Chapter Summaries

Ren Ma welcomed Qiao Muyi into the Ren family as her god-daughter and tried to help her get closer to Ren Suo. After Ren Ma left with Qiao Muyi for the flower market, Ren Ba summoned Ren Suo to the study and asked what he planned to do.

• Ren Ma made Qiao Muyi her god-daughter, welcomed her into the family, and warned Ren Suo not to mistreat her.
• Ren Ma sent Ren Suo to clear the dishes while she and Ren Xingmei talked with Qiao Muyi about her background and New Year duty at the Countermeasures Bureau.
• Ren Ma gave Qiao Muyi red envelopes and invited her to visit Baiyun Flower Market, while Ren Xingmei chose to stay home.
• After Ren Ma and Qiao Muyi left, Ren Ba called Ren Suo into the study, bringing a belt before promising not to scold him.
• Ren Ba asked what Ren Suo planned to do, and Ren Suo asked his father not to scold or hit him.

Ren Suo admitted to his family that he loved four women, while Ren Ba and Ren Ma reacted to his romantic ambitions. His sister supported him, and the chapter ended with Ren Ma insisting that he make Qiao Muyi happy.

• Ren Suo told Ren Ba and Ren Xingmei that he loved Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, Gu Yueyan, and an unnamed woman, while denying that he had romantic feelings for Lin Xianyu.
• Ren Suo told Ren Xingmei he would choose her if only she or the women he loved could live, but said he might not survive if he lost them all.
• Ren Xingmei encouraged Ren Suo to pursue all four women and asked him to give her a gift later.
• Ren Suo saw Qiao Muyi off, and she invited him to come home with her as her bodyguard.
• Ren Ma told Ren Suo that he had to make Qiao Muyi happy or she would no longer acknowledge him as her son.

Ren Suo brought Luna home, discovered how much knowledge she had gained through clone 88, and opened the New Year Gift Box to obtain the game "Light-Dark Traitor." Meanwhile, Fina identified the vanished mountains in Yosemite as evidence that an unknown faction with Space Movement technology was approaching Earth.

• Ren Suo bathed Luna, helped her dry off and dress in human form, and learned that clone 88 had taught her many languages and advanced academic knowledge.
• Ren Suo inspected his cultivation, searched the World Store, and used the Lucky Money event to buy and open the New Year Gift Box.
• After consulting the Tavern Owner, Ren Suo opened the gift box and received the new game "Light-Dark Traitor."
• Viktor, Fina, Caroline, and Tullius investigated a Yosemite valley where the upper halves of surrounding mountains had disappeared.
• Fina recognized the traces as a Space Interlaced Annihilation phenomenon and warned that an unknown faction with Space Movement technology was approaching Earth.

Ren Suo chose the combat-focused Dawn Star route in Light-Dark Traitor and began playing as Colonel Los, a soldier sent to another plane with Diedra's elite forces. The chapter left Los suspicious that Prince Sony planned to frame him during the operation, while Sony's interest in Los's sister Lorifis hinted at a personal threat.

• Ren Suo selected Dawn Star after Luna suggested that observing multiple possible futures might influence them.
• Los received a warning to beware godborn, teleportation, and companions, then headed to the Web of Thorns gathering point.
• Prince Sony announced that Diedra's forces would cross into another plane for a ten-minute military operation.
• Los suspected Sony's unexpected participation was connected to a plot against him and remembered that Sony had coveted his sister, Lorifis.

Ren Suo watched Los’s expedition arrive in another world, where an Immortal Palace youth effortlessly defeated the attackers and sent Los back with a threat. In the Scattering Spirits Space, Chief Ren revealed that his power could protect a thousand-kilometer radius and vowed to crush any powerful intruders within it.

• Los and the Diedra soldiers activated their protections and elite armor before crossing into another plane, while Ren Suo feared Earth could be their target.
• An unknown force locked onto Los during the crossing, and the mission objective changed to surviving.
• Los landed on a dark grassland and was surrounded by four red-glowing figures, but an Immortal Palace youth appeared and dispatched them with ease.
• The youth spared Los to deliver a warning that he would slaughter the attackers’ entire world if they invaded again.
• At the Tianjing Underground Facility, Chief Ren showed off his immortal-style outfit, restrained You Jian, and explained that his power could detect Fourth Cycle-level LingNeng within a thousand kilometers.
• Chief Ren declared that he could crush any powerful intruders within his protection range, though he looked forward to interesting visitors.

Ren Suo watched Los get framed, imprisoned, and betrayed by Tiramisu, then used his equipment and abilities to help Los survive and kill him. Los recognized an unknown protector’s power and vowed to protect Lorifis and take revenge on Sony.

• Ren Suo found the cup noodles and sausages Ren Xingmei had left for him, then returned to the game.
• General Blackthorn dismissed Los’s warning about an otherworldly Great Monarch, and Prince Sony had Los imprisoned in Coldharbour Prison.
• Tiramisu revealed that he had arranged the assassination attempt and betrayed Los to secure a chance to become a Divine Descendant, then stabbed him to death.
• Ren Suo restarted the scene, healed and fed Los with equipped abilities, and used Dream Domination to help him escape Tiramisu’s attack.
• Los killed Tiramisu and swore to protect Lorifis and tear Sony apart.

Ren Suo helped Los escape Coldharbour Prison by freeing the Oathbreakers and fighting through the guards. After discovering Sony was still inside Rift Fortress, Los turned toward the fortress’s depths to pursue him instead of escaping.

• Los learned from Lydia that the Oathbreakers could help him escape through a hidden spatial passage, but he initially refused to cooperate with them.
• After brute force and Tiramisu’s fingerprint failed to open the cells, Los used the Super Unnamed Account to impersonate Black Thorns and release every prisoner.
• Lydia and the Oathbreakers gave Los three cards, and Los defeated three guards using Ren Suo’s card-based combat commands.
• The prison broadcast announced the escape, and Los used the Super Unnamed Account to inspect Rift Fortress and locate Sony.
• Los recognized Sony’s royal marker and decided to capture him, delaying the escape.

Ren Suo guided Los and the Oathbreakers through Rift Fortress, where Los escaped after Prince Sony provoked him by claiming he would take care of Lorifis. After saving the game, Ren Suo woke to find Gu Yueyan in his bed and realized he had answered a call on her behalf; meanwhile, Gu Yuexuan and Gu Wenyi heard the call.

• Ren Suo equipped Los with a skill that let him generate LingNeng, and Los and the Oathbreakers fought their way through the fortress.
• Los defeated Macaron, who revealed that the Archons would target him because he knew about the other plane and opposed their plans.
• General Blackthorn accused Los of treason, but Sony ordered the soldiers to capture Los alive and had Blackthorn arrested after Los used the Unnamed Account to open the shielding gates.
• Sony taunted Los by saying he would take care of Lorifis, but Ren Suo made Los escape with Lydia and the Oathbreakers through a spacetime gate.
• Ren Suo woke beside Gu Yueyan, answered a call on her behalf, and realized he had mistaken her for his sister; Gu Yuexuan and Gu Wenyi heard him over the phone.

Gu Yueyan confronted Ren Suo after learning he had brought Qiao Muyi home to meet his parents, and he admitted that he would accept a relationship with her as well as with Qiao Muyi. Gu Yueyan chose to keep loving him despite his feelings for other women, leaving Ren Suo with her promise and his mother newly hoping she would become their daughter-in-law too.

• Gu Yueyan pinned Ren Suo down and asked whether she and Luna still had a chance after he brought Qiao Muyi home to meet his parents.
• Ren Suo told Gu Yueyan that she could continue their relationship, then admitted Qiao Muyi could have the same right if she wanted it.
• Gu Yueyan beat Ren Suo with a pillow and bit his ring finger, telling him that the finger was reserved for her.
• Gu Yueyan explained how she had fallen for Ren Suo after knowing Dong Chengling liked him, and said she would not back down or keep her promise to Luna if Luna returned.
• Gu Yueyan scolded Ren Suo for pursuing several women, then hugged him and asked him to braid her hair.
• Ren Ma told Ren Ba that she had come to like Gu Yueyan and wanted her to become their daughter-in-law.

Ba Gu tried to impress the neighborhood aunties with her son and daughter-in-law, then discovered that the Ren family’s status and connections far surpassed hers. The chapter ended with Ba Gu returning home in defeat as the community’s top braggart.

• Ba Gu bragged to the aunties about her son and daughter-in-law while comparing them with the Ren family's successful son and his girlfriend.
• A handsome young man and his Father arrived looking for the Ren family, and Ba Gu questioned them before giving directions to Building 5.
• The young man revealed that he was unmarried, ranked fiftieth on the Cultivator Ranking, and worked for the Tianjing Countermeasures Bureau; his Father was an unmarried Tactical Instructor there.
• The aunties identified the young man and his Father as the Ren family's in-laws, and Ba Gu realized they were heading to the Ren home.
• Ba Gu asked Little Xingxing whether her brother's girlfriend was home, then sent her rushing back after confirming that the visitors were her girlfriend's Father and family.
• Ba Gu went home dejected, while the aunties praised the Ren family and declared her the day's loser.

Ren Suo revealed that Gu Yueyan had reached Third Cycle, then faced questions from her father, Gu Wenyi, who had advanced to Fourth Cycle. After Gu Wenyi allowed the couple to keep dating, Ren Suo went out around White Cloud City with Gu Yueyan, Lin Xianyu, and Ren Xingmei.

• Ren Suo told the family that Gu Yueyan had become a Third Cycle Cultivator, and Gu Wenyi revealed his Fourth Cycle strength.
• Lin Xianyu joined the meal after explaining that she had spotted Ren Suo through their bond.
• Gu Wenyi questioned Ren Suo about his intentions toward Gu Yueyan and warned him not to hurt her; Ren Suo agreed to take things slowly.
• Ren Ma explained that she had taken Qiao Muyi as her god-daughter and said she would not help Ren Suo deceive anyone about his relationships.
• Gu Wenyi took Gu Yueyan's ID card but allowed her to keep dating Ren Suo, and she later left the restaurant with Ren Suo, Lin Xianyu, and Ren Xingmei.

Ren Suo played Light-Dark Traitor while spending the New Year’s eve shopping with Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingmei, and Lin Xianyu. In the game, Los learned that Sony had become a Bloodline Great Magus and was preparing to inspect the Empire, while Ren Suo turned down his former classmate Ji Mujie.

• Ren Suo opened Light-Dark Traitor as Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingmei, and Lin Xianyu escorted him around town.
• Los woke in Blackreach, learned from Lydia that the Dragon Priests wanted to meet him, and explored the Forsworn’s advanced city.
• Los watched a broadcast announcing Sony’s new position and plans to purge supposed traitors, then wondered whether Sony would take Lorifis on his inspection tour.
• Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingmei, Lin Xianyu, and Ren Suo shopped for New Year goods together at a supermarket.
• Ren Suo reunited with middle school classmate Ji Mujie, who asked whether she had a chance with him, and he replied that there was no chance left.

Ren Suo spent the day with Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu while his parents debated whether to interfere in his romantic life. That night, Qiao Muyi teased him about Gu Yueyan, revealed she planned to attempt the Fourth Cycle, and ended their chat with an affectionate emoticon after Ren Suo told her he loved her.

• Gu Yueyan hugged Ren Suo goodbye, and Lin Xianyu stayed for dinner before playing games with him at his home.
• Ren Ma refused to interfere in Ren Suo's romantic life, while Ren Ba suspected she secretly favored the prospect of his relationships succeeding.
• Ren Suo told his parents that Little Jiu had invited them to visit her during the New Year, and they agreed to go.
• Qiao Muyi told Ren Suo that she had assured Gu Wenyi he and Gu Yueyan were a good match, then teased him about whether he had eaten with Yue Yan.
• Qiao Muyi said she would enter seclusion to attempt the Fourth Cycle and told Ren Suo not to visit Lianjiang, then asked him to chat with her again the next day.
• Ren Suo told Qiao Muyi he loved her, and she replied with an affectionate emoticon.

Ren Suo dealt with Luna’s clinginess, discussed his New Year visit with Dong Chengling, and discovered that his Aura Coordinate Necklace could now glow with her magic. He continued “Light-Dark Traitor,” where Los received a mask that revealed Sony would face an assassination attempt in Snowy Sky City.

• Ren Suo borrowed Ren Xingmei’s clothes for Luna, then agreed to take his sister shopping for outfits the next day.
• Dong Chengling asked when Ren Suo would visit for the New Year, told him she had spoken truthfully to Gu Wenyi, and suggested bringing a few durable gifts for her parents.
• Luna held Ren Suo through the call until he used “Close in Distance, Far Apart in the World” to escape, and he told Dong Chengling he loved her before hanging up.
• Ren Suo noticed his Aura Coordinate Necklace glowing warmly and wondered whether Dong Chengling could use it to locate or transport him.
• In “Light-Dark Traitor,” Los met Dragon Priest Korenaike, put on the Milak mask, and learned Sony would face an assassination attempt in Snowy Sky City.
• Los decided to join the assassination team and destroy Sony’s life-saving item so Sony would die.

Ren Suo spent Luna’s remaining human time keeping her company, then continued playing Light-Dark Traitor as Uncle Los learned from Korenaike that the Diedra World was falling through the Bi Yin Abyss and devouring other planes. The chapter ended with Los asking what Dragonborn had seen in the abyss’s depths.

• Luna asked Ren Suo for a Maid Outfit, and he promised to look for one and buy her ice cream the next day.
• Luna asked Ren Suo to keep her company, then sat on his back to watch a livestream, saying 88 had told her it would help her sleep and cultivate faster.
• In Light-Dark Traitor, Uncle Los learned that Sony would appear in Snowy Sky City and planned to join the assassination operation.
• Korenaike showed Los and Lydia a rainbow-lit dragon skeleton called Dragonborn and said the Dragon Priests hoped Los was Dragonborn.
• Korenaike revealed that planes existed within the Bi Yin Abyss and that the Diedra World descended through it, invading and devouring other planes as its civilization advanced.
• Korenaike told Los that Dragonborn had united the power of Diedra’s sixteen Great Lords and looked into the depths of the Bi Yin Abyss, and Los asked what he had seen.

Korenaike explained that the Sixteen Great Monarchs had halted civilization to delay the Diedra World's descent into the Bi Yin Abyss, but the Dragonborn prophesied that the Monarchs would eventually destroy civilization to preserve themselves. Los agreed to help the Worship Dragon Sect after gaining the Dragonborn's power, while Ren Suo's dream ended with Luna cultivating and the Moon Chanter reacting to a new beacon.

• Korenaike told Los that the Great Monarchs had restricted technological progress and would destroy Diedra civilization once they could no longer stop it from advancing.
• Los agreed to obtain the Dragonborn's power, kill Sony, and then help Korenaike save Diedra.
• Luna woke in the Moon Chanter's dream world, asked for a sunny sea of flowers, and then went back to sleep to cultivate.
• The Moon Chanter teased Luna with advice about sitting on and spanking Ren Suo, then returned her to the Guest Room.
• The Moon Chanter recorded and destroyed a black gem from the twenty-seventh beacon, then excitedly put down her controller.

Ren Suo guided Los through the Dragonborn’s trial, gaining three mysterious abilities and the Forsworn’s support for an assassination mission in Snowy Sky. Los reached the Mead Military Camp but could not get inside, while Ren Suo went to sleep and dreamed of Luna assigning him housework.

• Ren Suo tested the Blank Codex, used an elf’s LingNeng to pass the Dragonborn’s trial, and gave Los the abilities Defeat Laboratory, Different Life, and Better Loot.
• Los transformed into Lydia to prove his power, earned the Dragon Priests’ support, and received equipment and a mission to kill Sony and destabilize the Empire.
• Lydia brought Los to Snowy Sky, where they saw Sony arrive with Divine Descendants and Los recognized his sister Lorifis among the hooded Pretty Girls.
• Los went to the Mead Military Camp but failed to persuade a guard to let him in, even while disguised as Lydia, because the guard thought she lacked womanly charm.
• Ren Suo stopped playing and fell asleep; Luna appeared in his dream, embraced him, then handed him a broom and sent him to do housework.

Ren Suo spent New Year's Eve with Ren Xingmei, whose growing feelings for him surfaced while she helped him test flirtation options in a game. The chapter ended with Ren Ma and Ren Ba discussing their children's situation and trusting Ren Suo to keep a clear conscience.

• Ren Suo took Ren Xingmei to Golden Arches for lunch, where he was startled to see Zhao Huo alive and enjoying a reunion dinner in Hokkaido.
• Ren Suo asked Ren Xingmei to help him figure out how a girl could seduce a man constrained by duty, and she used the opportunity to confess her feelings to him.
• Ren Suo praised Ren Xingmei's flirtation as useful for his game, unaware of her sincere feelings.
• Ren Suo and Ren Xingmei went looking for a maid outfit shop while Ren Suo played Light-Dark Traitor on his phone.
• Ren Ma and Ren Ba enjoyed a New Year's Eve buffet and discussed Ren Xingmei and the girls surrounding Ren Suo, deciding that nothing would happen if he kept a clear conscience.

Ren Suo took Ren Xingmei to a clothing store, where she tried on a JK uniform and helped him buy outfits for several women. Meanwhile, Los infiltrated a military camp in Ren Suo’s game, overheard assassins plotting against Sony, and was nearly discovered before Ren Xingmei interrupted Ren Suo with a question.

• Ren Suo and Ren Xingmei visited Li Ke'er’s clothing store, where Ren Xingmei tried on a JK uniform and Ren Suo ordered outfits for Young Master Mu, Dong Chengling, and Gu Yueyan.
• Ren Xingmei teased Ren Suo about his entanglements with other women and asked whether the friend she had helped had fallen for her.
• In the game, Los entered Mead Military Camp with a bewitched soldier, learned that the Night Mother Great Lord monitored enclosed areas, and followed him to a men’s restroom.
• Los knocked out the soldier when he tried to take advantage of him, then waited in a stall and overheard assassins discuss entering Sony’s room to kill him.
• Ren Xingmei took Ren Suo’s phone and asked which girl he thought was prettiest, and Ren Suo answered that the Nine-Tailed Fox was.

Ren Suo spent New Year's Eve shopping with his family before using the game to lead Los against assassins plotting to kill Sony Great Magus. Los defeated General Wilkas, took his identity and equipment, and prepared to approach Sony at the military camp.

• Ren Suo and Ren Xingmei shopped for clothes, then ran into Ren Ma and Ren Ba, who recruited them to carry New Year's goods.
• Ren Suo resumed the game and had Los defeat the Flame Dragon Knight Order assassins who planned to kill Sony Great Magus.
• Los learned the assassins' plan and chose to target Mead General Wilkas, disguising himself as a soldier to enter the military camp.
• Los ambushed Wilkas, defeated him after a fierce battle, and learned that Sony would attend Balgruuf Governor's banquet that night.
• Los took Wilkas's identity and Divine Descendant equipment, then told the assassins he could approach Sony directly.
• Ren Suo discovered that he could spend Merit Points to reroll Divine Descendant Card loot and saw a use for his money power.