised as Sampo) and March 7th are on the Luofu, Changle Heaven, seeking immortality.
• They encounter two muscular, early-developed children who are bullied due to their appearance.
• A strange man, Green Lotus, approaches them, claiming to have opportunities for immortality and inviting them to a secluded alley.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan (Sampo) shows a caring side towards the bullied children but also displays a manipulative nature, using March 7th's concern for the children to continue his investigation.
• March 7th shows empathy and understanding towards the children, standing up for them against Yan Huan's insensitivity.
• Green Lotus is introduced as a potential lead in the search for immortality, but his shifty behavior raises suspicion.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs. Reality: The children are judged and bullied based on their appearance, despite being normal kids.
• Manipulation and Deception: Yan Huan uses March 7th's emotions to his advantage, and Green Lotus's invitation may be a trap.
• The Quest for Immortality: The desire for eternal life drives characters' actions and decisions.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan and March 7th's dynamic shifts as they interact with the children and Green Lotus, with March 7th showing more empathy and Yan Huan more manipulation.
• Yan Huan and Green Lotus's interaction hints at a potential alliance or conflict, with Green Lotus's true intentions unclear.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green Lotus, a member of the Medicine Master's Legacy, approaches March 7th and Yan Huan, suspecting they are targets.
• Yan Huan reveals his desire for immortality, and Green Lotus invites them to join the Medicine Master's Legacy.
• They are led to a courtyard where they are surrounded by Cultivators of the Legacy.
• To become a Cultivator, they must copy the 'Thousand-Hand Medicine Master's Compassionate Salvation' five hundred times.

Character Developments

• March 7th: Realizes the danger of their situation and is hesitant to join the Legacy.
• Yan Huan: Eager to join the Legacy and obtain immortality, he enthusiastically agrees to the trial.
• Green Lotus: Reveals himself as a Cultivator of the Medicine Master's Legacy, seeking new members.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of immortality and happiness.
• The consequences of blindly following desires.
• The methods and trials required for joining a secretive organization.

Character Interactions

• March 7th and Yan Huan: March 7th is cautious and hesitant, while Yan Huan is eager and confident.
• Green Lotus and Yan Huan/March 7th: Green Lotus tries to convince them to join the Legacy, while Yan Huan is easily persuaded, and March 7th is more skeptical.

Key Plot Points

• Yan Huan and March 7th are forced to copy a religious text, 'Thousand-Hand Medicine Master's Compassionate Salvation', five hundred times each as a trial by the Aeon of Abundance's followers.
• March 7th considers escaping but decides against it after encountering Green Lotus at the gate.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan shows dedication and discipline in copying the text, revealing his past experiences with copying lines for mistakes.
• March 7th initially resists copying but eventually starts out of guilt and to avoid conflict with the followers.

Significant Themes

• The theme of perseverance and completing tasks despite initial resistance is highlighted through both characters' experiences.
• The conflict between personal desires and duty is explored as March 7th considers escaping but ultimately decides to stay and complete the task.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan encourages March 7th to copy the text, appealing to her sense of duty and guilt for involving him in the mission.
• Green Lotus warns March 7th not to leave the trial area, preventing her from escaping.

Chapter Summary: “Ah?! You Copied It?!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A disguised Cloud Knight secretly calls March 7th and Yan Huan over, but Yan Huan ignores him and continues copying the Medicine Master’s scripture.
• Believing the Cloud Knight may be part of Green Lotus’s test, March 7th refuses his offer to help and painstakingly copies the text herself.
• March 7th completes multiple copies, eventually reaching twenty-three, while Yan Huan appears to keep writing beside her.
• During an evening meal, March 7th realizes the writing sound is continuing even though Yan Huan is eating. She discovers a tiny portal on his desk, through which completed pages are being delivered.
• Yan Huan reveals that he has arranged for members of the Department of Earthly Rulings to produce the copies, rather than doing the work himself.
• Furious that she has been copying by hand while Yan Huan used outside help, March 7th attacks him. The sowers intervene and separate them.
• Green Lotus checks the pages and announces that exactly one thousand copies have been completed. The disguised Cloud Knight is revealed to have secretly filled in the remaining work, apparently helping the pair complete the task.

Character Developments

• March 7th demonstrates determination and loyalty to the Department of Earthly Rulings by seriously attempting to complete the copying task herself. Her dedication turns into outrage when she discovers Yan Huan deceived her.
• Yan Huan is revealed to be pragmatic and highly resourceful, using a portal and outside assistance to avoid the exhausting labor. His casual attitude contrasts sharply with March 7th’s sincerity.
• The disguised Cloud Knight appears concerned about the pair’s situation and repeatedly tries to help, despite being suspected of testing them. He ultimately contributes to completing the copies.
• Green Lotus remains focused on judging the result rather than the method, accepting the finished thousand copies with satisfaction.

Significant Themes

• Sincerity versus clever shortcuts: March 7th believes the task must be completed personally, while Yan Huan prioritizes efficiency.
• Trust and misunderstanding: March 7th’s suspicion of the Cloud Knight causes her to reject help, while she trusts Yan Huan’s apparent diligence and is embarrassed when she discovers the truth.
• Dedication and absurd labor: The repetitive copying emphasizes the extremes of obedience and devotion demanded by the Medicine Master’s followers.
• Comedic contrast: March 7th’s physical suffering and moral seriousness are juxtaposed with Yan Huan’s effortless magical workaround.

Character Interactions

• March 7th and Yan Huan work side by side, though their approaches differ completely.
• March 7th repeatedly suspects the Cloud Knight of being part of Green Lotus’s test, while he insists he is simply trying to help.
• Yan Huan’s revelation provokes March 7th into beating him until the sowers restrain her.
• Green Lotus mediates the conflict and inspects the completed pages, unaware—or only partly aware—of how the copies were produced.
• The Cloud Knight silently signals that he helped finish the assignment, leaving March 7th shocked and confused.

Chapter Summary: “So That Was It?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Cloud Knight approaches Yan Huan and March 7th after helping them finish copying the Medicine Master’s scriptures. He reveals that he is also undercover, having infiltrated the Medicine Master’s Legacy to investigate Green Lotus and the group’s heretical teachings.
• March 7th mocks his poor disguise: he entered the suspicious organization while still wearing his Cloud Knight uniform. He insists this was an attempt to infiltrate the group from within.
• The Cloud Knight asks Yan Huan and March 7th to protect his identity while he reports back to the Shence Mansion. Yan Huan reveals that he has already sent the location to the authorities by phone, reassuring the Cloud Knight that the situation is under control.
• Green Lotus inspects the copied scriptures character by character and praises the trio for demonstrating an affinity with immortality. He announces that they have completed the first stage of the initiation.
• The second stage is revealed to be a duel: March 7th and the Cloud Knight must fight Wang Ergou, with the survivor becoming a true cultivator. Yan Huan is expected to stand aside and refrain from helping March 7th.
• The Cloud Knight protests that they came seeking immortality, not death. Green Lotus explains that refusal is allowed, but the group will not permit them to leave. Members of the organization surround the trio, making the threat clear.
• Before a fight begins, Yan Huan steps forward after a glowing feather passes him. He simply says “Continue,” apparently satisfying the initiation requirement.
• Green Lotus immediately declares that all three have passed and officially become qualified cultivators. The surrounding members withdraw, revealing that the apparent duel was never actually necessary.
• Green Lotus assigns them code names: Black Rose, Pink Peach Blossom, and Blue Mountain Tea, respectively.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan remains calm and resourceful throughout the situation. He uses his phone to alert the authorities and appears to understand more about the organization’s internal rules than the others. His mysterious response with the glowing feather suggests he may have triggered or fulfilled the final trial through unknown means.
• March 7th remains outspoken and sarcastic, criticizing the Cloud Knight’s disguise and protesting the unfair duel. She is frustrated when Yan Huan agrees not to help her, but she also demonstrates quick awareness of the absurdity and danger of the situation.
• The Cloud Knight is revealed to be an undercover investigator, though he is inexperienced and comically inept at maintaining his cover. His panic at the prospect of fighting shows that he expected investigation, not an actual life-or-death test. He also recognizes Yan Huan and March 7th as his main hopes of survival.
• Green Lotus appears friendly and patient but is also manipulative and threatening. He presents the organization’s rules as unavoidable while controlling the situation and testing the newcomers’ reactions.

Significant Themes

• Absurdity and satire: The chapter humorously portrays undercover work as clumsy and improvised, especially through the Cloud Knight’s decision to infiltrate while wearing his official uniform.
• Trust and loyalty: The initiation is supposedly designed to test whether recruits are genuinely loyal. The proposed duel reflects the organization’s extreme interpretation of trust.
• Appearance versus reality: The group’s dangerous “final trial” turns out not to require an actual fight. The characters’ understanding of events is repeatedly undermined by hidden rules and sudden reversals.
• Control and coercion: Although Green Lotus claims participation is voluntary, the surrounding crowd makes refusal effectively impossible. The organization uses the threat of force to maintain obedience.
• Improvisation under pressure: Yan Huan’s calm phone call and mysterious intervention contrast with the Cloud Knight’s panic and March 7th’s confusion, showing different responses to danger.

Character Interactions

• March 7th ridicules the Cloud Knight’s disguise, while he earnestly defends it as a logical infiltration strategy.
• The Cloud Knight asks Yan Huan and March 7th to conceal his identity, creating an alliance among the three undercover operatives.
• Green Lotus praises the trio’s copied scriptures before placing them in a dangerous situation, shifting from welcoming guide to coercive examiner.
• Yan Huan jokingly refuses to help March 7th in the duel, prompting her to angrily insult him.
• The Cloud Knight’s fear contrasts with Yan Huan’s composure and March 7th’s indignation, emphasizing their differing personalities.
• Green Lotus ultimately treats all three as successful recruits and assigns them code names, leaving them confused about how they passed the trial.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th realizes that Yan Huan has somehow altered the consciousness of the Medicine Master’s Legacy cultivators, causing them to believe that she, Yan Huan, and the Cloud Knight successfully passed their initiation trial.
• Green Lotus leaves with the aliases Black Rose, Pink Peach Blossom, and Blue Mountain Tea, and the three protagonists leave the courtyard. They discover that the location is only a minor base with no guards, suggesting the people there are low-ranking members.
• Yan Huan decides not to follow the departing cultivators, reasoning that they are merely ordinary members and that the group is already embedded within the organization.
• Qingzu contacts Yan Huan and learns that the trio has infiltrated the Medicine Master’s Legacy. She orders them to continue investigating and asks them to search for Zhixin, a Cloud Knight who disappeared months earlier. She also warns them to limit communication to avoid exposing their identities.
• The Cloud Knight leaves to alert his fellow soldiers, but Yan Huan dismisses their usefulness, noting that they were unable to resist Featherfall Dust and would be vulnerable in a serious confrontation.
• At the designated meeting place, March 7th finds a letter addressed to the trio. It assigns them a mission to intercept intelligence sent by a betraying cultivator to the Shence Mansion.
• The letter promises that, if they succeed, they will be introduced to the Medicine Master’s Legacy chief representative in Changle Heaven and may gain approval to “ascend to the path of immortality.”
• Rather than search for the letter, Yan Huan uses a tracker he secretly planted on Green Lotus to locate him. The Fate Armor’s Demi-God Machine, Mitestain, detects Green Lotus in the basement of a pharmacy with several others.
• Yan Huan and March 7th pretend to search for the intelligence, then tell Green Lotus that they have found it. Green Lotus summons them to the earlier courtyard.
• Green Lotus introduces them to Lord Zi Yueji, the chief representative of the Medicine Master’s Legacy in Changle Heaven, and demands that they pay their respects.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan continues to demonstrate cleverness, confidence, and a willingness to manipulate situations. He avoids wasting time on low-level members and immediately seeks a higher-ranking target.
• He also reveals his distrustful and pragmatic nature by secretly tracking Green Lotus and ignoring the assigned mission’s intended procedure.
• March 7th shows increasing awareness of strange events and quickly connects the current situation to a previous incident involving altered perceptions. She remains enthusiastic and curious, though she also follows Yan Huan’s risky plans.
• The Cloud Knight acts responsibly by attempting to arrange support from fellow soldiers, but Yan Huan views him and his allies as too weak to be useful.
• Qingzu takes on a supervisory role, balancing the importance of the mission with concern for the infiltrators’ safety. Her request to find Zhixin adds a personal and emotional dimension to the investigation.
• Green Lotus becomes convinced that the trio are trustworthy and grants them access to a senior leader, unknowingly helping Yan Huan advance the infiltration.

Significant Themes

• Infiltration and deception: The protagonists exploit altered memories, false identities, and staged loyalty to penetrate the Medicine Master’s Legacy.
• Trust and manipulation: Green Lotus trusts the trio because of Yan Huan’s deception, while Yan Huan privately manipulates Green Lotus to reach more important figures.
• Pragmatism versus loyalty: Yan Huan ignores formal instructions when he believes a faster, more effective strategy is available.
• The cost of undercover work: Qingzu’s warning about limited communication and her concern for their safety highlight the danger of prolonged infiltration.
• Hierarchy and ambition: The chapter emphasizes the distinction between disposable low-level members and influential leaders, with Yan Huan focused on reaching the organization’s true decision-makers.
• Unresolved disappearance: The search for Zhixin introduces a parallel mystery and underscores the Cloud Knights’ responsibility toward missing comrades and their families.

Important Character Interactions

• March 7th alerts Yan Huan to the altered perceptions of the cultivators and later discovers the mission letter.
• Yan Huan and the Cloud Knight discuss whether the courtyard and its inhabitants matter, revealing their differing levels of concern and Yan Huan’s dismissive attitude toward ordinary soldiers.
• Yan Huan exchanges messages with Qingzu, confirming the infiltration and receiving the assignment to investigate Zhixin.
• Yan Huan and March 7th deceive Green Lotus by claiming to have found the intelligence, prompting him to summon them.
• Green Lotus formally presents them to Lord Zi Yueji, placing the undercover trio directly before the Medicine Master’s Legacy’s highest-ranking representative in Changle Heaven.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Huan and March 7th meet with Green Lotus and Zi Yueji to discuss the missing Cloud Knight.
• They reveal that the Cloud Knight betrayed them, was killed by Yan Huan, and the letter was found and sent to Green Lotus.
• Zi Yueji reveals he was once a Cloud Knight and now serves the Abundance Medicine King, offering Yan Huan and March 7th a prescription to gain ultimate power and freedom.
• March 7th and Yan Huan try to gather information about the Medicine Master's Legacy's structure and leadership, but Green Lotus interrupts their questioning.
• Zi Yueji agrees to answer one last question, which Yan Huan uses to ask if Zi Yueji is gay, leading to March 7th kicking him.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan: Shows decisiveness in eliminating the traitorous Cloud Knight, demonstrating his ruthlessness. He also displays a keen interest in Zi Yueji's past as a Cloud Knight.
• March 7th: Shows curiosity and determination in uncovering the Medicine Master's Legacy's secrets, displaying a strategic mind. She also shows a protective side towards Yan Huan, kicking him after his inappropriate question.
• Zi Yueji: Reveals his past as a Cloud Knight and his frustration with his mortal body's limitations. He shows pride in his new role as a retainer of the Abundance Medicine King and offers Yan Huan and March 7th a chance at immortality.
• Green Lotus: Shows concern for the organization's safety and secrecy, interrupting Yan Huan and March 7th's questioning.

Significant Themes

• Immortality: The desire for immortality drives many characters, including March 7th, Yan Huan, and Zi Yueji.
• Power and Freedom: Characters seek power to overcome limitations and gain freedom, as seen in Zi Yueji's journey and his offer to Yan Huan and March 7th.
• Secrecy and Trust: The Medicine Master's Legacy operates on a need-to-know basis, with Green Lotus and Zi Yueji both emphasizing the importance of secrecy.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan and March 7th: They work together to gather information, with March 7th taking the lead in questioning and Yan Huan asking the final, provocative question.
• Yan Huan and Zi Yueji: Yan Huan shows interest in Zi Yueji's past, while Zi Yueji offers them a chance at immortality.
• March 7th and Green Lotus: March 7th is frustrated by Green Lotus's interruption of their questioning, while Green Lotus shows concern for the organization's safety.

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th and her group encounter Zi Yueji, who was once Zhixin, a Cloud Knight.
• Zi Yueji, under the influence of the Abundance Medicine King's power, doesn't recognize March 7th and attacks her.
• March 7th freezes Zi Yueji, but he breaks free and starts fighting his own Mara-struck soldiers.
• The Mara-struck soldiers try to attack March 7th and Yan Huan but are blocked by Zi Yueji.

Character Developments

• Zi Yueji (formerly Zhixin) has lost his memory and identity, now serving the Abundance Medicine King.
• March 7th is shocked and disbelieving at finding Zi Yueji in this state.
• Green Lotus is revealed to have been deceived by the spies and is now in Zi Yueji's bad graces.

Significant Themes

• Identity and memory loss
• The corrupting influence of power
• Betrayal and deception

Character Interactions

• March 7th and Zi Yueji's reunion is hostile, with March 7th trying to reason with him and Zi Yueji attacking her.
• Zi Yueji's Mara-struck soldiers turn against each other and March 7th's group due to Zi Yueji's actions.
• Green Lotus is caught in the middle, trying to defend his actions to Zi Yueji.

Chapter Summary: “Let’s Charge at the Jianmu!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A large force of Cloud Knights arrives at the courtyard where Yan Huan and March 7th have been investigating the Medicine Master’s Legacy.
• They find numerous defeated Mara-struck and Legacy cultivators. Zi Yueji, who has transformed into a Mara-struck, is the only one still standing.
• Zi Yueji deceives the Cloud Knights into believing he is an ally and orders them to search for the remaining terrorists. Yan Huan reinforces the deception by pretending that Zi Yueji has been brainwashed by him.
• The Cloud Knights accept the explanation, split up to capture the remaining cultivators, and escort the defeated enemies away. Yan Huan and March are praised for stopping the threat before the Knights arrived.
• At Shence Mansion, Yan Huan, March, Welt, Qingzu, Dahao, and other Xianzhou officials hold a debriefing.
• Welt reveals that General Jing Yuan considers the Medicine Master’s Legacy an urgent internal threat and has asked the Express crew to help investigate it.
• Yan Huan and March question why they are focusing on the Legacy instead of sealing the Stellaron. Welt explains that the Stellaron is likely embedded in the Jianmu, but they need a special “key” before they can approach it.
• March suggests ignoring the General’s instructions and charging directly at the Jianmu, but Welt rejects the idea and urges patience.
• Yan Huan and March recount their undercover mission, including their encounter with Green Lotus, the scripture-copying trial, the second trial requiring murder, their manipulation of Green Lotus’s consciousness, and their confrontation with Zi Yueji.
• The officials are shocked to learn that Zhixin, once known as the renowned “Divine Spear,” had willingly become the chief local representative of the Medicine Master’s Legacy rather than merely being deceived or victimized.

Character Developments

• Yan Huan demonstrates his ability to manipulate people’s memories or consciousness, using this power both on Green Lotus and indirectly to make the Cloud Knights believe Zi Yueji had been brainwashed.
• March 7th remains energetic, outspoken, and impatient. She wants to prioritize sealing the Stellaron and openly suggests confronting the Jianmu without waiting for Jing Yuan’s approval.
• Welt clarifies that he is not ill, despite March’s continued misunderstanding, and takes on a more serious advisory role during the investigation.
• Zi Yueji is revealed to be a transformed Mara-struck and appears willing to exploit the Cloud Knights’ confusion to further the Legacy’s plans.
• Zhixin’s fall is shown to be deliberate: he has become a high-ranking member of the Medicine Master’s Legacy.
• Qingzu and the Xianzhou officials move from uncertainty to alarm as they realize the scale of the Legacy’s infiltration and Zhixin’s betrayal.

Significant Themes

• Deception and manipulation: Yan Huan’s powers and the characters’ undercover tactics allow them to turn the Cloud Knights against the Legacy without revealing the truth immediately.
• Trust and authority: The Cloud Knights must decide whether to trust Zi Yueji, Yan Huan, or their own assumptions, while the Express crew debates whether to follow Jing Yuan’s orders.
• Internal corruption: The Medicine Master’s Legacy is presented as a threat embedded within Xianzhou society, including among respected figures such as Zhixin.
• Duty versus impatience: March wants immediate action against the Stellaron, while Welt emphasizes strategic patience and cooperation with the General.
• Fall from grace: Zhixin’s transformation from celebrated warrior to Legacy leader highlights how respected individuals can become part of the very threat they once might have opposed.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan manipulates the Cloud Knights’ interpretation of Zi Yueji, while the Cloud Knight who previously interviewed him eagerly accepts the explanation.
• March questions Welt about his supposed illness and Luocha, leading to a humorous misunderstanding when Welt insists he was never sick.
• Yan Huan jokingly accuses Welt of seeking “side work,” maintaining their informal and teasing relationship.
• March and Yan Huan challenge Jing Yuan’s priorities, arguing that the Stellaron should be sealed first.
• Qingzu interrupts their casual discussion to return the gathering to its official purpose: documenting the undercover operation.
• The officials react with disbelief and concern when Yan Huan and March reveal that Zhixin was not merely compromised but had actively become the Legacy’s chief representative.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhixin, a Divine Spear, is now helping the Cloud Knights capture the planters of Changletian, likely under the influence of Yan Huan's ability.
• The Medicine Master's Secret Followers have different names for the Aeons of the Hunt and Abundance than the general public.
• Zhixin is killed, seemingly by poisoning, with no other traces found at the scene.
• The group discovers a longevity elixir formula given by Zi Yue Ji, which could be the reason for his immense power.
• Qing Zhu decides to involve alchemists from Chang Le Heaven to analyze the formula, and the mission is considered complete for Yan Huan and March 7th.

Character Developments

• Qing Zhu: Shows concern for the fate of cultivators like Zhixin, manipulated by the Medicine Master's Secret Followers.
• Yan Huan: Continues to provide valuable intelligence, demonstrating his strategic thinking and calm demeanor even after the loss of Zi Yue Ji.
• March 7th: Shows determination and resourcefulness, recalling the longevity elixir formula given by Zi Yue Ji.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and control: The Medicine Master's Secret Followers use power and life as bait to manipulate cultivators like Zhixin.
• The power of belief: The Medicine King's Compassionate Salvation of Myriad Hands scripture doesn't possess power itself but influences people's beliefs and actions.
• The consequences of exposure: Yan Huan and March 7th's identities are exposed, leading to the end of their mission.

Character Interactions

• Qing Zhu and Yan Huan: Qing Zhu acknowledges Yan Huan's contributions and the value of his intelligence, while Yan Huan shows respect for Qing Zhu's decisions.
• March 7th and Yan Huan: March 7th relies on Yan Huan's calm demeanor and resourcefulness, while Yan Huan appreciates March 7th's determination and quick thinking.
• The group: They work together to analyze the situation, share information, and decide on the next course of action.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Huan's phone is hacked again, preventing communication with Dan Heng.
• March 7th, Yan Huan, and Welt discuss Dan Heng's situation and the Stellaron Hunters' intentions.
• March 7th is sent to find an Alchemist in Changle Heaven while Yan Huan stays behind to play games.
• March 7th encounters Tingyun in Changle Heaven.

Character Developments

• March 7th shows reluctance to act alone but eventually complies.
• Yan Huan displays laziness and indifference, prioritizing his games over helping March 7th.
• Welt remains analytical and calm, offering insights into the Stellaron Hunters' plans.
• Tingyun appears to be helpful but has a hidden agenda, as indicated by her holding a dagger.

Significant Themes

• Communication and Isolation: The hacking of Yan Huan's phone highlights the theme of communication breakdown and isolation, both literally (between characters) and metaphorically (between the Express Crew and the Stellaron Hunters).
• Trust and Suspicion: The crew's inability to contact Dan Heng raises suspicion about the Stellaron Hunters' intentions, challenging the trust established between the two groups.
• Reluctance to Act: March 7th's hesitation to act alone and Yan Huan's disinterest in helping her underscore the characters' individual priorities and reluctance to engage in tasks they find unappealing.

Character Interactions

• Yan Huan and March 7th have a sibling-like dynamic, with Yan Huan showing little interest in helping March 7th and March 7th expressing her frustration with Yan Huan's behavior.
• Welt provides guidance and analysis, acting as a mentor figure to March 7th and Yan Huan.
• March 7th and Tingyun have a friendly but guarded interaction, with March 7th unaware of Tingyun's hidden intentions.

Chapter Summary: “This Isn’t Bone Marrow?!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tingyun shows March 7th a decorative sword, explaining that she carries it for protection because the Xianzhou has become increasingly unstable.
• She directs March toward green-robed alchemists, explaining that their clothing makes them easy to identify.
• March consults a Foxian alchemist about Qingzu’s strange prescription. He cannot understand it and recommends that she speak directly to Chief Alchemist Danshu.
• The alchemist explains that Danshu is a highly unconventional genius whose formulas are often incomprehensible to other practitioners. He also warns March that Danshu is blind, so she should avoid reacting rudely to her condition.
• Tingyun discreetly watches March leave while buying buns, suggesting that she may have a personal interest in March’s investigation.
• March encounters another green-robed alchemist, who also fails to decipher the prescription. He recognizes the phrase “Imbibitor Lunae marrow” and calls the formula terrifying.
• March initially assumes that “marrow” means bone marrow and becomes horrified, believing the prescription may require someone’s body parts. She concludes that the Medicine Master’s Legacy may be even more sinister than she thought.
• Determined to investigate, March hurries to Ruomu Pavilion to meet Danshu.
• Danshu greets March before March introduces herself, despite supposedly being blind. This surprises March, who wonders how Danshu recognized her.
• The chapter ends as Danshu begins to explain how she identified March.

Character Developments

• March 7th: Becomes increasingly suspicious and alarmed by the prescription. Her concern escalates from curiosity to outrage as she imagines it requiring human bone marrow. She also shows determination to expose and stop the Medicine Master’s Legacy.
• Tingyun: Presents herself as friendly and helpful, but her decision to observe March from a distance introduces an element of ambiguity. Her actions suggest she may know more about March’s mission than she reveals.
• The alchemists: Reinforce the mystery and danger surrounding the prescription. Their inability to interpret it emphasizes how unusual it is and elevates Danshu’s reputation.
• Danshu: Is introduced as a brilliant, unconventional, and blind Chief Alchemist. Her ability to identify March without seeing her establishes her as perceptive and enigmatic.

Significant Themes

• Mystery and hidden knowledge: The prescription is so unusual that ordinary alchemists cannot understand it, making Danshu the only apparent source of answers.
• Appearance versus reality: Green robes make the alchemists easy to identify, while Danshu’s blindness contrasts with her remarkable perceptiveness.
• Fear of forbidden practices: March’s interpretation of “Imbibitor Lunae marrow” fuels her belief that the Medicine Master’s followers use horrifying methods.
• Trust and suspicion: Tingyun’s concealed observation and the alchemists’ warnings encourage March—and the reader—to question who is trustworthy.
• Outsider perspective: March’s unfamiliarity with Xianzhou customs and terminology causes her to misunderstand the prescription, while the locals recognize its implications more cautiously.

Character Interactions

• Tingyun warmly guides March and offers advice about finding alchemists, while secretly observing her afterward.
• March consults two separate alchemists; both direct her to Danshu, though one treats the prescription as incomprehensible and the other recognizes its disturbing terminology.
• March arrives at Ruomu Pavilion and meets Danshu, whose unexpected ability to identify her creates immediate intrigue and sets up the next revelation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• March 7th delivers a mysterious prescription to Danshu, the Xianzhou’s Chief Alchemist, for appraisal.
• Danshu initially pretends to examine the document despite being blind, leading to a comedic argument when March realizes she cannot actually see it. March then reads the prescription aloud, stumbling over its complicated ingredient names.
• The prescription’s most disturbing ingredient is revealed to be “Imbibitor Lunae marrow,” which Danshu identifies as the blood marrow of a Vidyadhara, or Dragon-kin.
• Danshu concludes that the formula may be designed to draw upon Dragon-kin power and help someone “ascend,” though she emphasizes that this is only a preliminary interpretation. A full analysis will take time.
• March exchanges contact information with Danshu and leaves Ruomu Pavilion, relieved that the handoff happened without a fight.
• She messages Yan Huan to tell him she has delivered the prescription. Yan Huan reveals that Qingzu is with him and is waiting for the appraisal results.
• During their conversation, Jing Yuan’s projection suddenly appears in an awkward location beneath Yan Huan, producing a crude and absurd misunderstanding. Jing Yuan’s appearance suggests that developments concerning the Stellaron may be underway.
• March realizes that the Stellaron crisis and the spreading Crack Realm are more urgent than the prescription investigation. She asks Yan Huan to teleport her to the meeting.
• March enters the portal, but immediately afterward, Tingyun appears beside it, secretly following or observing her.
• At Shence Mansion, Yan Huan sees March return and suddenly freezes in shock. The chapter ends with a cold mechanical voice speaking in his mind, leaving the nature of the revelation unresolved.

Character Developments

• March 7th remains impulsive, outspoken, and easily frustrated, but she successfully completes her assignment and shows growing awareness of the larger crisis confronting the Luofu.
• Danshu is established as highly knowledgeable and confident despite her blindness. She uses her exceptional memory and alchemical expertise to analyze the prescription, while her comments hint at the formula’s potentially dangerous purpose.
• Yan Huan continues to act casually and humorously, but his involvement with Qingzu and the military response to the Crack Realm places him near the center of the unfolding crisis.
• Jing Yuan remains elusive, appearing only through a projection because his whereabouts are unknown. His arrival indicates that he is taking direct interest in the situation.
• Tingyun displays suspicious and covert behavior by appearing near March’s portal immediately after March departs.
• Danshu and March develop a temporary working relationship, with March entrusting her with the prescription’s investigation.

Significant Themes

• Dangerous knowledge and forbidden power: The prescription’s use of Vidyadhara marrow suggests experimentation with powerful and possibly unethical means of achieving transformation or ascension.
• Urgency versus investigation: March must balance the slower process of analyzing the prescription with the immediate threat posed by the Stellaron and the expanding Crack Realm.
• Appearance and misunderstanding: Danshu’s fake “visual” examination and Jing Yuan’s bizarre projection entrance create humor through mistaken assumptions, contrasting with the serious dangers beneath the surface.
• Hidden agendas and surveillance: Tingyun’s secret appearance and Jing Yuan’s unexplained projection reinforce the chapter’s atmosphere of uncertainty and concealed motives.
• Comedic relief amid crisis: March’s banter, Yan Huan’s crude mishap, and the exaggerated reactions provide levity while the plot moves toward a more ominous revelation.

Character Interactions

• March and Danshu: Their exchange is argumentative but cooperative. March is irritated by Danshu’s playful deception, while Danshu calmly explains the prescription and agrees to study it.
• March and Yan Huan: They communicate by phone in a teasing, informal manner. March reports the prescription’s progress, and Yan Huan alerts her that Qingzu and Jing Yuan are involved.
• Yan Huan and Jing Yuan: Jing Yuan’s projection appears unexpectedly, leading to an awkward and humorous confrontation before the tone turns serious.
• March and Tingyun: They do not interact directly, but Tingyun’s immediate appearance after March leaves strongly implies that she is tracking or following her.
• Yan Huan and March at Shence Mansion: March returns to join the meeting, but Yan Huan’s sudden shock and the mechanical voice in his mind interrupt their reunion and end the chapter on a cliffhanger.