Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing’s group defeated a Nidoking and continued through the rain-soaked forest in search of ancient tombs. Elsewhere, Zhao Ling’s party found no tombs, while Xie Yu tried to convince the Zhu brothers to help him eliminate Luo Moyun.

• Infernape used Flare Blitz to overpower Nidoking and send it crashing to the ground.
• Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu found a cave before nightfall, and Gengar reported that he had found no nearby tombs.
• The next morning, Wang Yao spotted tracks leading toward a river, but Ye Qing chose to follow them in hopes of finding wild Pokémon that knew where tombs were.
• Zhao Ling’s group found no ancient tombs, and Zhao Ling regretted joining forces with Wangchen and Li Zifan instead of Ye Qing.
• Xie Yu urged Zhu Yuanhao and Siyuan to help him get rid of Luo Moyun, but Zhu Yuanhao demanded a reason.

Xie Yu and his sworn brothers agreed to deal with trouble on Ye Qing’s behalf, while Ye Qing’s group faced thickening mist and signs of danger beside a river. The chapter left them braced for a fight as Aggron hurled a rock into the mist.

• Xie Yu explained that Ye Qing had saved his life and had great potential, persuading Zhu Yuanhao and Siyuan to help him.
• Zhu Yuanhao released Midnight Form Lycanroc to track Luo Moyun using Silver Powder Xie Yu had left on him.
• Ye Qing’s group reached a river, where Gardevoir’s head began hurting and they noticed wild Pokémon had grown scarce.
• White mist mixed with the purple mist and reduced visibility, so Ye Qing considered switching to travel by water and brought out Aggron for protection.
• Faint hissing sounds came from the mist, prompting Ye Qing to release Absol and Gabite and prepare for a fight.
• Aggron formed a large rock and launched it into the mist.

Ye Qing and his companions fought through a swarm of venomous Pokémon before taking to the river on Milotic. As they escaped, a Toxicroak ambushed Luo Jiujiu, and Infernape was slapped into the water while protecting her.

• Aggron, Gabite, Absol, and the others fought off the venomous Pokémon, while Gabite steered Draco Meteor through the swarm and detonated it.
• Ye Qing decided to cross the river on Milotic, recalled his other Pokémon, and sent Gengar to scout underwater.
• Sceptile carried Wang Yao onto Milotic, while Luo Jiujiu rode her Honedge through the air onto Milotic's back.
• A Toxicroak sprang from the river and attacked Luo Jiujiu, but Infernape intercepted it and was struck by its Fake Out.
• Milotic hit Toxicroak with her tail and sent it flying, while Infernape surfaced from the water, embarrassed.

Ye Qing's group traveled through the fog, where Ye Qing and Gardevoir suffered worsening headaches and the Spoon Mark flickered as if something were draining it. They found a cave hidden among peach blossoms and entered it, suspecting it might lead to the primitive tribespeople.

• Milotic carried the group downriver after Infernape rescued Luo Jiujiu from a hawk, and Ye Qing warned Luo Jiujiu not to treat their journey like a staged adventure.
• Luo Jiujiu struck a hostile Whiscash with Honedge, impressing Ye Qing and Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing noticed his Spoon Mark flickering and found that Gardevoir was also suffering from the fog's strange effects, while Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu felt fine.
• Wang Yao spotted a cave among a peach grove, and Ye Qing guessed it might be a refuge for the primitive tribespeople.
• Ye Qing led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu into the narrow cave, while Wang Yao's handheld computer detected nothing unusual.

Ye Qing and the others ventured deeper into a fog-filled cave, where Wang Yao was deceived by a female ghost and Gengar drove it away. They then found Sceptile and Blissey circling in place behind what appeared to be a Ghostly Wall, while the reason the humans were unaffected remained unclear.

• Infernape drove a swarm of Zubat away with flames as the group advanced through the narrow cave.
• Ye Qing realized Wang Yao was speaking to someone unseen and stopped Luo Jiujiu from walking past him.
• A pale female ghost clung to Wang Yao, but Gengar struck it and made it vanish.
• Ye Qing said the fog was interfering with Pokémon's senses, and the group continued toward the ancient tomb.
• Wang Yao ran back and found Sceptile and Blissey trapped circling in place, prompting Luo Jiujiu to wonder why the humans were unaffected.

Ye Qing and his companions emerged from a mist-filled cave into a neatly ordered village, where Ye Qing’s worsening headache and fading Mark left him unconscious. He woke in the village chief’s home after the Spoon Mark went dark, while Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu ate the villagers’ meal.

• Ye Qing used his touch to wake a Sceptile and a Blissey, then led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu through the mist as his Mark steadily dimmed.
• The group found a beautiful village beyond the cave, but Ye Qing developed a severe headache while the villagers all turned toward Wang Yao in unison.
• The village chief welcomed the travelers and brought them to his home, where Ye Qing passed out and Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao laid him on a heated brick bed.
• The village chief served Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu a meal, and the Spoon Mark beneath Ye Qing’s sleeve went out as his headache eased.
• Ye Qing woke and asked where they were.

Ye Qing recognized the village as a sinister recreation of The Peach Blossom Spring and suspected that its scenery and food were an illusion tied to a tomb or Pokémon. He secretly alerted Wang Yao, who helped clear the village chief from the room, leaving the three of them to discuss the danger.

• Wang Yao ate at the village chief’s house while Ye Qing grew uneasy about the villagers’ stiff smiles and questioned how they obtained their clothes.
• Wang Yao asked the village chief about nearby ancient tombs and the fog, and the chief looked toward the village outside.
• Ye Qing recognized the cave entrance, orderly village, and villagers’ clothing as details from The Peach Blossom Spring and suspected the scene was an illusion, possibly involving Unown.
• Ye Qing kicked Wang Yao and used their childhood danger signal; Wang Yao pretended to be sleepy until the village chief left the room.
• Wang Yao quietly asked Ye Qing what was wrong as Luo Jiujiu watched in confusion.

Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu realized they might still be trapped in an illusion and left the house to search for their way out. The entrance had vanished, and Gardevoir indicated that she could not use Teleport to escape while they remained inside.

• Ye Qing recited The Peach Blossom Spring to hint that the village might be an illusion, and Luo Jiujiu caught on while Wang Yao pretended not to understand.
• Ye Qing led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu outside with their Pokémon, and the village chief warned them to return before dark.
• Wang Yao retched after remembering the roast chicken he had eaten, while Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu questioned whether the village was real.
• Luo Jiujiu discovered that the cave entrance had disappeared, and Ye Qing released Gardevoir to test whether she could use Teleport.
• Gardevoir used Confusion to write that she could not properly Teleport them out while they were inside the illusion.

Ye Qing and his companions searched the village for clues to the illusion and found a wedding and a funeral taking place at the same time. As darkness fell, they split up, with Ye Qing secretly following Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to the wedding house while watching for danger.

• Ye Qing explained that the purple clouds and the village-wide illusion pointed to something extraordinary, so the group searched the village for a flaw.
• The group found ordinary surroundings but noticed a wedding and a funeral being held simultaneously.
• Ye Qing sent Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to the wedding house with Gardevoir while he said he would investigate the funeral.
• Ye Qing secretly followed the others instead, bringing Infernape, Gengar, and Absol so he could intervene if trouble broke out.
• Night fell over the silent village as Ye Qing and the others approached the wedding house.

Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu entered the deserted wedding house and found a veiled bride inside, while several other groups arrived in the village pursuing their own objectives. The chapter left Wang Yao and his companions inside the eerie, silent house as Team R, Hunter J, and Luo Moyun moved toward their targets elsewhere.

• Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu entered the wedding courtyard, and Wang Yao nervously led the way into the house with Caterpie on his shoulder.
• Wang Yao spotted a pregnant bride wearing a red veil, while Luo Jiujiu sensed something was wrong and drew Honedge.
• A masked Team R leader brought six black-clad members into the village and led them toward a house hung with white silk.
• Hunter J arrived with Alakazam, intending to ruin Team R's mission after their betrayal left her with few Pokémon.
• Luo Moyun entered the village with Alakazam and Metagross to retrieve the Spoon sealing Alakazam and the Dumbbell sealing Giant Gengar.
• Ye Qing studied the village's layout as Wang Yao and his companions entered the candlelit wedding house, where nobody answered them.

Wang Yao was trapped in a strange village’s memories, where he slowly forgot his former life while growing close to Yingzi. The memory ended on their wedding day, as Wang Yao entered the bride’s room and the doors sealed him inside.

• Wang Yao entered the bride’s room, where darkness swallowed him and the doors slammed shut behind him.
• Sceptile, Luo Jiujiu, and Gardevoir tried and failed to break open or move the doors.
• Wang Yao found himself in the body of his childhood self in an isolated village and failed to escape.
• As his memories faded, Wang Yao carved reminders of Ye Qing, Sceptile, and Caterpie into a willow and later into his own arm.
• Wang Yao grew close to Yingzi, and they made a song together as their relationship deepened.
• Years later, Wang Yao and Yingzi married, and the memory reached their wedding day.

Wang Yao began to awaken from the village’s illusion when a pulse disrupted it, while Team R’s attempt to seize a sealed object unleashed a powerful Gengar. As the illusion collapsed, the village chief agreed to lead Ye Qing and the others out.

• Wang Yao lifted his bride’s veil as Team R activated a Magnetic Field Interference Device to distort the illusion and locate a Mismagius.
• A Team R member attacked with Hyper Beam, killing many of the group and shattering the dumbbell that had restrained a giant Gengar; Hunter J and the remaining Team R members fled.
• Ye Qing’s phone exploded, and the pulse caused Wang Yao to regain his awareness as the bride reacted and the illusion began to collapse.
• Luo Jiujiu took Wang Yao through the opened door with Gardevoir, while Ye Qing gathered the others and asked Gardevoir to find the village chief.
• The village chief agreed to guide Ye Qing, Luo Jiujiu, and Wang Yao out, then led them away as the illusion shattered.

Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu confronted a ghostly wedding procession as the illusion around them collapsed, revealing that a Mismagius had been controlling corpses. The illusion vanished, leaving the group among gravestones as a ghostly girl recognized Wang Yao, whose memories were merging.

• The village chief said that a girl had taken a fancy to Wang Yao, while Wang Yao murmured the name Yingzi at the sight of the red sedan chair.
• Ye Qing summoned his Pokémon to attack the wedding procession, and Gardevoir’s Thunderbolt destroyed a villager’s corpse, revealing a Ghost-type Pokémon within it.
• Luo Jiujiu split the sedan chair with Honedge’s Sacred Sword while Wang Yao crouched down in pain as his memories merged.
• A shadow attacked the group, but Gardevoir shielded them with Protect and Absol struck it, revealing it to be a Mismagius.
• The illusion shattered, exposing Trevenant disguised as willows and rows of gravestones; a pale-smoke girl appeared beside Mismagius and fixed her gaze on Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing told Luo Jiujiu to wait while he watched what would happen between Wang Yao and the girl.

Ye Qing and his allies defeated Mismagius as the village chief revealed himself as a Slowking and Wang Yao recovered his memories of Yingzi. The seal on the Spoon broke, releasing a giant demonic presence, while Luo Moyun’s Metagross killed Yingzi’s soul, leaving Wang Yao howling in grief as Ye Qing summoned help with the Bone Whistle.

• Ye Qing and his allies overwhelmed Mismagius with a coordinated assault, and Infernape knocked her down with a boosted punch.
• The village chief revealed his true form as a Slowking, while Wang Yao remembered his life with Yingzi as the illusion collapsed.
• Ye Qing spotted Giant Gengar charging toward them and blew the Bone Whistle to summon Giant Dragonite.
• Luo Moyun arrived on Metagross and ordered a Psyshock at Yingzi, shattering the Spoon that sealed Giant Alakazam and releasing a gigantic demonic silhouette.
• Gardevoir protected Wang Yao from the shock wave, but Yingzi’s soul was pierced and destroyed; Luo Moyun and Alakazam teleported away as Wang Yao cried out in anguish.

Wang Yao mourned Yingzi’s death after the valley’s illusion ended, while Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar began fighting. Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu escaped the valley and discovered a bell surrounded by Unown, leaving Ye Qing to suspect the site was an entrance to the Distortion World.

• Ye Qing restrained Wang Yao as Yingzi’s soul began to disappear, and Wang Yao confessed that he loved her.
• Wang Yao sang Love of a Lifetime for Yingzi before her soul dispersed, then blamed Luo Moyun for killing his wife and collapsed.
• Ye Qing collected the shattered Spoon and took the unconscious Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to a hillside as Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar fought and the valley’s illusions shattered.
• Luo Jiujiu described what she had witnessed, and Ye Qing decided they would ask Wang Yao about his experience after he woke.
• Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu saw a bell surrounded by Unown in the sky, and Ye Qing suspected the valley concealed an entrance to the Distortion World.

Ye Qing and Gardevoir confronted Hunter J after her badly injured Mega Salamence flew past, and Infernape helped Gardevoir attack the Pokémon that had killed her father. Hunter J escaped with Alakazam but was caught by Gardevoir’s Encore, leaving her face-to-face with Ye Qing as Alakazam’s Psychic failed.

• Ye Qing decided to wait for Giant Dragonite to stop Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar from fighting, but a severely injured Mega Salamence flew overhead and Gardevoir recognized Hunter J.
• Ye Qing told Luo Jiujiu to protect Wang Yao and sent Gardevoir to stop Hunter J, while Infernape joined the fight to help Gardevoir avenge her father.
• Gardevoir and Absol helped Infernape break through Salamence’s Protect, and Infernape struck Salamence with Fire Punch as the dragon shielded Hunter J.
• Hunter J abandoned Salamence and escaped with Alakazam using Teleport, while Infernape continued attacking Salamence until he lost his Mega-Evolved form.
• Gardevoir’s Encore caught Alakazam after he teleported, bringing Hunter J near Ye Qing; she ordered Alakazam to use Psychic, but the move failed.

Ye Qing defeated Hunter J and her Pokémon, helping Gardevoir avenge her parents while deciding to capture Salamence. Salamence refused to surrender and began preparing Draco Meteor.

• Gardevoir blasted Alakazam into the bushes, while Aggron stopped Hunter J's dagger attack and punched her down.
• Ye Qing told Gardevoir to avenge her parents, and she used her power to make Hunter J experience despair.
• Ye Qing ordered Gabite to kill Alakazam and told Infernape to keep Salamence alive.
• After Gardevoir spared Hunter J in a mindless state, Ye Qing had Aggron stomp her head and kill her.
• Ye Qing offered Salamence a chance to live if he submitted, but Salamence refused and began charging Draco Meteor.

Ye Qing recovered items from Hunter J and Salamence after Salamence killed himself beside his trainer, then stayed near the escalating battle between Giant Gengar and Giant Alakazam. Elsewhere, Luo Moyun lost his chance to claim Alakazam’s sealing artifact and turned on Xue Naiko, but Metagross detected approaching pursuers.

• Salamence detonated a Draco Meteor inside his body and died beside Hunter J’s corpse.
• Ye Qing had Gengar search Hunter J’s body, then gave the Twisted Spoon to Gardevoir and the Dragon Gem to Aggron while keeping the Salamence Mega Stone.
• Ye Qing returned to Luo Jiujiu and kept Gardevoir and Gengar out as Giant Gengar and Giant Alakazam continued destroying the valley.
• Luo Moyun blamed Ye Qing for ruining his chance to obtain Alakazam’s Imprison Spoon and immobilized Xue Naiko with Metagross when she tried to flee.
• Zhu Yuanhao, Siyuan, and Xie Yu tracked Luo Moyun through the forest, and Metagross sensed them approaching.

Luo Moyun attacked Xie Yu’s team with Metagross before leaving as Giant Dragonite arrived in the valley. Giant Dragonite landed near Ye Qing, collapsed an ancient tomb passage, and exposed Zhao Ling, Wangchen, and Li Zifan, who had survived underground.

• Luo Moyun ordered Metagross to fire Hyper Beam at Xie Yu’s team, cracking their Protect barriers.
• Luo Moyun left with Yellow Hair after Giant Dragonite flew into the valley, while Ye Qing had Gardevoir lead everyone farther from the ongoing battle.
• Giant Dragonite greeted Ye Qing but crashed into the ground, collapsing a hidden tomb passage beneath the valley.
• Gardevoir brought Zhao Ling, Wangchen, and Li Zifan out of the rubble, and Ye Qing learned that they were the only survivors of their team of nine.
• Zhao Ling recognized Giant Dragonite from the Spirit World invasion, and Giant Dragonite pulled himself out of the pit.

Ye Qing reunited with the explorers after defeating Hunter J and her Pokémon, then spoke with the Dragon Tamer about the operation and his reward. After learning Granny Minghua was very close to Luo Moyun, Ye Qing regarded her as an enemy because of Luo Moyun’s feud with Wang Yao.

• Ye Qing used Dragonite to break up Gengar and Alakazam’s fight, then confirmed to Zhao Ling and the others that he had killed Salamence and Hunter J.
• Zhao Ling fled when he saw his grandmother arrive, while Wangchen told Ye Qing that the group had captured Unown despite losing six people.
• The Dragon Tamer sent Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao away to rest, then confirmed that Ye Qing had killed Hunter J and that Zoroark had already been captured.
• Ye Qing asked about Hunter J’s bounty and compensation for Dragonite’s help, and the Dragon Tamer promised to arrange payment.
• The Dragon Tamer introduced Professor Li and Granny Minghua, and Ye Qing learned that Granny Minghua treated Luo Moyun like a grandson.