Recaps

Lin Fan exposed Honest Ah Huang’s murder and helped the cops arrest him and the wealthy man who hired him. The chapter ended with Hu Sanjin anxiously waiting to learn whether Xiao Tuantuan would become a medical cultivator in time to save him.

• Honest Ah Huang confessed that he had killed an intellectually disabled man for a wealthy man who wanted a substitute corpse for his father.
• Lin Fan told Honest Ah Huang that the victim’s spirit would spare his family if he confessed, and the Nanzhou cops arrived to arrest him.
• Captain Uncle Cop confirmed that the wealthy man had also been arrested, while Lin Fan explained the man’s plan to disguise the victim as his father.
• Lin Fan predicted the wealthy man would spend the rest of his life in prison and said that was a worse punishment than death.
• Hu Sanjin asked whether Xiao Tuantuan had become a medical cultivator, and Lin Fan said she would succeed that day but might need another hour.

Lin Fan told Wu Huanhuan that her crush, Zhou Qi, was pursuing her roommate Wang Zihan and would treat Wu Huanhuan as a backup. After Wang Zihan confirmed the pursuit but said she had no feelings for Zhou Qi, Lin Fan reassured Wu Huanhuan that she might meet someone more suitable, while his mission to change her fate remained unresolved.

• Lin Fan selected Wu Huanhuan for a livestream call and received a system mission to change her fate because she did not have long to live.
• Wu Huanhuan asked whether she would end up with Zhou Qi, and Lin Fan said Zhou Qi liked her roommate Wang Zihan and was keeping Wu Huanhuan as a backup.
• Lin Fan identified Wang Zihan as the roommate Zhou Qi was pursuing, and Wu Huanhuan asked her about it during the call.
• Wang Zihan confirmed Zhou Qi was pursuing her but said she had no feelings for him and had warned Wu Huanhuan not to pursue him.
• Lin Fan comforted Wu Huanhuan by saying she might meet someone more suitable, and her roommates gathered around to recognize him as Master Lin.

Lin Fan revealed that Wu Huanhuan would die in three years, and she explained that young people in her family had died mysteriously every three years for decades. Lin Fan confirmed that a spell was affecting the family, not a curse, and left the cause unresolved as Wu Huanhuan asked him to help.

• Lin Fan read the fortunes of Wu Huanhuan's three roommates and said their futures were favorable, though their choices could change their fates.
• Wang Zihan asked whether Wu Huanhuan faced a serious problem, and Lin Fan revealed that she would lose her life in three years.
• Wu Huanhuan explained that eleven young relatives had died inexplicably in a repeating three-year pattern, and said she expected to be next.
• The Village Doctor Spirit Body said she could not detect a curse, and Lin Fan confirmed that the deaths were not caused by one.
• Lin Fan described how each victim's skin turned black and hair turned white, then said a spell was affecting Wu Huanhuan's family.
• Wu Huanhuan said her family had tried changing the feng shui and offered Lin Fan ten million and a favor if he could stop the deaths.

Lin Fan traced Wu Huanhuan’s family curse to a jar buried beneath her great-grand-aunt’s old house and revealed that removing its talisman would likely kill the over-130-year-old woman. The family uncovered twelve walnuts inside, but the chapter ended before they decided whether to open the jar.

• Lin Fan told Han Bing that breaking Wu Huanhuan’s spell would cause the caster to die from backlash, then asked whether her family had an unusually long-lived elder.
• Wu Huanhuan called her father, who identified her grandfather’s younger sister as an elder over 130 years old who returned to the family home once every three years.
• Lin Fan asked Wu Huanhuan’s father to gather relatives and dig beneath the locust tree at the old woman’s house, where they found a jar sealed with Yellow Talisman Paper.
• Lin Fan told the family to remove the talisman and take out the twelve walnuts, warning that the elder would probably die as soon as the talisman was removed.
• Wu Huanhuan’s relatives argued over whether the elder was responsible for the curse and whether they should notify her before opening the jar.

Huanhuan's family uncovered proof that their great-grandmother had sacrificed younger relatives to extend her life, and Lin Fan helped ensure the spell could not harm anyone again. Xiao Tuantuan became a medical cultivator and learned the first steps toward treating Hu Sanjin, though she still needed to carry out the treatment.

• Huanhuan's father removed the talisman from the jar and found twelve bloodstained walnuts bearing birth details for Huanhuan and eleven young relatives who had died.
• Lin Fan explained that Huanhuan's great-grandmother had used a spell to trade a young relative's life for three more years of her own.
• Huanhuan's relatives learned that the great-grandmother had died when the jar was opened, and Lin Fan told them to burn the talisman papers in her safe.
• Lin Fan received a mission reward for changing Wu Huanhuan's fate, and Wu Huanhuan thanked him before ending the call.
• Xiao Tuantuan reached the initiation level as a medical cultivator, and the Village Doctor Spirit Body taught her how to begin diagnosing and treating Hu Sanjin.

Xiao Tuantuan began using the Spirit Insect Technique to remove the decay aura from Hu Sanjin, while Lin Fan arranged for villagers to gather the herbs needed to treat him. As Xiao Tuantuan struggled to sustain the spell, Lin Fan gave her an Essence-Restoring Pill to help her continue.

• The Village Doctor Spirit Body explained that Hu Sanjin could survive if Xiao Tuantuan used the Spirit Insect Technique and the needed herbs were found within five hours.
• Lin Fan told Hu Sanjin to hire villagers to search the mountains, then gave the village chief the herbs' locations and promised a reward for each one found.
• Lin Fan reminded the village chief that the villagers had to apologize to the Village Doctor Spirit Body and build her a shrine as promised.
• Xiao Tuantuan began the Spirit Insect Technique, sending spirit insects into Hu Sanjin's body as she struggled to maintain the spell.
• Lin Fan placed an Essence-Restoring Pill on Xiao Tuantuan's thigh and told her to take it when her spiritual power ran low.

Lin Fan resolved the curse in Xiaoyao Village and helped Xiao Tuantuan clear Hu Sanjin’s decaying energy, then resumed his livestream and called university student Pu Lili. Pu Lili described rumors and a strange surveillance video involving a girl in a nearby dormitory, and Lin Fan questioned whether the girl was truly keeping a spirit.

• The Village Doctor Spirit Body agreed to stop targeting Xiaoyao Village’s villagers and to teach Xiao Tuantuan before leaving.
• Xiao Tuantuan removed all the decaying energy from Hu Sanjin, though he still needed a medicinal decoction within five hours to survive.
• Lin Fan let Hu Sanjin rest, encouraged Xiao Tuantuan to recover, and began taking viewer calls while the villagers gathered medicinal ingredients.
• Lin Fan called Naive Girl, identified her as Pu Lili, and learned that she was a Jiangzhou University student troubled by strange events.
• Pu Lili described a girl in the dormitory across from hers who danced and recited strange things, along with campus rumors about a little spirit and a video showing a white figure in a corridor.
• Lin Fan asked Pu Lili whether she had evidence that the girl was keeping a spirit or whether the story might be imagined.

Lin Fan exposed the supposed little spirit at Jiangzhou University as a false rumor created by Pu Lili’s friend to retaliate against a rival for winning a theater role. He then warned Pu Lili against taking an internship, while the viewers debated whether he should identify the company where she would face workplace harassment.

• Pu Lili showed the livestream a blurry surveillance video and cited campus rumors as evidence that a student was keeping a little spirit.
• Lin Fan explained that the student was rehearsing for a play, her roommates had moved out to avoid disturbing her, and the video and online posts were fabricated.
• Lin Fan revealed that Pu Lili’s friend had created the video and spread the rumors after losing a role to the student; Pu Lili realized her friend had used her to fuel the gossip.
• Jiangzhou Uncle Cop said colleagues had gone to Jiangzhou University to question the person spreading the rumors.
• Lin Fan advised Pu Lili to stay in school rather than take an internship, warning that she would face workplace harassment and lose her virginity if she did.

Lin Fan told Little Sister Looking for Her Brother that her missing brother was alive and being held captive by his wife at their home. She struggled to believe him because her brother and sister-in-law had seemed happy together.

• Lin Fan confirmed that the medicinal herbs Xiaoyao Village residents gathered were all high quality, and spoke with the Village Doctor Spirit Body about her past and her medical legacy.
• Lin Fan's call invitation to Love Someone was rejected, and he agreed with viewers that he could examine the fates of people who refused future calls.
• Little Sister Looking for Her Brother connected to Lin Fan and said her brother had been missing for three months, though he periodically messaged the family that he was safe.
• Lin Fan revealed that her brother was alive, held captive at his home, and eating well, then said his wife was the one keeping him there.
• Little Sister Looking for Her Brother said she had recently visited her sister-in-law and seen no signs of trouble, and she doubted Lin Fan's claim.

Xiao Ling went to her brother and sister-in-law Lian Yun’s villa after Lin Fan said her missing brother was there. The Uncle Cops searched the villa and found her brother chained to a bed, leaving him on the verge of rescue.

• Xiao Ling visited Lian Yun and asked whether she had heard from her missing brother.
• Xiao Ling entered the villa and found signs in the bathroom that someone else had recently used the household items.
• Lian Yun grew suspicious when Xiao Ling hinted that her brother might be imprisoned, but the Uncle Cops arrived with a Search Warrant.
• The Uncle Cops restrained Lian Yun and searched the villa while Xiao Ling explained how she had confirmed her brother was living there.
• The Uncle Cops found Xiao Ling’s brother chained to a bed, and he cried out for help.

Lin Fan exposed Lian Yun’s possessive motive for imprisoning her husband, and police prepared to prosecute her. He warned that she would continue harassing her husband after her release unless he cut ties with everyone from his past, leaving the man alarmed and asking who Lin Fan was.

• The husband told his sister that Lian Yun had soundproofed the bedroom and kept him chained and cuffed for months.
• Lin Fan accused Lian Yun of imprisoning her husband because she considered him her private property, and Lian Yun admitted she feared other people would seduce him.
• The police collected the restraints and other evidence and said they would take Lian Yun in and prosecute her.
• The husband said Lian Yun had stayed with him despite his mistreatment and later demanded to be with him every hour of the day.
• Lian Yun vowed to possess her husband after her release, and Lin Fan predicted she would keep harassing him unless he cut off contact with everyone from his past.
• The husband asked his sister who Lin Fan was and whether the prediction was true.

Lin Fan advised Sincere Sister and the livestream viewers to stop Shang You from crawling ten kilometers for a promised donation and help her pay for her sick child’s treatment. The chapter left Shang You still crawling as Lin Fan urged the viewers to donate directly.

• Lin Fan ended his call with the captive man after explaining how he might escape Lian Yun, then waited to call another viewer.
• Lin Fan connected with Sincere Sister and recognized that she was livestreaming Shang You and her sick child crawling toward Jiangzhou Gymnasium.
• Sincere Sister explained that a man called Good Person had promised Shang You 100,000 yuan if she crawled ten kilometers, and she condemned him to her viewers.
• Viewers learned that Shang You’s child, Shang Gui, needed an operation and that Shang You’s knees were bleeding as she crawled.
• Lin Fan told Sincere Sister to stop Shang You and asked the wealthy viewers to donate money directly to help her and her child.

Lin Fan watched as Sincere Sister tried to expose Shanxin, while viewers raised donations for Shang You and her son, Shang Gui. The chapter ended with Shanxin admitting he had never meant to pay and the livestream crowd turning against him.

• Viewers offered to donate toward Shang Gui’s treatment, but Shang You doubted Sincere Sister’s claim that enough money had been raised after being deceived by supposed donors before.
• Lin Fan said Shang You and Shang Gui had good luck, but explained that Shang Gui needed surgery soon and Xiao Tuantuan was not yet experienced enough to treat him.
• Sincere Sister accused Shanxin of exploiting Shang You and confronted him on camera.
• Shanxin admitted he had deliberately set the difficult condition because he never intended to give Shang You the promised money.
• Viewers discovered Shanxin’s real name was Zheng Shan and that he worked in marketing, then called for his employer to fire him.

Shanxin’s demand that Shang You crawl ten kilometers for a hundred thousand yuan sparked online outrage, costing him his job and prompting viewers to target his family. Lin Fan then defended Shanxin, surprising the viewers, who began questioning whether he was biased because Shanxin admired him.

• Shanxin refused to apologize for demanding that Shang You crawl for the money, while viewers donated to her and complained to his company.
• Shanxin’s company fired him, and some viewers exposed his family information and harassed his relatives despite others urging restraint.
• Lin Fan stepped in and said Shanxin was a good person whose actions could bring Shang You attention, leaving the viewers stunned.
• Lin Fan revealed that Shanxin had studied his rise to fame, and Shanxin praised him as his idol.
• Viewers speculated that Lin Fan was defending Shanxin to keep a loyal fan, and some questioned Lin Fan’s character.

Lin Fan exposed Sincere Sister for exploiting Shang You’s suffering to gain traffic, then revealed her history of stirring up public opinion. Sincere Sister tried to shift blame onto Lin Fan for defending Shanxin, who explained that Lin Fan’s personal interest came from Shanxin’s help to Shang You and stepped in to stop her.

• Sincere Sister defended Lin Fan while hinting that his support for Shanxin was self-serving, and Lin Fan admitted he had a personal interest.
• Sincere Sister accused Lin Fan of defending a bad person, so Lin Fan revealed that she had pretended her connection was failing to let Shang You keep crawling for views.
• Lin Fan detailed Sincere Sister’s history of exploiting trending stories and deleting videos when the truth changed, prompting viewers to criticize her.
• Sincere Sister’s fans defended her and attacked Lin Fan, so she accused him of being hypocritical for supporting Shanxin.
• Shanxin explained that Lin Fan’s interest came from Shanxin’s help to Shang You, then stopped Shang You and helped her up as viewers continued to criticize him.

Lin Fan revealed that Shanxin had staged Shang You’s public ordeal to attract donations for her son, Xiao Gui, and Shang You confirmed Shanxin had helped her for free. Sincere Sister’s account was banned after Lin Fan predicted it, and Shanxin received a PK invitation from Lin Fan.

• Lin Fan told Sincere Sister to ask Shang You whether she had known about Shanxin’s plan, and Sincere Sister approached Shang You as they chatted amicably.
• Shang You saw the online abuse aimed at Shanxin and expressed distress that he had sacrificed his reputation to help her.
• Lin Fan explained that Shanxin had planned the walk to attract attention and donations for Shang You and Shang Gui, and Shang You confirmed they had made no contract and Shanxin had helped for free.
• Sincere Sister apologized to Shanxin and Lin Fan, but Lin Fan said her account was about to be lost, and the platform banned her account.
• Shanxin warned Sincere Sister that her past conduct would soon be exposed, while Sincere Sister failed to reach customer service.
• Lin Fan said Sincere Sister would not recover her account, and viewers turned against her as Shanxin noticed Lin Fan’s PK invitation.

Lin Fan helped Shanxin and Shang You make amends, secure donations, and arrange medical care before connecting with Doll Girl, who was trapped in Jiangzhou Department Store. Su Yu revealed that mannequins had been talking to her and resembled people she had encountered, leaving Lin Fan to face a new eerie situation.

• Lin Fan explained that Shanxin's dismissal was staged, and viewers went to Shanxin's home to apologize and repair the damage.
• Lin Fan arranged for Ragdoll Cat to deliver donations to Shang You and urged Shanxin to take Shang Gui and Shang You to the hospital.
• Lin Fan prepared Xiao Tuantuan to rehearse making the prescription while waiting for the remaining medicinal ingredients.
• Lin Fan connected with Doll Girl, whose real name was Su Yu, and learned she had been trapped in Jiangzhou Department Store since waking there after passing out.
• Su Yu told Lin Fan that mannequins had been talking to her and that two resembled the shop owner and a security guard.

Su Yu was trapped on a dark, empty version of Jiangzhou Department Store’s third floor, separated from the police despite sharing the same layout. Lin Fan revealed she could not leave for at least a year and said he would not rescue her because the third floor was where she belonged.

• Su Yu insisted that mannequins had spoken and moved, while viewers suspected she was hallucinating and pointed out that Jiangzhou Department Store had no ninth floor.
• The elevator moved to the third floor and opened empty, even though He Yingxiong and the police were searching the apparently identical, brightly lit floor nearby.
• Lin Fan connected the police livestream to Su Yu’s feed, and viewers saw that Su Yu and He Yingxiong occupied matching locations but could not see each other.
• Lin Fan told Su Yu she could not leave the department store for at least a year, and she realized she had not felt hungry or thirsty despite not eating since the previous day.
• Su Yu explained that her phone could only access Lin Fan’s livestream, while calls and messaging apps failed, and viewers noticed that sunlight did not reach her side.
• Lin Fan said he could save Su Yu but chose not to because the department store’s third floor was where she belonged.

Su Yu recounted how she entered a nonexistent ninth floor in a department store, bought a necklace, and woke up trapped on a strange third floor. Lin Fan explained that the real store manager had merely left her asleep, then directed Su Yu toward two mannequins that looked like the ninth-floor attendants, leaving her horrified and still trapped.

• Su Yu described following an elevator attendant to the ninth floor, where Susan sold her a necklace and called her by name.
• After returning to the real third floor, Su Yu found scratches on the necklace, argued with the store manager about a refund, and passed out.
• Lin Fan explained that Su Yu had fallen asleep in the real store and that an employee forgot to wake her, while the store manager denied knowing about any ninth floor.
• Lin Fan told Su Yu that she was not an ordinary person, and Han Bing agreed that revealing unusual phenomena to the public might be worthwhile.
• At Lin Fan's direction, Su Yu examined the mannequins and recognized two of them as the elevator attendant and Susan, then collapsed in terror.

Lin Fan revealed that Su Yu and the mannequins in the department store were part of a rotation in which mannequins took turns living as people. Susan left the store to experience life, while the chapter ended with the Department Store Manager threatening to replace the mannequins and being kicked by a young man.

• Lin Fan told the viewers that the mannequins on Su Yu's floor could talk and prompted Susan to reveal herself.
• Susan transformed from a mannequin into a human and explained that she and Su Yu took turns spending a month outside the department store.
• Su Yu remembered that she had arrived a day late for Susan's turn, apologized to the viewers, and returned to mannequin form.
• Susan left the department store after Lin Fan warned her to change her appearance, and He Yingxiong met her at the elevator.
• The Department Store Manager called the mannequins evil and threatened to replace them, but a young man kicked him in the backside.

Lin Fan explained the mannequin spirits’ origins and rules, then Xiao Tuantuan began brewing medicine from herbs gathered by the villagers to save Hu Sanjin. The chapter left the medicine brewing while the Village Doctor Spirit Body accepted that he had lost his bets and would have to teach Xiao Tuantuan.

• Lin Fan explained that spirits inhabited the department store mannequins, could move freely on the eerie third floor, and each received a turn to become human for a month every year.
• Lin Fan warned that destroying a mannequin would release its spirit and provoke retaliation, while He Yingxiong learned that the human-form mannequins would not threaten society.
• The village chief returned with the medicinal herbs gathered by the villagers, and Lin Fan told Hu Sanjin the medicine could save him.
• Xiao Tuantuan began brewing the medicine, using spiritual energy to heat the herbs as a medical cultivator.
• The Village Doctor Spirit Body regretted betting against Xiao Tuantuan, and Lin Fan reminded him that he had to teach her his skills and stop killing people.

Xiao Tuantuan brewed medicine that cured Hu Sanjin and changed his fate, earning the Village Doctor Spirit Body’s approval as her disciple. After Hu Sanjin set out to repay the villagers, Qianshan arrived to meet the spirit body, who recognized him as Murong Xue’s disciple.

• Xiao Tuantuan finished brewing the medicine, and the Village Doctor Spirit Body praised her spiritual control while agreeing to train her.
• Hu Sanjin drank the medicine, recovered his health, and learned from Lin Fan that his fate had changed and he could live to ninety-nine.
• Lin Fan told Hu Sanjin to repay the villagers, and Hu Sanjin called his accountant before going for a walk up the mountain.
• Han Bing asked whether they would return to Jiangzhou, and Lin Fan said they would wait for Qianshan.
• Qianshan arrived, greeted Lin Fan, and used a talisman to see the Village Doctor Spirit Body.
• The Village Doctor Spirit Body recognized Qianshan as Murong Xue’s disciple and said she wished she could meet Murong Xue, but could not leave Xiaoyao Village.

Lin Fan gave Xiao Tuantuan two advanced medical-cultivation codices, and she began studying a path that could take her to foundation establishment peak. He then resumed his livestream and connected with Wan Feng, whose trouble involved his older brother.

• Lin Fan gave Xiao Tuantuan the Complete Collection of Basic Medical Cultivator Codices and the Medical Cultivator Advancement Codex, and told her to study them herself.
• Xiao Tuantuan struggled with the codices, while the Village Doctor Spirit Body recognized their exceptional value and urged her to appreciate Lin Fan's gift.
• Xiao Tuantuan declared that she would stay by Lin Fan's side, and the Village Doctor Spirit Body realized she loved him.
• Lin Fan returned to his livestream and, after a ten-minute break, connected with a viewer named Wan Feng.
• Lin Fan identified Wan Feng's age and factory job, then revealed that his current worry concerned his older brother.

Lin Fan explained that Wan Feng’s autistic brother stole cups to make him happy, while Wan Feng remained frustrated by his brother’s dependence and resented their father’s unequal treatment. When Wan Feng argued with his Second Uncle over attending his father’s death anniversary, Lin Fan revealed that Wan Feng’s brother had traded his intelligence for Wan Feng’s life.

• Wan Feng told Lin Fan that his brother’s autism, repeated cup-stealing, and refusal to stay in care facilities had made it difficult for him to build a life of his own.
• Lin Fan explained that Wan Feng’s brother stole cups because Wan Feng had once praised the music made with drinking glasses and said the cups made him happy.
• Wan Feng said he still wanted his brother to live in a care facility, and his Second Uncle arrived to take him and his brother home for their father’s death anniversary.
• Wan Feng refused to pay respects, recalling that his father had beaten him for stealing a lollipop but had treated his brother’s theft differently.
• Second Uncle slapped Wan Feng and accused him of not understanding their father, while Wan Feng complained that their father had favored his brother.
• Lin Fan revealed that Wan Feng’s brother had traded his intelligence for Wan Feng’s life when Wan Feng was eight.

Lin Fan revealed that Wan Feng’s father had chosen to save him after a car accident, leaving his brother with permanent brain damage, and Wan Feng resolved to care for his brother and visit his father’s grave. After Wan Feng left, Lin Fan explained that his father’s spirit was still waiting near the grave, then prepared to connect with another viewer as Murong Xue discussed the Village Doctor’s curse with her.

• Lin Fan explained that Wan Feng’s father had sent him into surgery first, while his brother missed the best chance for treatment and suffered lasting brain damage and autism.
• Wan Feng’s second uncle confirmed the story, and Lin Fan added that Wan Feng’s brother had begged the rescuers to save him.
• Wan Feng vowed to support his brother for life and returned to his hometown with him and his second uncle to visit his father’s grave.
• Lin Fan told Wan Feng that his father’s spirit had been waiting near the grave, then explained to Han Bing that the spirit blamed himself for their unresolved conflict.
• Lin Fan planned to connect with another viewer while Murong Xue expressed regret that the Village Doctor had felt forced to cast a curse, and the Village Doctor said Lin Fan had helped her prepare to go below.