Chapter Summaries

After Ji Nanshu helped catch a murderer, Director Yang scolded him, but the guests persuaded the director to reward him with dinner. At dinner, Ji Nanshu explained his divination and warned Li Lan that the man she was considering dating would bring her misery and harm her finances, leaving her ready to delete his contact.

• Director Yang scolded Ji Nanshu for catching the murderer without warning him, while Jian Yuanjia and Cen Yan defended Ji Nanshu.
• Jian Yuanjia, Cen Yan, Li Lan, and Jiang Yue persuaded Director Yang to reward Ji Nanshu with a lavish dinner.
• At dinner, Ji Nanshu said he had used finger calculations to find evidence against the murderer, and he rebuffed Bai Nanyu's attempt to trap him.
• Li Lan paid Ji Nanshu to read her romantic fortune, and he said the man she liked was not her destined partner and would damage her financial luck.
• Li Lan decided to delete the man's contact as soon as she got home.

Ji Nanshu’s fortune-telling about Li Lan sparked online backlash, but Century Entertainment publicly thanked him for saving its boss’s wife, shifting public opinion. Meanwhile, Liu Yanshuang secretly arranged an attack on Ji Nanshu, intending to leave him bedridden for six months.

• A young man told Uncle Xia that Ji Ying was alive, and Uncle Xia ordered the plan to continue unchanged.
• Si Xun accused Ji Nanshu of lying about Li Lan’s future and posted that she was destined for a happy marriage and children, sending the claim trending.
• Li Lan said she trusted Ji Nanshu, while Chu Mo reassured Director Yang that the controversy would not affect the show.
• After seeing the backlash, Ji Ying and Yu Niuniu urged Yu Ze to respond, and Century Entertainment thanked Ji Nanshu for saving its boss’s wife and daughter.
• At the Bai family home, Liu Yanshuang blamed Ji Nanshu for Bai Nanchen’s injuries and arranged to have him hurt in an apparent accident, leaving him bedridden for at least six months.

Ji Nanshu received a commendation banner for helping the police catch a criminal, then heard Officer Wang’s suspicions that feng shui mystic arts had caused a deadly traffic accident. Ji Nanshu agreed to investigate after learning the suspected victim’s name was Duan Yongxue.

• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo made breakfast, while Bai Nanyu reacted resentfully to being excluded.
• Officer Wang and Officer Li arrived to give Ji Nanshu and Jian Yuanjia a commendation banner for helping catch a criminal.
• Ji Nanshu told Officer Li that he had divined where the evidence was buried, angering the skeptical officer and Bai Nanyu.
• Officer Wang privately told Ji Nanshu that he suspected mystic arts were behind a traffic accident that killed forty-seven people in Cheng County.
• Ji Nanshu believed Officer Wang’s instincts and asked for the suspected person’s name; Officer Wang said it was Duan Yongxue.

After returning to Hai City, Ji Nanshu reunited with Chu Mo at Qingyan Garden and, after Chu Mo asked if he was ready, agreed to take their relationship further. The chapter ended with Ji Nanshu resting beside Chu Mo, satisfied but blushing and wondering how Chu Mo had become so skilled.

• On the flight back to Hai City, Liang You scolded Ji Nanshu for claiming fortune-telling as a talent and getting involved in catching a murderer.
• Ji Nanshu returned to Qingyan Garden and accidentally interrupted Chu Mo’s online meeting by entering the study wearing only a T-shirt.
• Chu Mo told Ji Nanshu to knock before entering the study, but Ji Nanshu hid his hurt and let Chu Mo dry his hair.
• Ji Nanshu asked for spicy crayfish, but Chu Mo kissed him, then paused to ask whether Ji Nanshu was sure he was ready.
• Ji Nanshu agreed, and he and Chu Mo became intimate.
• Afterward, Chu Mo offered to order light dishes, while Ji Nanshu rested beside him and wondered how he had become so skilled.

Ji Nanshu reunited with his childhood friend Lin Kai'an, arranged to buy a private home, and used his fortune-telling to warn Lin Kai'an's brother Lin Kailuo about a serious travel-related calamity. He urged Lin Kailuo to delay his trip, leaving Lin Kai'an rushing home to protect his brother.

• Ji Nanshu ignored Liu Yanshuang's calls, replied to Lin Kai'an's messages, and went to meet him at One Thought.
• Lin Kai'an excitedly asked about Ji Nanshu catching the murderer, Chu Mo, and Bai Nanchen, then helped him secure a home in Picturesque Lane.
• At Lin Kai'an's request, Ji Nanshu read Lin Kailuo's fortune and learned that he planned to travel northwest the next day.
• Ji Nanshu warned Lin Kailuo to delay his trip until the second flight after ten the day after tomorrow and said his romantic prospects would be poor until he turned thirty.
• Ji Nanshu told Lin Kai'an that Lin Kailuo faced a serious injury if he ignored the warning, so Lin Kai'an rushed home to watch over his brother.

Ji Nanshu learned that the original owner of his body had missing memories, then woke to find himself trending after helping the Spring City police catch a criminal. Lin Kai'an tied Lin Kailuo inside his home to stop him from leaving, while Ji Nanshu responded to the police’s public thanks before returning to breakfast with Chu Mo.

• Ji Nanshu considered the original owner’s incomplete memories after returning to Qingyan Garden and finding Chu Mo away with a note explaining he would be late.
• Lin Kai'an made Lin Kailuo promise not to leave, then tied his bedroom and front doors shut after making sure he was asleep.
• Lin Kailuo found himself locked in the next morning and told Secretary Yang to travel ahead while he postponed his own departure.
• Liang You called Ji Nanshu to tell him that the Spring City police had tagged him in a post thanking him for helping arrest a criminal.
• Ji Nanshu replied to the police’s post on Weibo, then ate breakfast with Chu Mo.

Liu Yanshuang failed to reach Ji Nanshu and flew into a rage, while Yang Guodong told Lin Kailuo that delaying his trip to Country W had saved him from a deadly gang shootout. Lin Kailuo planned to meet Ji Nanshu, who stayed with Chu Mo and agreed to wait until Lin Kailuo returned before meeting him.

• Bai Nanyu cried to Liu Yanshuang about Ji Nanshu, and Liu Yanshuang called Ji Nanshu only to hear a mocking ringback tone that drove her into a fury.
• Yang Guodong told Lin Kailuo that a gang shootout had crushed the back seat of his car, and Lin Kailuo realized An'an's advice to delay his flight had saved him.
• Lin Kailuo doubled Yang Guodong's salary and bonus and told him to stay at a safe hotel until Lin Kailuo arrived the next day.
• Lin Kailuo asked Lin Kai'an to contact the fortune-telling master, and Lin Kai'an tried to bargain for a sports car in return.
• Lin Kai'an messaged Ji Nanshu about Lin Kailuo's close call and dinner plans, and Ji Nanshu said they should wait until Lin Kailuo returned.
• Ji Nanshu asked Chu Mo about keeping a long-tailed tit, then settled for a cat, prompting Chu Mo to have Yun Sheng find a kitten.

Li Lan grew suspicious of Xiao Lin’s sudden attention and asked Wen Feng to investigate him. After Si Xun was punished for his misleading face reading, Si Dai told Si Yuanhua about Ji Nanshu and the Celestial Masters Association considered inviting him after a thorough investigation.

• Li Lan questioned Xiao Lin’s sudden decision to clear his schedule, then arranged for Wen Feng to investigate him after Xiao Lin left for work.
• Wen Feng agreed to look into Xiao Lin and reminded Li Lan that she owed him a favor.
• Si Dai scolded Si Xun for claiming Li Lan had a loving marriage and ordered him to copy Face Reading ten times.
• Si Dai told Si Yuanhua that Ji Nanshu’s mystical skills and face readings seemed accurate and asked whether the Celestial Masters Association should invite him.
• Si Yuanhua told Si Dai to investigate Ji Nanshu’s character and background thoroughly before considering him.

After buying a home, Ji Nanshu was pressured into auditioning for a film and spent the wait shopping on Hai City's feng shui street. He drew a powerful talisman for Si Dai, who realized he had somehow foreseen her upcoming mission and decided to report him.

• Ji Nanshu signed the home purchase contract with Lin Kai'an and received the property deed.
• Liang You told Ji Nanshu to audition for a flower vase role in Liang Ziqian's film, and Lin Kai'an urged him to go.
• Ji Nanshu took Lin Kai'an to Hai City's feng shui street and insisted Elder Zhang sell him top-grade cinnabar and high-grade talisman paper.
• Si Dai arrived, recognized Ji Nanshu, and ordered Elder Zhang to give him the supplies he wanted.
• Ji Nanshu quickly drew a talisman he named Rebound and gave it to Si Dai, saying she would need it in five days.
• Si Dai realized Ji Nanshu's words matched the timing of her upcoming mission and decided to report him.

Ji Nanshu won an audition, invested forty million in Liang Ziqian’s film, and posted an offer to help people with mystical troubles. Mei Liang, facing bankruptcy and his family’s illnesses, messaged him for help.

• Si Dai kept Ji Nanshu’s talisman after realizing he had predicted her upcoming assignment, and asked Elder Zhang to set aside top-grade cinnabar.
• Chen Yuan approached Ji Nanshu at the audition venue, asked for his autograph and a photo, and urged him to post more on Weibo.
• Liang Ziqian and the other judges cast Ji Nanshu immediately, and Ji Nanshu offered to invest forty million in the film.
• Song Yan prepared an investment contract, and Ji Nanshu signed it without reading it.
• Mei Liang, desperate to fund his failing company and his wife’s and daughter’s treatment, saw Ji Nanshu’s Weibo post and sent him a message describing his misfortunes.

Ji Nanshu investigated the supernatural cause of Mei Liang’s family’s sudden illnesses and discovered that someone was borrowing their luck through a set of wind chimes. He gave Mei Liang’s wife and daughter talisman water and arranged to investigate the wind chimes the next day, while Mei Liang chose to seek revenge.

• Ji Nanshu asked Mei Liang for a photo, saw that his life and his family’s lives were in danger, and went with Chu Mo to meet him at South Star Park.
• Mei Liang took Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo to the hospital, where Qian Xinya described how she and her daughter had suddenly developed leukemia.
• Ji Nanshu identified Luck Borrowing as the cause and asked whether Mei Liang’s family had received or bought anything unusual.
• Qian Xinya recalled signing for a set of wind chimes that had been hung up at home, and Ji Nanshu warned that destroying them immediately could alert whoever was responsible.
• Mei Liang chose to repay the culprit in kind, and Ji Nanshu gave talisman water to Qian Xinya and her daughter to improve their conditions.
• Ji Nanshu arranged to meet Mei Liang outside his home at two the next afternoon and assured him that his family was not fated to die.

Ji Nanshu broke the luck-borrowing curse threatening Mei Liang’s family and punished the people responsible, while Si Dai discovered Ji Nanshu’s extraordinary cultivation. The chapter ended with Mei Liang receiving an urgent call from the hospital.

• Ji Nanshu finished a photoshoot for Liang Ziqian’s fantasy wuxia production and arranged to film his scenes after his variety-show shoot.
• Ji Nanshu visited Elder Zhang to gather supplies for a luck-borrowing case, and Elder Zhang called Si Dai to help.
• Si Dai joined Ji Nanshu at Mei Liang’s home, where Ji Nanshu found a cursed wind chime above Mei Liang’s parents’ bed and revealed a bloodstained paper listing the family’s birth dates.
• Ji Nanshu used Mei Liang’s blood and a talisman to burn the cursed objects, breaking the luck borrowing and afflicting the borrower and the Celestial Master who helped him.
• Si Dai realized Ji Nanshu could draw talismans with spiritual power, and Mei Liang received an urgent call from the hospital.

Ji Nanshu explained what he knew about the Blood God Cult while Mei Liang learned that his wife and daughter had recovered. He returned to the Bai Family after Liu Yanshuang summoned him, and their confrontation was interrupted by a delighted voice calling out to him.

• Si Dai told Ji Nanshu that the Blood God Cult was behind a growing number of luck-borrowing cases, and Ji Nanshu said its members had red flaming skull tattoos.
• Mei Liang learned that Xinya and Nannan were healthy and would remain under observation before possibly being discharged.
• Liu Yanshuang called Ji Nanshu and ordered him back to the Bai Family, and he agreed before hanging up.
• At the Bai Family home, Ji Nanshu argued with Liu Yanshuang, caught her arm when she tried to slap him, and prepared to leave.
• Someone called out to Ji Nanshu as he turned to go.

Ji Nanshu confronted Bai Nanyu and Liu Yanshuang at the Bai family home, then left after putting Bai Nanyu on the floor and warning them. In a better mood, he called Chu Mo and asked him to pick him up from Autumn Water Terrace.

• Bai Nanyu bragged about his expensive outfit and tried to provoke Ji Nanshu, who mocked how it looked.
• Liu Yanshuang defended Bai Nanyu and reminded Ji Nanshu that she was still legally his mother, prompting him to consider how to end the adoption relationship.
• Bai Nanyu pretended he would leave the family, but Ji Nanshu agreed that he should, sparking another argument with Liu Yanshuang.
• Bai Nanyu grabbed Ji Nanshu's wrist, so Ji Nanshu twisted his arm behind his back and kicked him to the floor.
• Ji Nanshu warned Bai Nanyu and Liu Yanshuang before leaving the Bai family home, making them and the butler fear him.
• Ji Nanshu called Chu Mo and asked him to pick him up from Autumn Water Terrace.

After Ji Nanshu left the Bai Family, Liu Yanshuang and Bai Lin blamed him for Bai Nanyu’s bruised knees, while Bai Nanzheng resolved to deal with him. Ji Nanshu ignored Bai Nanzheng’s call, then spent the night with Chu Mo, leaving the Bai Family conflict unresolved.

• Ji Nanshu told Chu Mo that Liu Yanshuang had asked him to return to the Bai Family and that he had beaten Bai Nanyu, then went with Chu Mo to dinner.
• Bai Nanzheng returned home and learned from Liu Yanshuang and Bai Lin that Ji Nanshu had injured Bai Nanyu; the doctor said Bai Nanyu’s knees were bruised and swollen but would recover with ointment.
• Bai Nanyu told Bai Nanzheng that Ji Nanshu seemed like a different person, while Liu Yanshuang insisted Ji Nanshu had shown his true colors.
• Bai Nanzheng said he would handle Ji Nanshu, but his call to Ji Nanshu went unanswered.
• Chu Mo cornered Ji Nanshu in the bathroom, and the two kissed and became intimate.

Ji Nanshu arrived at the traditional residence for the second episode of "Ideal Life" and learned that something inhuman lived there. The guests met the special guest, He Jingyi, whose interest in Ji Nanshu drew a chilling response.

• Chu Mo woke Ji Nanshu before dawn and took him to the airport, where Ji Nanshu blocked Bai Nanzheng after noticing his missed call.
• At the residence, Ji Nanshu warned Director Yang that something inhuman was there and told him to keep the guests away from the backyard storeroom.
• Ji Nanshu charged Director Yang two thousand for a divination and predicted that the episode would go smoothly.
• Jian Yuanjia rushed to hug Ji Nanshu, but Cen Yan pulled him back while Chu Mo watched nearby.
• He Jingyi arrived as the special guest and introduced himself as Bai Nanyu's fiancé.
• He Jingyi looked at Ji Nanshu with a lustful gaze, and Ji Nanshu recognized what it meant.

Ji Nanshu denied knowing He Jingyi, and Director Yang announced that the teams would promote Incense Valley Town's traditional incense for a sales competition. He Jingyi joined Bai Nanyu's team, while Ji Nanshu's team set out to explore the town.

• He Jingyi greeted Ji Nanshu as an old acquaintance, but Ji Nanshu asked if they had met, and Jian Yuanjia mocked He Jingyi.
• Director Yang announced that the teams would sell incense and promote Incense Valley Town, with the winning team earning a privilege in the next episode.
• Bai Nanyu apologized to his teammates for his injured leg, while Jiang Yue and Yu Lu reassured him and Li Lan noted that the task could involve promoting the town.
• He Jingyi stayed behind to comfort Bai Nanyu before joining his team as they were the first to leave.
• He Jingyi praised Incense Valley Town's scenery, and Cen Yan said the ancient town inspired her new album.

Ji Nanshu met the incense maker Fu Yu in Incense Valley Town and asked her about the lost God-Inviting Incense. After Fu Yu explained the town’s origins and incense traditions, Ji Nanshu suspected that no one in the current era knew how to make it.

• Jian Yuanjia spotted Fu Yu making incense outside her home, and the group approached her.
• Ji Nanshu identified Fu Yu’s incense as Xuanhe Inner Court Jiangzhen Incense and asked whether she knew how to make God-Inviting Incense.
• Fu Yu invited the group to tea and told them how a woman named Xianggu taught the village to make incense, giving the town its name.
• Fu Yu explained incense’s history, uses, and famous aromatics while Jian Yuanjia and Cen Yan listened and asked questions.
• Fu Yu admitted she did not know how to make God-Inviting Incense, and Ji Nanshu concluded that the recipe had likely been lost.

Fu Yu explained God-Inviting Incense and asked Ji Nanshu if he could make it, but he denied knowing how. The group promoted Incense Valley Town before returning to their lodging, where Ji Nanshu locked Chu Mo out of his room.

• Fu Yu said God-Inviting Incense could invite gods, dispel evil, and suppress ghosts, but she could not make it herself.
• He Jingyi praised Fu Yu’s supposed skill, then was embarrassed when she denied being able to make the incense, while Jian Yuanjia mocked him.
• Fu Yu asked Ji Nanshu whether he knew how to make God-Inviting Incense, and he said he did not.
• Jian Yuanjia learned that the team had sold 1,036 orders of incense and decided to buy one himself.
• The group returned to their lodging, where Bai Nanyu greeted them and Ji Nanshu ignored him before locking Chu Mo out of his room.

Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo visited Fu Yu, who asked Ji to help make God-Inviting Incense in exchange for half her merit. Ji revealed that the incense Fu Yu had learned to make was likely the Blood God Cult’s God-Descending Incense, and a voice outside confirmed his suspicion.

• Ji Nanshu went to Fu Yu’s house at night, and Chu Mo insisted on accompanying him.
• Ji Nanshu identified Fu Yu as a spirit and asked why she had lured the production crew to Incense Ancient Town.
• Fu Yu asked Ji Nanshu to help make God-Inviting Incense, offering him half her merit in return.
• Fu Yu told Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo how an outsider had threatened the villagers and demanded that Xianggu make incense for him.
• Ji Nanshu explained that the incense was likely God-Descending Incense, created by the Blood God Cult to suppress righteous celestial masters.
• An unseen voice outside the door agreed with Ji Nanshu.