Chapter Summaries

The author reflected on Fang Ran’s growth and the story of the volume, then described graduating and preparing to leave the city after passing the third driving test section. The chapter ended with the author facing the bittersweet finality of leaving the university dormitory and sharing a note about a side story.

• The author explained that Fang Ran had left for the Arctic alone, accepted his identity as a participant, and taken his first step toward growth.
• The author clarified that Fang Ran had not intended for Ling to bear the consequences of his actions and said Ling had intervened because she worried about him.
• The author discussed the Queen of Nevernight Palace and Le Guien, and said Le Guien would appear again in the next volume.
• The author previewed the next volume, in which Fang Ran would return to Huaxia and face the National War.
• The author passed the third driving test section and realized that completing the final section would mean leaving the city.
• The author recalled missed opportunities and memories from university, then imagined closing the dormitory door for the last time.

A mysterious vermilion-haired woman with the power of life lived in solitude among birds in an ancient era, longing for comfortable clothes and waiting to be transported elsewhere. When a man appeared near her tree, she rushed to him, eager to get his clothes.

• The woman watched ancient tribes smelt bronze and lamented that her wisdom left her without anyone who could understand her.
• She restored a dried patch of the Phoenix Tree with her life power and waited for the strange force to take her away again.
• A black-robed man appeared behind the tree while holding a longsword he had intended to use to take his own life.
• The woman spotted the man’s clothes, rushed toward him, and exclaimed, “Clothes!!!”

Fang Ran spent a peaceful afternoon with Carol in a pasture in early twentieth-century Yil, encouraging her to rest instead of worrying about work and winter. Carol fell asleep in his arms after asking whether she was the person he was looking for, and Fang Ran silently affirmed that she was his Queen.

• Carol worried that they needed to work and save food for winter, but Fang Ran assured her he would take care of everything.
• Fang Ran reminded Carol that he had already fed the sheep and promised to provide grilled fish for dinner.
• Carol resolved not to enjoy the comfort because Fang Ran had mistaken her for someone else, but he lay down with her on the hay and urged her to nap.
• As Carol drifted to sleep, she asked whether she was really the person Fang Ran was looking for.
• Fang Ran placed a flower wreath on sleeping Carol's hair and answered in his thoughts that she was his Queen.
• Fang Ran and Carol slept together on the haystack beneath the afternoon sun.

Fang Ran woke in his luxurious Milan manor and began adjusting to life as a noble, then got Ling up so they could go sightseeing together. The manor staff quietly speculated about Fang Ran and Ling, while Fang Ran remained unaware of their gossip.

• Fang Ran fell out of his oversized bed, dressed in formal clothes, and marveled at the manor's luxury and many servants.
• Sharon helped Fang Ran get ready, though he struggled to communicate with her in English.
• Fang Ran followed Sharon to Ling's room and woke the sleepy girl.
• Fang Ran told Ling they would go sightseeing after their previous shopping trip had gone badly.
• Sharon and the other manor servants privately discussed Fang Ran and Ling's relationship, but Fang Ran knew nothing about their rumors.

Sharon observed Fang Ran as he took Ling around Milan, finding him more interested in entertaining the girl than pursuing influence or status. After an extravagant shopping trip and a café lunch, Fang Ran photographed Ling at Milan Cathedral while Sharon teased him about his suspicious devotion to her.

• Sharon watched Fang Ran decline invitations from two Viscounts and an Earl's wife, explaining through Ling that he did not want to be disturbed.
• Fang Ran took Ling shopping, bought an antique shop's carved front doors along with many other goods, and had Sharon arrange their transport back to the estate.
• Fang Ran shared cakes with Ling and invited Sharon to sit with them at a café, threatening to fire her if she refused.
• At Milan Cathedral, Fang Ran photographed Ling in a gothic dress with a cat-ear clip and stuffed bear while Sharon helped as his personal maid.
• Sharon teased Fang Ran about his behavior toward Ling, and he earnestly agreed with her accusations.

Fang Ran and Ling set out from Milan, but his attempts to drive a carriage led to two crashes and left them traveling by air. They continued with a larger wagon, while Ling accused Fang Ran of lying and refused to trust him.

• Fang Ran snapped the reins when Ling warned him there was no road, sending their carriage into a wheat field.
• Fang Ran used The Float to rescue Ling and the carriage, then falsely blamed the accident on the carriage’s design.
• Fang Ran stopped a merchant and forced a trade for his wagon, leaving the merchant with the noble carriage.
• Thirty minutes later, Fang Ran crashed the wagon too and carried Ling and the horse through the air.
• Ling called Fang Ran a liar and reached for his cheeks, while he joked that at least their carriage was bigger.

Fang Ran stopped for the night and used the Book of Creation to turn the carriage into a furnished home for Ling. They settled in together as evening fell, preparing to continue their journey.

• Fang Ran asked Ling to choose a place to stop for the night, then reassured her that he could protect her from danger.
• Fang Ran realized the carriage interior was too crude for sleeping and asked Ling to close her eyes while he worked.
• Fang Ran transformed the carriage with mattresses, blankets, furniture, wallpaper, lights, and other supplies.
• Ling was moved by the new space and climbed into the carriage to help Fang Ran finish setting it up.
• Fang Ran and Ling explored the new furnishings together, then started a generator that lit their carriage beneath the night sky.

During their journey through early twentieth-century Italy, Fang Ran used his abilities to create a laptop and show Ling future entertainment so she would not be bored. Their lesson ended in embarrassment when Ling accidentally opened an adult video, leaving Fang Ran scrambling to explain himself.

• Fang Ran complained that traveling through the fields was boring, and Ling asked how people in his era spent their leisure time.
• Fang Ran told Ling about the internet and created a laptop and portable hard drive filled with media resources.
• Fang Ran stopped the carriage beside a field and began teaching Ling how to use the laptop.
• Ling quickly learned to operate the computer and explored its files while Fang Ran watched in surprise.
• Ling accidentally opened an adult video, panicked, and tried to leave to feed the horses while Fang Ran desperately insisted she hear his explanation.

Ling returned to Nevernight Palace and confronted Van Helsing about hiding the truth of her parents’ deaths, then left after declaring she and the palace owed each other nothing. Van Helsing watched her go and recalled the moment she had found and rescued the starving child who became Ling.

• Le Guien brought Ling back to Nevernight Palace, where Van Helsing welcomed her and Ling demanded to know what had happened to the young man who protected her.
• Van Helsing said she could not answer Ling’s questions about him, and Ling asked why Van Helsing had never told her that her parents died near The Cabin.
• Van Helsing admitted she had kept the truth from Ling so the girl could have a hopeful childhood and so Ling might direct some of her grief and blame at her.
• Ling said she and Nevernight Palace owed each other nothing, then left in tears as an older woman comforted her.
• Van Helsing urged Ling to return to the person important to her and remembered finding the starving girl beneath the ruins of The Cabin.

After the destruction of Border Town, the Demoness was left alone in the wilderness, haunted by the brief embrace of the figure who had protected her. She became determined to find him and wandered toward the next town.

• The Demoness remembered the figure shielding her and the warmth she felt in his embrace.
• She panicked at the thought of losing him and unleashed a destructive wave across the wilderness.
• The Demoness searched the empty surroundings, pleading to feel his embrace and see his face again.
• She recalled sensing his magic power and formed a wish to find the person she had tried to kill.
• The Demoness began wandering toward the next town, alone beneath the night sky.

Ling reunited with Fang Ran at the Arctic Pole and confirmed he was alive, while he remained unconscious and was taken for treatment. After waking inside a Biological Cabin, Fang Ran weakly called Ye Sheng “sis,” leaving her surprised and relieved.

• Ling ran from the Wandering Night Angel to Fang Ran and used his Participant interface to confirm his vital signs were still faintly active.
• Revival reassured Ling that Fang Ran was out of danger, and Ling offered to take the Night Bureau members back for his treatment.
• As Fang Ran lay unconscious, he recalled his journey to the Arctic and his meeting with the young Queen a hundred years earlier.
• Fang Ran briefly dreamed of a woman in a black dress placing something on his ring finger before he woke inside a Biological Cabin.
• Ye Sheng noticed Fang Ran had opened his eyes, but he did not respond when she spoke to him.
• As Ye Sheng turned to seek Revival, Fang Ran weakly called her “Ye Sheng... sis...?”

After Fang Ran briefly woke in the Biological Cabin, Ye Sheng reassured him before he lost consciousness again. He later awoke in a hospital bed, where Meng Lang explained the severity of his injuries and teased him, leaving Fang Ran helplessly furious.

• Fang Ran woke briefly in the Biological Cabin, and Ye Sheng told him he was safe and went to get Resuscitation.
• Fang Ran was overwhelmed by pain and fell unconscious again.
• Fang Ran later awoke on a hospital bed and wondered who had saved him and where he was.
• Meng Lang greeted Fang Ran and teased him about Ye Sheng not being at his bedside.
• Meng Lang described Fang Ran’s extensive fractures and internal injuries, then offered to help him out of bed.
• Fang Ran silently vowed to bite Meng Lang while enduring the pain.

After Fang Ran woke from surgery aboard a private jet, Meng Lang told him how friends and allies had worked to bring him back from the Arctic and urged him not to face danger alone. The chapter ended with Meng Lang promising to take Fang Ran home.

• Fang Ran woke aboard a private jet after three days unconscious and learned he had undergone surgery for severe injuries.
• Meng Lang explained that he had hidden Fang Ran's injuries from his family and named the people who had helped rescue him.
• Meng Lang told Fang Ran that Ye Sheng had mobilized the Night Bureau and used Midnight's power to resolve the conflict.
• Meng Lang reminded Fang Ran that the people around him cared about him and that he should rely on others instead of rushing into danger alone.
• Meng Lang dropped his serious lecture, ruffled Fang Ran's hair, and promised to take him home.

Fang Ran returned to Beijing after being injured in the Arctic battle, and his waiting family and Night Bureau companions greeted him. Fang Xiaoran broke down in tears when she saw him, and Fang Ran apologized as he comforted her.

• Hua Ling, Su Qun, Magician, and Meng Lang waited at the airport while Fang Xiaoran, Ming Ling, Gou Yu, and Xia Yao waited nearby for Fang Ran's plane.
• Ye Sheng and Su arrived with Fang Ran, and Ye Sheng left to report to Madam while Su went to reassure the Night Bureau.
• Fang Xiaoran ran toward the injured Fang Ran but began crying when she saw how badly he was hurt.
• Xia Yao chose not to interrupt Fang Ran and Fang Xiaoran, while Ming Ling watched beside her.
• Fang Ran patted Fang Xiaoran's head and apologized for coming back late.

After waking in the Night Bureau hospital, Fang Ran reunited with Fang Xiaoran, who cared for him and confronted him about his disappearance. She learned he had gone to the Arctic because of his supernatural abilities, agreed to keep them secret from their mother, and fed him while his injuries left him unable to move his hands.

• Fang Ran woke in the Night Bureau hospital and found Fang Xiaoran asleep beside his bed.
• Fang Xiaoran asked where Fang Ran had been, and he admitted he had gone to the Arctic.
• Fang Xiaoran guessed that Fang Ran’s trip involved superpowers and offered to keep his secret from their mother if he told her about future incidents.
• Fang Ran explained that Xia Jie knew about his abilities but not their details, which Night Bureau rules forbade him from revealing.
• Fang Xiaoran realized Fang Ran could not move his hands and fed him porridge at his bedside.

Fang Ran endured a painful examination as Resurrection Jie checked his recovering body and explained how close he had come to dying in the Arctic. He learned that the Wandering Night Angel had saved him with a Biological Repair Pod, and Resurrection Jie reflected that he seemed to have grown more handsome.

• Fang Ran screamed through Resurrection Jie's examination as she tested the nerves and joints in his legs.
• Resurrection Jie finished the hour-long examination and told Fang Ran that his tendons had been torn and his recovering bones were still fragile.
• Resurrection Jie recalled finding Fang Ran near death in the Arctic, with injuries that had nearly overwhelmed his body and a dangerously weak heartbeat.
• Resurrection Jie explained that she had only pulled Fang Ran out of mortal danger, while the Wandering Night Angel had brought out a futuristic Biological Repair Pod to help him recover.
• Resurrection Jie watched Fang Ran look out the window and thought he seemed to have become much more handsome.

While Fang Ran recovered in the Night Bureau hospital, Resurrection told him Midnight had secured the Wandering Night Angel’s safety and the Arctic battle had ended in a compromise. Fang Ran then confirmed he had decided to participate in the National War, leaving Resurrection to continue treating him and teasing him about Ye Sheng.

• Resurrection explained that Fang Ran’s injuries had mostly healed, though he needed more recovery and rehabilitation.
• Resurrection said Midnight had guaranteed the Wandering Night Angel’s safety, prompting the Fourth Zero Knight to compromise and withdraw from the Arctic.
• Fang Ran thanked Midnight and Ye Sheng, and Resurrection reminded him that the Night Bureau had helped because he was their companion.
• Fang Ran recalled Resurrection’s earlier call and told her he had decided to participate in the National War.
• Resurrection asked whether Fang Ran felt excited and uneasy about entering the Night Battle world, and he compared his feelings to hers when she accepted an invitation.
• Resurrection teased Fang Ran about whether any girl liked him, making him choke on his water, then resumed his treatment.

The Arctic battle ended with an unknown A-rank fighter repelling the Queen of Nevernight Palace, alarming a European vampire lord and drawing Veronica’s interest. The chapter left the vampire lord pressing ahead with his Huaxia National War plans while Veronica wondered how Fang Ran felt after leaving the ordinary world behind.

• A brown-haired maid told the silver-haired master of a German castle that Nevernight Palace’s Arctic operation had failed and an unknown A-rank had appeared.
• The maid reported that the unknown fighter suppressed multiple Zero Knights and repelled the Queen of Nevernight Palace, and the master recognized his power as connected to the Doll Demoness.
• The master ordered his people to ignore the Arctic incident and continue their Huaxia plans, then asked the maid to give him blood.
• A servant secretly changed his appearance and remarked that he had learned something interesting.
• Veronica ordered her silver-haired maid to expose a European official’s embezzlement and remove him from his position.
• Veronica reviewed reports about Fang Ran’s Arctic achievements and wondered how he felt after leaving the ordinary world behind.

While recovering from his Arctic injuries, Fang Ran endured boredom and visits from Night Bureau companions as Revival treated him and discovered magical energy was helping his body heal. After Revival said he could move his hands that afternoon, Fang Ran woke from a nap to find a ragdoll cat and a smiling light-haired woman at his bedside.

• Fang Xiaoran cared for Fang Ran in the hospital room while making him study, and Meng Lang took her to class.
• Su Qun scolded Fang Ran for rushing alone to the Arctic, while Hua Ling, Qing Ning, Spellcaster, and Magician also visited him.
• Revival explained that wild magical energy in Fang Ran’s body was accelerating his recovery and said he could try moving his hands after his nap.
• Fang Ran fell asleep excited to use his hands again, then woke when a ragdoll cat licked his cheek and a light-haired woman greeted him.

Fang Ran realized his attraction to Shui Lianxin had returned while she visited him in the hospital, and tried to suppress it with an absurd dose of Forced Calm. He ended the visit able to face her again, though the effort left him feeling like crying.

• Shui Lianxin visited Fang Ran in the hospital with her ragdoll cat, Chocolate, after getting permission from her grandmother.
• Fang Ran grew flustered by Shui Lianxin's beauty and closeness, and realized his chastity-defense alarm no longer kept such feelings at bay.
• Shui Lianxin said Fang Ran seemed different from before and told him she still liked how he was now.
• Fang Ran remembered Fate's confession on the rooftop and felt dejected that he would never meet her again.
• Fang Ran tried to calm himself by imagining Meng Lang in a dress, then looked through the hidden album on his phone until he could face Shui Lianxin again.