Includes character & name guide, glossary and bonus image gallery

Jin lan (contains web serialization chapters 31-36) -- Water prison contains web serialization chapters 37-42) -- Death (contains web serialization chapters 42-43) -- Borderlands (contains web serialization chapters 44-47) -- Huan hua (contains web serialization chapters 47-50) -- Corpse (contains web serialization chapters 50-52) -- Zhuzhi (contains web serialization chapters 52-53) -- Coercion (contains web serialization chapters 53-54) -- Appendix. Character & name guide ; Glossary ; Bonus image gallery

In the midst of investigating a mysterious plague, Shen Qingqiu discovers that his actions have altered the plot, Luo Binghe has returned all too soon and Shen Qingqiu's escape plan isn't ready yet! Worse, Shen Qingqiu can no longer predict his young disciple's actions. The only thing that hasn't changed is Luo Binghe's intense fixation on Shen Qingqiu himself, but even this obsession may be more than it seems. Not that Shen Qingqiu has the time to puzzle through all the inconsistencies. There are various parties at play in the changing plot, and if he doesn't act fast, he may face a fate far worse than death

Three years have passed since Shen Qingqiu betrayed Luo Binghe, and now there are only two years left before his "deceased" disciple rises from the dead to claim his bloody glory as the protagonist. At least, that's how the story is supposed to go. In the midst of investigating a mysterious plague, Shen Qingqiu discovers that his actions have irreparably altered the plot--Luo Binghe has returned all too soon and Shen Qingqiu's brilliant escape plan isn't even ready yet! Worse, Shen Qingqiu can no longer predict his young disciple's actions. The only thing that hasn't changed is Luo Binghe's intense fixation on Shen Qingqiu himself, but even this obsession may be more than it seems. Not that Shen Qingqiu has the time to puzzle through all the inconsistencies. There are various parties at play in the changing plot, and if he doesn't act fast, he may face a fate far worse than death

Translated from the Chinese