I Livestream Divination to the World - Glossary of Names and Places

Glossary: Names and Places from I Livestream Divination to the World
(updated October 29, 2023)

An Rugu — the protagonist of the story, master of the Daoist temple named ‘Cloud Rise Temple’

<Blue Skies and White Clouds> — predestined guest from the Fourth Livestream; his young son got sick under the influence of two grudges: (1) the boy picked up a life-buying money at a crossroads, and (2) he inadvertently ruined his villa’s feng shui by digging a pond in the courtyard, creating a  ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’ array, blocking yang qi from entering and allowing ying qi to accumulate

Changjiu Real Estate Company  — cursed by Fang Ruoshui using the ‘Loathing Victory’ technique; didn’t pay their workers for three years; An Rugu foresaw that the would go bankrupt within the year

Cloud Rise Temple — small Daoist temple inherited by An Rugu from her late master; located on Cloud Rise Mountain in Nancheng

Cloud Rise Mountain — a mid-size mountain where the Cloud Rise Temple stands; at its foot is the Tangchi Village; located in Nancheng

Celestial Lord Siming — God of Fate; the deity enshrined in Cloud Rise Temple

Fang Ruoshui — daughter from the Fang family which controls the Lu Ban sect; studied the Lu Ban sutras which caused her to be crippled; she killed her brother-in-law with a curse then ran off to hide within Youdo; she placed a curse on Changjiu Real Estate Company

Fengdu Ghost City — a shrine complex located on a mountain in Fengdu that’s dedicated to the Afterlife; it was modeled after Youdu and is now a tourist attraction

[Four Golden Flowers] — name of the chatgroup of An Rugu and her 3 other roommates in university: Yangyang, Zhang Xia, Jiang Mianmian

Iger — predestined guest from the Third Livestream; a famous gaming streamer whose dad almost died while alone in the house; An Rugu’s university roommate (Yangyang) is his fan; he went to the same secondary school as An Rugu and admired her from afar

<I Love Rabbit Teeth> — predestined guest from the Fourth Livestream; was born under the Peach Blossom Star; she cheated on her boyfriend with her lab partner, and her boyfriend cheated on her with her lab partner’s girlfriend. All four escaped a bloody disaster.

Jiang, Dr. — a veterinarian operating an animal clinic; he was haunted by a ghostly, shrieking cat that showed up every midnight—it turned out to be a xuan cat. He’s a friend of Dr. Sun, the doctor assigned to Tangchi Village.

Jiang Hai — university roommate of Li Ming, a predestined guest for the Second Livestream. He catfished all 3 of his roommates.

Jiang….— Head of Tangchi Village; father-in-law of Liu Sang, grandfather of Jiang Jingjing.

Jiang Jingjing — Tangchi Village Head’s granddaughter; she lost her soul by the Tangchi Village pond while playing. She was given a 5-emperor coins to prevent this from happening again

Jiang Mianmian — An Rugu’s roommate in university; part of the [Four Golden Flowers] groupchat.

Li Changzong — got trapped in a ‘ghost hitting the wall’ array and was saved by a safety talisman he bought in Cloud Rise Temple; friend of Wang Jiangou

Li Ming — predestined guest for the Second Livestream; along with his two other roommates in university, he was catfished by their roommate, Jiang Hai

Li Wenzhong, Captain — Captain of the First Division of the Special Cases Management Bureau

Li Xiaomin — ‘fake daughter’ raised by <Warm Up Wine and Make Tea>, predestined guest from the Fourth Livestream; she’s actually the daughter of <Warm Up Wine and Make Tea>’s husband and his former mistress. She turned her back on <Warm Up Wine and Make Tea> and instead clung to her biological mother, even embezzling funds from her father’s company (the Wenda Group)  as part of their schemes.

Lin Weiyu — member of Special Cases Management Bureau; from a feng shui family; deputy to Captain Li

Linlin <Linda> — predestined guest from Third Livestream; married for 3 years with no kids; her husband hid his mistress in the closet when she came home unexpectedly

Liu Sang – Village Head’s daughter-in-law, mother figure to An Rugu, mother of Jiang Jingjing

Lu Kai — university roommate of Li Ming, predestined guest for the Second Livestream; along with his two other roommates, he was catfished by their roommate, Jiang Hai

Nancheng — city where Cloud Rise Temple is located

Old Yang <Old Yang Next Door> — predestined guest for Second Livestream; his brother-in-law almost crashed into his car but he was able to escape  injury and leg amputation

Shark Livestreaming Platform — one of the three major livestreaming platforms; where An Rugu’s livestream is hosted, along with Iger’s.

Special Cases Management Bureau — they appear to be an official government agency tasked to deal with metaphysical matters (the text didn’t really elaborate, just implied it)

Su Lai — member of Special Cases Management Bureau, from a family who can invite the Fox Immortal

Su Family — a Metaphysics Family who can summon the Fox Immortal. Their ancestor once saved a fox who had already undergone cultivation—to repay this debt, the Fox Immortal will possess someone when called and that person will have the power to heal

Sun, Dr. — doctor assigned to Tangchi Village; friend of Dr. Jiang, a veterinarian haunted by a ghostly, shrieking cat

Sun, Mr. — Vice Chairman of Changjiu Real Estate Company, involved in the non-payment of wages of their workers, and had their building cursed by Fang Ruoshui because of it

Shang Yue  — ghost with over 400 years of cultivation; excellent cook; she wanted to marry Wang Ke, the reincarnation of her husband from a previous life; she now resides and works at Cloud Rise Temple

Tangchi Village — the village at the foot of Cloud Rise Mountain; where An Rugu stayed until she was 6 years old

Wang Jiangou — father of Wang Ke, a young man haunted by a ghost (Shang Yue) who wanted to marry him; husband of Zhang Ling, a friend of <Time Passes Swiftly Like Flowing Water>

Wang Ke — haunted by a ghost who wanted to marry him, who turned out to be his wife from his previous life (Shang Yue); reincarnation of Wang Lang

Wang Lang — husband of Shang Yue (a 400-year ghost cultivator who now sweeps An Rugu’s floor and cooks her meals) in her previous life; the past life of Wang Ke

<Warm Wine and Make Tea> — predestined guest for the Fourth Livestream; her real daughter was swapped at birth with the daughter of her husband and his mistress.

[Welcome The Sun, Rise From Clouds] — name of An Rugu’s livestream channel and Weibo account

Wen Yang — Daoist priest of some renown; he was invited to help Wang Ke escape the ghost who wanted to marry him. He has a young boy for an apprentice

Wenda Group — business enterprise owned by the Li family that <Warm Up Wine and Make Tea> married into. Her husband is its Chairman, and her ‘fake daughter’ (Li Xiaomin) worked in the Finance Department which allowed said daughter to embezzle company funds.

Xiao Juju — predestined guest in the Second Livestream; he and his parents broke the good feng shui in their ancestral house and, as a result, was haunted by the ghost of the grave buried behind their house.

Xiao Kai <Xiao Kai Doesn’t Eat Vegetables> — predestined guest in the Third Livestream; a primary school kid who regularly played in abandoned park and almost got kidnapped by human traffickers; classmate of Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun — a primary school kid; classmate of Xiao Kai, a predestined guest in the Third Livestream

Xiao Zhang — driver of Li Changzong; he and his employer got trapped in a ‘ghost hitting the wall’ array and escaped death using the safety talisman from Cloud Rise Temple

Xu Miao <Time Passes Swiftly Like Flowing Water> — predestined guest for the First Livestream; beauty salon chain owner; had a fiance she only met online; she caught him scamming other women

Xuan cat — a special kind of cat that can devour yin qi and defeat evil spirits; they show up during disasters and in places where life and death happens—like hospitals and animal clinics. They are intelligent, psychic, and have deep black and red fur. One haunted Dr. Jiang in retaliation for being neutered as part of community campaign to spay stray cats.

Yangyang — An Rugu’s roommate in university; part of the [Four Golden Flowers] groupchat

Youdu — capital of the Underworld

Youdu — organization of evil cultivators; includes Fang Roushui

Zhang Ling — mother of Wang Ke, a young man haunted by a ghost (Shang Yue) who wanted to marry him; she’s a friend of <Time Passes Swiftly Like Flowing Water>

Zhang NuanNuan — employee of Changjiu Real Estate Company; she works for the finance department

Zhang Wen <Graduate School or Bust> — predestined guest from the First Livestream; her little brother (Zhang Wu) went missing only to be found playing a video game in his classmate’s house.

Zhang Wu — brother of Zhang Wen <Graduate School or Bust>; kid who was thought to be missing, only be to be found hiding at his classmate’s house so the two kids could finish a game; 

Zhang Xia — An Rugu’s roommate in university; part of the [Four Golden Flowers] groupchat.

Zhang Xiumei  — Tangchi Village Head’s wife; grandmother of Jiang Jingjing

Zhang Zeyu — university roommate of Li Ming, predestined guest for the Second Livestream; along with his two other roommates, he was catfished by their roommate, Jiang Hai

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