Chapter Summaries

After Qi Gu discovered dark magic beneath the missing child's crib, Vivian and Han Yunshu traced it to their nephew Han Jiahao, whose luck came from stealing the child's fate. The family confronted Han Jiahao's parents, and Qi Gu offered to swap the children's fates back, prompting the couple to attack him.

• Vivian and Han Yunshu realized Han Jiahao's extraordinary luck matched the clues about who could have cursed their child, and Qi Gu identified him as using the child's fate.
• Vivian remembered that Han Jiahao's mother had given them the crib and rushed with Han Yunshu to confront his family.
• Han Yunshu called his parents, and everyone gathered in the Han Family living room as Vivian accused the youngest aunt of harming her baby.
• The youngest uncle's family denied the accusation until Vivian challenged them to swear they had nothing to do with the dark magic beneath the crib.
• Han Yunshu explained Qi Gu's discovery, and Qi Gu offered to perform a ritual to swap the children's fates back.
• Han Jiahao's parents lunged at Qi Gu, protesting that he must not change their son's fate.

Qi Gu used a ritual to locate Han Song and revealed that the smoke had led to Green Ghost, who was the Han family’s lost child. After the family reunited with him, Han Yunshu forced his younger uncle and aunt to confess that they had bribed a fortune-teller to exchange Han Song and Han Jiahao’s fates.

• Qi Gu prepared a bowl of water, incense, a map, and silver needles, then used the family’s blood and calls of Han Song’s name to guide pink smoke across the map.
• The smoke circled above Qi Gu, who released Green Ghost from his gourd and identified him as Han Song.
• Vivian recognized Green Ghost as her son and embraced him, while Han Yunshu and the two Han elders joined them in tears.
• Green Ghost learned that he was not the unwanted child who had been drowned, but the Han family’s son whose fate had been switched.
• Under Han Yunshu’s pressure, his younger uncle and aunt confessed that they had bribed a fortune-teller to exchange Han Song and Han Jiahao’s fates.
• The family learned that they still needed to find the nanny who had taken Han Song away to discover how he had lost a finger.

Qi Gu restored Han Song’s fate, and the Han Family learned that Vivian might give birth to Han Song reincarnated. After asking Vivian to arrange renovations for Floating Mist Temple, Qi Gu returned home and announced the project online, attracting eager prospective worshippers.

• Qi Gu performed the life-swapping ritual, restoring Han Song’s fate and causing Han Jiahao and the Han elders to be rushed to the hospital.
• Vivian and the Han Family grieved as Han Song was taken for reincarnation, then understood Qi Gu’s hint that Vivian’s unborn child might be Han Song returned to them.
• Qi Gu declined Vivian’s payment and asked her to find a crew to renovate Floating Mist Temple; she agreed and promised the family would visit when the work was done.
• Back in his hot rented room, Qi Gu bought a new phone after his old one froze under a flood of notifications.
• Qi Gu posted that Floating Mist Temple was under renovation, saw people eager to visit, and decided to leave temple management to professionals while ordering takeout.

Huang Hongyuan sought help from Qi Gu after doctors could not explain why his eight-year-old daughter, Xiao He, was suffering organ failure. Qi Gu traveled to Capital People's Hospital and arrived just before visiting hours, ready to see the child.

• Huang Hongyuan asked Qi Gu to help save Xiao He, and Qi Gu agreed to travel to the hospital.
• Huang Hongyuan's family waited outside the ICU, where they worried over Xiao He's condition and blamed themselves.
• Qi Gu sent Lin Hanzhi his snack list, and Lin Hanzhi said he wanted to visit Floating Mist Temple and wished for a capable colleague.
• Qi Gu traveled to Capital Airport, where Huang Hongyuan picked him up and drove him to the hospital.
• Qi Gu and Huang Hongyuan reached the ICU shortly before visiting hours began.

Qi Gu questioned Huang He about the strange touch that preceded her illness, then searched her home for the object draining her soul. He found a wooden dog carving with red paper on its eye and asked Huang He's parents to find out when she last saw the woman who gave it to her.

• Qi Gu visited Huang He in the hospital and learned that she had felt something stroke her head while she was building blocks at home.
• Qi Gu told Huang Hongyuan that something was drawing out Huang He's soul and went with him and Wang Li to search their home.
• Qi Gu found no evil objects during his first inspection, and Wang Li began rummaging through the TV cabinet.
• A wooden dog carving with red paper stuck to one eye rolled to Qi Gu, and Wang Li said a deceased friend of her mother's had given the carvings to Huang He.
• Qi Gu told Huang Hongyuan and Wang Li to ask Huang He's grandparents when she had last seen the deceased woman.

Grandma Huang learned that Xiao He had seen the deceased Old Lady Bai wearing a burial shroud three days earlier, confirming Qi Gu’s warning that Bai was targeting the girl. A young man secretly recorded the Huangs and posted the footage online, sparking a wave of accusations that Qi Gu was a fraud.

• Huang He told Grandma Huang that she had seen Grandma Bai three days earlier, wearing clothes covered in longevity characters and greeting Grandma Huang.
• Grandma Huang and Grandpa Huang realized that Huang He had seen Old Lady Bai on the seventh night after her death and feared she meant to take the girl.
• A yellow-haired young man secretly recorded the Huangs discussing Qi Gu and uploaded the footage with a headline accusing him of scamming people.
• Viewers recognized Qi Gu in the video, and critics and debunking bloggers claimed his supernatural work was staged.
• I Am Long Aotian defended his secret recording as an effort to protect people, and commenters praised him while attacking a critic.

Qi Gu prepared a doll as bait and waited for Old Lady Bai to come for Huang He. He caught and bound the evil ghost, then Grandma Huang began beating her with a peach branch.

• Huang Hongyuan and Wang Li confirmed that Old Lady Bai had targeted their daughter, and Qi Gu told them to fetch Huang He's favorite doll and supplies.
• Qi Gu marked the doll with Huang He's birth date and time, set it out as bait, and ordered takeout while the family waited.
• After night fell, Qi Gu used Ox Tears to let the family see ghosts and concealed himself as Old Lady Bai entered through a window.
• Old Lady Bai mistook the doll for Huang He and grabbed it, but its mechanical voice startled her.
• Qi Gu appeared, drew a glowing talisman that bound Old Lady Bai, and Grandma Huang beat her with a peach branch.

Qi Gu sent Old Lady Bai to the Underworld to face punishment, then gave the Huang family incense ash water for Huang He. After I Am Long Aotian posted a video mocking the treatment, Huang He’s condition miraculously improved, her tests returned normal, and she was moved out of the ICU.

• Qi Gu summoned an underworld officer, who took Old Lady Bai away to stand trial for her crimes.
• Qi Gu gave the Huang family incense ash water for Huang He to drink the next day and was escorted to a hotel.
• I Am Long Aotian filmed the Huang family giving Huang He the water and uploaded an edited video that drew a surge of attention and advertising offers.
• Huang He’s condition improved, and doctors found her examination results normal except for a slight fever.
• The hospital transferred Huang He from the ICU to a general ward, while the Huang family thanked the medical staff and remembered Qi Gu’s payment.

Qi Gu hired Huang Hongyuan to manage Floating Mist Temple, and Huang learned that Vivian had arranged the temple’s renovation crew. After discovering that I Am Long Aotian had secretly filmed Huang’s family and accused Qi Gu of fraud, Huang used evidence of Huang He’s illness and recovery to publicly defend Qi Gu and demand an apology.

• Qi Gu accepted Huang Hongyuan’s offer to manage Floating Mist Temple, and they agreed to discuss his salary once the temple became profitable.
• Huang Hongyuan learned that Vivian had arranged the renovation crew and became more impressed by Qi Gu’s connections.
• Li Qianqian warned Huang Hongyuan about a trending video accusing Qi Gu of scamming his family, but Huang confirmed that Huang He was recovering.
• Huang Hongyuan saw the video, grew angry at I Am Long Aotian for secretly filming his family and slandering Qi Gu, and promised Qi Gu he would handle the matter.
• Huang Hongyuan posted hospital records showing Huang He’s critical condition and latest diagnosis, then demanded that I Am Long Aotian apologize and compensate the family or face legal action.

Qi Gu defended himself after the authorities confirmed that he had helped catch fugitive murderer Diao Huaqing and donated the bounty. Long Aotian faced public backlash, sponsor penalties, and a breakup, while Guan Aiai exposed his behavior and felt relieved to be free of him.

• Qi Gu replied to a commenter by recommending medicine for mouth ulcers and telling sick people to go to the hospital, prompting online debate about his abilities.
• Z Province Police thanked Qi Gu for providing Diao Huaqing's address and confirmed that he donated the fugitive's 800,000 bounty.
• I'm Long Aotian received demands for compensation from his sponsors and learned that his girlfriend, Guan Aiai, wanted to break up with him.
• Guan Aiai's best friend confronted I'm Long Aotian, and Guan Aiai told her to expose him after he accused her of using the breakup as an excuse.
• Guan Aiai posted an account of their relationship, drawing public sympathy and further condemnation of I'm Long Aotian.
• I'm Long Aotian was driven off the internet, faced compensation and rejection from his second uncle's family and neighbors, while Guan Aiai felt Floating Mist Temple had helped her end a bad relationship.

Qi Gu returned to Floating Mist Temple and restored its statues while workers began renovating the grounds. Lin Hanzhi climbed the mountain to bring Qi Gu snacks, leaving Qi Gu to help him recover from the exhausting ascent.

• Qi Gu returned to Floating Mist Temple and remembered his master, the peach tree, and the sour fruit that had made him cry after his master's death.
• Qi Gu applied fertilizer to the peach tree as a crew from Lücheng arrived to renovate the temple.
• Qi Gu spent three days restoring the divine statues, then placed a small shrine of his master beneath the main hall's eaves.
• Lin Hanzhi climbed the mountain to deliver snacks to Qi Gu and arrived at the temple pale, sweating, and short of breath.
• Qi Gu helped Lin Hanzhi rest and brought in the suitcase full of snacks Lin Hanzhi had gathered for him.

Qi Gu enjoyed the renovated Floating Mist Temple while Huang Hongyuan organized its future businesses, then traveled to Province Y to film the delayed second episode of Explore the Supernatural. The livestream began on the way to a mountain location, where the production assistant asked what Qi Gu had packed in his suitcase.

• Lin Hanzhi left Floating Mist Mountain after his company summoned him to work overtime.
• Qi Gu admired the renovated Floating Mist Temple and built an ordering mini app for Huang Hongyuan, whose design he defended despite its garish colors.
• Lin Hanzhi told Qi Gu to let Huang Hongyuan change the app’s design, while Pubu Gesang mistook Lin’s message for a promise of a raise.
• Qi Gu traveled to Province Y on July 15 to join the production team for the second episode of Explore the Supernatural.
• The livestream began as Qi Gu rode toward a mountain near the airport, and the production assistant asked him to reveal what was in his suitcase.

Qi Gu arrived at the guesthouse for the second episode of the paranormal show and met the new guest, a young boy, while Sha Chuan returned despite his worsening condition. Qi Gu warned Sha Chuan to leave the show to protect his life, but Sha Chuan mistook the advice for a rejection of his apology.

• Qi Gu explained why he packed snacks in his suitcase, then arrived at the mountain guesthouse with the other guests waiting for him.
• Qi Gu discovered that Vivian had been replaced by the little boy he had met outside the Lotus Town Health Center, and he saw that Sha Chuan looked seriously unwell.
• Sha Chuan returned to the show because Wei Cai had pressured him to scheme against Qi Gu in exchange for a chance to join Shengshi Media.
• Sha Chuan apologized to Qi Gu and reached for his hand, but Qi Gu avoided the contact and urged him to withdraw from the show because his life was in danger.
• Sha Chuan insisted that his apology was sincere, while Qi Gu said his warning was sincere advice, prompting viewers to argue over the exchange.

Qi Gu and the other guests gathered for the paranormal show, but director Song An revealed they would be climbing Qingji Mountain at night instead of staying at a hotel. He recounted a forum mystery about five experienced hikers who vanished after reporting six shadows on the summit, leaving the group about to investigate the mountain.

• Song An and Mu Xingchen urged Sha Chuan to heed Qi Gu’s warning, but Sha Chuan insisted he was well enough to stay on the show.
• Mu Xingchen asked Qi Gu when Floating Mist Temple would reopen, and Qi Gu said its renovations would be finished in a week.
• The guests introduced themselves, including Pubu Gesang, whom Qi Gu recognized as being surrounded by golden radiance.
• Song An revealed that the guests would not stay at the hotel and instead directed them onto a bus.
• Song An explained that the show would film a nighttime climb up Qingji Mountain and described a forum post where five hikers reported reaching the summit but appeared in a photo with six shadows.
• The five hikers stopped posting after the extra shadow was noticed, and five days before the filming, police announced that their bodies had been found at the mountain’s foot.

Qi Gu and the production crew arrived at Qingji Mountain, where unsettling rumors and a livestream viewer’s frightening experience raised fears about the location. Qi Gu gave everyone blessed sachets for protection, and Lin Hanzhi ended up with a red one and a green one that Qi Gu had picked especially for him.

• Song An explained that the production team had chosen Qingji Mountain at the investor’s insistence, and viewers discussed the mountain’s suspicious deaths and online rumors.
• A viewer traced the first hiker’s address to Qingji Mountain and received a threatening reply, then asked Qi Gu for help.
• Qi Gu reassured the viewer and warned him against tracing people’s IP addresses, since the person he found might not be human.
• The crew reached the mountain and grew nervous, but Qi Gu said filming could proceed if everyone wore a blessed sachet.
• Qi Gu handed out sachets and gave Lin Hanzhi both a red and a green one, suggesting he hang them from his clothing zipper.

The crew began hiking up Qingji Mountain with emergency equipment, while Qi Gu warned them about the mountain’s heavy yin energy. At a stream, Sha Chuan spotted a valuable jadeite bangle and planned to secretly retrieve it.

• Lin Hanzhi carried some of Qi Gu’s snacks in exchange for his protection, and Song An handed everyone emergency mountaineering gear.
• Qi Gu warned that the shaded mountain forest had heavy yin energy, unsettling the group as they continued their hike.
• Sha Chuan tried to reassure everyone that Qi Gu would protect them, but Qi Gu cautioned that nothing was absolute and noticed Sha Chuan’s yin energy growing denser.
• After walking for about an hour, the group found a clear stream and stopped on a flat patch to rest and eat.
• Sha Chuan spotted an imperial-green jadeite bangle in the stream and planned to take it secretly while the others rested.

Qi Gu warned the crew to stay away from the stream, but Sha Chuan went in after a jade bracelet and was dragged underwater by a ghostly hand. Qi Gu’s sachet destroyed the hand and saved Sha Chuan, though Sha Chuan believed he had survived by his own strength and the sachet drifted away downstream.

• Qi Gu spotted black threads in the stream and warned everyone to keep away from it.
• While the others ate, Sha Chuan secretly went to the stream searching for a jade bracelet.
• Sha Chuan grabbed the bracelet, which became a ghostly hand that forced him underwater.
• Sha Chuan’s sachet shone with golden light, destroyed the ghostly hand, and floated downstream.
• A staff member helped Sha Chuan after he crawled onto the bank, and Sha Chuan said there had been something in the water.

Sha Chuan resumed filming after nearly drowning and used his grief over his deceased girlfriend to win sympathy, while Qi Gu’s blunt judgment sparked angry comments. As the group climbed Qingji Mountain after dark, Qi Gu ignored the hate and ate snacks, and the child participant led the way while Qi Gu lagged behind.

• Sha Chuan checked the livestream comments, then acted heartbroken as viewers sympathized with him and discussed his girlfriend’s death.
• After changing clothes and continuing the shoot, Sha Chuan told Song An that he had entered the stream because he thought he saw someone important to him.
• Qi Gu told Sha Chuan that his face suggested he was unfaithful, prompting viewers to criticize Qi Gu and defend Sha Chuan.
• Qi Gu ignored the abusive comments and ate spicy strips Lin Hanzhi gave him until Song An called the group to continue hiking.
• The group climbed Qingji Mountain in the dark and cold, with the child participant out in front and Qi Gu at the back.

Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi struggled to keep up with the group climbing Qingji Mountain, but they rescued Mu Xingchen when an unseen force dragged him toward the steep steps. Lin Hanzhi steadied Mu Xingchen as the darkness behind him lingered.

• Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi fell behind the other guests as they climbed Qingji Mountain.
• Mu Xingchen pulled Qi Gu, Lin Hanzhi, and the cameraman up the steep steps, then reached out as if to help someone unseen and was yanked toward the drop.
• A branch stopped Mu Xingchen's fall, and the sachet on his backpack glowed, but another force began dragging him backward.
• Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi grabbed Mu Xingchen and struck the darkness with spiritual light, making the force disappear.
• Lin Hanzhi held Mu Xingchen upright and stared at the dense darkness behind him.

After Mu Xingchen nearly fell on the haunted mountain, the crew continued climbing while staying close to Qi Gu and his protective sachets. Qi Gu treated Lin Hanzhi’s leg, and the group moved on with the growing sense that something might be developing between them.

• Lin Hanzhi caught Mu Xingchen when an unseen force pulled him toward the steps, and Mu Xingchen said Master’s sachet had helped protect him.
• Qi Gu wondered whether the five hikers who had reached the summit were really human, frightening the group as a mountain gale swept through.
• The crew chose to keep climbing and clustered near Qi Gu, while he noticed Lin Hanzhi was limping.
• Lin Hanzhi asked Qi Gu to apply medicine to his scratched leg, and Qi Gu cleaned and bandaged the wound.
• Pubu Gesang pulled Mu Xingchen away so the two would leave Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi alone.