Chapter Summaries

Yixuan and her disciples fought Meral, whose renewed Corruption attack forced Yixuan to confront memories of her sister. Yixuan awakened her power and defeated Meral, but after the group returned to Yunkui Summit, Eric reported that The Order had begun a strange ritual.

• Yixuan and her companions shattered Meral's Corruption shield and drove her back, but Meral restored it and launched a powerful attack.
• Xu An used his system to increase his spirit and shield the group while Yixuan froze as a memory of her sister surfaced.
• Yixuan remembered her sister's promise, recovered, and transformed the Corruption into golden light before awakening her power as Mount Yunkui's thirteenth-generation sect master.
• Yixuan and her companions attacked Meral, and Xu An disrupted her long enough for Yixuan to knock her down and defeat her.
• Yixuan's group led the trapped adults out of the Hollow and returned to Yunkui Summit, where Eric reported that The Order had been preparing a strange ritual.

After Mount Yunkui stopped the Order’s crisis on the Waifei Peninsula, the rescued workers thanked the group, and Hui Crystal Meike promised to improve conditions for its employees. Yixuan warned that the Order’s remaining facilities and a strange object still needed investigation, leaving the group with unfinished leads.

• Eric and the Waifei Peninsula workers thanked Mount Yunkui, while Xu An promoted the temple’s businesses and Fufu struggled to calm the crowd.
• Yixuan pretended to be sick so the group could send the workers away and return to Yunkui Summit to rest.
• Yixuan warned that the Order’s presence and remaining research facilities meant Mount Yunkui still had to investigate the aftermath.
• Damian thanked Mount Yunkui and said he would use the crisis to negotiate for more resources for Bright Porcelain and better benefits for employees.
• Yixuan told Belle to hand the strange object from the Order’s hideout to the mayor’s office, while Fufu noted that Belle’s teacher and the photograph’s source remained missing.

Xu An visited Ye Shunguang on Mount Yunkui and agreed to take her out so she could experience life beyond the mountain and record it in her diary. He stepped outside to ask Belle for ideas about where a guy and a girl could go together.

• Xu An arranged to visit Ye Shunguang, then slept late and hurried up Mount Yunkui with food for her.
• Xu An told Ye Shunguang about the fight with The Order while she listened and praised him and Master.
• Xu An helped Ye Shunguang tidy her room and declined to open her diary, which she said preserved their memories.
• Ye Shunguang asked Xu An to show her the kinds of places and activities he enjoyed, and he agreed to plan their outing.
• Xu An messaged Belle for suggestions about places for a guy and a girl to have fun together, prompting Belle to worry about what he was up to.

Xu An took Ye Shunguang from Mount Yunkui to Lumina Square so she could experience the lively world below the mountain. They explored the streets together, and Xu An went to buy them drinks while Ye Shunguang waited.

• Xu An messaged Belle about taking Ye Shunguang down the mountain, and Belle insisted on coming along.
• Ye Shunguang changed into a pink dress, and Xu An praised her before taking her hand and flying with her on his sword.
• Ye Shunguang held Xu An tightly during the flight, then dozed off against him before they arrived at Lumina Square.
• Ye Shunguang examined a pharmacy and the Public Security Bureau, then crossed the road with Xu An to explore the neighborhood.
• Ye Shunguang and Xu An talked about basking in the sun together and sharing secrets, and Xu An went to a milk tea shop to buy drinks.

Xu An, Ye Shunguang, and Belle visited Orchid’s flower shop and chose flower arrangements for their companions and each other. After they left, Ye Shunguang told Xu An that being with him gave her unfamiliar feelings and that she felt as if they had known each other for ages.

• Xu An brought strawberry and mango milk tea to Ye Shunguang, and they walked together to Orchid’s flower shop.
• Belle appeared and insisted on joining them, and Ye Shunguang and Belle each hugged one of Xu An’s arms as they entered the shop.
• Ye Shunguang suggested that the three choose flower arrangements as gifts for their companions, and she described the flowers each person liked.
• Ye Shunguang and Belle each prepared an arrangement for Xu An, while Xu An chose flowers he liked and asked Orchid to make two identical arrangements.
• After they left the shop, Ye Shunguang whispered to Xu An that it was her first time arranging flowers with someone else and that she felt as if they had known each other for ages.
• Ye Shunguang told Xu An that being with him brought her unfamiliar feelings, which she felt were like the fragrance of flowers.

Xu An spent the day with Ye Shunguang and Belle, then told Ye Shunguang he liked her before arranging to take her to Sixth Street the next day. After a tense dinner at the temple, Xu An arrived at Ye Shunguang’s residence the next morning, but she was nowhere to be seen.

• Xu An and Ye Shunguang said goodbye, and Xu An whispered that he liked her, making her blush and hurry away.
• Belle asked Xu An to buy her two cups of milk tea, and they returned to the temple with drinks for the others.
• At dinner, Belle revealed that Xu An and Ye Shunguang had held hands and planned to visit Sixth Street together the next day, alarming Ye Shiyuan and Wise.
• Yixuan agreed that Xu An and Belle could take Ye Shunguang out, while Xu An fled dinner under everyone’s stares.
• Xu An arrived at Ye Shunguang’s residence early the next morning, but she was gone, leaving the flower pot by her bed.

Xu An found Ye Shunguang’s diary and learned she had written about his confession before joining Belle on Sixth Street. He met her there and spent the day taking photos and playing games, while Ye Shiyuan watched them from nearby with Wise; the outing continued when Ye Shunguang spotted newspapers and magazines.

• Xu An read Ye Shunguang’s diary, which described their flower arranging and her reaction to his confession, then messaged her.
• Ye Shunguang told Xu An she was already on Sixth Street with Belle, and Xu An flew there to meet her.
• Ye Shunguang asked Xu An to take a photo with her, while Ye Shiyuan watched them with Wise and worried about their closeness.
• Wise persuaded Ye Shiyuan to leave the street and go to his video store to watch films.
• Xu An and Ye Shunguang visited the convenience store and arcade, where Ye Shunguang beat him at several games.
• Ye Shunguang noticed the newspapers and magazines as she and Xu An left the arcade.

Xu An, Ye Shunguang, and Belle played with Howl and Inky at the newsstand, then followed Howl’s clues to find two stools. Ye Shunguang kept one as a shared prize, and the chapter ended with her asking Xu An about the shop he used to own.

• Ye Shunguang chatted with Howl, and she, Xu An, and Belle scratched cards that all revealed the lowest prize.
• Howl gave them a note and photographs asking them to find two hidden stools, and Ye Shunguang recognized the first location from her brother’s memories.
• Xu An and Ye Shunguang found a stool at the repair shop, and Xu An petted her head after she told him he could, as long as he warned her next time.
• Belle found the other stool, and Xu An took Belle’s and Ye Shunguang’s hands as they returned to Howl with both stools.
• Howl gave the remaining stool to Ye Shunguang, who invited Xu An and Belle to visit her room and sit with her.
• Ye Shunguang noticed the sign bearing the characters for “Peace” and asked Xu An if it belonged to his former shop.

Xu An welcomed Belle and Ye Shunguang to his shop and cooked them lunch, while Belle and Ye Shunguang grew closer and teased each other. After the meal, Xu An led them out for a stroll.

• Xu An took Belle and Ye Shunguang upstairs to rest while he went shopping for groceries.
• Xu An cooked lunch as Belle told Ye Shunguang about his cooking and Fairy revealed how much Belle had spent on food.
• Belle traded Ye Shunguang’s ticklish waist as gossip for an extra meal, and Xu An eagerly agreed.
• Xu An, Belle, and Ye Shunguang ate until they were full, while Wise and Ye Shiyuan ate instant noodles at the video store.
• Xu An led Belle and Ye Shunguang out for a walk after they cleared the table.

Xu An and Ye Shunguang went to Lumina Square to watch a movie together, growing closer as they held hands and shared the experience. The film’s puppy was rescued from an Ethereal, and the two reflected on how each life and story mattered.

• Xu An teased Ye Shunguang after Inky rejected him for having no food, and she joined Belle in catching him and ruffling his hair.
• After Belle left to help Wise, Xu An suggested that he and Ye Shunguang go to Lumina Square, and she chose a movie about a puppy.
• Xu An bought cola and popcorn, then watched Wandering Footprints with Ye Shunguang, who nervously held his hand in the theater.
• When an Ethereal threatened the puppy, Ye Shunguang worried until a Hollow Investigator arrived to rescue it.
• Xu An and Ye Shunguang discussed how every story and the people in their lives had unique value before turning their attention back to the movie.