Recaps

Xiao Qinghe died in the game world, and the system’s collapse sent him back to reality while Xie Jun and Bai Yuqing followed. He reunited with Xie Jun and encountered Bai Yuqing, while the system’s effects continued to blur the boundary between game and reality.

• Xiao Qinghe defended himself against the Human-Faced Ghost King, but the demon stabbed him through the heart during the attack on the city.
• After Xiao Qinghe died, Bai Yuqing and Xie Jun tried to revive him, then froze Thirteenth Peak in the Ice Pool as the system ejected him from the collapsing story.
• Xie Jun’s consciousness followed Xiao Qinghe into reality, where he woke and learned from Mo Yan that the game had stalled and an unidentified presence had escaped.
• Bai Yuqing visited Xiao Qinghe, revealed that he had acquired the game’s adaptation rights, and stayed as strange attacks and Xie Jun’s influence disrupted the apartment.
• Xiao Qinghe discovered that his robot Little Xie behaved like Xie Jun, while Bai Yuqing retained his memories and grew closer to him.
• Aunt Hong mistook Xiao Qinghe and Bai Yuqing’s work arrangement for a sugar daddy relationship and sent Xiao Qinghe to a blind date with Zhao Susu.
• Xie Jun appeared in a doll’s body, told Xiao Qinghe she was his junior sister, and accepted his promise not to abandon her.
• Xiao Qinghe let Xie Jun possess his phone, then saw Bai Yuqing with peonies as Zhao Susu declared her feelings for him.