Chapter Summaries

Lu Sui confronted Sukanan over matters from a past Instance, then attacked her before the Relevant Department stopped him. After he was taken away, Sukanan decided to train, and Tang Xiaoling offered to join her.

• Lu Sui argued that the past Instance had nothing to do with Sukanan, while Tang Xiaoling defended her.
• Sukanan warned Lu Sui to stop, but he said others might meet the demands she could not handle and then rushed to attack her.
• The Relevant Department restrained Lu Sui, and he threatened Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling before being taken away.
• Tang Xiaoling reassured Sukanan, who apologized for involving her in the confrontation.
• Sukanan told Tang Xiaoling she planned to train, and Tang Xiaoling insisted on training alongside her.

Sukanan trained with Tang Xiaoling and grew stronger before Lu Sui confronted them and attacked her. Sukanan held her own against him, but Tang Xiaoling sensed that something was wrong with Lu Sui.

• Tang Long sent materials to help Sukanan improve, and Tang Xiaoling encouraged her to keep training.
• Sukanan trained with Tang Xiaoling and worked to improve her reaction speed on days when they did not enter Instances.
• Lu Sui brought people to block their location, and Sukanan confronted him about his behavior.
• Lu Sui attacked Sukanan, who charged at him while Tang Xiaoling hid nearby.
• Sukanan fought Lu Sui barehanded and surprised him with her strength and newly learned techniques.
• Tang Xiaoling warned Sukanan that something was wrong with Lu Sui.

Sukanan fought Lu Sui after he threatened Tang Xiaoling, and she gained the upper hand by exposing openings in his use of Taoist Tools. As Tang Long saw that Tang Xiaoling had been sent into another instance before she had recovered, he began to consider breaking the restrictions that had kept him from intervening.

• Lu Sui threatened Tang Xiaoling, while Tang Long's subordinates urged him to help; Tang Long insisted Sukanan should handle the fight herself.
• Sukanan and Lu Sui fought, and she proved stronger despite his use of multiple Taoist Tools.
• Sukanan spotted openings in Lu Sui's techniques and attacked him from behind, leaving him unable to understand how she had found them.
• Tang Long noticed that Tang Xiaoling had entered another instance despite supposedly being allowed to rest, and he angrily questioned who had arranged it.

Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling confronted Lu Sui after he tried to make trouble for them, while Tang Long challenged the people behind the Instance over their treatment of Tang Xiaoling. Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling left Lu Sui behind, and Tang Long’s dispute with the others remained unresolved.

• Sukanan asked Lu Sui why he held a grudge against her, and Lu Sui blamed her for deliberately making things difficult in the Instance.
• Sukanan took Tang Xiaoling by the hand to leave, and Lu Sui tried to attack them but was knocked down again.
• Tang Long questioned his subordinate about the failed assignment and then confronted another party over the rules imposed on him and Tang Xiaoling.
• The other party claimed they wanted the Little Princess to experience the outside world, but Tang Long accused them of deliberately trying to control him.
• Lu Sui said he would stop making trouble, but Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan dismissed him and walked away.

Sukanan rejected Lu Sui’s attempts to justify himself, then left with Tang Xiaoling and worried about their next Instance. Meanwhile, Lu Sui’s argument with his friend ended badly, and Tang Long confronted someone who seemed to be using a mechanism to pressure him.

• Sukanan rebuked Lu Sui and left with Tang Xiaoling after he asked what it would take for her to let the matter go.
• Lu Sui called his friend to seek help, but they argued over his demands and the friend’s past support.
• Sukanan took Tang Xiaoling home and promised to accompany her in the next Instance, while Tang Xiaoling reassured her that she would stay by her side.
• Tang Long accused another person of threatening him through a mechanism, and the person denied targeting him and blamed their poor attitude on other reasons.

Tang Long confronted the people trying to pressure him, then visited Tang Xiaoling and reassured her and Sukanan that he would protect them. He left Tang Xiaoling a jade pendant for emergencies as the people behind the scheme began plotting to exploit his weaknesses.

• Tang Long warned the Manager that he would decide how the rules were established if his demands were not met, and the Manager promised the incident would not happen again.
• Tang Long visited Tang Xiaoling, embraced her, and thanked Sukanan for protecting her.
• Tang Long told Sukanan that someone had maliciously plotted against him through their recent instance and assured her it would not happen again.
• The people controlling the magnetic field criticized the man who had confronted Tang Long and discussed finding another way to threaten him.
• Tang Long gave Tang Xiaoling a jade pendant to grip if anything happened, then left as the livestream feed returned to normal.

Tang Long confronted the people manipulating the horror Instances and destroyed the place where he negotiated with them. After strengthening Tang Xiaoling’s protection and hearing his allies’ doubts, he prepared to challenge the system controlling the Instances, while his enemies grew confident and planned to target his daughter.

• Tang Long rejected the old man’s threats and reduced the negotiation site to ashes.
• The old man returned to the others, who decided to avoid acting openly and raise the Instances’ difficulty to hurt Tang Xiaoling.
• Tang Long strengthened Tang Xiaoling’s protection, while Sukanan warned her that the situation had become unpredictable and went to train.
• Tang Long summoned his allies and proposed overthrowing the mechanism controlling the horror Instances, but they doubted they had enough power.
• The people controlling the Instances assumed Tang Long would not act and began arranging the next Instance to target Tang Xiaoling.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan were unexpectedly pulled into another instance, while Tang Long learned that the people responsible had ignored his warning. After arriving, they met other participants, some of whom suspected they had entered the same instance as the Little Princess.

• Tang Long's associates agreed to pull Tang Xiaoling into another instance, despite their worries that he would notice.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan trained together for nearly half a month before receiving notice that they would enter an instance in ten minutes.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan prepared and entered the instance together, while Tang Long learned of their summons and resolved to confront those responsible.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan arrived safely, and Tang Xiaoling promised to protect Sukanan as they set off.
• Other participants complained about being pulled into the instance, and one participant mocked the Little Princess before the others challenged him.

Tang Long confronted the people questioning his earlier warnings while Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan settled in a safe place. Tang Xiaoling woke to find strange things around them, shocking Sukanan.

• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan landed together and felt uneasy about the Instance.
• The people behind the plan worried that Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan would not follow their expectations.
• Sukanan took Tang Xiaoling to a safe place, while Tang Long left his station and headed to the Old City with a group.
• Tang Long rebuked the people for ignoring the rules and dismissing his earlier warnings.
• Tang Xiaoling woke to strange things around her, and Sukanan reacted in shock.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan found themselves surrounded by an overwhelming threat in the Instance, while others suspected it had been designed to target them. Tang Long confronted the people in charge over what was happening to his daughter, but they denied responsibility.

• Tang Xiaoling feared the large number of threats surrounding them, and Sukanan stepped in front of her to reassure and protect her.
• A group of companions suspected the Instance was targeting Tang Xiaoling and decided to seek her out, believing they had little chance of escaping on their own.
• Sukanan observed that the threat appeared only briefly and comforted Tang Xiaoling while Tang Long confronted the people in charge.
• Tang Long accused the people in charge of mistreating his daughter, and they claimed they had nothing to do with what was happening.
• Tang Long accepted their denial sarcastically and said he was only expressing his personal feelings.

Tang Long confronted the people who had involved Tang Xiaoling, rejected their attempts to persuade him, and destroyed their place before leaving. Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan were then pulled into a violently shaking, torn-apart space, where Sukanan spotted something and pulled Tang Xiaoling away.

• Tang Long accused the people in charge of mistreating his people and warned them they would pay for it.
• The people tried to persuade Tang Long to stop, but he refused and said he would not compromise over Tang Xiaoling.
• Tang Long destroyed everything there and headed back.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan were pulled into a shaking space while holding on to each other.
• Sukanan took out an item to inspect their surroundings, then pulled Tang Xiaoling away after she saw something.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan escaped a pitch-black substance that could merge its surroundings, while Tang Long confronted people who had threatened his daughter. Back in the Land of Nine Serenities, Tang Long watched the livestream and considered how to protect Tang Xiaoling as the danger continued.

• Tang Xiaoling realized the pitch-black thing could merge its surroundings, and Sukanan pulled her to safety and comforted her.
• Tang Long rebuked the group for threatening his daughter and warned them not to target his loved ones again.
• Sukanan took out her Taoist Tools as she and Tang Xiaoling considered the danger and hoped others would join the Instance.
• The management group criticized its members for failing to stop Tang Long, while they worried about what to do if he returned.
• Tang Long returned to the Land of Nine Serenities, watched the livestream, and told his subordinates he could not rely on Sukanan alone to protect his daughter.

Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan encountered a mysterious white mist inside the Instance while Xu Weishan’s group hoped to reunite with them. The chapter ended with the groups apparently meeting, though Tang Xiaoling suspected something was wrong.

• Tang Long’s subordinates worried about his threats, while Tang Long’s choices left the men in the Instance frightened and without a plan.
• Xu Weishan tried to reassure his desperate group, then spotted two figures he thought were Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan.
• Tang Xiaoling and Sukanan heard the group but stayed cautious, suspecting the figures might be an illusion created by the terrifying presence.
• A white mist appeared and transported the group into another building, prompting worried livestream viewers to debate whether to spend a precious item to warn them.
• Tang Xiaoling sensed that the scene was wrong, and Xu Weishan asked the person before him whether he was Sukanan.

Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling navigated a strange Instance while Tang Long confronted a leader over events that threatened to spiral out of control. The two groups finally reunited and began discussing how to survive the more dangerous Instance.

• Sukanan ignored someone calling her name and reassured Tang Xiaoling as they cautiously moved through the Instance.
• Tang Long confronted a leader who feared his actions would cause the situation to spiral out of control.
• Viewers watching the live stream worried as thick fog spread through the Instance, while Xu Weishan and his team prepared Taoist Tools against possible hallucinations.
• Sukanan and Tang Xiaoling encountered Xu Weishan's group, and both groups were relieved to confirm the others were real.
• Xu Weishan and Sukanan agreed that the Instance was more dangerous than those they had cleared before and needed new countermeasures.