Chapter Summaries

Tang Yuehua treasured Du Bai’s poem and ordered Moonlight Pavilion to find him, while Xue Qinghe used a romantic version of the poem to win Yue Rou’s affection. After learning that Xue Qinghe still occupied Room 301, Du Bai set out to take revenge and abducted a male dog for his plan.

• Tang Yuehua dismissed Jasmine’s defense of Xue Qinghe and ordered Moonlight Pavilion to locate Li Fu so she could visit him.
• Tang Yuehua recited Du Bai’s Quiet Night Thought by the moonlit window and became tearful as she remembered the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
• Xue Qinghe recited a playful poem to Yue Rou, ending by saying he would kiss her, and the two kissed beneath the moonlight.
• Du Bai confirmed that Xue Qinghe had not checked out of Room 301, then left the hotel to seek an animal for his revenge plan while Bibi Dong stayed behind.
• Unable to find an ox or an old pig, Du Bai used his Soul Power to frighten two dogs in an alley and abducted the male dog.

Du Bai brought the male dog Little Yellow to the Between Mountains and Seas Hotel and persuaded Xiao Mo to let it stay by paying for a room. He carried Little Yellow to room 307, next to Bibi Dong’s room, while the dog remained frightened and distracted by Xiao Mo’s legs.

• Du Bai interrupted Little Yellow’s mating with a female dog by carrying it away, then promised to arrange a stay and a chance to hear the Eldest Prince play the flute.
• Xiao Mo initially refused to let Little Yellow into the Between Mountains and Seas Hotel because pets were not allowed.
• Du Bai offered three Gold Soul Coins and promised to cover any trouble Little Yellow caused, persuading Xiao Mo to make an exception.
• Xiao Mo assigned Little Yellow room 307, and Du Bai carried it upstairs past rooms 305 and 306.

Du Bai broke into Room 301 and overpowered Xue Qinghe and Yue Rou, then forced Xue Qinghe into a humiliating situation with Little Yellow. The chapter left Xue Qinghe kneeling before the tied-up dog while Du Bai gave him five minutes to satisfy it.

• Xiao Mo reflected on Du Bai's unusual decision to book a room for Little Yellow and her favorable impression of him.
• Du Bai reached Room 301 carrying Little Yellow and repeatedly knocked while Xue Qinghe and Yue Rou were inside.
• Xue Qinghe opened the door, and Du Bai kicked him, entered the room, and used his Soul Douluo pressure to silence Yue Rou.
• Du Bai threw Xue Qinghe to the floor and knocked Yue Rou unconscious with a chop to the back of her neck.
• Du Bai tied Little Yellow to a chair, made Xue Qinghe kneel before it, and ordered him to satisfy the dog within five minutes.

Du Bai threatened Xue Qinghe with having to play a xiao tune for Mr. Little Yellow Dog, and Xue Qinghe begged to become Du Bai’s disciple to avoid the humiliation. Du Bai questioned Xue Qinghe’s sincerity, leaving him to weigh whether to accept him as a student.

• Du Bai used his Soul Douluo pressure to force Xue Qinghe to face Mr. Little Yellow Dog and ordered him to play a xiao tune within five minutes.
• Terrified, Xue Qinghe knelt and called Du Bai his teacher, claiming he had admired him since reading Quiet Night Thought.
• Du Bai was surprised that Xue Qinghe offered to become his disciple before he had to use force.
• Xue Qinghe praised Du Bai’s poem, apologized for their earlier conflict, and said he had intended to visit and apologize.
• Du Bai pointed out that Xue Qinghe had been occupied with Yue Rou and seemed not to care about their earlier events.
• Xue Qinghe insisted that his desires did not mean he lacked respect for Du Bai, while Du Bai considered whether to accept him.

Du Bai decided to take Xue Qinghe as a registered disciple, seeing him as a useful connection in Heaven Dou City. Xue Qinghe accepted the humiliating terms to avoid the threatened punishment and prepared to kowtow to Du Bai.

• Du Bai considered using Xue Qinghe to connect with Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then decided to take Xue Qinghe as a disciple.
• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe about his relationship with Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe admitted that Ning Fengzhi was already his teacher.
• Du Bai pressured Xue Qinghe and rejected him as a full disciple because of his poor poetry, but offered to accept him as a registered disciple.
• Du Bai ordered Xue Qinghe to kowtow three times, and Xue Qinghe agreed after Mr. Little Yellow Dog barked.
• Du Bai stepped back three paces as Xue Qinghe prepared to pay his respects.

Xue Qinghe swore a binding oath upon his martial soul to acknowledge Du Bai as his teacher, and Du Bai accepted him as a nominal disciple. The chapter ended with Xue Qinghe relieved and promising to respect his teacher.

• Xue Qinghe kowtowed three times and acknowledged Du Bai as his master.
• Du Bai demanded that Xue Qinghe swear the harshest oath he could upon his martial soul.
• After hearing Mr. Little Yellow Dog bark, Xue Qinghe agreed and devised an oath promising lifelong loyalty to Du Bai.
• Du Bai stopped Xue Qinghe to clarify that the oath had to use his real name, Du Bai, rather than his pen name, Li Fu.
• Xue Qinghe swore the oath, threatening his martial soul and manhood if he ever betrayed Du Bai.
• Du Bai praised Xue Qinghe's sincerity, lifted the pressure of his cultivation, and accepted him as a nominal disciple.

After Xue Qinghe swore loyalty to Du Bai and accepted him as both teacher and father, Du Bai inspected his Swan Martial Soul and claimed he could improve it. Xue Qinghe wondered if Du Bai meant having children with a woman, leaving Du Bai speechless.

• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe to treat him as a father, and Xue Qinghe solemnly agreed.
• Xue Qinghe released his Swan Martial Soul at Du Bai's request while the unconscious Yue Rou and Mr. Little Yellow Dog remained nearby.
• Du Bai told Xue Qinghe that his Swan Martial Soul had weak offensive power, and Xue Qinghe protested that it was not weak.
• Du Bai said he could improve the quality of Xue Qinghe's Swan Martial Soul, surprising him.
• Xue Qinghe guessed that Du Bai meant mating with a suitable woman to produce stronger descendants, and Du Bai was left speechless.

Du Bai promised to look for a way to evolve Xue Qinghe’s Swan Martial Soul and set the next day for an answer. After learning Du Bai was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, Xue Qinghe demanded that he protect the Heaven Dou Empire, while Du Bai said he served no faction and could become enemies with either side.

• Xue Qinghe proposed using unions between members of the parental generation to produce martial soul mutations, but Du Bai dismissed the idea and promised to give him an answer about another method the next day.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Du Bai and became hopeful that his Swan Martial Soul could evolve, while Du Bai cautioned that the method might fail.
• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe about the other princes, prompting Xue Qinghe to ask which faction Du Bai belonged to.
• Du Bai admitted that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and Xue Qinghe insisted he must not be forced to act against the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Du Bai said he did not belong to Spirit Hall and might become its enemy, but warned that he would strike the Heaven Dou Empire if it provoked him.
• Xue Qinghe accepted Du Bai’s position and promised not to let the Heaven Dou Empire harm him.

Du Bai learned about the four Heaven Dou princes and planned to help his disciple Xue Qinghe improve his Swan Martial Soul so he could become crown prince. After Du Bai left, Xue Qinghe kept Mr. Little Yellow Dog bound and prepared to wake the unconscious Yue Rou'er, while Bibi Dong overheard Du Bai's thoughts from the nearby room.

• Xue Qinghe told Du Bai that Xue Luochuan was the strongest candidate for crown prince, while Xue Haizang and Xue Beng were the other princes.
• Du Bai decided to find an Immortal Product flower to improve Xue Qinghe's Swan Martial Soul and help him claim the crown prince position without poisoning his brothers.
• Du Bai told Xue Qinghe he would return the next day to help him and ordered him not to harm Mr. Little Yellow Dog.
• Xue Qinghe moved the bound dog behind a table, then got into bed beside the unconscious Yue Rou'er and prepared to awaken her.
• Du Bai returned to his nearby room, where his thoughts about taking Xue Qinghe as a disciple reached Bibi Dong.

Du Bai selected the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone as a gift for his disciple Xue Qinghe and waited until midnight to open his level 77 Soul Sage gift pack. He obtained three Vision Totem Guards, which could invisibly monitor visible areas within thirty meters.

• Bibi Dong wondered whether Du Bai wanted Xue Qinghe to play a flute tune for him, then decided to ask Du Bai about it the next day.
• Du Bai examined the Immortal Products he had brought from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and chose the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone for Xue Qinghe.
• Du Bai stored the Immortal Products and cultivated while waiting for midnight.
• Du Bai opened his level 77 Soul Sage gift pack through the system.
• The system awarded Du Bai three Vision Totem Guards that could monitor nearby visible areas while invisible.

Du Bai learned that the Vision Totem Guard could secretly monitor an area for three years, then planned to auction the Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set to maximize his Shocking Gold Card rewards. The chapter ended with him weighing two ways to create a false identity for the auction.

• Du Bai learned that the Vision Totem Guard lasted three years and could only be detected by gods or soul beasts with more than five hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Du Bai decided to auction the Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set, whose fourteen-day limit and painful fusion made it unsuitable for him.
• Du Bai planned to disguise his identity, sell the spirit bones through the Heaven Dou Auction House, and let the buyer and auction house discover the flaw after they expired.
• Du Bai considered either impersonating a powerful Soul Master or creating a fabricated identity as Li Fu, a writer who could gain fame in Heaven Dou City.

Du Bai told Bibi Dong about taking Xue Qinghe as his disciple and his plan to auction the Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone, while keeping the Shocking Gold Card and system secret. Bibi Dong laughed at the story, and Du Bai remained captivated by her.

• Du Bai abandoned using Li Fu's identity and decided to present himself to literary circles as Du Changxiao.
• Du Bai chose to tell Bibi Dong about the spirit bone auction and Xue Qinghe becoming his disciple, while hiding the Shocking Gold Card and system.
• The next morning, Du Bai visited Bibi Dong and entered her room to explain what had happened with Xue Qinghe.
• Du Bai recounted how his attempt to get revenge on Xue Qinghe had ended with him taking Xue Qinghe as his disciple, including the part involving Mr. Little Yellow Dog.
• Bibi Dong laughed at Du Bai's unusual story and praised him for making the eldest prince of Heaven Dou City his disciple.

Du Bai discussed his plans with Bibi Dong, including auctioning a rare Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set, before going to help Xue Qinghe improve his Swan Martial Soul. He left Bibi Dong’s room with her support and arrived at Xue Qinghe’s door.

• Bibi Dong declined to accompany Du Bai to see Xue Qinghe and asked him to compensate Mr. Little Yellow Dog with low-grade Immortal Product flowers.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong about his complete fifty-thousand-year Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set and his plan to auction it, and she supported him despite the risks.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong that he already considered her his wife; she replied that they could discuss it after he passed three trials.
• Du Bai left Bibi Dong’s room and went to Room 301 to see Xue Qinghe and improve his Swan Martial Soul.

Du Bai brought Xue Qinghe and Mr. Little Yellow Dog to Room 308 to improve Xue Qinghe’s Swan Martial Soul. He revealed a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, leaving Xue Qinghe hopeful and eager to learn what it was.

• Du Bai arrived at Room 301 and greeted Xue Qinghe and Yue Rou.
• Xue Qinghe led Du Bai and Mr. Little Yellow Dog to Room 308 to discuss important matters.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Du Bai would improve his Swan Martial Soul, and Du Bai confirmed he would.
• Du Bai produced a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, which caught Xue Qinghe’s attention and made Mr. Little Yellow Dog bark greedily.
• Xue Qinghe asked Du Bai what the rare flower was.

Du Bai gave Xue Qinghe the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and instructed him in how to absorb it, aiming to improve his Swan Martial Soul. Xue Qinghe began cultivating as the flower’s medicinal effects spread through his body and Martial Soul, while Du Bai watched over him.

• Du Bai introduced the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and told Xue Qinghe it could improve his Swan Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe gratefully accepted the flower and reaffirmed his commitment to Du Bai as his teacher.
• Du Bai instructed Xue Qinghe to eat the petals, suck the stamens dry, and cultivate while absorbing the medicinal effects.
• Xue Qinghe consumed the flower, entered cultivation, and released his Swan Martial Soul as it absorbed the medicinal mist.
• Du Bai observed Xue Qinghe’s absorption, then turned his attention to the bound Mr. Little Yellow Dog.

Du Bai gave the freed Mr. Little Yellow Dog a golden Dogtail Grass, and both the dog and Xue Qinghe absorbed their immortal herbs while Du Bai stood guard. Xue Qinghe finished absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and thanked his teacher.

• Du Bai chose a golden Dogtail Grass to compensate the frightened Mr. Little Yellow Dog and freed him by blasting apart his ropes.
• Du Bai tossed the Dogtail Grass to Mr. Little Yellow Dog, who swallowed it and began absorbing its medicinal effects as his fur turned golden.
• Du Bai killed the worms expelled from Mr. Little Yellow Dog's body with his Soul Power while guarding him and Xue Qinghe.
• After more than half a day, Xue Qinghe awoke from absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, stretched, and thanked Du Bai.

After Xue Qinghe absorbed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, his Soul Power rose to level sixty-one and his Swan Martial Soul gained jade-colored wings. He then discovered that Du Bai had given an Immortal Product to a little yellow dog, and questioned whether that was wasteful.

• Xue Qinghe told Du Bai that absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone had raised his Soul Power by four levels, from level fifty-seven to level sixty-one.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that his Swan Martial Soul had gained jade-colored wings, which increased his flight speed, Soul Power recovery, and resistance to control while suppressing some avian Martial Souls.
• Du Bai praised Xue Qinghe’s improved Martial Soul, and Xue Qinghe felt grateful for his teacher’s kindness.
• Xue Qinghe followed Du Bai’s instructions and ate the remaining roots of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
• Xue Qinghe noticed the little yellow dog wrapped in medicinal mist and asked Du Bai whether it had consumed an Immortal Product.
• Du Bai confirmed that the little yellow dog had eaten an Immortal Product, and Xue Qinghe questioned the choice to give one to an ordinary dog.

Du Bai offered the transformed little yellow dog to Xue Qinghe as a pet, but the dog rejected him and chose to stay near Du Bai. Du Bai granted the dog its freedom, though he said it still had someone to visit first.

• Du Bai told Xue Qinghe that the golden Dogtail Grass was compensation for the little yellow dog and agreed that Xue Qinghe could try to tame it.
• The little yellow dog absorbed the herb, regained its energy, and its golden fur returned to ordinary yellow.
• Xue Qinghe asked the little yellow dog to become his pet, but it scorned him and fawned over Du Bai instead.
• Du Bai asked whether the dog wanted freedom, and the dog nodded obediently.
• Du Bai told the little yellow dog to return to where it came from, but said it needed to visit someone first.

Du Bai assigned Xue Qinghe to find him a grand residence in Heaven Dou City and keep their teacher-disciple relationship secret. After Xue Qinghe left, Du Bai introduced Mr. Little Yellow Dog to Bibi Dong, ending by stopping the dog when it tried to rub against her legs.

• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe to arrange a furnished residence with a large open space and to conceal their teacher-disciple relationship.
• Xue Qinghe promised to prepare the residence by the next day and told Du Bai about the imperial family's autumn hunting event in one week.
• Du Bai encouraged Xue Qinghe to show off his improved Swan Martial Soul and level sixty-one strength at the event.
• Du Bai led Xue Qinghe and Mr. Little Yellow Dog to meet Bibi Dong, then sent Xue Qinghe away after he paid his respects.
• Mr. Little Yellow Dog approached Bibi Dong and tried to rub against her legs, but Du Bai lifted him up and scolded him for being lecherous.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong reviewed his plan to auction the flawed Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set and stir up conflict among the continent’s factions, then Du Bai set out for the Heaven Dou Auction House with Mr. Little Yellow Dog. At the hotel lobby, a new front desk girl confronted him for bringing a pet.

• Du Bai accused Mr. Little Yellow Dog of being a lecher and threatened to turn him into dog meat hotpot, while Bibi Dong overheard Du Bai’s lecherous thoughts.
• Bibi Dong declined to keep Mr. Little Yellow Dog as a pet, and she and Du Bai reviewed his auction plan together.
• Du Bai explained that the auction would spark conflict among factions, and he thanked Bibi Dong before leaving her at the hotel.
• Bibi Dong reflected on Du Bai’s boldness and her growing interest in her own appearance, then went to cultivate.
• Du Bai went downstairs with Mr. Little Yellow Dog and found a new front desk girl in Xiao Mo’s place.
• The front desk girl told Du Bai that pets were forbidden at the hotel and that he would have to pay a fine.