Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen followed Jue Wei’s fragrance to a basement and rescued her and Li Chunyi from the Leopard Killer Group. Back at the police station, he told Qin Xueqing he had a plan to deal with the group and Zhou Bin.

• Jue Wei released her fragrance through a basement vent, hoping Lin Chen would recognize it and find her and Li Chunyi.
• Lin Chen identified the scent as Jue Wei’s, used his X-ray vision to locate the basement, and confirmed the women were safe.
• Lin Chen disabled a surveillance camera, broke the padlock, and freed Li Chunyi and Jue Wei.
• Lin Chen tricked the guards into opening the basement exit, subdued them, and led the women out of the killer group’s compound.
• At the police station, Qin Xueqing asked whether the police should arrest the killer group, and Lin Chen said he had his own plans for them and Zhou Bin.

Lin Chen arranged for the police to arrest Leopard if the Black Alliance appeared, then had Zhou Bin abducted and interrogated to learn the killer group’s plans. Zhou Bin revealed that more than a dozen Black Alliance members had arrived before You doused him with ice water in a cold storage room.

• Lin Chen told Wang Bei to wait for the Black Alliance to attack so the police could arrest Leopard for colluding with them.
• Lin Chen took Li Chunyi and Jue Wei to Jingwu Hall, then ordered Cheng Feng to capture Zhou Bin.
• Leopard warned Zhou Bin that Lin Chen had rescued the women, and Zhou Bin began packing to flee Nanzhou City.
• Cheng Feng’s men abducted Zhou Bin from Huashang Grand Hotel and took him to a cold storage room.
• You threatened Zhou Bin until he admitted that Leopard had planned to lure Lin Chen into a trap and that more than a dozen Black Alliance members had arrived.
• You poured ice water over Zhou Bin in the cold storage room.

Leopard welcomed Cao Fei and his men, who planned to kill Lin Chen and leave Nanzhou City before dawn, but Zhou Bin’s disappearance led them to suspect Lin Chen had taken him. After the system assigned Lin Chen a mission to eliminate Leopard, Lin Chen went with Cheng Feng and You to confront Leopard’s group at Yingke Building.

• Leopard welcomed Cao Fei and his men at Yingke Building, and Cao Fei ordered him to find Lin Chen before dawn so they could kill him and flee Nanzhou City.
• Leopard called Zhou Bin, but when he could not reach him, he sent a man to Huashang Grand Hotel and learned Zhou Bin was missing.
• Leopard suspected Lin Chen had captured Zhou Bin and told Cao Fei he could find Lin Chen at Jingwu Hall, but Cao Fei decided to go there and take the hall for Leopard.
• Lin Chen received a system mission to eliminate Leopard and learned that his three-day mission to take Antique Villa had two days remaining.
• Lin Chen left Qin Xueqing and went to Yingke Building, where Cheng Feng and You were waiting with Jingwu Hall brothers as Leopard’s group arrived.

Leopard and Cao Fei brought over five hundred men to Jingwu Hall, claiming they were searching for a missing friend but revealing their intent to kill Lin Chen. Cheng Feng beat Cao Fei back at first, but You stepped in when Cao Fei used internal force and was then struck by his Steel Fist.

• Leopard arrived at Jingwu Hall with Cao Fei and a large force, saying they had come to search for a missing friend.
• Cao Fei challenged Lin Chen, and Cheng Feng fought him, landing rapid punches that forced him to stagger backward.
• Cao Fei activated his internal force and charged Cheng Feng, but You intervened and took the fight herself.
• Cao Fei recognized You and demanded that she stand aside, while You attacked him.
• Cao Fei endured You's cuts, then struck her with his Steel Fist and knocked her back several steps.

Lin Chen absorbed most of the Leopard Killer Group into Jingwu Hall and learned that Antique Villa was in trouble, creating an opportunity for his planned takeover. As he headed out with Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and Jue Wei, You reported that Zhou Bin had escaped, but Lin Chen decided to let him live for now.

• Lin Chen offered the Leopard Killer Group members a place in Mingyang Tianxia Group, and most agreed while the rest were allowed to leave.
• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing that the Leopard Killer Group had been disbanded and its people would be put on the right path.
• Lin Chen read headlines announcing the group’s dissolution and Antique Villa’s loss of supply channels, then decided to wait before making an offer.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing joined Li Chunyi and Jue Wei for a trip to Nanzhou Garden Expo Park.
• You told Lin Chen that Zhou Bin had escaped from the freezer, and Lin Chen said to let him live a little longer.

At Garden Expo Park, Lin Chen arrived with Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and another woman while Zhou Bin entered in disguise, unaware that Lin Chen had already rescued him. A flashback revealed that a masked man had saved Zhou Bin and offered him the God-tier Killer System, leaving Zhou Bin stunned by the man's apparent magic.

• A masked man drove toward Garden Expo Park on a mission to steal a monster.
• Lin Chen and the three women entered Garden Expo Park, chose a restaurant, and planned to visit the flower fields first.
• Zhou Bin entered the restaurant in disguise and recognized Lin Chen, while Lin Chen only glanced at him.
• The Masked Man rescued Zhou Bin from the freezer and claimed that Lin Chen's power came from a system.
• The Masked Man explained that his God-tier Killer System required him to kill daily, but that Zhou Bin was a suitable candidate to receive it.
• The Masked Man freed Zhou Bin's handcuffs and produced clothes, then explained that Lin Chen used remote retrieval through his system's storage space.

Zhou Bin accepted the God-tier Killer System from the Masked Man, hoping to gain the power to take revenge on Lin Chen. After the system bound to him and revealed his newcomer rewards, it assigned his first target: Han Qiang.

• The Masked Man offered Zhou Bin the system and threatened him into accepting, then made him swallow a pill that would keep him alive only as long as he cooperated.
• Zhou Bin agreed to take the system, believing it was his only chance to fight Lin Chen and avenge the ruined Zhou family.
• The Masked Man unbound the system, lost all his rewards, and transferred it to Zhou Bin, whom the system identified as a perfect match.
• Zhou Bin opened his newcomer gift pack and received increases to his attributes, along with 100 Killing Intent and a level-one system.
• The system told Zhou Bin that the prize pool would unlock after three days of missions and assigned Han Qiang, president of Garden Expo Park in Nanzhou City, as his target for the day.

Zhou Bin learned that the Masked Man was Chen Yin and agreed to work with him to kill Han Qiang, while Lin Chen and his companions attended Garden Expo Park’s Flower Festival. The chapter ended as Han Qiang began presenting a valuable jewelry set, unaware that Lin Chen sensed he was in danger.

• The Masked Man told Zhou Bin to find a mutated man in the zoo section of Garden Expo Park and give him a ring so he would help kill Han Qiang.
• Zhou Bin negotiated a split of the mission rewards and prize-pool items, then saw that the Masked Man was Chen Yin, who said he now used the name Hu Chongsheng.
• Chen Yin warned Zhou Bin to leave Nanzhou City after the mission and become stronger before returning to seek revenge on Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen, Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and Jue Wei went to the Sea of Flowers and watched a performance during Garden Expo Park’s Flower Festival.
• Han Qiang appeared onstage to present Honey Jewelry Group’s Flower's Tale three-piece set, and Lin Chen noticed a dark green sign between Han Qiang’s brows that suggested a major calamity.

At a flower festival competition, Lin Chen planned to use his X-ray vision to win a jewelry prize for Qin Xueqing. After confronting Lü Zhitao and Zhang Jiali for pushing past them, Lin Chen promised Qin Xueqing he would tell her the winning answer and lift her above the crowd.

• Han Qiang announced a competition to identify the flowers and number of stems hidden in a sealed box, with a jewelry set worth one hundred thousand yuan as the prize.
• Lin Chen noticed Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and Jue Wei were eager to compete and realized his X-ray vision could reveal the answer.
• Lü Zhitao and Zhang Jiali pushed past Qin Xueqing, and Lin Chen demanded an apology before Lü Zhitao pulled Zhang Jiali away.
• Lü Zhitao later answered that the box held six peony stems, but Han Qiang said he was wrong.
• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing he would give her the correct answer when they got a chance, then offered to lift her above the crowd while covering her dress.

Lin Chen helped Qin Xueqing win a jewelry set, then warned Garden Expo Park owner Han Qiang that his life might be in danger. After Lin Chen and the women left to continue sightseeing, Zhang Jiali and Lü Zhitao headed to the zoo to vent their anger on the monsters there.

• Lin Chen whispered the correct answer, nine lilies, to Qin Xueqing, who won the Flower's Tale jewelry set.
• Qin Xueqing gave the necklace and earrings to Li Chunyi and Jue Wei, keeping the ring for herself.
• Lin Chen noticed Han Qiang's unusually heavy security detail and warned him that he faced danger, but Han Qiang said he would finish his business before going home.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing left with Li Chunyi and Jue Wei to continue sightseeing.
• Zhang Jiali stopped to support Lü Zhitao and suggested they visit the zoo to feed the monsters and vent her frustration.

Zhou Bin recruited Zhou Nan, a human-bodied, beast-faced mutant held in the zoo’s monster enclosure, to help him kill Han Qiang in exchange for escape and a chance at a normal life. Lin Chen noticed Zhou Bin’s disguise but let him go, then continued viewing the monsters with Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and Jue Wei.

• Zhou Bin lured Zhou Nan over by shouting “Terra Stone” and offered to help him escape and find a surgeon if he worked for him.
• Zhou Nan agreed to kill Han Qiang, and Zhou Bin handed him a phone while Zhou Nan frightened the nearby spectators with a roar.
• Zhou Nan hid the phone and planned to escape at night to avoid causing a scene that could interfere with the mission.
• Zhou Bin bumped into Lin Chen while leaving, then hurried away; Lin Chen recognized him from the restaurant and suspected he was hiding his identity.
• Lin Chen joined Qin Xueqing, Li Chunyi, and Jue Wei as they viewed the first two monsters and posed for group photos.

Lin Chen recognized that the caged Zhou Nan was a mutant, but Zhou Nan pretended not to understand him. After Zhang Jiali repeatedly taunted and struck Zhou Nan with food, Zhou Nan slashed her face, and the crowd and staff rushed to respond as Lin Chen and his companions left for the amusement park.

• Lin Chen studied Zhou Nan and suspected he was a mutated human, but Zhou Nan ignored his attempts to speak with him.
• Zhang Jiali mocked Zhou Nan and threw chestnuts and chicken drumsticks at him despite Lü Zhitao's warnings.
• Zhou Nan grew claws and slashed Zhang Jiali's face when she threw more chestnuts at him.
• Lü Zhitao and the park staff arranged for Zhang Jiali to be carried away for emergency treatment, while Lin Chen chose not to help after seeing Lü Zhitao's resentful expression.
• Qin Xueqing suggested going to the amusement park, and Lin Chen and the others left as staff closed the area.

After Zhang Jiali was scratched by the beast, Han Qiang ordered staff to tranquilize and restrain it so he could hand it over to the Zhang Family. Zhou Nan used the opportunity to kill Han Qiang, then escaped the zoo with Zhou Bin by disguising himself as a tourist.

• Han Qiang learned that the beast had scratched Zhang Jiali's face and went to the beast area to prepare to surrender the beast and punish its caretakers.
• The caretakers shot Zhou Nan with tranquilizers, but he only pretended to faint so he could ambush Han Qiang.
• Zhou Nan broke free, killed Han Qiang with his claws, and fled while guards shouted that the beast had escaped.
• Zhou Bin hid Zhou Nan in a banyan tree, gave him clothes and a disguise, and directed the searchers toward the wrong path.
• Zhou Nan and Zhou Bin blended in with fleeing tourists and left through the zoo entrance after Zhou Nan triggered a panic in the crowd.

Lin Chen went to the zoo after hearing that Han Qiang had been killed by the escaped human-bodied, beast-faced monster. He told Wang Bei the killer was likely a mutant with an accomplice, and Wang Bei began checking the entrance footage as Lin Chen suspected the accomplice had helped the monster escape in disguise.

• Lin Chen learned that the escaped monster had killed someone and suspected the victim was Han Qiang.
• Lin Chen and the three beauties entered the zoo after Wang Bei vouched for them.
• Wang Bei confirmed that the monster had killed Han Qiang with a single swipe after resisting an anesthetic and breaking free from restraints.
• Lin Chen urged Wang Bei to inspect vehicles leaving Garden Expo Park because the monster might have had an accomplice.
• Lin Chen reasoned that an ordinary accomplice could have supplied clothes and disguises, so Wang Bei ordered the entrance surveillance footage retrieved.

Lin Chen tracked the suspects in Han Qiang’s murder and offered to take over Garden Expo Park, then faced a threat to his antique business from Zhao Chen and ordered You to kill him. Wang Bei warned Lin Chen that Zhao Chen could not be killed after Zhao Chen claimed Lin Chen was planning to attack him.

• Lin Chen identified the masked man from surveillance, and Wang Bei ordered a search for the suspects and their car.
• Lin Chen offered to take over Garden Expo Park, and Wang Bei said he would raise the possibility with Han Qiang’s wife and the government.
• Old Fifth Jin told Lin Chen that Zhao Chen was threatening to delay antique shipments unless Antique Villa resumed cooperation with the Zhang Family.
• Lin Chen went to Jingwu Hall and ordered You to take out Zhao Chen.
• Wang Bei called Lin Chen and warned him to stop because Zhao Chen had increased security and could not be killed.

Lin Chen struggled to find a way to deal with Zhao Chen and the Zhang Family, then encountered a serious car accident while driving and tried to save an injured boy with hemophilia. The chapter left Lin Chen preparing to use the Three-Six-Nine Miracle Acupuncture Method as the crowd watched.

• Wang Bei warned Lin Chen not to kill Zhao Chen and said Han Qiang's wife could not transfer the Garden Expo Park shares because the Zhang Family had threatened her.
• Lin Chen ordered You to stop the mission, then drove around Nanzhou City to clear his head.
• Lin Chen witnessed a drunk driver in a red Ferrari crash into a Bentley, trapping a mother and her young son.
• Bystanders pulled the boy from the wreck, but Lin Chen found him bleeding heavily from a chest wound and learned he had hemophilia.
• Lin Chen used the Sunflower Acupuncture Hand to try to stop the bleeding, then prepared silver needles for the Three-Six-Nine Miracle Acupuncture Method.

Lin Chen saved a hemophiliac child using acupuncture and other abilities, then returned to Jingwu Hall and explained why he had abandoned the mission against Zhao Chen. You was left wondering how they could deal with Zhao Chen without carrying out the assassination.

• Lin Chen used the Three Six Nine Acupuncture Method and internal energy to stop the child’s bleeding, drain blood from his lung cavity, and wake him.
• Lin Chen told Li Wei that her son Xiaobei needed hospital treatment within half an hour, and she gave him her business card and asked for his name and address.
• Lin Chen gave Li Wei a Jingwu Hall business card, then left before the ambulance arrived and forgot to take her card.
• Lin Chen returned to Jingwu Hall, where You asked why he had ordered her to abandon the mission.
• Lin Chen explained that Zhao Chen had used the police system to frame him, making an assassination too dangerous, and You asked what they should do instead.

Lin Chen returned home after asking his men to watch the Garden Expo Park, then received a new mission to acquire it and devised a plan to appeal to Liang Aimin. He also told Jue Wei she was free from her servant status and tried to match her with Lightning.

• Lin Chen returned to Donghai City and told his men to monitor the Garden Expo Park because he wanted to acquire it.
• The system announced that Lin Chen had completed the previous day's mission, then issued a new quest to acquire the Garden Expo Park and a three-day quest to take over Antique Villa.
• Lin Chen decided to approach Liang Aimin and argue that acquiring the Garden Expo Park could benefit Nanzhou City.
• Qin Xueqing left for work and asked Lin Chen to visit Aimei Group after completing his mission, while Lin Chen encouraged her about the company's future.
• Lin Chen asked Jue Wei what she thought of Lightning and whether she would accept him if he liked her.
• Lin Chen told Jue Wei she was free to leave, but Jue Wei insisted that she would never leave him.

Lin Chen and Mo Xue went to meet Mayor Liang Aimin about urgent business, but he refused to see them while staying with his injured son. Lin Chen decided to wait outside the hospital for a chance to speak with him, needing to complete his mission that day.

• Lin Chen encouraged Jue Wei to pursue Lightning, saying Lightning admired her too.
• Lin Chen took Mo Xue to Nanzhou City to seek a meeting with Liang Aimin, but learned the mayor was at the hospital because his younger son had been in a car accident.
• Liang Aimin and Li Wei discussed how Lin Chen had saved Xiaobei and agreed that Jingwu Hall had become a legitimate company worthy of commendation.
• Li Jin told Liang Aimin that Mo Xue and Lin Chen wanted to see him, but Liang Aimin declined and asked them to visit his headquarters the next day.
• Mo Xue asked Lin Chen what they should do, and he decided to wait outside until Liang Aimin came out so he could speak with him.

Li Wei recognized Lin Chen as the man who had saved her son, and Liang Aimin thanked him before hearing about Zhao Chen’s interference with Lin Chen’s business plans. Lin Chen offered to treat Liang Xiaobei’s hemophilia, and the group returned to the boy’s hospital room so Lin Chen could examine him.

• Li Wei recognized Lin Chen as the benefactor who had saved Liang Xiaobei and introduced him to Liang Aimin.
• Lin Chen asked Liang Aimin to deal with Zhao Chen for obstructing his antique business and Garden Expo Park acquisition.
• Liang Aimin agreed to speak with Zhao Chen and promised Lin Chen an answer by three o’clock.
• Lin Chen assured Liang Aimin that the Leopard Killer Group had been disbanded and was doing legitimate business.
• Lin Chen said he could greatly improve Liang Xiaobei’s hemophilia with an inherited Secret Recipe, then went with the family to examine him.