Chapter Summaries

Wu Qian tried to bargain with the Evil Spirit stallholder, but she could not pay its inflated price and it tore a chunk from her arm. After finding her flesh disgusting, the stallholder turned her into a ring toss prize and invited the surrounding Evil Spirits to start with her limbs.

• Wu Qian begged the Evil Spirit stallholder for mercy and offered to pay, but it demanded two hundred thousand Spirit Coins when she could not afford the price.
• The Evil Spirit stallholder bit through Wu Qian's arm, tore off a chunk of flesh, and spat it out in disgust at its foul smell.
• The Evil Spirit stallholder carried Wu Qian back to the stall, cleared the prizes, and put her in their place.
• The Evil Spirit stallholder posted a sign offering free ring toss, with Wu Qian as the grand prize and her limbs as the place to start.
• Old He confirmed that the game was free, and several Evil Spirits eagerly agreed to play for Wu Qian's flesh.

Wu Qian lost her arms and broke down as the Evil Spirits prepared to cook and eat her. Eerie Knowledge Explainer told the livestream viewers that Tang Xiaoling had survived because of her incredible luck and because she had not actually broken the rules.

• The Evil Spirit stallholder cut off Wu Qian's left and right arms, while the Evil Spirits recoiled from the taste of her blood.
• The stallholder prepared a hot pot and announced that the Evil Spirits would cook Wu Qian, causing her to lose her mind.
• The stallholder gave up on torturing Wu Qian and rested, while another Evil Spirit picked up a dagger and approached her.
• The livestream viewers debated Wu Qian's fate and wondered how Tang Xiaoling had survived.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer told the viewers that Tang Xiaoling had picked up the scent of a powerful Vengeful Ghost, had not broken the stall's rules, and had survived partly because Wu Qian had drawn the stallholder's attention.

As Tang Xiaoling chased Tiantian toward the haunted house, Eerie Knowledge Explainer wagered that she would die, while Pure Breeze Dao-Bone bet heavily on her survival. Elder Jiang watched the livestream and declared that Tang Xiaoling possessed something extraordinary, possibly a high-grade Spirit Artifact.

• Li Zhuang watched Wu Qian die at the Evil Spirit stall and continued sweeping as he moved away.
• Tang Xiaoling chased Tiantian to the entrance of the haunted house while viewers argued over whether she would survive entering it.
• Eerie Knowledge Explainer opened a betting pool on Tang Xiaoling's death and set huge odds for bets on her survival.
• Pure Breeze Dao-Bone wagered a thousand Spirit Coins that Tang Xiaoling would survive, and Eerie Knowledge Explainer refused to let him withdraw.
• Elder Jiang told his butler that Tang Xiaoling likely possessed a mid-grade or high-grade Spirit Artifact.

Tang Xiaoling followed Tiantian into the Haunted House, where a disguised player posed as an Evil Spirit but let her pass unharmed. As viewers bet on her fate, Elder Jiang recognized that the apparent spirit was actually a player.

• Tang Xiaoling followed Tiantian into the Haunted House despite the frightening entrance and sounds.
• The Haunted House entrance came alive, and viewers saw ghostly hands cover Tang Xiaoling's eyes as she felt her way through the darkness.
• Tang Xiaoling touched the stomach of a pale, bleeding-eyed figure, then walked away unharmed while it watched her.
• Viewers rushed to bet on Tang Xiaoling surviving, so Eerie Knowledge Explainer closed betting and predicted her death.
• Elder Jiang angrily told his butler that the figure was a player disguised as an Evil Spirit, not an actual Evil Spirit.

Tang Xiaoling followed Tiantian into the haunted house’s Bloodstained Corridor, where frightened Evil Spirits transformed the passage into a beautiful welcome and entertained her. The livestream viewers realized the spirits were afraid of Tang Xiaoling, not the other way around.

• Tang Xiaoling’s ghostly eye covering vanished, revealing a dark, bloodstained corridor, and she hesitated to enter.
• Tiantian growled at the restless portrait spirits and destroyed one, prompting the others to turn the corridor into a bright, flower-filled passage.
• A Plague Ghost performed Tap Dance to entertain Tang Xiaoling while she admired the plush toys and flowers.
• Tang Xiaoling thanked the portrait spirits, gathered petals, and happily danced as the Plague Ghost struggled to keep dancing on the petal-covered floor.
• The livestream viewers marveled at the princess-like welcome and began to suspect the Evil Spirits feared Tang Xiaoling.

After Tang Xiaoling left the Bloodstained Corridor, the Plague Ghost warned Ghost King Zhong that Sky Dog had come to see the Lady, only to learn that everyone must make sure the little girl enjoyed herself. Mistaking Tang Xiaoling for the Ghost Monarch’s daughter with a mistress, the Haunted House spirits prepared a cozy welcome as she reached the Soul-Locking Mirrors and played among the reflections.

• Tang Xiaoling safely left the Bloodstained Corridor, and the Plague Ghost rushed to report Sky Dog’s arrival to Ghost King Zhong.
• Ghost King Zhong ordered the Haunted House spirits to behave and ensure the princess had a good time, threatening anyone who frightened her.
• The Plague Ghost mistakenly concluded that Tang Xiaoling was Ghost King Zhong’s daughter with a mistress and spread the rumor through the Haunted House.
• The Haunted House spirits eagerly prepared to welcome Tang Xiaoling by turning their terrifying domains into cozy spaces.
• Tang Xiaoling chased Tiantian into the Soul-Locking Mirrors and laughed at her distorted reflections while the mirror spirits painfully reshaped the glass to entertain her.

Tang Xiaoling played among the Soul-Locking Mirrors while Lin Feng, a Haunted House NPC, hurried to find someone to scare before his shift ended. He hid in a passage near the Ghost Wedding House, unaware that an Evil Spirit was watching him and preparing to devour him.

• Tang Xiaoling delighted the livestream viewers by treating the Soul-Locking Mirrors like funhouse mirrors, while Eerie Knowledge Explainer panicked over his bet that she would die.
• Lin Feng worried that he would be torn apart by ghosts if he failed to frighten a guest before his three-day stint ended.
• Lin Feng used the staff passage to get ahead of Tang Xiaoling and found her playing safely in the Soul-Locking Mirrors area.
• Lin Feng chose a recess between the Soul-Locking Mirrors and the Ghost Wedding House as an ambush spot, hoping to scare Tang Xiaoling.
• An Evil Spirit dressed as a bride watched Lin Feng from inside the Ghost Wedding House and appeared eager to devour him.

Tang Xiaoling was frightened into tears by Lin Feng, who fled after completing his task, while Tiantian returned and unleashed its fury on the Haunted House’s evil spirits. Tiantian comforted Tang Xiaoling, while Rakshasa Lady Ten was left pleading for her husband’s life.

• Tang Xiaoling left the Soul-Locking Mirrors and was frightened by Lin Feng, who had disguised himself as a monster and then escaped through the staff passage.
• Rakshasa Lady Ten witnessed Tang Xiaoling crying and feared the consequences of the princess being harmed.
• Tiantian heard Tang Xiaoling’s cries, returned to her, and its furious roar caused evil spirits throughout the Haunted House to prostrate themselves or perish.
• Tiantian rebuked Rakshasa Lady Ten and threatened to strip Ghost King Zhong of his position as Ghost Monarch, prompting her to kneel and beg for mercy.
• Tiantian went to Tang Xiaoling, licked away her tears, and comforted her until she smiled again.

Tang Xiaoling reconciled with Tiantian after being frightened, and Tiantian learned that Lin Feng had caused her distress. Lady Ten arranged a lavish dinner for the princess, drawing a crowd of Evil Spirits to the cafeteria, where the players hesitated to enter and Li Zhuang provoked Old He.

• Tang Xiaoling apologized to Tiantian for leaving it with someone else, and Tiantian reassured her that it was not angry.
• A female Evil Spirit told Tiantian that Lin Feng had frightened the princess, and Tiantian grew furious but restrained itself because of the Ghost Emperor's orders.
• Rakshasa Lady Ten asked Tiantian for a chance to make amends, and Tiantian agreed before Tang Xiaoling said she wanted food.
• Lady Ten ordered the cafeteria to prepare a lavish dinner, and the Evil Spirit chefs prepared for her and the princess's arrival.
• Evil Spirits gathered outside the cafeteria, frightening the hungry players, while Li Zhuang mocked Old He and urged him to enter first.

Tang Xiaoling cleared the Haunted House safely while Wei Shengjin fled after refusing to pay out his betting pool. Pure Breeze Dao-Bone froze the wagers and arranged refunds, though some viewers who had cursed Tang Xiaoling received nothing.

• Tang Xiaoling carried Tiantian through the Haunted House as the Evil Spirits avoided frightening her, and the livestream viewers watched her near the exit.
• Wei Shengjin, using the name Eerie Knowledge Explainer, refused to pay the bets and left the livestream after Tang Xiaoling survived.
• When the promised Spirit Coins did not arrive, Wei Shengjin grew worried and packed to leave while viewers realized he had scammed them.
• Pure Breeze Dao-Bone announced that he had contacted the platform to freeze the pool and return viewers' stakes.
• The platform refunded the wagers, but the viewers who had loudly cursed Tang Xiaoling received no money back.

Lady Ten met Tang Xiaoling outside the Haunted House and took her to eat, planning to punish Lin Feng for frightening her. When players saw that Lady Ten was a Lord-Level Evil Spirit who could ignore the rules, they fled, while the livestream viewers wondered why she was escorting Tang Xiaoling.

• Tang Xiaoling praised Lady Ten's beauty, then recognized her as someone Grandma Zhao had told her to find if she encountered bad people.
• Lady Ten told Tang Xiaoling that Lin Feng had deliberately scared her, and Tang Xiaoling became angry while Lady Ten resolved to frighten him in the Haunted House that evening.
• Lady Ten offered to take Tang Xiaoling to eat, and the girl gladly accepted.
• At the crowded cafeteria, Lady Ten ordered the Evil Spirits to disperse so Tang Xiaoling would not have to wait in line.
• Li Zhuang and the other players inspected Lady Ten's information, saw that she was a Lord-Level Evil Spirit who could ignore the rules, and ran away as Roman fainted.
• Livestream viewers were stunned by Lady Ten's status and speculated that Tang Xiaoling would be safe with her.

Viewers wondered whether Tang Xiaoling’s father was powerful enough to explain why Evil Spirits kept treating her kindly. Lady Ten took Tang Xiaoling to the Cafeteria, where the manager’s frightened behavior nearly exposed Lady Ten’s identity.

• Viewers recalled how Evil Spirits had humored Tang Xiaoling and wondered whether a lord-class Evil Spirit would eat her.
• Tang Xiaoling worried that the fleeing players would go hungry, but Lady Ten reassured her and led her toward the Cafeteria.
• Tang Xiaoling noticed Roman unconscious on the ground, so Lady Ten ordered the Cafeteria manager to carry her inside.
• Roman woke, saw Lady Ten, screamed, and fainted again, startling the manager into dropping her and kowtowing to Lady Ten.
• Lady Ten ordered the manager to leave, then fixed him with a deadly glare as he prepared to beg for mercy.

Lady Ten subdued the cafeteria manager and kept Roman awake and silent while Tang Xiaoling believed she was helping her. As Lady Ten and Tang Xiaoling ate, Roman saw a warning that Lin Feng had died after missing his cafeteria meal and decided to remain still.

• The cafeteria manager trembled before Lady Ten and crawled out, and Tang Xiaoling asked whether he was her son.
• Lady Ten revived Roman by channeling ghostly energy into her, then sealed her throat so she could not scream or faint.
• Tang Xiaoling thought Roman was injured and urged her to get up, but Lady Ten told her to leave Roman alone and took her to eat.
• Roman watched Lady Ten and Tang Xiaoling receive a lavish meal and wondered whether the food was safe to eat.
• A notification reported that Lin Feng had been frightened to death after entering the Haunted House when he missed his cafeteria meal, and Roman chose to keep lying still.

Lin Feng became trapped in the Ghost Wedding House, where a female Evil Spirit pursued him through a series of terrifying illusions and hiding places. After he crawled out from beneath a bed, she found him again.

• Lin Feng entered what had become the Haunted House and found himself dressed as a bridegroom beside a terrifying female Evil Spirit.
• The female Evil Spirit appeared on Lin Feng's back as he ran through a grove, then a ghostly wedding procession surrounded him.
• Lin Feng closed his eyes and found himself on a wedding bed, where he hid beneath it as the Evil Spirit searched the room.
• After the Evil Spirit left, Lin Feng crawled out from under the bed, but she appeared in front of him and said, "Husband, so this is where you've been..."

After Lin Feng died, Tang Xiaoling continued eating under Lady Ten’s care until a sudden rule change ordered all players to the cafeteria to welcome the Amusement Park’s chairman. Old He and Li Zhuang arrived as Evil Spirits gathered outside, while the chairman’s arrival remained imminent.

• Lin Feng died after being frightened by a ghostly face, while Tang Xiaoling ate with Lady Ten in the cafeteria.
• A notification announced that the chairman would arrive in three minutes and ordered all players to gather in the cafeteria or face severe punishment.
• Old He reached the cafeteria and found Lady Ten kindly serving Tang Xiaoling, leaving him unsure how to react.
• Evil Spirits gathered outside the cafeteria, and Old He feared they would rush in and attack him.
• Li Zhuang disguised himself as a headless Evil Spirit to enter the cafeteria, startling Old He before revealing his identity.

Li Zhuang suspected Tang Xiaoling had triggered a special quest that made Rakshasa Lady Ten protect her, then joined the others in welcoming the Amusement Park chairman, Ghost King Zhong. Zhong arrived as a King-Level being above the park’s rules and executed two players who had failed to reach the cafeteria in time.

• Li Zhuang saw Rakshasa Lady Ten feeding Tang Xiaoling and asked Old He what had happened, but Old He did not know.
• Li Zhuang suspected Tang Xiaoling had triggered a special quest and feared she might need to kill players, leaving him at risk because he had bullied her.
• A notification ordered the players to welcome the chairman, and Li Zhuang, Old He, and Roman saw the Evil Spirits prostrated outside the cafeteria.
• The stats panel identified the arriving chairman as Zhong, a Ghost Monarch-Level, King-Level being who stood above the Amusement Park’s rules.
• Li Zhuang, Old He, and Roman prostrated themselves as Ghost King Zhong entered, and a notification announced that Zhao Jia and Gao Yong had been executed for arriving too late.

Ghost King Zhong bowed to Tang Xiaoling and addressed her as the princess, revealing why the Evil Spirits had treated her with such deference. As Wei Shengjin was arrested, Lady Ten questioned Zhong’s decision to expose Tang Xiaoling’s identity, and he said the princess had suffered enough mistreatment.

• Ghost King Zhong led his followers to Tang Xiaoling and respectfully greeted her as the princess, stunning the players and viewers.
• Viewers realized Tang Xiaoling’s background explained why the Evil Spirits had protected her, while Wei Shengjin panicked over his past attacks on her.
• Special Police officers arrested Wei Shengjin on suspicion of fraud, and he feared Tang Xiaoling’s father had sent them.
• Tang Xiaoling asked Ghost King Zhong why he called her a princess, while Lady Ten privately questioned his decision to reveal her identity.
• Ghost King Zhong told Lady Ten that the princess had suffered enough grievances and that the Ghost Emperor had sent her to have fun.

Ghost King Zhong revealed that the Evil Spirit Amusement Park was under Netherworld Fengdu’s jurisdiction and told Tang Xiaoling she could play freely. After Elder Jiang identified her as Fengdu’s princess, he summoned the Ten Elders and ordered his subordinates to travel to River City, hoping Dragon Country could establish contact with Fengdu.

• Ghost King Zhong told Tang Xiaoling that the amusement park belonged to Netherworld Fengdu and promised to punish anyone who defied her.
• Viewers searched for Netherworld Fengdu but found no records of the organization.
• Jiang Daoguo ordered the butler to convene the Ten Elders’ Meeting because Tang Xiaoling’s identity could affect Dragon Country’s destiny.
• Jiang Daoguo concluded that Netherworld Fengdu might come from the Evil Spirit World and considered how a connection could benefit Dragon Country.
• Jiang Daoguo found Tang Xiaoling’s River City address and ordered his subordinates to go there.

Ghost King Zhong welcomed Tang Xiaoling as a princess and tried to shower her with riches and Spirit Artifacts, but she refused them because her father had taught her not to take things from others. Tang Xiaoling accepted Lady Ten’s handmade doll, and Ghost King Zhong realized it contained their first child’s remnant spirit and had become bound to the princess as a Spirit Servant.

• Ghost King Zhong warned Roman, Li Zhuang, and the others that anyone who defied Tang Xiaoling would be cast into the Infernal Abyss.
• Ghost King Zhong offered Tang Xiaoling ten chests of Spirit Coins, but she refused them, saying her father had told her not to take things from other people.
• Ghost King Zhong replaced the coins with a hundred mid-tier-or-better Spirit Artifacts, but Tang Xiaoling refused those too because she already had plenty of toys.
• Lady Ten gave Tang Xiaoling an exquisite rag doll she had treasured for a hundred years, and Tang Xiaoling happily accepted it.
• Ghost King Zhong saw a purple flash and realized Lady Ten’s doll contained their first child’s remnant spirit, which had formed a Spirit Servant Contract with Tang Xiaoling.

Lady Ten made her unborn child Tang Xiaoling’s spirit servant to protect him, and Ghost King Zhong realized the Soul-Fixing Pearl could restore the boy’s remnant soul. After Tang Xiaoling went to ride the Ferris wheel with Lady Ten, Ghost King Zhong remembered something and turned toward Li Zhuang with murderous intent.

• Lady Ten revealed that she had marked her first child’s remnant soul and bound him to Tang Xiaoling as her spirit servant to ensure his safety.
• Tang Xiaoling said the rag doll seemed to like her, and Lady Ten and Ghost King Zhong wondered whether their son, Zhong Jue, was awakening.
• Sky Dog told Lady Ten to leave Zhong Jue with Tang Xiaoling for now and said he could be born when the time was right.
• Sky Dog and Ghost King Zhong realized the Soul-Fixing Pearl within Tang Xiaoling could restore Zhong Jue’s soul, potentially allowing him to be born with Ghost Monarch cultivation.
• Lady Ten took Tang Xiaoling toward the Ferris wheel, while Ghost King Zhong left for Fengdu after giving Lady Ten instructions.
• At the doorway, Ghost King Zhong remembered something and looked at Li Zhuang with a murderous gleam in his eyes.