Chapter Summaries

Four-year-old Tang Xiaoling was chosen for the Evil Spirit Amusement Park instance, leaving viewers horrified by her apparent danger. As the instance approached, she called her father and tearfully told him she might never see him again.

• An Evil Spirit Instance opened, and viewers watched the chosen participants appear on the livestream.
• Viewers noticed Tang Xiaoling, a four-year-old girl, among the participants and feared she would die in the instance.
• Tang Xiaoling asked her yellow cat Tiantian about the evil character on her hand before receiving the notice that she would enter the instance in three minutes.
• Foreign viewers mocked Dragon Country over Tang Xiaoling's selection, while Dragon Country viewers criticized her absent parents.
• Tang Xiaoling answered her father's call, happily told him she had made noodles, then sobbed as she revealed she had been chosen and might never see him again.

Tang Xiaoling’s father told her to enter the Evil Spirit Instance with her cat, Tiantian, and treat its amusement park setting as a place to play, enraging viewers who watched her prepare to go. Some viewers donated Evil Spirit Coins, raising a hundred coins to buy her protective items, while others believed she was doomed.

• Tang Xiaoling’s father told her to take Tiantian into the instance, play at the amusement park, and not expect him to visit before he hung up.
• Tang Xiaoling picked up Tiantian and asked whether the cat would protect her, and Tiantian meowed and settled in her arms.
• Viewers argued over whether Tang Xiaoling should be told that her father had lied and whether donating Evil Spirit Coins could help her survive.
• A viewer offered Tang Xiaoling an Exorcism Talisman, prompting other viewers to contribute until they had raised a hundred Evil Spirit Coins.
• Many viewers refused to donate, believing Tang Xiaoling had no chance of surviving the instance.

Tang Xiaoling entered the Evil Spirit Amusement Park with her kitten, unaware of the danger, while her father watched from his palace and ordered that no one disturb her. One of the other players secretly planned to use Tang Xiaoling as a shield after she refused gifts from viewers.

• Tang Xiaoling declined the Exorcism Talisman and Evil Spirit Coins viewers offered because her father had told her not to accept things from strangers.
• Tang Xiaoling's father learned she had entered the instance, opened a live feed, and ordered his people to tell Ghost King Zhong to let her enjoy herself undisturbed.
• Tang Xiaoling arrived at the amusement park with Tiantian and excitedly admired its rides, while the eight other players saw their dangerous, eerie condition.
• A young woman approached Tang Xiaoling, warned her about the evil spirits, and secretly resolved to use the child to protect herself.

Tang Xiaoling resisted a cruel woman who tried to take her and her cat, Tiantian, before an evil spirit appeared at the amusement park entrance. Her new fear immunity kept her from being scared, and she left the spirit stunned by calling its exposed brain dandruff.

• A middle-aged man accused the young woman of trying to use Tang Xiaoling as a human shield, but she grabbed the girl and insisted she come along.
• Tiantian cried out and caused the woman intense pain, then the woman angrily tried to take the cat from Tang Xiaoling.
• A blood-covered evil spirit with half its head missing appeared and was surprised when Tang Xiaoling showed no fear.
• Tang Xiaoling received fear immunity and a major increase to all her base attributes.
• The evil spirit pointed out its exposed brain to frighten Tang Xiaoling, but she called it dandruff and told it to wash its hair.

After the evil spirit distributed job cards at the entrance to Evil Spirit Amusement Park, Tang Xiaoling drew the relatively safe Cleaner role. Li Zhuang stole her card and forced her to take his deadly Safety inspector assignment before everyone entered the park.

• The evil spirit handed out nine department cards after warning the group to choose quickly.
• Wu Qian drew Mascot performer, Lei Cheng drew Ticket checker, and another player drew Haunted house scare actor.
• Li Zhuang drew Safety inspector and became enraged at his dangerous assignment.
• Tang Xiaoling revealed that she had drawn Cleaner, but Li Zhuang snatched her card and gave her his own.
• The evil spirit allowed the exchange, and the group entered the amusement park as the instance confirmed their roles and warned them to obey its rules.

Tang Xiaoling entered the Amusement Park after Li Zhuang stole her chance to survive, while the other players left her behind to begin their assigned jobs. The gatekeeper Zhou delivered her to Old Lady Zhao, a vengeful ghost who welcomed the child’s polite greeting and prepared to eat her.

• The viewers cursed Li Zhuang, Wu Qian, and Tang Xiaoling’s father as Tang Xiaoling followed the players into the blood-soaked Amusement Park.
• Tang Xiaoling asked Li Zhuang if she could ride anything, and Wu Qian suggested the Ferris wheel before the gatekeeper Zhou angrily ordered her to leave.
• Zhou sent the players to their assigned work areas and waited with Tang Xiaoling, whom he had already promised to Old Lady Zhao.
• Old Lady Zhao arrived, and Tang Xiaoling mistook the decomposed vengeful ghost for a frail granny and addressed her politely.
• Old Lady Zhao stopped Zhou from scolding Tang Xiaoling, accepted his offer, and focused eagerly on eating the child.

Old Lady Zhao tried to force Tang Xiaoling onto the roller coaster, but Tiantian revealed the aura of the auspicious beast Sky Dog and stopped her. Terrified by Tiantian and a warning from its unseen master, Old Lady Zhao tried to appease Tang Xiaoling, leaving Zhou stunned by her sudden kindness.

• Old Lady Zhao pressured Tang Xiaoling to choose the roller coaster, and Tang Xiaoling cried when the granny became threatening.
• Old Lady Zhao lunged for Tang Xiaoling, but Tiantian growled and froze her with its terrifying aura.
• Old Lady Zhao recognized Tiantian as Lord Sky Dog and heard a warning not to harm Tang Xiaoling.
• Tang Xiaoling offered to let Old Lady Zhao pet Tiantian and stopped crying.
• Old Lady Zhao gently comforted Tang Xiaoling, offered to take her on the carousel, and gave her Spirit Coins for candy.
• Zhou watched Old Lady Zhao's sudden kindness in disbelief.

Old Lady Zhao treated Tang Xiaoling kindly and gave her money, leaving Zhou and the livestream viewers baffled. A commenter claiming to be a Qingbei University paranormal expert explained that Zhao was raising Tang as a ghost, but his diploma and expertise were fake.

• Zhou wondered why Vengeful Ghost-level Old Lady Zhao was warmly coaxing Tang Xiaoling and giving her money.
• The livestream viewers speculated that Tang Xiaoling's father was powerful, until Eerie Knowledge Explainer claimed Zhao was cultivating the girl to become an evil spirit.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer said Tang might have a yin birth fate that made her prone to becoming a powerful evil spirit.
• The viewers discovered a Qingbei University Paranormal Studies diploma on his profile and praised him as an expert.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer privately revealed that he had failed to enter Qingbei, forged the diploma, and used basic knowledge to gain followers.

Old Lady Zhao took Tang Xiaoling to the Carousel after Tang refused her Evil Spirit Coins and asked to ride the wooden horses. When Wu Fan opened the gate, the Carousel began moving on its own amid children's laughter and bloody footprints.

• Tang Xiaoling refused Old Lady Zhao's Evil Spirit Coins, saying her father had taught her not to take things from others.
• Old Lady Zhao hurried Tang Xiaoling to the Carousel after the girl asked to ride it.
• The evil spirit Zhou assumed Old Lady Zhao was taking Tang Xiaoling to kill her, while the viewers and Paranormal Facts wondered what was happening.
• Old Lady Zhao called for the Carousel attendant, and player Wu Fan came out in fear.
• Wu Fan unlocked the gate, triggering children's laughter, blood-red footprints, and the wooden horses' sudden movement.

Wu Fan opened the Carousel and saw children being repeatedly ground apart, while Tang Xiaoling saw a cheerful playground. Old Lady Zhao stopped the horror and helped her granddaughter ride safely, leaving Wu Fan, Zhou, and the livestream viewers baffled.

• Wu Fan opened the Carousel door and collapsed in terror at the sight of children being shredded and restored in an endless cycle.
• Old Lady Zhao carried Tang Xiaoling past Wu Fan, who realized the girl had brought the Evil Spirit and silently resented her.
• Tang Xiaoling, protected by her fear immunity, asked Old Lady Zhao to let her ride one of the Carousel horses.
• Old Lady Zhao threatened the Carousel and its Lesser Evil Spirits, causing the grinding to stop and the spirits to flee.
• Old Lady Zhao placed Tang Xiaoling on a brightly lit horse and watched over her as she happily rode.
• Wu Fan, Evil Spirit Zhou, and the livestream viewers were left confused by the peaceful scene and Old Lady Zhao’s grandmotherly behavior.

Tang Xiaoling’s Jade Pendant showed Old Lady Zhao the truth about her grandson’s attempt to save her, resolving a century-old misunderstanding and giving her a way to enter the Netherworld. Old Lady Zhao decided to leave the Amusement Park, though she still felt devoted to Tang Xiaoling.

• Tang Xiaoling rode the Carousel, and Old Lady Zhao was reminded of her grandson.
• Tang Xiaoling’s Jade Pendant showed Old Lady Zhao that her grandson had tried to hold on to her before she fell from the Roller Coaster.
• Old Lady Zhao realized she had wrongly believed her grandson had bitten her to make her let go, and she wept with guilt.
• Old Lady Zhao sensed that she could enter the Netherworld and suspected Tang Xiaoling’s Jade Pendant was the legendary Karma Mirror.
• Old Lady Zhao chose to leave for the Netherworld, but told Tang Xiaoling she would protect her with all her heart.

Old Lady Zhao said goodbye to Tang Xiaoling, promising to return after she went to the Netherworld, and rode the Carousel with her one last time. The livestream viewers were baffled by their blood-covered appearance, while Eerie Knowledge Explainer warned that Old Lady Zhao was manipulating Tang Xiaoling and would return to kill her.

• Tang Xiaoling tearfully begged Old Lady Zhao not to leave, and Old Lady Zhao comforted her with candy and promised to visit again.
• Old Lady Zhao chose to go to the Netherworld, hoping to cultivate into a Ghost Monarch and see Tang Xiaoling again someday.
• Old Lady Zhao held Tang Xiaoling and rode the Carousel with her before departing.
• Livestream viewers reacted in confusion when they saw Tang Xiaoling unharmed despite being covered in blood.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer claimed Old Lady Zhao was exploiting Tang Xiaoling's need for family affection and predicted she would return to torture her to death.

Old Lady Zhao left Tang Xiaoling at the Amusement Park after warning the evil spirit Zhou to protect her, but Wu Fan bullied the child as soon as the spirits departed. Hearing Tang Xiaoling cry for her, Old Lady Zhao unleashed her vengeful ghost power and dragged Wu Fan onto the Carousel.

• Old Lady Zhao said goodbye to Tang Xiaoling, then warned the evil spirit Zhou not to let anyone trouble her granddaughter before leaving the Amusement Park.
• Wu Fan felt relieved when the spirits left, then blamed and insulted Tang Xiaoling for making him afraid.
• Tang Xiaoling clutched Tiantian, trembled, and cried out for Grandma.
• Old Lady Zhao transformed into her terrifying true form and rushed back toward the Carousel.
• Old Lady Zhao swept Wu Fan onto the Carousel and spent a Spirit Coin note, declaring that he would keep her company there.

Old Lady Zhao punished Wu Fan for refusing to ride the Carousel, torturing him to death while Tang Xiaoling waited outside. The players learned of Wu Fan’s death, and Wu Qian approached Tang Xiaoling as the other players feared for their own survival.

• Old Lady Zhao concealed the Carousel in ghostly energy and tortured Wu Fan for violating the attendant rules by refusing to ride with her.
• Old Lady Zhao scattered ten thousand Spirit Coins and repeatedly bit chunks of flesh from Wu Fan until he died; Lesser Evil Spirits devoured his corpse.
• Old Lady Zhao cleaned herself so she would not frighten Tang Xiaoling, who worried that Wu Fan was bullying her grandmother.
• Chen Jia and Li Zhuang arrived, and all players received a notification that Wu Fan had died for breaking the rules.
• Wu Qian recognized Tang Xiaoling and walked over to inspect her while Li Zhuang watched the Carousel.

Wu Qian tricked Tang Xiaoling into returning to the Carousel, believing the Evil Spirit would kill her, while livestream viewers condemned Wu Qian and debated why the Evil Spirit had returned. Eerie Knowledge Explainer offered a theory that the Evil Spirit had staged Wu Fan’s attack to win Tang Xiaoling’s trust, then worried that his costly red messages were draining his family’s savings.

• Wu Qian found Tang Xiaoling unharmed and concluded that the blood on her came from Wu Fan, who had died inside the Carousel.
• Wu Qian urged Tang Xiaoling to return to the Carousel by warning that her grandma might be in danger, and Tang Xiaoling ran back inside.
• Wu Qian left, privately expecting Tang Xiaoling to become the Evil Spirit’s next victim and regretting that she would have no fun tormenting the girl later.
• Livestream viewers condemned Wu Qian and asked Eerie Knowledge Explainer why the Evil Spirit had returned just after Tang Xiaoling was bullied.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer suggested that the Evil Spirit had bewitched Wu Fan into insulting Tang Xiaoling, then appeared to gain the girl’s favor.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer enjoyed the viewers’ praise but worried that his red messages had consumed most of his Spirit Coins and his family’s savings.

Old Lady Zhao left Tang Xiaoling after telling her to seek Lady Ten if players bullied her, while Tang Long ordered his followers to give Old Lady Zhao a good position. Later, Tang Xiaoling became interested in a ring toss stall, where its owner tried to lure her into breaking the rules and discovered her unusual strength.

• Old Lady Zhao reunited with Tang Xiaoling, told her to find Lady Ten if players bullied her, and departed through the gate.
• Tang Long ordered his followers to give Old Lady Zhao a good position so she could serve his daughter in the future.
• Tang Xiaoling wandered through the Evil Spirit Amusement Park and stopped at a ring toss stall, attracting the stall owner's attention.
• The evil spirit stall owner offered Tang Xiaoling free rings, hoping she would break the rules and become its prey.
• Tang Xiaoling threw a ring with enough force to send it nearly thirty meters, surprising the stall owner.

Tang Xiaoling broke the ring-toss stall’s rules when she could not pay for her second throw, but the stallholder recognized her kitten Tiantian as Lord Sky Dog and begged her not to leave him as collateral. The stallholder waived the fee and tried to keep Tang Xiaoling happy, while she remained confused about his sudden change of heart.

• Tang Xiaoling threw two rings, and the Evil Spirit stallholder demanded ten Spirit Coins for the second one.
• When Tang Xiaoling said she had no money, the stallholder threatened to take her flesh and blood, and the livestream viewers feared she would die for breaking the rules.
• The stallholder froze when he saw Tiantian and heard Lord Sky Dog warn him not to harm Tang Xiaoling.
• Lord Sky Dog told the stallholder to avoid drawing attention and make Tang Xiaoling happy, so he claimed the second ring was free.
• Tang Xiaoling said she had two wardrobes full of pocket money at home and offered Tiantian as collateral, leaving the stallholder horrified.

Tang Xiaoling tried to give Tiantian to the Evil Spirit stallholder, whose fearful reaction convinced Wu Qian that the cat was a powerful protective treasure. Wu Qian stole Tiantian, but Tang Xiaoling leaped two meters into the air trying to get her back, leaving Wu Qian stunned.

• The livestream viewers and Wu Qian watched in bewilderment as the Evil Spirit knelt before Tang Xiaoling.
• Wu Qian concluded that Tiantian was a Magic Treasure protecting Tang Xiaoling and decided to steal the cat and let the Evil Spirit attack the girl.
• Tang Xiaoling offered Tiantian to the Evil Spirit stallholder, who trembled in terror as she urged it to take the cat.
• Wu Qian snatched Tiantian, and the Evil Spirit stallholder collapsed in convulsions.
• Tang Xiaoling demanded Tiantian back, then jumped two meters into the air to reach the cat, stunning Wu Qian.

Tang Xiaoling nearly fell after jumping, but the Evil Spirit stallholder caught her and tried to comfort her with a teddy bear. Wu Qian mocked the stallholder while holding Tiantian, then Tiantian made her take part in ring toss, leaving her owing 10,000 Spirit Coins.

• Tang Xiaoling fell headfirst, and the Evil Spirit stallholder caught her before she hit the ground.
• Tang Xiaoling cried for Tiantian, so the stallholder gave her a teddy bear and turned on Wu Qian.
• Wu Qian mocked the stallholder and renamed Tiantian Little Yellow, believing the cat would protect her.
• The stallholder offered Wu Qian a ring toss game, but she refused and started to leave.
• Tiantian's eyes flashed green, compelling Wu Qian to return and throw all 100 rings.
• The stallholder demanded that Wu Qian pay 10,000 Spirit Coins or suffer the consequences.

Wu Qian tried to leave without paying after the Evil Spirit stallholder accused her of cheating, but it attacked her despite her using Tiantian as a shield. Tiantian returned safely to Tang Xiaoling and secretly urged the stallholder to continue, leaving Wu Qian at its mercy.

• Wu Qian denied owing ten thousand Spirit Coins and tried to leave, enraging the Evil Spirit stallholder.
• The stallholder dragged Wu Qian down and prepared to attack, but froze when she held Tiantian in front of herself.
• Tiantian told the stallholder to hurry and attack, so it lunged around the cat but could not reach Wu Qian through her mascot costume.
• The stallholder tore apart Wu Qian's costume, and she threw Tiantian at it in desperation.
• Tiantian flipped off the stallholder's face, landed safely, and ran back to Tang Xiaoling, then told the stallholder to keep going.
• The stallholder turned back to the terrified Wu Qian and promised to torture her to death.