Vol. 1Li Xian’s Deadly Instances

Li Xian survived the Bride of Stone River, the Portrait Gallery, and No. 48 Asylum by uncovering their hidden crimes and rules. After joining the White Night Guild, he entered the Death Train with Jiang Qiuyue and faced the guide’s test.

  • Li Xian awakened as bride Li Xiaojuan, completed the wedding-wine task, and escaped the bridal chamber with Ji Xie’s help.
  • Li Xian uncovered Stone River Village’s crimes and led the players to the Square Well, where the Village Chief attacked him and he collapsed from his wound.
  • Li Xian cleared Miss Dolly’s Portrait Gallery with Song Qingzhang and Liang Pei, then entered the No. 48 Asylum Instance using an SSS-grade SVIP Promotion Card.
  • Li Xian exposed the Mistress as the real Du Sha, who revealed her burn scars, attacked him, and chased him through the gallery.
  • Li Xian, Cheng Xin, and Jiang Qiuyue investigated the asylum’s patients, routines, and hidden rules while Li Xian secretly replaced their medicines with vitamins.
  • Li Xian and his allies entered the silent cafeteria, where Cheng Xin volunteered to test the pills as they searched for the only sane person and a way out.
  • Li Xian and Cheng Xin found 309A among the blood-donor patients and escaped the sanatorium with him through a shattered window as sunlight killed its eerie inhabitants.
  • Li Xian cleared No. 48 Asylum with the true ending and joined the White Night Guild before entering the Death Train with Jiang Qiuyue, where the guide reached for his eye.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Bride of Stone River

Li Xian entered Stone River Village as the doomed bride Li Xiaojuan and uncovered the village’s crimes while pursuing the true ending. After the players found a severed arm in the Square Well, the Village Chief attacked Li Xian and he collapsed from his wound.

  • Li Xian awakened as bride Li Xiaojuan, completed the wedding-wine task, and escaped the bridal chamber with help from Ji Xie, whose touch protected him from the deadly rain.
  • Li Xian met the other players at the Village Chief’s house and learned they had to find the runaway bride and put her corpse in a coffin.
  • Li Xian investigated Shen Xiaomei’s disappearance and learned she had refused to marry Zhou Shan before vanishing on her wedding night.
  • Shen Xiaomei attacked Li Xian and Song Qingzhang during a rainstorm, then vanished after Aunt Wang urged her to spare them.
  • Li Xian discovered evidence that the Village Chief had used him as a living voodoo doll and escaped Zhou Shan after provoking him into a fatal fall into the river.
  • Ji Xie treated Li Xian’s chest wound, while the other players learned the Village Chief intended to put them in coffins and Song Qingzhang revealed Li Xian was the Bride.
  • Li Xian concluded that the village had trafficked children and led the group to the Square Well, where the cries of babies overwhelmed them.
  • Li Xian and the others pulled the Wedding Dress from the well, but a severed arm emerged and the Village Chief attacked as Li Xian collapsed from pain.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Portrait Gallery

Li Xian survived a deadly gallery instance by uncovering the rules behind its portraits and investigating the history of Du Sha and Dolly. He exposed the Mistress as the real Du Sha, but the exhibition objective remained incomplete as she pursued him.

  • Li Xian and the others freed the children trapped in Stone River Village, defeated the Village Chief, and completed the instance before Li Xian teamed up with Song Qingzhang for another run.
  • Li Xian, Song Qingzhang, and the other players entered a mansion gallery where portraits raised fingers before releasing human-skin monsters that killed players.
  • Li Xian discovered that damaging portraits could release human skins and that Varnish stopped the portraits from changing, while Yi Jing admitted the Mistress had ordered him to kill Li Xian.
  • Li Xian and Liang Pei searched the attic and found evidence of a 1998 fire, along with messages disputing whether Du Sha or Dolly was the woman in the house.
  • Li Xian located a secret storeroom behind the Mistress’s portrait and found a frame containing a burned woman who insisted she was not like the person in the painting.
  • Li Xian found an album showing the twin sisters Du Sha and Dolly, their portraits, and their mother’s increasingly worried notes about Du Sha’s changed behavior.
  • At the exhibition, the Mistress presented the sisters’ story and unveiled a portrait of Du Sha with a burned face.
  • Li Xian identified the Mistress as the real Du Sha, who attacked him and revealed burn scars beneath her clothes before stabbing portraits and chasing him.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Asylum’s Hidden Rules

Li Xian entered the No. 48 Asylum Instance and worked with Cheng Xin and Jiang Qiuyue to uncover its routines, test its patients, and evade its staff. After secretly replacing the patients’ medicines, he and his allies entered the silent cafeteria, still searching for the only sane person and a way out.

  • Li Xian cleared Miss Dolly’s Portrait Gallery with Song Qingzhang and Liang Pei, then used an SSS-grade SVIP Promotion Card to enter the No. 48 Asylum Instance alone.
  • Li Xian met Cheng Xin and Jiang Qiuyue, learned that the asylum’s pills drained Mental Value, and began investigating its patients and locked-off areas.
  • Doctor Ji examined Li Xian, while Li Xian and Cheng Xin questioned patients and learned that a skybridge led toward the staff building and confinement rooms.
  • Li Xian provoked Patient 203A into a fight, and the Head Nurse ordered 203A discharged before sentencing Li Xian to confinement.
  • Li Xian escaped confinement through an air vent, entered the pharmacy, and replaced the sleeping and treatment pills with vitamins.
  • Li Xian discovered a patient hanging in the corridor, then learned that the Head Nurse feared the Director and ordered Tranquilizer injections after a long tone sent patients into a frenzy.
  • Li Xian told Cheng Xin and Jiang Qiuyue about the medicine switch, and the three entered the eerily silent cafeteria as Cheng Xin volunteered to test the pills.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Asylum Escape and Death Train

Li Xian uncovered the sanatorium’s abuse, rescued 309A, and cleared No. 48 Asylum with the true ending. After joining the White Night Guild, he entered the Death Train with Jiang Qiuyue, where he began navigating its deadly rules and faced the guide’s test.

  • Doctor Ji secretly faked treatment marks on Li Xian, and Li Xian realized the sanatorium’s special treatment conditioned patients to obey.
  • Li Xian and Cheng Xin searched the Head Nurse’s office and learned that 303B had been kept in the sanatorium for years while 309A had been discharged after many violations.
  • After patients attempted suicide, the Head Nurse searched Li Xian’s room for hidden gummies, but 303B secretly swapped their quilts and took the blame.
  • Li Xian and Cheng Xin infiltrated the medical staff building, where Li Xian watched the Director perform a lobotomy while Cheng Xin searched for an access card.
  • Li Xian used the Director’s card to open the Fifth Floor, found 309A among the blood-donor patients, and escaped with him through a shattered window as sunlight killed the sanatorium’s eerie inhabitants.
  • Li Xian, Cheng Xin, Jiang Qiuyue, and Qian Chen cleared No. 48 Asylum with the true ending, and Li Xian joined the White Night Guild.
  • Li Xian and Jiang Qiuyue entered the Death Train, where an attendant checked tickets, the players became trapped in the next carriage, and Li Xian began testing how to open its doors.
  • Li Xian won a card game with the elderly couple and gained permission to enter Car Five, where the guide punished a player for describing the scenery incorrectly and then reached for Li Xian’s eye.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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