Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu learned that Ge Chen’s haunted house had become a gathering place for nearly a hundred powerful ghosts and flew there that night to investigate. He found five college students trespassing inside and followed them invisibly, intending to learn what the ghosts were planning.

• Xiao Yu divined that dozens, perhaps nearly a hundred, ghosts had gathered at Ge Chen’s haunted house, including a presence stronger than a hundred-year ghost.
• Xiao Yu told Ge Chen he would visit the haunted house, then secretly decided to fly there that night rather than wait until morning.
• Ge Chen’s employees had reported unexplained sounds, movements, and apparitions that frightened both visitors and staff, leading Ge Chen to suspect the attraction was genuinely haunted.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the closed haunted house and sensed that its yin and baleful energy was denser than any place he had encountered before.
• Xiao Yu discovered five college students who had trespassed inside to explore and followed them invisibly, planning to use them as bait while he investigated the ghosts.

Hu Xin led four college students into a haunted house to investigate reports of paranormal activity, but the entrance and windows vanished and their phones lost signal. A woman’s voice offered to lead them out, and the group followed her into the darkness before their screams rang out.

• Hu Xin brought two boys and two girls into the closed haunted house to investigate whether ghosts were behind the reported incidents.
• Hu Xin heard a whisper, and her companions realized that someone—or something—else might be inside with them.
• The short-haired girl found that the entrance had disappeared, while the others discovered their phones had lost signal and the windows were gone too.
• The frightened students blamed Hu Xin, who glared at the boys for turning against her after eagerly joining the excursion.
• A woman’s gentle voice offered to lead the group out, and the students followed her before screaming that they had seen a ghost.

Xiao Yu interrupted Yin Bingyu as she tied up five college students in a haunted hospital and questioned her about her intentions. After Yin Bingyu released Xing Shi and explained that she had saved the nurse and only meant to frighten the students, Xiao Yu began to doubt that she was a threat.

• Xiao Yu entered the operating room, mocked the students, and promised to free them after dealing with the ghost.
• He confronted the ghost possessing the nurse and identified her as Yin Bingyu, who claimed she was only playing a joke.
• Yin Bingyu released the nurse, Xing Shi, and Xiao Yu divined that she had saved Xing Shi from a traffic accident before they agreed to share her body.
• Yin Bingyu explained that she had tied up the students to scare them because they had come looking for ghosts, and that she had avoided hurting anyone to protect Xing Shi.
• Xiao Yu considered her explanation and hesitated to act against her because she had saved Xing Shi and the ghosts had no known prior offenses.

Xiao Yu verified that Yin Bingyu and her ghostly followers were heroic spirits who had died on missions and had not harmed anyone. He agreed to find them somewhere to stay, then rescued the five college students and left after hearing one of the boys resent him for helping them.

• Xiao Yu questioned Yin Bingyu about the ghosts, then used fortune-telling on a weak ghost and confirmed they had died serving their country.
• Yin Bingyu explained that the ghosts had come from a gap in the underworld, and Xiao Yu offered to take them somewhere to stay.
• Yin Bingyu agreed to go with Xiao Yu, asking to occasionally borrow Xing Shi's body to go out and have fun.
• Xiao Yu freed the five college students, who thanked him as he led them out of the haunted house.
• Hu Xin and two other girls pressed Xiao Yu to share his number or join them for a meal, while one of the boys muttered resentfully about him.
• Xiao Yu heard the boy's hostile remarks and left without exchanging contact information or accepting the meal invitation.

After resolving Ge Chen’s haunted house, Xiao Yu returned to Magic City and went with hospital director Liu Linyu to treat a critically ill patient. The patient’s family distrusted the young doctor in casual clothes as he entered the operating room.

• Hu Xin and two other girls blamed the young men for insulting Master Xiao and rejected them after Xiao Yu left.
• Ge Chen thanked Xiao Yu for resolving the haunting, and Xiao Yu confirmed he had already returned to Magic City.
• Liu Linyu arrived at Xiao Yu’s shop to ask for help after a patient’s condition worsened, and Xiao Yu agreed to go to the hospital before seeing his waiting visitors.
• Xiao Yu entered the operating room in casual clothes while Liu Linyu reassured the patient’s skeptical family that he was the hospital’s miracle doctor.

Xiao Yu saved Qian Bo after he attempted suicide over his failed house investment, but Qian Bo blamed him for interfering and saving his life. Frustrated, Xiao Yu left the hospital and told Liu Linyu he might stop rescuing people who attempt suicide.

• Xiao Yu woke Qian Bo in the hospital and learned that he had drunk pesticide after losing money on a house and being left with a large mortgage debt.
• Qian Bo complained that Xiao Yu had saved him and added medical bills to his troubles, then cursed Xiao Yu when he tried to explain that Qian Bo was responsible for his own investment and debt.
• Xiao Yu angrily rebuked Qian Bo for blaming the bank, the hospital, and his rescuer, and Qian Bo broke down crying.
• Xiao Yu left the operating room and told Qian Bo's family that he might attempt suicide again, then sarcastically advised them not to bring him to the hospital next time.
• Liu Linyu hurried after Xiao Yu, who said he was going home after being insulted for saving someone.

After Qian Bo and his family apologized to Xiao Yu for blaming him after he saved Qian Bo, Xiao Yu returned to his fortune-telling shop and heard Han Wei describe a severe conflict between his mother and wife. The chapter left Han Wei seeking guidance about whether his marriage and family could be saved.

• Liu Linyu confronted Qian Bo and his family for treating Xiao Yu ungratefully and arranged for them to apologize by phone.
• Xiao Yu accepted the apology, felt better, and returned to the Fortune-Telling Shop, where three viewers were waiting.
• Xiao Yu invited Han Wei to explain his troubles, and Han Wei described his mother's repeated threats to jump from a building unless he divorced his wife, Gu Yan.
• Han Wei asked Xiao Yu to tell his fortune and advise him on how to resolve the escalating conflict between his mother and wife.
• The chapter described how Han's Mother expected Gu Yan to prioritize housework, childcare, and serving the family over her career.

Xiao Yu proposed a plan to end Han Wei’s family conflict by invoking death, and Han Wei returned home to tell his wife and mother that he had only a year left to live. His announcement left them silent, but the chapter ended before either woman responded.

• Han Wei told Xiao Yu that he loved Gu Yan but could not bear choosing between her and his mother, and Xiao Yu said divorce might be better for their son.
• After Han Wei wondered whether his death would make things better, Xiao Yu devised a plan and called it “only death will end it.”
• Han Wei returned home to find his mother and Gu Yan arguing while his son hid in his room and begged to leave.
• Han Wei slammed the table, then smashed a stool when the argument continued and his mother accused Gu Yan of having an affair.
• Han Wei told his mother and Gu Yan that he had only one year left to live and asked them to let him spend it in peace.

Han Wei persuaded Gu Yan and Han's Mother to stop arguing by claiming he had terminal cancer, leaving him hopeful that his family would change. Xiao Yu then learned that Jiang Yu's wife and daughter had been trapped by a scam organization across the border and arranged for his disciples to rescue them.

• Han Wei showed Gu Yan and Han's Mother his medical records and said their arguing had left him with only a year to live.
• Gu Yan and Han's Mother promised to stop arguing and care for Han Wei, while he hoped their family could find lasting happiness.
• Jiang Yu told Xiao Yu that his wife and daughter had gone missing, and Xiao Yu explained that scammers had taken them across the border.
• Xiao Yu reassured Jiang Yu that his wife and daughter were not in immediate physical danger and told him to wait while he arranged their rescue.
• Xiao Yu contacted Hu Feifei, Zhong Qi, and Li An, then invited Miss Wu Yao to take her turn.

Li An went alone to rescue Jiang Yu’s wife and daughter from a criminal hideout, relying on Zhong Qi’s Protective Jade to survive a gunshot. After saving Song Xiao, Jiang Xi, and more than a dozen other captives, he admitted to Xiao Yu that he had underestimated the danger.

• On the plane, Li An boasted that he could handle the rescue alone, while Hu Feifei and Zhong Qi came along and Zhong Qi slipped Protective Jade into his pocket.
• Li An traveled to a border town, found the gang’s internet café, beat the people inside, and forced the owner to reveal that Song Xiao and Jiang Xi were held in the basement.
• The owner shot Li An from behind, but the Protective Jade deflected the bullet; Li An crushed the pistol and frightened the owner unconscious.
• Li An rescued Song Xiao, Jiang Xi, and more than a dozen other captives, then told Xiao Yu they were on their way back to Huaxia.
• Xiao Yu revealed that he had suspected Li An would ditch Hu Feifei and Zhong Qi and get shot, and warned him not to overestimate his abilities again.

Aibeier came to Xiao Yu’s shop hoping to see him, but he ignored her and left with He Ya to film interviews about internet princesses. They arrived at a café hosting a princess gathering and began livestreaming their interviews.

• Liu Shan told Xiao Yu that Leander and Aibeier had come to Magic City to visit, but Xiao Yu refused to meet them.
• Aibeier stood outside Xiao Yu’s shop for three hours, watching him, while Xiao Yu ignored her.
• He Ya arrived, and Xiao Yu left with her for interviews; Aibeier called after him but did not follow.
• He Ya explained that their interview topic was internet princesses and that they would interview simps afterward.
• Xiao Yu and He Ya arrived at a café hosting a princess gathering, started livestreams, and introduced the topic to their viewers.

Xiao Yu and He Ya went to a café to interview women known as “princesses,” while livestream viewers mocked their appearance and mannerisms. The group admins Zhang and Li told He Ya they relied on men’s spending, kept those men from expecting relationships, and sent affectionate messages to encourage them to spend more.

• Xiao Yu and He Ya entered the café, and livestream viewers compared the women called “princesses” unfavorably with the waitresses.
• Xiao Yu reflected that the women’s confidence differed from Aibeier’s, while He Ya wondered who had taught them to act like princesses.
• He Ya and Xiao Yu approached group admins Zhang and Li for an interview, with He Ya concealing her identity as reporter Miss Rose.
• Zhang and Li said they did not work because men spent money on them, but they would not date those men unless they had enough wealth.
• Li explained that she and Zhang sent affectionate greetings to make their admirers believe they had a chance and keep spending money.

He Ya and Xiao Yu interviewed two women who defended using male admirers for money and comfort, then approached Wei Zhen, a streamer who called herself Princess Zhenzhen. Xiao Yu confronted Wei Zhen with rumors that she exchanged gifts for sexual favors, and she angrily denied them as the café stared.

• He Ya questioned two women about stringing along admirers, and they said they would wait for wealthy, high-quality men while encouraging women not to work or marry.
• The livestream chat condemned the women’s attitudes, and He Ya told Xiao Yu she could not bear to continue interviewing them.
• Xiao Yu noticed Wei Zhen, a twenty-four-year-old gaming streamer, and He Ya invited her to be interviewed.
• Wei Zhen refused to discuss her education and parents but bragged that she earned fifty or sixty thousand yuan monthly, sometimes a hundred thousand, as a streamer.
• Xiao Yu asked Wei Zhen whether she traded sexual favors for livestream gifts, and she flew into a rage and denied the accusation.

Xiao Yu exposed Wei Zhen’s paid-sex business during an interview about “princesses,” explaining that he intended to target all such women and discourage men from being simps. Wei Zhen fled in tears, the other “princesses” scattered, and Xiao Yu and He Ya planned to interview “players” next.

• Wei Zhen agreed to split money with Xiao Yu and He Ya for client referrals before Xiao Yu removed his mask and revealed he was Master Xiao.
• Wei Zhen recognized Xiao Yu, accused him of setting her up, and splashed coffee in his face while viewers criticized her on the livestream.
• Xiao Yu explained that the interview targeted all “princesses” and that he aimed to expose them and get men to stop being simps.
• Xiao Yu argued that Wei Zhen’s business was against the law and declared that he would meddle, while Wei Zhen ordered him to leave and then ran off crying.
• The other “princesses” scattered as viewers cheered, and He Ya suggested that their next interview target “players.”

Aibeier repeatedly pursued the illusion of Xiao Yu’s dream-man persona, then used her wealth to crush the princesses’ retaliation against him. Xiao Yu grew less resistant to her following him, but the chapter ended when the power went out during a game and he divined that something bad was about to happen.

• Aibeier visited Xiao Yu and begged him to use the Mind-Confusion Technique so she could see her dream man again, but Xiao Yu ended the illusion and drove her out.
• Aibeier kept trailing Xiao Yu and asking to see the illusion, prompting him to resolve to avoid using the Mind-Confusion Technique.
• When reporters hired by the princesses tried to retaliate against Xiao Yu, Aibeier paid them to turn on their employers and later overwhelmed the online backlash with money.
• Aibeier’s campaign led to Wei Zhen’s livestream channel being shut down and Wei Zhen being summoned to the police station, while Xiao Yu became more tolerant of Aibeier’s pursuit.
• During a game, the power suddenly went out, and Xiao Yu divined that something bad was going to happen.

Xiao Yu arrived at a burning utility pole and rescued a repair worker who had been electrocuted, while Xia Mo filmed the rescue and told the crowd that Xiao Yu was a miracle. Afterward, he returned home unharmed, and Liu Shan praised him after watching the livestream recordings.

• Xia Mo livestreamed herself singing in the rain before she and nearby passersby spotted a repair worker burning high on a utility pole.
• Xiao Yu arrived and climbed the pole as Xia Mo urged the crowd to let him work, explaining that his predictions never failed.
• When the worker’s safety harness burned through and he fell, Xiao Yu caught him by his clothes and slid down the pole with him.
• The rain extinguished the flames, and Xiao Yu left after the ambulance and emergency responders arrived.
• Xia Mo resumed singing passionately during her livestream, while viewers praised Xiao Yu’s rescue.
• Xiao Yu returned home and told Liu Shan that the worker had been electrocuted when power returned during emergency repairs; Liu Shan later watched the livestream and praised him.

Xiao Yu accepted a banner from the wife of an electrician he had saved and agreed to praise the man’s work during a livestream. On a flight to Paris with Liu Shan, he woke to a disruptive argument and stepped in, only for the quarrelsome passenger to turn her insults on him.

• An electrician’s wife thanked Xiao Yu for saving her husband and asked him to tell her fourth-grade son that his father’s work was honorable.
• Xiao Yu accepted the request and planned a Paris trip with Liu Shan after the Heavenly Mandate Stone’s cooldown ended.
• Xiao Yu and Liu Shan took a plane to Paris, and he fell asleep after reflecting on how fortunate he was to have married her.
• A passenger across from them demanded that the plane return to Huaxia, fought with her companion, and argued with an air marshal and another female passenger.
• Xiao Yu woke and asked the women to stop disturbing the plane, but the long-haired woman insulted him, prompting the other passenger to insult her in turn.

Xiao Yu silenced Yang Xia after exposing her affair, then followed a mysterious woman who appeared to emerge from a small world. In Paris, the woman approached Yin Zheng'an, Yang Xia’s lover, and led him into a restroom.

• Xiao Yu exposed Yang Xia’s affair to the passengers and threatened to make it public, stopping her from causing further trouble.
• Xiao Yu and Liu Shan landed in Paris, spent the day shopping, and went to their hotel.
• Xiao Yu went out at night and found a private estate where a blonde woman appeared through the air, though he could not divine anything about her.
• Xiao Yu followed the woman to a bar, where she rejected several men before approaching Yin Zheng'an.
• The woman and Yin Zheng'an became enamored with each other and went into the women's restroom together.

Xiao Yu discovered that Amandina had drained Yin Zheng'an’s blood and followed her from the bar. After confronting her in her car, he revealed his strength and left her terrified, but she had not yet agreed to take him to her home.

• Xiao Yu found Yin Zheng'an unconscious in the ladies’ room and used the Heavenly Mechanism Canon to learn that Amandina had sucked his blood, cutting his lifespan to forty.
• Xiao Yu followed Amandina and climbed invisibly into her car after she left the bar.
• Amandina told Xiao Yu her name and said she had to drink blood or die; Xiao Yu identified himself as a Taoist and demanded that she take him to her home.
• Amandina attacked Xiao Yu with her claws, but she could not break through his Merit Power protection.
• Xiao Yu released a trace of Merit Power, terrifying Amandina into withdrawing her hand and stopping the car.

Xiao Yu followed Amandina through a spatial passage into her vampire clan’s castle, where he inspected its defenses and discovered that only eight people lived there. Amandina took him inside, still confident that her grandfather could defeat him.

• Amandina warned Xiao Yu that her grandfather would overpower him and threatened to keep him as a blood source.
• Amandina used a token to open a spatial passage, and she and Xiao Yu entered her clan’s Small World.
• Xiao Yu realized the vampires’ entrance was limited to their own home and inferred they lacked the power to open other passages.
• Amandina led Xiao Yu across the castle’s drawbridge and through its main door, which closed behind them.
• Xiao Yu sensed the castle’s layout and counted eight presences, astonishing Amandina.