Chapter Summaries

At Huo Sili’s birthday dinner, the guests watched him openly dote on Qu Nanzhu, while Qu Nanzhu’s friends joked with him at the kids’ table. After the celebration, Huo Sili returned to their room tired and stopped Qu Nanzhu from kissing him until he had rinsed his mouth.

• Guests at Huo Sili’s birthday dinner envied how affectionate he was with Qu Nanzhu and how easily their friends joined his circle.
• Shang Ni'en and Qin Siyi pointed out that other guests were staring at Qu Nanzhu, but he wondered if they were his fans.
• Huo Sili called Qu Nanzhu to cut the cake, and the two shared the last bite of his pork-floss cake before going onstage.
• Huo Sili chose Qu Nanzhu’s homemade cake, and Ji Fangyi wished him a happy birthday and happiness with Qu Nanzhu.
• After the dinner, Huo Sili complained to Qu Nanzhu that the guests had tired him out, then postponed their kiss until he rinsed his mouth.

Huo Sili received a pair of United Hearts Jade pendants from Qu Nanzhu, and the two used them to share their feelings. The next day, Qu Nanzhu left to rescue Lin Suwan and Xue Yu, who were trapped with frightened students in an abandoned theater.

• Qu Nanzhu gave Huo Sili a handmade pair of jade pendants, and they infused them with blood and tested how the pendants conveyed each other's emotions.
• Longbao tried to give Huo Sili a dog toy, then joined Qu Nanzhu and their friends in waking Cheng Xuanyu before the group left for the airport.
• Qu Nanzhu returned to the Huo Family home and picked roses with Ji Fangyi and Longbao until Lin Suwan called for help.
• Lin Suwan and Xue Yu waited in an abandoned theater with a group of frightened students, using talismans to keep the darkness at bay until Qu Nanzhu could arrive.

Lin Suwan and Xue Yu rescued sixteen people trapped in an illusion formation inside an old theater, but they could not break the formation while protecting the group. Lin Suwan called Qu Nanzhu for help, and he arrived at the theater and headed inside.

• Lin Suwan and Xue Yu entered the theater, where yin energy and illusions had driven the sixteen test-of-courage participants into panic.
• Lin Suwan and Xue Yu searched the theater for over an hour, gathering everyone while the controlled ghosts attacked them.
• Xue Yu used talismans to conceal the group behind a barrier, but he admitted he had only a thirty percent chance of breaking the formation.
• Lin Suwan called her teacher, Qu Nanzhu, for help as the trapped participants anxiously awaited his arrival.
• Qu Nanzhu arrived after the group had been trapped for two hours and twelve minutes, then headed toward the theater entrance.

Qu Nanzhu rescued sixteen university students from a theater where a malicious formation had trapped vicious ghosts, then destroyed the formation and killed its creator. Back home, he spent time with his family and Huo Sili, while Longbao gave Huo Sili a toy dog as a present.

• Qu Nanzhu found the students hiding in a dressing room, learned about the theater’s ghosts and formation, and signed autographs for the university students.
• Qu Nanzhu took Xue Yu to the basement, shattered the formation’s core, and used its backlash to kill the celestial master who had created it.
• Qu Nanzhu praised Xue Yu’s talent as a talisman cultivator, while Lin Suwan secured the ghosts and the bureau arranged to take the students for statements and counseling.
• Qu Nanzhu, Ji Fangyi, and Longbao plucked rose petals at home until Huo Sili and Fang Moshan returned together.
• Longbao climbed upstairs to avoid Huo Sili, then gave him the toy dog Huo Sili had bought for him as a present.
• Huo Sili kissed Qu Nanzhu, showered, and joined him, Ji Fangyi, and Longbao in plucking rose petals.

Qu Nanzhu spent the day with Huo Qinglong and Longbao, then brought dinner to Huo Sili at work, where they discussed Fang Pingyue’s date with Qin Hei. The chapter left Qu Nanzhu stunned when Huo Sili revealed Fang Pingyue planned to propose to Qin Hei next year.

• Qu Nanzhu spotted Fang Pingyue and Qin Hei on a date, and Huo Sili agreed to speak with Fang Moshan about it.
• Qu Nanzhu met Huo Qinglong and Longbao, then joined them for lunch after Longbao tried on clothes.
• Qu Nanzhu took a day off from streaming and went with Chen Xun to bring dinner to Huo Sili and the office staff.
• Qu Nanzhu learned that Hao Yu was being pursued by a man despite not believing in marriage, and Huo Sili said he suspected who it was.
• Huo Sili told Qu Nanzhu that Fang Pingyue planned to propose to Qin Hei after turning twenty-two next year.

Huo Sili forced Li Yuanzheng to promise that Feiran Group would replace its project liaison and leave Assistant Hao alone. The next morning, Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu went on a date at an amusement park, where Huo Sili braved a giant pendulum ride with him.

• Huo Sili told Li Yuanzheng he would ask Feiran Group's board to replace its liaison and renegotiate payment terms unless Li Yuanzheng ensured Assistant Hao would not be bothered again.
• Li Yuanzheng reluctantly agreed, then threw his phone onto the sofa after ending the call.
• Qu Nanzhu called Huo Sili to bed, and Huo Sili kissed him after they settled in for the night.
• Huo Sili carried Longbao downstairs the next morning before he and Qu Nanzhu left for the amusement park.
• Qu Nanzhu chose the giant pendulum ride, and Huo Sili rode it with him despite being frightened.
• After the ride, Huo Sili leaned on Qu Nanzhu's shoulder and said he would watch next time.

Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili spent the day at the shopping center, where Longbao later gave Qu Nanzhu a little red flower during his livestream. Qu Nanzhu began another fortune reading, connecting with a man whose appearance concerned the viewers.

• Qu Nanzhu photographed Huo Sili on the carousel, rode bumper cars with him, and shared food during their outing.
• After lunch, Huo Sili held the sleeping Qu Nanzhu and replied to Hao Yu, who thanked him after Li Yuanzheng formally apologized.
• Qu Nanzhu bought plushies while shopping, then learned Longbao was too young to attend kindergarten and heard Huo Sili promise that the aunties would make him little red flowers.
• During Qu Nanzhu's livestream, Longbao brought him a little red flower, accompanied by paper figures wearing flowers of their own.
• Qu Nanzhu displayed Longbao's gift and connected with a fortune-reading caller, whom the viewers realized was a man.

During Qu Nanzhu’s livestream, Ling Yin revealed that he was a man, and Qu Nanzhu sensed that Gu Fei and Ling Yin’s marriage-fate thread had broken. Gu Fei ended the chapter determined to act rather than let Ling Yin’s future pass him by, while Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili discussed how the pair’s choices would shape their fate.

• Ling Yin introduced himself as a man in Qu Nanzhu’s livestream, and Gu Fei left after posting a question mark.
• Qu Nanzhu told Ling Yin that his romantic fate had just broken, prompting Ling Yin to leave and contact Little Jadeite.
• After ending the stream, Qu Nanzhu told Gu Fei that the viewers had guessed what was happening, and Gu Fei asked to call him.
• Qu Nanzhu told Gu Fei that his marriage-fate thread with Ling Yin had broken and might recover if they stopped contacting each other.
• Gu Fei thanked Qu Nanzhu and hung up, while Qu Nanzhu later told Huo Sili that the pair’s future depended on their choices.

Qu Nanzhu and Longbao prepared for and celebrated their birthday banquet at the Huo Family estate, while Gu Fei shared his new relationship with Ling Yin online. The banquet was underway, and Qu Nanzhu noticed Shang Ni'en and Cheng Xuanyu were on the verge of a fight.

• Gu Fei posted videos of himself and Ling Yin spending time together, and learned from a comment that Ling Yin was a university professor.
• The Huo Family prepared an elaborate birthday banquet for Qu Nanzhu and Longbao, inviting friends, local elites, and representatives from the Celestial Master Bureau and the Investigation Bureau.
• Longbao helped choose banquet details, while Qu Nanzhu selected the food and the Huo Family transformed the garden with magical decorations and a dragon nest for Longbao.
• Guests arrived at the Huo Family estate, where Longbao arranged his dragon nest and young ladies gathered to admire him, guarded by ten disguised paper figures and watched over by Ling Qiao.
• Qu Nanzhu greeted guests beside Huo Sili and quietly warned him that Shang Ni'en and Cheng Xuanyu were about to fight.

Qu Nanzhu and Longbao celebrated their nineteenth birthday, receiving longevity locks crafted from silver gathered from a hundred households and made by Huo Sili. Huo Sili gave Qu Nanzhu rings as well, and they shared a loving moment as the main story ended with their future together.

• Shang Ni'en confronted Cheng Xuanyu after he insulted her elaborate birthday outfit, while Qu Nanzhu and Qin Siyi joined the exchange.
• Qu Nanzhu opened the longevity locks prepared for him and Longbao, learned that Huo Sili had made them, and cried at the blessings embodied in the gifts.
• The Huo family comforted Qu Nanzhu, while fans and official accounts celebrated his and Longbao's nineteenth birthday online.
• Longbao treasured his new longevity lock and began holding it every night as he slept.
• Huo Sili gave Qu Nanzhu two silver rings, and Qu Nanzhu revealed that heart-link locks meant becoming Dao companions in his original world.
• Huo Sili and Qu Nanzhu kissed and held each other beneath the quilt, affirming their love.

Qu Nanzhu rejected the immortal sects’ decision to withdraw from the war and sacrificed himself to create six divine artifacts that protected humanity. His death ended the demons and devils’ access to the human realm, while his sacrifice became part of humanity’s enduring history.

• Qu Nanzhu returned to the Mysterious Heaven Sect covered in pig demon’s blood, and Lu Qing questioned why he kept risking himself when humanity had the Heavenly Dao’s protection.
• Lu Qing told Qu Nanzhu that the immortal sects would stop attacking the demon and devil races, and Qu Nanzhu’s master urged him to preserve himself and the sect.
• Qu Nanzhu insisted that he had to shoulder his destiny because he could act where the Heavenly Dao could not, then entered seclusion and refused to see anyone.
• Two months later, six streams of divine light burst from Qu Nanzhu’s hall and flew across the mortal world; his Spiritual Power vanished, and his master realized that his Dao had perished and his soul had scattered.
• The six divine artifacts shielded the heartlands of six provinces from demons and devils, allowing humanity to recover as the two races descended into ruinous infighting.

Qu Zhaoye cooked for Fang Pingyue, Qin Hei, and Qu Nanzhu while the family prepared for Longbao’s parent-teacher meeting. Qu Nanzhu attended the meeting and watched Qu Zhaoye, now Celestial Master Academy’s chief disciple, earn cheers and praise.

• Qu Zhaoye stopped Fang Pingyue from ordering delivery past Qin Hei, then made her and Qin Hei lightly seasoned noodles because of her mouth blister.
• Qu Zhaoye brought noodles to Qu Nanzhu, who asked whether Huo Sili was in the study and planned to keep him company.
• Qu Nanzhu joined Huo Sili in the study, where Huo Sili interrupted his show with a long kiss before they went to bed.
• Qu Nanzhu wore a Concealment Talisman and attended Qu Zhaoye’s parent-teacher meeting at Celestial Master Academy alongside Xue Yu and Lin Suwan.
• Qu Zhaoye gave a speech as the academy’s chief disciple, drawing excited cheers from the students while Xue Yu and Lin Suwan praised his talent.

Qu Nanzhu attended Qu Zhaoye’s parent-teacher meeting at the Celestial Master Academy, where he revealed himself to adoring fans before concealing his identity again. After hearing Qu Zhaoye praised throughout the meeting, he left to buy skewers and was mistaken for a girl by the vendor.

• Qu Zhaoye left school with his friends after telling Qu Nanzhu he might stay out late, and Qu Nanzhu took his seat at the parent-teacher meeting.
• Qu Nanzhu removed his Concealment Talisman, signed a fan’s photograph, and posed with her before Teacher Zhang began the meeting.
• Teacher Zhang and the parents heard Qu Zhaoye praised for numerous honors chosen by his classmates.
• Qu Nanzhu slipped away using a Concealment Talisman upgraded by Xue Yu and stopped at a stall to buy skewers for Qu Zhaoye.
• The vendor praised Qu Zhaoye and mistook Qu Nanzhu for a girl, offering him five free skewers on his next visit.

Qu Zhaoye met Fang Yi while out singing karaoke and realized he was attracted to him. After learning Fang Yi’s name and asking Su Lin to seek his permission before sharing his contact details, Qu Zhaoye returned to the hotel flustered and excited.

• Qu Zhaoye went to karaoke with his friends and sensed ghostly qi on the waiter who brought them drinks.
• Qu Zhaoye grabbed the waiter’s arm, offered to deal with the ghostly qi, and learned the man planned to ask the police for help.
• After the waiter left, Qu Zhaoye realized he was excited by their encounter and returned to the KTV after the others went to a hotel.
• Qu Zhaoye asked Su Lin for the waiter’s name and learned he was Fang Yi, a friend who had temporarily filled in at the KTV.
• Qu Zhaoye declined to take Fang Yi’s contact details without permission and asked Su Lin to check with him first.
• Back at the hotel, Qu Zhaoye worried about the impression he had made on Fang Yi and blushed as he remembered how pretty he was.

Qu Zhaoye pursued Fang Yi after falling for him at first sight, and Fang Yi invited him to visit his flower shop. The two met there, where Fang Yi explained the meaning of a violet.

• After returning home, Qu Zhaoye told Qu Nanzhu that he had met someone beautiful and gentle, and said he wanted to try pursuing him without forcing things.
• Su Lin asked Fang Yi whether she could share his contact information with Qu Zhaoye, and Fang Yi agreed after learning the admirer was the young celestial master.
• Qu Zhaoye sent Fang Yi a friend request, asked to visit his flower shop, and received permission to come over.
• Fang Yi sent his employee Qingqing home early and prepared to meet Qu Zhaoye at the shop.
• Qu Zhaoye arrived while Fang Yi was arranging roses for a customer, then stayed to talk with him after the customer left.
• Fang Yi showed Qu Zhaoye a violet and explained that it represented eternal love and purity.

Qu Zhaoye confessed his feelings to Fang Yi and asked him to give their relationship a chance. Fang Yi accepted the violet petal he offered and asked if he could call him Longbao.

• Fang Yi told Qu Zhaoye that the ghost qi was gone because he had gone to the police after Qu Zhaoye warned him.
• Qu Zhaoye offered Fang Yi a bouquet and tried to cheer him up with a magic trick, while Fang Yi invited him to sit beside him.
• Fang Yi recognized Qu Zhaoye as Master Qu Nanzhu's younger brother and teased him about an old video of him calling for his big brother.
• Qu Zhaoye told Fang Yi that his feelings were sincere and offered him a violet petal, asking him to let him prove his love over time.
• Fang Yi kept the petal in a book and asked Qu Zhaoye if he could call him Longbao.

Qu Zhaoye and Fang Yi shared dinner after spending the afternoon together at Fang Yi’s flower shop. As Fang Yi explained his eating preferences, Qu Zhaoye learned how to accommodate his tastes.

• Qu Zhaoye watched Fang Yi tend the flowers and listened as Fang Yi explained how to care for each plant.
• Qu Zhaoye and Fang Yi went to a quiet restaurant, where Fang Yi ordered homestyle dishes and apple juice.
• Little Eighteen brought Fang Yi a rose, and Qu Zhaoye showed him his own paper figures, which gathered affectionately around him.
• Fang Yi asked about the paper figures’ names, and Qu Zhaoye explained that he had named them after creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
• Fang Yi described his preferences for mildly spicy food, small amounts of aromatics, thinly sliced or minced meat, and rice, then asked Qu Zhaoye if he seemed picky.

Qu Zhaoye agreed to cook Fang Yi the dishes he wanted, then ran into his niece Qin Yutao on her way to investigate a supposedly haunted place. He went with her to help rescue her classmates, while she stayed unaware that he could see the ghosts.

• Fang Yi listed dishes for Qu Zhaoye to cook for his lunch the next day, and Qu Zhaoye happily took notes.
• After taking Fang Yi home, Qu Zhaoye learned from messages that Qu Nanzhu had used Little Eighteen to follow his date and approve of Fang Yi.
• Qu Zhaoye met Qin Yutao at the subway station and discovered she was heading out to check on classmates who had gone to a haunted place.
• Qu Zhaoye took away Qin Yutao's paper figures, then agreed to accompany her and help save her classmates.
• Qin Yutao led Qu Zhaoye to the ghost den, where he photographed the scene and messaged Qu Nanzhu about her plan.
• Qu Zhaoye and Qu Nanzhu agreed not to tell Qin Yutao's parents, sparing her a complete childhood.

Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili planned a date while discussing Longbao’s love at first sight. Meanwhile, Qu Zhaoye stopped Qin Yutao and her classmates from mistreating ordinary ghosts, then greeted the underworld officer Liu Fengyun, an old acquaintance of his family.

• Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili planned to go on a date and buy snowflake crisps and osmanthus wine the next day.
• Qu Nanzhu told Huo Sili that Longbao had fallen in love at first sight with a man he had glimpsed through Little Eighteen’s eyes.
• Qin Yutao ordered A-Da and A-Er to beat a group of ghosts, but Qu Zhaoye messaged her to stop and take her classmates to the police officers for help.
• Qu Zhaoye questioned the ghosts and learned they had scared the children to warn them about dangerous spirits, then offered to send them to the Underworld.
• Qu Zhaoye opened a ghost gate and greeted Liu Fengyun, who recalled becoming acquainted with Qu Nanzhu and Longbao.

Qu Zhaoye prepared to cook for Fang Yi and used divination to warn a taxi driver that his daughter’s fiancé might kill her. Back home, he realized he and Qu Nanzhu had both told one of Qin Yutao’s parents about her nighttime adventure despite promising not to.

• Qu Zhaoye missed Fang Yi and planned to make him lunch, while Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili encouraged him to pursue their relationship.
• A taxi driver asked Qu Zhaoye to read his daughter’s marriage prospects, and Qu Zhaoye warned that her fiancé’s fate could lead to her murder.
• Qu Zhaoye sent a paper figure to testify and urged the driver to warn his daughter and contact the police.
• Qu Zhaoye returned home to find Qin Yutao being punished for going out at night without telling an adult.
• Qu Zhaoye realized he had told Qin Yutao’s mother while Qu Nanzhu had told her father, despite their promise not to tell either parent.