Recaps

Xu An joined Mount Yunkui and helped Belle and the disciples investigate the Lemnian Hollow, uncovering evidence of Hui Crystal Meike’s role in workers’ Corruption sickness. After taking on commissions and growing closer to Ye Shunguang, Xu An began to suspect the Qingming Sword was harming her memory.

• Xu An opened Safe and Sound Restaurant, met Wise and Belle, and earned system points by stirring their curiosity and amazement with his cooking.
• Xu An joined Belle and Yixuan on a trip to Waifei Peninsula, survived their airship crash into Lemnian Hollow, and became Yixuan’s disciple after impressing her with Mount Yunkui Arts.
• Xu An met Ju Fufu and the other Mount Yunkui disciples, learned Belle was Proxy Phaethon, and joined the investigation after the group discovered the airship had been attacked.
• Xu An and Belle investigated workers’ complaints and learned that a faulty batch of TOPS corruption suppressants had sickened miners while the company delayed compensation.
• Xu An rescued Doctor Lor and helped him collect evidence against Hui Crystal Meike, while Yixuan and the others explored the Hollow and found an unusual mark.
• Xu An visited Ye Shunguang with pastries and chocolate mousse, and the two grew closer as she asked him to call her Xiaoguang and promised to protect him.
• Xu An, Belle, Ju Fufu, and Trigger recovered Hollow supplies and data for Hongdou’s commission, then Xu An agreed to help handle more commissions for Yunkui Summit.
• Xu An brought food to Ye Shunguang and learned she kept a diary because her memory was poor, then wondered whether the Qingming Sword was causing her memory loss.

Xu An and Mount Yunkui exposed and defeated the Order’s corruption experiments, while Yixuan confronted memories of her past and awakened as sect master. Afterward, Xu An grew closer to Ye Shunguang through outings around the city, and the stretch ended with them watching a movie together.

• Xu An and the others uncovered that Doctor Lor had used Corruption-laced Worry-Free Water to deceive patients, and Paro became an Ethereal after seeking treatment for himself and his wife.
• Xu An captured Lor, who died after invoking the First Lord, while Wise and Belle helped save the afflicted workers and the group found evidence linking the Order to the crisis.
• Yixuan’s memories resurfaced during a spreading corruption outbreak, and she used a dangerous technique to save the people nearby before telling Xu An about her lost family and Mount Yunkui’s past.
• Xu An, Belle, Ju Fufu, and Pan Yinhu investigated the Order’s hidden facilities, uncovered experiments turning living creatures into Corruption, and found captives in the Hollow.
• Yixuan overcame her memories during the battle with Meral, transformed Corruption into golden light, and defeated the Order’s leader with help from Xu An and the others.
• After the rescue, Xu An took Ye Shunguang to Lumina Square, where they shared milk tea and arranged flowers, and he confessed that he liked her.
• Xu An, Ye Shunguang, and Belle explored Sixth Street, played games, found hidden stools for Howl, and later shared a meal Xu An cooked.
• Xu An and Ye Shunguang went to the movies, where she nervously held his hand as they watched a puppy’s adventure and talked about the value of people and stories.