Recaps

Luo Bin’s investigation into Qiang Village exposes You Jiang’s crimes and brings him back to Guishan Village, where Yu Mingxin’s revenge and Zhang Yunling’s betrayal threaten his family. The arc ends with Luo Bin grieving Zhang Yunling’s deception as Zhong Zhicheng searches for her and Luo Feng and Gu Ya face Yu Mingxin’s execution.

• Luo Bin discovered that eating meat had triggered his daytime Evil Spirit transformation, tore off You Jiang’s hand, and escaped an attack by Two-Legged Sheep at the fourth Resting Place.
• Luo Bin and Luo Feng returned from Qiang Village and shared its clues with He Gui, while Luo Bin decided Gu Yiren was essential to escaping Cabinet Mountain Village.
• Zhong Zhicheng confronted the returning group, and Luo Bin learned that Gu Ya had disappeared after Zhang Li was knocked unconscious.
• Luo Bin connected Yu Mingxin to Zhou Xi’s murder, found Yu Mingxin holding Gu Ya captive at You Jiang’s home, and stopped him from killing her.
• Yu Mingxin admitted that he had ignored Luo Shan’s warnings before Yu Xi was abused, and the surviving men confessed their part in her assault.
• Gu Ya revealed that Zhang Yunling had helped You Jiang and wanted Luo Bin killed, leaving Luo Bin devastated when he realized she had manipulated him.
• Zhong Zhicheng searched Zhang Yunling’s ransacked home and promised to protect Luo Bin’s family, while Luo Feng and Gu Ya left to attend Yu Mingxin’s execution.

Luo Bin tried to find a way out of Cabinet Mountain Village while searching for Zhang Li and protecting his family. He uncovered Feng Ji’s hidden tunnel and a room of corpse candles, but the mystery of Zhang Li’s whereabouts remained unresolved.

• Luo Bin and Zhang Li watched the Evil Spirits withdraw into the mist, and Luo Bin began planning an escape for his family.
• Zhang Li disappeared after Chen Xianxian escaped, and Luo Bin joined the search while his family prepared to leave the village.
• Luo Bin tested whether the mist could conceal an escape, while Zhang Yunling helped the captive Outsiders survive until daylight.
• The twenty-nine Outsiders vanished from the Mountain God Temple, and Luo Bin found a possible route through the concealed window and reddish light.
• Luo Bin joined He Gui’s search for Zhao Shu and discovered her mutilated body in Yu Mingxin’s house.
• Luo Bin traced a strange fragrance to Feng Ji and entered the hidden underground passage beneath his courtyard.
• Feng Ji attacked Luo Bin, who killed him and crawled through the tunnel to a room filled with corpse candles, but found no Zhang Li or Chen Xianxian.
• Luo Bin returned through the tunnel and headed for He Gui’s house, then recalled Zhong Zhicheng’s gong and Feng Ji’s Bronze Rod striking his head.

Luo Bin and his companions escaped Cabinet Mountain Village, but the evil spirits and the mysterious guides followed them beyond its borders. As they learned that Gu Yiren might be central to breaking the nightmare, the group chose to try leaving together rather than sacrifice anyone.

• Luo Bin discovered that Feng Ji’s human candles were fueled by grease from the dead, then found Gu Yiren in the underground room and learned that Mo Qian held Zhang Li.
• A Python-Robed figure abducted Mo Qian, and Chen Xianxian killed him before fleeing with Zhang Li, and Luo Bin and Luo Feng decided to leave the village with Gu Yiren.
• The Luo family found Gu Yiren and led the group through the mountain mist, where Zhang Li reappeared with Chen Xianxian and their anger stirred the evil spirits.
• The group reached the Archaeological Team’s campsite, but Luo Bin realized he remained an Evil Spirit outside the village and that the nightmare had not ended.
• Qin Jiumo warned Luo Feng that Gu Yiren was the mountain’s living heart and directed him toward a tomb passage and an old turtle beneath a yellow stone, and Gu Yiren later warned that the Hunter was coming.
• Luo Bin identified Qin Jiumo as his Guide and explained that the Hunter pursued people who could affect the mountain, and the Hunter approached the tents, then left for the north.
• Gu Yiren told Luo Bin that her guide Si said everyone had to enter the Tomb to leave the village, and Luo Bin found a note ordering him to kill a woman there alone.
• Luo Bin hid the note and argued against killing anyone, and the group drove away together, and he spotted writing on the vehicle roof saying everyone had to leave the village together.

Luo Bin and his companions entered Cabinet Mountain’s tomb, where the Hunter and Nightmare exposed the danger surrounding Gu Yiren and the village. Separated from his parents and stranded in Cabinet Mountain Town, Luo Bin learned that evil spirit oil might protect them and began studying the spirits for weaknesses.

• Luo Bin’s group became trapped in a loop, and Chen Xianxian led Gu Yiren away at knifepoint while Luo Feng and Luo Bin encountered a human-faced beast.
• Luo Bin revealed the prophecy to Luo Feng, who accepted him as his son, and they followed Zhang Li toward the tomb to find Gu Yiren and Chen Xianxian.
• Inside the tomb, Chen Xianxian was killed by the Nightmare Corpse, and Si urged Luo Bin to kill Gu Yiren before the Hunter attacked.
• Luo Feng threw the Old Tortoise at the Hunter, but Chen Xianxian rose and attacked Luo Feng, who knocked Luo Bin unconscious.
• Luo Bin woke in the forest with Gu Yiren, while Luo Feng, Zhang Li, and Gu Ya were missing, and You Jiang was captured by a python-robed figure.
• Luo Bin and Gu Yiren reached Cabinet Mountain Town, where Li Yuan and Yu Hao warned them to ignore the evil spirits, and Luo Bin survived a night surrounded by them.
• Zhang Baijiao treated Luo Bin’s infected shoulder, and Luo Bin recognized him from an earlier encounter before spotting Mo Qian in town.
• Gu Yiren revealed that the village chief and Feng Ji had rendered oil from people, prompting Luo Bin to realize he had been drinking evil spirit oil and decide to make protective oil from local spirits.