Chapter Summaries

After Old Hu and his son fled with the ten million yuan they had swindled, the elderly fraud ring descended into a violent dispute that left three dead and six injured. Xiao Yu visited Old Hu in the detention center and revealed that he had deliberately used the cash to turn the group against each other.

• Old Hu and Hu Huihua offered the others only a small share of the money, then closed the mahjong parlor and planned to run away.
• The old men found the shop abandoned, and Old Li received a mysterious message giving Old Hu and his son's address.
• Police arrested the fraud ring after its members fought over the stolen money, leaving three dead and six injured, and returned the ten million yuan to the victim.
• Xiao Yu visited Old Hu in the detention center and told him he had deliberately made the group turn against each other.

Xiao Yu confronted Old Hu over the murder of Xiao Yu’s parents and revealed that he had saved Old Hu’s son but left him unable to use his limbs. He demanded Old Hu’s cooperation in bringing everyone involved to justice, but Old Hu refused, leaving his son’s recovery in jeopardy.

• Old Hu blamed Xiao Yu for the fraud and the deaths that had led to his imprisonment, but Xiao Yu argued that Old Hu and his son had made their own choices.
• Xiao Yu used an unseen force to pin Old Hu to his stool, then showed him a photo and asked if he remembered killing a newlywed couple.
• Old Hu recalled the murders and taunted Xiao Yu by describing how he had tortured Xiao Yu’s parents, but Xiao Yu said he had witnessed it all firsthand.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Old Hu’s son was alive and that he had saved him, but had made his limbs temporarily unusable.
• Xiao Yu offered to restore Old Hu’s son if Old Hu helped put everyone involved behind bars, but Old Hu refused.
• Xiao Yu warned Old Hu that his son would remain a cripple because of Old Hu’s choice.

Xiao Yu left Old Hu with a plan to exact revenge after Old Hu refused to cooperate, while Old Hu later realized his son Hu Huihua’s paralysis might be Xiao Yu’s doing. Old Hu regretted rejecting Xiao Yu but chose not to seek help yet, convincing himself Hu Huihua might recover or be faking.

• Xiao Yu decided Old Hu’s testimony was unnecessary and planned to make him serve beyond his prison sentence after he died.
• Old Hu returned to the detention center and ignored Old Li when asked whom he had visited.
• Police brought Hu Huihua into Old Hu’s cell, and Old Hu learned doctors could find no physical cause for his inability to move.
• Old Li showed Old Hu that Hu Huihua’s foot moved when his knee was tapped, making the others suspect he was faking until he collapsed and injured himself.
• Old Hu asked how Hu Huihua had survived being stabbed, and Hu Huihua said his rescuer was surnamed Xiao.
• Old Hu recognized Xiao Yu’s involvement but decided against asking the police or Xiao Yu for help, telling himself Hu Huihua might recover.

Xiao Yu used Reversal of Reality to punish Wang Xiaozhuo by making everyone fail to recognize him, despite his wealth and ownership. The chapter left Wang Xiaozhuo arguing with security guards who insisted he was an impostor.

• Xiao Yu identified Wang Xiaozhuo, a real estate manager who had profited from the violence that destroyed Xiao Yu's family, as his next target for revenge.
• Xiao Yu cast Reversal of Reality on Wang Xiaozhuo, choosing to make him unable to use his wealth and status.
• Wang Xiaozhuo arrived at an upscale residential complex and argued with security guards who did not recognize him, though they confirmed his car was registered there.
• He Yu denied knowing Wang Xiaozhuo and fled when he claimed she was his mistress.
• The security captain confirmed that Wang Xiaozhuo owned apartments in the complex but insisted the man before him was not Wang Xiaozhuo.

Wang Xiaozhuo found that everyone saw him as a stranger, his identity and money were unusable, and he was detained after running out of fuel. After police linked him to the real Wang Xiaozhuo’s disappearance, Master Xiao arrived, claiming to know what was happening and asking to speak with him alone.

• Wang Xiaozhuo was refused entry to his homes and driven away by the women who lived there, including his wife.
• Wang Xiaozhuo could not book a hotel room or use his phone’s facial recognition to pay, so he spent the night in his car.
• The next morning, Wang Xiaozhuo ran out of fuel on the road, failed to prove his identity to traffic police, and was taken to the Police Station.
• After three days in detention, officers suspected Wang Xiaozhuo had kidnapped the missing Wang Xiaozhuo because his fingerprints did not match the missing man’s identity.
• The chief told the officers that Master Xiao had arrived and wanted to speak to Wang Xiaozhuo alone about the case.

Xiao Yu confronted Wang Xiaozhuo about the decades-old forced demolition that had made Wang rich and killed Xiao Yu’s family. After revealing his identity as the dead couple’s son, Xiao Yu offered to clear Wang as a suspect and help him start over with a minimum-wage job.

• Wang Xiaozhuo begged Xiao Yu for help after explaining that people and identity checks no longer recognized him.
• Xiao Yu asked Wang about the forced demolition near the Caojing Road Subway Entrance, and Wang recalled the deaths and the fortune he had gained.
• Xiao Yu pressed Wang to name the dead family, and Wang admitted that he had done bad things but claimed he had changed.
• Xiao Yu revealed that the family’s surname was Xiao and that their newborn son had been named Xiao Yu.
• Wang realized Xiao Yu had come for revenge, and Xiao Yu offered to clear him as a suspect, find him a minimum-wage job, and provide him with an ID card.

Xiao Yu stripped Wang Xiaozhuo of his identity and wealth as punishment for killing Xiao Yu’s family, then reflected on his past-life connection with Hu Feifei and avoided telling her about it. He returned home and met Qi Zihong, Pang Juan, and Qi Hui, who explained that Qi Hui’s speech difficulties stemmed from trauma and eased when she felt safe.

• Xiao Yu left Wang Xiaozhuo with an ID card identifying him as Yan Xiu and told him he would donate his wealth, leaving only a basic home for his wife.
• Police treated Wang Xiaozhuo as Yan Xiu with a memory disorder and sent him away, while he realized he had lost everything.
• Xiao Yu decided to punish the remaining culprits by reducing them to ordinary lives and chose not to tell Hu Feifei about their possible past-life relationship.
• Xiao Yu encountered Qi Zihong, Pang Juan, and Qi Hui outside his residential complex and asked how Qi Hui was doing.
• Pang Juan explained that doctors had traced Qi Hui’s speech difficulties to childhood trauma and pressure, and that she spoke normally with people she trusted.

Qi Zihong praised Qi Hui’s extraordinary insight, and Xiao Yu welcomed Boss Qi’s family as they brought Qi Yunlin to meet her older sister. After forging treasures and learning the family had left on business, Xiao Yu was drawn into the female fans’ group chat, where a mysterious admin named “Secret lover No. 1” caught his attention.

• Qi Zihong told Xiao Yu that Qi Hui had spotted embezzlement and falsified accounts at his company, and Qi Hui blushed as her parents praised her.
• Boss Qi and Pang Juan brought Qi Hui to Xiao Yu’s villa so she could reunite with Qi Yunlin, and Xiao Yu introduced the sisters before giving them time together.
• Xiao Yu secluded himself for several days to forge Storage Rings and Flying Swords for Feng Xue, while Qi Yunlin returned to the Secret Realm’s Small World to cultivate.
• Liu Shan gave Xiao Yu the note Boss Qi had left, explaining that the family would be away on business for a long time and asking him to care for Yun Lin.
• Liu Shan urged Xiao Yu to look through his female fans’ group chat, and he noticed a message from an unfamiliar group admin called “Secret lover No. 1.”

Xiao Yu discovered that a fan-group administrator was part of a gang kidnapping and extorting his fans, then flew out to rescue the victims. The kidnappers continued toward a tollbooth with three girls trapped in crates, unaware that Xiao Yu was coming.

• Liu Shan warned Xiao Yu that suspicious fan-group members had disappeared and an administrator was selling supposed information about him.
• Xiao Yu investigated the administrator, Secret Lover, and learned she was a minor leader in a gang committing fraud, kidnapping, and extortion.
• Xiao Yu left the apartment by flight to rescue the gang’s victims while Liu Shan worried about his frightening expression.
• Brother Zhong and his driver discussed their scams as they drove a container truck carrying three kidnapped girls.
• Brother Zhong beat a girl who called for help and threatened that the gang would rape them when they arrived.

Xiao Yu rescued Shang Qi and two other girls from a kidnapping truck after Shang Qi had given up hope and cursed him in her thoughts. He left the girls to restrain their kidnappers while he went to rescue the earlier victims.

• Brother Zhong beat Shang Qi, taped her mouth, and locked her back in the shipping container as she despaired and blamed Master Xiao for not saving her.
• Xiao Yu opened the container, freed Shang Qi, and rescued the other two girls, then told them the earlier abducted victims were safe and he would go save them.
• Brother Zhong and three other men discovered the girls were free and confronted Xiao Yu, but he silently knocked all four unconscious with a wave of his hand.
• Xiao Yu gave the girls rope and told them to tie up the four kidnappers and lock them in the container before he left to rescue the other victims.

After Xiao Yu rescued Shang Qi and the other kidnapped girls, Shang Qi recovered at home and learned from a video that he was wanted for killing traffickers after rescuing Xia Mo. Xiao Yu denied acting recklessly to Zhao Yan, while Shang Qi and other supporters vowed to help clear his name.

• Shang Qi and two other girls tied up the traffickers and waited for the police after Xiao Yu left to rescue victims who had already been sold.
• The police took the rescued girls to the station, recorded their statements, and arranged for them to return home.
• After recovering, Shang Qi spent all her money tipping the livestream to repay Xiao Yu, then saw a video claiming he had killed people while rescuing Xia Mo and was wanted.
• Shang Qi decided to contact the other rescued girls so they could testify for Xiao Yu, while fans called him to offer support.
• Zhao Yan worried that Xiao Yu had killed people in public, and Xiao Yu assured her that he was not that stupid.

Xiao Yu explained that discovering Xu Ming’s death after rescuing Xia Mo had driven him to use the Heavenly Fate Curse against the murderers, and his wives comforted him over his guilt. He began livestreaming again, feeling both happier and troubled by how much he had changed.

• Liu Shan asked Xiao Yu why he had lost control, and he explained that the media’s claims of a police manhunt were false.
• Xiao Yu recalled finding Xu Ming tortured to death after supernatural forces altered the couple’s fate and caused the kidnapping and failed rescue.
• Xiao Yu used the Heavenly Fate Curse to kill the murderers, then altered Xia Mo’s memories to erase her pain and later worried that he had manipulated her life.
• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan comforted Xiao Yu and encouraged him to livestream, and he promised to stream at least once a month.
• At six that evening, Xiao Yu started a livestream and greeted his viewers while feeling renewed anticipation and guilt.

Xiao Yu returned to livestreaming, where viewers celebrated his appearance and sent a flood of gifts. When a hostile commenter claimed to have evidence that Xiao Yu had killed people, Xiao Yu invited him to show it, and the commenter posted a genuine photo of Xiao Yu outside the Seafood Warehouse.

• Xiao Yu appeared on livestream, drawing a rapidly growing audience and a flood of expensive gifts.
• Liu Shan joked that she was jealous of the gifts Xiao Yu received just by showing his face.
• Viewers confronted Xiao Yu with accusations about the five deaths, and he warned commenters not to twist the facts without evidence.
• Xiao Yu dismissed a newly registered commenter who claimed to be his fan, prompting viewers to mock and report him.
• Professional Gossip-Monger claimed his friend had witnessed Xiao Yu killing people, and Xiao Yu asked him to provide evidence.
• Professional Gossip-Monger posted a real side-view photo of Xiao Yu outside the Seafood Warehouse, leaving viewers puzzled about what it proved.

Xiao Yu recognized that Professional Gossip-Monger had used a photo of his hand gesture to spread a murder accusation for traffic, then warned the poster that the police would question her. The woman and her boyfriend were arrested after officers arrived at their home, revealing that Xiao Yu had reported their online smear campaign and extortion.

• Professional Gossip-Monger posted a photo and accused Xiao Yu of using fortune-telling magic to kill people, then spread the accusation across the internet for traffic.
• Xiao Yu called out Professional Gossip-Monger for spreading rumors and warned that she should prepare for police questioning.
• Gu Yu logged out and deleted her alternate account, then discussed the viral posts and expected profits with her boyfriend, Yin Song.
• Police officers arrived at Yin Song and Gu Yu's home and said they were investigating allegations of online defamation and extortion involving more than a dozen internet personalities and celebrities.
• The officers told Gu Yu that Xiao Yu had reported them and said she could take him to court if she objected.

Xiao Yu reflected on why he had started fortune-telling and resolved to use his abilities to help people overcome despair. After returning to his livestream and drawing Ren Jian, he heard Ren Jian plead for treatment for the most important person in his life and hint that he had been considering doing something drastic.

• Xiao Yu recognized that his focus on money, power, and strength had made him lose sight of his original goals.
• Xiao Yu resolved to let the most desperate viewer win the fortune-telling slot and announced he would resume streaming once a week.
• Ren Jian won the draw, connected to Xiao Yu, and excitedly asked him to tell his fortune.
• Ren Jian asked Xiao Yu to treat someone else instead of telling his fortune, explaining that the person was the most important in his life.
• Ren Jian said that if he had not won the slot, he might soon have gone and done something drastic.

Xiao Yu used the Heavenly Mechanism Canon to see that Ren Jian planned to stage a fatal traffic accident for money to pay for his mother's treatment. He experienced Ren Jian's past and learned how guilt over his father's death and his mother's dementia drove him toward sacrificing his life.

• Xiao Yu used the Heavenly Mechanism Canon and saw Ren Jian die while staging a traffic accident for money.
• Xiao Yu learned that Ren Jian's mother, Lü Wei, was ill and that Ren Jian hoped to raise money for her treatment.
• Ren Jian's father died in a work accident when Ren Jian was twelve, and Ren Jian secretly celebrated, devastating Lü Wei.
• Lü Wei's mind deteriorated, and Ren Jian grew afraid of her and avoided returning home through high school and university.
• After graduating, Ren Jian returned home and found Lü Wei had severe dementia, though she still tried to send him money.
• Lü Wei repeatedly asked Ren Jian not to hate his father, prompting him to realize his past actions had contributed to her suffering and to seek atonement.

Xiao Yu traveled to Ren Jian’s home to save Lü Wei, after deciding that Ren Jian’s plan to die for money would leave his mother alone and could deepen her despair. Before treating Lü Wei, Xiao Yu confronted Ren Jian with the consequences of his choice and made him say what he wished he had done differently.

• Ren Jian begged Xiao Yu to save his mother and said he was willing to die for her.
• Xiao Yu agreed to help, paused his livestream, and used the True Shadow Sword to travel to Ren Jian’s home.
• Ren Jian welcomed Xiao Yu and led him to Lü Wei, who slept much of the day and had less than three years left to live.
• Xiao Yu pressed his hand to Lü Wei’s forehead and asked Ren Jian what he would have done differently.
• Ren Jian said he would have protected and comforted his mother, and Xiao Yu explained how his death could leave her destitute or burden her with grief if she recovered.

Xiao Yu helped Ren Jian choose to care for his mother, improved Lü Wei’s condition, and gave Ren Jian pills while concealing what had happened. After returning to his livestream, Xiao Yu embraced fortune-telling as a way to help people and met his next caller, Fang Ling, who asked him to read her mind.

• Ren Jian said he would care for Lü Wei even if it meant never finding a wife, and Xiao Yu used spiritual power to improve Lü Wei’s condition and restore some of her memories.
• Xiao Yu gave Ren Jian pills for Lü Wei and left; Ren Jian later believed Master Xiao had mailed him the medicine, while the livestream viewers joked about his declaration of love for Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu reflected that helping people through fortune-telling brought him joy, then resumed his livestream and welcomed the next caller.
• Fang Ling appeared on the video call dressed in a masculine style, clarified that she was a woman, and asked Xiao Yu to use mind reading because she was embarrassed to explain her question aloud.

Fang Ling told Xiao Yu that her childhood abuse left her unable to feel love, then revealed that a recent emotional breakdown led her to stab her boyfriend. She began explaining what happened afterward, leaving her confession unfinished.

• Xiao Yu urged Fang Ling to talk about her troubles rather than keep avoiding them.
• Fang Ling said her mother called her a mongrel and used her as an outlet for abuse.
• Fang Ling explained that she could feel hate but not love, even toward her boyfriend of more than two years.
• During an argument three months earlier, Fang Ling stabbed her boyfriend three times, then called an ambulance; he recovered, but they broke up.
• Fang Ling admitted she feared being judged for what she had done and began saying, "After that..."

Fang Ling asked Xiao Yu to help her stop hurting Dou Qing, and Xiao Yu explained that she had closed off her heart rather than being incapable of love. He called Dou Qing to discuss Fang Ling’s condition and asked whether he would sacrifice everything to support her treatment, leaving Dou Qing weighing the cost.

• Fang Ling told Xiao Yu she had ended her relationship with Dou Qing because she feared hurting him again, and asked him to make Dou Qing forget her.
• Xiao Yu said he could help Fang Ling and explained that she needed treatment and support from people close to her.
• Xiao Yu called Dou Qing, who learned that Fang Ling’s behavior was connected to a serious psychological and mental illness.
• Xiao Yu told Dou Qing treatment could cost at least a hundred thousand yuan per month for two to ten years, and asked whether he would lose everything to save Fang Ling.
• Dou Qing worried about the expense and said he might sell a family home if treatment took only two years, provided Fang Ling stayed with him and did not betray him again.