Chapter Summaries

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji searched the Black Room for the hidden Yan Qianlie while concealing their intentions. After Chu Ge’s conversation revealed that Yan Qianlie was a character in his book, Qiu Wuji’s array trapped him, and Chu Ge rallied the others to help capture him.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji entered the Black Room pretending to visit friends while Qiu Wuji secretly searched for Yan Qianlie.
• Zhong Yi joked that Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji were newlyweds, leaving Yan Qianlie stunned to see them together.
• Pan Da and Wan Zijun discovered that Chu Ge was their author, and Chu Ge joked about turning Yan Qianlie into a woman named Yan Qianqian.
• Yan Qianlie tried to flee when danger reached him, but Qiu Wuji’s array sealed the room and Chu Ge blocked the exit.
• Chu Ge claimed Yan Qianlie was a runaway Little Fire Spirit and enlisted everyone in the Black Room to help catch him.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge recaptured Yan Qianlie after he escaped into the outside world and sealed him in his Soul-Reposing Pearl. Chu Ge explained his affection for his characters and his limits on helping them escape, leaving Yan Qianlie to challenge whether Chu Ge would treat every character equally.

• Qiu Wuji and the Black Room crowd cornered Little Flame, and Qiu Wuji sealed Yan Qianlie inside his Soul-Reposing Pearl.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji returned home, where Yan Qianlie cursed at them from inside the pearl and questioned why Qiu Wuji could escape her fate while he could not.
• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie that his world was a book and argued that Yan Qianlie remained bound by the fate he had written.
• Chu Ge said he valued Yan Qianlie's dignity and understood why characters wanted to escape, but refused to help Yan Qianlie because he was a villain.
• Yan Qianlie asked whether Chu Ge would similarly prevent a righteous character such as Xie Jiuxiao from breaking free, and Chu Ge could not answer.

Chu Ge explained that he allowed Qiu Wuji into his world because he trusted her to respect his boundaries, while he feared anyone else gaining control or disrupting his life. Yan Qianlie learned that his fate might never have been set for death, then tried to bargain for his survival and ended up trapped under Qiu Wuji’s alchemy furnace.

• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie that Qiu Wuji had earned his trust by carefully avoiding changes that might affect his world, and that he would allow only her to exist outside the book.
• Chu Ge revealed that he had never written Yan Qianlie’s death into the human-realm outline, leaving Yan Qianlie to wonder why he had fought so hard against fate.
• Qiu Wuji said she wanted to ascend so she could become a real person and Chu Ge’s wife, prompting Yan Qianlie to beg the Creator Father God to spare him.
• Yan Qianlie asked Qiu Wuji to erase his memories, but she said her current cultivation was insufficient to do so to a Primordial Spirit.
• Qiu Wuji shoved Yan Qianlie’s bead beneath the alchemy furnace and told him to refine pills with Danyang Soulfire before she would consider his request.

Chu Ge struggled with the responsibility of shaping the World Within the Book, but Qiu Wuji helped him clarify his purpose and establish his Dao. He stepped onto the Immortal Path, then published a chapter of Qiu Qiu's Autobiography as readers flooded the comments with affection for Qiu Qiu.

• Qiu Wuji left Yan Qianlie heating the Pill Furnace under a formation and took Chu Ge aside to talk.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that deciding the fates of the book's inhabitants weighed on him, and she urged him to write according to the story rather than his personal feelings.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge to forgive Yan Qianlie's mistake and to take responsibility for the plot instead of erasing an important character on a whim.
• Chu Ge realized that making the book feel real in his writing was part of his Dao, and Qiu Wuji declared that his Dao Foundation was complete.
• Chu Ge sensed a connection between himself and the World Within the Book and stepped onto the Immortal Path.
• Chu Ge published a saved chapter of Qiu Qiu's Autobiography, and the readers' comments filled with calls of affection for Qiu Qiu.

Chu Ge made Yan Qianlie accept Heaven’s authority and recruited him to identify others in the World Within the Book who knew about the Heavenly Dao. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji chasing Chu Ge with a feather duster after he teased her about being his consort.

• Chu Ge revised Yan Qianlie’s character settings so he would obey the Heavenly Dao until he could challenge it.
• Yan Qianlie finished refining Qiu Wuji’s elixirs and admitted that he accepted Chu Ge’s superiority for now.
• Chu Ge asked Yan Qianlie to test influential figures by pretending to invite them to rebel against the Heavenly Dao.
• Yan Qianlie agreed to patrol on Heaven’s behalf, while Qiu Wuji ordered him to refine another batch of elixirs.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about being his consort, and she chased him with a feather duster.

After Little Flame overheard Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng discussing spiritual qi in Nanjiang, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji suspected that people emerging from the World Within the Book might contribute to the Spiritual Qi Revival. Chu Ge sent Little Flame back, and he and Qiu Wuji decided to move while staying close enough to investigate.

• Little Flame refined three batches of pills while Chu Ge asked why he had gone to the Black Room.
• Little Flame recounted Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng's conversation about spiritual qi gathering in Nanjiang, prompting Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to connect the increase to people emerging from the World Within the Book.
• Chu Ge returned Little Flame to his Heart of Blazing Flame and warned him not to reveal anything about the outside world.
• Qiu Wuji asked whether Chu Ge could control Little Flame, and Chu Ge said he had placed a beacon on him.
• Chu Ge proposed moving to avoid unwanted attention while continuing to investigate indirectly, then persuaded Qiu Wuji to go house-hunting with him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a rainy walk while looking for a larger rental home, but the outing ended with them deciding to rent the studio across the hall from Moon Shadow’s place. They left hand in hand, content to enjoy the rain together.

• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji out beneath their shared umbrella, and she used a mystic art to keep his rain-soaked shoulder dry.
• They discussed finding a larger rental home, hoping for a duplex near their current neighborhood.
• A real estate agent had no suitable duplex available and spoke dismissively to Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji.
• Qiu Wuji recognized Moon Shadow’s nearby studio on the rental listings and suggested renting it for storage and exercise space.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji decided to contact the owner directly and walked away together through the rain.

After making room by renting Moon Shadow’s apartment across the hall, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji settled into their enlarged home and discussed protecting it from possible intruders. The chapter ended with them feeding each other elixirs like chocolate while preparing to cultivate.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji rented Moon Shadow’s apartment across the hall for reduced rent and moved their treadmill, Pill Furnace, and other belongings into it.
• Qiu Wuji rested with her head on Chu Ge’s lap and wondered whether Zhang Qiren and Moon Shadow had moved out to make room for her.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed who knew their address and agreed that Qiu Wuji could set up a protective formation in their home.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge to obtain Formation Stones and Formation Banners, then urged him to improve his cultivation with elixirs.
• Chu Ge gave Qiu Wuji a Muscle and Bone Tempering Elixir while she lay on his lap, and Qiu Wuji fed him one in return.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji took different Immortal Elixirs, strengthening their bodies and advancing their cultivation. After discovering that Qiu Wuji could now remain longer and had become far stronger, Chu Ge challenged her to spar and was quickly beaten; she teased and kissed him before going to bathe, leaving him eager to work hard for another chance.

• Chu Ge took an Essence-Nourishing Pill, which strengthened his meridians and helped his Foundation Establishment progress toward completion.
• Qiu Wuji explained that her strengthened body would let her stay longer without relying as much on soul power.
• Qiu Wuji invited Chu Ge to spar and defeated him twice, overpowering him with her increased speed and strength.
• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about missing his chance for intimacy, then kissed him and told him to work hard before going to bathe.

Chu Ge cultivated through writing while Qiu Wuji refined the Clam Pearl into a jade Guanyin pendant for him. On a Mid-Autumn outing, Chu Ge wondered whether Qiu Wuji had truly become a modern person and asked what personal hobby she wanted to pursue.

• Chu Ge advanced his cultivation by writing, while Qiu Wuji trained, laid formations, and refined a magical treasure.
• Qiu Wuji gave Chu Ge a jade Guanyin pendant made from the Clam Pearl and other materials, and explained how it aided cultivation and recovery.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went out together on Mid-Autumn Festival to shop for a large plush pig.
• Qiu Wuji asked whether she counted as a competent modern person, and Chu Ge suggested her life still seemed too much like that of a cultivator.
• Chu Ge asked whether Qiu Wuji had a hobby she wanted to pursue for herself, such as listening to music.

While shopping during the Mid-Autumn holiday, Chu Ge helped Qiu Wuji recognize that she still viewed the modern world as a spectator and encouraged her to build interests and connections of her own. Their conversation turned to games, social issues, and children, leaving Qiu Wuji embarrassed by her own thoughts about having children with Chu Ge.

• Qiu Wuji admitted she struggled to feel interested in the world, and Chu Ge explained that she had not yet considered herself part of it.
• Chu Ge encouraged Qiu Wuji to develop activities and relationships beyond him, and she considered listening to traditional music and playing games.
• Qiu Wuji asked about popular games, and Chu Ge recommended competitive games such as DOTA 2, League of Legends, and Honor of Kings.
• Chu Ge tried to explain modern social issues, including why people avoided having children, and joked that Qiu Wuji should study Marxist illegal acts.
• Qiu Wuji wondered privately about having children with Chu Ge, then squeezed his hand and blushed amid the crowded shopping mall.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went shopping for clothes, and Qiu Wuji chose traditional outfits that made her feel at home in the modern world. After Chu Ge tried on a swordsman’s outfit, the two left together in hanfu, carrying prop swords and imagining a future in which they could share each other’s worlds.

• Chu Ge helped Qiu Wuji choose a pale yellow dress, and she decided she wanted to wear what she liked rather than worry about fitting in.
• Qiu Wuji tried on several hanfu outfits and chose one, while Chu Ge encouraged her and agreed to try on a swordsman’s outfit.
• Chu Ge emerged in a blue-and-white swordsman’s outfit, drawing admiring glances and photos from the other shoppers.
• The salesgirl gave Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji prop swords, and they left the store arm in arm in their traditional clothes.
• As they walked toward the sunset, Qiu Wuji imagined them sharing each other’s worlds, both in the modern world and beyond the book.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji celebrated Mid-Autumn by buying a giant mooncake and escaping the crowds to watch the moon beside the river. They shared a kiss beneath the moon, and Qiu Wuji celebrated the reunion for the first time in her ten thousand years.

• Chu Ge introduced mooncakes to Qiu Wuji, who chose an enormous rustic cake to eat that night.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went to Jiangbin Park, but the crowds and food stalls left them full and unable to enjoy the riverside.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked beyond the crowds to a quiet stretch of riverbank, where Qiu Wuji used Daoist arts to repel insects and clean the rocks.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sat together watching the moon, and Qiu Wuji wondered aloud about vows made beneath it.
• Chu Ge kissed Qiu Wuji, who let him hold her and quietly celebrated her first Mid-Autumn reunion in ten thousand years.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared an intimate night by the river, where his declaration that their love would last forever moved her deeply. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji kissing his neck as a reward beneath the moon.

• Qiu Wuji scolded Chu Ge for bringing her to the riverbank and warned him not to touch her, but he continued kissing her until she threw him into a joint lock.
• Chu Ge confessed that he loved Qiu Wuji and said he hoped their one lifetime together would be eternal.
• Qiu Wuji questioned his promises, but believed he meant them when he said he would cultivate so he could keep up with her and enter the book to find her.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge kissed again, and she let him kiss her neck and shoulders before pushing him away and fixing her clothes.
• Qiu Wuji called Chu Ge a lecher, then kissed his neck as a reward while they gazed at the moon.

Qiu Wuji mobilized the sect to search for Chu Tiange after he disappeared in the far north, then spent the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival with Chu Ge in the city. They bought a huge stuffed bear that Qiu Wuji thought resembled him, and she ended the night happy with the gift.

• Qiu Wuji read Huang Yi's novels and reflected on how Chu Ge's writing drew from them.
• A maid told Qiu Wuji that Chu Tiange had fought fiends in the far north and gone missing, so Qiu Wuji ordered Swordpeak Hall to find and protect him.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge headed home after she accidentally hurt him, with both hiding their embarrassment and guilt.
• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji to a toy shop to buy her a gift, and she chose a huge bear because it looked like him.
• The clock struck midnight, marking the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Qiu Wuji happily hugged the bear.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge discussed saving chapters so they could travel to Hainan for New Year, while she chose to try Dota 2. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji logging into the game under the name “Qiu Qiu who escaped from the book” and asking the group how to begin.

• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge about his absent parents, and Chu Ge said he had accepted their years of exchanging greetings online and considered their home together a family reunion.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge agreed to aim for a New Year trip to Hainan, so Chu Ge sat down to write and build up chapters despite doubting he could maintain a stockpile.
• Qiu Wuji asked the group chat for a competitive game to play, and its members argued over World of Warcraft, Jian Three, League of Legends, and Dota 2.
• Pan Da offered to teach Qiu Wuji Dota 2, and she downloaded the game after deciding to try it.
• Qiu Wuji found her preferred username already taken, so Chu Ge created the matching account name “Chu Ge who wants to enter the book” and suggested she use “Qiu Qiu who escaped from the book.”
• Qiu Wuji logged in under that name and asked the group how to get familiar with Dota 2, and they advised her to pick Shadow Fiend, teleport to mid, and type a question mark in all-chat.

After Qiu Wuji was tricked into picking Shadow Fiend and flamed by her teammates, Chu Ge began teaching her a MOBA game, but Zhu Mengmeng called to report that her father had been badly beaten. At the hospital, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji recognized the unconscious man as the Masked Man from the Black Room, and Chu Ge began to suspect Du Lianfeng.

• Qiu Wuji complained that the group had tricked her into playing Shadow Fiend, so Chu Ge offered to teach her the game.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji joked and flirted while he explained beginner heroes, but they did not start a match.
• Zhu Mengmeng called Qiu Wuji in a panic and said someone had beaten her father and sent him to the hospital.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went to the hospital, where they found Zhu Mengmeng with her husband, Cai Zhijian, and her unconscious father.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji recognized Zhu Mengmeng's father as the Masked Man who played chess with Zhong Yi in the Black Room.
• Chu Ge wondered whether Du Lianfeng had attacked him and considered calling Zhong Yi.

While Zhu Mengmeng and Qiu Wuji waited for Zhu Mengmeng’s father to wake, they discussed her estranged husband and their Esper Abilities. Chu Ge declined Cai Zhijian’s hints about meeting actresses, saying his heart was already full, just as Zhong Yi arrived at the hospital room.

• Zhu Mengmeng told Qiu Wuji that she and her husband had separated after both had been seeing other people, but she was considering settling down with him again.
• Zhu Mengmeng explained that her father disliked her husband because his card-reading ability had predicted she would be unhappy with him, though he had never opposed their relationship.
• Zhu Mengmeng revealed that she could see and cut the lines connecting people, and described the tangled connections between Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge as links across time and space.
• Chu Ge spoke with Cai Zhijian about his film and media company, but declined to discuss adapting his work through him.
• Cai Zhijian hinted that Chu Ge could visit his company to meet young actresses, and Chu Ge replied that his heart was full while looking toward Qiu Wuji.
• Zhong Yi entered the hospital room before Cai Zhijian could respond.

After Zhu Mengmeng’s father was mysteriously injured, Zhong Yi explained how esper abilities made crimes difficult to detect and revealed that he suspected someone wanted the family’s spiritual-energy mine. Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji agreed to help if Zhong Yi confirmed who was responsible.

• Zhong Yi examined Old Zhu and told Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji that his injuries had likely been caused by an attack on his mind and nerves.
• Zhong Yi explained that police often could not solve crimes involving esper abilities, then revealed that the person he loved had died without him learning who was responsible.
• Zhong Yi described how people used mental powers to harm rivals, manipulate businesses, and kill victims without leaving evidence.
• Zhong Yi suspected Old Zhu had been attacked because someone wanted to force his family to sell their purple clay mine, which contained spiritual energy.
• Zhong Yi said he would investigate a suspect and asked Chu Ge whether he would help; Chu Ge agreed because Zhu Mengmeng was Qiu Wuji’s friend.

Qiu Wuji restored Old Zhu’s soul sea after an esper attack left him unconscious, and the group learned the attack may have been connected to a disputed mine. Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji left the hospital after Qiu Wuji secretly protected Old Zhu, while she revealed that Cai Zhijian was hiding a powerful esper ability.

• Zhu Mengmeng argued with the doctors over her father’s unexplained unconsciousness until Qiu Wuji offered to wake him.
• Qiu Wuji calmed Old Zhu’s injured soul sea, and he woke up and recalled losing a chess game that may have involved an esper attack.
• Old Zhu said a Magic City boss had recently tried to buy his mine, while Zhong Yi suspected Du Lianfeng was behind the attack and warned Chu Ge not to get involved.
• Zhong Yi told Zhu Mengmeng and Cai Zhijian to watch over Old Zhu, and Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji left the hospital.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that Cai Zhijian possessed a well-hidden esper ability and revealed that she had secretly placed a defensive mystic art on Old Zhu.