Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao knelt and apologized to Li Ningyue after she forced them to face consequences for harassing Tang Xiaoxiao. Li Ningyue invited Xiao Yu and his companions to stay for the party, while Zhang Xiao went home dreading his father’s reaction.

• Zhang Xiao saw his father’s missed calls and, after being scolded, knelt alongside Yuan Hao to beg Li Ningyue for mercy.
• Li Ningyue ordered the family doctor and Housekeeper Li to take Tang Xiaoxiao for treatment, then threatened the two men’s families unless her sister forgave them.
• Li Ningyue offered Xiao Yu’s group compensation for Tang Xiaoxiao and invited them to stay for the party and a blind date the next day; Xiao Yu agreed.
• Li Ningyue returned to the hall with Xiao Yu, Liu Shan, and Zhao Yan, while the men there continued trying to identify her.
• Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao went home in dejection, and Zhang Xiao hesitated outside until his father opened the door and demanded to know whether Li Ningyue had forgiven him.

After Zhang Xiao admitted that he had tried to molest Li Ningyue and drugged her sister, his parents beat him to make him look sufficiently punished before apologizing to the Li Family. The chapter ended with Zhang Xiao still screaming through the night, while Yuan Hao was warned to expect the same fate.

• Zhang Xiao confessed to his father that he had drugged a masked woman who turned out to be Li Ningyue's younger sister.
• Zhang Xiao's father beat him with a broom, and his mother joined in after learning what he had done.
• Zhang Xiao's parents decided that a visible beating would help persuade the Li Family to forgive them.
• Zhang Xiao kept covering his face, so his parents tied his hands and struck him until his face was bruised.
• Zhang Xiao screamed through the night, and the chapter suggested that Yuan Hao would suffer the same fate.

Xiao Yu enjoyed the masked ball with Zhao Yan and Liu Shan, then joined Li Ningyue for a partner game whose rules guaranteed a public kiss for every participating pair. The four chose to play in the same room, leaving Xiao Yu paired with Li Ningyue while his wives watched.

• Xiao Yu danced with Zhao Yan and Liu Shan, openly embracing both women while the masked guests looked on enviously.
• Housekeeper Li announced a pairs game in which players acted out clues and the pair with the most incorrect answers would kiss as a penalty.
• Zhao Yan and Liu Shan agreed to partner with each other so Xiao Yu could team up with Li Ningyue.
• Li Ningyue secretly messaged Housekeeper Li, who changed the rules so each pair had to complete five rounds and kiss once.
• Xiao Yu, Zhao Yan, Liu Shan, and Li Ningyue went upstairs and chose the same room for the game.

Xiao Yu, Li Ningyue, Liu Shan, Zhao Yan, and the other players played a curtain-separated charades game whose prompts repeatedly veered into embarrassing misunderstandings. After Xiao Yu and Li Ningyue’s turn ended with a brief kiss, Li Ningyue was left blushing and dazed.

• Liu Shan acted out hugging for Zhao Yan, but their prompt became intimate cheek-rubbing, then seduction, shirtless, and finally striptease as the other pairs misinterpreted it.
• The players laughed at the first round’s increasingly suggestive answers, and the MVP pair kissed.
• In the second round, the prompt communication turned into arguing and then an epileptic seizure; Zhao Yan interpreted it as boob bouncing, and Xiao Yu answered acting horny.
• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan won the second round and exchanged a quick kiss, prompting Xiao Yu to volunteer to act first in the next round.
• Xiao Yu acted out copping a feel by touching Li Ningyue’s bottom, and she wrote touching a bottom, so the other pairs repeated the same action and answer.
• Xiao Yu and Li Ningyue were asked to kiss; Xiao Yu gave her a brief, perfunctory kiss, leaving her flushed and dazed.

At the Li Family’s ball, Xiao Yu and the others played games meant to help Li Ningyue get closer to him. Li Ningyue dressed as a maid and called Xiao Yu “Master,” but his wives kept interrupting their chances to bond, leaving her frustrated.

• After the first five rounds, Liu Shan and Zhao Yan praised Li Ningyue for behaving properly and becoming closer to Xiao Yu.
• Housekeeper Li introduced a dress-up game, and Xiao Yu wrote that he wanted black stockings and seductive uniforms.
• Liu Shan, Zhao Yan, and Li Ningyue returned in outfits matching Xiao Yu’s request, and Li Ningyue called him “Master” while dressed as a maid.
• Liu Shan pinched Xiao Yu repeatedly until he looked away from Li Ningyue.
• Housekeeper Li announced an escape-room game for pairs, but Xiao Yu cleared a room in under two minutes before Liu Shan and Zhao Yan could enter.
• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan decided not to let Li Ningyue spend time alone with Xiao Yu, leaving Li Ningyue frustrated that he had cleared the game for her.

Xiao Yu made up with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan after his prank during the previous night's game, then chose to watch Tang Xiaoxiao's blind date through the Li Family security cameras. At the date, He Shu introduced himself, and he and Tang Xiaoxiao were immediately drawn to each other.

• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan teased Xiao Yu about the game and eventually forgave him, though they stayed jealous when Li Ningyue arrived.
• Li Ningyue told Xiao Yu that Xiao Xiao was fine and that He Shu and Wei Yi had arrived for Tang Xiaoxiao's blind date.
• Xiao Yu decided to watch the date on camera so the two men would feel less pressured, while Liu Shan and Zhao Yan kept him company.
• Li Ningyue introduced He Shu to Tang Xiaoxiao and asked him to describe his qualifications and strengths.
• He Shu explained his education, work, and future prospects, while he and Tang Xiaoxiao both found each other impressive.

He Shu and Wei Yi competed for Tang Xiaoxiao’s affection, but Li Ningyue suggested they get to know her before either tried to win her over. When Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao arrived to apologize for drugging and assaulting Tang at a ball, the two men offered to take revenge, but Li Ningyue said she had already handled it.

• Wei Yi interrupted He Shu to boast about his wealth and argue that he could give Tang Xiaoxiao a more secure future.
• Tang Xiaoxiao explained that she was an ordinary woman and said she should not be choosing between the two men, while Li Ningyue reaffirmed that Tang was her little sister.
• He Shu and Wei Yi both said they wanted a serious relationship with Tang, and Li Ningyue told them to exchange contact details and compete by getting to know her.
• Housekeeper Li told Li Ningyue that Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao had arrived, and she invited them in.
• Li Ningyue revealed that Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao had drugged and tried to assault Tang at the ball, prompting He Shu and Wei Yi to offer to retaliate.
• Li Ningyue said she had already dealt with Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao, leaving He Shu and Wei Yi disappointed that they could not defend Tang themselves.

Tang Xiaoxiao forgave Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao after they begged for mercy, and Li Ningyue made them promise to protect her. He Shu and Wei Yi took Tang Xiaoxiao shopping, while Xiao Yu agreed to let Li Ningyue accompany him home.

• Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao arrived bruised and pleaded with Tang Xiaoxiao to forgive them, showing her videos of their parents punishing them.
• Tang Xiaoxiao forgave the two men as long as they promised not to retaliate or harm other girls, and they offered to protect her.
• Li Ningyue warned Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao to keep their promises, then sent He Shu and Wei Yi to take Tang Xiaoxiao shopping.
• Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao followed along as self-appointed bodyguards and competed over how to treat Tang Xiaoxiao.
• Li Ningyue asked Xiao Yu to stay for dinner, but he declined, so she insisted on accompanying him home.

Tang Xiaoxiao revealed to He Shu, Wei Yi, Zhang Xiao, and Yuan Hao that she was Xiao Yu’s little sister through her connection to Liu Shan. The young men were shocked by Xiao Yu’s fame and influence, and Zhang Xiao and Yuan Hao resolved to stay close to Tang Xiaoxiao in hopes of earning Xiao Yu’s favor.

• Xiao Yu went home to prepare for the Heavenly Mechanism Gate’s disciple recruitment assessment while Tang Xiaoxiao went shopping with Gao Fushuai, Zhang Xiao, Yuan Hao, He Shu, and Wei Yi.
• On the subway, He Shu asked Tang Xiaoxiao how she had become so close to Li Ningyue, and the others wondered why the Li Family had treated her with such deference.
• Tang Xiaoxiao explained that Master Xiao was her benefactor and that Liu Shan, whom she called her older sister, was Master Xiao’s woman.
• He Shu and Wei Yi recognized Master Xiao as the famed fortune-teller Xiao Yu, while Tang Xiaoxiao proudly confirmed that he was her brother.
• Zhang Xiao realized how dangerous it would have been to offend Xiao Yu and felt relieved that his parents had stopped him from harming Tang Xiaoxiao.
• Zhang Xiao, Yuan Hao, He Shu, and Wei Yi resolved to flatter Tang Xiaoxiao and hoped that Xiao Yu might forgive them and tell their fortunes.

Tang Xiaoxiao accepted the attention of wealthy young men who hoped to curry favor with Master Xiao, while Xiao Yu prepared a Heart Demon Illusion Array to test candidates for the Heavenly Mechanism Gate. He invited Liu Shan and Zhao Yan to try the array and use their escape times to set a limit for Li Ningyue; they entered confidently, unaware of what awaited them.

• Tang Xiaoxiao told Wei Yi and He Shu to stop competing for her, then decided to enjoy their attention and rethink her view of herself as Master Xiao’s little sister.
• Xiao Yu learned that the Heavenly Mechanism Gate’s old inheritance method relied on luck, and chose an array-based test to rebuild the sect.
• Xiao Yu bought a 1.2-billion detached villa and spent two days setting up a Heart Demon Illusion Array on its rooftop.
• Xiao Yu explained to Liu Shan and Zhao Yan that he wanted to time their trials to set a limit for Li Ningyue.
• Liu Shan reassured the nervous Zhao Yan, and the two entered the array hand in hand.

Xiao Yu tested Liu Shan and Zhao Yan in an illusion array, then invited Li Ningyue to take the same test as a condition for becoming his disciple. Li Ningyue entered the formation, and Xiao Yu left with the others while she faced its illusions.

• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan experienced illusions shaped by the array, and both eventually emerged after Xiao Yu changed the trials and eased their suffering.
• Xiao Yu decided to give Li Ningyue seven days to leave the formation and texted her an invitation to become his disciple.
• Li Ningyue arrived at Xiao Yu's villa, agreed to follow his instructions, and sat in the array formation.
• Li Ningyue's first illusion made her blush and kneel, prompting Xiao Yu to hurriedly take Liu Shan and Zhao Yan shopping while she remained inside.

Xiao Yu recognized Dong Fei, Xia Mo’s former best friend, at a maid teahouse and took Liu Shan and Zhao Yan inside to livestream what he expected to be an entertaining scene. Dong Fei met the wealthy Yuan Long, and the chapter ended as they exchanged compliments and appeared to take a liking to each other.

• Xiao Yu recognized Dong Fei as Xia Mo’s former college best friend, whose affair with Xia Mo’s boyfriend had ruined her streaming career.
• Xiao Yu said an interesting incident was about to unfold, so Liu Shan started a livestream and the three entered the teahouse wearing masks.
• Xiao Yu ordered three bottles of iced green tea while he and Liu Shan watched Dong Fei from their table.
• Yuan Long arrived, let the maid servers fawn over him, and sat down across from Dong Fei.
• Dong Fei and Yuan Long complimented each other’s looks, education, and wealth as they drank tea.

Xiao Yu livestreamed Dong Fei’s suspicious blind date at a maid teahouse, where viewers speculated that she was involved in a scam. Dong Fei and Yuan Long flirted as Yuan Long pitched her a lucrative import-export investment, and she considered putting in ten thousand.

• Xiao Yu told his viewers that the maid teahouse sold sexual services and questioned why Dong Fei would meet a date there.
• The livestream chat speculated that Dong Fei and the establishment were involved in a scam, while Xiao Yu ignored objections about exposing their privacy.
• Dong Fei asked Yuan Long about his foreign-trade business, and he claimed imported and exported goods could bring large profits.
• Yuan Long offered to let Dong Fei invest ten thousand in his business, and she said she would consider trying it.

Xiao Yu followed Dong Fei and Yuan Long to an apartment and secretly filmed them while invisible as they discussed Yuan Long’s wealth and began talking about marriage. The pair had yet to reveal the twist Xiao Yu had promised his viewers.

• Dong Fei paid for tea to gain Yuan Long’s trust, and he invited her to see his goods before she paid him.
• Xiao Yu told his livestream viewers that they had probably guessed the wrong explanation and followed the pair with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan.
• Xiao Yu reached the apartment ahead of Dong Fei and Yuan Long, entered, and used the Fading-Invisibility Spell to film them unseen.
• Yuan Long brought Dong Fei into the apartment and claimed he had earned over two million yuan a month and bought the place as a warehouse.
• Dong Fei and Yuan Long chatted about the apartment, their work, and marriage before finally turning to business.

Yuan Long convinced Dong Fei that his luxury goods business was genuine, and she quickly sold enough items to earn back her money before proposing they marry and go into business together. Xiao Yu ended the livestream by promising to follow them abroad, while viewers speculated about the coming twist.

• Yuan Long showed Dong Fei his luxury goods, sales records, and store documents to persuade her that his merchandise was genuine.
• Dong Fei sold over thirty thousand yuan in goods through her online friends and asked Yuan Long for more stock.
• Yuan Long quoted franchise fees for several brands and suggested marriage instead, prompting Dong Fei to propose they register immediately.
• Dong Fei and Yuan Long left to register their marriage, while Xiao Yu and his companions returned to the car.
• Xiao Yu told the viewers that a major twist awaited and said he would follow Dong Fei and Yuan Long abroad.

Xiao Yu brought Qi Yunlin to Paris and livestreamed from a hotel room where Yuan Long and Dong Fei were meeting. After the pair were joined by two imposing foreign men, Xiao Yu waited for the real drama to begin.

• Xiao Yu checked on Li Ningyue, who escaped the first heart demon illusion after two and a half days.
• Xiao Yu spent two carefree days with his wives before traveling to Paris with Qi Yunlin.
• Xiao Yu arranged for Liu Shan and Zhao Yan to watch from next door while he livestreamed outside room 520.
• Yuan Long and Dong Fei entered room 520 and embraced, prompting Xiao Yu to turn his camera away.
• After Yuan Long made a call, two muscular foreign men arrived, and Xiao Yu recognized that the main event was about to begin.

Xiao Yu livestreamed Yuan Long exposing his human-trafficking scheme and threatening to sell Dong Fei abroad. After promising viewers he would rescue her, Xiao Yu sent a message that left Yuan Long terrified as the three foreigners collapsed.

• Yuan Long revealed that he had married Dong Fei under a fake identity after recognizing her marriage scam, intending to sell her to a foreign buyer.
• Dong Fei pleaded with Yuan Long to spare her, but he demanded her savings and threatened to make her submit to a life of slavery.
• Xiao Yu's livestream viewers urged him to rescue Dong Fei, and he promised that he would find a way to bring her back.
• Xiao Yu sent Dong Fei a message, which Yuan Long read after unlocking her phone with her fingerprint.
• Three foreigners collapsed in succession, and Yuan Long feared that something paranormal was happening.

Xiao Yu frightened Yuan Long into freeing Dong Fei and arranged for her return to Huaxia, where she had Yuan Long seized and beaten at the Maid Café. The maids, Dong Fei, and Yuan Long were arrested when police stormed the café.

• Xiao Yu used an unseen trick to scare Yuan Long into releasing Dong Fei, then ended his livestream and called Amandina for help.
• Yuan Long took Dong Fei back to Huaxia, and they agreed to act as though they had never met.
• Dong Fei ordered the maids to shut the café doors, seize Yuan Long, and beat him before locking him in the back room.
• The maids reopened the café and found police waiting outside; officers arrested the maids, Dong Fei, and the badly beaten Yuan Long.

Dong Fei and Yuan Long were arrested after Xiao Yu’s livestream exposed their criminal organizations, earning Xiao Yu a major Merit breakthrough. After receiving a threat against Liu Shan, he dismissed it and went to watch Li Ningyue face the Heavenly Mechanism Gate’s final trial, which forced her to choose between saving illusory loved ones and passing the assessment.

• The police arrested Dong Fei and Yuan Long and credited Xiao Yu’s livestream with exposing evidence against both criminal organizations.
• The livestream chat celebrated the arrests as Xiao Yu ended the stream and left without appearing.
• Xiao Yu gained enough Merit from the arrests to raise his Merit Cultivation to fourth-grade Golden Core.
• Xiao Yu received a message threatening Liu Shan, used divination to assess the danger, and deleted it.
• Xiao Yu checked Li Ningyue’s progress and found that she had reached the final family-bonds trial, where she had to choose whether to let her illusory loved ones die.

Xiao Yu ended the Heart Demon Illusion Array and declared Li Ningyue had passed because she refused to sacrifice her parents for cultivation. Li Ningyue celebrated by embracing and kissing Xiao Yu, until Liu Shan reminded her to observe the boundaries of a disciple.

• Xiao Yu questioned the disciple test’s demand that candidates abandon their loved ones and decided to change the rules.
• After seven days passed without Li Ningyue leaving the circle, Xiao Yu ended the illusion and found her grieving over what she believed was a failure.
• Li Ningyue explained that she could not be certain her parents were illusions and could not let them die for her cultivation.
• Xiao Yu congratulated Li Ningyue for holding to her principles, and she joyfully accepted him as her master.
• Li Ningyue threw herself into Xiao Yu’s arms and kissed him before Liu Shan interrupted and reminded her to perform a discipleship ceremony.