Chapter Summaries

After Qu Nanzhu helped the Cheng family, he deduced that the curse and the theft of Huo Sili’s documents were part of a wider effort targeting the Huo family. As Ling Qiao began investigating, Ji Pofu prepared a formation and planned to draw her out.

• Xuanyi collected the cursed wooden effigy after Qu Nanzhu handed it over, and the police arrested Zhao Wangcheng for stealing Huo Sili’s documents.
• Huo Sili told Old President Cheng about the stolen documents and proposed resuming their partnership talks, reassuring Cheng that they remained equal partners.
• Qu Nanzhu told Huo Sili that the curse and other incidents targeting his family likely came from the same group, and advised him to have Ling Qiao investigate.
• Ling Qiao agreed to investigate after Huo Sili summoned her.
• Ji Pofu learned that a master had lifted the Cheng family’s curse and ordered the old evil Taoist to put the Bai family forward and activate a formation when Ling Qiao appeared.

Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu went for a walk before their afternoon meeting with the Cheng family and joined a crowd drawn to a fortune-telling master. Qu Nanzhu challenged the master’s free readings before Huo Sili helped him leave, teasing him as they escaped.

• Huo Sili invited Qu Nanzhu to explore H City, and Qu Nanzhu bundled up in hoodies before they set out together.
• Qu Nanzhu bought a ghost doll for Little Eighteen, while Huo Sili protected him when a crowd surged toward a fortune-telling master.
• Qu Nanzhu questioned two fans about the master’s free readings, and Huo Sili explained that fortune-telling required a fee to settle karma.
• Huo Sili led Qu Nanzhu away from the crowd and called him a little guy, prompting Qu Nanzhu to angrily call out his name.

Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili exposed Fortune-Telling Master Cui’s free protection talismans as Life-Borrowing Talismans and called the police. When Master Cui turned the crowd against them, the policewoman requested backup, leaving his arrest unresolved.

• Qu Nanzhu recognized Fortune-Telling Master Cui from a livestream and called the police with Huo Sili.
• Qu Nanzhu sent Xiao Jiu to steal a protection talisman and identified it as a Life-Borrowing Talisman with a sinister, bloody smell.
• A policewoman arrived and challenged Master Cui for fortune-telling without official certification, warning the crowd that free readings could hide ulterior motives.
• Qu Nanzhu revealed that Master Cui’s free protection talismans contained Life-Borrowing Talismans, alarming the customers.
• Master Cui claimed he was being falsely accused and won the crowd’s sympathy, so the policewoman requested backup at Guozhong Commercial Street.

Qu Nanzhu exposed Master Cui’s Life-Borrowing Talisman scheme and helped the police take him into custody. After returning to the hotel with Huo Sili, Qu Nanzhu stayed in Huo Sili’s room, while Cheng Xuanyu woke up remembering his actions and sank into guilt.

• Master Cui tried to leave, but Little Eighteen pinned him down as Qu Nanzhu revealed that his protection talismans were child talismans of a Life-Borrowing Talisman.
• Qu Nanzhu warned the crowd to seek legitimate practitioners and reminded them that divinations were not free; police arrived and took Master Cui into custody.
• Qu Nanzhu told the policewoman that Master Cui’s mother talismans should be found and destroyed and that the Celestial Master Bureau should handle his karmic ties with the buyers.
• Qu Nanzhu accepted a ride to the hotel with Huo Sili and decided to stay in Huo Sili’s room for the afternoon.
• News of Qu Nanzhu’s appearance on Guozhong Commercial Street spread online, and people who had been unable to recognize him discussed the encounter.
• Cheng Xuanyu woke after a day and night of sleep, remembered what he had done, and felt worse when Huo Sili reminded him that he was three years younger.

Cheng Xuanyu treated Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu to dinner, after which Huo Sili took Qu Nanzhu shopping for clothes. On the drive home, Qu Nanzhu messaged Shang Ni'en about the rumors and scandal that had enraged her, until she invited him to play a game instead.

• Qu Nanzhu accepted Cheng Xuanyu's dinner invitation and arrived wearing an ill-fitting coat, so Huo Sili wrapped it around him and offered to buy him warm clothes.
• At dinner, Cheng Xuanyu admired Qu Nanzhu's appetite and Huo Sili's speed at peeling shrimp, and the three exchanged WeChat contacts.
• Huo Sili drove Qu Nanzhu shopping and bought him seven or eight outfits, then asked who he was messaging on the way home.
• Shang Ni'en told Qu Nanzhu that a former housekeeper's daughter had spread rumors portraying her as a vicious young heiress and someone's mistress.
• The university made the girl withdraw for serious disciplinary violations, while Shang Ni'en remained furious about the incident.
• Shang Ni'en asked Qu Nanzhu to play a game with her and beat the opposing team, so he deleted his attempt to comfort her.

Qu Nanzhu spent the day exploring an amusement park, sharing updates with his followers and Huo Sili. After trying several rides and the haunted house, he headed back when Huo Sili finished work, while a fan searched the park for him.

• Qu Nanzhu posted a photo by a park lake, then wandered to an amusement park and bought a ticket.
• Qu Nanzhu tried attractions including the carousel, bumper cars, giant pendulum, and roller coaster, and sent photos and videos to Huo Sili.
• Qu Nanzhu entered the haunted house with a couple, accidentally grabbed a staff member, and left with dusty knees.
• Qu Nanzhu posted that the haunted house had no ghosts, then took a selfie in the castle garden and visited more attractions.
• Huo Sili told Qu Nanzhu he had finished work, so Qu Nanzhu headed back as a fan continued searching for him.

During his livestream, Qu Nanzhu helped Xiao Wan uncover that her family had arranged a ghost marriage for her. He advised her to contact the police and end the arrangement, while viewers offered support and practical help.

• Xiao Wan told Qu Nanzhu that a wet boy ghost had followed her in recurring nightmares and called her his wife.
• After calculating her birth details, Qu Nanzhu determined that someone had arranged a ghost marriage for Xiao Wan.
• Xiao Wan revealed that she had fled her family at sixteen because her grandmother favored boys and treated her badly.
• Qu Nanzhu suspected Xiao Wan's stepmother had given her grandmother a grandson, prompting her grandmother to arrange the marriage for money.
• Qu Nanzhu told Xiao Wan to report her family for trafficking women and have the police help her tear up the marriage contract.
• Xiao Wan thanked Qu Nanzhu and disconnected, while viewers offered her support and Qu Nanzhu expected her relatives on her mother's side to find her.

Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu returned from their trip, discussed Zhao Wangcheng’s case, and viewed a villa. Qu Nanzhu bought the six-mu courtyard residence for 120 million, and officials made its purchase and his identity confidential.

• Huo Sili woke Qu Nanzhu for their flight, and Qu Nanzhu admitted he had stayed up playing games with Lu Qing.
• Chen Xun told Huo Sili that Zhao Wangcheng had confessed, and Qu Nanzhu said Zhao’s mother could recover from her illness.
• Qu Nanzhu chose to view the new Chinese-style courtyard villa and bought it after admiring its garden.
• Officials had Zhang Shu sign a confidentiality agreement and warned him that Celestial Master Qu’s personal information was a state secret.
• Qu Nanzhu signed the purchase contract, and the ownership transfer was completed that day.

Qu Nanzhu held a housewarming banquet at his new home, where friends brought gifts, shared a meal, and played games together. Huo Sili also told Qu Nanzhu that Bai Miaochen had targeted the Huo Family, and Qu Nanzhu urged him to investigate Bai Miaochen’s recent contacts.

• Qu Nanzhu invited his friends to a housewarming banquet, and Huo Sili told him that Bai Miaochen, head of the Bai Family, had acted against the Huo Family after once pursuing Huo Sili’s aunt.
• After seeing Bai Miaochen’s photo, Qu Nanzhu suspected someone had recently influenced him and advised Huo Sili to investigate his recent contacts.
• Qin Siyi and Su Youqin arrived with an inkstone, Shang Ni'en brought rough stones, and Cheng Xuanyu gave Qu Nanzhu Longjing tea and a jadeite bangle that might have come from a stone Qu Nanzhu had sold.
• Qu Nanzhu, Huo Sili, and Chen Xun hosted the guests for a meal, where Cheng Xuanyu got drunk and the others laughed, ate, and chatted together.
• After helping tidy the dining room, the guests joined Qu Nanzhu in the gaming room, where Lin Qianyu and Lu Luqing joined them for a game.

Qu Nanzhu agreed to teach at the Investigation Bureau one day each month after carefully reviewing its employment agreement. He planned to visit its headquarters the next day to complete the formalities and bring extra food to Huo Sili.

• After waking late, Qu Nanzhu learned that his guests had gone home and Huo Sili had gone to work.
• Zhou Liyuan invited Qu Nanzhu to teach at the Investigation Bureau one day a month, offering five thousand yuan per day.
• Qu Nanzhu read the fourteen-page agreement carefully while Zhou Liyuan waited and encountered the sunning paper figures in the garden.
• Qu Nanzhu signed the agreement, explaining that the limited schedule suited him and that he wanted to give something back to the country.
• Zhou Liyuan left to share the news, and Qu Nanzhu decided to take Chen Xun's extra food to eat with Huo Sili.

Qu Nanzhu traveled to the capital to join the Paranormal Investigation Bureau as an instructor and completed his registration. During a tour, he found that the bureau had treasured a Heavenly Lightning Talisman he had drawn, while Xiao Zhu’s rebirth remained three months away and Qu Nanzhu had yet to prepare for an infant.

• Qu Nanzhu told Huo Sili that the Paranormal Investigation Bureau had invited him to teach one class each month, then visited the Huo residence and sensed that Xiao Zhu’s soul was nearly done merging in Spirit Lake.
• Chen Xun packed Qu Nanzhu’s luggage, and Zhou Liyuan escorted him from the capital’s airport to the Paranormal Investigation Bureau.
• Qu Nanzhu completed his fingerprint and iris registration, received an employee badge, and met the bureau director, Wen Youfang.
• During a tour of the bureau’s exhibition hall, Qu Nanzhu recognized his Heavenly Lightning Talisman on display as the bureau’s prized treasure.

Qu Nanzhu taught celestial masters at the Investigation Bureau how to draw three spirit talismans that could improve their ability to fight ghosts. The class ended with everyone exhausted from using their spiritual energy, though none had produced a usable talisman yet.

• After touring the Investigation Bureau, Qu Nanzhu stayed in its housing and spoke with Huo Sili by phone after his livestream.
• The next morning, dozens of celestial masters gathered to attend Qu Nanzhu's class.
• Qu Nanzhu demonstrated the Exploding Spirit Talisman, the Blazing Yang Talisman, and the Substitution Talisman.
• Qu Nanzhu guided the students through practicing the brushwork before teaching them to infuse their talismans with spiritual energy.
• The students struggled with the infusion and used up all their spiritual energy without drawing a usable talisman.

Qu Nanzhu rushed to the hospital after learning Chen Xun and Huo Sili had been in a car accident, and used paper figures and spiritual power to help Chen Xun survive surgery. After Chen Xun was moved to intensive care, Qu Nanzhu went home with Huo Sili, where he suddenly cupped Huo Sili’s face.

• Zhou Liyuan arranged Qu Nanzhu’s return flight to S City after Qu Nanzhu taught the students about formations.
• Hao Yu picked Qu Nanzhu up at the airport and told him Huo Sili and Chen Xun had been in a car accident, with Chen Xun seriously injured.
• Qu Nanzhu sent three paper figures ahead to the Third Affiliated Hospital to sustain Chen Xun and help the surgeon during the operation.
• Qu Nanzhu reached the hospital and comforted Huo Sili, then learned the police believed the crash was an accident caused by an inexperienced driver.
• The surgeon reported that Chen Xun’s operation had succeeded, and Qu Nanzhu secretly channeled spiritual power into him while he recovered in intensive care.
• Qu Nanzhu went with Huo Sili to his villa, where he suddenly cupped Huo Sili’s face after Huo Sili showered.

Qu Nanzhu discovered that someone was stealing Huo Sili's luck and learned that Huo Sili had fallen in love with him. After Qu Nanzhu confessed he had seen their red thread, Huo Sili asked him to be his boyfriend, and Qu Nanzhu accepted.

• Qu Nanzhu saw that Huo Sili's luck was fading and noticed their marriage red thread connected them.
• Huo Sili told Qu Nanzhu that Bai Miaochen had lured Ling Qiao into a formation and tried to destroy her ghost body.
• Qu Nanzhu explained that Huo Sili's stolen luck was causing accidents and trouble, and they agreed to leave the connection intact while he investigated.
• Qu Nanzhu asked when Huo Sili had started liking him, and Huo Sili said he realized his feelings while Qu Nanzhu was hospitalized.
• Huo Sili asked Qu Nanzhu to be his boyfriend, and Qu Nanzhu accepted.

Qu Nanzhu explained how Huo Sili’s stolen fortune was replenished by draining luck from those around him, then discovered that the Ghost Pact was transferring the fortune through Ling Qiao. He began preparing an Eight Trigrams Array to trace and stop the person responsible.

• Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu visited the Huo family home for breakfast, where Huo Sili’s stolen fortune caused Fang Pingyue and Fang Moshan to suffer bad luck.
• Qu Nanzhu explained that a defense mechanism drew fortune from people around Huo Sili to replace what had been stolen, while Qu Nanzhu was unaffected because he was not bound by the Heavenly Dao here.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili found Ling Qiao agitated at Spirit Lake and discovered she could not dive underwater.
• Qu Nanzhu determined that Huo Sili’s fortune was being transferred through the Ghost Pact with Ling Qiao, who had been affected as the conduit.
• Qu Nanzhu explained that the thieves had acted because they believed his damaged cultivation would keep him from interfering, then prepared an Eight Trigrams Array and sent the paper figures to help locate them.

Qu Nanzhu broke the formation that Ji Pofu had used to steal and redirect Huo Sili’s fortune, and the backlash incapacitated the evil Daoist. After visiting the injured Chen Xun, Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu went to the police station, where Ji Pofu demanded to confront them and revealed he knew Qu Nanzhu had risked himself to break the formation.

• Qu Nanzhu’s paper figures trapped Ji Pofu and the Daoist’s disciples after Qu Nanzhu broke the fortune-stealing formation, leaving the Daoist unconscious.
• Huo Sili called the police, and he and Qu Nanzhu visited the recovering Chen Xun with soup and snacks before heading to the police station.
• At the station, Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu learned that Ji Pofu would not speak until he met them and the person who had broken the formation.
• Ji Pofu accused Qu Nanzhu of risking his life for Huo Sili and tried to make him consider the cost of breaking the formation.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili exchanged affectionate gestures while Ji Pofu grew furious, and Daoqing warned him to stop challenging the law.

Huo Sili questioned Ji Pofu, who revealed his resentment of Huo’s wealth as his motive, while the Investigation Bureau took over the case. Qu Nanzhu moved into the Huo family home and, after agreeing to share a room, ended up in Huo Sili’s bed, leaving Huo Sili nervously settling beside him.

• Huo Sili questioned Ji Pofu, who said he resented Huo’s wealth and described his own impoverished childhood.
• Qu Nanzhu reminded Daoqing that Ji Pofu had merit, and Daoqing agreed to leave the investigation of his connections to the Investigation Bureau.
• Qu Nanzhu visited Chen Xun in the hospital, then moved into the Huo family home because no one was available to cook for him.
• Si Yunxiang asked Qu Nanzhu whether he wanted to share a room with Huo Sili, and Qu Nanzhu agreed.
• Qu Nanzhu asked Huo Sili about adding throw pillows and a beanbag chair to the room, then fell asleep in Huo Sili’s bed.
• Huo Sili found Qu Nanzhu under the covers, quietly got ready for bed, and lay down beside him.

Huo Sili woke beside Qu Nanzhu, shared a tender goodbye before leaving for work, and Qu Nanzhu later went shopping with Fang Pingyue. They bought home furnishings and clothes, with Fang Pingyue enthusiastically celebrating Qu Nanzhu as her new sister-in-law.

• Huo Sili woke at seven, kissed Qu Nanzhu goodbye, and gave him another kiss when Qu Nanzhu asked him to.
• Huo Sili asked Si Yunxiang to save breakfast for Qu Nanzhu before leaving for work.
• Qu Nanzhu woke at ten and met Fang Pingyue, who excitedly declared him her sister-in-law.
• Qu Nanzhu invited Fang Pingyue shopping for throw pillows, and they bought a sofa and cushions at an expensive store.
• Qu Nanzhu and Fang Pingyue visited clothing stores, where Qu Nanzhu picked an outfit he thought would suit Huo Sili and Fang Pingyue chose clothes for her father.

Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu encountered Bai Miuting and her friends while shopping, and Fang Pingyue called on her father to put them in their place. They left the store without buying the dress, and Fang Pingyue planned to shop elsewhere.

• Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu went to a luxury store to buy gifts, where Fang Pingyue picked a blue dress for her mother.
• Bai Miuting claimed the dress through her VIP status, while her friends mocked Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu.
• Qu Nanzhu tried to calm Fang Pingyue with a talisman, but she removed it and confronted the group.
• Fang Pingyue called Fang Moshan, who said Bai Miaochen's daughter would visit their home the next morning to apologize.
• Fang Pingyue reminded Bai Miuting that her father had once pursued Huo Qinglong and insulted Fang Moshan, then left with Qu Nanzhu to shop elsewhere.

Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu spent the day shopping and giving gifts to the Huo family, then Qu Nanzhu reunited with Huo Sili and celebrated reaching Diamond in a game. The chapter ended with the two teasing and kissing before Huo Sili went to take a cold shower.

• Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu shopped for hours, and Qu Nanzhu gave Uncle Si a massager before asking him to make pudding.
• The Huo family returned home, and Fang Pingyue and Qu Nanzhu handed out gifts to Huo Qinglong, Fang Moshan, Si Yunxiang, and Huo Juncheng.
• Huo Sili came home after eight and found Qu Nanzhu gaming in Fang Pingyue's room; Qu Nanzhu proudly showed him that he had made Diamond.
• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili discussed redesigning Huo Sili's room, then kissed and teased each other.
• Huo Sili playfully bit Qu Nanzhu's lips and asked if he still wanted to kiss, then went to take another shower.