Recaps

Chenchen recovered in the hospital and accepted Meng Xu as his dad while Qiguan Yuan said goodbye to Pei Yubai and returned to Cloud-Hidden Town. There, Lu Zhao asked him to gather faith in the northwest to help restore Senior Moon Official’s dissipated divine essence, while a fan’s story about a protective red cord pushed Qiguan Yuan back onto the trending list.

• Chenchen met Meng Xu, Shen Lingyi, and Pei Zhongkang in the hospital, and called Meng Xu “Dad” after asking him to be his father.
• Qiguan Yuan said goodbye to Chenchen, then kissed Pei Yubai and promised to grant his wish not to be apart so long.
• Qiguan Yuan returned to Cloud-Hidden Town, where Lu Zhao asked him to gather power of faith in the northwest to strengthen Lu Zhao’s divine essence for restoring Senior Moon Official’s soul.
• Qiguan Yuan agreed to go in a few days and took over tying marriage threads so Lu Zhao could leave early.
• A male fan posted that his red cord snapped during a near-fatal car accident and believed Qiguan Yuan’s blessing had protected him.
• The fan’s post trended, renewed public speculation about Qiguan Yuan, and drew more viewers to “Travel to That Unknown Place.”

Qiguan Yuan’s red cords and his appearance on Travel to Those Little-Known Places fueled his popularity, while Pei Yubai hurried to finish filming so he could see him. After Pei Yubai wrapped, Meng Xu prepared a special episode centered on Qiguan Yuan and posted its promotional poster.

• Brands tried to reach Qiguan Yuan through Pei Yubai and his acquaintances, but they were told he had no plans to accept endorsements.
• Stories of good fortune from people with Qiguan Yuan’s red cords spread online, and fans began bidding for the few cords in circulation.
• Lin Xiao watched the second episode of Travel to Those Little-Known Places, became captivated by Qiguan Yuan, and followed him on Weibo.
• Qiguan Yuan surpassed Pei Yubai in popularity as some Imperial Fans switched their attention to him.
• Pei Yubai persuaded Song Yuan to move up his remaining scenes and wrapped filming after a late-night final shoot.
• Meng Xu showed Pei Yubai a poster for a Yue Lao-themed special episode, and Qiguan Yuan agreed to take part; Meng Xu then posted the poster on the show's official Weibo account.

Meng Xu released a poster announcing Qiguan Yuan would appear throughout the next episode of “Travel to Those Little-Known Places,” sparking excitement among fans. After an artist publicly provoked him, Meng Xu and the Pei and Shen families’ companies helped blacklist the artist and end his endorsements, then Meng Xu returned to preparing the show.

• Meng Xu posted the new variety-show poster, and fans celebrated Qiguan Yuan’s full-episode appearance as the announcement dominated trending searches.
• The production team kept its original guests and had delayed filming while Pei Yubai and Ji Shiyu’s schedules were unavailable.
• An artist accused Meng Xu of using capital to suppress people, so Meng Xu warned him to wait.
• Meng Xu tagged more than a dozen brands, which announced they would blacklist the artist from future collaborations.
• Pei Yubai tagged the Huateng Group, and Shen Yuzhou tagged the Shen Group; the groups and dozens of brands backed the blacklist, while the artist’s endorsements were terminated.
• Meng Xu called the action an example of capital suppression and returned to working on the variety show.

Meng Xu and the guests began filming the fourth installment and traveled to Cloud-Hidden Town to find Teacher Qiguan's home. Pei Yubai led them through the woods, and the sound of wind chimes signaled that they had nearly arrived.

• Meng Xu greeted the livestream viewers and teased Pei Yubai as the guests gathered on the bus.
• Pei Yubai opened a livestream to chat with fans and admitted he was thinking about Yuanyuan.
• Shen Yuzhou, Cheng Yanqiu, Lin Yanru, Su He'an, Ji Shiyu, and Jiang Wantang boarded the bus, and Meng Xu set off for Cloud-Hidden Town.
• At the town, Meng Xu told the guests to find Teacher Qiguan's home themselves, so Pei Yubai led them into the woods through the drizzle.
• The group followed Pei Yubai along the forest path until they heard brass wind chimes, and Shen Yuzhou realized they were close.

Pei Yubai followed the red thread into the rainy woods and found Qiguan Yuan gathering wine-starter flowers. They returned to the wooden house together, where the other guests greeted Qiguan Yuan.

• Pei Yubai discovered that the red thread led away from the wooden house and followed it into the bamboo grove.
• Pei Yubai found Qiguan Yuan picking wild herbs and wine-starter flowers among the rocks.
• Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan reunited, exchanged how much they had missed each other, and walked back together beneath an umbrella.
• Qiguan Yuan dried Pei Yubai’s wet shoulder and explained that he had gone out to gather flowers for making wine.
• Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan returned to the wooden house, and Meng Xu teased Pei Yubai for bringing Yuanyuan back.

Qiguan Yuan welcomed the guests to his secluded home and led them in making sweet rice wine from wine-starter flowers. Pei Yubai secretly prepared mulberry wine for Qiguan Yuan, who accepted the gesture warmly.

• Qiguan Yuan showed the guests his home, and they chose rooms while the cameras filmed the rain-soaked courtyard.
• Qiguan Yuan told Meng Xu that he would stay through the Dragon Boat Festival before setting off on a long journey, and Meng Xu agreed to follow his plans.
• Qiguan Yuan reflected on the solitude he had grown accustomed to and compared the Tree of Fate in the rain to an old friend, while Pei Yubai wondered about Yun Yin.
• Qiguan Yuan invited the guests to help make sweet rice wine from wine-starter flowers, and they gathered around the table to prepare it.
• Pei Yubai washed wild mulberries and layered them with rock sugar in a jar to make wine for Qiguan Yuan, who found him and accepted the gift.

Qiguan Yuan and the guests prepared wine-herb rice wine and shared a meal while rain fell, then Qiguan Yuan drank from an old jar and grew tipsy. He and Pei Yubai exchanged intimate kisses and wrote each other’s names on their skin before Qiguan Yuan fell asleep.

• Qiguan Yuan guided Shen Yuzhou and the guests in preparing wine-herb rice for fermentation, explaining that it would be ready in three days.
• Qiguan Yuan dug up an old wine jar as the guests prepared dinner, and Ji Shiyu chased them out of the kitchen when they got in his way.
• The guests ate together while Qiguan Yuan drank alone by the window, and Pei Yubai sat beside him to keep him company.
• After the guests dispersed, Qiguan Yuan became tipsy and let Pei Yubai kiss him, then wrote three characters on Pei Yubai’s chest with ink.
• Qiguan Yuan gave Pei Yubai permission to write on him, and Pei Yubai wrote his own name on Qiguan Yuan’s chest.
• Qiguan Yuan led Pei Yubai to his bedroom and fell asleep, while Pei Yubai tucked him in and washed without disturbing the ink on his chest.

Pei Yubai cared for Qiguan Yuan after he got drunk, then learned to make hangover soup while the crew livestreamed the morning. Qiguan Yuan showed the guests his astonishing storeroom and treated their mosquito bites, and the group later gathered mugwort and bamboo leaves for crafts and zongzi.

• Pei Yubai woke beside Qiguan Yuan, noticed his twitching ears, and went to make him hangover soup with Ji Shiyu.
• Ji Shiyu helped Pei Yubai prepare the soup, and Meng Xu arranged for the crew to livestream them cooking.
• Qiguan Yuan drank the soup and ate some congee with the guests, then led the people bitten by mosquitoes to his storeroom and handed out medicinal ointment.
• The guests were stunned by the storeroom's collection of antiques and valuables, while Shen Yuzhou recognized a potentially unique scroll.
• Qiguan Yuan took the group to gather mugwort and broadleaf bamboo leaves, then the guests made mugwort sticks and zongzi while Qiguan Yuan prepared more ointment.

The guests made zongzi and moxa smoke together before Qiguan Yuan told Pei Yubai that he planned to travel to the northwest after the Dragon Boat Festival, with Pei Yubai accompanying him. After viewers noticed the valuable antiques in Qiguan Yuan’s storeroom, he explained that they had been offered to Yue Lao temples he owned; the chapter ended with the group preparing to leave for a Yue Lao Temple after breakfast.

• Ji Shiyu served sweet and savory zongzi, and Qiguan Yuan sat with Pei Yubai while they ate.
• Shen Yuzhou and Cheng Yanqiu used moxa smoke to repel mosquitoes, then Qiguan Yuan told Pei Yubai about his planned trip to the northwest to help someone important to him.
• Viewers identified the apparent value of items in Qiguan Yuan’s storeroom, and Qiguan Yuan explained that worshippers had given them to Yue Lao temples he owned.
• Qiguan Yuan ground valuable medicinal ingredients for amusement and offered them to Pei Yubai, who arranged for Pei Zhongkang to prepare provenance documents for Qiguan Yuan’s possessions.
• Qiguan Yuan said he needed to see Jixian at a Yue Lao Temple, and the next morning he told the group to set out after breakfast.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai visited Yue Lao Temple with the other guests, where Qiguan Yuan prepared marriage lots before they left for the village. On the bus, Qiguan Yuan discovered a trending story about himself and Pei Yubai, and Lin Yanru realized she had written it.

• As the guests walked to Yue Lao Temple, Qiguan Yuan recalled recognizing Pei Yubai as Xiu Yun Yin and hiding their past because Pei Yubai had lost his memories.
• Qiguan Yuan offered Shen Yuzhou and Cheng Yanqiu red threads, but Pei Yubai took them and said he only wanted Qiguan Yuan.
• At Yue Lao Temple, Qiguan Yuan asked Jixian for marriage lots to take on a trip to the northwest, where the power of marriage was weak.
• Qiguan Yuan read a marriage lot wishing happiness for himself and Pei Yubai, and Pei Yubai said they should thank the lot properly.
• On the bus, Qiguan Yuan opened a trending story describing an intimate encounter between himself and Pei Yubai, and Lin Yanru recognized it as something she had written.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai teased each other over a fanfiction story while Meng Xu arranged a new route to the northwest for the variety show. The group prepared to travel along the Silk Road, with the guests given limited funds to buy desert supplies.

• Qiguan Yuan read a fanfiction story about himself and Pei Yubai, then flirted with Pei Yubai about learning from it; the cameraman switched off the camera and backed away.
• Meng Xu asked Qiguan Yuan where he planned to go, and Qiguan Yuan said he was heading to the northwest to handle some matters and see Dunhuang culture.
• Pei Yubai told Meng Xu they would not have enough time to catch their booked flight if they needed to prepare before leaving.
• Meng Xu decided to arrange a private plane and have the group travel by road along the Silk Road, planning filming tasks for the journey.
• Meng Xu gave the guests 1,500 yuan each for basic desert supplies and said extra funds would need to be earned; he also offered to reimburse sanitary products.
• The guests began considering what to buy, and Qiguan Yuan accepted the money Pei Yubai handed him without checking its amount.

Qiguan Yuan sold red threads at a market to raise money for supplies and snacks, while Pei Yubai stayed close and indulged his tastes. After the other guests returned, they noticed Pei Yubai had bought eight large bags of snacks, and Qiguan Yuan offered Shen Yuzhou some chocolate.

• Qiguan Yuan set up his red threads for sale because the money Meng Xu had given them was not enough, and Pei Yubai watched over him.
• Two pairs of young women bought red threads, and one fan took a photo with Qiguan Yuan.
• Qiguan Yuan sold all the red threads in under half an hour, then reassured Pei Yubai when he showed jealousy over the fan.
• Pei Yubai held Qiguan Yuan's hand as they bought outdoor supplies and a large assortment of snacks that caught Qiguan Yuan's interest.
• The guests returned and noticed Pei Yubai's eight bags of snacks, and Qiguan Yuan shared chocolate with Pei Yubai and offered some to Shen Yuzhou.

The guests prepared their supplies and set off for the first stop, while Qiguan Yuan fed Pei Yubai chocolate and Shen Yuzhou discussed relationships with Cheng Yanqiu. The group reached the airport and boarded a plane together.

• Shen Yuzhou refused Qiguan Yuan's chocolate because he was watching his diet, so Qiguan Yuan fed a piece to Pei Yubai instead.
• Shen Yuzhou told Cheng Yanqiu he might need a partner, and Cheng Yanqiu explained why she had no room for a relationship in her plans.
• The guests checked their supplies, and Meng Xu told them to load up and leave.
• The guests rode a minibus to the airport, where Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai boarded the plane together.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai arrived in Dunhuang with the other guests, settled into their guesthouse, and explored Dunhuang Night Market. Their outing was interrupted when a clothing shop owner recognized them and called out.

• Qiguan Yuan experienced his first plane ride before he and the other guests arrived at Sandbar Cottage.
• The guests settled into their rooms, and Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai chose a room together.
• The group ate a northwestern-style dinner, and Pei Yubai ate the lamb Qiguan Yuan left in his bowl.
• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai visited Dunhuang Night Market, where Qiguan Yuan tried an apricot peel drink and bought a blank wooden tag.
• A voice from a clothing shop called out to Qiguan Yuan and Film Emperor Pei.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai met a fan who asked them to wear matching Dunhuang-style outfits she had designed, and they promised to return in two days. The group traveled to Crescent Spring, where Qiguan Yuan’s view of the dunes stirred memories of Yun Yin and their past together.

• A young fan recognized Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan outside her clothing shop, got their autographs, and asked them to wear her matching outfits.
• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai agreed to return in two days, and the fan excitedly posted about meeting them before getting back to sewing.
• The guests traveled to Mingsha Mountain, where Qiguan Yuan used a spell to make walking across the sand easier for himself and Pei Yubai.
• The group rode camels to Crescent Spring, where the guests cooled off and the production team prepared to film.
• As evening fell, Qiguan Yuan stood atop a dune and remembered coming there with Yun Yin, who no longer remembered him.

Pei Yubai told Qiguan Yuan that fragments of unexplained memories made him suspect they had been lovers in a past life, and Qiguan Yuan encouraged him to wear the clothes he truly liked. After filming and sharing a meal with the group, Pei Yubai carried a sleepy Qiguan Yuan to their tent.

• Pei Yubai told Qiguan Yuan about his sleepless nights, jumbled memories, and instinct to wear black to hide something that might sadden someone.
• Pei Yubai guessed that he and Qiguan Yuan had been lovers in a past life, and Qiguan Yuan told him black did not suit him and hoped he would wear his preferred color.
• After Meng Xu called the shoot finished, Qiguan Yuan remembered Xiu Yun Yin's bloodied final moments and the fear they had left in both of them.
• Qiguan Yuan used a spell to shield the camp from windblown sand while the guests prepared and ate dinner.
• Meng Xu announced that the group would film the sunset and stars the next day, and Pei Yubai later carried the sleeping Qiguan Yuan into their tent.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai found a tearful boy who had lost his family’s camel, and Qiguan Yuan used magic to locate it. After the boy reunited with the camel, Qiguan Yuan agreed to accompany him home for naan.

• Qiguan Yuan promised his livestream viewers he would draw red strings for them after returning.
• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai met a boy searching for his family’s missing camel, and Qiguan Yuan offered to help.
• Qiguan Yuan spotted the camel to the north and used a spell to keep it in place while he led the boy to it.
• The boy found the camel, hugged it, and thanked Qiguan Yuan.
• Qiguan Yuan lifted the boy onto the camel and walked with him and Pei Yubai toward the boy’s home.

Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai returned Wang Shoumo and his camel to his struggling family, where they learned his mother had ALS. After Wang Shoumo confessed he feared losing her, Qiguan Yuan helped him write a wish for his parents’ health and place it on the roof, leaving the boy hopeful that a god would see it.

• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai brought Wang Shoumo and the recovered camel to his home, where Wang Shoumo introduced them to his grandfather and mother.
• Wang Shoumo’s father returned, thanked the visitors, and explained that his wife had ALS and the family depended on their camel’s income.
• Wang Shoumo gave his mother her medicine and tucked a blanket around her legs while his family hosted Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai.
• Qiguan Yuan comforted Wang Shoumo, who cried because he feared his mother would leave him and felt he was not allowed to show sadness.
• Qiguan Yuan gave Wang Shoumo a bamboo slip and brush, and Wang Shoumo wrote a wish for his parents’ health.
• Qiguan Yuan carried Wang Shoumo onto the roof and tucked the wish between the tiles, telling him a god would be able to see it.

Qiguan Yuan’s seemingly impossible jump from a roof sparked speculation among viewers, and he calmed his fans by calling it an ordinary, scientific movement. At Wang Shoumo’s home, an old man told him a local legend about the Moon Official and Yue Lao, prompting Qiguan Yuan to remember Yun Yin; as he and Pei Yubai left, Pei asked whether the old acquaintance Qiguan Yuan had mentioned was Yun Yin.

• Qiguan Yuan jumped from the roof while holding Wang Shoumo, and viewers flooded the livestream chat with speculation that he was a cultivator.
• After Meng Xu briefly turned off the camera, Qiguan Yuan asked for the livestream to resume and told his Xiao Yuan Grains not to make a fuss because his movements were ordinary and scientific.
• At Wang Shoumo’s home, the old man explained that local elders worshipped the Moon Official, who had once saved the area from drought while traveling to oversee a marriage for Yue Lao.
• Qiguan Yuan realized the legend preserved traces of Yun Yin, while Pei Yubai noticed his reaction; the group then ate with Wang Shoumo and his family.
• As Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai walked back, Pei Yubai asked whether Qiguan Yuan’s old acquaintance was named Yun Yin.

Pei Yubai confronted Qiguan Yuan about Yun Yin, revealing his jealousy and fear that he was only a substitute in Qiguan Yuan’s long life. Qiguan Yuan comforted him and promised to explain everything that night, leaving them together beneath the desert stars.

• Pei Yubai admitted that Yun Yin’s presence troubled him and asked Qiguan Yuan whether Yun Yin was gone.
• Qiguan Yuan confirmed Pei Yubai was not a substitute, apologized for overlooking his feelings, and promised to tell him everything that night.
• Pei Yubai cried, and Qiguan Yuan embraced him and reassured him that he loved him.
• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai watched the sunset, and Qiguan Yuan teased him by promising a reward after telling him the truth.
• Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai admired the desert’s starry sky while Pei Yubai privately considered acting pitiful to get what he wanted.

Qiguan Yuan showed Pei Yubai memories of his past as Xiu Yun Yin, revealing how he sacrificed himself to protect Qiguan Yuan and left him waiting alone for many years. Pei Yubai remembered who he was and apologized, while Qiguan Yuan comforted him and said it was enough that they had found each other.

• After returning to their tent, Qiguan Yuan asked Pei Yubai if he was ready to see Xiu Yun Yin's memories, and Pei Yubai agreed.
• Qiguan Yuan touched foreheads with Pei Yubai and showed him memories of Xiu Yun Yin's birth, his time with Qiguan Yuan, and the love he had quietly shown him.
• Pei Yubai watched Xiu Yun Yin sacrifice himself to protect Qiguan Yuan, then saw Qiguan Yuan grieve and spend many years alone waiting for him.
• Pei Yubai opened his eyes and realized he was Xiu Yun Yin, the one who had made Qiguan Yuan wait and suffer.
• Pei Yubai held Qiguan Yuan and apologized for forgetting him and returning so late, while Qiguan Yuan comforted him and said he was glad they had found each other.

After learning the truth about Qiguan Yuan’s long absence, Pei Yubai comforted him and asked to see the scar on his lower back. Their intimate reunion left Qiguan Yuan flushed and flustered, and he remembered that they were due to meet Pei Yubai’s fan the next day.

• Pei Yubai held Qiguan Yuan and remained upset despite Qiguan Yuan reassuring him that he did not need to apologize.
• Qiguan Yuan reminded Pei Yubai of the promised reward, and Pei Yubai asked to see the scar on Qiguan Yuan’s lower back.
• Pei Yubai gently traced and kissed the scar, causing Qiguan Yuan’s fox ears and nine tails to appear.
• Pei Yubai asked to touch Qiguan Yuan’s ears and tails, and Qiguan Yuan reluctantly agreed.
• Afterward, Qiguan Yuan teased Pei Yubai for getting spoiled now that he knew he was Yun Yin.
• Qiguan Yuan remembered their planned meeting with Pei Yubai’s fan the next day and decided Pei Yubai should tell Meng Xu.

Pei Yubai cared for the exhausted Qiguan Yuan overnight, then became jealous when Meng Xu’s young son Chenchen asked to see him. The next day, Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan visited a fan’s clothing shop in Dunhuang, where she presented the custom outfits she had made for them.

• Pei Yubai tucked the sleeping Qiguan Yuan in, cleaned him up, changed his clothes, and held him through the night.
• Pei Yubai visited Meng Xu and told Chenchen he could not see Qiguan Yuan, then promised him toys and vehicles instead.
• Pei Yubai told Meng Xu about the fan’s invitation, and Meng Xu decided to bring the other guests along to film a clothing-shop visit.
• After Qiguan Yuan woke and got ready, Pei Yubai took him to the fan’s shop in downtown Dunhuang.
• The fan showed them the outfits she had made: “Long Wind Night” for Pei Yubai and “Great Desert Moon” for Qiguan Yuan.

Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan modeled Dunhuang outfits, with Qiguan Yuan’s red ensemble captivating the designer and onlookers. Meng Xu invited the designer to join the group as they headed into the desert to take photos before sunset.

• Pei Yubai emerged in a fitted black Dunhuang robe, and the young designer was thrilled to see him wearing her creation.
• Qiguan Yuan appeared in a red-and-gold outfit with silver hair and chiming ornaments, stunning the designer, guests, and viewers.
• Cheng Yanqiu admired Qiguan Yuan and asked Meng Xu if she could join his team, while Pei Yubai arranged Qiguan Yuan’s scarf.
• Qiguan Yuan praised the young woman’s design, and Pei Yubai thanked her for her work.
• Meng Xu invited the designer to accompany the group and announced that the production team would cover the costs and buy the outfits.
• The guests set off for the desert to take photos at sunset, with Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan walking together at the back.

The group visited the dunes behind Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang costumes, drawing crowds and sending their photos trending online. Pei Yubai repeatedly blocked people from photographing Qiguan Yuan, who teased him by taking off his robe and admiring his physique before they left together.

• The guests walked across the dunes as tourists recognized Qiguan Yuan and Pei Yubai and gathered to take photos.
• Tourists posted pictures online, and the show's official account released portraits that helped make Dunhuang costumes a trending topic.
• Pei Yubai kept shifting to block the photographer's view of Qiguan Yuan, even after the photographer asked him to move.
• Qiguan Yuan called Pei Yubai over, then pulled off his outer robe and draped it around himself.
• Qiguan Yuan traced Pei Yubai's abs as Pei Yubai held his hand in place and told him he could touch all he liked.
• Qiguan Yuan wrapped the robe tightly around himself, winked at Pei Yubai, and said they should go.