Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu exposed Jiang Xuan’s habit of inviting people to play games so she could toy with them, then revealed that her late husband’s daughter would soon challenge her inheritance and win. He left without offering help, and he and his companions went on to find lunch.

• Xiao Yu admitted he had used fortune-telling to see through Jiang Xuan’s fake Lie Game and revealed that he was the fortune-telling streamer Master Xiao.
• Xiao Yu told Jiang Xuan that her late wealthy husband’s daughter would come after her inheritance in about a week, win the lawsuit, and leave her in financial trouble.
• Jiang Xuan tried to stop Xiao Yu from leaving, but he refused to believe her claims that she wanted to be his friend and departed with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan.
• In the car, Xiao Yu told Liu Shan he would neither help Jiang Xuan nor seek revenge, and they decided to have lunch and enjoy the rest of their outing.

Xiao Yu discovered that an influencer had been kidnapped by her former top supporter, who had been ruined after she deceived and framed him. After Liu Shan and Zhao Yan voted to intervene, Xiao Yu went to the kidnapper’s home, where the woman was trapped inside a suitcase.

• Xiao Yu heard sobbing in a shopping plaza garage and used his mental power to find a bound woman in a Land Rover’s trunk.
• Xiao Yu told Liu Shan and Zhao Yan that the kidnapped influencer had scammed and framed her top supporter, while the man had a wife and family and had lost his job.
• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan both voted to save the woman, and Xiao Yu left the restaurant to intervene.
• The kidnapper took the woman in a suitcase to his apartment and threatened her into silence.
• Xiao Yu confronted the kidnapper at his home and calmly asked him to let the woman out of the suitcase.

Xiao Yu intervened when Zhao Qingping held Yang Yan captive, but Zhao Qingping attacked him with a knife. After disarming and overpowering Zhao Qingping, Xiao Yu freed Yang Yan and declared that he would now dictate the solution.

• Zhao Qingping dragged Yang Yan from a suitcase and struck her while Xiao Yu watched from the sofa.
• Xiao Yu confronted Zhao Qingping about his spending, his family, and his plans to assault and imprison Yang Yan.
• Zhao Qingping accused Xiao Yu of being Yang Yan’s lover, then charged at him with a kitchen knife.
• Xiao Yu crushed the knife, choked Zhao Qingping, and threw him against a wall.
• Xiao Yu untied Yang Yan and told Zhao Qingping that he would speak and Zhao Qingping would listen.

Xiao Yu forced Zhao Qingping to stop pursuing Yang Yan and warned him against revenge, then left with Yang Yan after deciding not to help repair Zhao's family or recover his losses. Yang Yan recognized Xiao Yu, thanked him, and asked him to divine a new job, leaving with a chance to change her future.

• Xiao Yu ordered Yang Yan to return the portion of her gift income remaining after platform fees and warned her never to scam anyone again.
• Xiao Yu explained that Zhao Qingping's gifts had gone to platform fees and taxes, refused to help reunite him with his family, and threatened him against seeking revenge.
• Xiao Yu left with Yang Yan, while Zhao Qingping's fear of a crushing-heart death kept him from acting on his resentment because of the Heavenly Fate Curse.
• Xiao Yu told Yang Yan to stop deceiving people and said he had only intervened because his wife was softhearted and Zhao Qingping's family deserved consideration.
• Yang Yan recognized Xiao Yu as Master Xiao, thanked him, and asked him to divine a new job; Xiao Yu spoke privately to her and gave her another chance.

At a hot pot restaurant, Xiao Yu overheard two girls scheming to exploit and dump Miao Ming, which prompted Liu Shan and Zhao Yan to discuss their views on young people dating. Xiao Yu suddenly recalled a blurred scene of choosing which of two women to abandon and stabbing Liu Shan, then dismissed the memory as a nightmare from his past life and reassured the others.

• Xiao Yu returned to the hot pot restaurant and found Liu Shan and Zhao Yan had eaten all the meat, leaving him with vegetables.
• Xiao Yu overheard Xiao Wen and her friend discuss their bet, Xiao Wen’s plan to dump Miao Ming, and her decision to order more food for her new boyfriend.
• Liu Shan and Zhao Yan criticized Xiao Wen’s behavior and discussed the risks of students dating too young.
• Xiao Yu experienced a painful memory of choosing between two women and stabbing Liu Shan, though he could not see the other woman’s face.
• Liu Shan shook Xiao Yu back to his senses, and Xiao Yu explained that strange memories had surfaced before reassuring her and Zhao Yan that he was fine.

Xiao Yu asked Liu Shan to teach Xiao Wen and Yanyan a lesson for using Miao Ming, and Liu Shan slipped him a note exposing their scheme. Miao Ming believed the warning, ate while watching the girls, then left to avoid being stuck with the bill as Xiao Wen and Yanyan planned to leave.

• Xiao Yu asked Liu Shan to deal with Xiao Wen and Yanyan, and Liu Shan consulted Zhao Yan before writing a note for Miao Ming.
• Liu Shan passed Miao Ming a note warning that Xiao Wen was cheating on him, had packed food for her new boyfriend, and planned to make him pay before breaking up.
• Miao Ming saw the packed containers and the girls' untouched meal, and began to suspect that the note was true.
• Xiao Wen lied that the takeout containers held snacks for her family, while Miao Ming ate and kept watch on the two girls.
• Xiao Wen and Yanyan stood up with the food bag, but Miao Ming asked where they were going and then left, saying he was going to buy Coke.
• After Miao Ming left, Yanyan mocked him, and Xiao Wen said they would leave when he returned.

Liu Shan warned the restaurant staff that Xiao Wen and Yanyan planned to leave without paying, while Miao Ming blocked them and refused to return. The girls were caught trying to flee, forced to have their parents pay, and left in disgrace as Xiao Yu and her friends planned to continue shopping.

• Liu Shan warned the cashier that Xiao Wen and Yanyan intended to skip the bill, and the restaurant staff kept watch over them.
• Xiao Wen discovered that Miao Ming had blocked her, then reached his friend and learned Miao Ming refused to take the phone.
• Xiao Wen threatened to break up with Miao Ming, while Yanyan worried about the bill and tried to escape without paying.
• A security guard caught Xiao Wen and Yanyan as they tried to leave, and the manager told them to call the police or their families.
• Xiao Wen and Yanyan called their parents, who sent money to pay the restaurant bill.
• Xiao Yu, Liu Shan, and Zhao Yan laughed at the girls' humiliation and decided to keep shopping together.

After Xu Wen and Wang Yan fell out over trying to dodge the hot pot bill, rumors about Xu Wen’s cheating and her attempt to make Miao Ming pay spread through school. When Xu Wen blamed Miao Ming and slapped him, he read aloud the anonymous note that had warned him about her scheme.

• Xu Wen confronted Wang Yan after they fled the restaurant, and their friendship ended over Wang Yan’s attempt to leave her with the bill.
• The next day, classmates spread the story of Xu Wen’s confession, cheating, and plan to make Miao Ming pay, while Wang Yan denied sharing it.
• The transfer student told Xu Wen by text that his acceptance of her confession had not been genuine, then blocked her.
• Xu Wen blamed Miao Ming for her troubles, sought him out, and slapped him when he refused to admit spreading the story.
• Miao Ming read an anonymous note to the class explaining that Xu Wen had planned to make him pay for the meal after packing food for her new boyfriend.

Miao Ming and Xu Wen argued over their breakup and the restaurant incident until a student revealed evidence that Police Beauty Liu Shan had given Miao Ming the warning note. Xu Wen was condemned by the crowd, and the teachers ordered her, Wang Yan, Miao Ming, and Li Qian to the office.

• Miao Ming accused Xu Wen of betraying and framing him, while Xu Wen countered that he had planned the breakup and fabricated the note.
• Xu Wen gained support by arguing that a stranger warning Miao Ming about her cheating made no sense unless it was a setup.
• A girl from the front row said she had witnessed the note being passed and had photos of the person who gave it to Miao Ming.
• The girl showed photos identifying Police Beauty Liu Shan and Master Xiao, and the students concluded that Liu Shan had delivered the warning on Master Xiao's behalf.
• The crowd condemned Xu Wen, who collapsed to the floor, and a teacher summoned Xu Wen, Wang Yan, Miao Ming, and Li Qian to the office.

After Li Qian and Miao Ming failed to meet Master Xiao, they disappeared in an incident. Three days later, Xiao Yu learned that his disciple Li An had also gone missing near Magic City, and Hu Feifei asked him to divine Li An’s location.

• Xu Wen received a disciplinary demerit after the school announced her misconduct, while Li Qian and Miao Ming discussed thanking Master Xiao for helping Miao Ming.
• Li Qian waited outside the Fortune-Telling Shop for two weeks, but she and Miao Ming disappeared before they could meet Master Xiao.
• Liu Shan felt uneasy, and Xiao Yu reassured her that his reading showed her family and friends were safe, though he wondered whether a disaster or a powerful force was interfering with fortune-telling.
• Hu Feifei called Xiao Yu to report that Li An had missed his regular check-in and could not be reached after disappearing near Magic City.

Xiao Yu began searching for the people who had seen Li An before his disappearance, while Li Qian and Miao Ming remained trapped with others aboard a strange cruise ship. The ship’s mysterious captor announced a deadly game in which only one person would survive and win a wish.

• Xiao Yu failed to divine Li An’s fate and suspected that someone with an extraordinary treasure had concealed him.
• Xiao Yu froze time and began searching Magic City for people who might have seen Li An, hoping to learn when and where he disappeared.
• Li Qian and Miao Ming waited fearfully aboard a cruise ship cut off from shore, where speaking had led others to be thrown into the sea.
• Two girls from Li Qian’s school fell onto the deck, and Li Qian warned them to stay quiet when the mysterious voice demanded silence.
• The captor announced that the hundred people aboard would play a game, with one wish for the winner and death for everyone else.

Li Qian and the other captives learned they had been forced into a battle royale where only the last survivor could leave after killing at least three people. Li An tried to prevent anyone from fighting, but the mysterious organizer claimed to be Master Xiao’s woman, turning the crowd against Master Xiao and his disciple.

• Li Qian and two young women stayed silent as the mysterious organizer announced that the last survivor had to kill at least three people to escape.
• The organizer declared that the game had begun and threatened to throw someone into the sea every ten minutes if nobody acted.
• Li An identified himself as Master Xiao’s disciple and urged the captives to refuse to kill one another while they waited for help.
• Li Qian and other captives backed Li An, prompting the organizer to threaten him and claim she was Master Xiao’s woman.
• The crowd blamed Master Xiao for the game and called for them to attack Li An and then find a way to kill the organizer.

Li Qian and Miao Ming survived a strange battle royale that abruptly ended, while Li An returned to Xiao Yu and described being abducted into a separate space. Xiao Yu suspected someone had used a divine artifact to hide the incident’s true purpose and feared the deaths and injuries could destroy his livestream reputation.

• Li Qian and Miao Ming hid aboard the ship as people fought, then wondered whether they were trapped in a shared virtual space.
• The space shattered, and Li Qian and Miao Ming reappeared near Master Xiao’s Fortune-Telling Shop before Li Qian ran home.
• Li An told Xiao Yu that he had been abducted to a ship, fought off its ordinary captives without killing anyone, and returned unexpectedly.
• Xiao Yu found that his fortune-telling could not reveal what happened while Li An was missing, and his disciples dismissed the episode as all buildup and no result.
• At the Xiao Family villa, Xiao Yu and Liu Shan discussed possible explanations, while Xiao Yu suspected the culprit had abandoned a plan after learning he was coming.
• Xiao Yu worried that the real-life battle royale and resulting rumors could ruin his livestream channel, though he was willing to lose his online identities.

Xiao Yu faced a massive backlash after former fans accused him of organizing a deadly battle royale, while leaked intimate photos with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan damaged his public image. Unable to prove his innocence or identify the mastermind, he chose to endure the abuse and remain silent.

• Former fans and victims accused Xiao Yu of abducting fans and forcing them into a real-life battle royale, and witnesses reported him to the police.
• Xiao Yu’s livestream filled with accusations and insults from viewers, reporters, and former supporters, but he could not provide evidence to clear his name.
• Leaked photos of Xiao Yu with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan fueled claims that he slept with wealthy female fans and exposed him to accusations of hypocrisy.
• Xiao Yu lost millions of fans within a week, while Liu Shan and Zhao Yan worried that the crisis could get him banned across the internet.
• Xiao Yu accepted that arguing would worsen the backlash and decided to stay silent as he searched for no way to identify the mastermind.

Xiao Yu’s livestream room was banned for at least a year, but he remained focused on finding the person who framed him. After considering the elaborate plot and the leaked photos, he asked Li An for help.

• Wei Zhuo told Xiao Yu that his livestream room had been banned for at least a year, though he promised to help lift the ban once Xiao Yu settled the matter.
• Xiao Yu ended the stream, ignored the jeers, and accepted that the victims’ anger was understandable while vowing to target the person who framed him.
• Xiao Yu told Liu Shan and Zhao Yan that the ban was probably only a smokescreen for a deeper plan, and he dismissed the possibility of a mole leaking their photos.
• Xiao Yu sent Liu Shan and Zhao Yan away to think alone, concluded his enemy was likely weak despite their elaborate schemes, and called Li An to ask him something.

Xiao Yu confronted Li An about secretly photographing his villa and posting the images online, and Li An discovered he had no memory of the day it happened. Xiao Yu called him to the villa to search his soul for signs of possession, and Li An screamed in agony as soon as he agreed.

• Xiao Yu asked Li An where he had been on the eleventh of the previous month, and Li An denied visiting the villa.
• Li An checked Fang Pei's diary and learned that he had stood her up that day, while he remembered her standing him up instead.
• Li An called Xiao Yu again, and Xiao Yu confirmed that Li An had visited the villa and secretly installed a camera.
• Xiao Yu explained that his fortune-telling could not reveal Li An's thoughts from a day he could not remember, and Li An realized Xiao Yu had been protecting him from online blame.
• Li An suspected someone had manipulated or possessed him, so Xiao Yu invited him to the villa to search his soul.
• Li An agreed to go, then immediately screamed in agony.

Xiao Yu found Li An possessed by a mysterious spirit that threatened Fang Pei and challenged him to a life-or-death game. Xiao Yu entered a Secret Realm Small World to save his disciple and discover the spirit’s identity.

• Xiao Yu arrived at Li An’s home and found the possessed Li An holding Fang Pei underfoot.
• Xiao Yu deduced that the spirit had tried to possess Li An on the eleventh of the previous month, staged the Real-Life Battle Royale, and later hid inside Li An.
• The spirit challenged Xiao Yu to a game, promising to reveal its identity if it lost and demanding to possess Xiao Yu if it won.
• The spirit opened a black hole to a Secret Realm Small World, and Xiao Yu reassured Fang Pei before entering it.

Xiao Yu searched a trap-filled cruise ship for the person who had taken his disciple, while the captor mocked him and suppressed his abilities. He realized the space was inside a divine artifact, used the Nuwa Stone to counter it, and found his opponent.

• Xiao Yu found himself alone on a cruise ship where his spiritual power and divination were suppressed, and an unseen captor challenged him to find them among the rooms.
• Xiao Yu searched rooms filled with deadly traps, breaking through sealed doors while the captor taunted him and threatened his women and disciples.
• Xiao Yu stopped searching and reasoned that the captor could not bring more hostages into the space, which suggested the space was inside a divine artifact.
• Xiao Yu brought out the Nuwa Stone, weakening the artifact’s effects, restoring his spiritual power, and allowing him to find the captor.

Xiao Yu refused to dismantle the traps after Li An warned him that doing so would break the Divine Artifact’s seal, then learned that the real Li An might still be alive as his enemy’s hostage. He unleashed his full power against the impostor, who panicked and claimed to have once been Xiao Yu’s lover.

• “Li An” demanded that Xiao Yu dismantle every trap room in exchange for the disciple’s release and a chance to possess him.
• The real Li An briefly took control and warned Xiao Yu that dismantling the traps would undo the Divine Artifact’s seal and trap him.
• Li An urged Xiao Yu to act without hesitation, then vanished after saying he was willing to sacrifice himself for his master.
• “Li An” mocked Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu calmly began a ten-second countdown and declared he would kill him without learning his identity.
• Xiao Yu unleashed his full power, and the impostor begged for his life, claiming Li An was still alive and that he had once been Xiao Yu’s lover.

Xiao Yu used the Resurrection Pill to restore Li An’s soul and claimed the Divine Artifact, then discovered that its space could greatly accelerate time. After cultivating there with Liu Shan and Zhao Yan, he reached the Golden Core Stage Fifth Layer and chose to keep using the artifact cautiously despite its unexplained secrets.

• Xiao Yu crushed the Resurrection Pill over Li An, and it began slowly repairing his soul after the Mysterious Person’s death.
• Xiao Yu took the Control Gem, returned Li An to his home, and told Fang Pei that Li An would wake in ten days to half a month.
• Xiao Yu tested the Divine Artifact Space and found that time passed at least ten times faster inside, with mental power allowing him to increase the difference beyond thirty times.
• Xiao Yu invited Liu Shan and Zhao Yan to cultivate with him in the Divine Artifact Space, then reached the Golden Core Stage Fifth Layer after a long seclusion that lasted only five days outside.
• Xiao Yu considered the suspicious circumstances surrounding the madman, the artifact’s traps, and the ship, but decided to use the space only for cultivation and avoid courting danger.