Chapter Summaries

Ren Suo attended a dinner celebrating Dong Chengling’s advancement to the fourth rank and learned from an echo that Qiao Muyi might be facing serious trouble, so he persuaded Dong Chengling to speak with her. After the guests left, Ren Suo heard that his eldest uncle had died in a disaster in Shenhai, and a new message appeared on his computer just after midnight.

• Gu Yueyan brought Lin Xianyu, Ren Xingmei, and Qin Lian to congratulate Dong Chengling, and the other guests joined them for dinner.
• Qiao Muyi reminded Ren Suo of her promised gift, then tried to leave; Ren Suo heard her echo that they might never meet again and asked Dong Chengling to talk with her.
• Dong Chengling spoke privately with Qiao Muyi and arranged for her to stay over, while the dinner guests said their goodbyes and left.
• Ren Suo kissed Xiao Jiu goodnight, then learned from his mother that his eldest uncle had died in a disaster in Shenhai.
• Ren Suo watched a movie until after midnight, when a new message appeared on his computer.

Dong Chengling comforted Qiao Muyi, while Ren Suo learned that Qiao Muyi had been identified as the Demon King and faced a choice in the Little World Game Console. The chapter left Ren Suo poised to act after reading Xiao Suo’s diary and crushing his mouse.

• Qiao Muyi dried Dong Chengling’s hair, shared her doubts with her, and later climbed into bed with her for the night.
• Ren Suo chatted with Kallen, who secretly listened to Yuffie’s meeting and discovered that the Watchers had identified Qiao Muyi as the Demon King in Lianjiang.
• Yuffie heard Qiao Muyi’s identity announced and crushed her mouse, while Qiao Muyi awoke from a nightmare and found comfort in Dong Chengling’s arms.
• Ren Suo read Xiao Suo’s Secret Diary and stared at the glowing game option, “Only Sighing at How Many Return from the Jianghu.”
• Ren Suo called out “Servant girl,” then crushed the mouse as he prepared to choose the option.

Yu Kuangtu and Li Dan received orders to arrest Qiao Muyi, whom the Watchers suspected of being the Demon King, while Ren Suo prepared to leave secretly and intervene. Yu Kuangtu vowed to judge her according to the evidence, and Ren Suo slipped out of his apartment toward Dong Chengling's home.

• Three Watchers met Yu Kuangtu and Li Dan at the airport and gave them a verified arrest order for Qiao Muyi, warning that she could detect suspicious contact and grow stronger through others' fear.
• The bald Watcher threatened to kill Qiao Muyi if the Black Mirror exposed her guilt, while Yu Kuangtu promised to protect her if she was innocent and enforce judgment if she resisted and was proven guilty.
• Ren Suo prepared for an eight-day trip, chose not to contact Yu Kuangtu or Li Dan, and left messages for his mother and Gu Yueyan.
• Ren Suo kissed Little Jiu goodbye and arranged for her to listen to Sister Ling while he was away.
• Ren Suo avoided the building cameras by climbing from his balcony onto the air conditioner units and following Black Bell's route downward.

Qiao Muyi learned that the Six Transcendental Organizations had blamed her for creating the Source of Calamity and causing disasters, and the Countermeasures Bureau was coming to arrest her. With Ren Suo and Dong Chengling believing in her, she chose to flee, find the person who framed her, and prove her innocence so she could return to her life.

• Qiao Muyi woke from painful waves of hatred and tried to leave Dong Chengling’s home to keep others safe.
• Ren Suo warned Qiao Muyi and Dong Chengling that the Six Transcendental Organizations had identified Qiao Muyi as a Demon King and that Yu Kuangtu and Li Dan were leading the Countermeasures Bureau team coming to arrest her.
• Qiao Muyi asked whether Ren Suo and Dong Chengling believed her, and both assured her that they did.
• Ren Suo persuaded Qiao Muyi not to surrender or fight the arresting team, but to retreat and seek a chance to expose the person behind the frame-up.
• Ren Suo proposed that Qiao Muyi could become clean again by stopping the creation of Sources of Calamity and Demon King Believers, then return to the Countermeasures Bureau with evidence.
• Encouraged by Ren Suo and Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi decided to expose the rumors, prove her innocence, and reclaim her position as deputy director.

Ren Suo chose to flee with Qiao Muyi and help her uncover the mastermind who framed her, while Dong Chengling teleported them to Tokyo and stayed behind to confront the Countermeasures Bureau. When Yu Kuangtu’s team demanded to know where Qiao Muyi had gone, Dong Chengling used her Fourth Cycle power to force them to their knees.

• Qiao Muyi decided to travel to Tokyo in Fan Ying to investigate the disasters and tragedies tied to the mastermind’s plots, and Dong Chengling gave her an Aura Coordinate for teleportation.
• Ren Suo announced that he would go with Qiao Muyi, pledged to trust her and help prove her innocence, and Dong Chengling agreed to conceal their escape.
• Dong Chengling teleported Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi to Tokyo, exhausting herself in the process.
• Yu Kuangtu and the Countermeasure Cultivators broke into Dong Chengling’s home but found Qiao Muyi gone.
• Dong Chengling used her Fourth Cycle power to overwhelm the Countermeasure Cultivators, then demanded to know when the Bureau had gained the right to humiliate her.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi arrived in Tokyo while fleeing a joint manhunt and made plans to avoid drawing attention as they investigated supernatural disaster sites. After marking thirty-three locations, Ren Suo chose the northeasternmost one as their first destination.

• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi arrived at Suga Shrine in Tokyo and agreed to use the aliases Young Master Mu and Little Suo.
• Qiao Muyi warned Ren Suo that Japanese disasters had reduced tourism and told him to stay quiet and conceal his origins while she handled their interactions.
• Qiao Muyi removed Ren Suo’s SIM card, then used a neighbor’s son’s savings card to withdraw yen and bought a seven-day data card for his phone.
• Qiao Muyi marked thirty-three disaster sites on a map, and Ren Suo selected the location farthest northeast for their first investigation.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi investigated the church fire in Tokyo, tracing dirt from the pulpit to a sealed house that Qiao Muyi believed belonged to someone connected to the fire Source of Calamity. After their investigation, they searched for a place to stay and discussed a patient becoming attached to a doctor.

• Ren Suo helped Qiao Muyi investigate the church ruins, where she found dirt beneath the pulpit and traced it to a nearby residential area.
• Qiao Muyi followed the matching soil to a police-sealed house and concluded its former resident had likely been involved in the church fire and later escaped or died elsewhere.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi ate soba, and Qiao Muyi called Ren Suo her servant, prompting him to laugh at how closely their roles matched the game's setup.
• Qiao Muyi explained that she and Ren Suo lacked the documents and money needed to stay at a hotel, so they planned to keep searching for somewhere to sleep.
• Ren Suo asked whether a patient could become attached to a doctor, and Qiao Muyi warned that a doctor who used his abilities to deceive a beautiful woman deserved to die.

Ogino Ling Yin fled a Superpower user whose touch poisoned her with overwhelming desire, until Ren Suo treated her and rescued her. Ling Yin recovered, fell for Ren Suo, and began petting his fur after removing his hood and mask.

• Ogino Ling Yin recalled how a middle-aged man had touched her arm and drained her strength while she fled toward the station.
• The man pursued Ling Yin and explained that his Superpower made her desire a man, while Ling Yin realized she remained lucid and feared she would fall in love with whoever treated her.
• Ling Yin collapsed in front of Ren Suo and a woman, then clung to Ren Suo as the poison intensified.
• Ren Suo refused to have sex with Ling Yin and instead treated her with his hand, restoring her ability to control her body.
• Ling Yin recognized that Ren Suo had saved her, removed his hood and mask, and began petting his fur as Ren Suo continued treatment.

Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo rescued Ogino Ling Yin, who took them to her home in Sakado, where both women vied for Ren Suo’s attention. The next day, Ren Suo took Qiao Muyi sightseeing to help her recover, and she began teaching him Japanese on a crowded train, drawing them close.

• Qiao Muyi investigated the warehouse where a Demon King Believer had died, then burned away the corpse of the criminal she and Ren Suo had killed.
• Ogino Ling Yin thanked Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi, invited them to stay at her home, and repeatedly tried to get closer to Ren Suo.
• Qiao Muyi bought Ren Suo underwear and asked where everyone would sleep; Ren Suo chose the living room, and Qiao Muyi used their happy memories to purify her negative emotions.
• Ling Yin left for work the next morning, and Ren Suo persuaded Qiao Muyi to visit a tourist attraction rather than continue investigating during the day.
• On a crowded train, Qiao Muyi pulled Ren Suo close and began teaching him Japanese; he turned his face away after meeting her tender gaze.

Ren Suo showed off his sudden fluency in Japanese while guiding Qiao Muyi around Senso-ji Temple, though she grew increasingly suspicious of how well he knew the sights and customs. As they drew a fortune slip together, Ren Suo confidently predicted that Qiao Muyi would receive Great Luck, and a stick fell from the cylinder.

• Ren Suo quickly learned Japanese from Qiao Muyi and held her hand as they navigated the crowded streets near Senso-ji Temple.
• Ren Suo identified the story behind the Thunder Gate lantern and ordered ningyo-yaki, prompting Qiao Muyi to question his familiarity with the place.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi teased a frightened orange cat, then sampled local snacks as Ren Suo continued explaining the sights.
• Ren Suo described the straw sandals, incense burner, and temizuya hand-washing procedure, making Qiao Muyi press him about how he knew so much.
• Qiao Muyi said she expected to draw Great Misfortune, but Ren Suo promised she would get Great Luck, and a fortune stick dropped from the cylinder.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi toured Senso-ji Temple, where he reassured her that he was prepared to help her and promised their story would end happily. That night, they rescued a drowning high school girl from Water Ghosts by the Shingashi River, and the girl woke and hugged Ren Suo.

• Ren Suo guided Qiao Muyi around Senso-ji Temple, and she privately wished for blessings for him.
• Ren Suo told Qiao Muyi that he had known what he needed to do when the Countermeasures Bureau's Watchers began hunting her, and promised no one would be hurt.
• Qiao Muyi let go of her guilt and asked Ren Suo where they would investigate next.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi heard someone drowning in the Shingashi River, where five Water Ghosts attacked Qiao Muyi as she tried to rescue the victim.
• Qiao Muyi pulled a high school girl from the river while Ren Suo defeated the Water Ghosts with spells.
• Ren Suo healed the girl, who woke and hugged him, prompting Qiao Muyi to tease him about his romantic luck.

Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo investigated a river Source of Calamity and linked it to Demon King Believers, while Ling Yin tried to draw closer to Ren Suo. That night, Ren Suo saw a vast disaster unfolding in a vision and prepared to intervene, while Qiao Muyi woke from a nightmare calling for him.

• Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo rescued a high school girl from Water Ghosts, and Qiao Muyi learned that she had witnessed a Demon King Believer's last stand against the Martial Soul Hall.
• Qiao Muyi traced the river's Source of Calamity to the dead believer's blood and concluded that Demon King Believers were connected to the creation of Sources of Calamity.
• Ling Yin told Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi that the murder at Hikawa Shrine remained undiscovered, then suggested a hot-spring trip, but Qiao Muyi redirected her attention to private hot-spring hotels.
• Ren Suo woke at 3:32 a.m. after his Little Suo's Secret Diary showed a colossal Source of Calamity forming above a widening fissure in a city in the Xuan Kingdom, and he considered which game characters to summon.
• Qiao Muyi dreamed that enemies surrounded her while she wore painful black armor, then woke in Tokyo clutching her blanket and called Ren Suo, who answered from behind her door.

Yu Kuangtu and Bright investigated the deadly Source of Calamity attack in Lianjiang and began a plan to search for Qiao Muyi. In Tokyo, Ren Suo refused to leave Qiao Muyi alone and reassured her that she was his protagonist even as she feared the world would condemn her as the Demon King.

• Li Dan identified the enormous footprint as belonging to a Source of Calamity and confirmed that the Immortal Palace Seeker of the Way had killed it.
• Yu Kuangtu and Bright found Zhao Yao's corpse in the subway, and Bright proposed monitoring disaster sites and places where Demon King Believers had died to find Qiao Muyi.
• Ren Suo told Qiao Muyi that the Immortal Palace's intervention had prevented the attack from being used to frame her, then suggested they investigate tourist attractions instead.
• Qiao Muyi urged Ren Suo to leave her, but Ren Suo stayed and brought out fried chicken, prompting her to admit how much she feared the disaster and its consequences.
• Ren Suo told Qiao Muyi that she was his protagonist, and she accepted a chicken cutlet as she cried.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi explored Tokyo, gathering clues about the killings while Qiao Muyi treated the outing as a chance to enjoy their first trip together. At the planetarium, she touched up her makeup and realized that what mattered most to her was Ren Suo.

• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi visited Shibuya, where Qiao Muyi spotted a rigged mahjong parlor, defeated its operators, erased their memories, and took money for their trip.
• Qiao Muyi found a clerk who revealed that a bullied student had gained the courage to kill his classmates, suggesting that a power had influenced his mind.
• At the planetarium in Ikebukuro, Qiao Muyi found another person with clues, and Ren Suo encouraged her to keep enjoying the trip while investigating.
• Qiao Muyi went to the powder room, used her new cosmetics to fix her makeup, and reflected that she cared more about what she was about to do than about the investigation.

Dong Chengling was released from house arrest but was ordered to work with Nan Xi and remain available to teleport her to sites where the Immortal Palace appeared. In Tokyo, Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo gathered their final clue at the Sky Tree, leaving Qiao Muyi to reflect on the truth she had uncovered and the happiness she could still protect.

• Dong Chengling refused You Jian's request to help capture Qiao Muyi, and he released her from the recovery ward because she could not assist the manhunt.
• Nan Xi was assigned to stay with Dong Chengling and use her Space Movement to travel to disaster sites where the Immortal Palace appeared.
• Dong Chengling agreed to let Nan Xi stay with her, though Nan Xi would have to sleep on the sofa while Ren Xiao Jiu was there.
• At the Tokyo Sky Tree, Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo obtained a clue from a wedding photographer and took a Nine-Tailed Fox-themed photo together.
• Qiao Muyi reflected that she had uncovered the mastermind's truth but lacked proof and power to challenge them, so she chose to protect the happiness she had with Ren Suo.

Qiao Muyi and Ling Yin shared intimate stories while Ren Suo slept nearby, but their quiet days in Tokyo ended when Ling Yin found a wanted notice naming Qiao Muyi as a dangerous Transcendent criminal. Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi left for Hida City to pursue a crucial clue, and Ren Suo nervously took her hand as they headed to the station.

• Qiao Muyi told Ling Yin she had no romantic chance with Ren Suo, then confided the story of their recent days together and how she had begun dressing up for him.
• Ling Yin found a Martial Soul Hall wanted notice identifying Qiao Muyi as a dangerous criminal and offering a reward for her capture or death.
• Qiao Muyi said the warrant confirmed that an enemy familiar with her Awakened Spell had framed her, and she decided to leave Tokyo for Hida City to pursue a crucial clue.
• Ren Suo reassured Qiao Muyi, thanked Ling Yin with her, and set off with Qiao Muyi toward the station.
• Ren Suo took Qiao Muyi's hand and gave her his mask, while Qiao Muyi laughed at his nervousness and wondered whether he had finally understood her feelings.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi traveled through Ogose Station, where Qiao Muyi discovered that Ren Suo’s mask made people overlook the wearer. Their bond let Ren Suo recognize her despite the effect, and they continued by train, unaware that a boy across from them watched them.

• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi passed the Martial Soul Hall warriors checking identification at Ogose Station, and Qiao Muyi resisted the urge to attack when they inspected her.
• Qiao Muyi realized that Ren Suo’s mask blurred the wearer’s appearance and presence, even confusing her when she looked at herself in a mirror.
• Ren Suo recognized Qiao Muyi when their bond caused a faint ripple, and he explained that he had noticed her through the effect.
• Qiao Muyi took Ren Suo’s energy drink after they boarded the JR Hachiko Line train and watched him play on his phone.
• A chubby boy across from them secretly watched Qiao Muyi gaze at Ren Suo before getting off the train, lamenting that reality was a trash game.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi continued their exhausting journey by local trains toward Hida, where they witnessed a live broadcast of the World Tree mages fighting the Source of Calamity. The chapter left Ren Suo suspecting that the mage had heard his thoughts after the mage’s laughter reached the broadcast crew.

• Ren Suo fell asleep on the train, and Qiao Muyi watched him before nearly kissing him; he abruptly woke from a dream and avoided explaining what he had seen.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi arrived at Inotani Station and saw a live broadcast of a white-haired mage and eight female mages battling a giant fishman beneath the World Tree.
• Qiao Muyi recognized the sea monster as the Source of Calamity, and Ren Suo reassured her that the Immortal Palace and World Tree would oppose whoever was behind it.
• The host and passengers bowed in gratitude to the mages, and Qiao Muyi persuaded Ren Suo to bow with her.
• The mage’s laughter reached the broadcast crew, prompting Ren Suo to suspect that the mage had heard his thoughts.

Dong Chengling and Nan Xi witnessed the World Tree’s mages defeat a sea monster in Sakura, then encountered Bright, who warned that Qiao Muyi might be suffering as a wanted fugitive. Meanwhile, Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi found a place to stay and enjoyed their first snowfall together.

• Dong Chengling refused Nan Xi’s request to approach the dangerous shoreline, then watched the fishman sea monster charge toward them as the mages fought it.
• The mages killed the sea monster and shielded Dong Chengling and Nan Xi from its corrosive spear before leaving without speaking to Nan Xi.
• Bright arrived, told Dong Chengling that the Demon King was in Kanto, and described how Qiao Muyi might be forced to survive as a fugitive.
• Dong Chengling took Nan Xi home, confident that Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi would not be driven to harm others or suffer in the cold.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi booked a couples’ suite at a hot spring inn in Shirakawa Village after finding other rooms full.
• When snow began falling, Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi happily watched it from their warm room and looked forward to dinner and the hot spring.

You Jian arrived in Tokyo, subdued an international powerhouse, and learned that the joint team had located the Demon King in Hida City. Meanwhile, Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi spent their last night in Sakura together before Ren Suo secretly sent Ren Wo Xing to kill a Source of Calamity, and Qiao Muyi revealed she had been awake.

• You Jian repelled Dai Ze’s ambush with a single spit and warned the gathered cultivators he could fight his way back to the Xuan Kingdom.
• You Jian assessed the foreign Fourth Cycle Cultivators and learned Bright had found the Demon King’s location in Hida City.
• The international team set out for Hida City, while You Jian privately resolved to capture Qiao Muyi and wished her a final night before her death.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi soaked in the hot spring, relaxed in their suite, and went to bed on separate ends of the same bedding.
• Ren Suo realized he had miscounted the game’s summons, then used Ren Wo Xing to kill a Source of Calamity before returning to bed.
• Qiao Muyi crawled beneath Ren Suo’s blanket and told him she had never been asleep.