Chapter Summaries

Du Yu interrupted Xie Bi'an’s attempted suicide by exposing Xiao Nian’s disguise and inventing a story that they were lovers who had conspired against him. Xie Bi'an accepted the explanation and died by hanging himself, while Xiao Nian blamed Du Yu for ruining her year-long attempt to make the false Legend come true.

• As Xie Bi'an prepared to hang himself after Fan Wujiao’s death, Du Yu descended after asking Dong Qianqiu to prepare Makeup Remover.
• Xiao Nian returned and persuaded Xie Bi'an to live for her and Du Yu, but Du Yu arrived and called her his wife.
• Du Yu claimed he and Xiao Nian had long been lovers who conspired with Lord Lang, then wiped away part of her disguise to support his story.
• Xie Bi'an believed Du Yu’s explanation, entrusted Xiao Nian to him, and hanged himself to join Fan Wujiao.
• Xiao Nian beat Du Yu and revealed that she had spent a year undercover trying to make an incorrect Legend become the accepted version.
• Du Yu noted that the Sage had witnessed everything through his memories, then announced he was leaving.

Du Yu watched the legend reveal how Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiao became the Underworld Enforcers he remembered. After Lady Houtu granted their wishes, she left with her memory of Du Yu apparently fading again.

• Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiao reunited as souls, and Lady Houtu offered them the chance to become immortals.
• Xie Bi'an persuaded Lady Houtu to trade wishes with them, and Fan Wujiao exchanged his compassion for strength.
• Lady Houtu transformed Fan Wujiao into a powerful, cold-hearted figure and agreed to make Xie Bi'an peerlessly beautiful in exchange for both brothers serving as her subordinates.
• Lady Houtu granted Xie Bi'an his beauty and gave him pearl powder, while Du Yu realized why Xie Bi'an maintained his appearance.
• Lady Houtu forgot who Du Yu was as she left, and the legend concluded with Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiao returning.

After strange episodes in which his hands passed through people and objects, Du Yu suspected that he was nearing a terrible fate. He chose not to change Qu Xi’s past after she decided to stay, then warned her, Yingning, and Zhan Qisheng never to challenge Sage, leaving Qu Xi and Yingning confused.

• Du Yu briefly lost consciousness after his hand passed through Dong Qianqiu and he fell through a chair.
• Du Yu woke among Legend Management Bureau employees, and Fan Xiaoguo told him that the unjustly dead Supreme Pivot had been found.
• Du Yu’s hand passed through his clothes again, prompting him to hurry to Qu Xi’s room.
• Du Yu prepared to change Qu Xi’s past, but Qu Xi said she wanted to keep her memories and stay at the Legend Management Bureau, so he closed the Portal.
• Du Yu asked Qu Xi and Yingning whether they could defeat Sage, then warned them and Zhan Qisheng not to challenge him or risk their lives.

Qu Xi discovered that Du Yu had vanished from the world’s memories and sought help from Dong Qianqiu and Zhan Qisheng. She suspected Sage was responsible, but Zhan Qisheng refused to help save Du Yu.

• Qu Xi found that no one at the Legend Management Bureau remembered Du Yu and prompted Xiao Qi to recall how Qu Xi had arrived, but Xiao Qi could not remember Du Yu.
• Qu Xi questioned Dong Qianqiu about the Legend “Yi Shoots Down Nine Suns,” and Dong Qianqiu admitted she sensed that someone important was missing.
• Qu Xi told Dong Qianqiu that Du Yu had disappeared in a Flashback, and Dong Qianqiu explained that such a major change should not be possible for the world to repair.
• Qu Xi connected Du Yu’s disappearance to Sage’s interference in Legends, but Dong Qianqiu did not remember Sage.
• Zhan Qisheng took Qu Xi to his room, where she asked him to help save Du Yu, and he refused.

After Du Yu disappeared, Qu Xi insisted on rescuing him even though Zhan Qisheng and Yingning initially chose to respect his wishes. Weaver Girl warned that the Sage had likely prepared an ambush in Du Yu’s past, and Shiranui Asuka hinted she had a way to investigate without alerting the Sage’s disciples.

• Zhan Qisheng explained that Du Yu’s future self had planned his disappearance, so he and Yingning refused to help bring Du Yu back.
• Qu Xi insisted on rescuing Du Yu and learned that Zhan Qisheng could travel through time only with objects, not with her.
• Weaver Girl and Shiranui Asuka arrived, and the group discovered that Weaver Girl still remembered Du Yu.
• Weaver Girl warned that the Sage might have arranged an ambush by the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage and proposed bringing the Shame and Guilt Brothers along.
• Shiranui Asuka said she thought she had a way to check on Du Yu without being noticed.

The group used Shiranui Asuka’s Yata Mirror and Yingning’s brush to uncover how Qu Xi’s absence from a bus ride changed Du Yu’s fate, then prepared to travel back in time to intervene. Weaver Girl made them confront the consequences of changing the past and asked whether they were truly prepared to kill Du Yu.

• Yingning gave Shiranui Asuka the cracked Green Writing Brush, and Asuka used it with the Yata Mirror to project Du Yu’s current life at a factory.
• Shiranui Asuka rewound Du Yu’s memories to the bus ride where he and Zhou Zhuangshi had met, and Qu Xi explained that she had once been there instead of Zhou accepting Du Yu’s offered seat.
• The projection showed that, without Qu Xi present, Zhou Zhuangshi took Du Yu’s seat and died in the crash while Du Yu survived, leaving him burdened with guilt.
• Weaver Girl concluded that Sage had interfered with Qu Xi’s past, and Qu Xi recalled she had been returning from an internship interview that day.
• Shiranui Asuka assembled her one-use Anywhere Door with guidance from her brother, Shiranui Jinkuro, and prepared to begin the rescue operation.
• Weaver Girl warned that saving Du Yu could still cause the major event Sage had tried to prevent, then asked whether the group would kill Du Yu without hesitation or regret.

Weaver Girl organized an unauthorized descent to save Du Yu by ensuring his death unfolded as it had before, while the group prepared to enter the legend. The team split up after arriving in Qu Xi’s former rental room, but A Kui was struck by dizziness as he entered the spacetime.

• Weaver Girl chose Shiranui Asuka to remain behind and operate the Anywhere Door, then briefed the team on staying in contact, avoiding public displays of magic, and disguising themselves in modern clothes.
• Weaver Girl assigned roles for the bus mission: Qu Xi would take her former seat, Zhan Qisheng would investigate the other Qu Xi’s absence, Yingning would ensure the truck killed Du Yu, and A Can would board with him.
• Before the descent, Weaver Girl warned Qu Xi to leave as soon as possible to avoid being hurt again by the incident from that day.
• Zhan Qisheng, Weaver Girl, Qu Xi, A Can, and A Kui entered the Anywhere Door and set off separately from Qu Xi’s former rental room.
• A Kui became dizzy upon entering the spacetime but steadied himself and hurried away, leaving Shiranui Asuka anxiously guarding the door.

Qu Xi retraced the bus journey from the day she died, while members of the Legend Management Bureau and the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage gathered aboard around Du Yu. Weaver Girl discovered that a second Shiranui Asuka had appeared, leaving her side outnumbered just before Zhou Zhuangshi was due to board.

• Qu Xi boarded Route 232 at the same time as before and discovered that Shiranui Asuka had secretly joined her, telling her to pretend they did not know each other.
• Weaver Girl, Yingning, and an impostor A Kui boarded; Weaver Girl warned Qu Xi that the A Kui on the bus was not one of theirs.
• Zhan Qisheng and a masked girl boarded, followed by an ugly girl who sat beside the impostor A Kui.
• Du Yu and A Can boarded, and the passengers stared at Du Yu before acting as if nothing had happened.
• Weaver Girl called Shiranui Asuka and heard two phones ring, realizing that the Shiranui Asuka on the bus was another real version who was not on their side.
• Weaver Girl counted five people on her side against six Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage and prepared for Zhou Zhuangshi to board.

Weaver Girl and the Legend Management Bureau tried to keep Du Yu in his seat while the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage maneuvered to make him move. The bus headed toward the next stop, but a staged phone theft threatened to derail their plan before Zhou Zhuangshi could board.

• Yingning blocked the masked woman from approaching Du Yu by pretending they were old schoolmates, and the woman gave up after receiving a signal from the stern-faced man.
• Nearly twenty mortal passengers boarded, leaving Du Yu with no empty seats nearby, while Zhan Qisheng mistook a woman flirting with him for a possible enemy.
• Weaver Girl warned the group that Zhou Zhuangshi would board at the next stop, and the stern-faced man stood and headed toward the rear door with Zhan Qisheng following him.
• The masked woman shouted that her phone was missing, prompting the driver to brake, so Zhan Qisheng used wind magic to keep the bus moving.
• The stern-faced man told the driver to take the bus directly to the police station, claiming the thief was still aboard.

Qu Xi and the Weaver Girl prevented the masked woman from disrupting the bus ride, while Zhan Qisheng followed the stern-looking man off the bus. Zhou Zhuangshi boarded, and the Weaver Girl restrained A Kui and the ugly woman as Qu Xi tried to draw Zhou Zhuangshi’s attention away from Du Yu.

• A mouse-like creature gave Qu Xi the masked woman’s phone, and Qu Xi used it to quiet the passengers’ dispute.
• The masked woman accused Qu Xi of theft and tried to drag her off the bus, but Zhan Qisheng and the Weaver Girl turned the passengers against her.
• Zhan Qisheng followed the stern-looking man off the bus as it reached its stop.
• Zhou Zhuangshi boarded, and the Weaver Girl bound A Kui and the ugly woman with silk threads to keep the story on course.
• Du Yu offered Zhou Zhuangshi his seat, so Qu Xi met Zhou Zhuangshi’s gaze and forced herself to smile at him.

The Supreme Pivots’ final plan sent a sand truck hurtling toward Du Yu’s bus, while Zhan Qisheng tried to stop the driver and Shiranui Asuka intervened to protect Qu Xi. Shiranui Asuka pushed Du Yu back into his seat just before the collision, leaving both sides scrambling to protect the passengers.

• Zhan Qisheng followed the stern-faced man onto the sand truck, then climbed into the cab and grappled with him while urging the driver to keep going toward a police station.
• The Supreme Pivots began their final stage on the bus, and Shiranui Asuka and the drunken man stopped Zhou Zhuangshi from harassing Qu Xi.
• The Supreme Pivots burst the truck’s tires, but Weaver Girl and Yingning used silk and ice to send it sliding toward the bus as Zhan Qisheng’s wind spell drove it onward.
• The stern-faced man seized the steering wheel, and Shiranui Asuka pushed Du Yu back into his seat as the truck bore down on him.
• Both sides shouted for protective formations as the truck and bus collided.

Qu Xi escaped Zhou Zhuangshi’s attack when Weaver Girl and the others revealed they had been waiting in her bedroom. After Weaver Girl frightened Zhou Zhuangshi to death, the group prepared to leave, and she stopped Qu Xi before she could enter the Anywhere Door.

• Qu Xi ran home with Zhou Zhuangshi pursuing her, but found the Anywhere Door closed and feared she had been left behind.
• Weaver Girl, Zhan Qisheng, and the others emerged from hiding and confronted Zhou Zhuangshi, explaining that they had come to stop him from assaulting Qu Xi.
• Weaver Girl used a cleaver to frighten Zhou Zhuangshi to death, making his death appear to be sudden cardiac arrest and sparing Qu Xi suspicion.
• The Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage declined to go with Weaver Girl’s group and left to keep the Sage company.
• Weaver Girl opened the Anywhere Door and let the others pass through, then stopped Qu Xi and said they might have to say goodbye.

Qu Xi returned from the past with her memories of Du Yu erased, though she still remembered the trauma that led to her suicide. After Weaver Girl’s group reunited with Du Yu, they proposed gathering the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage and began identifying them from their memories.

• Qu Xi stepped through the Anywhere Door, and after it collapsed, Weaver Girl found that Qu Xi remained alive but no longer remembered Du Yu or their time together.
• Qu Xi explained that Zhou Zhuangshi had died in her apartment before harming her, but the sight and fear still led her to depression and suicide.
• Du Yu returned to the Legend Management Bureau and was beaten by Weaver Girl, Zhan Qisheng, Yingning, and Qu Xi for the trouble his future self had caused.
• Weaver Girl proposed gathering the present-day Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage so their future selves could not approach Du Yu, then suggested they pool what they knew to identify them.
• Weaver Girl embroidered portraits of A Can, A Kui, Ugly Woman, Masked Woman, Stern-Faced Man, Drunken Man, and Shiranui Asuka, and Shiranui Asuka realized another member was someone she knew.

Du Yu and the others identified five of the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage and planned to track down the Masked Woman and the Stern-Faced Man. Shiranui Asuka settled in with Qu Xi, then called her brother to ask whether he knew Du Yu.

• Qu Xi recognized Sickle Weasel in her sketch and explained that Shiranui Asuka had helped her on the bus, confirming Asuka was on their side.
• Weaver Girl identified Xiao Nian from the portraits, while Du Yu recognized the drunken scholar as an opera singer from Cowherd's bar.
• Zhan Qisheng described the Stern-Faced Man's unusual fighting style, and the group agreed to search for him and the Masked Woman.
• Weaver Girl planned to report Du Yu's situation to the Queen Mother of the West, while Du Yu remembered he needed to visit Impermanence Hall about the Teleportation Array.
• Qu Xi helped Shiranui Asuka settle into a room, and Asuka called Shiranui Jinkuro to ask whether he knew Du Yu.

Du Yu found Lady Houtu had lost her memory and attacked the others, leaving the Seventh Master, Eighth Master, and Yingning injured. As Lady Houtu left the Cave Abode, Du Yu stayed to help the wounded and learned the trouble involved the devil blood Chi Ghost had taken.

• Shiranui Asuka called Jinkuro and asked him to come to China, and he set out from Japan that day.
• Du Yu visited Impermanence Hall, learned the Seventh Master and Eighth Master had rushed out after receiving a voice transmission, and hurried to Lady Houtu's Cave Abode.
• Du Yu found Lady Houtu had injured the others and no longer recognized them, while Fan Wujiao fought to hold her back.
• Lady Houtu struck Yingning and walked out of the Cave Abode, and Xie Bi'an warned Du Yu that she could devastate the Underworld.
• Du Yu treated the wounded and learned that Chi Ghost was the most seriously injured and unconscious.
• Xie Bi'an told Du Yu the trouble involved the devil blood Chi Ghost had taken from the Legend of 'Jack the Ripper'.

Du Yu learned that Lady Houtu had lost her memory after suppressing Chi Ghost and set out to seek the Queen Mother of the West’s help. He borrowed Xie Yujiao for a secret task, but his suggestive explanation left her misunderstanding his intentions as they traveled.

• Xie Bi'an explained that Chi Ghost’s absorbed devil blood corrupted him, forcing Lady Houtu to unleash her full power and lose her memory; Du Yu warned Dong Qianqiu to ignore her if she appeared.
• Du Yu decided to seek the Queen Mother of the West and asked Xie Bi'an to lend him Xie Yujiao, while Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiao argued over which woman should be Du Yu’s principal wife.
• Xie Yujiao arrived carefully made up after following the Old Ancestor’s instruction, and Du Yu told her they were going to a secluded bedchamber to witness shocking things in silence.
• Du Yu’s Teleportation Talismans failed because Xie Yujiao was not mortal, so she used a magic flag to carry them instead.
• When the flag took off, Du Yu nearly fell and refused to hold Xie Yujiao, insisting that men and women must not touch.

Du Yu brought Xie Yujiao to Kunlun Immortal Mountain and asked her to help him enter the Queen Mother of the West's boudoir. Misunderstanding what the visit would mean for her chastity and reputation, Xie Yujiao asked Du Yu to commit to her, and the two entered the boudoir together.

• Du Yu told Xie Yujiao to fly them to the Jade Pool on Kunlun Immortal Mountain.
• At Kunlun, Du Yu persuaded Xie Yujiao to use a concealment formation so they could bypass the usual ascent and reach the Jade Pool.
• Du Yu admitted he had arranged for Xie Yujiao's help without asking her willingness, then invited her to decide whether to proceed.
• Xie Yujiao said she would help only if Du Yu promised never to forsake her, and she pledged to share his life and death.
• Du Yu offered to let Xie Yujiao stay by his side and leave if she changed her mind, and she accepted before following him into the Queen Mother of the West's boudoir.

Du Yu brought Xie Yujiao to the Queen Mother of the West’s bedchamber to set up a Teleportation Array, but Xie Yujiao misunderstood his cryptic talk as a romantic invitation and caused an embarrassing scene. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Xie Yujiao completed the array, and the Queen Mother of the West chose the Legend Management Bureau as its destination.

• Du Yu led Xie Yujiao into the Queen Mother of the West’s sleeping palace to find a place for the Teleportation Array.
• Du Yu cleared space beside the Queen Mother of the West’s bed while Xie Yujiao mistook his words and undressed, believing he wanted to be intimate with her.
• The Queen Mother of the West returned from bathing and found Du Yu with Xie Yujiao in her dudou, then demanded an explanation.
• Du Yu explained that he had brought Xie Yujiao to set up an array, and Xie Yujiao realized she had misunderstood his secret mission.
• Xie Yujiao finished setting up the first Teleportation Array, and the Queen Mother of the West chose the Legend Management Bureau as its destination.

Du Yu and Xie Yujiao completed Teleportation Arrays at the Jade Pool and the Legend Management Bureau, while Xie Yujiao insisted on staying with him because she believed he had seen her body. Their awkward reunion with Zhan Qisheng ended when he sensed that Xie Yujiao looked strangely familiar.

• The Queen Mother of the West agreed to go to the Underworld after Du Yu told her what had happened to Lady Houtu.
• Du Yu and Xie Yujiao flew to the Legend Management Bureau, where their uncomfortable conversation about her pink clothes only deepened their embarrassment.
• Du Yu and Xie Yujiao built the second Teleportation Array in Du Yu's room, and she insisted on staying because she had given her word and he had seen her body.
• Zhan Qisheng arrived and teased Du Yu about a romantic debt; Xie Yujiao introduced herself as Du Yu's woman and rebuked Zhan for staring at her.
• Zhan Qisheng said Xie Yujiao looked familiar and raised his hand to study her face, sensing he had seen her somewhere before.

Du Yu met Xu Liunian, a Supreme Pivot who had been deceived into believing her death and afterlife were part of a film shoot. He convinced her that filming was over and introduced himself as a longtime fan, leaving her astonished that anyone recognized her work.

• Du Yu realized Xie Yujiao was one of the Sage's Seven Outstanding Disciples and inferred that Shiranui Asuka had damaged her bus formation.
• Du Yu stopped Xie Yujiao from arguing with Zhan Qisheng, then learned from Fan Xiaoguo that the Supreme Pivot he had been asked to find was staying at the Legend Management Bureau.
• Fan Xiaoguo explained that Xu Liunian had been a bit-part actress who died in a van crash after traffickers deceived her, but she still believed she was acting in a production.
• Du Yu entered Xu Liunian's room and convinced her that filming was over, prompting her to relax and praise the realistic car-crash effects.
• Du Yu claimed to be a longtime fan and listed several of Xu Liunian's minor roles, leaving her stunned that she had a fan.