Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan bought medicinal herbs with the twenty million Wu Haoqiang’s family transferred to him, then accepted Zhou Jinzhi’s offer to join an ancient tomb excavation where Bai would be present. Before leaving in six days, Ye Fan entrusted Wu Haoqiang with his Qi-Gathering Turtle and gave him a Jade Pendant.

• Wu Haoqiang told Ye Fan he had persuaded his father to transfer twenty million, and Ye Fan joked about repaying him with a cheap buffet.
• Zhou Jinzhi told Ye Fan that Bai would accompany his maternal grandfather, Xiao Chi, to an ancient tomb excavation in Shanxi Province and arranged for Ye Fan to join as an ancient literature researcher.
• Zhou Jinzhi gave Ye Fan a work badge and told him to gather in Falling Wind Town in six days.
• Ye Fan asked Wu Haoqiang to care for his Qi-Gathering Turtle, gave him a million-yuan bank card for its food, and explained that he was going to pursue his future wife.
• Ye Fan gave Wu Haoqiang the finished Jade Pendant, and Wu Haoqiang asked whether it could make a car fly in a crash.

Ye Fan traveled to Falling Wind Town for an archaeological expedition, where he reunited with Bai Yunxi and won a place beside him on the journey by trading Xiao Chi a protective jade pendant. On the bus, Bai Yunxi recognized that Ye Fan might be the expert behind his medicine and fell asleep leaning on him.

• Ye Fan arrived at the fully booked inn, where he found Bai Yunxi and arranged to share Yang Fei's room after explaining that Zhou Jinzhi had recommended him for the archaeological expedition.
• Ye Fan read the inscription on a bronze ding at a glance and warned Yang Fei that the antique was an evil artifact linked to the deaths of grave robbers.
• The next morning, Ye Fan asked to sit beside Bai Yunxi and persuaded Xiao Chi to switch seats by giving him a jade pendant that Zhang Wentao said could ward off harmful energies.
• Ye Fan recognized Bai Yunxi's medicine as the prescription from his letter and claimed he was the extraordinary expert who had provided it.
• Bai Yunxi felt warmth through Ye Fan's hand, fell asleep against his shoulder, and left Xiao Chi watching them with dismay.

Ye Fan traveled with Bai Yunxi and the group into the mountains, where he tried to win Bai Yunxi over with food and accidentally saved him from a venomous snake. At their campsite near the tomb, Ye Fan sensed a depleted spiritual vein and warned Zhang Wentao that the dense yin energy could kill people who entered.

• After the bus stopped, Ye Fan offered to carry Bai Yunxi and share pork jerky, but Bai Yunxi refused both offers.
• Ye Fan learned that Xiao Chi was Bai Yunxi's maternal grandfather and worried that he had offended him by calling him an old man.
• Near the campsite, Ye Fan threw his fruit knife past Bai Yunxi and pinned a venomous snake to a tree, then offered to roast it for him.
• Ye Fan sensed that a depleted spiritual vein lay beneath the mountain and told Zhang Wentao that the dense yin energy could make people die inside the tomb.

Ye Fan connected the tomb to an ancient text about a princess and discovered that Bai Yunxi might have a rare Heavenly Yin Constitution. The chapter ended with Bai Yunxi slapping Ye Fan after he asked whether Bai Yunxi wanted to sleep with him.

• Ye Fan recognized the tomb's eighteen surrounding coffins as matching the text about a princess who married eighteen men, and Yang Fei confirmed she was buried there.
• Ye Fan told Bai Yunxi to stay out of the tomb because its owner was a lecher, then shared his candied hawthorn with him.
• Ye Fan sensed Bai Yunxi's growing yin energy and asked whether he had a Heavenly Yin Constitution and was born at a yin year, month, and hour.
• Bai Yunxi denied Ye Fan's claim, but remembered occult practitioners warning his family about his constitution and advising them to conceal his birth date.
• Ye Fan asked Bai Yunxi whether he wanted to sleep with him, and Bai Yunxi slapped him and went into his tent.

Ye Fan protected Bai Yunxi from a Millennium Zombie that tried to lure him away, and the group decided to evacuate the burial ground. The Illness-Expelling Talismans Ye Fan sold to Zhang Wentao helped the sick expedition members recover, allowing the team to leave safely.

• Bai Yunxi followed a palace-robed woman out of his tent, but Ye Fan struck her with a Lightning Talisman and revealed she was a Millennium Zombie.
• Ye Fan fought off the zombie with talismans while Bai Yunxi fired his pistol, and the creature retreated after Zhang Wentao said other zombies had trapped him.
• Zhang Wentao explained that corpse energy had sickened much of the camp, and Bai Yunxi agreed the expedition should evacuate before nightfall.
• The next day, Xiao Chi remained healthy because Bai Yunxi's Jade Pendant protected him, while several soldiers and support staff were ill.
• Ye Fan gave Yang Fei an Illness-Expelling Talisman, then sold all ten of his remaining talismans to Zhang Wentao for two hundred thousand each.
• Zhang Wentao used the talismans to revive the sick expedition members, and the archaeological team left the burial ground.

Xiao Chi questioned Ye Fan about Bai Yunxi’s health and learned that Ye Fan believed intimacy could treat it, then confronted Bai Yunxi about Ye Fan’s claim that he could not perform. After the excavation was canceled, Ye Fan decided to remain near the tomb to search for spiritual herbs and strengthen himself.

• Ye Fan told Xiao Chi that Bai Yunxi’s constitution could be treated by sleeping with him, and Xiao Chi angrily left.
• Xiao Chi told Bai Yunxi what Ye Fan had said, and Bai Yunxi refused to answer whether the claim about his ability to perform was true.
• Xiao Chi told Bai Yunxi that Ye Fan also said he would recover by sleeping with him, leaving Bai Yunxi speechless.
• Yang Fei told Ye Fan the excavation had been canceled, and Ye Fan chose to stay near the tomb to look for spiritual herbs.
• Yang Fei described seeing a woman in court dress with zombies on the mountain, while Ye Fan dismissed it as a dream and credited his talismans to a master he knew.

Ye Fan's unusual powers continued to affect the Wu and Bai families, while Bai Yunxi prepared to repay Ye Fan for his help. Ye Fan returned to the ancient tomb's campsite, where he defeated the Palace-Dressed Zombie's soul attack and sensed something valuable inside the tomb.

• Tang Ning told Wu Sihan that Wu Haoqiang's Jade Pendant had repelled a charging dog, and she worried that Ye Fan was no ordinary man.
• Bai Yunxi learned Ye Fan had written the prescription that eased his insomnia and sensitivity to cold, and decided to repay the favor with rare medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Chi and Bai Shiyuan argued over Ye Fan's claim that Bai Yunxi needed to sleep with him to survive, while Xiao Chi said Bai Yunxi seemed to treat Ye Fan differently.
• Wu Sihan and Tang Ning opened a package from Capital City addressed to Ye Fan and found valuable ginseng, lingzhi, and cordyceps inside.
• Ye Fan gathered spirit herbs, rested at the archaeological team's campsite, and destroyed the Palace-Dressed Zombie's soul attack without moving.
• The Palace-Dressed Zombie fled after her soul was injured, and Ye Fan sensed that something he needed lay inside the ancient tomb.

Ye Fan returned to Cang City, received valuable medicinal herbs he believed Bai Yunxi had sent, and accepted Wu Sihan’s offer of a villa. Before moving, he went with Wu Sihan to the hospital to treat an unconscious patient for Zhou Jinzhi, who promised him ten million.

• Ye Fan returned to the Wu Family and found a shipment of rare medicinal herbs from Capital City, which he assumed Bai Yunxi had sent.
• Wu Sihan offered Ye Fan a secure villa, and Ye Fan agreed to make protective jade pendants for the Wu Family after learning Wu Haoqiang’s pendant had repelled a dog.
• Zhou Jinzhi called Ye Fan about an unconscious old friend and offered ten million if Ye Fan could wake him.
• Ye Fan and Wu Sihan went to the hospital, where Ye Fan demanded payment upfront before agreeing to see Zhou Jinzhi’s patient.

Ye Fan treated the poisoned Tang Yongjin and agreed to prepare a Detoxification Pill for fifty million. Tang Yongjin paid a deposit through Wu Sihan’s account, while Zhou Jinzhi learned the full cure would be costly.

• Wu Sihan recognized real estate tycoon Tang Yongjin as Zhou Jinzhi asked the doctors to leave the room.
• Ye Fan examined Tang Yongjin, diagnosed chronic poisoning, and drew out some of the poison to wake him.
• Ye Fan warned that Tang Yongjin might have only two or three years left without further treatment and quoted fifty million for a complete cure.
• Tang Yongjin woke up, asked about the poison, and requested a Detoxification Pill from Ye Fan.
• Tang Yongjin transferred fifty million to Wu Sihan’s account as a deposit, and Ye Fan promised to prepare the pill.

After Ye Fan cured Tang Yongjin’s poison, the Tang Group partnered with the Wu Family, disrupting the Liao Family’s plans. Tang Yongjin visited Ye Fan to offer him antiques, while Ye Fan prepared medicine and a love letter for Bai Xi.

• Ye Fan told Wu Sihan he would refine a Detoxification Pill, and Tang Yongjin later woke up with normal blood test results.
• Tang Yongjin thanked Zhou Jinzhi and said he would dispose of his dubious antiques, then the Tang Group partnered with the Wu Family.
• Liao He told Liao Tingting that Tang Yonghe had lost his positions and the Tang Group had chosen the Wu Family, and he suspected Ye Fan had influenced the decision.
• Ye Fan prepared a pill and a love letter for Bai Xi, then welcomed Tang Yongjin and Zhou Jinzhi when they arrived.
• Tang Yongjin invited Ye Fan to look through his antique collection, and Ye Fan left with him and Zhou Jinzhi as Qian Yu watched.

Ye Fan examined Tang Yongjin’s collection and found several fakes and contaminated objects, along with a carving made from rare purple bloodwood. He learned the carving was made from the only piece of salvaged wood its owner had found, leaving him with enough material for several pills but no prospect of obtaining more.

• Ye Fan visited Tang Yongjin’s villa with Wu Haoqiang and inspected Tang Yongjin’s collection with Zhou Jinzhi.
• Ye Fan identified a supposedly antique brush washer as a modern reproduction containing concentrated purple seepage, then found three more problematic items.
• Ye Fan discovered that a wood carving was made from purple bloodwood, a spiritual material he could use to refine Purple Blood Pills.
• Tang Yongjin contacted the man who had given him the carving and learned the wood came from a sunken ship and that no more of it remained.
• Ye Fan felt disappointed that no more purple bloodwood could be found but was satisfied to have obtained enough for several pills.

Ye Fan identified Tang Yongjin's White Tiger Seal as the source of his illness, and Tang Yongjin had it destroyed, revealing suspicious contents inside. Wu Haoqiang returned home with a gift from Tang Yongjin, while Wu Sihan reflected on Ye Fan's changed abilities and the Ye Family's hostility toward the Wu Family.

• Ye Fan warned Wu Haoqiang not to touch Tang Yongjin's White Tiger Seal and told Tang Yongjin it contained yin energy and should be discarded.
• Tang Yongjin had the seal smashed, and Tang Yunfei reported finding hair and black liquid inside it, suspecting a witchcraft curse.
• Tang Yongjin grew more convinced of Ye Fan's abilities after hearing the report from Tang Yunfei.
• Wu Haoqiang told Wu Sihan that Ye Fan had won arcade plushies and that Tang Yongjin had given him a Golden Tiger.
• Wu Sihan and Tang Ning praised Ye Fan's capabilities, and Wu Sihan condemned Ye Hongwen and Ye Dinghong for their actions against the Wu Family.

Ye Zhize and Ye Hongwen struggled to accept Ye Fan’s sudden rise, while Bai Yunxi trusted the medicine and letter Ye Fan sent. Ye Fan failed to get Bai Yunxi’s number from Xiao Chi but told Qian Yu he had treated Tang Yongjin for fifty million, leaving Qian Yu to connect Ye Fan to the Tang Group’s recent success.

• Ye Zhize resented Ye Fan’s growing influence with Tang Yongjin, Elder Zhou, and the Wu Family, while Ye Hongwen dismissed the idea that Ye Fan had earned their favor.
• Ye Hongwen urged Ye Zhize to secure his relationship with Liao Tingting, but Ye Zhize admitted he had barely seen her and suspected her changing attitude was connected to Ye Fan.
• Bai Yunxi kept Ye Fan’s letter and accepted the medicine without testing it, telling Bai Shiyuan that he trusted Ye Fan.
• Ye Fan called Xiao Chi to ask for Bai Yunxi’s number and embarrassed him in front of his colleagues by joking about becoming his grandson-in-law and offering tonic pills.
• Ye Fan told Qian Yu that he had sold his talismans to Realman Zhang and promised to draw Qian Yu Peace Talismans later.
• Ye Fan said Tang Yongjin had paid him fifty million for treating his ailment, and Qian Yu realized Ye Fan might have helped secure the Tang Group’s recent changes.

Ye Fan refused to acknowledge Ye Hongwen and had security turn him away from his villa. Wu Sihan visited with Ye Fan’s requested herbs and payment, while Xiao Chi learned that Bai Yunxi seemed disappointed he had not shared his contact information with Ye Fan.

• Ye Fan told the security captain to reject the man claiming to be his father, and Ye Hongwen left in anger.
• Wu Sihan arrived, praised the guards for keeping Ye Hongwen out, and reminded them to protect Ye Fan’s privacy.
• Wu Sihan gave Ye Fan the medicinal herbs he had requested and told him that fifty million from Boss Tang and an additional twenty million from the Wu Family had been deposited for him.
• Xiao Chi told Bai Yunxi that Ye Fan had asked for his contact information, and Bai Yunxi quietly revealed his disappointment when Xiao Chi said he had not given it.
• Xiao Chi asked how Ye Fan’s medicinal pills had worked, and Bai Yunxi said they helped with his insomnia.

While Ye Fan secluded himself to refine pills, his growing influence unsettled the Ye and Liao Families. Liao Tingting saw him talking with Zhou Jinzhi and began to regret choosing Ye Zhize, while Ye Fan remained unaware that people were seeking him out.

• Ye Fan posted a no-visitors sign, protected his entrance with a formation, and began refining pills.
• Wang Xiaofei questioned Ye Zhize about the postponed engagement, and Ye Zhize suspected Liao Tingting had renewed feelings for Ye Fan.
• Wang Xiaofei told Ye Zhize that his father had gone to see Ye Fan again, hoping to secure help with the Tang Family project.
• Liao Tingting went shopping with Jiang Rou and Hu Yuqin and said her engagement date with Ye Zhize had not been set.
• Hu Yuqin pointed out Ye Fan speaking with Zhou Jinzhi, and Liao Tingting grew jealous and regretted rejecting Ye Fan.

Ye Fan left for Capital City to keep watch over Bai Yunxi, brushing off Zhou Jinzhi’s warnings and Liao Tingting’s invitation. On the flight, Ye Fan exposed a heartbond gu in Zhang Siliang, and Chen Songbin offered him help in Capital City.

• Ye Fan told Zhou Jinzhi he was going to Capital City to watch over Bai Yunxi, while Zhou warned him not to boast about courting Bai Yunxi.
• Ye Fan rejected Liao Tingting’s invitation to eat, and Zhou Jinzhi avoided her when she came to the jade shop.
• Wu Sihan saw Ye Fan off at the airport and worried about his flashy hairstyle and behavior in Capital City.
• In the VIP cabin, Yuan Yi mocked Ye Fan until he accused her of putting a heartbond gu inside Zhang Siliang.
• After landing, Yuan Yi hurried away with Zhang Siliang, and Chen Songbin gave Ye Fan his business card and asked about the gu.

Ye Fan went to the Morning and Evening Group to see Bai Yunxi but was denied entry without an appointment and learned that Yun Shanshan was being called Bai Yunxi’s girlfriend. He sneaked into Bai Yunxi’s seventh-floor conference room through a window, and the chapter ended with Ye Fan urging Bai Yunxi to leave work and eat with him.

• Ye Fan arrived at the Morning and Evening Group and demanded to see Bai Yunxi, but the receptionist refused to let him upstairs without an appointment.
• Ye Fan saw Yun Shanshan get admitted and became angry when the receptionist called her Bai Yunxi’s girlfriend.
• Bai Yunxi harshly criticized the managers in a conference meeting until Manager Zhang pointed out Ye Fan hanging upside down outside the seventh-floor window.
• Bai Yunxi ended the meeting and let Ye Fan in through the window, then warned him not to call Bai Yunxi his future wife in front of other people.
• Ye Fan asked Bai Yunxi to go eat, dismissing his claim that he was still at work.

Ye Fan reunited with Bai Yunxi at his workplace and persuaded him to leave early for a meal. On the drive, Ye Fan warned that Bai Yunxi’s constitution would soon attract ghosts and demons and gave him a protective bracelet.

• Yun Shanshan greeted Bai Yunxi, but Ye Fan insulted her and Bai Yunxi introduced Ye Fan as his friend.
• Ye Fan boasted that he had earned fifty million and invited Bai Yunxi to eat; Bai Yunxi left the office with him.
• At reception, Ye Fan confronted the receptionist who had stopped him, while Bai Yunxi praised her work and dismissed Ye Fan’s complaint.
• The receptionists watched Bai Yunxi leave early with Ye Fan and wondered how the two men knew each other.
• Bai Yunxi drove Ye Fan to a hotel, where Ye Fan warned him that his constitution would soon attract ghosts and demons.
• Ye Fan told Bai Yunxi that his Buddha Amulet was nearly spent and gave him a Fortune Bead Bracelet inscribed with protective formations.

Ye Fan learned that Zhang Siliang wanted help removing a heartbond gu and expected to charge him fifty million. Meanwhile, Bai Shiyuan and Bai Yunjin discussed Ye Fan’s influence on Bai Yunxi as the family wondered about Ye Fan’s unusual abilities.

• Wu Sihan told Tang Ning that Zhang Siliang had contacted him after Ye Fan identified a bug inside him on their flight.
• Ye Fan told Bai Yunxi that Zhang Siliang had a heartbond gu planted by his mistress and that he could lure it out with a medicinal decoction.
• Ye Fan went to a hair salon to dye his hair black because Bai Yunxi disliked his previous style.
• Bai Shiyuan questioned Bai Yunxi about Ye Fan and the rumored Spider-Man incident, but Bai Yunxi denied that anything unusual had happened.
• Bai Yunjin said Bai Yunxi seemed happier since returning from the ancient tomb and expressed interest in meeting Ye Fan.

Ye Fan identified Zhang Siliang’s condition as a mother-and-child heartbond gu planted through Yuan Yi and agreed to remove it for fifty million. He drew the gu out of Zhang Siliang, leaving him cured and the worm trapped in a medicinal cauldron.

• Zhang Siliang told Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi how Yuan Yi’s influence had led him to harm his wife and nearly kill his son, and how he had suffered whenever he stayed away from Yuan Yi.
• Ye Fan explained that Zhang Siliang had a half-finished mother-and-child heartbond gu that clouded his judgment near Yuan Yi and caused him discomfort when separated from her.
• Zhang Siliang agreed to pay Ye Fan fifty million to remove the gu.
• Ye Fan prepared a medicinal cauldron to lure the gu out, and Bai Yunxi watched as it began moving beneath Zhang Siliang’s skin.
• Ye Fan cut Zhang Siliang’s arm, drew out a blood-red worm, and trapped it in the cauldron.
• Ye Fan assured Zhang Siliang that he was cured and reminded him to transfer the money.