Recaps

After a Player described the Night Walker’s devastating attack on his team, Ren Ye realized the Star Gate’s powerful guardian targeted Players who found clues and took their tokens. Ren Ye went to the village’s information market, where Mad Dog tricked a seller into showing him a clue for free, and Ren Ye recognized the tactic.

• A wounded survivor told Elder Jiang that the Night Walker had killed four teammates, including their captain, and stolen their clue token.
• Yu Weifeng suggested that Players camp together at night, but Elder Jiang said organizing them would be harder than defeating the Night Walker.
• Ren Ye reasoned that killing the Night Walker might let Players reclaim the clue tokens it had taken.
• Ren Ye learned about an information market in the village and visited it to gather information.
• Mad Dog persuaded a fat Player to reveal a clue token, then returned it without paying and walked away.
• Ren Ye watched Mad Dog’s trick and said the technique looked familiar.

Ren Ye bought a clue to an information-type Remnant Soul and planned to investigate it with Apu and their companion after nightfall. Meanwhile, Tang Feng devised an unconventional counseling exercise to contact Old Liu, and the chapter ended as Ren Ye’s group set out in a sudden downpour.

• Mad Dog extorted twenty thousand Star Source from the fat man by threatening to expose his clue card.
• Ren Ye bought a clue to a Wronged Soul buried beside Courtyard 18 on Middle Street in Lust Village for thirty thousand Star Source.
• Ren Ye warned Apu and their companion about the Night Walker and planned to search for the Wronged Soul and clues about the imprisoned woman that night.
• Tang Feng struggled to contact Old Liu and arranged a counseling exercise that let them communicate indirectly without alerting the Gate Eye.
• Ren Ye, Apu, and their companion left the Safe House for the clue’s location as thunder sounded and heavy rain began.

Ren Ye and his companions questioned a dead night watchman in a well and identified the captive woman as Yin Wan'er, the Shen Family's first madam, while confirming the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo as their divine-grade treasure lead. As they left Lust Village, a silver-robed figure appeared and condemned them as slaves to desire.

• Ren Ye and Apu found a skeleton and a yin soul in the dry well beside Courtyard No. 18, then questioned the dead night watchman.
• The night watchman identified a beautiful, book-loving missing woman as Yin Wan'er, the Shen Family's first madam, earning Ren Ye's team 500 points.
• The night watchman named the Shen Family's treasure as the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo, and Apu confirmed it matched his lead, earning the team another 500 points.
• The night watchman recalled seeing a tall, fat man lead three people into the Shen Family's rear garden that night, but could not identify them.
• Ren Ye noted the night watchman's home address and left with Apu and Xu Qingzhao; a silver-robed figure appeared and declared that they all deserved to die.

Ren Ye fought the nearly invincible Night Walker, then trapped him in the Secret Chamber beneath the No. 1 Old House. Meanwhile, Yu Weifeng and Old Qu discussed uniting Players from the Seven Villages against the Night Walker, but Mad Dog opposed contacting Ren Ye’s team.

• Ren Ye, Ai Fei, and Apu attacked the Night Walker, whose overwhelming strength and silver body let him survive their coordinated assault and recover from severe injuries.
• Ren Ye fled from the Night Walker and led him through Lust Village while other Players watched; Yu Weifeng and Mad Dog mistakenly celebrated, believing their rival team was in danger.
• Ren Ye used an Invisibility Talisman and lured the Night Walker into the Secret Chamber beneath the No. 1 Old House, then sealed him inside using the Heavenly Dao-protected entrance.
• Old Qu and Yu Weifeng learned that the Night Walker had attacked Players in multiple villages and discussed forming a team from the Seven Villages to fight him.
• Mad Dog objected when Old Qu suggested contacting Ren Ye’s team, since they had fought his group the day before.

Ren Ye and his companions investigated the Shen Family in Lust Village, then brought clues about Yin Wan'er and the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo to the Desire Restraint Center. Tang Feng recognized Ren Ye as the clue source and connected the Shen Family clue to a lead pointing toward Rage Village, but wondered how to warn him.

• Old Qu persuaded Yu Weifeng to ask Elder Jiang to lead an alliance of Players against the dangers in the Star Gate.
• Ren Ye reunited with Xu Qingzhao and Apu, and they searched Lust Village for information about the Shen Family but found none.
• Ren Ye decided to return to the Desire Restraint Center for follow-up clues and traveled there separately from Xu Qingzhao and Apu.
• Ren Ye gave the psychiatrist clues about the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo and Yin Wan'er, and Tang Feng confirmed they came from the same trio as the previous night.
• Tang Feng bought the Yin Wan'er clue, compared it with a report of a masked man near Rage Village, and wondered how to warn Prince Huai about his likely next stop.

Yu Weifeng and Old Qu persuaded Old Master Jiang to organize Players against the Night Walker, while Ren Ye learned that Tang Feng was the Psychologist and had sent them a clue to head to Rage Village. As Ren Ye’s squad prepared to leave, Old Qu and Yu Weifeng began gathering Players, and Old Master Jiang’s people tried to contact the three Players who had fought Yu Weifeng.

• Old Qu and Yu Weifeng convinced Old Master Jiang to lead an effort to organize the Players into Night Watch and Kill squads.
• The Psychologist discharged Old Liu after lowering his mental health value, then gave him instructions to take less medicine and restrain his lust and rage.
• Old Liu reunited with Ren Ye and Apu and revealed that Tang Feng was the Psychologist, the only one at the Desire Restraint Center.
• Ren Ye inferred from Tang Feng’s instructions that the squad should go next to Rage Village, while Old Liu revealed Tang Feng had given him a piece of beef as a discharge gift.
• As Ren Ye’s squad prepared to leave for Rage Village, Old Qu and Yu Weifeng gathered Players at the Desire Restraint Center, while Old Master Jiang’s people called for the three Players who had fought Yu Weifeng.
• Apu asked Ren Ye whether Old Master Jiang’s people were calling for them.

Ren Ye and his squad avoided Old Master Jiang, discovered an offering to Old Man Xunzhu in an abandoned temple, and entered Rage Village to accept an SS-Rank quest for the Gao Family. As they waited for other heroes to join their mission, Liu Tang brought in a team whose arrival left Ren Ye cursing his luck.

• Ren Ye and his companions evaded Old Master Jiang’s calls, hid overnight in a remote temple, and found fresh offerings beside a spirit tablet naming Old Man Xunzhu.
• The squad traveled to Rage Village, where steward Liu Tang invited them to seek a live-in son-in-law position by completing trials for the Gao Family.
• Master Gao ordered the squad to offer birthday wishes to Wang Shoucai in Greed Village and secretly retrieve something vital; the Star Gate identified their task as the SS-Rank quest The Truth of the Past.
• Ren Ye and his teammates accepted the quest, and the Star Gate announced it to Players across the Seven Villages, requiring teams to have over 1,500 points to participate.
• A figure secretly opened the basement hatch in Lust Village, while Ren Ye wondered which team had surpassed his squad’s points.
• Liu Tang brought several people into the Gao residence, and Ren Ye recognized the newcomers and cursed his bad luck.

Ren Ye and his companions reunited with Yu Weifeng’s squad and other Players at the Gao Residence before setting out on a dangerous mission to retrieve an item from Wang Shoucai’s family. As they prepared to depart, Jiang Qin promised Ren Ye that no one would target him during the journey, leaving their future grudges unresolved.

• Ren Ye’s group met Yu Weifeng’s squad in the side room, where both sides concealed their suspicions and Mad Dog failed to draw information from Old Liu.
• Liu Tang led the gathered Players to the Rear Courtyard, where Ren Ye’s group found Jiang Qin, Old Qu, Xiaomai, and the unnamed attendant waiting.
• Liu Tang explained that the group would secretly retrieve something from the heavily guarded Wang Family compound, and introduced Xu Bangzi and his household guards as their combat support.
• Liu Tang brought everyone to dinner and announced that they would depart by boat at nine after the birthday gifts were loaded.
• Ren Ye warned Old Liu that the mission’s large assembled force showed how dangerous the Wang Family would be, and Jiang Qin then promised Ren Ye protection during the journey.

Ren Ye and his companions joined Liu Tang’s birthday delegation and traveled from Rage Village to the heavily guarded Wang Residence in Greed Village. Liu Tang treated Ren Ye with unusual favor, and the chapter ended with him revealing that Wang Shoucai would be away for three days while they searched for a mysterious item.

• Old Master Jiang recognized Ren Ye’s group and agreed that their personal feud with Yu Weifeng should not interfere with the shared mission.
• Liu Tang led the Players and birthday gifts by boat from Rage Village to Greed Village, where they reached the vast Wang Residence.
• Liu Tang gave Ren Ye and his companions lodging in the steward’s house, while Mad Dog argued over the sleeping arrangements.
• The next morning, Liu Tang invited Ren Ye to the senior managers’ table and had Mad Dog bring him steamed buns, puzzling the other Players.
• Liu Tang told Ren Ye that Wang Shoucai would be away for three days and that they needed to use the time to find a certain thing.

Ren Ye and the others waited for Liu Tang to scout the Wang Residence, then learned they could search for the hidden item during the birthday opera performances. As the group prepared to coordinate that night's search, Old Liu noticed food and baijiu in Jiang Qin's room.

• Ren Ye speculated that his Wealth Perception and recent advancement might explain Liu Tang's unusual fondness for him, but Liu Tang refused to reveal what Master Gao wanted retrieved.
• Ren Ye, Old Liu, Apu, and Xu Qingzhao assessed the heavily guarded Wang Residence and wondered why they had seen no other players in Greed Village.
• Liu Tang returned and reported that Wang Shoucai was away until his birthday banquet, while the Wang Family would hold three nights of opera performances that could draw guests away from the residence.
• Liu Tang explained that a treasure could detect the hidden item only at close range, so no more than eight people would search the residence after dark while the rest attended the opera.
• Ren Ye and Old Liu went to summon Jiang Qin's group, and Old Liu noticed their snacks and the smell of baijiu before asking Xiaomai who had brought the dried tofu.

Ren Ye let Yu Weifeng’s squad take the first operation at the Wang Residence while his team watched the Wang Family’s opera and discussed clues about the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo. As the performance began, Old Zhu summoned Ren Ye upstairs to meet someone from the Wang Family.

• Liu Tang announced that Wang Shoucai would return in three days and asked the players to choose eight people to search the residence during the opera performances.
• Mad Dog and Old Liu argued over who should join the search, but Gao Ye broke up their fight before Yu Weifeng and Ren Ye agreed that Yu Weifeng’s squad would handle the first operation.
• Ren Ye and Old Liu suspected Old Qu had visited the West Mountain Taoist Temple and might compete with Apu for the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo.
• Ren Ye’s team went to the opera, where Liu Tang told them to stay put while the operation team secretly returned to the residence; Old Qu joined Yu Weifeng’s group.
• After the opera began, Old Zhu invited Ren Ye upstairs to meet someone from the Wang Family, who watched him from an open window.

Ren Ye met Wang Lili, the Wang Family’s eldest daughter, who probed him about the Gao Family and revealed a potential threat tied to an old blood feud. She invited him to her home for tea, and Ren Ye accepted despite his teammates’ concerns.

• Butler Zhu brought Ren Ye to a private room, where Wang Lili invited him to sit and watch the performance with her.
• Wang Lili tested Ren Ye’s knowledge of the Gao Family and accused the Gao Family of seeking the Wang Family’s help against the Shen Family survivor from the Lust Village incident.
• Ren Ye answered cautiously as Wang Lili disclosed that her father had obtained a treasure and that the Shen survivor might be hiding in Seven Families Town, disguised as a madman.
• Wang Lili invited Ren Ye to her home for tea, and he agreed before returning downstairs to inform his teammates.
• Old Liu warned Ren Ye against going alone, while Xu Qingzhao appeared displeased and Old Master Jiang joked about Ren Ye attracting both men and women.

Ren Ye accompanied Wang Lili to the Wang Residence, where she tried to recruit him and warned him about the Gao Family’s role in the Shen Family massacre. Meanwhile, Yu Weifeng’s team entered a trapped underground passage beneath the residence and began testing its mechanisms.

• Ren Ye left the private performance with Wang Lili and was escorted to her quarters at the Wang Residence.
• Wang Lili ordered Butler Zhu to receive the Zhou family’s people and secretly bring her the Dragon Cauldron.
• Wang Lili changed into a nightgown and asked Ren Ye to leave the Gao Family and pursue a future with her.
• Yu Weifeng’s team reached a sealed underground passage, where Gao Ye triggered a volley of mystical crossbow bolts with a silver sphere.
• Mad Dog used Silver Water to identify floor slabs with possible pressure-triggered mechanisms, and Yu Weifeng told Gao Ye to continue testing.
• Ren Ye told Wang Lili that Gao had warned him to be careful at the Wang Residence, and she revealed that Gao had served as an executioner in the Shen Family massacre.

Ren Ye learned from Wang Lili that Gao Jiansheng had been related to the Shen Family and heard new clues about Shen Yuan’s survival, while she tried to recruit him to the Wang Family. Elsewhere, Zhou Congcong arrived at the Wang Residence, Gao Ye was killed by the underground passage’s traps, and Butler Zhu entered the concealed tunnel to retrieve the Dragon Cauldron.

• Wang Lili told Ren Ye that Gao Jiansheng had been the Shen Family Head’s younger brother-in-law and that Yin Wan’er had disappeared before the Bloody Night.
• Wang Lili revealed that Shen Yuan, the Shen Family’s eldest son, had survived the massacre and might have hidden in Seven Families Town, then warned Ren Ye that the Gao Family’s secrets could put him in danger.
• Wang Lili offered to recruit Ren Ye to the Wang Family, but he remained wary of her motives and the truth of her claims.
• Zhou Congcong arrived at the Wang Residence with soldiers and ordered Butler Zhu and the servants to stay off the fifth floor.
• Gao Ye stepped onto a trapped floor slab in the underground passage, was engulfed by blue flames and struck by crossbow bolts, and died.
• Butler Zhu entered Wang Shoucai’s study and opened the concealed passage leading to the Dragon Vault.

Ren Ye sneaked into Wang Shoucai’s office, found a letter linking the West Mountain Taoist Temple to a search for bamboo, and killed an elderly intruder who tried to attack him. As footsteps rushed toward the office, Yu Weifeng’s group returned with Gao Ye’s charred corpse and argued over their misfortune.

• Butler Zhu entered the underground passage with a black sphere and opened the sealed wall, while Yu Weifeng’s team had already abandoned their exploration after Gao Ye died in the trap.
• Zhou Congcong sent Adjutant Zhou to contact Shopkeeper Qiu, the Zhou Family’s mole in the Wang Residence, to prepare to steal the supreme treasure.
• Wang Lili learned from Butler Zhu that the Dragon Cauldron reacted strongly to Ren Ye, then instructed Butler Zhu to return it to the vault and meet Ren Ye again the next day.
• Ren Ye slipped into Wang Shoucai’s office and found an old letter mentioning an investigation of the West Mountain Taoist Temple and a Taoist priest searching for bamboo.
• An elderly man discovered Ren Ye hiding in a cabinet and attacked him with a green dagger, but Ren Ye killed him with his antique longsword; the dagger then wounded Ren Ye before he destroyed it.
• Yu Weifeng’s group returned to the guest courtyard with Gao Ye’s corpse, and Mad Dog blamed a jinx on the team before Yu Weifeng angrily cursed at him.

Shopkeeper Qiu was found dismembered in Wang Shoucai’s office, throwing the Wang Residence into alarm and disrupting Zhou Congcong’s plan to steal the supreme treasure. As Wang Lili investigated, Zhou Congcong identified a blood-triggered poison on the broken weapon and urged a search for the wounded killer, while the killer received a chance to revive the dead Remnant Soul Gate Spirit.

• Patrolling soldiers found Shopkeeper Qiu’s dismembered body in Wang Shoucai’s office and raised the alarm.
• Adjutant Zhou told Zhou Congcong that Shopkeeper Qiu had died, and Zhou Congcong hurried downstairs in his pajamas.
• Wang Lili criticized the alarm, questioned the household staff, and learned that the guest she had brought in had disappeared after going to the first-floor toilet.
• Zhou Congcong examined the scene, found blood on a broken weapon fragment, and said its Southern Region Gu Poison could reveal the wounded killer.
• A voice told the killer that the Powerful Local Retinue ability could revive the deceased Remnant Soul Gate Spirit within the killer’s territory.

Wang Lili’s men questioned the Gao Family’s birthday delegation about a murder in the Wang Residence, and Ren Ye was brought in for examination after Zhou Congcong accused him. Meanwhile, a strange man appeared in a Dungeon cell in Prefecture City.

• Butler Zhu surrounded the Gao Family’s guest courtyard and said a Wang Family manager had been killed, prompting Old Liu to worry that Ren Ye was involved.
• Butler Zhu noticed Ren Ye was missing, but Ren Ye returned from the rear courtyard and claimed he had been using the outhouse.
• Zhou Congcong argued that the killer had been wounded by a poisoned mystical treasure and demanded that Ren Ye be examined.
• Old Liu insulted Zhou Congcong, and Butler Liu blocked Zhou’s attempted slap before Ren Ye agreed to go inside with Butler Zhu.
• Zhou Congcong ordered Ren Ye to remove his trousers, but Ren Ye refused and taunted him, prompting Zhou Congcong to summon Adjutant Zhou and his men.
• Brother Huang learned that a strange man had appeared in the innermost cell of the Dungeon and had complained about being killed by a sword-wielding brat.

Zhou Congcong suspected Ren Ye of killing Shopkeeper Qiu, but Ren Ye passed Butler Zhu’s examination after healing his wound with the Water of Life. With security tightened and the Dragon Vault’s map and mechanism catalogue missing, Zhou struggled to find a way to investigate, while Ren Ye’s companions worried that the vault’s traps would obstruct their plans.

• Zhou Congcong left the communal room after Butler Zhu insisted on handling the investigation, and Butler Zhu examined Ren Ye, finding no wounds.
• Wang Lili dismissed Zhou Congcong’s suspicion based on dirt and vegetation on Ren Ye’s shoes, and the residence increased its security patrols.
• Zhou Congcong brooded over Shopkeeper Qiu’s death and the missing Dragon Vault Map and Mechanism Catalogue, then decided to wait until just before dawn to seek a pretext to join the investigation.
• Yu Weifeng and Old Qu worried that the murder and the underground passage’s complicated mechanisms would make their plans harder, but Apu confidently asked how difficult the mechanisms could be.

Ren Ye’s team uncovered a letter linking the Seven Families’ rise to the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo, while murders and Zhou Congcong’s schemes made the Wang Residence harder to investigate. When Butler Liu Tang failed to return, Zhou Congcong used the murder to pressure the Gao Family and keep someone from returning.

• Apu offered to help crack the underground passage’s mechanisms, and Ren Ye learned that Apu’s artisan inheritance covered a wide range of weapons and devices.
• Ren Ye admitted killing the shopkeeper and showed his teammates a letter from Shen Jishi ordering Old Wang and the other brothers to destroy the West Mountain Taoist Temple and seize the Nine-Curve Azure Cloud Bamboo.
• Ren Ye’s team connected the letter to the Seven Families’ origins, while Ren Ye learned that the man he had killed had revived in Qingliang Prefecture.
• A Zhou Family soldier was killed in a latrine, and Zhou Congcong claimed authority over the investigation before secretly ordering the surviving witness killed as well.
• Butler Liu Tang went to investigate the residence’s patrols but did not return by late afternoon, leaving Ren Ye’s team worried.
• Zhou Congcong told Adjutant Zhou to tell the Gao Family that their missing person would only be allowed back if the killer turned himself in.

Ren Ye confronted Wang Lili about the Zhou Family’s suspected kidnapping of Liu Tang, while his team struggled to keep the birthday mission on track. Wang Lili agreed to search for Liu Tang, and Zhou Congcong prepared to attend the opera as the captive remained under interrogation.

• Adjutant Zhou revealed that a Zhou Family soldier had been murdered and hinted that the Zhou Family had spotted Liu Tang near the mountain, leading the group to suspect he had been kidnapped.
• The team realized Liu Tang’s disappearance had stalled their search for the treasure, and Ren Ye promised to seek Wang Lili’s help and take responsibility for the consequences of killing Shopkeeper Qiu.
• Yu Weifeng directly asked Ren Ye whether he had killed Shopkeeper Qiu, and Ren Ye admitted it; Yu Weifeng suspected the Zhou Family were rival treasure seekers and urged Ren Ye to consult the team before acting again.
• Ren Ye told Wang Lili that the Zhou Family had likely kidnapped Liu Tang and asked her to uphold justice, and Wang Lili agreed to send people to search for him.
• Zhou Congcong learned that Liu Tang remained tight-lipped under interrogation and decided to go watch the opera.

Ren Ye confronted Zhou Congcong at Master Wang’s birthday performance and attacked him with the Human Emperor Sword after demanding that he return Liu Tang. Zhou Congcong was knocked into a table as the fight began, while Butler Zhu stopped the soldiers from intervening without Wang Lili’s order.

• Ren Ye and his allies agreed to confront Zhou Congcong at the performance, while Xu Qingzhao, Old Liu, and Apu received instructions for what to do if events went their way.
• Wang Lili warned Zhou Congcong that the Wang Family was searching for Liu Tang and said she planned to investigate Shopkeeper Qiu’s home for clues.
• Ren Ye approached Zhou Congcong’s table as the opera began and demanded that he hand over Liu Tang.
• After Zhou Congcong taunted Ren Ye, Ren Ye raised the Human Emperor Sword and struck at him, forcing Blazing Sun to block the attack.
• The sword’s force sent Zhou Congcong crashing into a table, and Butler Zhu stopped nearby soldiers from intervening without Wang Lili’s order.

Ren Ye overturned the opera table and fought Zhou Congcong, Blazing Sun, and Azure Ice after Wang Lili turned the public humiliation into a challenge. The chapter left Ren Ye trapped between Blazing Sun’s descending fire palms and Azure Ice’s ice swords.

• Ren Ye smashed the tea table, humiliating Zhou Congcong in front of the gathered guests.
• Wang Lili pressured Zhou Congcong to defend his pride and warned the crowd not to interfere on Ren Ye’s behalf.
• Zhou Congcong vowed to kill Ren Ye, while Blazing Sun and Azure Ice joined him against Ren Ye.
• Ren Ye rushed at the three opponents, and Blazing Sun attacked him with a massive Blazing Sun Palm.
• Blazing Sun continued striking from above as Azure Ice formed ice swords and launched them at Ren Ye, trapping him in their pincer attack.

Ren Ye endured Blazing Sun, Azure Ice, and Zhou Congcong’s attacks while learning to conceal his sword intent, then turned the fight around after Xu Qingzhao’s Dao Body located Butler Liu. He killed Azure Ice, pinned Zhou Congcong to the ground, and Old Liu and Apu stormed the place where Butler Liu was held.

• Ren Ye fought off Blazing Sun and Azure Ice while Zhou Congcong attacked from behind them, and he refused to use Zhao Baicheng’s supreme treasure.
• As Ren Ye struggled to break the pair’s coordinated assault, he learned to withdraw his sword intent into his blade without revealing its power.
• Zhou Congcong had Adjutant Guo use Butler Liu’s jade pendant to threaten Ren Ye, but Xu Qingzhao’s Dao Body reassured Ren Ye and directed Old Liu and Apu to Butler Liu’s hiding place.
• Ren Ye pierced Azure Ice’s defenses with a concealed sword thrust, rupturing his organs and killing him.
• Ren Ye split Blazing Sun’s palm attack with The Sword Holds a Divine Kingdom and pinned Zhou Congcong to the ground with the Human Emperor Sword.
• Old Liu and Apu broke into the underground hidden chamber where Butler Liu was being held.

Ren Ye defeated Zhou Congcong and exposed the Zhou Family’s involvement in abducting Butler Liu and staging murders in the Wang Residence. Wang Lili ordered Young Master Zhou and his men to leave Greed Village, while Ren Ye considered her earlier offer.

• Ren Ye pinned Zhou Congcong with the Human Emperor Sword, received a Star Gate reward, and watched Azure Ice revive under the Heavenly Dao’s protection.
• Old Liu rescued Butler Liu, while Apu captured the Zhou Family soldiers and Xu Qingzhao placed a Soul-Control Talisman on their leader.
• The soldier leader testified that Zhou’s men had abducted Butler Liu, staged the latrine murder, and may have killed Shopkeeper Qiu while searching the Wang Residence for a supreme treasure.
• Ren Ye asked Wang Lili whether the soldiers’ testimony satisfied her and apologized for his earlier actions while saying he was considering her offer.
• Wang Lili slapped Young Master Zhou and ordered him and his men to leave Greed Village immediately.

After Ren Ye helped Wang Lili drive Zhou Congcong away, the group planned a final search of the Underground Vault for the supreme treasure. Ren Ye received the Blazing Sun Palm manual, while Tang Feng continued waiting at the Desire Restraint Center for the clues that might save him.

• Wang Lili ordered Zhou Congcong and his people out, detained their soldiers, and resumed the opera to reassure the guests.
• Wang Lili privately told Butler Zhu to blame Shopkeeper Qiu’s death on Zhou Congcong and secretly tighten security before the birthday banquet.
• Ren Ye healed Butler Liu with diluted Water of Life, then agreed with the group to explore the Underground Vault after two in the morning the next night.
• Jiang Qin settled on a ten-person team for the exploration, including Ren Ye, his teammates, Xu Bangzi, and the group’s leaders.
• Ren Ye revealed that defeating Azure Ice had earned him the Blazing Sun Palm manual, but he withheld it from Apu while he studied it.
• Tang Feng chose to conserve his Antianxiety Medication and wait for Ren Ye and the others to return with clues.