Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu watched to see whether Liu Yu would expose his ability to save everyone, and Liu Yu chose to seek a supply crate rather than let the fire go out. The stranded group blamed Xiao Yu for their predicament and demanded help, while Liu Yu was left to lead them toward the supplies.

• Xiao Yu considered Liu Yu’s two possible futures and waited to see whether he would risk exposing his power to save the group.
• Liu Yu refused to put out the fire and proposed finding a supply crate before it burned out.
• Liu Yu accused Xiao Yu of being the mastermind who had hidden supplies on the mountain, giving the group hope.
• The stranded people confronted, threatened, and begged Xiao Yu, but he offered no explanation or help.
• The blond girl stopped attacking Xiao Yu and asked Liu Yu whether he knew where the supplies were.

Xiao Yu let Liu Yu and the others risk a deadly blizzard expedition to find supplies while he secretly kept the two injured girls safe in the cabin with food, drinks, and a hot bath. When the group returned with supplies and discovered the comforts inside, Leticia demanded an explanation from Xiao Yu, who insisted they had chosen to go out themselves.

• Liu Yu warned the group that all six might die searching for the supplies, and the blond girl defended Xiao Yu against a demand that he join them.
• The six braved the blizzard, found the supplies, and celebrated after putting on warm clothes and eating.
• While the group was away, Xiao Yu stayed with the two girls and provided them with food, drinks, and a bath.
• The group returned to the cabin and found the girls recovered, along with the bathtub, hot water, and food that Xiao Yu had provided.
• Leticia demanded to know why Xiao Yu had let them risk their lives searching for supplies, and he replied that they had chosen to go out and had returned alive.

Xiao Yu revealed that the plane-crash ordeal was an experiment, incapacitated the guards and researchers, and took the survivors home. After settling everyone, he kept Liu Yu behind, making clear that the student was the real reason he had joined the rescue.

• Xiao Yu warned Leticia and the others that the people behind the experiment were coming, and armed guards entered the cabin with a researcher.
• The researcher revealed that the survivors had completed the first round of an experiment and that the researchers wanted to study Liu Yu's ability.
• Xiao Yu snapped his fingers and knocked everyone from the research team unconscious, then explained that Ms. Zoe had asked him to bring Natalie home.
• Leticia challenged Xiao Yu for letting them suffer, and Liu Yu admitted that his superpower let him see the future.
• Xiao Yu led the survivors out of the Laboratory Base, gave them money, and contacted their families.
• After everyone else had been settled, Xiao Yu kept Liu Yu behind and fixed him with an ill-intentioned stare.

Xiao Yu invited Liu Yu to return to Huaxia, then left him with more questions than answers. Back at his villa, Xiao Yu checked the growing Fan Mutual Aid Website and found a suspicious request offering a huge reward for fathering a child.

• Xiao Yu warned Liu Yu that powerful people might target him and invited him to return to Huaxia, explaining that Liu Yu’s memories of a plane crash were fake and that the Death Experiment had awakened his ability.
• Xiao Yu fled Liu Yu’s questions without giving him contact details, while Liu Yu wondered who Xiao Yu was and whether he had secretly helped the survivors.
• Xiao Yu returned to his villa, reflected on Liu Yu as a possible successor to the Heavenly Mechanism Gate, and browsed the Fan Mutual Aid Website, whose membership had reached one million.
• Xiao Yu discussed arranging a singles mixer for the maids with Liu Shan, but they became distracted by a request offering a huge reward for fathering a child.

Xiao Yu agreed to travel with Liu Shan to Yanjing, where he planned to help Boss Wei choose a son-in-law. At the airport, he ran into Liu Linyu and reflected on why he had stopped volunteering at the hospital.

• Xiao Yu learned that Boss Wei’s search for a son was really a search for a talented husband and company successor for his daughter, and decided to help vet the candidates.
• Liu Shan invited Xiao Yu to visit her parents, and he agreed to travel with her while Zhao Yan stayed behind.
• Xiao Yu and Liu Shan booked a flight to Yanjing and teased Zhao Yan before leaving.
• At the airport, Xiao Yu spotted Liu Linyu, the director of the Municipal People’s Hospital in Magic City.
• Xiao Yu recalled how online abuse and the hospital’s demands had led him to stop saving patients there, and considered how society punished people who tried to do good.

Xiao Yu learned of a bizarre patient in Yanjing and used the Heavenly Mechanism Canon to trace the illness to a woman who had emerged from an ancient tomb. He recognized her earring from his dreams, but could not see her face, leaving the woman and her puppy’s true nature unresolved.

• Old Hospital Director Liu Linyu told Xiao Yu about a Yanjing patient who had lost his pain response and reason, and whose identity was unknown.
• Xiao Yu performed a divination and saw that the patient had come from an underground tomb where illegal tomb robbers had awakened an ancient ritual.
• A woman crawled from a coffin, opened a distorted passage, and brought out a fluffy puppy; Xiao Yu recognized her earring from his dreams but could not see her face.
• The woman wandered through the wilderness for nearly two days before a man attacked her, and the puppy grew larger and drove him away.
• Xiao Yu discovered that the man was a wanted murderer who had undergone plastic surgery and later landed in a Yanjing hospital, so he decided not to save him.

Xiao Yu identified the supernatural cause of a dying murderer’s illness and let the hospital director arrange for specialists to study him. On the flight to Yanjing, passengers recognized Xiao Yu through Liu Shan, and two teachers who had met him before greeted him.

• Xiao Yu told the Old Hospital Director that the patient’s illness came from supernatural powers and that the wanted murderer was certain to die.
• The Old Hospital Director canceled his trip to Yanjing after higher-ups arranged for specialists to take over, and Xiao Yu directed him to the Fan Mutual Aid Website.
• Xiao Yu boarded the plane with Liu Shan while worrying that the hidden woman’s secret had surfaced too easily.
• Passengers recognized Liu Shan as Xiao Yu’s wife and crowded around them, leaving Xiao Yu feeling less famous than her.
• Yu Xin and Lin Yuxi introduced themselves as teachers at Hu Feifei’s school and reminded Xiao Yu that he had helped them before.

On a flight to Yanjing, Xiao Yu quieted his fans and offered fortune readings, then told Xi Yachun that her missing husband was not in Yanjing and had been taken abroad against his will. He revealed details about her family and began explaining the reason for her husband’s disappearance.

• Xiao Yu remembered his early days telling fortunes on Weibo and asked Lin Yuxi and her companion about their trip to Yanjing.
• A flight attendant recognized Xiao Yu, and excited fans asked him for autographs and fortune readings while other passengers complained about the noise.
• Xiao Yu asked his fans to quiet down, then agreed to tell fortunes during the flight.
• Xiao Yu told Xi Yachun that her husband was not in Yanjing, and she reacted with shock and asked where he was.
• Xiao Yu correctly named Xi Yachun’s daughter Tang Ran and husband Tang Dongqiang, then said Tang Dongqiang had been taken abroad unwillingly and paused before revealing why.

Xiao Yu warned Xi Yachun that her trip to Yanjing was a trap, then offered her a way to seek help finding her missing husband. After Liu Shan exposed two passengers who had challenged Xiao Yu, the cabin grew more receptive to his fortune-telling.

• Xiao Yu told Xi Yachun that she would be abducted in Yanjing and that her husband was alive but suffering.
• A teenage girl and her older admirer challenged Xiao Yu, and Liu Shan exposed them as Chen Si and Yuan Bao, an insincere couple.
• The passengers applauded Liu Shan, and Xiao Yu squeezed her hand as the pair fell silent.
• Xi Yachun apologized to Xiao Yu and asked where to find her husband.
• Xiao Yu gave Xi Yachun the phone number of his disciple, who would help her, and advised her to avoid the people who had lured her to Yanjing.

Xiao Yu arrived in Yanjing, where Yun Yan thanked him for bringing him together with Su Shu, and Liu Shan’s family welcomed him warmly. After spending a carefree day and night alone with Liu Shan, Xiao Yu sensed an unusual gaze while eating skewers, leaving the encounter with the mysterious zombie girl looming.

• Xi Yachun thanked Xiao Yu, who held her newborn daughter and entertained her during the flight while privately wishing he could become a father.
• Xiao Yu and Liu Shan arrived in Yanjing with gifts from grateful fans and went to the Willow Family home, where Yun Yan thanked Xiao Yu for introducing him to Su Shu.
• Liu Shan playfully argued with her parents over their attention to Xiao Yu, and Liu Lingxia jokingly claimed credit for her beauty and Xiao Yu’s affection.
• Xiao Yu stayed with Liu Shan’s family, then went on a date with her, enjoying an amusement park, a movie, and a night out together.
• Xiao Yu and Liu Shan continued sightseeing the next day, avoiding thoughts of the mysterious zombie girl until Xiao Yu sensed someone watching him at a skewer shop.

Xiao Yu met a mysterious, apparently resurrected woman whose incomplete soul made her feel she knew him, though he had no memory of her. After she asked to stay with him and recover her memories, Xiao Yu considered that she might have another identity tied to someone he had encountered before.

• Xiao Yu recognized the dust-covered woman as an unusual, possibly dangerous anomaly, but told her he had no recollection of her.
• Liu Shan sensed the woman's danger, then noticed the emptiness in her eyes and felt pity for her.
• The woman admitted she could not remember her name and asked Xiao Yu to let her stay by his side and help recover her memories.
• Xiao Yu explained that part of her soul was incomplete, which could make her feel familiar with someone despite lacking memories of them.
• Xiao Yu considered that the woman's soul might contain a separate identity with a connection to him and began to suspect a possibility.

Xiao Yu suspected the amnesiac girl was the same soul who had attacked him and Li An six months earlier, but he spared her and agreed to help her recover her memories. He left her with money and food, then told Liu Shan he would only take her in after confirming through soul-searching that she was harmless.

• Xiao Yu recognized the possibility that the girl was the soul who had threatened Li An and left him a Divine Artifact six months earlier, and prepared to kill her.
• After hearing the girl's confusion and sensing no hostility, Xiao Yu dispersed his attack and agreed to help her recover her memories.
• The girl chose the name Little Red, ate with Xiao Yu and Liu Shan, and let Xiao Yu hold her puppy, Xiaobai.
• Xiao Yu gave Little Red money and left with Liu Shan, telling the girl to find a hotel and rest.
• Liu Shan asked whether Xiao Yu planned to take Little Red home, and Xiao Yu said he would first use his Soul-Searching Technique to confirm she was harmless.

Xiao Yu found the distraught Little Red after she lost her money and performed a Soul Search with her consent. He discovered that her original name was Xie Lingxuan and that she had been hospitalized for a severe dissociative disorder, then continued searching her memories for why she hated him.

• After failing to find Xiao Yu and discovering her money had been stolen, Little Red returned to the inn in tears.
• Xiao Yu appeared and comforted Little Red, who told him what had happened and asked his name.
• Xiao Yu proposed a Soul Search to recover her memories, and Little Red agreed to trust him and not resist.
• Xiao Yu searched Little Red's soul and saw memories of an early twentieth-century psychiatric hospital where she had been diagnosed with severe schizophrenia.
• Xiao Yu learned that Little Red's original name was Xie Lingxuan and continued searching her memories for the reason she hated him.

Xiao Yu explained Xie Lingxuan’s resurrection and the likely power of her earring, then helped her confront the innkeeper over the money stolen from her room. The innkeeper denied the accusation and refused to return the cash, leaving Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan facing her resistance.

• Xie Lingxuan woke up, learned her name, and heard Xiao Yu’s explanation that her earring had likely given her the power to return from the dead.
• Xie Lingxuan asked Xiao Yu to help recover the money stolen from her, insisting that the thief should be caught and punished.
• Xiao Yu led Xie Lingxuan downstairs to confront the innkeeper, who recognized her and acted impatiently.
• Xie Lingxuan struggled to accuse the innkeeper, so Xiao Yu demanded she return the thirty thousand yuan and warned that he could call the police.
• The innkeeper loudly denied stealing the money and refused to hand it over, assuming Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan would not dare involve the police.

Xiao Yu confronted the inn proprietress over his missing money, but she and Old Wu accused him of causing trouble and staged a scene to turn the crowd against him. The police arrived as the bystanders began debating whether Xiao Yu was really Master Xiao and what his relationship with Xie Lingxuan was.

• The proprietress called Old Wu to throw Xiao Yu out, but Xiao Yu shook him off and sent him stumbling to the floor.
• The proprietress fell while trying to help Old Wu, then screamed that Xiao Yu had attacked her and that she was pregnant.
• The crowd believed the proprietress and Old Wu, while Xie Lingxuan protested that the woman was lying and Xiaobai barked.
• The proprietress pretended that Xie Lingxuan's outburst had hurt her and her baby, prompting more bystanders to condemn Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan.
• Some onlookers recognized Xiao Yu as Master Xiao, but the proprietress accused him of fabricating the theft, and the crowd argued over his identity and personal life.
• The police arrived at the inn.

Xiao Yu proved that the pregnant proprietress had stolen the thirty thousand yuan by reciting its serial numbers, but she continued to claim the money was hers and accused him of setting her up. The police and crowd waited to hear what evidence she would offer next.

• The female officer questioned Xiao Yu after the pregnant proprietress accused him of assaulting her and stealing her money.
• Xiao Yu explained that the cash had been taken from a locked room and said he could recite its serial numbers.
• The pregnant proprietress tried to stop the officers from searching the front desk drawer, where they found a stack of new banknotes.
• Xiao Yu recited the serial numbers, and the female officer confirmed they matched the stolen money, turning the crowd against the proprietress.
• The proprietress insisted the money was hers and claimed Xiao Yu had learned the serial numbers while she withdrew it, promising she had stronger evidence.

The proprietress argued that Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan had never stayed at her inn, while Xie Lingxuan insisted she had been allowed to book a room without ID. The missing surveillance footage left the police unable to prove either side’s claims, and the chapter ended with the proprietress smugly retaining the advantage.

• The proprietress challenged Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan to prove they had stayed at her inn and suggested checking their ID and accommodation records.
• Xie Lingxuan said she had no ID because the proprietress had agreed to let her stay and showed a room key card, but the proprietress denied it and questioned where she got the card.
• The onlookers called for the inn’s surveillance footage to be checked, and the officers discovered that the surveillance had been switched off.
• The proprietress taunted Xiao Yu and Xie Lingxuan, while the onlookers grew suspicious of her but recognized that the missing footage left no proof.
• The officers, Xie Lingxuan, and sympathetic bystanders felt powerless as the proprietress appeared likely to keep the money and leave Xiao Yu facing accusations of attempted fraud.

Xiao Yu exposed the inn proprietress’s theft and illegal cameras by revealing the Surveillance Tape, leading to her arrest and the inn’s suspension. After arranging for Xie Lingxuan to stay temporarily, he left, while Old Wu blamed him for the losses and his lover’s arrest.

• Xiao Yu produced the Surveillance Tape and gave it to the police as the proprietress tried to snatch it back.
• The police watched footage of the proprietress stealing Xie Lingxuan’s money and discovered cameras in the inn’s rooms and toilets.
• The police arrested the proprietress and ordered the inn to suspend operations for rectification.
• Two police officers thanked Xiao Yu and explained their connection to Liu Shan before returning to work.
• Xiao Yu left Xie Lingxuan in her room with Xiaobai and departed to find her another place to stay.
• Old Wu resented Xiao Yu, blaming him for the inn’s closure, his lost income, and his lover’s arrest.

A reporter and influencer convinced Old Wu that Xiao Yu had staged the theft and that the police were helping him cover up an affair. She filmed Old Wu’s outrage and promised to expose Xiao Yu, leaving her with material to use against him.

• A girl filming with her phone helped Old Wu to his feet and claimed the recording had been manipulated.
• The girl argued that Xiao Yu had planted the cash and stolen the recording to hide an affair, and Old Wu accepted her explanation.
• She showed Old Wu footage of the police officers arriving and claimed their behavior proved they were conspiring with Xiao Yu.
• The girl told Old Wu she was a reporter and influencer seeking both justice and online traffic, then filmed him blaming Xiao Yu for the Inn’s troubles.
• The girl promised to help Old Wu expose Xiao Yu as a fraud and immoral rich man.

Ji Xin edited and published a misleading video accusing Xiao Yu of bullying a pregnant woman and keeping a mistress, hoping to damage his reputation and earn traffic. The video was deleted and her account was banned, leaving Ji Xin stunned as she recalled how resentment toward Xiao Yu had driven her actions.

• Ji Xin coached Old Wu to give a tearful interview and edited out the events that had revealed the truth about Xiao Yu.
• Ji Xin posted the video with a provocative thumbnail and a long article, drawing millions of views and misleading commenters into condemning Xiao Yu.
• The video was deleted less than an hour after publication, and Ji Xin discovered that her account had been banned.
• Ji Xin reflected that she had resented Xiao Yu since he exposed her during a streamer showdown and cost her her platform contract and most of her followers.
• Ji Xin admitted to herself that she had seized the hotel incident as a chance to retaliate, attract traffic, and make money.