Chapter Summaries

Ji Nanshu and the other guests competed to dig wild vegetables for dinner, while Chen Rui made little effort and insulted Yu Can after they came last. Ji Nanshu called her out, ending the chapter by mocking her face.

• Ji Nanshu gave Chu Mo the tools and promised that anyone outside the top three would sleep on the floor, prompting Chu Mo to work hard.
• Jin Shi left to dig bracken, and Ji Nanshu followed after noticing his signal; Chen Rui then tried to get Chu Mo's attention until Yu Can led her away.
• Wu Yan and his wife took first place, Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo came second, Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi came third, and Yu Can and Chen Rui finished last.
• Chen Rui blamed Yu Can for their last-place finish and called him an idiot, while Lian Shao revealed that Chen Rui had sat around as Yu Can did the digging.
• Ji Nanshu challenged Chen Rui for insulting Yu Can when she had done no work, then mocked her pancake face.

Chen Rui’s past cruelty was exposed online, prompting the Chen Family to remove her from the show and confine her after she admitted giving Chu Mo a potion that supposedly made him fall in love with her. The Chen Family failed to stop the revelations, and Chen Anbang warned his father that Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo might be behind them, but his father dismissed Ji Nanshu’s power and remained focused on a possible alliance with the Chu Family.

• An anonymous account exposed Chen Rui’s alleged past violence, triggering an online boycott of her and Chen Enterprises.
• Chen Anbang took Chen Rui away from the show, and she revealed that she had given Chu Mo a love potion; Chen Anbang suspected it was a Shared-Heart Gu.
• Their father ordered Chen Anbang to lock Chen Rui in her room, and Chen Anbang slapped her before having the bodyguards confine her.
• Secretary Jin had the trending topics removed and the account banned, but the poster returned and threatened to reveal more evidence.
• Chen Anbang suspected Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo were targeting the Chen Family, but his father doubted Ji Nanshu’s strength and continued considering a marriage alliance with the Chu Family.

After Chen Rui was accused of further crimes, Xia Hong tried to enlist the Chen Family in killing Ji Nanshu, while Ji Nanshu, Chu Mo, and Jin Shi staged a poisoning scare to lure Xia Hong into a trap. The Ji brothers learned Ji Nanshu was safe and agreed to keep up the act as the scheme continued.

• A whistleblower accused Chen Rui of arranging a rape and setting fire to a family home, triggering public fury and heavy losses for Chen Enterprises.
• Xia Hong asked Father Chen to help kill Ji Nanshu, and Father Chen said he needed time to think.
• Xia Hong ordered Jin Shi to kill or seriously injure Ji Nanshu, but Ji Nanshu, Chu Mo, and Jin Shi secretly planned to fool him.
• Ji Nanshu pretended to collapse after drinking milk, and the production team ended the livestream as Chu Mo took him away.
• Netizens blamed Chen Rui for poisoning Ji Nanshu, and Chen Anbang slapped her before she angrily vowed revenge.
• The Ji brothers found Ji Nanshu safe in the hospital and learned he had faked the poisoning; he asked them to act devastated when they left.

The Chen Family’s efforts to limit the damage from Chen Rui’s crimes backfired as the public uncovered more of their wrongdoing and Mother Chen’s callous defense of her daughter. Chen Anbang took Mother Chen to visit Chen Rui, but officials refused to allow it, and Mother Chen threw a public tantrum.

• Chen Mao agreed to cooperate with Xia Hong, who confirmed Ji Nanshu had been poisoned, then learned that much of his hidden formation had been destroyed.
• Chen Mao announced that Chen Rui had been handed over to the police, but netizens rejected the statement and uncovered evidence of the Chen Group’s crimes.
• Mother Chen insisted that Chen Anbang save Chen Rui, dismissing the deaths and suffering of her victims; an online recording of her remarks further damaged the Chen Family’s reputation.
• Chen Mao beat Mother Chen in a rage, while Chen Anbang resolved to protect the Chen Family from collapse.
• The next day, masked people pelted Mother Chen and Chen Anbang with rotten eggs and vegetables, and officials later barred them from visiting Chen Rui because of her ties to the Blood God Cult.
• Mother Chen sat on the ground and threw a tantrum after being denied a visit, and Chen Anbang shouted at her to stop embarrassing the family.

Chen Anbang confronted Mrs. Chen over her attempt to shield Chen Rui, while Ji Nanshu learned the plan against the Xia Family and the Blood God Cult was nearly ready. In the hospital, Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo turned their reunion into an intimate encounter.

• Mrs. Chen followed Chen Anbang home and asked whether someone else could take Chen Rui’s place in prison, but he rebuked her and left the Chen Family home.
• Ji Nanshu heard that the formations had been sabotaged to rebound their karmic evil onto Xia Hong and that evidence against the Xia Family and information on the Blood God Cult were nearly ready.
• Ji Nanshu asked Chu Mo to hold him, then teased and kissed him while ordering him not to move.
• Ji Nanshu grew tired during their intimacy, so Chu Mo reversed their positions and coaxed him to call him hubby.

After Chen Rui was sentenced to death, Chen Dingguo secretly arranged for her escape to Country M, where Chu Mo’s people abducted her. He eventually found her traumatized and mentally unwell, while the Chen Family faced the consequences of its failures to stop her.

• Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu spent the day together while the Chen Family and Xia Hong anxiously awaited Chen Rui’s verdict.
• The court sentenced Chen Rui to death, and Chen Mao refused to risk the Chen Family by rescuing her.
• Chen Dingguo considered breaking Chen Rui out and taking her abroad, despite Chen Anbang warning that the family would cut ties if the plan was exposed.
• On the day Chen Rui was due to be executed, news reported that she had died in a transport pileup, though Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu knew she had been secretly sent to Country M.
• Chu Mo’s people abducted Chen Rui as soon as she arrived in Country M, and Chen Dingguo found her seven days later in a slum, traumatized and mentally unwell.

After recovering, Ji Nanshu joined the fourth installment of the dating show in Country F, where the guests met new and returning cast members and received a sightseeing task. He Li offered to lead the group around the capital, while Bai Nanyu watched him closely.

• Ji Nanshu recovered from his illness, and Xia Hong grew furious when he learned Ji Nanshu was alive and well.
• The dating show began filming in Country F, where Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo met newcomer He Li, whom Ji Nanshu suspected had undergone extensive cosmetic surgery and found suspicious.
• Li Lan arrived with Xiao Lin, and Lin Qin enthusiastically invited Li Lan to perform in her dance company's stage production.
• Director Yang assigned the guests to visit attractions on a limited budget, take intimate photos, and bring back gifts; He Li offered to guide the group around the city.
• Bai Nanyu watched He Li as the guests prepared to leave, while Director Yang remained behind at the villa.

Director Yang made the guests compete again by having each group cook a dish, and Ji Nanshu accidentally set the kitchen wok ablaze while trying to make stir-fried noodles. Chu Mo put out the fire and offered to help, but Ji Nanshu insisted on finishing the dish himself as the chapter ended.

• Director Yang announced that the guests, tied for the most check-ins, would compete in a cooking challenge for first choice of rooms.
• Ji Nanshu drew the cooking slip and joined He Li in the kitchen, where He Li made egg soup without trouble.
• Ji Nanshu tried to make stir-fried noodles, overheated the oil, and caused a burst of flames to shoot from the wok.
• Chu Mo rushed in, confirmed Ji Nanshu was unharmed, and extinguished the fire while the other guests checked on him.
• Ji Nanshu insisted on finishing his dish, and Director Yang agreed that Chu Mo could watch the oil but not help with anything else.

Ji Nanshu’s disastrous fried noodles horrified Director Yang and Jian Yuanjia during the cooking challenge. Director Yang announced that the guests’ next task was to promote Hua Country’s culture and earn 300 F dollars, or face Ji Nanshu’s noodles as punishment.

• Ji Nanshu mistook several ingredients while cooking fried noodles, and Chu Mo watched in alarm without intervening.
• Director Yang tasted the guests’ dishes, then reluctantly ate Ji Nanshu’s noodles and struggled through their clashing flavors.
• Jian Yuanjia secretly tried the noodles, spat them out, and told Ji Nanshu never to cook again.
• Director Yang announced that the next day’s task was to promote Hua Country’s culture and earn 300 F dollars, with the noodles as punishment for failure.
• Jian Yuanjia and the other guests vowed to complete the task, while Ji Nanshu privately considered sabotaging them so they would share his fate.

Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo earned enough money through a guqin performance and sword dance, while Ji Nanshu began to recall a forgotten memory of teaching Chu Mo the dance. The chapter ended as a woman rushed into Xiao Lin’s arms during his and Li Lan’s performance, calling him her husband.

• Director Yang assigned the guest pairs to promote Hua Country’s culture through street performances and earn three hundred in F Currency.
• Ji Nanshu chose a guqin, and Chu Mo chose a sword; Chu Mo’s appearance in black stirred a faint, confusing memory in Ji Nanshu.
• At their performance spot, Ji Nanshu asked Chu Mo if he remembered the sword dance he had taught him, then played the guqin while Chu Mo danced.
• The crowd applauded and donated money, and Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo earned four hundred and thirty-two in F Currency.
• A woman in red rushed into Xiao Lin’s arms during his and Li Lan’s performance and called him her husband.

Li Lan and Huo Zi exposed Xiao Lin as Huo Zi’s husband during filming, and Li Lan brought Huo Zi back to the villa after Xiao Lin denied their marriage. The chapter ended with Li Lan protecting Huo Zi while viewers began investigating Xiao Lin.

• Huo Zi approached Xiao Lin in front of Li Lan and claimed to be his wife, saying they had a six-month-old baby.
• Xiao Lin denied knowing Huo Zi and slapped away her marriage certificate, accusing her of forging it.
• Huo Zi ran off, and Li Lan urged Xiao Lin and the cameraman to help search for her.
• Li Lan found Huo Zi by the river and offered her a place to stay, while Xiao Lin privately confronted Huo Zi and threatened divorce.
• Li Lan took Huo Zi to the filming villa despite Xiao Lin’s objections, and viewers began investigating Xiao Lin.

Li Lan confronted Xiao Lin after Ji Nanshu revealed that Huo Zi claimed to be Xiao Lin’s girlfriend, while Xiao Lin insisted he had done nothing wrong. During dinner, Li Lan received a call from her manager, returned in tears, and exposed Xiao Lin with obscene photos, leaving the guests stunned.

• Jian Yuanjia and Ji Nanshu teased Li Lan about bringing Huo Zi back, and Huo Zi said she was Xiao Lin’s girlfriend.
• Li Lan told Huo Zi to wait while she changed, and Xiao Lin tried to persuade Li Lan that he had not lied to her.
• Chu Mo and the others served dinner, and Director Yang joined the meal despite Jian Yuanjia’s objections.
• Li Lan answered a call from her manager, then returned and slapped Xiao Lin while condemning him.
• Ji Nanshu showed the guests obscene photos of Xiao Lin, and they crowded around the phone in stunned silence.

Xiao Lin’s exposure led Li Lan and Huo Zi to reject him and announce they would divorce him, though Huo Zi later revealed that she and Li Lan had staged their reactions. That night, Bai Nanyu received a nude photo and went to the backyard cabin, where He Jingyi, disguised after plastic surgery, pulled him inside.

• Huo Zi saw the photos of Xiao Lin’s sexual encounters and confronted him, while Ji Nanshu explained that Xiao Lin had repeatedly cheated and hired prostitutes.
• Xiao Lin denied the photos were real, but Li Lan said she would take him to court, and Huo Zi announced she would divorce him and deny him a place as her baby’s father.
• Director Yang took Xiao Lin away to talk, and the guests later washed the dishes and returned to their rooms.
• Huo Zi told Li Lan that her confrontation with Xiao Lin had been an act and described her plans to live comfortably as a single mother; Li Lan considered retiring from showbiz when her contract ended.
• Bai Nanyu received a nude photo of himself and a message directing him to the backyard cabin, where He Jingyi, revealed to be He Li after plastic surgery, pulled him inside and began groping him.

Bai Nanyu returned to He Jingyi, who revealed that his family patriarch had helped him survive, while Bai Nanyu considered how to deal with He Jingyi and his nude photos. Meanwhile, Xiao Lin was beaten repeatedly, lost his court case against Li Lan, and ended up working at the club Smoke, where he eventually died at a client's hands.

• He Jingyi had sex with Bai Nanyu, questioned him about Lian Shao, and said the old man in his family had helped him survive.
• Bai Nanyu returned to his room and planned to delete He Jingyi's nude photos before finding a way to deal with him.
• Li Lan returned home with Huo Zi, finalized her divorce from Xiao Lin, and Huo Zi's family beat Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin went to Li Lan's home over her lawsuit, insulted her, and was thrown out after Li Lan said she had recorded him.
• The court ordered Xiao Lin to repay Li Lan's two million, and men broke one of his legs after the hearing.
• After Xiao Lin was discharged from the hospital, his assets were seized and he lost his job, so he worked at Smoke and eventually died at a client's hands.

Ji Nanshu reluctantly went skiing after Director Yang reminded the guests to complete their secret tasks. He Li invited Ji Nanshu to tandem ski with him, and their sled sped toward a tree after Ji Nanshu secretly pushed it off course.

• Ji Nanshu noticed Bai Nanyu limping and suspected that something had happened between Bai Nanyu and He Li.
• Director Yang announced skiing and assigned secret tasks, including He Li's task to go tandem skiing with Ji Nanshu.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo initially decided to skip skiing, but the cameraman relayed Director Yang's demand that they complete their tasks.
• He Li invited Ji Nanshu to ski with him, and Ji Nanshu agreed despite Chu Mo's displeasure.
• Ji Nanshu sat in front on the tandem sled and secretly had a little ghost push it toward a tree.
• He Li screamed for Ji Nanshu to brake, but Ji Nanshu pushed the handle forward and sent the sled speeding faster toward the tree.

He Li crashed into a tree while skiing and was carried off after Ji Nanshu slapped him in an attempt to wake him. That evening, the guests celebrated Christmas with a barbecue before the production crew introduced a gift-guessing game with punishments for wrong guesses.

• He Li collided with a tree while skiing, and Ji Nanshu pulled him out of the snow as the crew rushed over to help.
• Ji Nanshu slapped He Li, who was pretending to be unconscious, and the medical staff carried him away on a stretcher.
• Chu Mo arrived and comforted Ji Nanshu after Director Yang scolded him, while Chu Mo told Director Yang he should be grateful.
• The guests returned to the villa and shared a Christmas barbecue, with Chu Mo and the others grilling the food.
• Director Yang announced a Christmas gift-guessing game in which wrong guesses would lead to punishments.

During a gift-guessing game on the livestream, Jian Yuanjia was punished for guessing wrong, but Jin Shi drank the mixed alcohol for him. Jin Shi returned to their room drunk and began seducing Jian Yuanjia, leaving him flustered and half-undressed.

• Jian Yuanjia mocked Ji Nanshu's cooking, and Ji Nanshu chased him down and beat him while the others laughed.
• Director Yang opened the gifts, revealing that Lin Qin had bought Wu Yan high heels and Chu Mo had received a jade pendant matching one from his previous life.
• Ji Nanshu recognized Chu Mo's wooden hairpin as one he had used in the Qiang Kingdom, while Jian Yuanjia and Jin Shi and Lian Shao and Bai Nanyu failed to guess their gifts.
• Director Yang made the pairs who guessed wrong mix different flavors of alcohol, and Jin Shi drank the punishment in Jian Yuanjia's place.
• Jin Shi returned to their room drunk, pinned Jian Yuanjia to the bed, kissed him, and began undressing and touching him.

Jian Yuanjia endured Jin Shi’s drunken clinginess until nearly dawn, while Ji Nanshu confronted Chu Mo about their past lives and learned he would explain once Ji Nanshu remembered everything. The chapter left Ji Nanshu exhausted after a night with Chu Mo, who promised he would never leave him.

• Jin Shi kept Jian Yuanjia up until nearly dawn despite Jian Yuanjia’s protests about filming the next day.
• Ji Nanshu recognized the wooden hairpin as one Chu Mo had carved and asked whether they had been lovers in a previous life.
• Chu Mo confirmed they had been lovers in the Qiang Kingdom but said he would explain Ji Nanshu’s past and current life once Ji Nanshu remembered everything.
• Chu Mo recalled recovering Ji Nanshu’s missing soul and exchanging his accumulated merit for a third life, though Xia Hong’s involvement had caused Ji Nanshu suffering.
• Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo spent the night together, and near dawn Ji Nanshu begged Chu Mo to stop as he grew exhausted.

After the dating show ended, Chu Mo began planning a proposal for Ji Nanshu, but Ji Xingchi and Jian Yuanxiu’s ideas led to arguments instead. Chu Mo returned home with barbecue, where Ji Nanshu barely noticed his brother and reluctantly shared one skewer with Jian Yuanxiu.

• Chu Mo made breakfast for the production crew, then let the exhausted Ji Nanshu sleep beside him after bringing him lunch.
• As Ji Nanshu’s twentieth birthday approached, Chu Mo asked Ji Xingchi and Jian Yuanxiu to help plan his proposal.
• Jian Yuanxiu suggested flowers and candles, while Ji Xingchi mocked the idea and the two argued.
• Chu Mo answered Ji Nanshu’s call gently and left to buy him barbecue, with Jian Yuanxiu and Ji Xingchi accompanying him.
• Ji Nanshu greeted Chu Mo eagerly for the barbecue, barely noticed Ji Xingchi, and reluctantly gave Jian Yuanxiu one skewer.

Ji Nanshu celebrated his birthday with Chu Mo and slipped away from the banquet to visit a rebuilt version of his old State Preceptor's residence. There, he remembered meeting the spirit inside his sword Mo as a child and screamed for his master when the sword spirit revealed himself.

• Ji Nanshu summoned the little ghost and Du Lanwan to restrain drunk Ji Xingchi and Jian Yuanxiu, then Chu Mo carried him to the study.
• Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu celebrated Ji Nanshu's birthday at a small banquet with the Ji Family and their guests.
• Chu Mo took Ji Nanshu away from the banquet and showed him a carefully recreated State Preceptor's residence.
• Ji Nanshu remembered how his master had given him the black sword Mo and how he had named it.
• Little Ji Nanshu met the man who said he lived inside Mo, and he shouted for his master, calling him a monster.