Chapter Summaries

During Spirit Hall’s monthly meeting, Bibi Dong heard a voice no one else could hear, complaining about her and begging for the meeting to end. She realized the voice belonged to someone among the assembled members and devised a way to catch its owner.

• Bibi Dong asked the gathered Spirit Hall members whether they had anything to add, and an unseen voice complained that the meeting was finally ending.
• Bibi Dong sprang up and demanded to know who had spoken, but everyone below denied saying anything.
• Bibi Dong suspected she had imagined the voice and prepared to dismiss the meeting, then heard it insult her again.
• Bibi Dong concluded that the voice belonged to someone in the room and grew angry as it complained about the meeting and praised her beauty.
• Bibi Dong surveyed the assembled members, smiled, and thought of a way to catch the voice’s owner.

At Spirit Hall’s monthly assembly, Bibi Dong questioned the elders about her proposed solutions while trying to identify the source of a voice only she could hear. The voice came from Li Mubai, a Titled Douluo who had attended the meeting to claim his system’s sign-in reward, and he grew impatient as Bibi Dong continued questioning people.

• Bibi Dong asked Qian Daoliu what he thought of her solutions, and he solemnly agreed with her.
• Bibi Dong heard a voice mocking Qian Daoliu’s flattery and ruled him out as the voice’s source.
• Bibi Dong asked Golden Crocodile Douluo for different suggestions, and he also praised her judgment.
• Li Mubai complained inwardly about the meeting and Bibi Dong’s repeated questions while waiting to go home.
• Li Mubai recalled that his system required him to sign in inside the Pope’s Hall during the monthly meeting and promised him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Bibi Dong questioned Spirit Hall’s elders while trying to identify the source of a voice that insulted her, ruling out Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo. With only Li Mubai and Tuoba Xi left, she eagerly awaited the voice’s next reveal.

• Bibi Dong grew angry after the familiar voice called her stupid, though she privately felt embarrassed about her large chest.
• Bibi Dong questioned the remaining elders, who answered cautiously as they watched her expression.
• Demon Bear Douluo praised Bibi Dong, admitted he had no suggestions, and was ruled out as the voice’s source.
• Bibi Dong questioned Ghost Leopard Douluo, whose measured flattery and declaration of loyalty led her to rule him out.
• Bibi Dong focused on the two remaining suspects, Li Mubai and Tuoba Xi, and looked forward to discovering who owned the voice.

Bibi Dong questioned Tuoba Xi and Li Mubai about Spirit Hall’s development, then identified Li Mubai as the source of the voice predicting Spirit Hall’s collapse. His thoughts revealed Spirit Hall’s weak foundations and internal divisions, leaving Bibi Dong wondering whether its destruction was truly inevitable.

• Bibi Dong changed her question to ask Tuoba Xi for suggestions on Spirit Hall’s development, and he hesitated before praising its strength and her leadership.
• Bibi Dong heard an inner voice claim Spirit Hall would eventually vanish, and she angrily wondered who had made the prediction.
• Bibi Dong rebuked Tuoba Xi for flattering her instead of offering suggestions, while Li Mubai’s inner voice criticized her and feared he would be scolded too.
• Bibi Dong recognized Li Mubai as the voice’s owner when he called her an old woman in his thoughts, and she began considering how to punish him.
• Li Mubai’s thoughts described Spirit Hall’s weak foundations, disunity, and destined collapse, leaving Bibi Dong questioning whether the prediction was true.

During a high-level Spirit Hall meeting, Bibi Dong questioned Li Mubai about Spirit Hall’s condition and future, while his private thoughts revealed his harsh assessment of its weaknesses. Bibi Dong realized the danger of her own plans but could not get Li Mubai to explain how Spirit Hall might improve.

• Bibi Dong wondered whether Li Mubai knew about her secret plan, then decided to question him after hearing his inner thoughts.
• Bibi Dong asked Li Mubai what he thought of Spirit Hall, and he privately judged it weak compared with the two great empires while praising its position and strength aloud.
• The elders applauded Li Mubai’s analysis, with Demon Bear Douluo clapping enthusiastically, and Bibi Dong recognized that Spirit Hall had real shortcomings.
• Bibi Dong reconsidered her plan and asked Li Mubai where Spirit Hall’s development prospects lay.
• Li Mubai told Bibi Dong she already knew the answer, frustrating her and leaving her without a solution.

After the morning meeting, Li Mubai befriended Demon Bear Douluo and invited him home for lunch. As the two men bonded over food and wine, Qian Daoliu resolved to recruit Li Mubai for himself.

• Bibi Dong ended the morning meeting and decided to visit Li Mubai later to question him about his thoughts.
• Demon Bear Douluo praised Li Mubai and accepted his invitation to eat at Li Mubai's home.
• Qian Daoliu watched Li Mubai and Demon Bear leave and decided he had to win Li Mubai over.
• Li Mubai showed Demon Bear his modern-style home, where his maid served them lunch.
• Li Mubai and Demon Bear drank wine, chatted warmly, and wished they had met sooner.

Li Mubai’s attempt to spend time with his maid was interrupted when Bibi Dong visited his home on a mission. Their awkward conversation about his Spirit Hall benefits left Bibi Dong hearing his private criticism of corruption among the elders.

• After Demon Bear left, Li Mubai approached his maid, but a knock at the door interrupted him.
• Li Mubai discovered Bibi Dong outside and reluctantly invited her in, while she heard his private complaints about her visit.
• Bibi Dong saw the maid and realized why Li Mubai had been eager to spend time alone with her.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Li Mubai was satisfied with his benefits as a Spirit Hall elder, and he claimed he was.
• Bibi Dong heard Li Mubai think that corrupt elders oppressed ordinary people and that embezzlement could cause Spirit Hall to decline and perish.

Li Mubai reassured Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall would endure, while privately mocking her and Hu Liena as foolish leaders. When Bibi Dong asked what he meant by calling them a Crouching Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix, he falsely described the phrase as praise, and she recognized the lie through his thoughts.

• Bibi Dong reflected on the corruption among Spirit Hall's elders and the trauma she still carried from Qian's abuse.
• Li Mubai inwardly resented Bibi Dong's questions but agreed to answer after she promised a reward.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Spirit Hall could last, and Li Mubai assured her it would endure under her and Hu Liena's leadership.
• Li Mubai privately mocked Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena, then called Bibi Dong a Crouching Dragon and Hu Liena a Fledgling Phoenix.
• Bibi Dong asked what the phrase meant, and Li Mubai pretended it praised exceptional talent while she realized his explanation was false.

Bibi Dong pressed Li Mubai for an explanation about Spirit Hall’s future, then learned from his thoughts that he had lived two lives and knew the world’s course. Hoping to keep him in Spirit Hall and make use of his knowledge, she apologized after he reacted angrily to her threat, leaving him stunned by her uncharacteristic behavior.

• Bibi Dong asked Li Mubai whether Spirit Hall could become the hegemon, but he answered evasively.
• Bibi Dong threatened Li Mubai and demanded that he explain himself, prompting him to consider resigning and leaving Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong heard Li Mubai’s thoughts and discovered that he had lived two lives and knew the world’s future.
• Bibi Dong decided to placate Li Mubai and keep him in Spirit Hall, valuing both his possible foreknowledge and her ability to hear his thoughts.
• Bibi Dong apologized for speaking harshly, and Li Mubai was shocked that she had broken character.

Bibi Dong questioned whether Li Mubai knew her because he came from the future, then asked him to assess Spirit Hall’s prospects. His blunt analysis made her eager to hear more, and she personally brought him tea, only to overhear his embarrassing thoughts about her scent.

• Bibi Dong wondered whether Li Mubai’s accurate understanding of her meant he was from the future.
• Li Mubai warned Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall could contend with either great empire but could be devastated if it went to war and won.
• Bibi Dong asked Li Mubai to explain Spirit Hall’s weaknesses, but he said its way of operating was the problem and tried to leave for tea.
• Bibi Dong took Li Mubai’s empty cup to the kitchen and returned with steaming tea, setting it before him.
• Bibi Dong overheard Li Mubai’s thoughts about her fragrance and hurried back to her seat, showing embarrassment and anger.

Li Mubai refused to explain Spirit Hall’s weaknesses, while Bibi Dong realized he was a transmigrator who knew the future and considered using Hu Liena to gain his help. As evening came, Li Mubai sent Bibi Dong away so she wouldn’t share his braised pig’s trotters.

• Li Mubai told Bibi Dong that discussing Spirit Hall’s shortcomings would change nothing and that he preferred protecting his own quiet life.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Li Mubai came from another world and knew how events would unfold in the Douluo Continent.
• Bibi Dong considered using Hu Liena to persuade Li Mubai to help her reform Spirit Hall and unite the continent.
• As dinner was served, Li Mubai told Bibi Dong it was late and hinted that he did not want her to stay for the meal.
• Bibi Dong heard Li Mubai’s thoughts about keeping the braised pig’s trotters for himself and angrily decided to leave.

Bibi Dong discovered that Li Mubai’s inner thoughts stopped reaching her once she left his vicinity, while she enjoyed provoking him before departing. Back at home, Li Mubai’s maid Xiao Qian served him dinner, and their affectionate banter continued as they ate.

• Bibi Dong nearly stumbled while boarding her carriage, then concealed her anger at Li Mubai’s mocking thoughts.
• Bibi Dong told Li Mubai, “See you tomorrow,” and heard him complain inwardly and plan to visit a pleasure house to avoid her.
• Bibi Dong rode away in her carriage and wondered whether her ability to hear Li Mubai’s thoughts had a limited range.
• Li Mubai had little appetite for Xiao Qian’s red-braised pork trotters, but reassured her that he liked her cooking and ate after she reduced his rice portion.
• Li Mubai put a piece of pork trotter in Xiao Qian’s bowl and teased her about dieting, making her flustered when he gestured toward her body.

Li Mubai woke after a night with Xiao Qian and went out to buy breakfast in Spirit City, where he ate at his favorite bun shop. An old man nearby questioned whether Li Mubai could finish the large stack of meat buns in front of him.

• Li Mubai woke beside Xiao Qian, let her keep sleeping, and left home to buy breakfast.
• Li Mubai walked through Spirit City and reflected on how gangs managed its streets, vendors, and public services.
• Li Mubai visited his familiar meat bun shop, where the owner greeted him and served him a large breakfast.
• An old man saw the dozen or more meat buns on Li Mubai’s table and asked whether he could really eat them all.

Li Mubai ate an enormous breakfast while the other customers worried he would make himself ill, and the owner reassured them that Li Mubai ate that much regularly. After waking from an unusually restful night, Bibi Dong set out with Hu Liena to wait at Li Mubai’s home and bring the two closer.

• Li Mubai thanked the old man and other customers for worrying about his huge order, then the owner confirmed he had eaten that much several times before.
• Li Mubai finished every meat bun, asked the owner to wrap two more, paid, and left the restaurant.
• Bibi Dong woke feeling refreshed after sleeping without nightmares and prepared to go out before eating breakfast.
• Bibi Dong ordered a carriage and summoned Hu Liena, intending to wait at Li Mubai’s home and encourage a relationship between them.
• Bibi Dong told the maid driving the carriage to head to the west of the city.

Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to stop her previous training and follow her every day, while Li Mubai tried to avoid meeting the Pope. Bibi Dong’s carriage caught up with him, and she smiled at his thoughts as Hu Liena watched in astonishment.

• Bibi Dong ordered Hu Liena to follow her daily instead of continuing her training, and Hu Liena obediently agreed.
• Li Mubai delivered breakfast to Xiao Qian, then left home to find Old Bear and visit the dancers.
• Li Mubai heard a carriage approaching and recognized Bibi Dong’s carriage, abandoning his plan to confront its owner.
• Bibi Dong stopped the carriage and teased Li Mubai, who claimed he had only been taking a stroll.
• Bibi Dong smiled at Li Mubai’s private thoughts, and Hu Liena was astonished to see her teacher smile.

Hu Liena watched Bibi Dong smile at Li Mubai and wondered how he had managed to bring out an expression she had never received herself. Bibi Dong invited Li Mubai inside to talk, while his private thoughts revealed that he only wanted to slack off and hoped she would focus on Spirit Hall’s other elders instead.

• Hu Liena recalled how Bibi Dong had rebuked her for celebrating a breakthrough rather than praising her.
• Hu Liena was astonished to see Bibi Dong smile at Li Mubai, a new elder she knew little about.
• Li Mubai tried to leave, but Bibi Dong stopped him and asked about his plans.
• Bibi Dong grew irritated after hearing Li Mubai privately complain that her visit was rotten luck.
• Bibi Dong invited Li Mubai inside to get to know him, while he silently wished she would attend to the Great Enshrined and other elders instead.

Bibi Dong reflected on how the worship elders limited her authority and resolved to seek a new Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring so she could become stronger. Li Mubai brought Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to his home, where his servant Xiao Qian called him “Master,” prompting Hu Liena to judge him harshly before Bibi Dong introduced her as Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden.

• Bibi Dong concluded that the worship elders could obstruct her decisions and decided she needed to hurry her search for a new Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Li Mubai invited Bibi Dong to his home and drove the carriage there himself while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena rode inside.
• At the door, Li Mubai told Xiao Qian to let them in, and she answered by calling him “Master.”
• Li Mubai insisted that he had not asked Xiao Qian to call him that, but Hu Liena suspected him of abusing women and lost her anticipation about meeting him.
• Xiao Qian opened the door, and Bibi Dong introduced Hu Liena to Li Mubai as Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden.

After Hu Liena snubbed Li Mubai, Bibi Dong realized his inner thoughts had revealed another factor in Spirit Hall’s future destruction. She forced Hu Liena to apologize, while Li Mubai accepted it and reassured her.

• Bibi Dong introduced Li Mubai to Hu Liena, who looked down on him and turned away.
• Li Mubai privately criticized Hu Liena and Bibi Dong, and worried that Spirit Hall would collapse because of their failings.
• Bibi Dong believed Li Mubai’s thoughts had revealed Hu Liena’s future role in Spirit Hall’s destruction and ordered her to apologize.
• Hu Liena reluctantly apologized to Li Mubai, who told her not to cry and said he forgave her.

Bibi Dong visited Li Mubai with Hu Liena and asked him how Spirit Hall could increase its income. Li Mubai considered taxing Spirit City’s merchants and shutting down gangs, but recognized that elders who profited from them might obstruct the plan.

• Bibi Dong made Hu Liena apologize to Li Mubai, then entered his home with her.
• Hu Liena was surprised by the home’s cozy decor and Xiao Qian’s elegant, happy demeanor, and began doubting her assumptions about Li Mubai.
• Xiao Qian served tea while Hu Liena complimented her and tried to assess her relationship with Li Mubai.
• Bibi Dong told Li Mubai that Spirit Hall’s income was too low to meet future needs and asked him for ideas.
• Li Mubai considered creating a tax administration, closing Spirit City’s gangs, and collecting taxes from major merchants, but realized the elders backing the gangs could resist.

Bibi Dong heard Li Mubai suggest taking Spirit Hall elders’ fortunes and considered the plan, though she decided it would have to wait until she was strong enough to enforce it. Li Mubai was bewildered when she praised his idea, while Bibi Dong resolved to keep visiting him.

• Li Mubai suggested that Bibi Dong raise money by making Spirit Hall elders hand over their wealth.
• Bibi Dong considered the elders too powerful to force for now and planned to build funds through Li Mubai’s other proposal until she gained greater strength.
• Bibi Dong praised Li Mubai’s suggestion, leaving him stunned and wondering why she had not scolded him.
• Li Mubai pretended to appreciate her praise while inwardly lamenting that he could not get rid of her.
• Bibi Dong decided to visit Li Mubai whenever she had time, while Hu Liena privately thought he was an idiot for proposing the plan.