Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena tracked down Dan Heng, whom she believed could help restore the soul beasts, and met him through a blind date in Small Town. She proposed a pretend marriage to stop others from bothering him, leaving Dan Heng considering the arrangement.

• Gu Yuena awoke from a memory of a cyan dragon-horned man saving a dragon from a divine sword and resolved that his help could restore the soul beasts.
• One of Gu Yuena’s subordinates reported finding the person she had asked them to seek.
• The library director pulled Dan Heng away from his books and brought him to a restaurant for a blind date with Gu Yuena.
• Dan Heng repeatedly refused marriage, explaining that he spent his wages on books and wanted to be left alone, while Gu Yuena said she only wanted him and could provide a marital home.
• Gu Yuena offered to pretend to marry Dan Heng so no one else would bother him, and Dan Heng fell silent as he considered her proposal.

Dan Heng and Gu Yuena held a wedding that Gu Yuena insisted was real, despite Dan Heng believing they had only agreed to pretend. The next day, Gu Yuena told Di Tian that she intended to motivate Dan Heng to help the soul beasts by making him the supreme ruler of Douluo Continent.

• Dan Heng and Gu Yuena returned to the library, where the curator and employees quickly arranged a wedding after Gu Yuena gave the curator gift money.
• Dan Heng and Gu Yuena held a lively wedding, and Gu Yuena insisted their marriage was real when Dan Heng called it fake.
• Dan Heng chose to sleep beside Gu Yuena without taking their relationship further, leaving her disappointed.
• Dan Heng left early the next morning, while Gu Yuena stayed behind and explained to Di Tian that Dan Heng had saved her from the gods.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian to make a plan to push Dan Heng toward ruling Douluo Continent for the soul beasts.

Dan Heng encountered Zhu Zhuqing while she was fleeing Black-Clad People and knocked them all unconscious when they tried to take him too. Zhu Zhuqing followed him home after he refused to teach her, where Gu Yuena saw her and wondered why she was with her husband.

• Dan Heng left the city to collect overdue library books from villages and met Zhu Zhuqing when she ran into him while fleeing.
• Black-Clad People surrounded Zhu Zhuqing and ordered Dan Heng to come with them after she leaned against him.
• Dan Heng knocked out the Black-Clad People with quick hand chops, then refused Zhu Zhuqing's request to become his student.
• Dan Heng returned to the courtyard with Zhu Zhuqing following behind him, while Gu Yuena had just driven away a group of women who had come to save face.
• Gu Yuena noticed Zhu Zhuqing and narrowed her eyes, suspecting Dan Heng had brought home a catgirl.

Gu Yuena drove Zhu Zhuqing away from Dan Heng’s home, then realized Zhu Zhuqing’s connection to the Star Luo Empire could help advance her ambitions and went to assist her. Zhu Zhuqing was surrounded by Black-Clad People outside the town when Gu Yuena arrived, calling her Dan Heng’s disciple.

• Gu Yuena barred Zhu Zhuqing from entering, and Dan Heng ignored Zhu Zhuqing’s request to become his student.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized and left, while Gu Yuena celebrated her departure before smelling Dan Heng’s cooking and sharing a meal with him.
• Dan Heng explained that Zhu Zhuqing was the Star Luo Imperial Consort and that the Black-Clad People were likely staging their pursuit; Gu Yuena regretted sending her away and left.
• Zhu Zhuqing headed north toward Dai Mubai but was surrounded by Black-Clad People after leaving the Small Town.
• Gu Yuena appeared and told the Black-Clad People not to frighten her husband’s disciple, then flashed toward them despite Zhu Zhuqing’s warning.

Gu Yuena brought Zhu Zhuqing to Dan Heng’s courtyard and tried to persuade him to accept her as a disciple. Zhu Zhuqing stayed after Dan Heng recognized her distress, while Gu Yuena ended the night sulking when he fell asleep without noticing her gesture.

• Gu Yuena defeated the black-clad pursuers and declared herself Zhu Zhuqing’s Master’s Wife, then coached Zhu Zhuqing on how to ask Dan Heng for guidance.
• Gu Yuena brought Zhu Zhuqing to the courtyard and urged Dan Heng to accept her as a disciple, but he refused.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized and offered to work for Dan Heng until he agreed to teach her, and Dan Heng reconsidered after seeing her distress.
• Dan Heng allowed Zhu Zhuqing to stay, and she made a bedroll on the sitting-room floor.
• Gu Yuena sulked under the blanket, then shared it with Dan Heng, only to discover he had already fallen asleep.

Dan Heng sent Zhu Zhuqing home after her presence at the library sparked rumors, then agreed to train her despite admitting he was not a Soul Master. Zhu Zhuqing accepted his condition of reaching Soul Emperor rank, and her training began with running laps around the courtyard.

• Dan Heng brought Zhu Zhuqing to the library, where the curator mistook them for a couple and warned him to stay faithful to Gu Yuena.
• Dan Heng escorted Zhu Zhuqing home after noticing men watching her with sinister interest.
• Over the next three days, Zhu Zhuqing diligently helped at home while Gu Yuena encouraged Dan Heng to accept her as a disciple.
• Dan Heng asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she wanted to train to improve her strength as a Soul Master, and she eagerly agreed.
• Dan Heng told Zhu Zhuqing he was not a Soul Master and set reaching Soul Emperor rank as the condition for completing her training.
• Dan Heng ordered Zhu Zhuqing to run laps around the courtyard until she could not continue.

Dan Heng tested Zhu Zhuqing’s endurance with a punishing run, while Gu Yuena proposed competing to train her. After Zhu Zhuqing collapsed and Dan Heng dealt with three lecherous men, Gu Yuena bathed her and announced that she and Dan Heng would take turns teaching her.

• Zhu Zhuqing ran laps until she exhausted her stamina and Soul Power, while Dan Heng read and Gu Yuena recognized his training goals.
• Three lecherous men approached Zhu Zhuqing, but Dan Heng struck them down with small projectiles before they could reach her.
• Gu Yuena helped the collapsed Zhu Zhuqing, reproached Dan Heng for pushing her too hard, and proposed that they compete to see whose instruction improved her faster.
• Dan Heng told the three men to return the next day, and they begged him to spare their lives and promised to obey.
• Gu Yuena bathed Zhu Zhuqing, admitted her curiosity about Zhu Zhuqing’s figure, and said she and Dan Heng would take turns teaching her.

Dan Heng began training Zhu Zhuqing, revising her family’s Meditation Technique and arranging a medicinal bath for her recovery. When Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing asked about his soul master past, Dan Heng summoned his Azure Dragon and revealed six astonishing soul rings, leaving both women stunned.

• Dan Heng noticed Zhu Zhuqing was still in pain from her training and warned her not to push herself beyond her limits.
• Zhu Zhuqing gave Dan Heng her family’s inherited Meditation Technique, and he began revising it while Gu Yuena took Zhu Zhuqing to buy medicinal ingredients for a bath.
• Star Luo Empire soul masters and the sleazy trio watched Dan Heng from the shadows and debated what to do about him.
• Dan Heng told Zhu Zhuqing that he had once studied soul master cultivation up to Soul Emperor, then summoned his Azure Dragon martial soul and six soul rings.
• Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned by Dan Heng’s imposing Azure Dragon and the extraordinary colors of his soul rings.

Dan Heng revealed his unusual soul rings to the watchers in the courtyard, then explained that they came from his own experiments. He gave Zhu Zhuqing a revised Meditation Technique that tripled her cultivation speed, leaving Gu Yuena impressed and embarrassed.

• The Star Luo Empire’s men in black and the three sleazebags saw Dan Heng’s strange soul rings and decided not to approach him.
• Dan Heng dismissed the Azure Dragon Head and soul rings, reflecting that he was not Dan Feng despite others insisting they were the same person.
• Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing asked Dan Heng about the soul rings, and he briefly described how he had created or obtained them.
• Dan Heng gave Zhu Zhuqing a revised Meditation Technique, and she found that it cultivated three times faster than before.
• Gu Yuena checked the technique, realized she could not have improved it herself, and hurried into the kitchen.

Zhu Zhuqing practiced Dan Heng’s Meditation Technique and fought the three sleazy men to demonstrate her skills, while Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to bring Zi Ji to her. Dan Heng began training Zhu Zhuqing in combat and pointed out the flaws in her attacks.

• Dan Heng guided Zhu Zhuqing as she began the Meditation Technique, which greatly increased her Soul Power.
• Gu Yuena learned about the Star Luo Royal Family’s princes from Di Tian and ordered him to bring Zi Ji to her.
• Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her injuries and defeated the three sleazy men in a sparring match, though they had deliberately held back.
• Dan Heng told the three sleazy men to leave and challenged Zhu Zhuqing to attack him with everything she had.
• Dan Heng easily countered Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks and taught her to adapt her movements, protect herself, and judge when to retreat.

Dan Heng trained Zhu Zhuqing and set out to help her reach level thirty, while Gu Yuena repeatedly tried and failed to make a tasty meal before finally following a recipe. After Di Tian witnessed what he believed was Gu Yuena being humiliated, he brought Zi Ji to town, and she vowed to free her lord.

• Dan Heng told Zhu Zhuqing that she could match her ancestor Zhu Hongzhi's strength at age ten and promised to train her to surpass him.
• Gu Yuena served Dan Heng and Zhu Zhuqing a strange-tasting meal, then repeatedly returned to the kitchen to try again.
• Gu Yuena finally cooked a delicious dish by following the steps instead of improvising, while Di Tian watched from hiding and mistook her cooking ordeal for humiliation.
• Several days later, Di Tian brought Zi Ji to town and pointed out Dan Heng's courtyard.
• Zi Ji vowed to take down Dan Heng and restore Gu Yuena's freedom.

Zi Ji visited Dan Heng, claiming to be Gu Yuena’s distant cousin, and tried to provoke him while he remained unmoved by her advances. After insulting Gu Yuena’s Iced Waxberries, Zi Ji forced herself to eat the entire plate to defend her elder sister’s cooking.

• Dan Heng noticed an unfamiliar woman at the courtyard gate, and Zi Ji introduced herself as Gu Yuena’s distant cousin.
• Zi Ji complained that her tea was too hot and tried to make Dan Heng cool it for her, but he ignored her hints.
• Zi Ji tasted Gu Yuena’s Iced Waxberries, spat one out, and called them disgusting before Dan Heng revealed who had made them.
• Zi Ji defended Gu Yuena’s cooking, picked up the waxberry she had spat onto the floor, and put it back in her mouth.
• Dan Heng offered Zi Ji the whole plate, and she gritted her teeth and ate every Iced Waxberry rather than admit that Gu Yuena’s food tasted bad.

Zi Ji visited Dan Heng and tried to provoke him, but Gu Yuena overheard her insults about the bedroom furnishings. After Gu Yuena privately reprimanded Zi Ji, Zi Ji apologized to Dan Heng in an unexpectedly intimate way.

• Zi Ji complained about eating the Iced Waxberry and mocked Dan Heng's pink bedding and stuffed toy, not knowing Gu Yuena had chosen them.
• Dan Heng revealed Gu Yuena was behind Zi Ji, and Zi Ji and Gu Yuena called each other cousins to conceal their identities.
• Gu Yuena took Zi Ji aside for a private talk while Dan Heng answered Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation questions.
• Gu Yuena returned with Zi Ji, whose cheeks were red after being reprimanded and told to get along with Dan Heng.
• Zi Ji approached Dan Heng, wrapped her arms around his neck, and apologized with a seductive 'Sorry.'

Zi Ji tried to seduce Dan Heng to help Gu Yuena’s plans for the soul beasts, but Gu Yuena stopped her and punished her. The group then shared a meal Dan Heng had prepared, while Gu Yuena gave Zi Ji a new assignment involving Zhu Zhuqing’s fiancé.

• Zi Ji flirted with Dan Heng and sat on his lap, hoping to win him over for her lord’s cause.
• Gu Yuena ordered Zi Ji into the bedroom and punished her for interfering, then warned her not to act recklessly again.
• Gu Yuena told Zi Ji to seduce Zhu Zhuqing’s fiancé and explained that they would use Dai Mubai as a puppet to advance their plans in the Star Luo Empire.
• Dan Heng prepared dinner for the group, and Zi Ji stood to eat because her punishment had left her unable to sit.

Zi Ji devoured Dan Heng’s cooking, while Gu Yuena tried to grow closer to her husband and hid a booklet titled Three-Year Plan. The evening ended with Dan Heng asleep, Gu Yuena frustrated, and Di Tian watching from the city wall, still anxious about Dan Heng’s strength.

• Zi Ji praised Dan Heng’s cooking and ate so eagerly that Gu Yuena scolded her for her manners.
• Gu Yuena and Dan Heng shared a knowing look when she insisted she was teaching Zi Ji to act more ladylike.
• Dan Heng found Gu Yuena’s Three-Year Plan booklet, but she snatched it away and claimed she had written it for fun.
• Gu Yuena tried to talk with Dan Heng in bed and deepen their intimacy, but he turned away and quickly fell asleep.
• Gu Yuena failed to wake Dan Heng and muttered that he was a bad husband.
• Di Tian watched the courtyard from the city wall and wondered whether Zi Ji had eased Gu Yuena’s worries, while lamenting that he lacked the strength to avoid currying favor with Dan Heng.

Zi Ji returned to Di Tian after meeting Dan Heng and Gu Yuena, while Dan Heng and Gu Yuena resumed their quiet life in the courtyard. A month later, Zhu Zhuqing reached level 30, and Gu Yuena took her to find a soul ring, leaving Dan Heng alone until an unexpected guest arrived.

• Zi Ji told Di Tian that Gu Yuena wanted them to avoid unnecessary trouble, then admitted she thought Dan Heng was not a bad person and praised his cooking.
• Dan Heng and Gu Yuena discovered that Zi Ji had taken all the ingredients and vegetables before leaving, and Gu Yuena apologized and offered to buy groceries.
• Over the next month, Zhu Zhuqing trained under Dan Heng’s guidance and advanced from level 29 to level 30.
• Gu Yuena conceded that Dan Heng’s teaching had achieved better results and proposed a new bet involving helping Zhu Zhuqing gain three levels.
• Gu Yuena took Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a soul ring, following Dan Heng’s criteria for its age and type.
• After Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing left, Dan Heng returned to living alone, but a guest arrived at the house on the first day.

Prince Zhu visited Dan Heng to take Zhu Zhuqing away, but learned she was at the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena. There, Di Tian brought two nearly dead Black Shadow Lynxes, and Gu Yuena ordered Zhu Zhuqing to kill them to test Dan Heng’s instructions.

• Prince Zhu introduced himself as Zhu Zhuqing’s father and asked Dan Heng to let him take her away.
• Dan Heng agreed and told Prince Zhu that Zhu Zhuqing had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena.
• Prince Zhu left Dan Heng’s courtyard, scolded his Black-Clad People at a hotel, and ordered them to investigate when Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing would return.
• At the forest’s edge, Gu Yuena told Zhu Zhuqing that they would leave that night and spoke fondly of Dan Heng.
• Di Tian arrived carrying two nearly dead Black Shadow Lynxes, and Gu Yuena ordered Zhu Zhuqing to kill the thousand-year soul beasts and forbade Di Tian from dismissing Dan Heng’s claim.

Zhu Zhuqing successfully fused two Black Shadow Lynx Soul Rings into a single six-thousand-year third Soul Ring, proving Dan Heng’s method worked. On the way back, her father, Prince Zhu, tried to take her away, but she revealed her rapid progress and insisted on continuing her studies under Dan Heng.

• Di Tian brought Zhu Zhuqing two male Black Shadow Lynxes, and she killed them to obtain their Soul Rings.
• Following Dan Heng’s method, Zhu Zhuqing absorbed both Soul Rings together and merged them into a six-thousand-year third Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing discovered that her new Soul Skill was Netherworld Slash and that the Soul Power feedback had brought her close to level thirty-two.
• The next morning, Prince Zhu blocked the carriage and berated Zhu Zhuqing for studying under Dan Heng instead of returning to Star Luo or seeking Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to leave, revealed that she had reached level thirty-one and gained three Soul Rings in one month, and stunned Prince Zhu.

Prince Zhu discovered that Zhu Zhuqing had become a Soul Elder under Dan Heng’s tutelage and regretted offending her teacher. As he rushed back to apologize, an unseen attacker immobilized and beat him.

• Prince Zhu questioned Zhu Zhuqing’s rapid progress, but she insisted Dan Heng had taught her and vowed not to leave him.
• Prince Zhu suspected Zhu Zhuqing had used an evil method, then confirmed her cultivation was sound and regretted his arrogant treatment of Dan Heng.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned Prince Zhu had confronted Dan Heng and feared her teacher might expel her, while Gu Yuena promised to speak up for her.
• Prince Zhu promised to apologize to Dan Heng and raced back toward Small Town, unaware that Gu Yuena had disappeared from the carriage.
• An unknown attacker froze Prince Zhu near the city wall, struck him from behind, and trampled him as he fell.

Dan Heng received a lavish apology from Prince Zhu but accepted only a bouquet, then brought it home for Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena blushed at the flowers as Dan Heng returned early from work.

• The head librarian and coworkers urged Dan Heng to surprise his wife, but he admitted he had no money after spending it on books.
• A town lord arrived at the library with chests of treasure sent by Prince Zhu as an apology to Dan Heng.
• Dan Heng refused the treasure, took only a bouquet, and left work early.
• Dan Heng gave the bouquet to Gu Yuena when he got home, and she blushed as she admired it.