Chapter Summaries

Qu Nanzhu began his evening livestream and helped Bai Ting, a sixteen-year-old trapped at home by a ghost, calm down and explain what was happening. He learned that the ghost was at least mid-level and that the authorities’ reinforcements would take three hours to arrive, leaving Bai Ting in immediate danger.

• Qu Nanzhu enjoyed a meal with Huo Sili, then returned home and told Xiao Zhu he had found him a place to recuperate.
• Qu Nanzhu started his livestream, where viewers discussed Pang Du’s death and the official notice about animal remains found in his basement.
• Qu Nanzhu connected with Bai Ting, who was crying and said a ghost had trapped her in her room and broken the lights.
• Qu Nanzhu chanted the Divine Mantra for Purifying the Mind, calming Bai Ting enough to describe the ghost’s harassment and ask him for help.
• Qu Nanzhu contacted Fuchenzi and learned that a celestial master had identified the ghost as at least mid-level and that headquarters’ reinforcements would take at least three hours to arrive.

Qu Nanzhu sent two merit-infused paper figures to rescue Bai Ting from an evil ghost trapped in her home. The figures defeated the ghost, and the police were finally able to enter.

• Qu Nanzhu sent Number Ten and Little Eighteen to help Bai Ting while viewers wondered about his moving paper figures.
• Number Ten and Little Eighteen arrived at Bai Ting's home, where Daoming and a policewoman watched the ghostly black mist around it.
• Little Eighteen startled Bai Ting when she emerged from under the blanket, so Qu Nanzhu sent her to help Number Ten instead.
• Number Ten became trapped in the evil ghost's illusion, but Little Eighteen cut off its escape routes and helped him catch it.
• The two paper figures beat the evil ghost, and Qu Nanzhu told Bai Ting she could leave her home.

Qu Nanzhu's livestream continued after the rescue of Bai Ting, as he helped viewers and uncovered a young woman's doomed relationship. He left the story with another reading about to begin, while Huo Sili offered to help a grieving man and his father.

• Police carried Bai Ting from the building, and a policewoman briefly took over Qu Nanzhu's livestream to remind viewers to believe in science.
• Daoming received the vicious ghost from Number Ten and Little Eighteen, then learned from Daoist Priest Fuchen that Qu Nanzhu expected him to handle it with the paper figures' help.
• Qu Nanzhu explained that ghosts ordinarily could not enter a living person's home without an invitation, then began his daily readings.
• Qu Nanzhu refunded a middle-aged man's fee rather than tell him that his father would die; Huo Sili offered to arrange charitable assistance for them.
• Qu Nanzhu warned a young woman not to follow her boyfriend abroad, but she disconnected without listening, and Qu Nanzhu refused to reveal her private affairs to the chat.
• Qu Nanzhu began calling the next client, while the viewers speculated about the young woman's boyfriend.

Qu Nanzhu collected six jade peace pendants and let the powerful ghosts who had helped save people reside in them. He began visiting the survivors to bind each pendant and explain the ghosts’ thirty-year offering agreements, and after delivering five, he headed to Huo Sili.

• Qu Nanzhu collected the six finished peace pendants from the jade workshop and summoned the powerful ghosts to choose one each.
• Qu Nanzhu visited Zhou Zichen in the hospital and explained that the ghost in his pendant had saved him and would receive incense offerings from his family for thirty years.
• Zhou Zichen bound the pendant with his blood, saw the young girl ghost, and learned how to make offerings and live with her protection.
• Qu Nanzhu delivered another pendant to a family that doubted his explanation, and the powerful ghost frightened them into honoring their agreement.
• After delivering the first five pendants, Qu Nanzhu went to find Huo Sili.

Qu Nanzhu visited Huo Sili at the Huo Group and used the final peace buckle pendant to introduce him to Ling Qiao, a thousand-year-old ghost. Huo Sili agreed to offer her one drop of blood each month, and Ling Qiao promised to protect him.

• Huo Sili sent Qu Nanzhu the company address and arranged for Chen Xun to meet him at the Huo Group.
• Qu Nanzhu waited in a reception room while Huo Sili attended a meeting, then they greeted each other and discussed Qu Nanzhu's busy day.
• Qu Nanzhu gave Huo Sili the last peace buckle pendant, and Huo Sili dripped his blood onto it to summon Ling Qiao.
• Ling Qiao appeared, introduced herself as a thousand-year-old ghost, and asked Huo Sili for one drop of blood each month instead of incense offerings.
• Qu Nanzhu explained that Ling Qiao could protect Huo Sili in return, then stopped him from offering more blood after he had already given that month's offering.
• Ling Qiao thanked Huo Sili and left the Huo Group to visit her sisters.

Qu Nanzhu invited Huo Sili to dinner to repay his kindness, and the two spent the evening talking and eating together. Huo Sili declined Qu Nanzhu’s offer to speed up his recovery, and Qu Nanzhu returned home in high spirits after their meal.

• Qu Nanzhu asked Huo Sili when he finished work and invited him to dinner, then announced on Douyin that he was taking the evening off to meet a friend.
• Huo Sili left work with Qu Nanzhu, who pushed his wheelchair while Chen Xun brought the car around.
• Qu Nanzhu offered to use spiritual qi to help Huo Sili’s injured leg heal faster, but Huo Sili declined because a quick recovery might attract unwanted attention.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili went to a barbecue restaurant, where Huo Sili grilled the meat and they chatted over dinner.
• After Qu Nanzhu paid the bill, Huo Sili had Chen Xun drive them back, and Qu Nanzhu went upstairs to his rental building in high spirits.

Qu Nanzhu rushed to buy a large piece of rough jadeite after Xiao Zhu’s leaves began to wilt, and Shang Ni'en helped him find one within his budget. He chose a stone that revealed imperial green inside, but insisted it be cut to a shape suitable for making a human baby, leaving the work to be finished the next day.

• Qu Nanzhu asked Huo Sili to connect him with a seller of large rough jadeite stones, and Huo introduced him to Shang Ni'en.
• Shang Ni'en arranged to meet Qu Nanzhu at the Shang Family facility, then arrived late to pick him up at the airport.
• On the way to the facility, Shang Ni'en paid Qu Nanzhu to divine whether anything bad would happen to her soon, and he warned her of a minor stroke of bad luck.
• Qu Nanzhu selected a 6.8-million-yuan rough stone from the Shang Family warehouse and bought it.
• The first cut revealed imperial green, but Qu Nanzhu refused Shang Ni'en's offer of 200 million yuan and asked for the stone to be cut into a shape suitable for making a human baby.
• The person in charge said the cutting would take a day, so Qu Nanzhu was asked to return with people to collect the finished jade the next day.

Qu Nanzhu gave Shang Ni'en a life-saving protection talisman after revealing that he could sense the Spiritual Qi in jade. Back in S City, he arranged to have his imperial green jadeite carved and began a livestream, where he warned Zhong Mianyi about her planned trip to Country Y.

• Qu Nanzhu told Shang Ni'en that he had chosen the jade with the most Spiritual Qi and gave her a talisman that could save her life once.
• Shang Ni'en planned to give the talisman to her father, and she and Qu Nanzhu had lunch before he stayed overnight.
• Qu Nanzhu collected the cut imperial green jadeite, returned to S City, and arranged for a shop to carve it into a human-infant-sized jade carving.
• Qu Nanzhu began a livestream, and Zhong Mianyi asked whether she should travel to Country Y for her idol's concert.
• Qu Nanzhu asked Zhong Mianyi whether she would stay home if he told her not to go, as her friend explained that she had ignored her family's safety concerns.

Qu Nanzhu told delivery driver Xiao Li that his misfortune was connected to his side job driving a hearse and advised him to go to the police. He sent Xiao Li a Fortune-Improving Talisman by paper figure, but Xiao Li fell and injured himself before the landlady found him and got help.

• Qu Nanzhu’s first caller ended the conversation after learning her life would be at risk, and her friend locked her in and called her parents.
• Xiao Li told Qu Nanzhu that repeated mishaps had made his delivery work and home life miserable, then admitted he also drove a hearse.
• Qu Nanzhu told Xiao Li to drive the hearse to a nearby police station and sent him a Fortune-Improving Talisman by paper figure.
• Xiao Li jumped up to greet the approaching paper figure, fell, and injured his leg, leaving his phone broken.
• Xiao Li called for help, and his landlady brought other tenants to carry him to the hospital while the paper figure watched.

Qu Nanzhu completed the jadeite statue and Soul-Nourishing Array to restore Xiao Zhu, then collapsed beside Huo Sili after exhausting his spiritual power. They rested together by Spirit Lake, where Si Yunxiang found them asleep.

• Qu Nanzhu finished his three livestream divinations, including reassuring an elderly man about his grandson's marriage, then told Huo Sili about the fangirl and the delivery guy.
• Qu Nanzhu contracted a carving shop to make a jade infant statue and eight beads, and received the completed pieces eleven days later.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili went to Spirit Lake, where Qu Nanzhu used the jade statue and eight beads to set up the Soul-Nourishing Array and guide Xiao Zhu's soul into the statue.
• Qu Nanzhu collapsed after using up his strength, and Huo Sili fell while trying to catch him; they laughed, rested together, and agreed Qu Nanzhu could skip streaming.
• Si Yunxiang found Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili asleep by the lake and quietly sighed with relief.

Si Yunxiang saw Huo Sili grow close to Qu Nanzhu, who stayed overnight at the Huo residence after exhausting himself. At breakfast, Huo Sili’s fan cousin Fang Pingyue recognized Qu Nanzhu, and Qu calmed her with a talisman.

• Si Yunxiang woke Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu by the lake, and Huo Sili gently brushed Qu’s hair from his face.
• Qu Nanzhu was too exhausted to livestream, posted that he was taking a day off, and spent the night at the Huo residence.
• Qu Nanzhu came downstairs hungry the next morning and learned the servants had prepared breakfast for him.
• Huo Sili introduced Qu Nanzhu to Huo Juncheng, Huo Qinglong, Fang Moshan, and Fang Pingyue at breakfast.
• Fang Pingyue excitedly asked Qu Nanzhu for his contact details, so Qu placed a Heart-Calming Talisman on her forehead and settled her down.

Qu Nanzhu gave Fang Pingyue his contact information under strict conditions, then exposed celebrity Su Yuanshen’s alleged crimes during a livestream, prompting a major online uproar. As his audience surged, he began a third reading and recognized the woman who called in, recalling unpleasant memories.

• Fang Pingyue added Qu Nanzhu on WeChat after agreeing to Huo Sili’s rules, and Qu Nanzhu gave her a mind-clearing talisman.
• Qu Nanzhu missed Xiao Zhu after returning home and began considering a larger place to live for when Xiao Zhu recovered.
• A group of Su Yuanshen’s fans called into Qu Nanzhu’s livestream and asked when their idol would become famous worldwide.
• Qu Nanzhu said Su Yuanshen had committed various crimes and that the matter had already been reported to the police, causing the fans to disconnect.
• Two topics about Su Yuanshen and Qu Nanzhu’s stream trended as the livestream’s audience grew past five hundred thousand.
• Qu Nanzhu connected a third caller and recognized an attractive woman who brought back unpleasant memories.

Qu Nanzhu recognized Lu Qiyao as the woman who had been present when Xiao Zhu was killed, but treated her livestream question about resurrecting the dead as a warning about karma and virtue. Lu Qiyao, desperate to protect her position after Manager Zhong fell ill, made a large charitable donation and remained determined to rise to the top.

• Lu Qiyao joined Qu Nanzhu's livestream, paid for a reading, and asked whether anyone could bring the dead back to life.
• Qu Nanzhu said resurrection defied karma and advised Lu Qiyao to consider the consequences of her actions when seeking wealth.
• Qu Nanzhu ended the call and told viewers that Lu Qiyao had made only a few small mistakes, stopping the barrage from speculating about her.
• Lu Qiyao learned that Manager Zhong had liver cancer and was in the ICU, while rival streamers began challenging her position.
• Lu Qiyao donated three hundred thousand to mountainous regions and resolved to remain at the top of her company.

Qu Nanzhu faced a wave of online attacks after exposing Su Yuanshen, but Su Yuanshen’s company and backers abandoned him as evidence of his wrongdoing emerged. Qin Siyi also told Qu Nanzhu that the Zhao Family’s biological son had been raised by the couple who once asked him to find their child, and the families had reached an agreement.

• Qin Siyi warned Qu Nanzhu that Su Yuanshen’s powerful backers might suppress the truth, but Qu Nanzhu said the investigation and the platforms’ crackdown on fortune-telling were separate matters.
• Qin Siyi told Qu Nanzhu that the Zhao Family’s biological son had been adopted by the couple who had asked Qu Nanzhu to find their missing son.
• Qin Siyi explained that the Zhao Family’s son had refused to leave his adoptive parents, and the families agreed that he would change his surname and have his first child entered in the Zhao Family’s genealogy.
• Mo Si learned that an event partner had canceled its announcement and demanded a breach-of-contract penalty after Su Yuanshen was questioned by police.
• Mo Si’s colleague said the company had stopped public relations efforts, was preparing to sue Su Yuanshen, and had learned that his backer had cut ties with him.
• Mo Si called Su Yuanshen, cursed him, hung up, and went to sleep.

Qu Nanzhu’s predictions about Su Yuanshen were confirmed when the police arrested the celebrity for seducing a minor into sex and using drugs. Su Yuanshen was left abandoned and facing decades in prison, still blaming Qu Nanzhu and his fans rather than himself.

• Qu Nanzhu visited the Huo family villa and told Fang Pingyue that Su Yuanshen was a womanizer, deceitful, and likely involved with drugs.
• Huo Sili said the Zhao Family and the Su Family had acted behind the scenes, and he drove Qu Nanzhu back to his rented place after lunch.
• The authorities announced that Su Yuanshen had been arrested for seducing a minor into sex and using drugs, shocking netizens who had defended him.
• Qin Siyi left Su Yuanshen’s supertopic in disgust as fans argued over the arrest and some continued to defend him.
• Su Yuanshen lost his backers and faced decades in prison, but he still blamed his fans and Qu Nanzhu for ruining his life.

Qu Nanzhu learned that the authorities had lifted restrictions on his livestream clips, and his account quickly drew millions of new followers. During his first hugely popular livestream, he began a paid reading for Xu Chengbing, whose wife was mysteriously ill, and Qu Nanzhu's troubled expression left the viewers anxious.

• Wen Youfang called Qu Nanzhu to explain the earlier ban and apologize, saying the authorities would no longer suppress his livestream clips if they complied with the law.
• After a new fan uploaded one of Qu Nanzhu's clips without it being removed, his Douyin following surged to thirteen million.
• Qu Nanzhu began his evening livestream, disabled gifts because the stream was lagging, and set the usual fee of three thousand per reading.
• Huo Sili and Shang Ni'en defended Qu Nanzhu against viewers who accused him of fleecing people.
• Xu Chengbing paid for a reading and asked Qu Nanzhu to help his wife, who had been losing consciousness and showing signs of organ failure despite doctors finding no cause.
• Qu Nanzhu listened to Xu Chengbing's account and furrowed his brows, making the viewers anxious.

Qu Nanzhu discovered that Xu Chengbing’s wife, Lu Mo, had her fate stolen and was suffering from a yin curse, then arranged for the local Celestial Master branch to help. A second caller revealed that someone had paid her to obtain a divination, and Qu Nanzhu warned her to return the money before reading her own prospects.

• Qu Nanzhu examined Xu Chengbing’s account and asked to see Lu Mo, who lay critically ill in the hospital.
• Qu Nanzhu identified a stolen fate and a yin curse as the cause of Lu Mo’s organ failure, then told Xu Chengbing to await help from the relevant department.
• Little Eighteen delivered a Heavenly Lightning Talisman and Qu Nanzhu’s instructions to the local branch chief, prompting headquarters to arrange help at Third Hospital.
• Qu Nanzhu explained the risks and rarity of fate-swapping to his livestream viewers.
• A young woman admitted that someone had paid her fifty thousand to get a reading about his health, and Qu Nanzhu told her to return the money or donate it in the man’s name.
• Qu Nanzhu read the young woman’s fortune and advised her to spend a year at home deciding what kind of work she wanted before job hunting.

Qu Nanzhu’s livestream divinations helped authorities resolve supernatural crimes and exposed a murder hidden by wealthy families. After his investigations made him nationally famous, the chapter left him unharmed despite repeated assassination attempts.

• Fuchenzi told Qu Nanzhu that the dark arts case had been resolved and its perpetrator caught, while Xu Chengbing posted that Lu Mo had recovered and thanked Qu Nanzhu and the authorities.
• Shang Ni'en’s account revealed that a wealthy elderly woman had paid an evil cultivator to swap her daughter’s fate with Lu Mo’s, leading to the woman’s arrest.
• Qu Nanzhu continued his daily livestreams and directed a young homeowner to call the police after spotting a ghost tied to a body hidden in his concrete wall.
• The investigation exposed a wealthy businessman’s daughter for hiring a murderer and the businessman for covering up the crime; both were arrested, and the family was ruined.
• The businessman’s wife hired evil cultivators to curse Qu Nanzhu, but their attempts failed, and the Paranormal Investigation Bureau arrested her for attempted murder.
• News coverage of the businessman’s downfall repeatedly named Qu Nanzhu, making him nationally famous.

Qu Nanzhu received payment for his jadeite bracelets, spent time with Huo Sili, and checked on Xiao Zhu’s recovery at the Huo family villa. After viewers told him about a paranormal variety show, he agreed to join it, and the news quickly became a top trending topic.

• Qu Nanzhu received thirty-six million yuan for the bracelets and sent Huo Sili a screenshot before agreeing to have lunch with him.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili ate at a disappointing barbecue restaurant, discussed buying a house, and visited the Huo family villa.
• Qu Nanzhu greeted his eight paper figures and checked that Xiao Zhu’s soul was recovering and merging with the jade.
• During his livestream, Qu Nanzhu learned that the production team had invited him to join the paranormal variety show “Master, I Want to Improve So Badly.”
• Qu Nanzhu agreed to participate, and the announcement soon became the top trending search as viewers and critics argued about his abilities.

Qu Nanzhu prepared to join a six-day livestreamed variety show, with Chen Xun accompanying him, and rushed to catch their flight to W City. After arriving, he met fans who had waited all day for him and learned that celebrities shared their flight details on Weibo.

• Qu Nanzhu asked Huo Sili to assign Chen Xun as his assistant for the variety show, and Huo Sili arranged it.
• Qu Nanzhu dressed carefully for the show, sent Huo Sili photos of his outfit, and discovered he had not packed for the six-day trip.
• Qu Nanzhu and Chen Xun rushed through packing and made their flight to W City just before they would have been called out over the airport announcements.
• Candlelight fans waited for hours at W City Airport, then recognized Qu Nanzhu when his flight landed and quietly welcomed him with requests for an autograph.
• Qu Nanzhu learned that celebrity fans got flight details from Weibo, registered an account under his own name, and used a close-up selfie of Little Eighteen as its profile picture.