Chapter Summaries

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.