Recaps

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting settled into the guesthouse, where an old acquaintance warned Jian Ran that people were after the treasures buried in a nearby tomb. The old cook asked whether Jian Ran wanted the tomb’s riches, and Jian Ran dismissed the idea.

• The Female Ghost appeared outside Jian Ran and Lu Yanting’s room, but vanished when Jian Ran took out Talisman Paper.
• Lu Yanting asked whether Jian Ran would care if he died, and Jian Ran blurted out that he would not be a widow; Lu Yanting promised to live a long life.
• At dinner, Jian Ran recognized the guesthouse cook as the former security guard from Yandong University, while Yu Hong and his assistant misunderstood the school’s connection to a dating show.
• Jian Ran stayed late to eat and accepted an offer of erguotou from the cook, who quietly silenced Yu Hong with an intimidating look.
• The cook told Jian Ran that many people wanted the treasures left by the tomb’s owner and asked whether Jian Ran wanted them; Jian Ran said he did not want a dead man’s money.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting drank with the old kitchen worker, who hinted that the Prince of Zhennan had slaughtered thousands to keep a secret from getting out. Back in their room, a drunk Lu Yanting asked Jian Ran to compare him with his ex-boyfriends and demanded a kiss as proof that Jian Ran thought he was better.

• Jian Ran rejected the old kitchen worker’s suggestion that he was after the tomb’s riches, and Yu Hong left to ask the cultural relics bureau staff about the man.
• The old kitchen worker warned that the Prince of Zhennan’s massacre may have been meant to keep news secret rather than provide people for burial.
• Lu Yanting drank the remaining Erguotou, became drunk, and told Jian Ran that being with him made him happy.
• Back in their room, Lu Yanting pinned Jian Ran down and asked whether he was better than Jian Ran’s ex-boyfriends.
• Jian Ran said Lu Yanting was better than all of them, but Lu Yanting demanded a kiss before he would believe him.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting shared an impulsive kiss before a female ghost interrupted them, and Jian Ran spent the rest of the night flustered beside Lu Yanting. The next morning, Jian Ran learned that Lu Yanting and Yu Hong were discussing adding a bed scene between the Prince of Zhennan and his male favorite.

• Lu Yanting asked Jian Ran to kiss him, and Jian Ran gave in before they noticed a female ghost peeping through the window.
• Jian Ran struck the female ghost with a talisman, while Lu Yanting grabbed a consecrated family sword and tried to chase her away.
• Jian Ran stopped Lu Yanting, then shared his bed with him; he lay awake feeling embarrassed about their kiss.
• The next morning, Yu Hong noticed Jian Ran's swollen lips and assigned Lu Yanting a solo scene while Jian Ran sat out the first scene.
• Lu Yanting apologized for getting rough while drunk, and the assistant revealed that the production planned a bed scene for the Prince of Zhennan and his male favorite.

Jian Ran learned that the film planned to add intimate scenes between his character and Lu Yanting, then was asked to secure permission to film inside the Prince of Zhennan's tomb. He warned Yu Hong that the tomb was dangerous but agreed to speak with Yu Shan, leaving Yu Hong to face the consequences of filming there.

• Jian Ran discovered that the production had added scenes portraying Sheng Le as the Prince of Zhennan's male consort, including a bed scene, and agreed to film them for the pay.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting awkwardly apologized to each other about the previous night before Yu Hong interrupted them.
• Yu Hong learned from his assistant that Yu Shan, the kitchen's old cook, was in charge of Southern City's filming permissions and wanted Jian Ran to approach him.
• Yu Hong asked Jian Ran to get permission to film in the Prince of Zhennan's tomb.
• Jian Ran warned that the tomb had too much yin energy and suggested filming aboveground, but Yu Hong insisted, so Jian Ran agreed to speak with Yu Shan and cautioned Yu Hong not to regret it.

Yu Fengyi rejected Zhong Fanrui and confessed that he had fallen for Jian Ran, while Zhong sought out Liu Qi and ended up at a bar where Jian Dan was working. The chapter left Zhong provoking Jian Dan until Lu Yuhuan confronted him.

• Yu Fengyi told Zhong Fanrui that he had fallen for Jian Ran and admitted he might never have truly loved Zhong, then had security escort him out.
• Zhong Fanrui called Liu Qi and agreed to meet him for drinks, hoping to find a new opportunity.
• Zhong Fanrui arrived at a luxurious Beijing bar and spotted Lu Yuhuan among Liu Qi's guests.
• Zhong Fanrui recognized Jian Dan serving fruit and provocatively ordered him to pour a drink.
• Lu Yuhuan offered to pour Zhong Fanrui's drink, startling him.

Jian Dan rejected Lu Yuhuan's attempt to stand up for him, defended himself, and left the private room, while Lu Yuhuan watched him with growing interest. Meanwhile, Jian Ran secured permission for Yu Hong's crew to film in the underground mausoleum that night and learned Yu Shan was Yu Fengyi's grandfather.

• Lu Yuhuan filled Zhong Fanrui's glass and demanded that he drink, but Jian Dan drank it instead and announced that he was leaving.
• Lu Yuhuan followed Jian Dan, who pinned him against a wall and warned him not to treat him like a pushover before walking away.
• Jian Ran asked Yu Shan for permission to film in the underground mausoleum, and Yu Shan warned him that people could die there but approved a nighttime shoot.
• Yu Shan revealed that Yu Fengyi was his grandson and asked Jian Ran to plead his case, but Jian Ran refused.
• Jian Ran told Yu Hong that the filming was approved, and Lu Yanting questioned him about the Yu family's government connections.

During a shoot inside the Prince of Zhennan’s mausoleum, Jian Ran became trapped in a coffin during a supernatural blackout, frightening Lu Yanting. After Jian Ran escaped, he told director Yu Hong that the Prince of Zhennan planned to visit him that night.

• Jian Ran played the dancer Sheng Le opposite Lu Yanting’s Prince of Zhennan in a scene filmed inside a replica mausoleum.
• Lu Yanting improvised a threatening scene in which the Prince put Sheng Le in a coffin and said he would keep him company after death.
• The lights went out, the coffin shut with Jian Ran inside, and blood appeared across the floor when the lights came back on.
• Lu Yanting searched his clothes for talismans, but Jian Ran punched through the coffin and climbed out.
• Lu Yanting hugged Jian Ran and admitted he had been terrified, while Yu Hong questioned whether the crew had staged the incident.
• Jian Ran told Yu Hong that the Prince of Zhennan disliked self-righteous people and planned to chat with him that night.

After Yu Hong learned that Jian Ran’s talisman paper could ward off bad luck, he overcame his skepticism and hurried to buy one. When a red-clad figure appeared in the corridor, he panicked and called for Jian Ran to open the door.

• Yu Hong asked Lu Yanting whether Jian Ran had been joking about the Prince of Zhennan, but Lu Yanting left to follow Jian Ran.
• Yu Hong read online stories about Jian Ran’s talisman paper and decided to buy one despite declaring that he would fight superstition.
• Yu Hong asked Jian Ran for a rush order of ghost-repelling talisman paper, and Jian Ran quoted him ten thousand.
• Lu Yanting refused to let Yu Hong add Jian Ran on WeChat and told him to transfer the money to Lu Yanting instead.
• Yu Hong sensed a red-clad figure approaching in the corridor and pounded on the door, shouting for his mommy to open it.

Yu Hong survived an encounter with a female ghost after Jian Ran drove her away, then kept filming and asked that Jian Ran be treated with more respect. Meanwhile, Lu Yuhuan picked up Jian Dan from campus, and Jian Dan rejected his advances, insisting he was not interested in men.

• Jian Ran demanded payment from Yu Hong before opening the door, then drove off the Red-clothed Female Ghost when she released Yu Hong.
• Yu Hong paid Jian Ran fifty thousand for the exorcism and woke from a night of nightmares clutching Talisman Paper.
• Yu Hong asked Elder Lu to pause filming but ultimately decided to continue, telling his assistant to favor Jian Ran and give him more screen time.
• Lu Yuhuan waited outside Jian Dan's university and persuaded him to ride with him to study and eat before work.
• Jian Dan accused Lu Yuhuan of using money and flashy gestures to pursue people, then said he was not interested in men and would never be the bottom.

Jian Ran avoided telling Lu Yanting what he had seen in the Prince of Zhennan’s coffin, then reluctantly filmed a scene dressed as a dancing girl. Lu Yanting’s reaction to Sheng Le’s fallen dagger grew frighteningly intense, leaving Jian Ran alarmed.

• Jian Ran told Lu Yanting he had seen nothing in the coffin, keeping his suspicions about the Prince of Zhennan to himself.
• Yu Hong collected Talisman Paper from Lu Yanting after transferring one hundred thousand, while nearby actors gossiped about Jian Ran and the strange noises from the night before.
• Jian Ran objected to wearing a dancing girl’s outfit for the palace scene but agreed to film after Lu Yanting and his assistant urged him on.
• Jian Ran performed as Sheng Le, whose dagger fell during the dance and caught the Prince of Zhennan’s attention.
• Lu Yanting stared at the fallen dagger with a savage, unfamiliar darkness and demanded that it be brought to him.

During filming, Lu Yanting was possessed by the Prince of Zhennan, who threatened Jian Ran before Lu regained control and warned Jian Ran to protect himself if it happened again. Elsewhere, Bai Jingchuan approached Jian Dan to ask for help getting another chance with Jian Ran, but someone intervened and refused.

• The Prince of Zhennan accused Jian Ran of being an assassin, grabbed him, and ordered him sent to his bed before the director called cut.
• Jian Ran recognized Lu Yanting fighting to regain control and used a hand seal to make him collapse.
• Lu Yanting woke and asked where the Prince of Zhennan had touched Jian Ran, then warned him to act if Lu was possessed again.
• Jian Dan heard students gossiping about the Lamborghini that picked him up and hurried away from the campus gates.
• Bai Jingchuan stopped Jian Dan and asked him to help persuade Jian Ran to give him another chance.
• A tall figure stepped in front of Jian Dan and coldly refused Bai Jingchuan.

Bai Jingchuan warned Jian Dan that Lu Yuhuan was dangerous, while Lu Yuhuan continued pursuing him despite Jian Dan's protests. In Lu Yuhuan's bedroom, Jian Dan found strange photographs of his brother Jian Ran and was kissed by Lu Yuhuan, leaving their encounter at an awkward, intimate moment.

• Bai Jingchuan confronted Lu Yuhuan over Jian Dan and warned Jian Dan not to trust Lu Yuhuan before riding away.
• Jian Dan punched Lu Yuhuan after he tried to embrace him, then agreed to leave with him to avoid being filmed by onlookers.
• Jian Dan followed Lu Yuhuan into the villa to find medicine and discovered printed photographs of Jian Ran in the master bedroom.
• Lu Yuhuan explained that the photographs were part of the Lu Family's investigations, and Jian Dan objected to the suggestion that Jian Ran was trying to join the family.
• Lu Yuhuan kissed Jian Dan, who tried to leave, but their struggle pulled off Lu Yuhuan's towel and prompted him to tease Jian Dan for looking.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting learned that Nuo Xiaolan had disappeared from the Women's Dormitory, leaving blood at her doorway. Fearing the Prince of Zhennan might target either of them, they argued over who should go search, and the chapter ended with neither willing to let the other leave the Guesthouse.

• Lu Yanting told Old Master Lu that he wanted to stop filming because Jian Ran was in danger, but his grandfather insisted the Lu Family had to finish the film to break its curse.
• Jian Ran came out of the shower and rejected Lu Yanting's attempt to inspect him before an assistant urgently reported that someone was missing.
• Jian Ran found blood outside Nuo Xiaolan's room and learned she had been alone in the Women's Dormitory.
• Jian Ran sent the assistant away, then told Lu Yanting that Nuo Xiaolan had probably been dragged outside because the Guesthouse had been cleared of places with heavy yin energy.
• Jian Ran refused to leave in case the Prince of Zhennan targeted Lu Yanting, while Lu Yanting refused to let Jian Ran go for the same reason.

Jian Ran and Lu Yanting explored a Resentment Domain depicting Southern City during a plague and learned that the Prince of Zhennan had sealed the city. They entered his bedchamber and were discovered by the Prince, who appeared gravely ill and bloodied.

• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting entered the Resentment Domain and walked through a bustling but anxious Southern City.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting overheard people saying the Prince of Zhennan had sealed the city to prevent the plague from spreading.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting found rows of bodies and concluded that a plague had struck Southern City.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting went to the Prince of Zhennan's bedchamber and overheard him questioning someone about causing the plague.
• Lu Yanting dragged Jian Ran into the bedchamber, where the Prince of Zhennan noticed them and demanded to know who was there.

The Prince of Zhennan revealed that he already knew Sheng Le was an assassin and ordered the empress executed, while his worsening illness stirred Sheng Le’s concern. Jian Ran and Lu Yanting then encountered the empress’s leap from the gate tower, where Jian Ran recognized her as Nuo Xiaolan and tried to stop her from using another person’s body.

• A eunuch informed the Prince of Zhennan that his tomb was complete, and the empress barged into the hall to accuse Sheng Le of being an assassin.
• The Prince of Zhennan said he already knew about Sheng Le, ordered the empress beheaded, and threatened that her father and brother would die too.
• After the empress was dragged away, the Prince of Zhennan coughed blood, and Sheng Le asked whether his plague could be cured.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting left to find the empress, but the scene changed to her standing on a gate tower and threatening to jump.
• Jian Ran caught the empress by the arm and called her Nuo Xiaolan, but she accused him of trying to change history and dragged him downward.

Jian Ran rescued Nuo Xiaolan from the empress’s Wraith in the Resentment Domain, while the Prince of Zhennan watched and then left without explanation. Nuo Xiaolan later sought Jian Ran’s Talisman Paper, and Yu Hong discovered he had paid far more for his own.

• Jian Ran used Talisman Paper to drive the empress’s Wraith out of Nuo Xiaolan, while the Prince of Zhennan observed them and departed.
• Lu Yanting called for help, and Yu Hong’s crew took the unconscious Nuo Xiaolan back for medical care.
• Nuo Xiaolan woke in her dorm, feared the ghost would return, and decided to thank Jian Ran and buy Talisman Paper.
• Yu Hong learned that Jian Ran charged Nuo Xiaolan a thousand yuan for three sheets, then found a queue of people buying them for a hundred yuan each.

Jian Ran sold talisman paper to the crew while Lu Yanting made him rest, and Yu Hong’s complaints turned the crew against him. Meanwhile, Ji Yuanming and Bai Jingchuan went to protect Jian Dan from Lu Yuhuan, only to learn that Jian Dan had been booked at a bar for the month.

• Jian Ran explained that he sold talismans cheaply to help people protect themselves, and Lu Yanting sent the waiting buyers away for an hour so Jian Ran could rest.
• Yu Hong objected to the crew buying talismans, but the crew criticized him for neglecting their safety, and his assistant warned him to stop fighting Jian Ran.
• Ji Yuanming learned from Bai Jingchuan that Lu Yuhuan was pursuing Jian Dan and decided they should go intervene.
• Ji Yuanming and Bai Jingchuan arrived at Jian Dan’s workplace and demanded that the manager send Jian Dan to serve them.
• The manager said Jian Dan had already been booked for the month, and Ji Yuanming accused the bar of offering shady services.

Ji Yuanming and Bai Jingchuan joined Lu Yuhuan’s gathering, where their attempts to keep Jian Dan away from him created an awkward scene. As filming continued, Jian Ran questioned Yu Zhuo about the Prince of Zhennan’s empress and a rumored plague in Southern City, but Yu Zhuo disclosed nothing.

• Liu Qi told Ji Yuanming and Bai Jingchuan that Lu Yuhuan was at the gathering, and they hurried to join him.
• Lu Yuhuan traded barbs with Ji Yuanming and Bai Jingchuan, and the two men simultaneously stopped Jian Dan from pouring him a drink.
• Yu Hong urged Lu Yanting to film the intimate scenes with Jian Ran, but Lu Yanting postponed them until the end.
• Jian Ran asked Yu Zhuo about the empress’s death and the rumored Southern City plague, then warned her their friendship would suffer if she stayed dishonest.

Jian Ran learned more about the Southern City tragedy and planned to negotiate with the Prince of Zhennan, despite Lu Yanting’s objections. He sneaked into the Underground Tomb at night, where a hoarse voice asked if he had missed it.

• Yu Shan told Jian Ran that the Empress had killed herself, Southern City’s victims had been burned, and the Prince of Zhennan may have caught the contagious disease.
• Yu Shan asked Jian Ran to help with the troubled Southern City excavation, but Jian Ran declined and said he planned to take the initiative.
• Lu Yanting warned Jian Ran not to risk himself, confessed that he wanted Jian Ran all to himself, and failed to stop him from leaving to answer Xu Xuda’s call.
• Xu Xuda told Jian Ran that Lu Yuhuan, Ji Yuanming, and Bai Jingchuan were pursuing Jian Dan, and Jian Ran told him to keep watching without intervening.
• Jian Ran used a Drowsiness Spell to sneak out and went to the Underground Tomb to negotiate with the Prince of Zhennan.
• As Jian Ran approached the Prince of Zhennan’s coffin, a chilling voice asked, “Baby, did you miss me?”

Jian Ran confronted the Prince of Zhennan and the Empress, uncovering the truth behind the plague and their past before delivering the Empress. As he tried to escape, the Prince of Zhennan caught him.

• The Prince of Zhennan accused Jian Ran of being Sheng Le, then defended his actions during the plague and blamed the Empress for introducing an infected handkerchief.
• The Empress appeared and denied responsibility, but the Prince of Zhennan revealed that her father and brother had plotted rebellion and used Sheng Le as an excuse.
• The Prince of Zhennan said the Empress had been a pawn and that her family had threatened him into making her empress.
• When the Empress’s face softened, Jian Ran seized the chance to form a seal and deliver her with golden light.
• Jian Ran tried to slip away, but the Prince of Zhennan grabbed his shoulder and accused him of using him before running.

Jian Ran tried to negotiate with the Prince of Zhennan, who demanded that he find Sheng Le, but Lu Yanting broke through Jian Ran’s spell and rescued him. Back at the Guesthouse, Jian Ran healed Lu Yanting’s damaged heart meridians and revealed that finding Sheng Le was the final step in breaking the curse.

• Lu Yanting broke through Jian Ran’s restraint spell, spat up blood, and rushed out to find him.
• The Prince of Zhennan demanded that Jian Ran find Sheng Le and threatened to keep Jian Ran’s body if he failed.
• The Prince of Zhennan began strangling Jian Ran, but Lu Yanting arrived and covered him with Talisman Paper, freeing Jian Ran so they could escape.
• Jian Ran realized Lu Yanting had forcibly broken through the spell and gave him burned Talisman Paper to restore his heart meridians.
• Jian Ran told Lu Yanting that Sheng Le was the last crucial ghost needed to break the curse, and the two went to bed together.

Gu Feng witnessed Jian Dan fend off Bai Jingchuan, Lu Yuhuan, and Ji Yuanming, then tried to recruit him for Maple Blue Entertainment. The next morning, Jian Ran realized the movie script might hold a clue to finding Sheng Le's departed soul, whose discovery was necessary to save him and Lu Yanting.

• Gu Feng and Xu Xuda arrived at a bar, where Bai Jingchuan was thrown from a private room after Lu Yuhuan confronted him about Jian Dan.
• Ji Yuanming defended Jian Dan, who left after his shift ended, and Gu Feng followed him outside to offer him a place at Maple Blue Entertainment.
• Jian Dan refused Gu Feng's offer and rode away on his electric scooter.
• Jian Ran asked Lu Yanting if they could sleep separately, but Lu Yanting refused and kept him close through the night.
• At breakfast, Jian Ran told Yu Zhuo that the Prince of Zhennan had ordered him and Lu Yanting to find Sheng Le's departed soul or die.
• Jian Ran remembered the movie script and suspected that something was wrong with its screenwriter.

After his mother’s successful surgery, Jian Ran offered Jian Dan money for his studies and hurried back to Southern City with Lu Yanting to ask Old Master Lu about the screenwriter behind Old Stories of Southern City. The name Enjoying Prosperity led Jian Ran to suspect Sheng Le, and the night ended with Lu Yuhuan announcing he wanted to transfer to Jian Dan’s school.

• Jian Dan told Jian Ran that their mother’s surgery had succeeded, and Jian Ran offered to transfer him a million for his studies abroad.
• Jian Ran noticed someone lurking near the set and told Lu Yanting they had to leave Southern City that day to see his grandfather.
• Jian Ran asked Old Master Lu who wrote Old Stories of Southern City, and Old Master Lu said the screenwriter used the pen name Enjoying Prosperity.
• Jian Ran and Lu Yanting recognized the pen name as an expanded version of Sheng Le, then joined Old Master Lu for a drinking session.
• After Old Master Lu asked Jian Ran if he wanted to date Lu Yanting, Lu Yuhuan arrived and announced he wanted to transfer to Jian Dan’s school.

Lu Yuhuan declared his love for Jian Dan and demanded permission to transfer schools, while Jian Ran and Lu Yanting grew closer after a night together. Jian Ran woke up the next morning with the Prince of Zhennan urging him to pursue his lead, and threatened to blow up the prince’s coffin if he kept spying.

• Lu Yuhuan announced that he had found true love and offered to give up his Lu family inheritance if Old Master Lu let him transfer schools.
• Jian Ran warned Lu Yuhuan that he would have to get past him before Jian Dan accepted him, and Lu Yuhuan left the dining room.
• Lu Yanting suggested that Old Master Lu give Yuhuan a choice, then Old Master Lu asked Jian Ran for his brother’s birth details and about an ill-fated bond.
• Lu Yanting questioned Jian Ran about his feelings for their kissing scene, and Jian Ran eventually admitted that he liked it.
• Jian Ran woke up beside Lu Yanting the next day, recalled the night before, and asked him to bring breakfast upstairs.
• The Prince of Zhennan appeared in Jian Ran’s room and urged him to get to work, so Jian Ran threatened to blow up the prince’s coffin if he kept peeping.

Jian Dan rejected Lu Yuhuan’s public confession and insisted he would go abroad with tuition from Jian Ran. Meanwhile, Zhong Fanrui and his mother discovered that the men they expected to pursue him had turned away, leaving his mother to wonder whether any admirers remained.

• The Prince of Zhennan disappeared after confronting Jian Ran, and Lu Yanting arrived with breakfast and asked who had visited.
• Jian Dan accepted the money his brother had transferred, then hurried downstairs after seeing Lu Yuhuan declare his love with a banner.
• Jian Dan rejected Lu Yuhuan’s offer to pay his tuition, explained that Jian Ran had provided the money, and told him to give up.
• Students discussed the failed confession and spread rumors about how Jian Dan could afford to study abroad.
• Zhong Fanrui learned that Lu Yuhuan liked Jian Ran, while his mother’s calls to Feng Yi and Jing Chuan ended abruptly.
• Zhong Fanrui’s mother called Lu Yuhuan and learned he had transferred schools, then wondered if there were really no admirers left.