Recaps

The Acceleration Team began a bell-carrying challenge at the opera base while fans outside made peace over drinks sent by Xiao Ming and Qu An. Feng Danke’s stumble rang the bell and released the hunters, leaving Xiao Ming and Qu An poised to run.

• Xiao Ming and Qu An’s fans stopped arguing after realizing the two celebrities had each sent drinks to the other’s fans.
• Xiao Ming met the episode’s guests while Qu An arranged to have dinner with Gu Wuping after filming.
• The guests learned they had to carry a bell to a plate while keeping its noise below twenty decibels, and Xiao Ming drew lot 13 while Qu An drew lot 5.
• You Duidui successfully carried the bell with the noise staying around seventeen decibels.
• Xiao Ming noticed Feng Danke approaching and signaled Qu An to prepare as they watched the surroundings.
• Feng Danke tripped while carrying the bell, setting it ringing and releasing four hunters from their boxes.

Xiao Ming and Qu An hid from the hunters, then received a mission to return the banknotes secretly placed on the acceleration team members. They headed toward the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe, while Meng Na and Pang Ba lost their notes and set off their alarms.

• Xiao Ming and Qu An escaped the hunters and hid in a room of opera costumes after Feng Danke and Lin Shange were caught.
• The marshal discovered the Space Pirates’ scheme and sent a mission requiring the team to return their banknotes to a device at the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe and verify their fingerprints.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An suspected the route and the banknotes were part of a trap, and planned to keep the notes with them while approaching the troupe.
• Meng Na traded her banknote for clothes and a hat, believing the outfit would protect her, but the announcement later confirmed that she and Pang Ba had lost their notes and triggered their alarms.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An reached the dangerous straight road on their way to the troupe and prepared to prioritize fingerprint verification.

Qu An and Xiao Ming evaded hunters, helped Xing Tong escape the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe, and then hid separately while checking that each was safe. Task One succeeded after the remaining Accelerators returned their banknotes, while Dong Yong used a recording to challenge an accusation that he had stolen an item.

• The Space Pirates' leader tried to turn the alarmed Accelerators against one another, but the marshal confirmed that banknotes belonging to Accelerators in the Pause Room remained valid.
• Xiao Ming spotted a hunter behind him and Qu An, and they escaped down a side path before continuing toward a verification point.
• At the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe, Xiao Ming and Qu An avoided the guarded entrance by blending in with maintenance workers, then helped Xing Tong leave through a small entrance.
• A hunter caught up with the group, separating Qu An and Xiao Ming; Qu An hid near a tea stall while Xiao Ming escaped another hunter by climbing over a wall.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An exchanged messages to confirm they were safe and agreed to hide until Task Two began; later, Meng Na was captured, but the remaining Accelerators returned their banknotes and Task One succeeded.
• Dong Yong denied stealing an item and argued that the accuser had planted it in his bag, citing a recording as evidence.

After Dong Yong was framed and expelled from the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe, he went missing, while Xiao Ming and Qu An searched for him and the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe leader to obtain mission clues. Xiao Ming encountered a Hunter and fell while escaping, injuring his palm, but continued the mission as the production crew debated how to respond.

• Dong Yong cleared his name with surveillance footage, but the Seven Fairies Opera Troupe leader fired him after revealing the scheme to secure the leading role for his son, and Dong Yong went drinking at the Huangmei Tavern before wandering off.
• The marshal issued Mission 2, directing the Accelerators to find Dong Yong and the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe leader before Hunters were released in 44 minutes.
• Xiao Ming learned that Dong Yong and the Celestial Immortal leader were on East Street, found the Hunter Box at the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe, and left He Songyi there to wait.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An headed for East Street, but a Hunter chased Xiao Ming; after his cameraman blocked his route, Xiao Ming slipped and scraped his palm before escaping and continuing.
• The chief director sent Xiao Ming a first-aid kit and decided to include the incident in behind-the-scenes footage, while Producer Li worried that Qu An would be angry about Xiao Ming's injury.

Xiao Ming and the others pieced together clues from two opera troupe characters, concluding that “sheng” was the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe’s answer and “Magpie Bridge” was Huangmei Tavern’s. After He Songyi completed the Celestial Immortal mission, the group tried to move on to Huangmei Tavern, but an unexpected event disrupted their plan.

• Xiao Ming treated his injured hand while Yi Xiaoda searched East Street with the Celestial Immortal troupe leader for a missing male actor.
• Qu An found Dong Yong and brought him to Xiao Ming, who inferred that Dong Yong’s clue pointed to the answer “sheng.”
• Yi Xiaoda and Fanghua were caught by hunters, so Xiao Ming led Qu An, Guan Jun, and Gu Wuping to find the Celestial Immortal troupe leader.
• The troupe leader gave the group a bundle containing the clue “The questioner is not the answerer,” and Xiao Ming worked out that the troupe’s clue pointed to Huangmei Tavern’s answer, “Magpie Bridge.”
• Xiao Ming told He Songyi the answer for the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe, and He Songyi and Zhong Ka hurried to complete that mission.
• Gu Wuping called Lin Xiang to finish the Huangmei Tavern mission, but an unexpected event interrupted their plans.

The remaining runners completed the Huangmei Tavern mission and began a risky obstacle course to earn revival cards. Meanwhile, photos of Xiao Ming’s injury spread online, triggering public outrage as the production team argued over whether to stop filming.

• Qu An and Xiao Ming reached Huangmei Tavern with Pang Ba, who solved the clue and completed Mission Two while He Songyi was caught.
• The marshal announced an obstacle-course mission at Opera Plaza, where runners could win revival cards by clearing increasingly difficult courses.
• Qu An chose easy mode and exploited a rule loophole by walking until he reached the first obstacle; Xiao Ming explained the loophole to the others.
• Photos of Xiao Ming’s injured hand spread online, and fans and passersby condemned the show’s safety measures as the trending topic grew.
• Producer Li urged the chief director to stop Xiao Ming from filming, but the director insisted that the shoot continue; Producer Li began to ask a cautious question.

After Qu An won a Revival Card in the obstacle challenge, injured Xiao Ming attempted the hardest mode and made it to the finish, earning another card. His success lifted the team's spirits, while Qu An felt an unfamiliar discomfort as others cheered for Xiao Ming.

• Producer Li and the chief director discussed releasing footage of Xiao Ming's injury and inviting him and Qu An to an interview or livestream after filming.
• Qu An outran a hunter through the obstacle course and won a Revival Card, then proudly showed it to Xiao Ming, who praised him.
• Xiao Ming told Gu Wuping he would try the mode with the most hunters first, hoping to tire out their pursuer and earn his own chance at a card.
• Qu An encouraged Xiao Ming before his attempt, and Xiao Ming took comfort in having a friend who believed in him.
• Despite his injured hand, Xiao Ming dodged the hunters in the hardest mode and crossed the finish line, earning a Revival Card.
• The group applauded Xiao Ming's success, while Qu An approached him and felt uneasy hearing everyone cheer his name.

Xiao Ming won three Revival Cards in a difficult challenge, and the team used them to bring back four Acceleration Team members. As a new mission began at an opera venue, a pirate attack disrupted the interstellar system, forcing the Marshal to activate a risky holographic program.

• Xiao Ming completed the challenge and earned three Revival Cards, while Qu An and Pang Ba praised and teased him before Qu An privately urged him to be careful around people in the industry.
• Gu Wuping failed to win more cards, and the team assigned their four cards to revive Guan Jun, Feng Danke, Shan Yi, and Lin Shange.
• Qu An noticed Xiao Ming guarding his injured hand and told him to get it checked at the hospital after filming.
• Dong Yong and the Celestial Immortal Opera Troupe staged The Heavenly Match, but someone cut the venue's power and changed the electrical box password.
• A-Bai reported that the Acceleration Team's energy had frozen and the projection channel to Earth had vanished as the Space Pirates attacked.
• The Marshal activated the newest system program, converting the interstellar environment into a holographic system despite warnings that a malfunction could endanger imperial citizens.

Xiao Ming and Qu An entered the Interstellar Universe to complete Task Four, which required them to perform at the Heavenly Fairy Theater and find a password while evading hunters and disruptive audience members. Xiao Ming recognized his parents’ work on the holographic pods and confronted his desire for their attention before becoming immersed in the role of the Seventh Fairy.

• Task Four froze the acceleration team’s energy and required its members to reach the Interstellar Universe, obtain a password, and enter it at the Heavenly Fairy Theater to eliminate the hunters and restore the energy.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An hurried to the spacecraft as Feng Danke was captured again, then entered Holographic Pods alongside Pang Ba.
• Xiao Ming recognized the symbol on the pod as his parents’ mark and admitted to himself that he had joined the show hoping to earn their attention and pride.
• Xiao Ming, Qu An, and Pang Ba entered a holographic opera garden, where Xiao Ming found himself dressed as the Seventh Fairy and identified their scenario as The Heavenly Match.
• The team learned that the password was on audience seats and that they had to perform while the audience caused disturbances; offline members waited at the theater to operate a time-pausing button.
• During the performance, Xiao Ming overcame his anxiety and slipped into the Seventh Fairy’s role, while Qu An noticed how naturally he acted.

Xiao Ming and Qu An helped their team solve the theater challenge and survived the final hunt, earning Acceleration King medals alongside Pang Ba. After filming, Qu An joined Xiao Ming’s livestream explanation and carefully treated his reopened hand, while Xiao Ming’s scheduled interview still awaited him.

• Qu An and Pang Ba found two seat passwords, and Guan Jun identified the unoccupied seat as Row Thirteen, Column Fourteen before a hunter caught him.
• Zhong Ka entered the correct password, activated the electrical box, and was caught as she fled; Xiao Ming and Qu An hid until the countdown ended, while Shan Yi was caught.
• Xiao Ming, Qu An, and Pang Ba became Acceleration Kings, and Qu An grew upset when he noticed Xiao Ming’s hand had started bleeding again.
• After filming, the director asked Xiao Ming to livestream an explanation about recording while injured, and Qu An offered to join him and rebandage his hand.
• When the medical staff left to help an injured crew member, Qu An treated Xiao Ming’s wound himself and held his wrist as Xiao Ming tried to pull away.

After Xiao Ming injured his hand during filming, he and Qu An livestreamed to explain that the injury was minor and that Xiao Ming had chosen to continue. The livestream fueled online discussion about their relationship and Xiao Ming’s rising popularity, while Xiao Ming went to interview for a position with Qu An’s fan support association.

• Qu An treated Xiao Ming’s hand, then joined him in a livestream explaining that a doctor had examined the scrape and Xiao Ming had chosen to keep filming.
• Viewers teased Xiao Ming as Qu An’s wife and speculated about their relationship, while Qu An slipped him a piece of candy and Xiao Ming said he would focus on his studies.
• After the livestream, the production team posted a statement denying that it had exploited guests, and online attention around Xiao Ming grew as he and Qu An returned to work.
• Qu An told Xiao Ming to contact him if he needed help before they parted ways, and Xiao Ming later headed to an interview for the Qu An Fan Support Association.
• At the fan support association interview, the women recognized Xiao Ming by his username, One Flute Tune, and asked whether he should remove his mask.

Xiao Ming impressed the Qu An fan club’s leaders and joined its leadership team, while Qu An auditioned for a police drama and later met Gu Wuping. The chapter left Qu An speaking with his mother, Yan Zhenshu, about his time on the show.

• Xiao Ming explained his practical and personal reasons for supporting Qu An, and the fan club accepted him as One Flute Tune after a one-month probation period.
• Xiao Ming chatted with Su Erya and the other vice presidents about Qu An, keeping his identity and private filming details confidential.
• After arriving at the hotel, Xiao Ming answered Qu An’s call and reassured him that his injured hand was recovering.
• Qu An auditioned for a police drama’s emotional scenes, drawing on thoughts of Xiao Ming’s injury to deliver a performance that impressed the director and screenwriter.
• Qu An met with Gu Wuping, who passed along Yan Zhenshu’s concern, and then received a call from his mother asking whether he was enjoying the show.

Qu An’s parents teased him about liking Xiao Ming, and a brief call with Xiao Ming lifted his mood before they reunited for another recording of Full Speed Ahead!. At the set, Xiao Ming faced unwanted advances from Tang Gudu and the concealed hostility of Jiang Yuefeng.

• Yan Zhenshu asked Qu An whether he liked Xiao Ming, and Qu An said he admired him and found him familiar; Qu Tingye told him his parents would not mind if he liked Xiao Ming.
• Qu An called Xiao Ming while waiting at the airport, and Xiao Ming’s reply eased Qu An’s low mood.
• Xiao Ming joined Qu An’s fan-support group, helped organize theater buyouts for Mountain, and rejected unreliable brand offers.
• On the way to filming, Qu An defended Xiao Ming when Guan Jun joked about his injured hand, and Xiao Ming said medical staff expected the bandages to come off soon.
• Jiang Yuefeng approached Qu An and Xiao Ming with a friendly smile that concealed hostility, while Tang Gudu tried to hug Xiao Ming and complained that he had become distant.
• Xiao Ming reminded Tang Gudu that he had cushioned his fall when the wire work went wrong, and then stepped away from him.

Xiao Ming and Qu An joined the Prime Plus One Team for a competitive pursuit challenge at Qingcheng’s scenic area, where they hid together and learned that lost children in Miedie Forest were the key to a mission that could convert opponents to their team. After sharing what they remembered about the forest, they prepared a marked map and set out to find the children.

• Xiao Ming and Qu An chose numbers 13 and 5, joining the Prime Plus One Team with Jiang Yuefeng and five others.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An hid in a convenience store, shared grilled sausages and Yiniu milk, and Qu An was visibly flustered when Xiao Ming drank from his carton.
• The pirate leader trapped two lost children in Miedie Forest, erased the venue’s landmark text, and altered the Acceleration Team members’ maps.
• The Imperial Marshal announced that teams could restore their maps and convert an opposing member by finding a lost child in the forest and escorting them to their own area.
• Xiao Ming asked the shop owner who qualified as staff, then marked remembered landmarks and routes on a map while Qu An added details.

Xiao Ming and Qu An rescued missing children, converted members into undercover agents, and navigated new team missions. After Xiao Ming was converted to the Red Team in front of Qu An, he used a conversion card to bring Qu An onto his side, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ming calling Guan Jun.

• Xiao Ming rescued a little girl from Miedie Forest and returned her to the property manager, then Qu An found and delivered a little boy.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An converted Ning Shupei and Zhong Ka into Blue Team undercover members and used Tang Gudu as a potential cover story.
• Qu An rescued the boy while evading a hunter, and the Interstellar Empire Marshal announced a team-wide palmprint authentication mission.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An authenticated, then began a mission to find a conversion card as the teams lost members to hunters.
• Guan Jun converted Xiao Ming into a Red Team undercover member, but Qu An agreed to be converted in turn when Xiao Ming obtained the card.
• Zhong Ka told Qu An that she had converted Guan Jun, and Xiao Ming called Guan Jun after the undercover notices revealed both teams' members.

Xiao Ming and Qu An uncovered and exposed all four Red Team undercover agents at Yanshui Cave, bringing the teams to five members each and lifting the area alarms. They then pursued the final task, while Qu An tried to conceal his identity by steering suspicion toward Xiao Ming and Jiang Yuan.

• Xiao Ming and Qu An avoided the tour group and went to Yanshui Cave, where they correctly identified Zhong Ka, Ning Shupei, Guan Jun, and Tang Gudu as Red Team undercover agents.
• All four verifications succeeded, and hunters captured the four undercover agents as Xiao Ming and Qu An were exposed; the teams were left with five members each and their alarms were lifted.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An collected the clue that pointed toward Xiao Ming, then headed for the final task together.
• When Jiang Yuefeng called, Qu An denied being with Xiao Ming and shared the clue, leading Jiang Yuefeng to reveal that he was with Shan Yi and had seen Xing Tong and You Duidui.
• Qu An noticed Jiang Yuefeng had not mentioned Jiang Yuan and suggested Jiang Yuan’s name could also relate to light, redirecting suspicion toward him.

Qu An and Xiao Ming helped steer suspicion toward Jiang Yuan while the Space Pirates leader pushed the teams toward conflict, then both entered the Interstellar Universe to pursue the unsealing device. Xiao Ming answered two pavilion questions before being caught, and Qu An later left the mission to draw a Hunter away from Xing Tong, ending up beside Xiao Ming.

• Qu An and Xiao Ming convinced the others to suspect Jiang Yuan and Xiao Ming, while the Space Pirates leader announced a reward meant to divide the teams.
• A-Bai released the final mission, sending Acceleration Team members into the Interstellar Universe while offline players constructed bridges between the pavilions.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An entered the Interstellar Universe with Jiang Yuefeng and Xing Tong, and the group navigated the lake while avoiding a swimming Hunter.
• Xing Tong answered the first pavilion question, and Xiao Ming used his knowledge of classical prose to answer the second before the Hunter caught him.
• The chief director ordered the Hunters to target Qu An, but Qu An drew one away from Xing Tong and was caught shortly after Xiao Ming.
• Xiao Ming recited the prose passage for the cameraman, and Qu An joined him afterward, saying they were comrades in misfortune.

Xiao Ming and Qu An joked together after the recording, then Qu An protected Xiao Ming from Tang Gudu’s unwanted advances. As they prepared to return to Capital City, Xiao Ming mistook the marks on Chen Anle for mosquito bites, while Qu An privately complained to Gu Wenjun about Chen Anle’s relationship and considered replacing him as his assistant.

• Qu An accidentally hurt Xiao Ming by calling him a left-behind child, then cheered him up by joking with him.
• The Blue Team won the episode after Yi Xiaoda climbed a tree to evade the hunters, earning the team fifty thousand Acceleration Energy.
• Tang Gudu pressured Xiao Ming to have a meal with him and threatened his career, but Qu An intervened and warned Tang Gudu off.
• Xiao Ming, Qu An, and Chen Anle discussed their plans to return to Capital City, and Chen Anle revealed that Qu An planned to go into seclusion.
• Xiao Ming offered Chen Anle mosquito repellent for the marks on his neck, and Qu An messaged Gu Wenjun that Chen Anle should no longer be his assistant.

Qu An returned to Capital City while Xiao Ming stayed behind briefly, then watched the second episode of Full Speed Ahead! and saw Jiang Yuefeng cling to Qu An instead of helping with tasks. The episode left off with Jiang Yuefeng breaking an artisan’s handicraft and hastily apologizing.

• Qu An explained to Gu Wenjun that people were asking about Chen Anle, while Xiao Ming urged Chen Anle to keep the mosquito repellent.
• Jiang Yuefeng invited Qu An to eat together in Capital City, but Qu An declined and left with Xiao Ming.
• Qu An and Chen Anle flew to Capital City, while Xiao Ming bought souvenirs and postcards in Yellow City before returning home.
• Xiao Ming watched the second episode of Full Speed Ahead! and saw Jiang Yuefeng follow Qu An, delay him, and avoid doing tasks.
• Jiang Yuefeng sat beside an artisan, picked up a finished handicraft, and broke it before apologizing.

Xiao Ming watched Qu An handle Jiang Yuefeng’s sabotage on Full Speed Ahead! and messaged Qu An about the damaged pottery, while Qu An’s parents noticed his growing interest in Xiao Ming. Jiang Yuefeng’s actions drew online backlash, and his manager warned him that President Wu wanted to see him at a dinner.

• Qu An checked on the craftsman, offered to buy the damaged pottery, and later told Xiao Ming that the production team would arrange compensation and that he had bought several pieces.
• Qu An promised to bring Xiao Ming one of the pottery pieces, then recalled his doctor’s words as he thought about Xiao Ming.
• Yan Zhenshu teased Qu An about his new friend, and Qu An confirmed that he had returned to the Capital City for his follow-up appointment.
• Xiao Ming watched Qu An complete the final mission alone in Full Speed Ahead! and read online criticism of Jiang Yuefeng for breaking the pottery and hindering the other contestants.
• Jiang Yuefeng’s manager warned him that President Wu knew about his schemes and ordered him to attend a dinner, after which Jiang Yuefeng slashed a throw pillow with a fruit knife.

Qu An told his psychiatrist how meeting Xiao Ming had begun to change his emotions, while Xiao Ming confessed that he had joined Qu An’s fan support association. The chapter left Qu An considering whether his special feelings for Xiao Ming meant that he liked him.

• Jiang Yuefeng watched Qu An on his phone and grew jealous of Xiao Ming, remembering how Qu An had chosen Xiao Ming during filming.
• After fans asked Xiao Ming about Qu An’s hospital visits, Xiao Ming asked Qu An directly and explained that he had learned about them through Qu An’s fan support association.
• Qu An recognized Zhu Fei’s support association president in Xiao Ming’s screenshot and reassured Xiao Ming that he was not angry and was honored to have him as a fan.
• Qu An returned to his psychiatrist and described how Xiao Ming made him smile and feel anger, unlike anyone else in his life.
• When the psychiatrist asked whether Qu An liked being with Xiao Ming, Qu An struggled to define liking but recognized that he treated Xiao Ming especially.

Qu An asked his attending physician to keep their conversation private, while Xiao Ming discovered unsettling notes in his own handwriting and felt a brief pang when Qu An announced a new drama. Xiao Ming then remembered how, as a child called Huhu, he had befriended a quiet boy named An'an.

• Qu An told the attending physician not to tell his parents about their conversation, and the physician agreed.
• Xiao Ming found an acting book filled with notes in his own handwriting, despite believing he had been in a coma that year.
• Qu An officially announced a new crime investigation drama, and Xiao Ming felt disappointed that Qu An had not shared the news with him first.
• Xiao Ming recalled his lonely childhood friendship with An'an, whom he had met at kindergarten while known as Huhu.
• Little Xiao Ming persistently befriended An'an despite the other children shunning them, and An'an offered him candy and comforted him when he cried.

Xiao Ming recalled how he had lost contact with An'an as a child and began filming the fifth episode of the acceleration show alongside Qu An. At a nighttime challenge in a children's amusement park, the guests learned they had to follow ten strange rules and enter them to reduce the number of hunters.

• Xiao Ming remembered that his parents had taken him away from kindergarten before he could say goodbye to An'an, and that he spent the next fifteen years trying to earn their approval.
• Jiang Yuefeng asked Xiao Ming for Qu An's WeChat, but Xiao Ming refused to share it, and Jiang Yuefeng blocked him.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An arrived at the amusement park in matching blue illuminated suits as the episode's guests gathered for the nighttime challenge.
• The screen presented ten rules and instructed the guests to enter them to eliminate hunters; Xiao Ming had recorded the rules, so Qu An entered one and the other guests submitted the rest.
• Xiao Ming asked Qu An where they would go next, planning to stay close to him because he was afraid of the dark and supernatural things.

Qu An and Xiao Ming investigated the amusement park’s rules, uncovered how the black-clad NPCs could alert hunters, and formed a temporary alliance to replace Rainbow Plaza’s lights. The group triggered a hunter alarm when Mi Jierui carried an orange light tube, scattering everyone as hunters closed in.

• Qu An and Xiao Ming headed for Rainbow Plaza and concluded that the rules likely had to be triggered in sequence.
• Shan Yi approached a man in black, causing an alarm to sound and prompting a notification about avoiding black-clad people.
• At Rainbow Plaza, Qu An and Xiao Ming suspected the repairman’s request for orange lights was a trap, then warned the others and agreed to a temporary alliance.
• Qu An called Gu Wuping to bring another person so the group could collect the light tubes, while Xiao Ming and Qu An shared an affectionate exchange.
• Guan Jun reported that a black-clad man with an orange balloon had turned into a hunter and captured Zhuang Qiaofang; the group then gathered eight colored tubes at the Lighting Shop.
• Mi Jierui carried the orange tube outside, setting off an alarm that drew hunters toward the group and sent them fleeing in different directions.

Xiao Ming and Qu An restored the amusement park’s lights, analyzed the rules, and headed to Burning Candles with other runners. Xiao Ming obtained a treasure chest there, while the capture of Guan Jun and Lin Shange pointed the group toward Castle of Terror as the next task location.

• Xiao Ming and Qu An avoided the orange light tube, instructed the maintenance worker to replace it, and watched Rainbow Plaza light up again.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An reasoned that the children might no longer count as people and that the rules’ numbers indicated the task sequence; a little boy told them Burning Candles held treasure but was dangerous.
• Xiao Ming and Qu An set off for Burning Candles with Lin Xiang and Zhong Ka, while Lin Shange and Guan Jun continued toward Castle of Terror despite Xiao Ming warning them about an orange-clad ticket seller.
• A task notification announced that Burning Candles would close in 52 minutes and contained three treasure chests; Xiao Ming and the others avoided hunters on the way there.
• Xiao Ming found Ning Shupei near a treasure chest, used a hunter’s distraction to retrieve it, and learned that Guan Jun and Lin Shange had been captured.
• Xiao Ming concluded that Castle of Terror was likely the next task location.