Recaps

After Gu Mingyuan left the valley, Huo Yuhao failed to defeat the flame figure guarding the Yang Spring, while Tang San recovered from his injured Divine Soul. Yan Shaozhe obtained a smaller portion of Ice-Cold Rain Dew for Huo Yuhao, who prepared to absorb it as Yu Xiaogang urged him to trade it for medicine to heal his Soul Body.

• A spy watched Gu Mingyuan depart, then fled after wondering whether he truly intended to unify the continent.
• Tang San took soul-nourishing herbs from Youyou and ordered Huo Yuhao to attempt the trial at the Yang Spring.
• Huo Yuhao repeatedly damaged the flame figure but could not keep it down, and Yan Shaozhe pulled him from the fight before he was overwhelmed.
• Yan Shaozhe asked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass for Ice-Cold Rain Dew, and it gave him a smaller portion for Huo Yuhao.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Huo Yuhao the jade vial, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm advised him to absorb it slowly.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Huo Yuhao to trade the Ice-Cold Rain Dew for medicine that could heal his damaged Soul Body.

Huo Yuhao began cultivating with the Ice-Cold Rain Dew while Gu Mingyuan secretly investigated Shrek’s search for an immortal herb garden and consumed a rare herb himself. After Feng Ling learned that Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi might use the herbs to cure Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, she and Zhongli Wu planned to intercept Ma Xiaotao.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ordered Yu Xiaogang to prioritize Huo Yuhao’s cultivation, and Huo Yuhao swallowed the Ice-Cold Rain Dew.
• Gu Mingyuan told Feng Ling that Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe had entered Sunset Forest after a blue-haired child called himself their ancestor, and he speculated that they sought an immortal herb garden.
• Feng Ling ordered Gu Mingyuan to stay in Heaven Dou City, where he consumed the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and activated his golden jade body martial soul.
• Feng Ling informed Zhongli Wu that the immortal herbs might cure Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and deprive the Holy Spirit Cult of its prospective Holy Maiden.
• Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling decided to watch Shrek Academy’s gates and personally intercept Ma Xiaotao if she left, bringing Zhang Peng with them.

Yan Shaozhe arranged for Ma Xiaotao to be brought to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so Tang San could examine her corrupted Phoenix Martial Soul and treat her safely. Days later, Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived in Heaven Dou City seeking the immortal herbs, and Yan Shaozhe agreed to take him and his companions into the valley to speak with Elder Xuan.

• Tang San told Yan Shaozhe to bring Ma Xiaotao to the valley for an examination and warned him not to use the potent immortal herbs without guidance.
• Xuan Zi advised Yan Shaozhe to have Mei'er escort Ma Xiaotao and stabilize her evil fire with an ice-attribute treasure before the journey.
• Yan Shaozhe sent word to Shrek Academy to bring Ma Xiaotao into the mountains, then returned to Heaven Dou City several days later.
• Yan Shaozhe found Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao, and a Titled Douluo retainer waiting at Shrek's liaison post, where Xu Jiawei asked about the immortal herbs.
• Xu Jiawei offered resources in exchange for medicines for the Star Luo Empire, but Yan Shaozhe said the academy had none to spare and invited him to negotiate with Elder Xuan.
• Xu Jiawei arranged for his companions to accompany him into the mountains, and Yan Shaozhe led the group toward the valley.

Feng Ling persuaded Jing Hongchen to help the Holy Spirit Cult capture Ma Xiaotao by offering him a share of the Immortal Herbs rumored to be in Sunset Forest. Jing Hongchen agreed to coordinate three Level 9 Soul Engineers and travel toward the Herb Garden, while demanding first choice of suitable medicines for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

• Feng Ling told Jing Hongchen that Shrek planned to send Ma Xiaotao to Sunset Forest with Cai Mei'er, and warned that Ma Xiaotao could become a major threat if she overcame her Evil Fire.
• Feng Ling offered Jing Hongchen a share of the Immortal Herbs, which could improve Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul and address the risks surrounding both grandchildren.
• Feng Ling proposed that she and Zhang Peng seize Ma Xiaotao while three Level 9 Soul Engineers blocked escape routes and prevented reinforcements.
• Feng Ling explained that Zhongli Wu would accompany Jing Hongchen to the Herb Garden, where Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe were staying, and said her group would reinforce him after capturing Ma Xiaotao.
• After Feng Ling threatened that Meng Hongchen might someday need to beg Shrek for medicine, Jing Hongchen agreed to provide the Soul Engineers and coordinate the expedition.
• Jing Hongchen demanded first choice of suitable medicines for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and Feng Ling agreed while confirming that the Soul Engineers would handle the blockade.

Jing Hongchen, Du Busi, and Gu Mingyuan each made preparations connected to the immortal herbs, while Xu Jiawei reached the Herb Garden with Yan Shaozhe and Dai Hao. The chapter ended with Xuan Zi greeting Xu Jiawei warily as the visitors faced Shrek over the garden’s resources.

• Jing Hongchen ordered a western deployment roster and a secret report after learning that Shrek and the Star Luo Empire had arrived at Sunset Forest for immortal herbs.
• Du Busi learned that Xu Jiawei and the White Tiger Duke had entered the mountains with Yan Shaozhe, then decided to go to the Herb Garden with Lang Ya and Yu Tao.
• Gu Mingyuan absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum’s potency, reached rank fifty, and was told by Feng Ling to wait in Heaven Dou City and not seek a fifth Soul Ring alone.
• Yan Shaozhe led Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao, and a court expert through the Poison Miasma into the Herb Garden.
• Xuan Zi met Xu Jiawei, exchanged a look with Yan Shaozhe, and greeted the Star Luo Emperor with suspicion.

Xu Jiawei asked Shrek for two immortal herbs, offering a marriage alliance with Jiujiu and the Dai Family’s support in exchange. Huo Yuhao overheard Dai Hao seeking herbs for his sons and struggled to control his anger, while Tang San went to intervene in the negotiations.

• Xu Jiawei greeted Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, and Yan Shaozhe pointedly questioned the Xu Family’s claim to Star Luo’s legacy under the Dai Family.
• Xu Jiawei requested one immortal herb for Jiujiu and offered to discuss her marriage to a future leader of the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xu Jiawei requested a second herb for Dai Yueheng or Dai Huabin, and Dai Hao pledged to follow the academy’s advice about its use.
• Huo Yuhao overheard Dai Hao asking for herbs for his sons and nearly lost control while refining the Ice-Cold Rain Dew, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm helped him steady himself.
• After recovering somewhat from his injuries, Tang San stood and headed toward Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to take charge of the herb negotiations.

Tang San limited the Star Luo Empire to one immortal herb and made Xu Jiawei suspect he was the Sea God, while Shrek’s elders backed him against Cheng Gang. Elsewhere, Feng Ling prepared a Holy Spirit Cult ambush to capture Ma Xiaotao as she traveled toward Sunset Forest.

• Tang San warned Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe not to call him ancestor in front of outsiders, then declared that Star Luo could have at most one herb.
• Cheng Gang challenged Tang San, but Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe overwhelmed him with their power and called Tang San an honored guest.
• Xu Jiawei suspected Tang San was the Sea God after seeing the child’s authority and bearing, then demanded two herbs and pressed Shrek to show sincerity.
• Feng Ling learned Ma Xiaotao would pass Bluestone Relay Station within two hours, escorted by Xian Lin'er.
• Feng Ling ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to capture Ma Xiaotao alive and kill Xian Lin'er if she obstructed them.

Jing Hongchen and Zhongli Wu entered the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma as Xu Jiawei's negotiations with Shrek stalled at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San ordered Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to kill Xu Jiawei and arrange for the Dai family to take the throne, and Xuan Zi launched the attack.

• Jing Hongchen tested the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma with his Class 8 Invincible Shield, then followed Zhongli Wu into the forest after learning Xu Jiawei was still inside.
• Xu Jiawei defended the Star Luo Empire's request for two immortal herbs, but Tang San decided to kill him and use Princess Jiujiu to bind Huo Yuhao to Shrek.
• Tang San ordered Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to replace Xu Jiawei with a Dai emperor and grant the herbs as planned.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe accepted Tang San's order, while Xuan Zi struck Cheng Gang and sent him crashing into a boulder.

Yan Shaozhe killed Xu Jiawei by throwing him into the Extreme Cold Ice Spring, and Tang San demanded that Dai Hao take the throne. Meanwhile, Xian Lin'er and Ma Xiaotao were ambushed near Bluestone Relay Station, where three Class 8 Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon Shells killed their three Soul Saint escorts.

• Xuan Zi pinned Dai Hao in place as Tang San invoked Dai Mubai and the Dai Family's ancestral wish.
• Yan Shaozhe seized Xu Jiawei and hurled him into the Extreme Cold Ice Spring, where the emperor froze to death.
• Dai Hao failed to retrieve Xu Jiawei and accused Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe of killing the Star Luo emperor.
• Tang San asked Dai Hao whether he would take the throne.
• Xian Lin'er spotted the silence around Bluestone Relay Station and ordered the group to scatter as three cannon shells attacked.
• Xian Lin'er carried Ma Xiaotao to safety behind a defensive barrier, while the three accompanying Soul Saints were killed by the blasts.

Xian Lin'er failed to protect Ma Xiaotao from a Holy Spirit Cult ambush, and Feng Ling carried the unconscious Ma Xiaotao away. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dai Hao accepted the chance to reclaim the Star Luo Empire's throne, though he was troubled by what his choice meant.

• Xian Lin'er shielded Ma Xiaotao from the explosion, then fought Zhang Peng and Feng Ling as the two attacked them.
• Feng Ling sensed Ma Xiaotao's affinity with the Holy Spirit Cult, knocked her unconscious, and abducted her.
• Zhang Peng and Feng Ling withdrew while hidden Soul Engineers bombarded Xian Lin'er with Soul Cannon Shells, forcing her to retreat.
• Dai Hao recalled how the blue-haired child’s words had made him hesitate when Xu Jiawei was killed.
• Dai Hao told Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe that he would accept the chance to reclaim the throne.

Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well just after Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Dai Hao, and Tang San had killed Emperor Xu Jiawei, and they challenged Shrek over the regicide and the Immortal Herbs. As Zhongli Wu fixed his attention on the garden, Xuan Zi launched the first attack.

• Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen emerged from the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma and mocked Dai Hao and Shrek for killing the emperor.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe prepared to defend Tang San, while Jing Hongchen aimed a Class 8 charged Soul Cannon at Yan Shaozhe and stopped him from leaving.
• Jing Hongchen admitted that he and Zhongli Wu had come for the Immortal Herbs, and Dai Hao and Xuan Zi bristled at their words.
• Tang San demanded to know whether Gu Mingyuan had told them about the garden, but Zhongli Wu denied knowing him and turned his attention to the plants.
• The plant Soul Beasts sensed Zhongli Wu's greed and took defensive positions, and Xuan Zi struck first with a palm.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe attacked Zhongli Wu while Jing Hongchen reconsidered Xuan Zi’s offer after learning someone remained in the cold spring. Meanwhile, Feng Ling revealed that Ma Xiaotao had been captured and ordered Gu Mingyuan to use a suspicious medicine on her; Electrolux warned him to be careful.

• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe attacked Zhongli Wu, but the Death God Demon Puppet blocked their strikes.
• Xuan Zi offered Jing Hongchen an immortal-grade herb in exchange for helping capture Zhongli Wu, but Zhongli Wu told him someone was still in the cold spring, making Jing Hongchen ready his Soul Cannon again.
• Gu Mingyuan arrived at an abandoned farmhouse and found Ma Xiaotao restrained on a bed while Feng Ling stirred her Evil Fire.
• Ma Xiaotao recognized Gu Mingyuan and learned he was the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult, then Feng Ling forced her to stop speaking and subdued her with Evil Phoenix power.
• Feng Ling gave Gu Mingyuan a black medicine bottle and told him to use his Martial Soul’s magic to guide the medicine into Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul Origin, while Electrolux warned him that both she and the medicine were suspicious.

Gu Mingyuan secretly used the evil medicine and Feng Ling’s Soul Power to corrupt Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix while pursuing his own plans within the Holy Spirit Cult. Meanwhile, Du Busi arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Lang Ya and Yu Tao, then demanded to know where Xu Jiawei was.

• Gu Mingyuan recognized that Zhongli Wu’s reward was meant to force his allegiance, and decided that Ma Xiaotao would be more useful to his own plans alive and capable.
• Gu Mingyuan knocked Ma Xiaotao unconscious with the All-Seeing Heavenly Eye, then poured the medicine into her mouth as Feng Ling began corrupting her Evil Fire Phoenix Origin Source.
• Du Busi, Lang Ya, and Yu Tao entered the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma and followed traces of the battle into the valley.
• Du Busi’s arrival interrupted Xuan Zi and Zhongli Wu’s fight, drawing the attention of the Hyper Douluo gathered near the herb beds.
• Du Busi asked Dai Hao where Xu Jiawei was, and Dai Hao froze without answering.

Feng Ling began transforming Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire into a Bright Devil Phoenix and left Gu Mingyuan to watch over her. After waking, Ma Xiaotao discovered the corruption had taken root in her Martial Soul and broke down over losing her chance to return to Shrek.

• Feng Ling said Ma Xiaotao would need more guidance sessions to complete her Martial Soul’s evolution and declared she would teach her as a Bright Devil Phoenix.
• Feng Ling and Zhang Peng left for the Sunset Forest, ordering Gu Mingyuan to keep Ma Xiaotao in the room and report anything unusual.
• Ma Xiaotao woke and found black flames spreading through her Phoenix Flame, with the Corrupt Power growing whenever she used her Martial Soul.
• Gu Mingyuan told Ma Xiaotao that Feng Ling was changing her Martial Soul and that the treatment would continue.
• Ma Xiaotao mourned the lost hope of cleansing her Evil Fire and sobbed, while Gu Mingyuan left after warning that a new Ma Xiaotao would eventually accept the change for her.

After learning that Ma Xiaotao had been captured, Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi struggled to contain their anger as the factions gathered at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San ordered Shrek to ally with Du Busi by offering an Immortal Herb and Huo Yuhao’s exchange to the Body Sect, leaving Du Busi eager to claim the boy for his sect.

• Xian Lin'er told Yan Shaozhe that Zhang Peng, an Evil Soul Master, and Mingde Hall Soul Engineers had captured Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe prepared to attack Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen, but Xuan Zi restrained him as Du Busi demanded to know where Xu Jiawei had gone.
• Tang San told Xuan Zi to ally with Du Busi and offer him an Immortal Herb and Huo Yuhao’s exchange to the Body Sect.
• Xuan Zi announced the alliance and offer, insisting that Huo Yuhao would remain a Shrek student.
• Du Busi accepted the exchange while privately intending to make Huo Yuhao a true member of the Body Sect.

Du Busi joined Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe against Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen, but the attackers stole two immortal herbs and fled through the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma. As the pursuers closed in, two unknown presences emerged from the forest and blocked their path with black flames.

• Du Busi and his elders joined Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, turning the confrontation against Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen into a five-on-two battle.
• Tang San realized Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen were targeting the immortal herbs and warned the others.
• Zhongli Wu seized a bone-like lingzhi, while Jing Hongchen stole the Golden Scale Jade Leaf Flower before Du Busi drove him away from the Extreme Cold Ice Spring.
• Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen fled through the Seven-Colored Poison Miasma with the stolen herbs as Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Du Busi pursued them.
• Two presences swept from the forest ahead and unleashed black flames that drove back the poison miasma and blocked the pursuers.

Yan Shaozhe tried to attack Feng Ling after she taunted him about Ma Xiaotao, but Xuan Zi pulled him back and the enemy group withdrew. Back at the valley, Du Busi demanded that Huo Yuhao go with him to the Body Sect, while Huo Yuhao sought Xuan Zi’s support and Yu Xiaogang protested inside his Sea of Consciousness.

• Yan Shaozhe charged Feng Ling in a rage, but Du Busi intervened and urged Xuan Zi to return to the Herb Garden instead of pursuing the enemy.
• Xuan Zi restrained Yan Shaozhe and pointed out that Ma Xiaotao was not with the enemy, recognizing their provocation as an attempt to lure them away.
• Zhongli Wu ended the confrontation and led Zhang Peng, Feng Ling, and Jing Hongchen into the Sunset Forest after securing their gains.
• Du Busi returned to the valley and summoned Huo Yuhao, reminding him that Xuan Zi had agreed to let him go to the Body Sect.
• Huo Yuhao asked Xuan Zi whether he truly had to leave, while Yu Xiaogang protested in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said the decision came from Tang San.

Zhongli Wu arranged to turn Ma Xiaotao into the Holy Cult’s future Holy Maiden and ordered a hunt for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San offered the Body Sect a spiritual herb, but Du Busi questioned why a child was choosing it.

• Jing Hongchen returned to the Ming Capital with the Golden Scale Jade Leaf Flower, while Zhongli Wu, Feng Ling, and Zhang Peng took Ma Xiaotao back to their lodging.
• Zhongli Wu drew out Ma Xiaotao’s corrupted phoenix Origin Source and praised how quickly it had transformed while her mind remained clear.
• Zhongli Wu ordered Feng Ling to find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, with its Soul Ring intended for Gu Mingyuan and portions of its essence for Zhang Peng, himself, and Ma Xiaotao.
• Huo Yuhao heard Tang San tell him to focus on cultivating with the Body Sect, and Du Busi demanded an immortal herb from Xuan Zi to strengthen spiritual power.
• Tang San selected a Moonlight Snow Ginseng for Du Busi, who stopped before taking it and asked why Xuan Zi was letting a child choose the herb.

Tang San revealed the Moonlight Snow Ginseng to Du Busi, but the Divine Realm Tang San sensed the disturbance at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and discovered that his Herb Garden had been damaged. He noticed a blue-haired child among the people there and wondered who it was.

• Xuan Zi told Du Busi that Tang San had received the Sea God Inheritance and knew the herbs in the garden.
• Tang San pointed out the Moonlight Snow Ginseng as a way to strengthen Du Busi’s Spiritual Power, though he knew it was not yet mature.
• Du Busi questioned why Tang San had not kept the ginseng for himself or given it to Huo Yuhao, leaving Xuan Zi unable to answer.
• A strand of blue-gold light spread through the garden and suppressed the others’ Soul Power, while the Aromatic Silk Beauty recognized its presence.
• The reborn Tang San hid his Divine Sense, while the Tang San in the Divine Realm examined the damaged garden and saw a blue-haired child beside the springs.
• Divine Realm Tang San focused on the child and asked who he was.

Tang San abandoned his attempt to probe the Lower Realm after the God of Destruction confronted him, then ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to investigate a blue-haired child at Shrek. Meanwhile, Zhang Peng reported a promising hundred-thousand-year-old Golden-Spined Dragon Ape as a target for Gu Mingyuan.

• The God of Destruction caught Tang San watching the Lower Realm, warned him not to interfere, and left Tang San furious and wary.
• Tang San contacted Da Ming and Er Ming, ordered them to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the blue-haired child, then cut off Da Ming when he asked about Xiao Wu.
• Da Ming and Er Ming agreed to investigate the child, though Er Ming angrily objected to Tang San's treatment of them.
• Zhang Peng showed Zhongli Wu and Gu Mingyuan a map marking a hundred-thousand-year-old Golden-Spined Dragon Ape near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Feng Ling explained that the ape's golden ridge stored Soul Power and briefly weakened after releasing it, while warning that its hundred-thousand-year-old body was extremely tough.

Tang San sought to take Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest, claiming the trip was part of a Sea God trial while secretly hoping to find the Emperor Auspicious Beast and use its Power of Destiny. Du Busi agreed to let Huo Yuhao go with them, assigning Lang Ya to guard him and bring him back to the Body Sect afterward.

• Zhongli Wu ordered his group to watch the hundred-thousand-year-old Dragon Ape and prepare to capture it for Gu Mingyuan's fifth Soul Ring.
• After the divine light faded at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Du Busi accepted the Moonlight Snow Ginseng and summoned Huo Yuhao to leave with him.
• Tang San stopped Huo Yuhao and announced that they needed to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest together.
• Tang San claimed the trip was a special Sea God inheritance trial that required Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.
• Du Busi agreed to let Huo Yuhao go, sent Yu Tao back with the Immortal Herb, and ordered Lang Ya to accompany the group and bring Huo Yuhao to the Body Sect afterward.

After Xu Jiawei’s death, Shrek promised to help Dai Hao restore the Dai Family’s rule in Star Luo but reserved the throne for one of his sons and offered an Immortal Herb. Huo Yuhao overheard the bargain and, consumed by resentment, considered revealing that he was Dai Hao’s son so he could claim the throne himself.

• Du Busi left with Yu Tao, and Xuan Zi ordered Shrek to take over Sunset Forest before heading to Star Dou.
• Dai Hao urged Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to help stabilize Star Luo, and Xuan Zi promised the academy would support the Dai Family but said Dai Hao could not take the throne.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed choosing between Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin and promised an Immortal Herb once the new ruler was decided.
• Dai Hao accepted Shrek’s terms, taking comfort in the prospect of one of his sons becoming emperor and receiving an Immortal Herb.
• Huo Yuhao overheard the discussion and seethed over Dai Hao’s neglect of his mother and the favor shown to Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Yu Xiaogang urged Huo Yuhao to claim the throne, and Huo Yuhao shifted his foot forward as he considered revealing his parentage.

Huo Yuhao rejected the idea of reconciling with the Dai Family and vowed to kill its members when he had the chance, while Tang San planned to use him to gain control of Star Luo. In the imperial palace, Xu Jiujiu grew alarmed after receiving no word from her brother or Cheng Gang.

• Huo Yuhao stopped himself from approaching Dai Hao, rejected Yu Xiaogang's advice to wait for the throne, and vowed to kill the Dai Family members he could reach.
• Tang San considered making Huo Yuhao emperor and arranging his marriage to Xu Jiujiu, but prioritized capturing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xu Jiujiu learned that her brother, Yan Shaozhe, Dai Hao, and Cheng Gang had not emerged from the Sunset Forest or sent back a message.
• Xu Jiujiu told Grandma Manyi that she suspected something was wrong.