The God of Path Summary

Wang-mu and Master Han receive the virus from Peter. Peter invites Wang-mu to join him and the offer appeals to her since she can go places where she will not be perceived as a mere servant. Master Han begins spreading the virus within his household immediately. The virus makes the People of Path, severely ill at first but passes quickly and is entirely successful at purging OCD from the godspoken. The other effect, the introduction of extra intelligence to all the people of Path, also works, although its effects are harder to discern, given its impact on adults who have mostly finished growing and developing. Qing-jao recovers from the virus too and questions whether maybe her father and Wang-mu were right all along until she sees a news report that the same message has been turning up...