Chapter Summaries

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a meal and a walk, growing more comfortable with their affectionate routine as they discussed the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. After returning home, Qiu Wuji asked Moon Shadow to spar with Chu Ge so she could gauge his combat strength.

• Chu Ge coaxed Qiu Wuji into trying a burger, but she removed the lettuce and dressing before eating it.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked home hand in hand, and Qiu Wuji began planning to come out for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Qiu Wuji decided to make chicken soup and bought White Rabbit milk candy with Chu Ge, then playfully kicked him for taking two pieces.
• Moon Shadow arrived with an old computer and told Qiu Wuji she had permission to keep the box Chu Ge had mentioned.
• Qiu Wuji asked Moon Shadow to spar with Chu Ge, and Moon Shadow agreed to take them to the outskirts.

Chu Ge sparred with Moon Shadow, revealing stronger combat skills than she expected, before Qiu Wuji stopped the fight and treated his injuries at home. Meanwhile, Gu Ruoyan assessed Chu Ge’s esper ability as impervious to blades and spears but remained uncertain about its true nature and potential.

• Chu Ge broke free of Moon Shadow’s shadow restraints and exchanged blows with her until Qiu Wuji intervened, ending the spar after Chu Ge was injured.
• Qiu Wuji praised Chu Ge’s progress, judged his ability to be about one-third of Moon Shadow’s level, and took him home while Moon Shadow left to report her assessment.
• Qiu Wuji treated Chu Ge’s wounds and advised him to rely less on his Golden Bell Shield and practice against varied fighting styles.
• Chu Ge agreed to spar with Qiu Wuji instead of Moon Shadow, and they discussed what rating Gu Ruoyan might assign him.
• Gu Ruoyan recorded Chu Ge’s ability as impervious to blades and spears with a B potential rating, but added question marks because the evidence did not explain its limits or Rong Fu’s reaction.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji settled into a comfortable domestic routine, and Qiu Wuji began teaching him the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method. As Chu Ge practiced visualizing a mental world, he saw Qiu Wuji on Cloudreach Mountain preparing for the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.

• Qiu Wuji cared for Chu Ge at home with homemade meals, drinks, and fruit while he wrote.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sparred, and she pinned him against the wall before calling him into the bedroom to practice a mental method.
• Qiu Wuji used Sea Sand to help Chu Ge perceive his Soul Sea and taught him to begin the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method through visualization.
• Chu Ge visualized Qiu Wuji, and his mental world widened into a view of Cloudreach Mountain and her forging the Autumn Waters, Jade Green Sword.
• Qiu Wuji's vision showed her preparing to sweep away the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons on the fifteenth day of the seventh month.

Chu Ge halted his first attempt at the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method, and Qiu Wuji returned to the world in the book to prepare for her decisive battle with Yan Qianlie. As the Orthodox and Demonic factions gathered to witness their summit showdown, Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie exchanged wine and words beneath the moon.

• Chu Ge stopped practicing when his Soul Sea was nearly depleted, and Qiu Wuji recognized that his vast mental world demanded more strength.
• Chu Ge urged Qiu Wuji to reunite her Divine Soul and focus on the coming battle, and she returned to the world in the book after reminding him to eat properly.
• Pan Da and Wan Zijun suspected that Chu Da and the community manager Qiu Qiu were San Wa and Sixth Baby, while worrying that Chu Da might mishandle the highly anticipated showdown.
• Chu Ge wrote the Orthodox and Demonic factions gathering on the surrounding peaks as Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie ascended opposite sides of the Central Main Peak.
• Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie met beneath the moon, and Yan Qianlie offered her a jar of wine before their battle.

Qiu Wuji fought Yan Qianlie while Chu Ge watched the battle and recorded it, worried that Yan might be breaking free of the Heavenly Dao. Yan discovered her attempts to defy it and unleashed white flame, but the Heavenly Dao erased his Beyond-the-Plot Technique, letting Qiu Wuji defeat him as his primordial spirit fled.

• Qiu Wuji revealed that Chu Tiange was bringing the Poison-Hand Demon Lord's primordial spirit into Yan Qianlie's Ninefold Burning Altar, then challenged Yan to fight without distractions.
• Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie clashed with sword and flame as Chu Ge watched closely for changes from what he had written.
• Yan Qianlie recognized that Qiu Wuji was breaking free of the Heavenly Dao and unleashed white flame that wounded her.
• Yan Qianlie cornered Qiu Wuji, but she counterattacked and told him he could not escape his fate.
• The Heavenly Dao erased Yan Qianlie's Beyond-the-Plot Technique, weakening his flame and opening him to Qiu Wuji's sword through his heart.
• Yan Qianlie's primordial spirit fled, and Chu Ge published a version of the fight that differed from what had actually happened.

After Chu Ge used the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method to help Qiu Wuji defeat Yan Qianlie, he recovered while she returned to her sect to heal. When she did not visit him as expected, Chu Ge suspected she was hiding because she was embarrassed or afraid of being scolded.

• Chu Ge fell asleep after actively interfering in Qiu Wuji’s battle, while Qiu Wuji received the Vermilion Bird Firefeather and ordered the Orthodox Path Allies to attack the Flame Prison Sect and search for Yan Qianlie.
• Qiu Wuji entered seclusion to heal and rejected Elder Zhou’s suggestion that she send out a soul fragment.
• Chu Ge woke hungry, checked the enthusiastic response to his latest chapter, then cultivated to recover his strength.
• When Qiu Wuji did not emerge from seclusion, Chu Ge added lines to his story hinting that she should come out, but she stayed put and complained that he was distracting her.
• Chu Ge concluded that Qiu Wuji might be avoiding him because she was embarrassed about the duel or afraid he would spank her.

Chu Ge visited the Black Room, tested his mental power, and learned about the Zhang Family situation before planning the next volume and locating Qiu Wuji. He tried to summon her home, but their reunion ended with Qiu Wuji dragging him by the ear in front of his computer.

• Chu Ge went to the Black Room, where Pan Da operated the mental-power machine and Chu Ge scored nearly seven stars.
• Zhong Yi told Chu Ge that Zhang Qiren had gone to Japan and asked whether he wanted to help take down Zhang Xiaoren; Chu Ge declined and asked whether the Mountain Stream Teahouse was trustworthy.
• Chu Ge outlined the next volume, decided to keep Qiu Wuji from reading future plot details, and planned to encrypt his document.
• Chu Ge used the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method to find Qiu Wuji in her secluded chamber on Cloudreach Mountain and told her to come home.
• Qiu Wuji beat Chu Ge's phantom with her scabbard, but Chu Ge used his power to retaliate before she seized him by the ear in front of his computer.

After Qiu Wuji returned from confronting Yan Qianlie, Chu Ge made her acknowledge her mistakes and accept his playful demands for an apology. They discussed the dangers of characters rebelling against the Heavenly Dao, and the chapter ended with them wondering what would happen if a male villain like Yan Qianlie escaped the book.

• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about running away from home, and she admitted she had misjudged Yan Qianlie by relying on what she knew of the plot.
• Qiu Wuji apologized for avoiding Chu Ge and massaged his shoulders and temples as he claimed he was exhausted from helping her.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed whether others might try to break free of the Heavenly Dao and feared that unchecked changes could cause the world to collapse or harm Chu Ge.
• Qiu Wuji recognized that she and Yan Qianlie were both challenging the Creator, while Chu Ge insisted they could eventually coexist and live together.
• Chu Ge said he was glad Qiu Wuji had escaped the book rather than someone like Yan Qianlie, leaving them to contemplate the threat posed by a male villain who got out.

Chu Ge confessed that his anger came from fearing Qiu Wuji would be hurt, and the two shared their first kiss before a food delivery interrupted them. Qiu Wuji reflected on her feelings and, after talking with Zhu Mengmeng, decided to let herself fall in love.

• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji how frightened he had been when she returned to fight Yan Qianlie and how helpless he felt when he could not reach her.
• Qiu Wuji embraced Chu Ge, and they kissed for the first time before the doorbell interrupted them.
• Chu Ge collected the food delivery while Qiu Wuji hid in her room, then she joined him for a tense meal.
• Qiu Wuji asked Zhu Mengmeng for advice about resisting love, and Zhu Mengmeng sent her examples of common excuses men used.
• Qiu Wuji realized Chu Ge had never treated her that way and that they had already lived together for a long time.
• Qiu Wuji decided to let herself fall in love.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went to Jiangbin Park for a quiet walk, growing more comfortable with their new closeness as they discussed romance instead of the plot. After Chu Ge admitted he would kiss a girl in the same situation, Qiu Wuji kissed him and pretended it meant nothing.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji left their apartment hand in hand, and Qiu Wuji hugged his waist while riding behind him on the Electric Scooter.
• Chu Ge asked Qiu Wuji to introduce him to Mengmeng, and Qiu Wuji recalled how her feelings toward him had changed since she first appeared.
• At Jiangbin Park, Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that autumn was her season and the most beautiful one, delighting her as they strolled hand in hand.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge what he would do if he saw a girl resting against a boy's shoulder, and Chu Ge nervously said he would kiss her.
• Qiu Wuji seized Chu Ge's collar and kissed him, then claimed she had only been playing around and said it was nothing special.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji spent a playful afternoon rowing together on the Nanjiang, growing closer as they shared the quiet sunset. They returned to shore hand in hand and decided to eat out instead of buying groceries.

• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about kissing him for inspiration, and she twisted his arm to stop his daydreaming.
• Chu Ge suggested renting a boat on the Nanjiang, and Qiu Wuji eagerly agreed to go rowing with him.
• Chu Ge struggled to row in circles before finally learning to move the boat, while Qiu Wuji watched and enjoyed his flustered efforts.
• After Chu Ge tried to race another boat, Qiu Wuji wiped his sweat and picked up an oar so they could row back together.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sang and rowed in harmony until they returned to shore, then chose to eat pizza rather than cook.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji enjoyed a date, while Qiu Wuji reflected on the contrast between her peaceful life with him and the violence in her world. As she began investigating the mysteries of her divided-soul body, she suddenly developed abdominal pain and heavy bleeding.

• At Pizza Hut, Qiu Wuji complained about the expensive food, then enjoyed steak that Chu Ge cut up and fed to her.
• Qiu Wuji asked whether their outing had distracted Chu Ge from writing, and he said being with her had filled him with inspiration.
• In the world within the book, Qiu Wuji ordered the captured Flame Prison Sect elders and Lu Yuanzhang executed without humiliation.
• On Chu Ge's bike, Qiu Wuji admitted that her peaceful life with him made her worry she might grow unaccustomed to fighting, but she rejected his suggestion that they get involved in esper affairs.
• Qiu Wuji wondered why her divided-soul body had mortal reproductive functions and decided to investigate its origins and nature.
• Qiu Wuji suddenly clutched Chu Ge's clothes and told him that her stomach hurt and she was bleeding heavily.

Qiu Wuji unexpectedly got her period, prompting Chu Ge to care for her while she considered whether her body was becoming more real through his power. As Chu Ge returned to writing and planned the next arc, Qiu Wuji quietly delighted in his attention.

• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji to a clinic, where they learned she had gotten her period, then bought supplies and brought her home to rest.
• Qiu Wuji drank brown sugar water while she and Chu Ge considered whether her body had become more complete and tangible as his cultivation and the world's existence grew stronger.
• Qiu Wuji urged Chu Ge to return to writing, and he began outlining the Orthodox-Demonic war and Chu Tiange's upcoming overseas storyline.
• Qiu Wuji watched Chu Ge work and privately wondered whether her period meant she was a real woman who could have children, before reminding herself that this had nothing to do with him.

After Qiu Wuji recovered from her period, Chu Ge invited Lin Wuyang over for lunch after learning that Lin Wuyang had lost out on a promotion. Lin Wuyang met Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge welcomed him as a real-life friend, leaving them both glad to have each other.

• Qiu Wuji recovered her energy, bought a chicken, and planned soup to replenish herself and nourish Chu Ge.
• Chu Ge checked his writing figures, joked with the group, and exchanged teasing messages with Qiu Wuji.
• Lin Wuyang told Chu Ge that someone else had been appointed over him and asked to meet for a drink.
• Chu Ge invited Lin Wuyang to lunch, and Qiu Wuji agreed to prepare extra food and beer.
• Lin Wuyang arrived with salted duck and braised meats, met Qiu Wuji, and joked that he wanted to beat Chu Ge up.
• Chu Ge poured Lin Wuyang tea and told him he was glad Lin Wuyang remembered there was a Chu Ge in the world; Lin Wuyang said he was glad, too.

Chu Ge hosted Lin Wuyang for dinner, and the two drank together as Lin vented about being sidelined at work. Qiu Wuji admired Chu Ge’s chivalrous loyalty to his friend, while Chu Ge ended the night wondering if Nanjiang had lost the round.

• Chu Ge introduced Qiu Wuji as his girlfriend to Lin Wuyang, who teased them about marriage while they shared dinner.
• Lin Wuyang explained that he had been made deputy under an unqualified new superior and complained about the pressure and death threats tied to the Wang Family case.
• Chu Ge stopped trying to console Lin Wuyang and drank with him so he could vent as a friend.
• Qiu Wuji reflected on Chu Ge’s youthful chivalry and imagined roaming the martial world with him.
• Lin Wuyang drank himself unconscious, and Qiu Wuji pointed out that Chu Ge’s cultivation had greatly increased his alcohol tolerance.

After Lin Wuyang left Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji’s home, Chu Ge became newly determined to train after Qiu Wuji teased him about having to beat her to earn a kiss. In the car, Lin Wuyang rejected an offer to help him get promoted and decided to pursue his work with renewed ambition.

• Qiu Wuji lifted the sleeping Lin Wuyang into a car, then fled with Chu Ge after he shouted that he wanted a child with her.
• In the elevator, Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about kissing her and said he would have to defeat her first.
• Qiu Wuji urged Chu Ge to write, and he resolved to train until he was strong enough to challenge her.
• Lin Wuyang woke in the car and told Fang Wenxiu that Chu Ge was a good man who had treated him like a brother.
• Lin Wuyang rejected Zhang Xiaoren’s offer to help him become division chief, blocked the number, and decided he could act as chief even as deputy.

Zhang Xiaoren celebrated the Zhang Family’s rise and planned to restore its underground boxing operation, while Moon Shadow recruited Qiu Wuji to help trace the Wang Family’s drug suppliers. Qiu Wuji left with Moon Shadow and promised to relay what she saw to Chu Ge across their worlds.

• Zhang Xiaoren learned that the Wang Family and Anvil’s criminal organization had fallen, and he saw an opportunity to strengthen the Zhang Family and reopen its underground boxing operation.
• Moon Shadow explained to Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji that the Wang Family’s drug suppliers had disappeared after destroying their communications equipment.
• Moon Shadow asked Qiu Wuji to help locate clues, and Qiu Wuji agreed despite Chu Ge’s concern for her safety.
• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge before leaving with Moon Shadow, while Chu Ge worried about the dangers she might face.
• Chu Ge connected with Qiu Wuji through the world inside the book, and she promised to give him a live commentary on her investigation.

Chu Ge connected to Qiu Wuji across worlds while she investigated a destroyed riverside warehouse with Moon Shadow. Qiu Wuji used a tracking art to locate a ship offshore, leaving the authorities stunned by what they believed was her spacetime ability.

• Chu Ge remembered that he could communicate telepathically with Qiu Wuji and used the connection to ask what she had found.
• Qiu Wuji described the destroyed warehouse and negotiated with Moon Shadow to keep the Sea Sand longer in exchange for using her tracking art.
• Chu Ge urged Qiu Wuji to begin the tracking art as his mental strength began to tire.
• Qiu Wuji cast the art at the warehouse, and Moon Shadow and her colleagues speculated about the power and rating of her apparent spacetime ability.
• Qiu Wuji sensed a ship anchored offshore and told Moon Shadow and the others where it was.

Qiu Wuji watched Moon Shadow’s team attack a drug-running ship and stopped accomplices who tried to take her hostage. As a powerful spatial fighter battled the golden-arrow user nearby, Chu Ge revealed that the fighter was his mother, causing Qiu Wuji to falter mid-attack.

• Moon Shadow joined the government fighters’ assault on the ship while Qiu Wuji watched through a wine-based projection with Chu Ge.
• Moon Shadow killed an invisible attacker, and Qiu Wuji killed one drug lord on shore and captured his accomplices.
• A golden arrow nearly struck Qiu Wuji, but a female fighter confronted its spatially gifted user among the rocks.
• Qiu Wuji prepared an area attack against the fighters, but Chu Ge shouted that the woman was his mother, making Qiu Wuji’s sword veer aside.

Qiu Wuji helped Wu Xiuyun defeat Golden Arrow Man, then hurried home to prepare for Wu Xiuyun’s visit with Chu Ge. When Wu Xiuyun arrived and caught Chu Ge trying to explain Qiu Wuji’s presence, she revealed that she had written the cover story herself.

• Qiu Wuji and Wu Xiuyun joined forces to defeat Golden Arrow Man and capture him alive.
• Wu Xiuyun explained that she had acted indifferent to protect Qiu Wuji, then asked about her skills and work.
• Wu Xiuyun told Moon Shadow to take Golden Arrow Man into custody and said she was going home to help her son.
• Qiu Wuji rushed home and warned Chu Ge that Wu Xiuyun was coming, prompting them to worry about explaining their apparent cohabitation.
• Wu Xiuyun arrived and listened as Chu Ge claimed Qiu Wuji had been abducted and was staying with him as his assistant.
• Wu Xiuyun exposed Chu Ge’s excuse, explaining that she had written the story about Qiu Wuji being a distant cousin herself.