Recaps

Li Yao investigated Route 13’s ghostly passengers and the deaths tied to Tiger Waist Mountain while becoming entangled in a struggle over a bronze clock and a mysterious book. The arc left Old Liu beside the stopped clock, warning Li Yao to run, as the lunar fifteenth approached.

• Old Wu assigned Li Yao the dangerous Route 13 night shift, and Li Yao learned that previous drivers had crashed into Tangwazi Reservoir.
• Li Yao sought help from Liu Yunbo, received a protective bracelet, and met Old Tang, who warned him about the route and the fire at 2386 Huaiyuan Road.
• Li Yao found records linking the reservoir crashes to the lunar fifteenth, and an unseen force stopped his bus before it plunged into the water.
• A bronze clock brought to the bus company killed multiple people, and Li Yao traced its delivery to Liu Yunbo before finding evidence that Old Wu, Liu Yunbo, and Old Tang knew each other.
• Li Yao went to Tiger Waist Mountain to find a tiger-patterned copper coin, encountered Liu Qingzhu, and learned that a man-eating creature had killed the village chief.
• Old Liu led Li Yao into a cave beneath Tiger Waist Mountain in search of a book, while gangsters attacked Li Yao and Little Six escaped with him.
• Li Yao found that the stolen book was the Wondrous Art of Dream Stealing, and Old Liu warned that the bronze clock would kill again by the lunar fifteenth unless destroyed.
• Li Yao helped Old Liu enter the courtyard while Old Wu distracted the police, then found Old Liu beside the stopped clock as he shouted for Li Yao to run.

Li Yao and Old Liu traced Route 13’s history through Tangwazi Village, uncovering Liu Yunbo’s role in the curse and the fire at 2386. As the narrator sought Mr. He’s help to escape the last bus, Old Liu vanished, Scorpion’s gang attacked, and Mr. He warned that someone the narrator trusted had lied to him.

• Li Yao and Old Liu investigated the roadside inn and escaped after discovering its owner had swallowed guests alive.
• At Tangwazi Village, Li Yao and Old Liu learned that Guan Jun was Liu Yunbo, who had sent Old Wu the bronze bell and was linked to the burial-companion coffins.
• Liu Yunbo accused Old Liu of starting the deadly fire at 2386, while Old Liu arranged for Liu Yunbo to die and asked Li Yao to retrieve the book Seven Essentials of Corpse Driving.
• Li Yao learned Old Wu had reopened Route 13 after Mr. He’s ten-year protection ended, then encountered ghostly noodle shops and saw Tang Yao again.
• Li Yao, Bun Head, and Little Six investigated the 2386 fire and learned Liu Yunbo had cursed the security guard, while Liu Qingzhu had sacrificed an eye to save him.
• After Old Liu disappeared, he brought Li Yao to meet Mr. He, and they faced two possessed women before Old Liu collapsed and was taken to the hospital.
• Bun Head helped Li Yao confront Scorpion’s gang, and Li Yao escaped with Mr. He after Scorpion’s father died.
• As Li Yao tried to take Mr. He to city hall, Scorpion’s men intercepted them, and Mr. He was stabbed after warning Li Yao that someone he trusted had lied to him.