Arc 10The Sin Star Gate

Ren Ye entered the SSS-Rank Sin Star Gate with Old Liu and Xu Qingzhao to search for Tang Feng, while confronting the Lust Village’s trials and Yu Weifeng’s group. The squad escaped with Apu as an ally, and Ren Ye learned that a Night Walker had attacked another team.

  • Ren Ye and the New Year's Watchers confronted Little Pharaoh and Yin Qi at the trading market, then received 800,000 Star Source after Yin Qi healed the injured fighters.
  • Ren Ye used Xu Qingzhao’s divination to enter the year 185 Sin Star Gate with Old Liu and Little Black Fatty, and the trio began exploring Lust Village.
  • Ren Ye and Old Liu discovered a basement at No. 1 Old House, where a ghost revealed that a masked, left-handed man had imprisoned and abused her.
  • Yu Weifeng’s squad attacked Ren Ye’s companions, but Ren Ye and the others escaped and traveled by the Ferryman’s boat to the Desire Restraint Center.
  • Old Liu was hospitalized after his mental health score exceeded 92, while Ren Ye exchanged the ghost’s clue for medication and continued investigating the village’s past.
  • Apu fought Yu Weifeng’s group at Offshore Wharf, and Ren Ye helped him escape with Xu Qingzhao before inviting him into the squad.
  • Apu healed with diluted Water of Life and showed Ren Ye his concealed Safe House, while Ren Ye discussed cooperation and his crafting skills.
  • Ren Ye returned to No. 1 Old House, then hurried to a squad attacked by the Night Walker and heard its lone survivor describe the assault.
Chapters 226–250 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 226Who won? Who changed their fate?

Ren Ye helped Old Yang exchange his Star Gate rewards for enough money to secure his family’s future, while Wang Tudou prepared to enter an upcoming Star Gate with a team of his own choosing. The chapter ended with Ren Ye heading to Tang Feng’s home and Wang Tudou rejecting the Spiritual Cultivation Society’s offer.

  • Lin Xiang and the Dean discussed the dangers surrounding the Migration Land Star Gate and agreed to let Ren Ye face the test.
  • Ren Ye practiced the Heaven-Dominating Sword Technique and Holy Eyes, briefly activating Holy Eyes while watching Lian'er.
  • Ren Ye invited Old Yang to work in Qingliang Prefecture, but Old Yang declined and exchanged most of his Star Source and Items for nearly eight figures in cash.
  • Old Yang left to reunite with his family, and Ren Ye reflected that securing their future had changed Old Yang’s fate.
  • Old Huang told Ren Ye that Tang Feng’s parents had returned, and Ren Ye went with him to visit Tang Feng’s home.
  • Wang Tudou refused to team up with the Spiritual Cultivation Society and told the Landlord he planned to bring together a group of outsiders like himself.

Ch. 227Tang Feng Would Die of Embarrassment If He Found Out

Ren Ye and Huang Wei searched Tang Feng’s bedroom and found his diary from the Unknown Mental Hospital, which suggested the Star Gate was set in an earlier era than the one Ren Ye had visited. Meanwhile, Wang Tudou recruited the Abacus Squad for a dangerous Star Gate opportunity, and the group eagerly accepted.

  • Tang Feng’s parents confronted the Capital’s New Year’s Watchers about his long disappearance, then allowed Ren Ye and Huang Wei to search his room.
  • Brother Huang accidentally activated Tang Feng’s artificial beauty, while Ren Ye noticed Tang Feng’s self-help books and encouraging notes.
  • Ren Ye found Tang Feng’s diary describing the 3,764 patients in the Unknown Mental Hospital and photographed his estimate that its era resembled Earth’s Republican period or later.
  • Ren Ye told Brother Huang that Tang Feng’s notes could help distinguish the hospital’s Star Gate from the one set in year 235.
  • Wang Tudou offered the Abacus Squad eight Invitations at two hundred thousand essence each, and the group enthusiastically agreed to take the job.

Ch. 228Two days

Ren Ye learned that the Invitation had activated with two days left, then prepared Qingliang Prefecture for his departure and made plans to enter the Star Gate. The chapter ended with Wang Tudou assembling a team of Players in Xiangjiang City and setting the cost of their expedition.

  • Ren Ye told the Deputy Star Officer that Tang Feng had likely entered a Migration Land Series Star Gate, and the Deputy Star Officer agreed to alert the Ministry of War.
  • Ren Ye discovered that the Invitation had activated with two days remaining, informed Zhao Baicheng, and received something from his master.
  • Ren Ye and Brother Huang planned Qingliang Prefecture's civil administration, economy, military, and infrastructure while Ren Ye prepared to leave.
  • Wu Pangzi visited Ren Ye, explained that the Dragon Head was leaving to explore a Small Secret Realm, and agreed to support trade with Qingliang Prefecture.
  • Ren Ye called the Princess Consort and Old Liu to prepare for the Star Gate, while Wang Tudou assembled six familiar Players and a newcomer and set their entry and supply fees.

Ch. 229All eyes on the Migration Land as storms gathered

Wang Tudou brought Xu Li into the Abacus Squad under strict rules, while Mr. He said goodbye to his ailing opera master and joined seven other Players preparing to enter a Star Gate. The Dragon Head left Spirit-Gathering Mountain to pursue an Opportunity, and Ren Ye, the Princess Consort, and Old Liu entered an unknown Star Gate.

  • Wang Tudou questioned Yan Xingquan about Xu Li, then warned Xu Li that she had to perform her duties, respect the squad’s rules, and report her abilities before the team entered the gate.
  • Mr. He cared for his former opera master, paid ten years of nursing-home fees, and left with seven other Second Tier Chaos Faction Players to enter their Star Gate.
  • The Dragon Head received a Star Gate Invitation from his master, who warned him to be modest and said his greatest Opportunity lay in a living person.
  • Birds and spirit beasts gathered to see the Dragon Head off as he left Spirit-Gathering Mountain for the outside world.
  • Ren Ye, the Princess Consort, and Old Liu entered Qingliang Mountain and accepted an invitation to an unknown Star Gate.

Ch. 230An unprecedented scale

Ren Ye, Little Black Fatty, and Old Liu entered Base City, formed a squad, and surveyed the vast new Star Gate hub as they prepared for its challenges. Nearby, Wang Tudou organized his own squad’s purchases and strategy before Ren Ye’s group spotted a familiar figure.

  • Ren Ye arrived in Base City with Little Black Fatty and Old Liu, received the Star Gate instructions, and created the Qingliang Prefecture Park squad.
  • The trio examined the Base City map, decided to visit the player trading market, and saw female beastfolk walking through the streets.
  • Ren Ye and Old Liu worried that the Star Gate’s participants and scale exceeded their expectations.
  • Wang Tudou told his squad to avoid the New Year's Watchers and major organizations, gather information, and prepare for the middle and late stages.
  • Wang Tudou assigned Xu Li to make varied, carefully recorded purchases of supplies for the squad.
  • Near the trading market, Ren Ye and his companions saw a familiar figure step out of a taxi.

Ch. 231The Migration Land That Embraced All

Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Xu Qingzhao explored the Migration Land trading market after reuniting with Yang Nan, who invited them to a New Year's Watchers gathering. They bought supplies and encountered the market’s many races and unusual vendors, while a dispute between a New Year's Watcher and a buyer began elsewhere.

  • Ren Ye reunited with Yang Nan, who was surprised that Old Liu had reached second tier and learned Xu Qingzhao had voluntarily downgraded to enter the Star Gate.
  • Yang Nan invited Ren Ye and his companions to the New Year's Watchers' gathering, and they agreed to meet him after shopping.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Xu Qingzhao explored the crowded trading market, where they saw many different races and passed a black-robed fighter offering his services for 100,000 Star Source.
  • Ren Ye bought ten Invisibility Talismans, while Old Liu bought twenty replenishment pills; Xu Qingzhao bought sugar-roasted chestnuts beside a noble-looking young man.
  • The group met Yang Nan and headed to the Blessings Abound Teahouse, while a New Year's Watcher confronted a stallholder after another buyer took an item he had paid for.

Ch. 232Provocation

Guo Yan and his teammates were provoked by a Chaos Faction Player in the trading market, while Ren Ye met with fellow New Year's Watchers at Blessings Abound Teahouse. The chapter ended as news of a fight reached the gathering and Wang Tudou walked through the market.

  • A hip-hop-clad Player snatched Guo Yan's purchase, insulted him and the New Year's Watchers, and challenged him to fight alone.
  • Guo Yan's two teammates arrived, and the hip-hop-clad Player claimed his friend had been killed by New Year's Watchers in Jianghang.
  • Guo Yan accepted the challenge after the Player continued provoking him, while a man in a nearby restaurant watched with interest.
  • At Blessings Abound Teahouse, Ren Ye chatted with Yang Nan and other New Year's Watchers, who offered to join his small team.
  • A young woman rushed into the teahouse and announced that someone was fighting their Players in the trading market.
  • Wang Tudou walked through the trading market and checked the time.

Ch. 233Setting the stage, the show begins

Little Pharaoh provoked the New Year's Watchers and defeated several of them with Soul-Type Items, drawing Ren Ye into the confrontation by publicly challenging the new God System Rare. Ren Ye revealed the Human Emperor Sword and overwhelmed Little Pharaoh, leaving him pinned beneath sword light as he demanded Brother Chuan take him back.

  • A messenger told Yang Nan, Ren Ye, and Brother Yao that Guo Yan and two other New Year's Watchers had been defeated in solo duels at the Trade Market, so they hurried there with their allies.
  • Wei Tianbao and other prominent players watched as Little Pharaoh taunted the New Year's Watchers after defeating three fighters; Brother Yao challenged him and was overcome by Little Pharaoh's Bloodstained Stele and Requiem Flute before Old Liu intervened.
  • Little Pharaoh mocked the New Year's Watchers and singled out their new God System Rare, prompting the crowd to ridicule Ren Ye while Yang Nan and others warned him that the provocation was a trap.
  • Ren Ye stepped forward, summoned the Human Emperor Sword, and unleashed righteous sword qi that shattered Little Pharaoh's Bloodstained Stele and blocked his Requiem Melody with Destiny.
  • Ren Ye stopped the sword light before Little Pharaoh's brow and demanded that Brother Chuan take his man back, while the spectators watched in silence.

Ch. 234Opening battle: a clash of two rare inheritances!

Ren Ye defeated Little Pharaoh and faced Yin Qi, the Spiritual Cultivation Society’s Soul System inheritor, in a duel between rare inheritances. Yin Qi’s soul attack nearly made Ren Ye kill himself, but Ren Ye resisted with the Lotus Lamp and countered with fire that could burn souls.

  • Ren Ye pinned Little Pharaoh with the Human Emperor Sword, wounded his mouth and knees, and sent him back to the New Year's Watchers.
  • Eldest Senior Brother Yin Qi came out to fight Ren Ye after Brother Chuan begged him to protect the Spiritual Cultivation Society’s reputation.
  • Ren Ye and Yin Qi introduced their factions and inheritances, then Ren Ye attacked Yin Qi with the Human Emperor Sword.
  • Yin Qi summoned a silver-armored Soul Attendant, and Ren Ye battered it while forcing Yin Qi toward the edge of the battlefield.
  • Ren Ye broke the Soul Attendant’s greatsword and used the Human Emperor Sword’s overwhelming strike to corner Yin Qi, who revealed his Spirit Body and invaded Ren Ye with a damaged soul.
  • Ren Ye nearly turned his sword on himself under the soul’s memories, but he called on the Lotus Lamp, recovered, and burned Yin Qi’s Spirit Body with a flame that could harm souls.

Ch. 235The Damn Chatterbox and the Con Artist

Ren Ye and Yin Qi halted their fight after Yin Qi healed four injured New Year's Watchers and paid them compensation. The two sides remained wary of each other, but Ren Ye finally let Yin Qi off without demanding more.

  • A Spiritual Cultivation Society woman intervened as Yin Qi's spirit body burned, and the rest of his team joined him, prompting the New Year's Watchers to prepare for a group fight.
  • Yin Qi stopped his allies and privately urged Ren Ye to end the fight, revealing he had a group Teleportation Array and hinting that a powerful force was sealed in his Soul Orb.
  • Ren Ye refused to settle for words, so Yin Qi used Soul Cleansing-Purification to heal Guo Yan and three other New Year's Watchers.
  • Ren Ye demanded two hundred thousand Star Source for each injured teammate, and Yin Qi made Brother Chuan pay the full eight hundred thousand.
  • Yin Qi explained that he had stayed to protect his pride rather than teleport away, and Ren Ye jokingly demanded even more before deciding to let the matter go.

Ch. 236Grown just a tiny bit

After the Trade Market fight, Ren Ye cleanses Yin Qi’s soul pollution with the Reincarnation Lotus Lamp, which devours the refined soul and appears to be reviving. Yin Qi recovers from the backlash and realizes Ren Ye has Karmic Fire and the Demon Monk’s aura, while wondering whether Ren Ye noticed his own connection to it.

  • Ren Ye and the New Year’s Watchers taunted Yin Qi’s defeated companions after the Spiritual Cultivation Society paid 800,000 Star Source.
  • Ren Ye returned to the Blessings Abound Teahouse and used the Reincarnation Lotus Lamp, with the Human Emperor Sword and Human Emperor Seal’s help, to remove Yin Qi’s soul pollution.
  • The Lotus Lamp devoured the purified soul, and Brother Spirit warned Ren Ye that it was reviving and could become difficult to control.
  • Ren Ye reunited with Yang Nan, Brother Yao, Old Liu, and the Princess Consort, while Old Liu pitched his military investment project.
  • Yin Qi recovered at the Binhai Restaurant, confirmed that Ren Ye’s Karmic Fire had refined the soul pollution, and wondered whether Ren Ye had sensed his Demon Monk’s aura before revealing a tiny Zen Staff.

Ch. 237No Teammates, Kings Kept Apart

Wei Tianbao and Yin Qi separately decided to keep their squads apart and build up strength before entering the Small Secret Realm. Ren Ye declined offers to expand his squad, then narrowed down the Star Gates that might contain Tang Feng and hinted that he had a way to find him.

  • Wei Tianbao told De Cai to monitor two people and let them enter the Small Secret Realm first, then met privately with a man who had returned.
  • At the New Year's Watchers' gathering, Ren Ye refused to add members to his squad, explaining that he wanted to preserve existing teams and find compatible companions naturally.
  • Ren Ye privately resolved to search for Tang Feng with only Old Liu and Princess Consort, since rescuing him could jeopardize the mission for any additional teammates.
  • Huahua told Yin Qi's squad that outsiders had dubbed them the Peace Squad and called Brother Chuan the Clever Spiritual Cultivator; Yin Qi decided to adopt the Peace Squad name and enter the Star Gates later.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Princess Consort searched the ninety-two Star Gates for dates no later than 235, and Ren Ye hinted that he could use a method to locate Tang Feng among the remaining possibilities.

Ch. 238Sin, the age of great contention arrives

Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Little Black Fatty entered the SSS-Rank “Sin” Star Gate to search for Tang Feng, who they believed was trapped in a Migration Land-era gate. They arrived in Lust Village, where Old Liu’s mental health had already risen above sixty and he struggled to control an embarrassing desire.

  • Ren Ye used Xu Qingzhao’s divination to select the “Sin” Star Gate, which was set in Migration Land year 185 and carried an SSS-Rank difficulty.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Little Black Fatty matched into the Star Gate and learned its rules, missions, mental-health mechanics, and squad leaderboard system.
  • The squad received a starting rank of 726th and was assigned to Lust Village, one of seven villages testing different desires.
  • The three explored a dusty, abandoned stone house where meal dishes suggested the occupants had left in a hurry.
  • Old Liu told Ren Ye his mental health had risen above sixty and admitted that he felt an intense desire after briefly imagining how Tang Feng might repay him.

Ch. 239There was yin energy

Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Little Black Fatty searched Lust Village for clues and learned that Players had been scattered among its seven villages. When Little Black Fatty sensed yin energy in a house, they entered to investigate but were confronted by seven hostile Players who claimed the place for themselves.

  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Little Black Fatty searched the abandoned village, finding no residents and learning from other Players that teams had been split among the seven villages.
  • The trio traveled from the outskirts toward the village center, where Little Black Fatty sensed strong yin energy inside a dilapidated house.
  • Old Liu entered the courtyard to investigate, but seven Players arrived and ordered the trio to leave, claiming their teammate had found the house first.
  • Ren Ye challenged the group's attempt to monopolize the house, and Old Liu invited all seven to fight him.

Ch. 240Thirteen-Dynasty Ancient Capital, the Jiang Family

Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Xu Qingzhao avoided a fight with Yu Weifeng’s team after Jiang Qin intervened, then discovered a basement beneath a hidden yin spirit that would not open until night. They returned to rest and wait, while Yu Weifeng’s team reconsidered the courtyard and a mysterious black-robed Player offered to kill for a hundred thousand Star Source.

  • Ren Ye’s group prepared to fight Yu Weifeng’s six companions over a hidden yin spirit, but Jiang Qin arrived and persuaded both sides to stand down.
  • Jiang Qin explained that Yu Weifeng’s large Player group had entered the Star Gate together and warned Ren Ye’s group to avoid provoking them.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Xu Qingzhao found a basement entrance beneath a porcelain vat and learned it would open after eight that night; Ren Ye recorded the location as No. 1 Haunted Ancient House.
  • Yu Weifeng explained the Jiang Family’s influence to Mad Dog, then led his team back toward the courtyard after learning Ren Ye’s group had left.
  • A black-robed Player refused a stranger’s invitation to join a squad unless paid a hundred thousand Star Source to kill someone.
  • Ren Ye’s group returned to their hut to rest, where Old Liu struggled with the lust trial and begged Ren Ye not to show him his mouth or backside.

Ch. 241Opening the Basement

After night fell, Ren Ye and Old Liu discovered that the abandoned village had reverted to its former appearance and was crowded with hostile ghosts. They opened the basement of No. 1 Old House, where a female ghost offered to reveal the place’s secrets if one of them spent a night with her, and Old Liu volunteered.

  • Ren Ye woke to find the West Room restored and watched Little Black Fatty kill the Old Woman ghost beside the stove.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and Little Black Fatty crossed the ghost-filled village, fighting their way past ten attacking villagers while avoiding further disturbances.
  • Little Black Fatty stayed outside No. 1 Old House to guard the courtyard as Ren Ye and Old Liu searched inside for the basement combination.
  • Ren Ye used the finger marks on the lock and a time recorded in his notebook to enter 20, 39, 53, opening the basement hatch.
  • Ren Ye and Old Liu climbed into the dark, chilly basement and heard a female ghost promise to reveal its secrets if one of them spent a night with her.
  • Old Liu declared that he would sacrifice himself, and Ren Ye froze in surprise.

Ch. 242A rainy night of twists and turns

Ren Ye and Old Liu uncovered a clue about a masked, left-handed man while Xu Qingzhao fought Yu Weifeng’s squad. After Old Liu knocked Yu Weifeng unconscious, the trio escaped and left him trapped with a seductive ghost as the remaining players struggled against summoned spirits.

  • A burly man in black robes followed his Fate-Seeking Furnace into No. 1 Old House, while Ren Ye and Old Liu entered its basement and questioned a seductive ghost.
  • The ghost revealed that a masked, left-handed man had imprisoned and abused her, earning the Qingliang Prefecture Park squad an important clue and opening the Desire Restraint Center for the night.
  • Yu Weifeng’s squad attacked Xu Qingzhao and Little Black Fatty outside, and Xu Qingzhao killed one of the attackers with her Yin-Yang Mother-Child Sword.
  • Ren Ye sent Old Liu upstairs, where Old Liu ambushed Yu Weifeng and knocked him unconscious; Ren Ye and Old Liu then escaped and joined Xu Qingzhao in fleeing the courtyard.
  • Xu Qingzhao used three Copper Coins to summon Wronged Souls into the courtyard, while Yu Weifeng awoke in the basement and was tempted by the ghost as his squad tried to open the locked hatch.

Ch. 243If I don't avenge this, I'm not fit to be human!

Ren Ye, Old Liu, and the Princess Consort reached the Desire Restraint Center to get medication for Old Liu’s dangerously high mental health score. They joined a queue and entered the center, where a masked man in a white coat told Old Liu he was very sick.

  • Ren Ye and his companions hurried south, while the Princess Consort cleansed a tracking substance from herself with her Dao Body.
  • Hundred Thousand Warriors pursued a Remnant Soul, and Yu Weifeng emerged from the basement after the ghost released him, then vowed revenge on Ren Ye’s group.
  • Ren Ye, Old Liu, and the Princess Consort boarded the Ferryman’s boat and traveled through darkness to the Desire Restraint Center.
  • The trio reached the center, saw dozens of Players queuing, and waited their turn to enter.
  • A masked man in a white coat examined Old Liu and said he was pretty sick.

Ch. 244Hospital admission

Ren Ye learned that the Desire Restraint Center treated Players with dangerously high mental health readings, while Old Liu was forcibly admitted as his desire reading climbed. A mysterious young man entered Old Liu’s room, and the burly man in black robes and Yu Weifeng both headed toward the center.

  • A doctor insisted that Old Liu be hospitalized because his mental health reading exceeded 92, and fellow patients carried him away despite Ren Ye’s attempts to intervene.
  • Ren Ye exchanged the clue card about the imprisoned woman and the masked left-hander for four antianxiety pills and learned that Old Liu could leave treatment once his reading fell below sixty.
  • Ren Ye and Little Black Fatty concluded that the center’s clue-for-medication system was linked to investigating Seven Desires Village’s past, while Old Liu’s reading rose from 97 to 98 in the main building.
  • A thin young man in a white coat entered Old Liu’s room and reacted with shock when he saw him.
  • The burly man in black robes arrived at the Desire Restraint Center, and Yu Weifeng followed, telling his teammates to gather the men and attack.

Ch. 245The psychologist

Yu Weifeng gathered his Players to hunt Ren Ye’s group near Offshore Wharf, while Ren Ye and Little Black Fatty planned their next investigation and disguised themselves as mother and son. At the Desire Restraint Center, the psychologist used his Mystical Ability to save Old Liu from losing himself, then recognized him and wondered whether Li Yan and Little Bad King had come too.

  • Yu Weifeng ordered his people to surround Offshore Wharf and wait for the three Players he blamed for disrupting his plans.
  • Ren Ye and Little Black Fatty decided to pursue clues about the imprisoned woman and the masked left-hander, then used Disguise Talismans to pose as a mother and her son.
  • The psychologist recognized Old Liu and realized that the Heavenly Dao’s rules prevented him from speaking openly.
  • The psychologist snapped his fingers to reduce Old Liu’s intense lust, freeing him from the edge of a lost state.
  • Old Liu asked whether the psychologist worked at the center, while the psychologist left and wondered if Li Yan and Little Bad King had arrived.

Ch. 246Slave

A tattooed black-robed Player exchanged a clue for Antianxiety Medication at the Desire Restraint Center, then was mistaken for Ren Ye and attacked by Yu Weifeng’s group. He revealed the Thousand-Mechanism Fluid, killed one attacker and wounded four, then advertised his killing services for a hundred thousand Star Source.

  • The black-robed man exchanged a clue for four tablets of Antianxiety Medication and said he would trade follow-up clues for Source or points.
  • Ren Ye and Xu Qingzhao sensed danger near the Offshore Wharf and prepared to confront Yu Weifeng if he recognized them.
  • Yu Weifeng’s group mistook the black-robed man for Ren Ye’s accomplice and surrounded him, while more Players joined the attack.
  • The black-robed man used the Thousand-Mechanism Fluid to decapitate the woman who had challenged him and wound four others.
  • After the crowd saw his power, the black-robed man offered to kill anyone named for a hundred thousand Star Source.

Ch. 247One man's battle

Apu fought nearly thirty players led by Yu Weifeng, using his Nightshadow Dark Garment and Thousand-Mechanism Fluid to evade their attacks. After enduring Yu Weifeng’s lightning and escaping through the players’ shadows, Apu unleashed his artisan abilities on the group blocking his path, while Ren Ye prepared to intervene.

  • Apu used the Thousand-Mechanism Fluid to kill one player and wound four, prompting Yu Weifeng to organize the others into a cautious ranged formation.
  • Yu Weifeng called down lightning with the Ancient Sword, while Apu concealed himself with the Nightshadow Dark Garment and dodged the players’ barrage.
  • Yu Weifeng spotted Apu’s blood, led six players toward his hiding place, and bombarded the shadow beneath a tree with lightning.
  • Apu endured a lightning strike, then leaped through the players’ shadows to escape the encirclement.
  • Apu revealed his Craftsman's Fire and Craftsman's Hammer, setting seven or eight players ablaze as Ren Ye told the Princess Consort to prepare to act.

Ch. 248How much is your life worth?

Ren Ye and Xu Qingzhao helped the wounded Apu escape Yu Weifeng’s group by inviting him into their squad and fleeing by Ferryman’s boat to Lust Village. After Ren Ye talked Apu into joining without payment and sold him diluted Water of Life on credit, Little Songstress weighed his next move at the Desire Restraint Center.

  • Apu broke through the attackers’ defenses, but Old Qu arrived and drove him into the woods while saving the badly burned Players.
  • Ren Ye and Xu Qingzhao agreed to escape by boat, and Ren Ye invited Apu into their squad as he opened a gap in the encirclement with the Human Emperor Sword.
  • The three escaped with the Ferryman to Lust Village, while Yu Weifeng vowed to regroup and seek Old Master Jiang’s help against them.
  • In the mountains, Ren Ye convinced Apu that their mutual debts canceled out, then sold him diluted Water of Life on credit and asked to stay at his Safe House.
  • At the Desire Restraint Center, Little Songstress reviewed the clues he had collected and wondered where to begin investigating.

Ch. 249The formidable artisan

Ren Ye and Xu Qingzhao sheltered with Apu in his hidden Safe House and learned that he was a gifted Artisan who had built it himself. Ren Ye agreed to work with Apu as a team, while Tang Feng’s attempt to treat a Player ended with the man locked in a room full of holes and confused about what he was supposed to choose.

  • Apu drank diluted Water of Life and quickly healed his abdominal wound, while Ren Ye noticed that their team’s glory points had risen to 1,055.
  • Ren Ye invited Apu to share a Safe House, but Apu tried to charge him and Xu Qingzhao for lodging before revealing a concealed stone house and granting them entry.
  • Apu explained that he had crafted the Safe House using Inkstone Stone, Thousand-Mechanism Fluid, formations, and Talismans, and said he possessed an Artisan Class legacy.
  • Ren Ye realized Apu’s crafting skills could benefit Qingliang Prefecture and spoke with him about helping one another and avoiding betrayal while they remained teammates.
  • At the Desire Restraint Center, Tang Feng led a Player with a high mental health score into a room full of holes and told him to choose one, leaving the Player bewildered.

Ch. 250A team wipe in the sunlight

Tang Feng devised a plan to use Players and Calming Medicine to investigate the person telling the truth, while Ren Ye searched No. 1 Old House and then investigated a massacre. The sole survivor revealed that the Night Walker had attacked his squad, leaving Ren Ye and the other Players facing a new threat.

  • Tang Feng planned to recruit Player squads to follow related clues and find a subtle way to let Old Liu recognize him before Old Liu was discharged.
  • Ren Ye shared food with Apu, learned about a clue concerning a stolen divine-grade plant and the village Night Watchman, then went alone to revisit No. 1 Old House.
  • Ren Ye found size 45 cloth shoes and romance novels in No. 1 Old House, then heard that a squad had been attacked and hurried to the scene.
  • Yu Weifeng tried to blame Ren Ye's group for the deaths, while Jiang Qin used valuable pills and Star Ginseng to save the squad's lone survivor.
  • The survivor said one person—the Night Walker—had attacked his squad, and Ren Ye listened from the crowd.
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