Chapter Summaries

As the Soul Beast clan came under attack from three Dou Emperors, Zi Yan promised to protect it while Queen Medusa broke through in seclusion. Zi Yan was recalled before she could fulfill that promise, but Queen Medusa emerged on the brink of the clan’s destruction and led its forces in a counterattack.

• Queen Medusa begged Zi Yan to defend the Soul Beast clan, and Zi Yan promised to buy her ten years to break through.
• After four years, Zi Yan was summoned away, and three Dou Emperor experts attacked the Soul Beast clan, killing and wounding its strongest fighters.
• Di Tian and Yun Yun led the remaining forces to defend the imperial capital, where defeat seemed inevitable.
• Queen Medusa emerged as the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, restoring the Soul Beasts’ hope and ordering them to fight back.
• Queen Medusa attacked first and swallowed countless enemy experts with the Sky Swallowing Python.

After years of living quietly in the village, Ye Han found Qing Lin collapsed and gravely wounded outside his home. She recovered enough to wake after five days, and embraced him as he cared for her.

• Ye Han discovered Qing Lin unconscious and bleeding outside his home and carried her inside.
• While preparing medicine, Ye Han reassured Qing Lin that he would protect her.
• Qing Lin recalled her years of hardship and journeyed to the village to see Ye Han again.
• Qing Lin dreamed of the safe, happy days she had spent with Ye Han before waking in his room.
• After sleeping for five days, Qing Lin woke to Ye Han beside her and suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck.

Qing Lin reunited with Ye Han and, overwhelmed by longing, kissed him before he stopped things and fled to cool off. They later admitted how much they had missed each other and promised not to be separated again, leaving them close and shy together.

• Qing Lin pulled Ye Han down and kissed him, then begged him not to drive her away again; he promised he would not.
• Qing Lin kissed Ye Han again, and he broke away, fled to the well, and doused himself with cold water.
• Qing Lin realized their kiss had been real, gathered herself, and went into the courtyard, where Ye Han carried her back to bed because her injuries had not healed.
• Ye Han awkwardly tried to leave, but Qing Lin stopped him and told him she had missed him; he confessed that he had worried about her and kept her room ready.
• Qing Lin asked Ye Han not to send her away again, and he promised no one would make her leave as long as she wanted to stay.

Qing Lin confessed her love to Ye Han, who tried to dismiss his feelings as those of an older brother but repeatedly fled her teasing. As Ye Han fed her after she coughed up blood, Qing Lin cherished his tenderness and saw him as the most handsome man in the world.

• Qing Lin told Ye Han she liked him, and Ye Han said he liked her too before hurrying away to get her food.
• Ye Han worried that he was unworthy of Qing Lin and made her chicken soup, which proved too salty.
• Qing Lin teased Ye Han about an indirect kiss, prompting him to flee the room again.
• Qing Lin suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood, but told Ye Han she had taken medicine and felt lighter.
• Ye Han fed Qing Lin soup, and she watched him with happiness, thinking of him as the most handsome man in the world.

Ye Han cared for the injured Qing Lin by feeding her chicken soup and helping her change out of her bloodstained clothes. Qing Lin fell asleep contentedly, while Ye Han was left at the well flustered and questioning his feelings.

• Ye Han fed Qing Lin several bowls of chicken soup, and she persuaded him to share it with her.
• Qing Lin asked Ye Han to change her dirty clothes, and he nervously helped her remove her outer garments.
• Ye Han forgot to cover Qing Lin with a blanket, then hurried back to cover her and fled the room in embarrassment.
• Qing Lin laughed, reassured Ye Han, and fell asleep with a smile.
• Ye Han stood by the well holding Qing Lin's clothes and wondered whether she felt something for him, then scolded himself for thinking that way.

Ye Han cared for Qing Lin as she recovered, while Qing Lin insisted she wanted to become his wife and tried to draw him closer. After ten days, she asked Ye Han to prepare a bath, leaving both of them nervous as he approached her with the tub.

• Ye Han comforted Qing Lin when she woke and apologized for having driven her away.
• Qing Lin told Ye Han she wanted to marry him and bear his children, but he fled to the kitchen in embarrassment.
• Ye Han brought Qing Lin two bowls of congee, but she coaxed him into sharing the second bowl with her.
• Over the next ten days, Qing Lin tried to pursue Ye Han while he maintained his boundaries.
• Qing Lin asked Ye Han to help her bathe, and he heated water and carried a wooden tub into her room.

Ye Han tried to reject Qing Lin’s love, but after she collapsed in the bath and pleaded with him not to push her away, he agreed to stay by her side. He ended up lying beside her for the night, where she asked him to hold her as they slept.

• Ye Han told Qing Lin he saw her only as a younger sister, but Qing Lin confessed that she loved him deeply.
• Ye Han left Qing Lin to bathe, then grew worried when she did not answer and found her unconscious in the bath.
• After Ye Han brought Qing Lin to bed, she insisted that he not push her away again, and he promised to stay until she recovered.
• Qing Lin asked Ye Han to stay with her that night, and he reluctantly got into bed beside her.
• Qing Lin asked Ye Han to hold her while they slept.

Ye Han struggled with his feelings for Qing Lin after she returned to his side, then decided to stop pushing her away and began treating her more affectionately. The chapter left them sharing breakfast in the courtyard.

• Ye Han pulled the exhausted Qing Lin into his embrace, and she fell asleep in his arms.
• At dawn, Ye Han realized his hand had been resting on Qing Lin’s chest, then fled the room in embarrassment.
• Ye Han reflected on Qing Lin’s persistence and wondered whether he had wrongly assumed he knew what was best for her.
• Ye Han decided to change his approach, dressed Qing Lin, and carried her outside for breakfast.
• Ye Han served Qing Lin the meal he had prepared and urged her to eat slowly.

Ye Han reassured Qing Lin that he would no longer drive her away and acknowledged that he wanted her in his life. After telling her to rest until her injuries healed, he joined her in bed that night to comfort her.

• Ye Han shared Peach Blossom Wine with Qing Lin and asked whether she still wanted to be his little sister.
• Qing Lin affirmed that she wanted to be his wife, and Ye Han admitted that he had been selfish in assuming he should send her away.
• Ye Han told Qing Lin he would not drive her away again, and she insisted that his appearance did not change how she felt about him.
• Qing Lin kissed Ye Han, but he stopped when he remembered her injuries and carried her back to bed to rest.
• That night, Ye Han agreed to keep Qing Lin company and climbed into bed beside her.

Ye Han prepared a firefly display and a fireworks feast for Qing Lin after her recovery. As the final fireworks depicted the two of them together, Ye Han presented her with roses and asked her to marry him.

• After Qing Lin woke beside him, Ye Han withdrew his hand and returned to caring for her as she recovered over the next three months.
• Ye Han took Qing Lin to a hillside and surprised her with thousands of fireflies gathered with help from children in the village.
• When the fireflies scattered and Qing Lin looked disappointed, Ye Han set off a half-hour fireworks display and held her as they watched.
• The final firework formed images of Ye Han and Qing Lin leaning together, and Ye Han gave Qing Lin roses and asked, "Will you marry me?"

Ye Han proposed to the little girl, who accepted and promised to stay with him, while he urged her to live well even after he was gone. Elsewhere, Xiao Yi Xian and the other women continued their years-long search for Ye Han, and one of them set a three-year limit before leaving.

• The little girl accepted Ye Han's proposal, kissed him, and promised she would never leave him.
• Ye Han told the girl he could not remain by her side forever and asked her to live well no matter what happened.
• Xiao Yi Xian wondered if Ye Han might be dead, provoking killing intent from the women gathered at the inn.
• Qingyi Jie reassured Xiao Yi Xian and insisted that Ye Han would die only by their hands.
• The White-Robed Woman left the room, while Xiao Xun'er expressed guilt about her teacher's continued search for Ye Han.
• A girl in leather declared she would leave if they did not find Ye Han within three years, and Qingyi Jie asked whether anyone else wanted to stop searching.

Qing Xianzi encountered Ye Han and Qing Lin at their home, but Ye Han did not recognize her and insisted they had never met. When Qing Xianzi studied the strange markings on his face, she was struck by a vision of heavenly punishment and injured by its backlash.

• Qing Xianzi left the group to search for the White-Robed Woman, then encountered Ye Han carrying Qing Lin home.
• Qing Xianzi recognized Ye Han, but he asked who she was, while Qing Lin prepared to defend him.
• Qing Lin said she and Ye Han were newlyweds from the countryside and that Ye Han could not cultivate.
• Ye Han denied knowing Qing Xianzi, who doubted that she could have mistaken him for someone else.
• Qing Xianzi examined the markings on Ye Han's face, saw a vision of lightning and cages of laws, and suffered a backlash injury.

Qing Xianzi warned Ye Han that powerful people wanted him dead and believed his memories and strength had been sealed, though Ye Han insisted he was not amnesiac. When he asked how they were connected, Qing Xianzi claimed she was his properly wedded first wife, leaving him stunned.

• Qing Xianzi was injured when she tried to inspect the seals on Ye Han, and she warned him that someone wanted to kill him.
• Qing Lin defended Ye Han, but he asked her to leave so he could speak with Qing Xianzi alone.
• Ye Han asked Qing Xianzi who she was, and she said she knew him despite his insistence that he had not lost his memory.
• Qing Xianzi called Ye Han a scumbag and, after struggling to explain their relationship, declared that she was his first wife.

Ye Han doubted Qing Xianzi’s claim that she was his first wife and asked her for proof. After his gaze made her lose control, he plunged her into a pool to cool her down, and she demonstrated her power by creating a small world before him.

• Ye Han questioned Qing Xianzi’s claim and asked her to prove she was his wife, while she struggled to find evidence.
• Ye Han’s gaze stirred Qing Xianzi until she collapsed into his arms, and he mistook her reaction for poisoning.
• Ye Han threw Qing Xianzi into a pool, cooling her down; when she emerged, he turned away but then got a nosebleed after she made him look at her.
• Qing Xianzi told Ye Han she would prove her identity, then cleaved open space and created a small world before him.

Qing Xianzi brought Ye Han into her small world and tried to awaken his lost memories through her cultivation method, but he resisted and remained furious with her. After he claimed to have some impression of her, Qing Xianzi chose to believe he was the Ye Han she knew and warned him not to be mistaken.

• Qing Xianzi took Ye Han to her small world and teased him while asking him to compare her beauty with his new wife’s.
• Qing Xianzi kissed Ye Han and then used her cultivation method in an attempt to restore his memories.
• After repeated attempts, Ye Han said he remembered wanting to kill Qing Xianzi, but could not harm her because of her strength.
• Qing Xianzi worried that Ye Han might not be the man she knew, and Ye Han claimed he had a vague impression of her.
• Qing Xianzi accepted his claim and warned him that he would be dead if he was not the Ye Han she remembered.

Qing Xianzi threatened Ye Han, marked him, and left him to escape a collapsing small world, after which he reunited with Qing Lin and hurried to leave their home. As they departed Peach Blossom Village, a golden light fell into the village and the village chief cried out that he had been captured.

• Qing Xianzi told Ye Han she would give him ten years to recover his memories before killing him, marked him, and vanished as her small world collapsed.
• Ye Han escaped the collapsing world and awoke beside a worried Qing Lin, then urged her to leave because Qing Xianzi had warned him of powerful enemies.
• Ye Han confessed what had happened with Qing Xianzi and apologized, but Qing Lin said she believed him and urged him not to torment himself.
• Ye Han and Qing Lin packed their belongings and left, promising each other they would find a stable home together.
• A streak of golden light fell into Peach Blossom Village, and the village chief cried out that someone had captured him.

Ye Han and Qing Lin fled Peach Blossom Village, and Qing Lin revealed her cultivation by carrying him through the air. They boarded her aircraft, where Ye Han recognized the waterdrop-shaped emblem as strangely familiar, and its intelligent system prepared to depart.

• Qing Lin took Ye Han's hand and hurried with him away from Peach Blossom Village.
• Qing Lin reassured Ye Han that she would find a way for him to cultivate, and Ye Han told her he wanted her to stop hiding her strength from him.
• Qing Lin flew with Ye Han, who became frightened when she accelerated and clung to her.
• Qing Lin summoned her aircraft and explained that it could withstand three full-force attacks from a Dou Sheng expert.
• Ye Han noticed the waterdrop-shaped emblem on the aircraft and said it felt familiar.
• Qing Lin led Ye Han inside the aircraft, and its intelligent system announced that Airship Zero-Zero-Seven was ready to depart.

Ye Han and Qing Lin traveled aboard her stealth-capable flying craft and discussed their future together. Qing Lin insisted on searching for a way to help Ye Han cultivate, then grew jealous of another woman's scent on him before worrying when he fell asleep in the bath.

• Qing Lin activated the flying craft's stealth system and showed Ye Han its features as they set a course for a city.
• Qing Lin explained how the craft had helped her survive, and Ye Han comforted her about their past separation.
• Ye Han asked Qing Lin to settle somewhere peaceful, but she said she wanted to travel the Dou Qi Continent and find a cultivation method for him.
• Qing Lin sent Ye Han to bathe after detecting another woman's scent on him, while he fell asleep in the tub.
• Qing Lin grew anxious when Ye Han stayed in the bath too long, opened the bathroom door, and found him waking up unharmed.

Ye Han drew Qing Lin close in the bath, while Qing Xianzi left to speak privately with Liu Erlong about her worries over their revenge. Liu Erlong recounted how Ye Han had deceived and exploited her, and revealed that she had pleaded with him to spare her former lover.

• Ye Han admitted he could not move, then pulled Qing Lin into the bath and kissed her until she stopped resisting.
• Qing Xianzi found the White-Robed Woman and Xiao Xun'er absent, then went out and was followed by Liu Erlong.
• Qing Xianzi told Liu Erlong she feared their enemy had grown too powerful for them to avenge their hatred.
• Liu Erlong explained how Ye Han had tricked her into becoming his wife and later used her to raise his cultivation.
• Liu Erlong said Ye Han brought her to her former lover, who gave her to Ye Han to save his own life, and that she had pleaded for Ye Han to spare him.

Xiao Xun'er found Ye Han’s trail in Taoyuan Village, but he had already fled, so she and the other women split up to search for him. Bibi Dong suspected Qing Xianzi was hiding something and secretly followed her after the group parted.

• Xiao Xun'er returned to Qing Xianzi, Liu Erlong, and Bibi Dong, saying she had found Ye Han but that he had escaped.
• Xiao Xun'er urged the women to gather their allies and search for Ye Han together, while Qing Xianzi concealed her relief that he was gone.
• The women returned to the village, where Xiao Xun'er proposed splitting up and meeting at West Gorge Mountain in half a year.
• Xiao Xun'er, Xuan Yi, Qing Xianzi, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Yi Xian each set off in different directions to search for Ye Han.
• Bibi Dong recognized Qing Xianzi’s act and secretly flew after her.