Festival of Lights · Diwali
Chu He rose through the Demon Suppression Bureau by killing demons and White Lotus Cult members, then claimed command of the Third Battalion. The arc left him leading a joint operation into Nine Nether Town as the Bureau’s forces set out to investigate it.
Chu He exposed the White Lotus Cult’s attack on Nine Nether Town, killed a powerful demon, and survived after everyone believed he had died. He returned to the Demon Suppression Bureau as a Hundred Household Commander while the White Lotus Cult turned its attention to his family and Chu Nan prepared for a clash with the Qinghai Gang.