Chapter Summaries

Sheng Nian acted heartbroken after He Gu showed Jiang Shu the intimate photos, earning more self-salvation progress as Yan Feizhuo took him away. Jiang Shu told He Gu to apologize, while Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian left to get lunch at Sheng Nian’s favorite burger place.

• After the photo shoot, He Gu looked through Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo’s photos with Jiang Shu, prompting Sheng Nian to rush over and tearfully explain that the poses had only been acting.
• Yan Feizhuo demanded the photos back and took Sheng Nian away by the hand, while Sheng Nian gained 3% Male Supporting Character Self-Salvation Progress and 300 System Coins.
• Jiang Shu told He Gu he had been careless and should apologize to Sheng Nian, leaving He Gu to hide his anger and agree.
• As Yan Feizhuo led Sheng Nian away, Sheng Nian acted dejected while secretly celebrating his progress, and Jiang Shu watched them go with an unexpected sense of loss.
• Sheng Nian asked Yan Feizhuo to take him to a burger place in Evernight Sky, and Yan Feizhuo agreed.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored Evernight Sky and planned to dress up for its night parade. Ye Heng tried to recruit Sheng Nian to sabotage Jiang Shu and He Gu, then stole five badges from Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo by soaking Sheng Nian with a water gun, leaving Yan to help him change.

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo earned more badges while exploring Evernight Sky and decided to visit the night market in hanfu before joining the night parade.
• Ye Heng explained the night parade to Sheng Nian and suggested they dress up for it after visiting Cloud Robes and Feather Garments.
• When Yan Feizhuo stepped away to take a work call, Ye Heng proposed that he and Sheng Nian sabotage Jiang Shu and He Gu's tasks so Ye Heng could earn Matchmaker Badges.
• Sheng Nian refused to cooperate, saying he did not want to force Jiang Shu to team up with him.
• Ye Heng sprayed Sheng Nian with a water gun and stole five badges from Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo's team.
• Yan Feizhuo returned, covered Sheng Nian with his trench coat, and hurried him toward the costume studio to change.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo dressed in matching Ming-style yesa robes and explored Dream Capital together. As they shared food and walked through the crowded streets, Sheng Nian grew flustered by Yan Feizhuo’s affectionate gestures and stayed close by holding his robe.

• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo chose matching red-and-black yesa robes, and Yan Feizhuo fastened Sheng Nian’s belt before buying both outfits.
• The pair entered Dream Capital, a replica ancient city, and planned to stroll along its central street before visiting Qionghua Tower.
• Sheng Nian was drawn to a lamb flatbread stall, so he and Yan Feizhuo bought one to share.
• Yan Feizhuo wiped crumbs from Sheng Nian’s mouth, making Sheng Nian blush and hurriedly urge them onward.
• As they moved through the crowd, Sheng Nian caught the corner of Yan Feizhuo’s robe so he would not get lost.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored Dream Capital’s festive streets, where they wore matching winter jasmine flowers and drew fortune sticks at the Pagoda. Sheng Nian received an auspicious fortune, while Yan Feizhuo drew the tower’s sole blessed fortune, which Sheng Nian bought for him to keep.

• Sheng Nian avoided holding Yan Feizhuo’s hand and instead let him hold his sleeve as they explored the crowded avenue.
• At Granny’s stall, Yangyang called Yan Feizhuo an uncle, and Granny adorned Sheng Nian’s hair and Yan Feizhuo’s robe with matching winter jasmine.
• Sheng Nian persuaded Yan Feizhuo to join the long queue at the Pagoda and draw a fortune stick.
• A monk read Sheng Nian an auspicious fortune and Yan Feizhuo the Pagoda’s one rare blessed fortune.
• Sheng Nian bought Yan Feizhuo’s fortune stick and placed it in a brocade pouch for him to keep.

Yan Feizhuo took Sheng Nian to Qionghua Tower and guided him through Dream Capital’s night tour, where Sheng Nian enjoyed the ghost parade and Nuo Exorcism. Afterward, the pair headed toward Evernight Sky to ride its Ferris Wheel while waiting for the Production Team’s dinner.

• Yan Feizhuo bought two reservations so he and Sheng Nian could watch Dream Capital from Qionghua Tower.
• Yan Feizhuo draped a cloak over Sheng Nian, and they descended to watch the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
• Sheng Nian dressed as a ghost and posed for photos with the parade performers while Yan Feizhuo took the pictures.
• Sheng Nian watched the Night Wandering God and Nuo Exorcism procession, becoming especially fascinated by the masks.
• After learning dinner would be delayed, Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo decided to ride the Ferris Wheel in Evernight Sky.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo encountered Jiang Shu and He Gu at the Ferris Wheel, where He Gu apologized for looking at their photos without permission. Yan Feizhuo refused to forgive him, then gave Jiang Shu a sarcastic apology after Sheng Nian demanded it, and pulled Sheng Nian away to begin their task.

• Sheng Nian greeted Jiang Shu at the Ferris Wheel, and Jiang Shu asked He Gu to apologize to him.
• He Gu apologized to Sheng Nian, who then asked him to apologize to Yan Feizhuo for looking at his photos without permission.
• Yan Feizhuo refused He Gu's request for forgiveness, and He Gu became visibly upset.
• Jiang Shu defended He Gu, and Yan Feizhuo rebuked him; Sheng Nian then told Yan to apologize or he would stop talking to him.
• Yan Feizhuo agreed to apologize on the condition that Sheng Nian obey him during the Ferris Wheel task, then delivered a sarcastic apology to Jiang Shu and pulled Sheng Nian away.

Sheng Nian played the jealous lover while Ye Heng tried to recruit him for the Ferris Wheel task, and Yan Feizhuo intervened when Ye Heng pressed him. The task required partners to kiss at the top of the Ferris Wheel, leaving Sheng Nian’s upcoming ride with Yan Feizhuo—and the possibility of their first kiss—unresolved.

• Yan Feizhuo pulled Sheng Nian away from Jiang Shu and He Gu, and Jiang Shu ignored Sheng Nian when he called out at the Ferris Wheel task station.
• Sheng Nian learned that the Ferris Wheel task asked romantic partners to kiss at the top, while Ye Heng offered to team up and stop Jiang Shu and He Gu from completing it.
• Ye Heng provoked Sheng Nian by warning that Jiang Shu and He Gu might develop feelings through their intimacy, and Sheng Nian acted heartbroken as his self-salvation progress rose to 5.8%.
• Yan Feizhuo called out Ye Heng for using Sheng Nian, prompting Ye Heng to enter the Ferris Wheel alone.
• Tang Jiang teased Sheng Nian and asked him to try dating her, making Yan Feizhuo visibly jealous as viewers speculated that Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo might have to kiss.

Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian rode the Ferris wheel together, where Yan tried to complete their task by kissing Sheng Nian at the top. When Sheng Nian resisted, Yan kissed the back of his own hand instead and comforted him, leaving their feelings unresolved.

• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian boarded the Ferris wheel after Sheng Nian promised to replace Yan’s handkerchief.
• As the cabin rose, Sheng Nian watched Evernight Sky’s lights while Yan Feizhuo watched him, and fireworks began outside.
• Yan Feizhuo removed a wilted flower from Sheng Nian’s hair and said he would give him one that would not wilt next time.
• Near the top, Yan reminded Sheng Nian that he had promised to follow his instructions for the task, and Sheng Nian resisted the expected kiss.
• At the Ferris wheel’s highest point, Yan covered Sheng Nian’s face and kissed the back of his own hand instead, then wiped away Sheng Nian’s tears and promised not to force him.

After finishing the Ferris Wheel task, Sheng Nian received a Nuo Opera Mask from Yan Feizhuo and rested on the ride back to the Manor Villa. At dinner, Director Ren announced the badge leaders and revealed that the next day's challenges would take place at Evernight Sky's water park.

• Yan Feizhuo teased Sheng Nian until he recovered from crying, and they completed the Ferris Wheel task to earn three Heart-Pounding Badges.
• Yan Feizhuo gave Sheng Nian a Nuo Opera Mask as an apology gift, and Sheng Nian asked him to pull him away from Jiang Shu on the Hovercar so he could stop acting and rest.
• Yan Feizhuo led Sheng Nian away from Jiang Shu and covered him with a blanket as he slept on the ride back to the Manor Villa.
• At dinner, Director Ren announced that Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao had earned twenty-eight Heart-Pounding Badges, Ye Heng had earned twenty-nine Matchmaker Badges, and Tang Jiang had earned thirty-two Matchmaker Badges.
• Director Ren announced that the next day's confidential challenges would take place at the Sea Amusement Park, and the guests went to bed.

He Gu tried to restore his image by preparing an elaborate breakfast, but Sheng Nian challenged the needless work and the estate’s prepared buffet undermined He Gu’s plan. He Gu played the victim, Jiang Shu and Ye Heng sided with him, and Sheng Nian left after Jiang Shu scolded him.

• He Gu invited Sheng Nian to help prepare an extravagant breakfast, and Sheng Nian criticized the workload and pointed out that the estate’s kitchen could provide breakfast instead.
• Yan Feizhuo summoned the butler, who announced that breakfast was ready and that the estate had prepared the shrimp dumplings and crab roe buns Sheng Nian had requested.
• Sheng Nian’s remarks raised his self-salvation progress to 9%, while He Gu’s image suffered as the guests learned breakfast had already been prepared.
• He Gu cried and claimed he had only wanted to make everyone a meal, prompting Ye Heng to defend him and Jiang Shu to tell Sheng Nian to stop.
• Sheng Nian pretended to be hurt and walked out, and Yan Feizhuo followed him while Jiang Shu and Ye Heng stayed behind to comfort He Gu.

After breakfast, the guests learned that the day’s water-park badge scramble required them to find clues and race to three attractions. Yan Feizhuo took Sheng Nian horseback riding toward the clue location, leaving Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao to follow separately.

• He Gu felt mocked by the butler’s remarks and resolved to draw attention back to Sheng Nian so he could use him as a shield.
• Director Ren announced the badge scramble at Evernight Sky’s water park, where only the first three pairs to reach each of three hidden attractions would win badges.
• Yan Feizhuo read the map and agreed to guide Sheng Nian, while Mo Yuanyuan and Qi Xiao asked to join them.
• After learning Mo Yuanyuan could not ride, Yan Feizhuo pointed out the clue’s location to her and Qi Xiao, then took Sheng Nian to rent a horse.
• Yan Feizhuo lifted Sheng Nian onto the horse, mounted behind him, and rode with him down a woodland path outside the castle.

Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian rode to the first mission checkpoint and arrived far ahead of the other teams. Sheng Nian drew a card requiring him to charm the bar audience, and Yan Feizhuo led him inside to begin.

• Yan Feizhuo sped up on horseback and pulled Sheng Nian into his arms as they took a shortcut through the forest.
• Yan Feizhuo brought the horse to a stop outside A Bar, and Sheng Nian trusted him to catch him as he dismounted.
• Sheng Nian learned that their first checkpoint mission would be chosen by drawing a card, despite their first-place arrival.
• Sheng Nian drew a mission asking how to stay forever charming in a lover's eyes.
• Yan Feizhuo read that Sheng Nian had to perform onstage and win the audience's cheers and interest.
• Yan Feizhuo took Sheng Nian's hand and led him into the bar.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo visited Evernight Sky, where Sheng Nian reunited with the Mist Band’s lead singer, Zhu Li, and took the stage to play drums. They completed their bar task perfectly and earned five badges, with Sheng Nian finding joy in performing again.

• Yan Feizhuo and Sheng Nian entered Evernight Sky and learned that the Mist Band was performing there.
• Sheng Nian discovered that Zhu Li, the Mist Band’s lead singer known as Fox, owned the bar and agreed to play drums for their task.
• Zhu Li took Sheng Nian backstage to change while Yan Feizhuo stayed at the bar.
• Sheng Nian performed on drums to an enthusiastic crowd, and Yan Feizhuo watched from the bar.
• Sheng Nian collected the clue for the next activity, and he and Yan Feizhuo earned five badges for completing the task.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo followed a whale clue to the Sea Demon Tunnel, where they explored the underwater passage and were startled by a mischievous orca. Yan Feizhuo found a pearl marked with the Production Team’s logo, which appeared to be the next clue.

• Sheng Nian showed Yan Feizhuo the whale card, and they used the map to head for the whale symbol near the coast.
• Yan Feizhuo pocketed Sheng Nian’s black lace choker, and they rode together to the next attraction.
• A staff member directed Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo into the Sea Demon Tunnel to find clues for their task.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored the underwater tunnel and admired the scenery beyond its glass walls.
• An orca charged at the glass and triggered fake cracks, frightening Sheng Nian until Yan Feizhuo pulled him into his arms.
• Yan Feizhuo found a pearl bearing the Production Team’s logo in the mouth of a whale sculpture.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo explored the Sea Demon Tunnel, found a second mission pearl, and avoided sharing their clues with Jiang Shu and He Gu. They continued toward the tunnel exit, where staff said they might encounter sea creatures along the shore.

• A staff member explained that the pearls were mission clues, with three needed to complete the mission and seven offering a special reward, and Sheng Nian played with the orca Tiger-Tiger.
• Jiang Shu and He Gu arrived, and Tiger-Tiger ignored He Gu while Sheng Nian laughed and left with Yan Feizhuo.
• Sheng Nian watched leatherback turtles in the tunnel and learned from a staff member that he could try to see sea creatures at the shore by the tunnel exit.
• At a milk tea shop, Sheng Nian received a pearl from the stuffed orca and celebrated finding a second one with Yan Feizhuo.
• Jiang Shu asked Sheng Nian about the clues, but Sheng Nian said he did not know, and Yan Feizhuo told Jiang Shu and He Gu to find clues themselves.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo used the orca clue to find enough pearls to finish their task, then encountered He Gu and Jiang Shu in the Sea Demon Tunnel. When He Gu fell while reaching for a wooden orca carving, Sheng Nian challenged him to say on the livestream whether Sheng Nian had pushed him, and He Gu insisted he had fallen on his own.

• Yan Feizhuo reminded Sheng Nian that the orca symbol was the clue, and they found three pearls in orca-themed locations, bringing their total to five.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo stopped searching for more pearls and later crossed paths with the other groups in the Sea Demon Tunnel.
• He Gu approached Sheng Nian alone and implied that Jiang Shu still cared about him, but Sheng Nian refused to lose his temper.
• Sheng Nian spotted a wooden orca carving beneath a bench, and He Gu hurried to reach it before him.
• He Gu pretended to fall, and Jiang Shu suspected Sheng Nian had pushed him and demanded an apology.
• Sheng Nian asked He Gu to say whether Sheng Nian had pushed him, and He Gu stated that he had fallen on his own.

Sheng Nian exposed He Gu’s false accusation with Tang Jiang’s help, and Jiang Shu apologized after Yan Feizhuo demanded it. Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo gathered all seven pearls and headed off to summon the divine dragon.

• Sheng Nian pretended to be hurt while He Gu admitted that he had fallen after his vision went black.
• Tang Jiang revealed that her livestream viewers had witnessed He Gu fall on his own, and Yan Feizhuo ordered Jiang Shu to apologize to Sheng Nian.
• Jiang Shu apologized, earning Sheng Nian 3% Male Supporting Character Self-Salvation Progress and 300 System Coins.
• Yan Feizhuo, Sheng Nian, and Tang Jiang left the gathering, and Tang Jiang teased Sheng Nian about his feelings for Jiang Shu.
• Sheng Nian found a pearl inside the Orca Wood Carving, and Yan Feizhuo produced another pearl he had found on the Fortune-Attracting Tree.
• Sheng Nian combined the two pearls with the five in his bag, completing the set of seven and preparing to summon the divine dragon.

Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo won the pearl-collecting event, then completed the mystery prize’s test by feeding and bonding with Tiger-Tiger, Evernight Sky’s resident orca. They left the orca behind and sailed back to the dock, with Sheng Nian eagerly looking through Yan Feizhuo’s photos.

• Sheng Nian rode a children’s sightseeing train with Yan Feizhuo to the mission station, where they turned in seven pearls and won first place.
• The staff announced that Team Shengyan had earned five Heart-Pounding Badges and unlocked Evernight Sky’s mystery grand prize, but had to pass a test by winning over the crown prince.
• Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo traveled by yacht to meet Tiger-Tiger, an orca known as Evernight Sky’s crown prince.
• Sheng Nian fed and petted Tiger-Tiger while Yan Feizhuo fed the orca and took photos of Sheng Nian.
• Sheng Nian hugged and kissed Tiger-Tiger goodbye, then looked through Yan Feizhuo’s photos as the yacht headed back to the dock.

Sheng Nian won Evernight Sky’s mystery grand prize after completing the task involving the crown prince, a whale named Tiger-Tiger. The guests then set off for lunch before their next task, which would take them to a thrilling high-altitude rafting attraction.

• The staff announced that Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo had completed the task of pleasing the crown prince, and Sheng Nian told Mo Yuanyuan about playing with the whale.
• Ying Chen revealed that the mystery grand prize was an appointment as Evernight Sky’s interstellar image ambassador and jewelry-brand spokesperson, awarded to Sheng Nian.
• The guests congratulated Sheng Nian, and the staff announced that more sponsor-provided mystery prizes would appear in later show segments.
• The guests gathered their clues and headed toward Tiger-Tiger Fish Restaurant for lunch before continuing the tasks.
• Yan Feizhuo recognized that their next destination offered high-altitude rafting down an artificial tropical snow mountain, and Sheng Nian became eager to try it.

Sheng Nian and the other guests enjoyed a fish feast before heading to a snowy mountain rafting task. At the raft launch, Jiang Shu objected to Sheng Nian riding with Yan Feizhuo, but Yan Feizhuo took Sheng Nian to a two-person raft anyway.

• Director Ren added salmon and then bluefin tuna to the meal after Sheng Nian and Mo Yuanyuan teased him, and the guests ate together.
• Sheng Nian felt cold and uneasy under He Gu's hostile gaze, while Yan Feizhuo noticed and had a blanket brought for him.
• Director Ren explained the rafting task's badge rules, and Sheng Nian and Yan Feizhuo chose the highest-difficulty slide, as did He Gu and Jiang Shu.
• He Gu sat between Jiang Shu's legs in a two-person raft, and Jiang Shu objected when Sheng Nian planned to ride with Yan Feizhuo, insisting Sheng Nian use a single-person raft.
• Sheng Nian challenged Jiang Shu's double standard, and Jiang Shu left with He Gu; Yan Feizhuo then pulled Sheng Nian toward a two-person raft.